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Financial Planning for the 99%: Financial Planning for Those who Need it MostWhy is it so difficult for the average American to get good, dependable financial advice? Is the fact that you may be asked to put your own money at risk the reason that 99% of Americans do not use a financial advisor? By design...
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War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated SoldierGeneral Butler's screed crosses all ideological boundaries.Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is GeneralSmedley Butler's frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing morethan serving as a puppet for big-business interests. The introduction discusseswhy General Butler went against the corporate...
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On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays'it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces, or can produce, well developed human beings' Mill's four essays, 'On Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations on Representative Government', and 'The Subjection of Women' examine the most central issues that face liberal democratic regimes - whether in...
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The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and ChurchillFrom the New York Times bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true story of a Nazi plot to kill FDR, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill at the height of World War II. In 1943, as the war...
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The Struggle for Iran: Oil, Autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951-1954Beginning with the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry in spring 1951 and ending with its reversal following the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq in August 1953, the Iranian oil crisis was a crucial turning point in the global Cold War. The nationalization...
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The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It AgainFrom the author of Bowling Alone and Our Kids, a "sweeping yet remarkably accessible" (The Wall Street Journal) analysis that "offers superb, often counterintuitive insights" (The New York Times) to demonstrate how we have gone from an individualistic "I" society to a more communitarian...
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The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold WarFrom the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia--the gripping story of four CIA agents during the early days of the Cold War--and how the United States, at the very pinnacle of its power, managed to permanently damage its moral standing in the world. "Enthralling...
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Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned AstronautBorn into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hernàndez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. Reaching for the Stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream,...
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The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape from North KoreaAuthor: Jihyun Park, Seh-Lynn ChaiPublisher: HarpernorthPublished: 01/31/2023Pages: 199Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00dISBN: 9780008541408Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2022Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 97
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The Crowd: A Study of the Popular MindComplete 1896 original edition of The Crowd, A Study of the Popular Mind by Gustave Le Bon is the first popularist study of mob psychology which influenced Mussolini, Hitler, and scores more for over 100 years. "The decisions affecting matters of general interest come...
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Likewar: The Weaponization of Social MediaTwo defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away. Through the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the...
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Israel's Moment: International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945-1949Author: Jeffrey HerfPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/03/2022Pages: 520Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.90lbsSize: 9.19h x 6.20w x 1.30dISBN: 9781316517963About the AuthorHerf, Jeffrey: - Jeffrey Herf is a Distinguished University Professor of Modern European history at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Undeclared Wars...
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Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United StatesA leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present--and argues that we've reached a turning point that will define the era ahead. "A monumental achievement, sure to become a classic."--Zachary D. Carter, author of The Price...
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Don't Burn This Country: Surviving and Thriving in Our Woke DystopiaA guide for anyone who wants to revive the American dream while the woke mob tries to burn down the country. You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to see that something dark is happening in America. Just look around: Massive corporations monitor...
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Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. TrumpA #1 New York Times Bestseller "I read it cover-to-cover. I did not intend to, but I started at the beginning and didn't put it down until it was over."--Rachel Maddow, MSNBC This book almost didn't see the light of day as government officials...
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Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat AmericaPutin's Playbook is urgently essential reading. A former U.S. intelligence specialist who was born and raised in the Soviet Union explains what Vladimir Putin wants and how he plans to get it. Russia's ruler is following a carefully devised plan to defeat the United...
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Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have*First Place Winner of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Rachel Carson Environment Book Award* From a former New York Times science writer, this urgent call to action--updated for paperback with a new preface and afterword--will empower you to stand up to climate change and...
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War with Russia?: From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & RussiagatePrescient and even more relevant than when originally released in 2019, this Memorial Edition of War With Russia ? provides keen perspective to help readers understand the current Ukraine crisis. Are we in a new Cold War with Russia? Does Vladimir Putin really want...
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman RepublicA vivid historical account of the social world of Rome as it moved from republic to empire. In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into...
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Walden and Civil DisobedienceHenry David Thoreau's account of his adventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusetts--part social experiment, part spiritual quest--is an enduringly influential American classic. In 1845, Thoreau began building a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The inspiring and lyrical...
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