Peace
The Biography of a Symbol
Written by Ken Kolsbun
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $25.00
As the boomer generation moves onward through the milestones of life, 1960s nostalgia holds tremendous meaning today. And nothing more eloquently symbolizes the counterculture era than the peace sign. How did this simple sketch become so powerful an image?
Peace: The Biography of a Symbol tells the surprising story of the...
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The End of the Peace Process
Oslo and After
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
In this important collection of fifty pieces, Edward Said questions the very foundations of the Oslo accords. Signed in September 1993 on the White House lawn by Israel and the PLO, the accords were immediately hailed as a success and a breakthrough for peace in the Middle East, but Said realized...
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Inheriting the Holy Land
An American's Search for Hope in the Middle East
Written by Jennifer Miller
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
Writing with fierce honesty, Jennifer Miller has created an extraordinary synthesis of history, reportage, and coming-of-age memoir in Inheriting the Holy Land. Her groundbreaking perspective on the conflict is presented through interviews with young Israelis and Palestinians and conversations with some of the most influential officials involved in the Middle East...
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 19, 2006
Price: $14.95
The Green Zone, Baghdad, 2003: in this walled-off compound of swimming pools and luxurious amenities, Paul Bremer and his Coalition Provisional Authority set out to fashion a new, democratic Iraq. Staffed by idealistic aides chosen primarily for their views on issues such as abortion and capital punishment, the CPA spent the...
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Inside Iraq's Green Zone
Written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: September 19, 2006
Price: $25.95
An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq.
The Washington Post’s former Baghdad bureau chief Rajiv Chandrasekaran takes us with him into the Zone: into a bubble, cut...
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Inheriting the Holy Land
An American's Search for Hope in the Middle East
Written by Jennifer Miller
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 19, 2006
Price: $14.95
Writing with fierce honesty, Jennifer Miller has created an extraordinary synthesis of history, reportage, and coming-of-age memoir in Inheriting the Holy Land. Her groundbreaking perspective on the conflict is presented through interviews with young Israelis and Palestinians and conversations with some of the most influential officials involved in the Middle East...
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The End of the Peace Process
Oslo and After
Written by Edward W. Said
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: April 4, 2000
Price: $27.50
In this important collection of fifty pieces, Edward Said questions the very foundations of the Oslo accords. Signed in September 1993 on the White House lawn by Israel and the PLO, the accords were immediately hailed as a success and a breakthrough for peace in the Middle East, but Said realized...
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