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In the President's Secret Service
Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect
Written by Ronald Kessler
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $26.00
Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his family. After conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author... Read more >
Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect
Written by Ronald Kessler
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $26.00
Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his family. After conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author... Read more >
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Canada and Other Matters of Opinion
Written by Rex Murphy
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $26.95
A cornucopia of comment from Canada’s most opinionated man — a man seen, read, and listened to by millions of Canadians each week.
Canada’s most distinctive commentator presents his fearless and thought-provoking views on a head-spinning range of subjects, from Dr. Johnson’s greatness to Bono’s gratingness, from doubts about Obama to utter... Read more >
Written by Rex Murphy
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $26.95
A cornucopia of comment from Canada’s most opinionated man — a man seen, read, and listened to by millions of Canadians each week.
Canada’s most distinctive commentator presents his fearless and thought-provoking views on a head-spinning range of subjects, from Dr. Johnson’s greatness to Bono’s gratingness, from doubts about Obama to utter... Read more >
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Guilty
Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America
Written by Ann Coulter
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.00
Who are the victims here?
To hear liberals tell it, you’d think they do nothing but suffer at the hands of ruthless entities like the “Republican Attack Machine” and Fox News.
Really?
It’s just another instance of the Big Lie, of course. In Guilty, Ann Coulter explodes this myth to reveal that when it... Read more >
Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America
Written by Ann Coulter
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.00
Who are the victims here?
To hear liberals tell it, you’d think they do nothing but suffer at the hands of ruthless entities like the “Republican Attack Machine” and Fox News.
Really?
It’s just another instance of the Big Lie, of course. In Guilty, Ann Coulter explodes this myth to reveal that when it... Read more >
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Peter Mansbridge One on One
Favourite Conversations and the Stories Behind Them
Written by Peter Mansbridge
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $28.95
From one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable journalists comes a collection of the best interviews with the leading thinkers and cultural icons of our time, from the country’s most trusted interview show.
An extraordinary selection from Newsworld’s Mansbridge One on One, including politicians, journalists, arts and sports figures and newsmakers behind... Read more >
Favourite Conversations and the Stories Behind Them
Written by Peter Mansbridge
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $28.95
From one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable journalists comes a collection of the best interviews with the leading thinkers and cultural icons of our time, from the country’s most trusted interview show.
An extraordinary selection from Newsworld’s Mansbridge One on One, including politicians, journalists, arts and sports figures and newsmakers behind... Read more >
Also available as an
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The Fourth Star
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by Greg Jaffe and David Cloud
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $28.00
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They survived the military's brutal winnowing to reach its top echelon. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq.
Collectively, their lives tell the story of the... Read more >
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by Greg Jaffe and David Cloud
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $28.00
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They survived the military's brutal winnowing to reach its top echelon. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq.
Collectively, their lives tell the story of the... Read more >
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The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Written by Barack Obama
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2007
Price: $14.95
In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners’ minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation, we have always... Read more >
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Written by Barack Obama
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2007
Price: $14.95
In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners’ minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation, we have always... Read more >
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The Forever War
Written by Dexter Filkins
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $15.00
National Bestseller
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year
One of the Best Books of the Year:
New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, and Time
An instant classic of war reporting, The Forever War is the definitive... Read more >
Written by Dexter Filkins
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $15.00
National Bestseller
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year
One of the Best Books of the Year:
New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, and Time
An instant classic of war reporting, The Forever War is the definitive... Read more >
Also available as an
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The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $15.95
In The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at... Read more >
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $15.95
In The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover.
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The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Written by Barack Obama
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $7.99
The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politics—a politics that builds upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans. Lucid in his vision of America's place in the world, refreshingly candid about his family life and his time in the Senate, Obama here... Read more >
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Written by Barack Obama
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $7.99
The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politics—a politics that builds upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans. Lucid in his vision of America's place in the world, refreshingly candid about his family life and his time in the Senate, Obama here... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
trade paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
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Liberal Fascism
The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change
Written by Jonah Goldberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $17.00
“Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the real fascists in our midst?
Liberal Fascism offers a startling new perspective on... Read more >
The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change
Written by Jonah Goldberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $17.00
“Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the real fascists in our midst?
Liberal Fascism offers a startling new perspective on... Read more >
