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Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
Written by Christopher Hayes
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $16.00
Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another—from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball—imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, the social contract between ordinary citizens and elites lies in tatters.
How... Read more >
America After Meritocracy
Written by Christopher Hayes
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $16.00
Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another—from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball—imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, the social contract between ordinary citizens and elites lies in tatters.
How... Read more >
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The Oath
The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $16.00
The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $16.00
A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction
From the moment Chief Justice Roberts botched Barack Obama's oath of office, the relationship between the Court and the White House has been a fraught one. Grappling with issues as diverse as campaign finance, abortion, and the right to bear arms, the Roberts court has...
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The Endgame
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
Format: Trade Paperback, 832 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $18.00
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
Format: Trade Paperback, 832 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $18.00
A Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2012
In this follow-up to their national bestseller Cobra II, Michael Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor deftly piece together the story of the most widely reported but least understood war in American history. This stunning account of the political and military struggle between...
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While America Sleeps
A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Written by Russ Feingold
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $16.00
CHAMPION OF PROGRESSIVES AND LIBERALS, FORMER SENATOR RUSS FEINGOLD EXPLAINS FROM HIS UNIQUE VIEW WHERE AMERICA WENT WRONG AFTER 9/11 AND HOW WE CAN REVERSE OUR MISSTEPS.
Known for sticking to his convictions and revered across party lines, Russ Feingold draws extensively on his time as a member of the Senate Foregin... Read more >
A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Written by Russ Feingold
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $16.00
CHAMPION OF PROGRESSIVES AND LIBERALS, FORMER SENATOR RUSS FEINGOLD EXPLAINS FROM HIS UNIQUE VIEW WHERE AMERICA WENT WRONG AFTER 9/11 AND HOW WE CAN REVERSE OUR MISSTEPS.
Known for sticking to his convictions and revered across party lines, Russ Feingold draws extensively on his time as a member of the Senate Foregin... Read more >
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Drift
The Unmooring of American Military Power
Written by Rachel Maddow
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $15.00
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war.
Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at... Read more >
The Unmooring of American Military Power
Written by Rachel Maddow
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $15.00
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war.
Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at... Read more >
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Out of Order
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $26.00
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give... Read more >
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $26.00
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give... Read more >
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Out of Order
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $12.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give... Read more >
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $12.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give... Read more >
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Out of Order
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Read by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $35.00
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the... Read more >
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Read by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $35.00
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the... Read more >
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Out of Order
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Read by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $17.50
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the... Read more >
Stories from the History of the Supreme Court
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Read by Sandra Day O'Connor
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $17.50
“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the... Read more >
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The Last Line of Defense
The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $25.00
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli leads the historic fight against the unprecedented overreach of the federal government.
With Obamacare and agencies like the EPA, the FCC, and the National Labor Relations Board attempting to exercise unprecedented control over the American people, the Obama Administration was breaking federal laws, ignoring federal... Read more >
The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $25.00
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli leads the historic fight against the unprecedented overreach of the federal government.
With Obamacare and agencies like the EPA, the FCC, and the National Labor Relations Board attempting to exercise unprecedented control over the American people, the Obama Administration was breaking federal laws, ignoring federal... Read more >
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The Last Line of Defense
The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $12.99
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli leads the historic fight against the unprecedented overreach of the federal government.
With Obamacare and agencies like the EPA, the FCC, and the National Labor Relations Board attempting to exercise unprecedented control over the American people, the Obama Administration was breaking federal laws, ignoring federal... Read more >
The New Fight for American Liberty
Written by Ken Cuccinelli
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $12.99
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli leads the historic fight against the unprecedented overreach of the federal government.
With Obamacare and agencies like the EPA, the FCC, and the National Labor Relations Board attempting to exercise unprecedented control over the American people, the Obama Administration was breaking federal laws, ignoring federal... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Cheating Justice
How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution? and What We Can Do about It
Written by Elizabeth Holtzman and Cynthia Cooper
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $18.00
Holtzman and Cooper reveal how the Bush-Cheney administration broke the law—and why and how the people can bring them to justice.
Deceiving Congress about the war in Iraq, illegal wire-tapping, and torture are only a few of the ways that the Bush-Cheney administration transgressed the law. Yet, they remain unindicted... Read more >
How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution? and What We Can Do about It
Written by Elizabeth Holtzman and Cynthia Cooper
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $18.00
Holtzman and Cooper reveal how the Bush-Cheney administration broke the law—and why and how the people can bring them to justice.
Deceiving Congress about the war in Iraq, illegal wire-tapping, and torture are only a few of the ways that the Bush-Cheney administration transgressed the law. Yet, they remain unindicted... Read more >
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Madison and Jefferson
Written by Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 848 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $20.00
“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.”—The Dallas Morning News
The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson’s genius overshadowing James Madison’s judgment and common sense... Read more >
Written by Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 848 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $20.00
“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.”—The Dallas Morning News
The third and fourth presidents have long been considered proper gentlemen, with Thomas Jefferson’s genius overshadowing James Madison’s judgment and common sense... Read more >
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Mr. President
How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive
Written by Ray Raphael
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $16.00
How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive
Written by Ray Raphael
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $16.00
The dramatic and penetrating story of the political maneuverings and personalities behind the creation of the office of the president, with ramifications that continue to this day.
For the first time, by focusing closely on the dynamic give-and-take at the Constitutional Convention, Ray Raphael reveals how politics and personalities cobbled together a...
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Two Americans
Truman, Eisenhower and a Dangerous World
Written by William Lee Miller
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.95
Truman, Eisenhower and a Dangerous World
Written by William Lee Miller
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $16.95
From William Lee Miller, the highly regarded biographer of Abraham Lincoln, a riveting dual examination of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower that explores the similarities and equally striking differences of two remarkable men in the context of mid-twentieth-century American culture and politics.
Two Americans weaves together the life stories of Truman and...
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The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: the 34 days that decided the election: Playbook 2012 (POLITICO Inside Election 2012)
Written by Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin
Format: eBook, 75 pages
On Sale: December 17, 2012
Price: $2.99
The fourth and final eBook in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012 series once again provides an unprecedented minute-by-minute account of the race for the presidency. The End of the Line follows President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney as their campaign teams go all-in to win in the critical final weeks of... Read more >
Written by Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin
Format: eBook, 75 pages
On Sale: December 17, 2012
Price: $2.99
The fourth and final eBook in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012 series once again provides an unprecedented minute-by-minute account of the race for the presidency. The End of the Line follows President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney as their campaign teams go all-in to win in the critical final weeks of... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: the 34 days that decided the election: Playbook 2012 (POLITICO Inside Election 2012)
Written by Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin
Read by Mike Chamberlain
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: December 17, 2012
Price: $10.00
The fourth and final eBook in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012 series once again provides an unprecedented minute-by-minute account of the race for the presidency. The End of the Line follows President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney as their campaign teams go all-in to win in the critical final weeks of... Read more >
Written by Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin
Read by Mike Chamberlain
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: December 17, 2012
Price: $10.00
The fourth and final eBook in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012 series once again provides an unprecedented minute-by-minute account of the race for the presidency. The End of the Line follows President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney as their campaign teams go all-in to win in the critical final weeks of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Rich Don't Always Win
The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class, 1900-1970
Written by Sam Pizzigati
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $18.95
The Occupy Wall Street protests have captured America's political imagination. Polls show that two-thirds of the nation now believe that America's enormous wealth ought to be "distributed more evenly." However, almost as many Americans--well over half--feel the protests will ultimately have "little impact" on inequality in America. What explains this disconnect? Most Americans have... Read more >
The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class, 1900-1970
Written by Sam Pizzigati
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $18.95
The Occupy Wall Street protests have captured America's political imagination. Polls show that two-thirds of the nation now believe that America's enormous wealth ought to be "distributed more evenly." However, almost as many Americans--well over half--feel the protests will ultimately have "little impact" on inequality in America. What explains this disconnect? Most Americans have... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Rich Don't Always Win
The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class, 1900-1970
Written by Sam Pizzigati
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $18.95
The Occupy Wall Street protests have captured America's political imagination. Polls show that two-thirds of the nation now believe that America's enormous wealth ought to be "distributed more evenly." However, almost as many Americans--well over half--feel the protests will ultimately have "little impact" on inequality in America. What explains this disconnect? Most Americans have... Read more >
The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class, 1900-1970
Written by Sam Pizzigati
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $18.95
The Occupy Wall Street protests have captured America's political imagination. Polls show that two-thirds of the nation now believe that America's enormous wealth ought to be "distributed more evenly." However, almost as many Americans--well over half--feel the protests will ultimately have "little impact" on inequality in America. What explains this disconnect? Most Americans have... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Cracking the AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $12.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! The 2013 edition of Cracking the AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam has been optimized for e-reader viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. This eBook includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations for each multiple-choice question, plus full breakdowns of how... Read more >
Written by Princeton Review
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $12.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! The 2013 edition of Cracking the AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam has been optimized for e-reader viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. This eBook includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations for each multiple-choice question, plus full breakdowns of how... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Fight the Right
A Manual for Surviving the Coming Conservative Apocalypse
Written by Warren Kinsella
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $22.95
Everywhere you look, these days, Conservatives are winning elections. No matter where you look, the story is the same: white, angry men on the Right are winning power. The Left, meanwhile, is divided and dispirited, and rapidly losing ground. Fight the Right is a handbook on how to survive the nasty... Read more >
A Manual for Surviving the Coming Conservative Apocalypse
Written by Warren Kinsella
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $22.95
Everywhere you look, these days, Conservatives are winning elections. No matter where you look, the story is the same: white, angry men on the Right are winning power. The Left, meanwhile, is divided and dispirited, and rapidly losing ground. Fight the Right is a handbook on how to survive the nasty... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Fight the Right
A Manual for Surviving the Coming Conservative Apocalypse
Written by Warren Kinsella
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $15.99
Everywhere you look, these days, Conservatives are winning elections. No matter where you look, the story is the same: white, angry men on the Right are winning power. The Left, meanwhile, is divided and dispirited, and rapidly losing ground. Fight the Right is a handbook on how to survive the nasty... Read more >
A Manual for Surviving the Coming Conservative Apocalypse
Written by Warren Kinsella
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $15.99
Everywhere you look, these days, Conservatives are winning elections. No matter where you look, the story is the same: white, angry men on the Right are winning power. The Left, meanwhile, is divided and dispirited, and rapidly losing ground. Fight the Right is a handbook on how to survive the nasty... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Endgame
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
Format: Hardcover, 800 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $35.00
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
Format: Hardcover, 800 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $35.00
Eagerly anticipated in the wake of their national best seller Cobra II (“The superb, must-read military history of the invasion of Iraq”—Thomas L. Friedman), The Endgame is Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor’s most ambitious and news-breaking book to date. A peerless work of investigative journalism and historical recreation...
Read more >
The Endgame
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon
Format: eBook, 832 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $13.99
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon
Format: eBook, 832 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $13.99
A Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2012
In this follow-up to their national bestseller Cobra II, Michael Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor deftly piece together the story of the most widely reported but least understood war in American history. This stunning account of the political and military struggle between American...
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The Endgame
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
Read by Rob Shapiro
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $32.50
The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from George W. Bush to Barack Obama
Written by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
Read by Rob Shapiro
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $32.50
Eagerly anticipated in the wake of their national best seller Cobra II (“The superb, must-read military history of the invasion of Iraq”—Thomas L. Friedman), The Endgame is Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor’s most ambitious and news-breaking book to date. A peerless work of investigative journalism and historical recreation...
Read more >
