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Leadership Jazz: The Essential Elements of a Great LeaderSince it was first published to wide acclaim in 1992, the bestselling Leadership Jazz has firmly placed itself among the great business classics. Former President Bill Clinton called it "astonishing," and the late Peter Drucker advised, "Read this slowly. This book is wisdom in...
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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle EastNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The first comprehensive account of the epoch-making Six-Day War, from the author of Ally--now featuring a fiftieth-anniversary retrospective Though it lasted for only six tense days in June, the 1967 Arab-Israeli war never really ended. Every crisis that has...
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Preparing for Leadership: A Young Adult's Guide to Leadership Skills in a Global AgeWhat is leadership? Can it be taught, or is it an inborn quality? How does a young person, in the controlled environment of home, school, and peer groups, learn to be a leader in a way that relates to the larger context of community...
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Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His WayGreg Mortenson, the bestselling author of Three Cups of Tea, is a man who has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader, and he's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But, as bestselling author Jon Krakauer demonstrates in this...
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The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern WorldFrom a highly decorated general, a brilliant new way of understanding war and its role in the twenty-first century.Drawing on his vast experience as a commander during the first Gulf War, and in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland, General Rupert Smith gives us a...
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Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day WarA controversial examination of the internal Israeli debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a best-selling Israeli author "A must for anyone who wants to understand the tectonic forces underlying Israeli politics."--Rabbi Robert Orkand, Reform Judaism "An eloquent expression of the distant hope that deeply...
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Everyday Economic Survival in MyanmarReforms in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have eased restrictions on citizens' political activities. Yet for most Burmese, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung shows, eking out a living from day to day leaves little time for civic engagement. Citizens have coped with extreme hardship through great resourcefulness. But...
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Prison Notebooks: Volume 1Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) is widely celebrated as the most original political thinker in Western Marxism and an all-around outstanding intellectual figure. Arrested and imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime in 1926, Gramsci died before fully regaining his freedom. Nevertheless, in his prison notebooks, he...
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House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening AgainThe Great American Recession resulted in the loss of eight million jobs between 2007 and 2009. More than four million homes were lost to foreclosures. Is it a coincidence that the United States witnessed a dramatic rise in household debt in the years before...
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Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines DemocracyA fully updated paperback edition that includes coverage of the key developments of the past two years, including the political controversies that swirled around Facebook with increasing intensity in the Trump era. If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to...
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The PoliticsMan is by nature a political animalIn The Politics Aristotle addresses the questions that lie at the heart of political science. How should society be ordered to ensure the happiness of the individual? Which forms of government are best and how should they be...
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Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others CollapseNow a Washington Post bestseller. Respected conservative journalist and commentator Timothy P. Carney continues the conversation begun with Hillbilly Elegy and the classic Bowling Alone in this hard-hitting analysis that identifies the true factor behind the decline of the American dream: it is not...
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The Struggle for the Independence of Puerto RicoThe Struggle for the Independence of Puerto Rico (La lucha por la independencia de Puerto Rico) is an essay on the history of Puerto Rico's attempts at liberation from colonial rule from Spain, in the 19th century, and from United States colonialism from 1898...
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Poll-Arized: Why Americans Don't Trust the Polls - And How to Fix Them Before It's Too LateHave you ever wondered why pollsters can't seem to predict who the next president will be? With the sheer volume of data that encircles our lives, why can't pollsters detect the signal through the noise? POLL-ARIZED is a provocative examination of what has gone...
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The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign PolicyChina is unique in modern world history. No other rising power has experienced China's turbulent history in its relations with neighbors and Western countries. Its sheer size dominates the region. With leader Xi Jinping's political authority unmatched, Xi's sense of mission to restore what...
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The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984The author, a former Special Secretary of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), examines a series of interconnected events that led to the rise of the Khalistan movement, Operation Blue Star, the assassination ofAuthor: G. B. S. SidhuPublisher: HarperCollinsPublished: 10/24/2020Pages:...
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The Autonomous City: A History of Urban SquattingAuthor: Alexander VasudevanPublisher: VersoPublished: 01/03/2023Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsISBN: 9781839767937
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A Tsunami of Lies Cannot Hide the TruthIn this book, Gidey Amare enlightens the readers about the genocidal war waged against the people of Tigray and the intolerable suffering they endured. When the world failed them, the Almighty God helped them remain strong, patient, and resilient. He offered them leadership and...
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If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold WomenThis program is read by the author. From the New York Times bestselling author of WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, Nikki Haley's sharply intimate and inspirational book celebrates the world's most iconic women leaders. "If you want something said, ask a man. If you want...
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The Art of War in an Age of Peace: U.S. Grand Strategy and Resolute RestraintAn informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextension "A masterful examination of past American grand strategy and foreign policies. A compelling, thoughtful, and thought-provoking proposal of a new grand strategy by one of America's...
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