Two Americans
Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World
Written by William Lee Miller
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2012
Price: $12.99
Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, consecutive presidents of the United States, were midwesterners alike in many ways—except that they also sharply differed. Born within six years of each other (Truman in 1884, Eisenhower in 1890), they came from small towns in the Missouri–Mississippi River Valley—in the midst of cows and wheat...
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Drift
The Unmooring of American Military Power
Written by Rachel Maddow
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $25.00
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. "One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier," Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792. Neither Jefferson nor the other Founders could ever have envisioned the modern national security state, with its...
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Drift
The Unmooring of American Military Power
Written by Rachel Maddow
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $11.99
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. "One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier," Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792. Neither Jefferson nor the other Founders could ever have envisioned the modern national security state, with its...
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Drift
The Unmooring of American Military Power
Written by Rachel Maddow
Read by Rachel Maddow
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $35.00
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. "One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier," Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792. Neither Jefferson nor the other Founders could ever have envisioned the modern national security state, with its...
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Drift
The Unmooring of American Military Power
Written by Rachel Maddow
Read by Rachel Maddow
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $17.50
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. "One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier," Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792. Neither Jefferson nor the other Founders could ever have envisioned the modern national security state, with its...
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Mr. President
How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive
Written by Ray Raphael
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $27.95
The little-known story of the dramatic political maneuverings and personalities behind the creation of the office of the president, with ramifications that continue to this day.
On June 1, 1787, when the Federal Convention first talked of establishing a new executive branch, James Wilson moved that “the Executive consist of...
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Mr. President
How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive
Written by Ray Raphael
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $11.99
The little-known story of the dramatic political maneuverings and personalities behind the creation of the office of the president, with ramifications that continue to this day.
On June 1, 1787, when the Federal Convention first talked of establishing a new executive branch, James Wilson moved that “the Executive consist of...
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While America Sleeps
A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Written by Russ Feingold
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $26.00
Former senator Russ Feingold looks at institutional failures, both domestic and abroad, since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and proposes steps to be taken—by the government and by individuals—to ensure that the next ten years are focused on solving the international problems that threaten America.
In While America Sleeps, Russ Feingold details our...
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While America Sleeps
A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era
Written by Russ Feingold
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $9.99
Former senator Russ Feingold looks at institutional failures, both domestic and abroad, since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and proposes steps to be taken—by the government and by individuals—to ensure that the next ten years are focused on solving the international problems that threaten America.
In While America Sleeps, Russ Feingold details our...
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10 Years That Shook the World
A Timeline of Events from 2001
Written by Loretta Napoleoni
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $12.95
From 9/11 to the launch of the iPod, from the creation of "Gmail: to the 2004 tsunami, from the Enron Bankruptcy to the killing of Osama bin Laden,
10 Years That Shook the World is the story of an extraordinary decade. For each year, Loretta Napoleoni presents events not as a...
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The Age of Austerity
How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics
Written by Thomas Byrne Edsall
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $24.95
One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years—and how we might avoid, or at least mitigate, the damage from these ideological and economic battles. In a matter of just three years...
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The Age of Austerity
How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics
Written by Thomas Byrne Edsall
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $13.99
One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years—and how we might avoid, or at least mitigate, the damage from these ideological and economic battles. In a matter of just three years...
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Back to Work
Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Written by Bill Clinton
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2011
Price: $24.00
President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get us "back in the future business.” He explains how we got into...
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Back to Work
Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Written by Bill Clinton
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $23.95
President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get us "back in the future business.” He explains how we got into...
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Back to Work
Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Written by Bill Clinton
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $11.99
“I wrote this book because I love my country and I'm concerned about our future,” writes Bill Clinton. “As I often said when I first ran for President in 1992, America at its core is an idea—the idea that no matter who you are or where you're from, if you work...
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Back to Work
Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Written by Bill Clinton
Read by Bill Clinton
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $30.00
President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get us "back in the future business.” He explains how we got into...
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Back to Work
Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy
Written by Bill Clinton
Read by Bill Clinton
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $15.00
President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get us "back in the future business.” He explains how we got into...
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