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De verde a Maduro

(Available June 18, 2013)
De verde a Maduro
Written by Roger Santodomingo
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780804169837
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De verde a Maduro
El sucesor de Hugo Chavez
Written by Roger Santodomingo


Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $14.00

El 18 de febrero de 2013, el presidente Hugo Chávez regresaba a Venezuela luego de más de dos meses de ausencia. Convaleciente y sin voz, sus posibilidades de retornar a la vida política activa eran mínimas. El 8 de diciembre había nombrado a Nicolás Maduro ministro de Asuntos Exteriores y vicepresidente... Read more >
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De verde a Maduro

Written by Roger Santodomingo


Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $9.99

El 18 de febrero de 2013, el presidente Hugo Chávez regresaba a Venezuela luego de más de dos meses de ausencia. Convaleciente y sin voz, sus posibilidades de retornar a la vida política activa eran mínimas. El 8 de diciembre había nombrado a Nicolás Maduro ministro de Asuntos Exteriores y vicepresidente... Read more >
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The President and the Assassin

(Available June 18, 2013)
The President and the Assassin
Written by Scott Miller
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780812979282
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The President and the Assassin
McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
Written by Scott Miller


Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $18.00

A SWEEPING TALE OF TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY AMERICA AND THE IRRESISTIBLE FORCES THAT BROUGHT TWO MEN TOGETHER ONE FATEFUL DAY
 
In 1901, as America tallied its gains from a period of unprecedented imperial expansion, an assassin’s bullet shattered the nation’s confidence. The shocking murder of President William McKinley threw into stark relief the emerging... Read more >
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The Skies Belong to Us

(Available June 18, 2013)
The Skies Belong to Us
Written by Brendan I. Koerner
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307886101
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The Skies Belong to Us
Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking
Written by Brendan I. Koerner


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $26.00

In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of sixties idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to... Read more >
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The Skies Belong to Us
Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking
Written by Brendan I. Koerner


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $12.99

In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of sixties idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to... Read more >
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Twilight of the Elites

(Available June 11, 2013)
Twilight of the Elites
Written by Christopher Hayes
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ISBN: 9780307720467
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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 anotherfrom Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to Major League Baseballimploded 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 >
God Believes in Love

(Available June 4, 2013)
God Believes in Love
Written by Gene Robinson
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307948090
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God Believes in Love
Straight Talk About Gay Marriage
Written by Gene Robinson


Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $15.00

From the IX Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church, the first openly gay person elected  to the episcopate and the world’s leading religious spokesperson for gay rights and gay marriage—a groundbreaking book that persuasively makes the case for same-sex marriage using a commonsense, reasoned, religious argument.

Robinson...

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The New York Review Abroad

(Available June 4, 2013)
The New York Review Abroad
Edited by Robert B. Silvers, Introduction by Ian Buruma
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781590176313
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The New York Review Abroad
Fifty Years of International Reportage
Edited by Robert B. Silvers
Introduction by Ian Buruma


Format: Hardcover, 544 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $30.00

For the past fifty years, The New York Review of Books has covered virtually every international revolution and movement of consequence by dispatching the world’s most brilliant writers to write eyewitness accounts. The New York Review Abroad not only brings together twenty-eight of the most riveting of these pieces but includes... Read more >
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The New York Review Abroad
Fifty Years of International Reportage
Edited by Robert B. Silvers
Introduction by Ian Buruma


Format: eBook, 544 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $30.00

For the past fifty years, The New York Review of Books has covered virtually every international revolution and movement of consequence by dispatching the world’s most brilliant writers to write eyewitness accounts. The New York Review Abroad not only brings together twenty-eight of the most riveting of these pieces but includes... Read more >
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The Oath

(Available June 4, 2013)
The Oath
Written by Jeffrey Toobin
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307390714
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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

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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To Move the World

(Available June 4, 2013)
To Move the World
Written by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780812994926
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To Move the World
JFK's Quest for Peace
Written by Jeffrey D. Sachs


Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $26.00

An inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy’s presidency—the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office—by the New York Times bestselling author of The Price of Civilization, Common Wealth, and The End of Poverty
 
The last great campaign of John F. Kennedy’s... Read more >
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To Move the World
JFK's Quest for Peace
Written by Jeffrey D. Sachs


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $12.99

An inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy’s presidency—the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office—by the New York Times bestselling author of The Price of Civilization, Common Wealth, and The End of Poverty
 
The last great campaign of John F. Kennedy’s... Read more >
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The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families
Everything You Need to Know about Family Law, Estate Planning, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Written by American Bar Association


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $11.99

The one and only legal guide for servicemembers and their families.

The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families
is the complete resource for servicemembers, veterans, and their families. This guide will help all servicemembers clarify their legal issues, understand the options, and locate assistance. Topics are presented in an easy-to-read format... Read more >
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The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families

(Available May 28, 2013)
The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families
Written by American Bar Association
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375723841
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The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families
Everything You Need to Know about Family Law, Estate Planning, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Written by American Bar Association


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $14.99

The one and only legal guide for servicemembers and their families.

The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Military Families
is the complete resource for servicemembers, veterans, and their families. This guide will help all servicemembers clarify their legal issues, understand the options, and locate assistance. Topics are presented in an easy-to-read format... Read more >
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Told You So

(Available May 28, 2013)
Told You So
Written by Ralph Nader, Introduction by Jim Hightower
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781609804749
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Told You So
The Big Book of Weekly Columns
Written by Ralph Nader
Introduction by Jim Hightower


Format: Trade Paperback, 540 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $29.95

“What sets Ralph Nader apart is that he has moved beyond social criticism to effective political action.”
The New York Times

The column is the most natural literary form for a citizen’s advocate, and Ralph Nader may be its most robust and forceful practitioner. The Big Book of Ralph Nader Columns presents... Read more >
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Told You So
The Big Book of Weekly Columns
Written by Ralph Nader
Introduction by Jim Hightower


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $29.95

“What sets Ralph Nader apart is that he has moved beyond social criticism to effective political action.”
The New York Times 

The column is the most natural literary form for a citizen’s advocate, and Ralph Nader may be its most robust and forceful practitioner. The Big Book of Ralph Nader Columns presents a... Read more >
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Cool War
Cool War
Written by Noah Feldman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780812992748
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Cool War
The Future of Global Competition
Written by Noah Feldman


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $26.00

A bold and thought-provoking look at the future of U.S.-China relations, and how their coming power struggle will reshape the competitive playing field for nations around the world
 
The Cold War seemingly ended in a decisive victory for the West. But now, Noah Feldman argues, we are entering an era... Read more >
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Cool War
Cool War
Written by Noah Feldman
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ISBN: 9780679643838
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The Future of Global Competition
Written by Noah Feldman


Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $13.99

A bold and thought-provoking look at the future of U.S.-China relations, and how their coming power struggle will reshape the competitive playing field for nations around the world
 
The Cold War seemingly ended in a decisive victory for the West. But now, Noah Feldman argues, we are entering an era... Read more >
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Cool War
Cool War
Written by Noah Feldman, Read by Noah Feldman
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ISBN: 9780385362153
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The Future of Global Competition
Written by Noah Feldman
Read by Noah Feldman


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On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $17.50

A bold and thought-provoking look at the future of U.S.-China relations, and how their coming power struggle will reshape the competitive playing field for nations around the world
 
The Cold War seemingly ended in a decisive victory for the West. But now, Noah Feldman argues, we are entering an era... Read more >
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The Immobile Empire
The Immobile Empire
Written by Alain Peyrefitte
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ISBN: 9780345803955
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The Immobile Empire

Written by Alain Peyrefitte


Format: Trade Paperback, 688 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $24.00

In 1793, Lord George Macartney and an enormous delegation—including diplomats, doctors, scholars, painters, musicians, soldiers, and aristocrats—entered Beijing on a mission to open China to British trade. But Macartney’s famous refusal to perform the traditional kowtow before the Chinese Emperor was just one sign that the two empires would not see... Read more >
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The Immobile Empire
The Immobile Empire
Written by Alain Peyrefitte
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ISBN: 9780345803948
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The Immobile Empire

Written by Alain Peyrefitte


Format: eBook, 672 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $13.99

In 1793, Lord George Macartney and an enormous delegation—including diplomats, doctors, scholars, painters, musicians, soldiers, and aristocrats—entered Beijing on a mission to open China to British trade. But Macartney’s famous refusal to perform the traditional kowtow before the Chinese Emperor was just one sign that the two empires would not see... Read more >
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Predator Nation
Predator Nation
Written by Charles H. Ferguson
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ISBN: 9780307952561
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Predator Nation
Corporate Criminals, Political Corruption, and the Hijacking of America
Written by Charles H. Ferguson


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.00

Charles Ferguson, who electrified the world with his Academy Award-winning documentary, Inside Job, now reveals how rogues with influence have taken over the country and are driving it to financial and social ruin.

In Predator Nation, Ferguson exposes the networks of academic, government, and congressional influence--in all recent administrations, including Obama's--that prepared... Read more >
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The Party of Humanity
The Party of Humanity
Written by Peter Gay
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ISBN: 9780307831439
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The Party of Humanity

Written by Peter Gay


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2013
Price: $16.99

THE ENLIGHTENMENT has long been the victim of uninformed or hostile criticisms. Even so respected a source as the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines the Enlightenment as “shallow and pretentious intellectualism, unreasonable contempt for authority and tradition,” thus collecting in one sentence most of our current prejudices. In this provocative book—at... Read more >
Act of Congress
Act of Congress
Written by Robert G. Kaiser
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307700162
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Act of Congress
How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Written by Robert G. Kaiser


Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $27.95

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and doesn’t—that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008.

The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken—as...

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Act of Congress
Act of Congress
Written by Robert G. Kaiser
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307962188
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Act of Congress
How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Written by Robert G. Kaiser


Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $14.99

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and doesn’t—that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008.

The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken—as...

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