The Wrong War
Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan
Written by Bing West
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $17.00
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In this definitive account of the conflict, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Bing West provides a practical way out of Afghanistan. Drawing on his expertise as both a combat-hardened Marine and a former assistant secretary of defense, West has written a tour de force narrative, rich with vivid characters...
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When the World Calls
The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years
Written by Stanley Meisler
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $19.00
When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps’s first fifty years. Revelatory and candid, journalist Stanley Meisler’s engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers’ unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers...
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The World America Made
Written by Robert Kagan
Read by Robertson Dean
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $15.00
What would the world look like if America were to reduce its role as a global leader in order to focus all its energies on solving its problems at home? And is America really in decline? Robert Kagan,
New York Times best-selling author and one of the country’s most influential strategic...
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The World America Made
Written by Robert Kagan
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $21.00
What would the world look like if America were to reduce its role as a global leader in order to focus all its energies on solving its problems at home? And is America really in decline? Robert Kagan,
New York Times best-selling author and one of the country’s most influential strategic...
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The World America Made
Written by Robert Kagan
Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $9.99
What would the world look like if America were to reduce its role as a global leader in order to focus all its energies on solving its problems at home? And is America really in decline? Robert Kagan,
New York Times best-selling author and one of the country’s most influential strategic...
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A World Transformed
Written by George H. W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft
Format: eBook, 624 pages
On Sale: December 7, 2011
Price: $13.99
It was one of the pivotal times of the twentieth century--during George Bush's presidency, an extraordinary series of international events took place that materially changed the face of the world. Now, former President Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, tell the story of those tumultuous years.
Here are behind-the-scenes accounts...
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Arrows of the Night
Ahmad Chalabi's Long Journey to Triumph in Iraq
Written by Richard Bonin
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: December 6, 2011
Price: $27.95
In 1958, Ahmad Chalabi’s wealthy Shiite family was exiled from Iraq after a revolution that ultimately put Saddam Hussein in power. The young Chalabi devoted his life to restoring his family to prominence. His first coup attempt was in 1963 at age nineteen, while on a school break from MIT. His...
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Arrows of the Night
Ahmad Chalabi and the Selling of the Iraq War
Written by Richard Bonin
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 6, 2011
Price: $13.99
In 1958, Ahmad Chalabi’s wealthy Shiite family was exiled from Iraq after a revolution that ultimately put Saddam Hussein in power. The young Chalabi devoted his life to restoring his family to prominence. His first coup attempt was in 1963 at age nineteen, while on a school break from MIT. His...
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Damned Nations
Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid
Written by Samantha Nutt
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $27.95
Samantha Nutt is one of the most intrepid voices in the humanitarian arena and Damned Nations is a book of uncommon power. Weaving gripping personal experiences with uncompromising and impassioned argument, Nutt dissects war and aid, where humanitarian efforts go wrong, and what can and should be done to bring about...
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Damned Nations
Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid
Written by Samantha Nutt
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $13.99
Samantha Nutt is one of the most intrepid voices in the humanitarian arena and Damned Nations is a book of uncommon power. Weaving gripping personal experiences with uncompromising and impassioned argument, Nutt dissects war and aid, where humanitarian efforts go wrong, and what can and should be done to bring about...
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China Wakes
The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power
Written by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2011
Price: $14.99
The definitive book on China's uneasy transformation into an economic and political superpower by two Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters. An insightful and thought-provoking analysis of daily life in China, China Wakes is an exemplary work of reportage. 16 pages of photos.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Diplomacy in the Digital Age
Essays in Honour of Ambassador Allan Gotlieb
Edited by Janice Gross Stein
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $14.99
Edited by Canada's premiere commentator on global affairs, this must-read for political junkies will show the quailty of M&S's new Signal imprint: for everyone who wants to be well informed about international relations and the nature of the diplomacy in the age of Wikileaks.
Inspired by Allan Gotlieb's capacity to reshape...
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Diplomacy in the Digital Age
Essays in Honour of Ambassador Allan Gotlieb
Edited by Janice Gross Stein
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $27.95
Edited by Canada's premiere commentator on global affairs, this must-read for political junkies will show the quailty of M&S's new Signal imprint: for everyone who wants to be well informed about international relations and the nature of the diplomacy in the age of Wikileaks.
Inspired by Allan Gotlieb's capacity to reshape...
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Monsoon
The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
Written by Robert D. Kaplan
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2011
Price: $17.00
On the world maps common in America, the Western Hemisphere lies front and center, while the Indian Ocean region all but disappears. This convention reveals the geopolitical focus of the now-departed twentieth century, but in the twenty-first century that focus will fundamentally change. In this pivotal examination of the countries known...
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Playing with Fire
Pakistan at War with Itself
Written by Pamela Constable
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $28.00
A volatile nation at the heart of major cultural, political, and religious conflicts in the world today, Pakistan commands our attention. Yet more than six decades after the country’s founding as a Muslim democracy, it continues to struggle over its basic identity, alliances, and direction. In
Playing with Fire, acclaimed journalist...
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Playing with Fire
Pakistan at War with Itself
Written by Pamela Constable
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $16.99
A volatile nation at the heart of major cultural, political, and religious conflicts in the world today, Pakistan commands our attention. Yet more than six decades after the country’s founding as a Muslim democracy, it continues to struggle over its basic identity, alliances, and direction. In
Playing with Fire, acclaimed journalist...
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The Arabs
Journeys Beyond the Mirage
Written by David Lamb
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2011
Price: $12.99
The Arabs is widely considered one of the essential books for understanding the Middle East and the peoples who live there. David Lamb, who spent years as a correspondent in Cairo, explores the Arabs’ religious, political, and cultural views, noting the differences and key similarities between the many segments of...
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The Honored Dead
A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World
Written by Joseph Braude
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 14, 2011
Price: $13.99
The Arab Islamic world is known for religious extremism, ethnic conflicts, and, now, the overthrow of seemingly unshakable regimes—but if anything has become clear, it’s that our understanding of the region remains shrouded and incomplete. The seeds of revolution, radicalism, and—possibly—reform are buried in the individual stories of millions of people...
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The Honored Dead
A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World
Written by Joseph Braude
Read by Benson Simmonds
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 14, 2011
Price: $22.50
The Arab Islamic world is known for religious extremism, ethnic conflicts, and, now, the overthrow of seemingly unshakable regimes—but if anything has become clear, it’s that our understanding of the region remains shrouded and incomplete. The seeds of revolution, radicalism, and—possibly—reform are buried in the individual stories of millions of people...
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