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The Breakthrough
Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Written by Gwen Ifill
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $15.00
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential victory and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil... Read more >
Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Written by Gwen Ifill
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $15.00
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential victory and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil... Read more >
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Lion of Jordan
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $19.00
The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan.
Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope between Palestinians and Arab radicals... Read more >
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $19.00
The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan.
Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope between Palestinians and Arab radicals... Read more >
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The Last Best Hope
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $26.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $26.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
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The Last Best Hope
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $26.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $26.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
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The Last Best Hope
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Read by Joe Scarborough
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $35.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Read by Joe Scarborough
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $35.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
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The Last Best Hope
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Read by Joe Scarborough
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $20.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise
Written by Joe Scarborough
Read by Joe Scarborough
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $20.00
In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don’t want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both parties the way forward.
The Last Best Hope draws on the forgotten genius of conservatism to offer a road map for... Read more >
Hugo!
The Hugo Chavez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution
Written by Bart Jones
Format: eBook, 600 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $22.95
Ruling elites in Venezuela, the United States and Europe, and even Hugo Chávez himself though for different reasons, have been eager to have the world view him as the heir to Fidel Castro. But the truth about this increasingly influential world leader is more complex, and more interesting.. The Chávez that... Read more >
The Hugo Chavez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution
Written by Bart Jones
Format: eBook, 600 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $22.95
Ruling elites in Venezuela, the United States and Europe, and even Hugo Chávez himself though for different reasons, have been eager to have the world view him as the heir to Fidel Castro. But the truth about this increasingly influential world leader is more complex, and more interesting.. The Chávez that... Read more >
Also available as a
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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 >
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Renegade
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $26.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $26.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Renegade
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Read by Richard Wolffe
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $30.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Read by Richard Wolffe
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $30.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Renegade
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Read by Richard Wolffe
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $15.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Read by Richard Wolffe
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $15.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Renegade
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $26.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $26.00
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Renegade
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $22.50
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
The Making of a President
Written by Richard Wolffe
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $22.50
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling torn about leaving behind a young family, and figuring out how to win the biggest prize... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Written by Dominique Moisi
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $21.95
The first book to expose and investigate the far-reaching emotional impact of globalization.
In his celebrated 1993 book The Clash of Civilizations, political scientist Samuel Huntington argued that the fundamental source of conflict in the post–Cold War world would not be primarily ideological or economic, but cultural. In The Geopolitics of Emotion... Read more >
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Written by Dominique Moisi
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $21.95
The first book to expose and investigate the far-reaching emotional impact of globalization.
In his celebrated 1993 book The Clash of Civilizations, political scientist Samuel Huntington argued that the fundamental source of conflict in the post–Cold War world would not be primarily ideological or economic, but cultural. In The Geopolitics of Emotion... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Written by Dominique Moisi
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $21.95
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Written by Dominique Moisi
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $21.95
The first book to expose and investigate the far-reaching emotional impact of globalization.
In his celebrated 1993 book The Clash of Civilizations, political scientist Samuel Huntington argued that the fundamental source of conflict in the post–Cold War world would not be primarily ideological or economic, but cultural. In The Geopolitics of Emotion...
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada
Written by William Johnson
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
There has never been a book about Stephen Harper, yet on June 28 he came close to being our prime minister. If Paul Martin miscalculates, Stephen Harper could be our next prime minister in months, not years.
Who is this man? Everyone knows that he became leader of the Alliance Party and... Read more >
Written by William Johnson
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
There has never been a book about Stephen Harper, yet on June 28 he came close to being our prime minister. If Paul Martin miscalculates, Stephen Harper could be our next prime minister in months, not years.
Who is this man? Everyone knows that he became leader of the Alliance Party and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Breakthrough
Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Written by Gwen Ifill
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $24.95
Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Written by Gwen Ifill
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $24.95
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential victory and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil...
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Breakthrough
Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Written by Gwen Ifill
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $15.00
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential victory and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil... Read more >
Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Written by Gwen Ifill
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $15.00
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential victory and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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They Knew They Were Right
The Rise of the Neocons
Written by Jacob Heilbrunn
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $15.95
From its origins in 1930s Marxism to its unprecedented influence on George W. Bush's administration, neoconservatism has become one of the most powerful, reviled, and misunderstood intellectual movements in American history. But who are the neocons, and how did this obscure group of government officials, pundits, and think-tank denizens rise to... Read more >
The Rise of the Neocons
Written by Jacob Heilbrunn
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $15.95
From its origins in 1930s Marxism to its unprecedented influence on George W. Bush's administration, neoconservatism has become one of the most powerful, reviled, and misunderstood intellectual movements in American history. But who are the neocons, and how did this obscure group of government officials, pundits, and think-tank denizens rise to... Read more >
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They Knew They Were Right
The Rise of the Neocons
Written by Jacob Heilbrunn
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $15.95
The neocons have become at once the most feared and reviled intellectual movement in American history. Critics on left and right describe them as a tight-knit cabal that ensnared the Bush administration in an unwinnable foreign war.
Who are the neoconservatives? How did an obscure band of policy intellectuals, left for dead... Read more >
The Rise of the Neocons
Written by Jacob Heilbrunn
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $15.95
The neocons have become at once the most feared and reviled intellectual movement in American history. Critics on left and right describe them as a tight-knit cabal that ensnared the Bush administration in an unwinnable foreign war.
Who are the neoconservatives? How did an obscure band of policy intellectuals, left for dead... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Hugo!
The Hugo Chavez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution
Written by Bart Jones
Format: Trade Paperback, 600 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $22.95
Ruling elites in Venezuela, the United States and Europe, and even Hugo Chávez himself though for different reasons, have been eager to have the world view him as the heir to Fidel Castro. But the truth about this increasingly influential world leader is more complex, and more interesting.. The Chávez that... Read more >
The Hugo Chavez Story from Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution
Written by Bart Jones
Format: Trade Paperback, 600 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $22.95
Ruling elites in Venezuela, the United States and Europe, and even Hugo Chávez himself though for different reasons, have been eager to have the world view him as the heir to Fidel Castro. But the truth about this increasingly influential world leader is more complex, and more interesting.. The Chávez that... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Lion of Jordan
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Hardcover, 752 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $35.00
During his long reign (1953–1999), King Hussein of Jordan was one of the most dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life, written with access to his official documents and with the cooperation (but not approval)... Read more >
The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: Hardcover, 752 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $35.00
During his long reign (1953–1999), King Hussein of Jordan was one of the most dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life, written with access to his official documents and with the cooperation (but not approval)... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Lion of Jordan
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $19.00
The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan.
Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope between Palestinians and Arab radicals... Read more >
Written by Avi Shlaim
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $19.00
The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan.
Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope between Palestinians and Arab radicals... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Prince of Darkness
50 Years Reporting in Washington
Written by Robert D. Novak
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $18.95
New York Times Bestseller
A landmark achievement
The Prince of Darkness is not simply the stunningly candid memoir of one of the country’s most influential reporters but also a riveting history of the past half century in American politics. Read more >
50 Years Reporting in Washington
Written by Robert D. Novak
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $18.95
New York Times Bestseller
A landmark achievement
The Prince of Darkness is not simply the stunningly candid memoir of one of the country’s most influential reporters but also a riveting history of the past half century in American politics. Read more >
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The Military Error
Baghdad and Beyond in America's War of Choice
Written by Thomas Powers
Format: Trade Paperback, 140 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $14.95
Why did George W. Bush invade Iraq? What were the real motives, the overarching policy decisions that drove events from September 11 until the war began?To a large extent, we still don’t know. But by now we do know in some detail, as Thomas Powers carefully explains in the essays collected... Read more >
Baghdad and Beyond in America's War of Choice
Written by Thomas Powers
Format: Trade Paperback, 140 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $14.95
Why did George W. Bush invade Iraq? What were the real motives, the overarching policy decisions that drove events from September 11 until the war began?To a large extent, we still don’t know. But by now we do know in some detail, as Thomas Powers carefully explains in the essays collected... Read more >
