578 books in Current Affairs
Subscribe to our RSS/XML feed with web-based news readers.
Click your choice:
Find more Current Affairs books by browsing the categories below.
|
||||
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 >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill
A Call to Action Against TV, Movie & Video Game Violence
Written by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria Degaetano
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $22.95
There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence. Jonesboro; Paducah; Pearl, Mississippi; Stamps, Arkansas; Conyers, Georgia; and, of course, Littleton, Colorado. We know them all too well, and for all the wrong reasons: kids, some as young as eleven years old, taking up... Read more >
A Call to Action Against TV, Movie & Video Game Violence
Written by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria Degaetano
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $22.95
There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence. Jonesboro; Paducah; Pearl, Mississippi; Stamps, Arkansas; Conyers, Georgia; and, of course, Littleton, Colorado. We know them all too well, and for all the wrong reasons: kids, some as young as eleven years old, taking up... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
|
||||
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 >
|
||||
The Failure Factory
How Unelected Bureaucrats Are Undermining U.S. Security
Written by Bill Gertz
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $16.00
The U.S. government is in crisis.
The real power in America has shifted to a vast network of unelected officials whose authority has grown wildly out of control. In his latest blockbuster book, acclaimed defense and national-security reporter Bill Gertz exposes this group of astonishingly powerful leaders–and their enablers in the political... Read more >
How Unelected Bureaucrats Are Undermining U.S. Security
Written by Bill Gertz
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $16.00
The U.S. government is in crisis.
The real power in America has shifted to a vast network of unelected officials whose authority has grown wildly out of control. In his latest blockbuster book, acclaimed defense and national-security reporter Bill Gertz exposes this group of astonishingly powerful leaders–and their enablers in the political... Read more >
|
||||
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
eBook.
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
Peter Mansbridge One on One
Favourite Conversations and the Stories Behind Them
Written by Peter Mansbridge
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $
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: eBook
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $
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 a
hardcover.
|
||||
The Terminal Spy
After sipping tea in a London hotel, Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer and vocal foe of the Kremlin, fell ill and was rushed to the hospital, fatally
Written by Alan S. Cowell
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $16.00
“A story that is at once real-life thriller and an immensely sinister cautionary tale about the new Russia.” –Star Tribune
On November 1, 2006, Alexander Litvinenko sipped tea in London’s Millennium Hotel. Hours later the Russian émigré and former intelligence officer, who was sharply critical of Russian president Vladimir Putin, fell ill... Read more >
After sipping tea in a London hotel, Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer and vocal foe of the Kremlin, fell ill and was rushed to the hospital, fatally
Written by Alan S. Cowell
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $16.00
“A story that is at once real-life thriller and an immensely sinister cautionary tale about the new Russia.” –Star Tribune
On November 1, 2006, Alexander Litvinenko sipped tea in London’s Millennium Hotel. Hours later the Russian émigré and former intelligence officer, who was sharply critical of Russian president Vladimir Putin, fell ill... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover.
|
||||
The 10 Big Lies About America
Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation
Written by Michael Medved
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $15.00
"It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble," nineteenth-century humorist Josh Billings remarked. "It’s the things we know that just ain’t so."
In this bold New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author and talk-radio host Michael Medved zeroes in on ten of the biggest fallacies that millions... Read more >
Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation
Written by Michael Medved
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $15.00
"It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble," nineteenth-century humorist Josh Billings remarked. "It’s the things we know that just ain’t so."
In this bold New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author and talk-radio host Michael Medved zeroes in on ten of the biggest fallacies that millions... Read more >
|
||||
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 >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
|
|||
|
|||
The Fourth Star
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by Greg Jaffe and David Cloud
Read by Richard McGonagle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $22.50
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it... Read more >
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by Greg Jaffe and David Cloud
Read by Richard McGonagle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $22.50
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it... Read more >
|
||||
The Fourth Star
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by David Cloud and Greg Jaffe
Read by Richard McGonagle
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $32.00
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it... Read more >
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by David Cloud and Greg Jaffe
Read by Richard McGonagle
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $32.00
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download.
|
|||
|
|||
The Fourth Star
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by David Cloud and Greg Jaffe
Read by Richard McGonagle
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $16.00
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it... Read more >
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Written by David Cloud and Greg Jaffe
Read by Richard McGonagle
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $16.00
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD.
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
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: eBook, 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: eBook, 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 >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
Canada and Other Matters of Opinion
Written by Rex Murphy
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $
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: eBook
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $
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 >
Also available as a
hardcover.
|
||||
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 >
Also available as an
eBook.
|
||||
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 >
|
||||
Crude World
The Violent Twilight of Oil
Written by Peter Maass
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $27.00
A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude... Read more >
The Violent Twilight of Oil
Written by Peter Maass
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $27.00
A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
Crude World
Written by Peter Maass
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $27.00
A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude... Read more >
Written by Peter Maass
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $27.00
A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
|
|||
|
|||
Crude World
The Violent Twilight of Oil
Written by Peter Maass
Read by Dominic Hoffman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $22.00
A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude... Read more >
The Violent Twilight of Oil
Written by Peter Maass
Read by Dominic Hoffman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $22.00
A stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.
Every unhappy oil-producing nation is unhappy in its own way, but all are touched by the "resource curse"—the power of oil to exacerbate existing problems and create new ones. In Crude... Read more >
|
||||
Why We Hate Us
American Discontent in the New Millennium
Written by Dick Meyer
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $15.00
Americans are as safe, well fed, securely sheltered, long-lived, free, and healthy as any human beings who have ever lived on the planet. But we are down on America. So why do we hate us? According to Dick Meyer, the following items on this (much abbreviated) list are some of the... Read more >
American Discontent in the New Millennium
Written by Dick Meyer
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $15.00
Americans are as safe, well fed, securely sheltered, long-lived, free, and healthy as any human beings who have ever lived on the planet. But we are down on America. So why do we hate us? According to Dick Meyer, the following items on this (much abbreviated) list are some of the... Read more >
|
||||
Against Us
The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World
Written by Jim Sciutto
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $15.00
"A solid job of reporting, a personal journey of discovery, and a wake-up call for all who read it." —Charles Gibson, ABC News
After nearly one hundred assignments for ABC News in Muslim countries, Jim Sciutto brings back this disturbing truth: the Al-Qaeda—inspired view of an evil America bent on destroying Islam... Read more >
The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World
Written by Jim Sciutto
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $15.00
"A solid job of reporting, a personal journey of discovery, and a wake-up call for all who read it." —Charles Gibson, ABC News
After nearly one hundred assignments for ABC News in Muslim countries, Jim Sciutto brings back this disturbing truth: the Al-Qaeda—inspired view of an evil America bent on destroying Islam... Read more >
|
||||
A.D.
New Orleans After the Deluge
Written by Josh Neufeld
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $24.95
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge is a masterful portrait of a city under siege. Cartoonist Josh Neufeld depicts seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina.
Here we meet Denise, a counselor and social worker, and a sixth-generation New Orleanian; “The Doctor,”... Read more >
New Orleans After the Deluge
Written by Josh Neufeld
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $24.95
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge is a masterful portrait of a city under siege. Cartoonist Josh Neufeld depicts seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina.
Here we meet Denise, a counselor and social worker, and a sixth-generation New Orleanian; “The Doctor,”... Read more >
|
||||
The Devil We Know
Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower
Written by Robert Baer
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $15.00
Over the past thirty years, while the United States has turned either a blind or dismissive eye, Iran has emerged as a nation every bit as capable of altering America’s destiny as traditional superpowers Russia and China. Indeed, one of this book’s central arguments is that, in some ways, Iran’s grip... Read more >
Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower
Written by Robert Baer
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $15.00
Over the past thirty years, while the United States has turned either a blind or dismissive eye, Iran has emerged as a nation every bit as capable of altering America’s destiny as traditional superpowers Russia and China. Indeed, one of this book’s central arguments is that, in some ways, Iran’s grip... Read more >
|
|||
|
|||
The Informant
A True Story
Written by Kurt Eichenwald
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $15.00
From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracy--which left the FBI and Justice Department counting on the cooperation of one man . . .
It was one of the FBI's biggest secrets: a senior executive with America's most politically powerful corporation, Archer Daniels... Read more >
A True Story
Written by Kurt Eichenwald
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $15.00
From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracy--which left the FBI and Justice Department counting on the cooperation of one man . . .
It was one of the FBI's biggest secrets: a senior executive with America's most politically powerful corporation, Archer Daniels... Read more >
|
||||
The Informant
A True Story
Written by Kurt Eichenwald
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: August 6, 2009
Price: $25.00
From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracy--which left the FBI and Justice Department counting on the cooperation of one man . . .
It was one of the FBI's biggest secrets: a senior executive with America's most politically powerful corporation, Archer Daniels... Read more >
A True Story
Written by Kurt Eichenwald
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: August 6, 2009
Price: $25.00
From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracy--which left the FBI and Justice Department counting on the cooperation of one man . . .
It was one of the FBI's biggest secrets: a senior executive with America's most politically powerful corporation, Archer Daniels... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
