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Así Que Quieres Hablar de Raza / So You Want to Talk about RaceEn este bestseller del New York Times, Ijeoma Oluo nos brinda un análisis contundente e intuitivo del tema de la raza en los Estados Unidos. La amplia cobertura que han tenido los rasgos y facetas de la supremacía blanca --desde la brutalidad policial hasta...
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Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness"A remarkable book, from its title and subtitle to its last words . . . A stirring indictment of American sentimentality about war." --Robert G. Kaiser, The Washington Post In Looking for the Good War, Elizabeth D. Samet reexamines the literature, art, and culture...
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Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White HouseNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The knockdown, drag-out, untold story of the other scandal that rocked Nixon's White House, and reset the rules for crooked presidents to come--with new reporting that expands on Rachel Maddow's Peabody Award-nominated podcast"Both a thriller and a history book,...
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Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself-While the Rest of Us DieNow a 6-part mini-series called Why the Rest of Us Die airing on VICE TV! The shocking truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--is "a frightening eye-opener" (Kirkus Reviews) that spans...
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Dumpty: The Age of Trump in VerseNew York Times Bestseller Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse is Volume 1 of a satirical poetry collection from award-winning actor and bestselling author John Lithgow. Chronicling the last few raucous years in American politics, Lithgow takes readers verse by verse through the...
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Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America"Perlstein...aims here at nothing less than weaving a tapestry of social upheaval. His success is dazzling." --Los Angeles Times "Both brilliant and fun, a consuming journey back into the making of modern politics." --Jon Meacham "Nixonland is a grand historical epic. Rick Perlstein has...
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Money, Love & Power: A Guide to Understanding CongressUnderstanding how politicians think and how they behave is complicated. This book is not a memoir, but an explanation of what happens to everyone who enters public life. It will stir the discussion we need to preserve the lifeblood of democracy, encourage compromise and...
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A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of GenocideIn her award-winning interrogation of the last century of American history, Samantha Power―a former Balkan war correspondent and founding executive director of Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy―asks the haunting question: Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly fail to stop...
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and BetrayalNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year - Drawing on previously classified CIA documents and on interviews with firsthand participants, The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant feat of reporting and a riveting true story of intrigue in the final...
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIAWith shocking revelations that made headlines in papers across the country, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Tim Weiner gets at the truth behind the CIA and uncovers here why nearly every CIA Director has left the agency in worse shape than when he found it; and how these...
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Avenues of Transformation: Illinois's Path from Territory to StateA territory split by slavery, a state forged for union Avenues of Transformation traces the surprising path, marked by shame, ambition, and will that led to Illinois's admission to the Union in 1818. Historian James A. Edstrom guides the reader through this story by...
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The Great Patriot Protest and Boycott Book: The Priceless List for Conservatives, Christians, Patriots, and 80+ Million Trump Warriors to Cancel CanceNOW YOU HAVE THE POWER! Are you a conservative patriot? Do you love America? Do you support capitalism? Are you frustrated at the direction of this country? Do you fear for the future of your children and / or grandchildren? Do you believe in...
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Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty, and Climate ChangeThe book is an interdisciplinary synthesis of research and practice carried out over decades by leaders of the agroecology and regenerative organic agriculture movement. It provides detailed analysis of the multiple crises we face due to chemical and industrial agriculture, including land degradation, water...
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On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth CenturyNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug "Nora Krug has visualized and rendered some of the most valuable lessons of...
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The Terrorism Lectures: A Comprehensive Collection for the Student of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and National SecurityAuthor: James J. F. ForestPublisher: Nortia PressPublished: 07/02/2019Pages: 458Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.90h x 7.20w x 0.90dISBN: 9781940503165
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This is history at its most immediate and moving...A marvelous and memorable book." --Jon Meacham "Remarkable...A priceless civic gift...On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle, or make him angry, or heartbroken." --The Wall Street Journal "Had...
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The Portland Black Panthers: Empowering Albina and Remaking a CityPortland, Oregon, though widely regarded as a liberal bastion, also has struggled historically with ethnic diversity; indeed, the 2010 census found it to be "America's whitest major city." In early recognition of such disparate realities, a group of African American activists in the 1960s...
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Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop CultureFrom "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing. What should we do about the police?...
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CIA Paramilitary Operations in Tibet: 1957-1974CIA Paramilitary Operations in Tibet is the story of how the US government - primarily through the CIA and often in cooperation with India - came to harness, nurture, and encourage Tibetan defiance in one of the most extreme covert campaigns of the Cold...
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Political Tribalism in America: How Hyper-Partisanship Dumbs Down Democracy and How to Fix ItThe democratic ideal demands that the citizenry think critically about matters of public import. Yet many Democrats and Republicans in the United States have fallen short of that standard because political tribalism motivates them to acquire, perceive and evaluate political information in a biased...
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