The Next Wave
On the Hunt for Al Qaeda's American Recruits
Written by Catherine Herridge
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $15.00
TERROR WALKS AMONG US. Born here, raised here, plotting here, the terrorists of al Qaeda 2.0 aim to kill Americans. And our government helps.
Who are the recruits for the next wave? They live next door.
A radicalized army major guns down forty-five, killing twelve soldiers and one civilian; an...
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You Had to Be There
Written by Robert Collins
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $11.99
They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change – from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better educated, more affluent, more vigorous, and longer-lived than any generation before them, yet obstinately cling to a forthright simplicity no generation...
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Censored 2013
The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012
Edited by Mickey Huff
Illustrated by Khalil Bendib
Contribution by Project Censored
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $19.95
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book,
Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought...
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The Real Story of Risk
Adventures in a Hazardous World
Written by Glenn Croston
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $11.99
Offering a wealth of fascinating information about health, sex, money, safety, food, and the environment, this book illuminates an often-misunderstood but crucial aspect of daily life. We live in a world of risk. It waits for us in our refrigerator and surrounds us on the freeway. It's lurking in our arteries...
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Sharia Versus Freedom
The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism
Written by Andrew G. Bostom
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $15.99
Author Andrew G. Bostom expands upon his two previous groundbreaking compendia, The Legacy of Jihad and The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism, with this collection of his own recent essays on Sharia - Islamic law. The book elucidates, unapologetically, Sharia's defining Islamic religious principles and the consequences of its application across space...
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The Stammering Century
Written by Gilbert Seldes
Introduction by Greil Marcus
Format: Trade Paperback, 452 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $18.95
Gilbert Seldes, the author of The Stammering Century, writes:
This book is not a record of the major events in American history during
the nineteenth century. It is concerned with minor movements, with the
cults and manias of that period. Its personages are fanatics, and radicals,
and mountebanks. Its intention is to connect these secondary...
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The Stammering Century
Written by Gilbert Seldes
Introduction by Greil Marcus
Format: eBook, 452 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $18.95
Gilbert Seldes, the author of
The Stammering Century, writes:
This book is not a record of the major events in American history during
the nineteenth century. It is concerned with minor movements, with the
cults and manias of that period. Its personages are fanatics, and radicals,
and mountebanks. Its intention is...
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The Journey of Man
A Genetic Odyssey
Written by Spencer Wells
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2012
Price: $11.99
Around 60,000 years ago, a man—genetically identical to us—lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans...
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Assholes
A Theory
Written by Aaron James
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $23.95
In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary.
What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people...
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Assholes
A Theory
Written by Aaron James
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $12.99
In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary.
What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people...
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Assholes
A Theory
Written by Aaron James
Read by Arthur Morey
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $17.50
In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary.
What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people...
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Costa Rica - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Written by Jane Koutnik
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.95
Costa Rica is renowned for its tropical beauty, the warmth and charm of the “Ticos”—its people’s own name for themselves—and its political stability. This “Switzerland of the Americas” is widely regarded as an oasis of democracy in turbulent Central America.
Since the first edition of
Culture Smart! Costa Rica was...
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Costa Rica - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Written by Jane Koutnik
Format: eBook, 168 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.95
Costa Rica is renowned for its tropical beauty, the warmth and charm of the “Ticos”—its people’s own name for themselves—and its political stability. This “Switzerland of the Americas” is widely regarded as an oasis of democracy in turbulent Central America.
Since the first edition of
Culture Smart! Costa Rica was published...
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A Different Mirror for Young People
A History of Multicultural America
Written by Ronald Takaki
Adapted by Rebecca Stefoff
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $18.95
A longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki was recognized as one of the foremost scholars of American ethnic history and diversity. When the first edition of
A Different Mirror was published in 1993,
Publishers Weekly called it "a brilliant revisionist history of America that is likely...
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Fanpire
The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: Hardcover, 184 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a...
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Fanpire
The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a...
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A Gift of Hope
Helping the Homeless
Written by Danielle Steel
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $20.00
In her powerful memoir
His Bright Light, #1
New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In
A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her...
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A Gift of Hope
Helping the Homeless
Written by Danielle Steel
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.99
In her powerful memoir
His Bright Light, #1
New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In
A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her...
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Korea - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Culture & Customs
Written by James Hoare
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.95
JAMES HOARE spent over thirty years in the British Diplomatic Service, with postings to Seoul and Beijing. His last job was
Chargé D’Affaires in Pyongyang, North Korea, where he established the British Embassy. Since retirement, he has become a regular radio and television commentator on Korea, and he also teaches at...
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Korea - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Culture & Customs
Written by James Hoare
Format: eBook, 168 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.95
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside...
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McLuhan For Beginners
Written by Terrence W. Gordon
Illustrated by Susan Willmarth
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $16.99
Marshall McLuhan was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of the 20th century. He was so far ahead of his time that he predicted the future and offered a critique of human behavior in a media saturated world that is perhaps more valuable in today’s Internet age than it...
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Peru - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Culture & Customs
Written by John Forrest
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $9.95
Peru is associated with ancient civilizations, awe-inspiring Inca cities, ruthless
conquistadores, spectacular Andean scenery, astonishing biodiversity, and colorful woven textiles. All true—but visitors will find a great deal more to Peru than this.
The two distinctive cultures that first encountered each other five hundred years ago have, progressively, integrated. This process...
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