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CrusaderThe Crusader tells the fascinating life story of Pat Buchanan, the three-time presidential candidate, Nixon confidant, White House communications director during Iran-Contra, pundit, and bestselling author. Buchanan is one of America's most controversial conservative rebels. After serving Nixon and Reagan, he led a revolt...
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Saving America's Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban AgeWinner of the Bancroft Prize In twenty-first-century America, some cities are flourishing and others are struggling, but they all must contend with deteriorating infrastructure, economic inequality, and unaffordable housing. Cities have limited tools to address these problems, and many must rely on the private...
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Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive GovernmentWhy our belief in government by the people is unrealistic-and what we can do about it Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual...
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What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism - 10th Anniversary EditionWhy we need to think more like economists to successfully combat terrorism If we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat, we must think more like economists do. Alan Krueger's What Makes a Terrorist explains why our...
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The Next Decade: Empire and Republic in a Changing WorldThe author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required...
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Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter PlanetHow knowing the extreme risks of climate change can help us prepare for an uncertain future If you had a 10 percent chance of having a fatal car accident, you'd take necessary precautions. If your finances had a 10 percent chance of suffering a...
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The Emergence of Globalism: Visions of World Order in Britain and the United States, 1939-1950How competing visions of world order in the 1940s gave rise to the modern concept of globalism During and after the Second World War, public intellectuals in Britain and the United States grappled with concerns about the future of democracy, the prospects of liberty,...
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On FreedomFrom New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a brisk, provocative book that shows what freedom really means--and requires--today In this pathbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein asks us to rethink freedom. He shows that freedom of choice isn't nearly enough....
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City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of CapitalismAward-winning journalist Jim Krane charts the history of Dubai from its earliest days, considers the influence of the family who has ruled it since the nineteenth century, and looks at the effect of the global economic downturn on a place that many tout as...
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The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical AssessmentAn original and engaging account of the Obama years from a group of leading political historians Barack Obama's election as the first African American president seemed to usher in a new era, and he took office in 2009 with great expectations. But by his...
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The Commons in History: Culture, Conflict, and EcologyAn argument that the commons is neither tragedy nor paradise but can be a way to understand environmental sustainability.The history of the commons--jointly owned land or other resources such as fisheries or forests set aside for public use--provides a useful context for current debates...
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The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding EraA stunning revision of our founding document's evolving history that forces us to confront anew the question that animated the founders so long ago: What is our Constitution? Americans widely believe that the United States Constitution was created when it was drafted in 1787...
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Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of GlobalizationA piercing, first-hand analysis of the World Bank, one of the most powerful actors in today's global economy. Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at moments in history when it seemed likely to fall? This pathbreaking book...
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No Enchanted Palace: The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United NationsA groundbreaking interpretation of the intellectual origins of the United Nations No Enchanted Palace traces the origins and early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organizations active in the world today. Acclaimed historian Mark Mazower forces...
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They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else: A History of the Armenian GenocideA definitive history of the 20th century's first major genocide on its 100th anniversary Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the twentieth century. By the end of the...
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew AmericaA New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Businessweek Best Business Book of the Year A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year In this brilliant, essential book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas...
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The Baba and the Comrade: Gender and Politics in Revolutionary Russia"Meticulously researched, impressively documented, and engrossingly written, . . . [it] contributes to a long-overdue reconception of the New Economic Policy (NEP). . . ." --Choice" . . . a well-organized, sophisticated analysis of the difficulties involved in attempting to reconcile ideology with political,...
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Where Does the Money Go?: Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis"A book that manages to be entertaining and irreverent while serving as an informative primer on a subject that is crucial to the future of all Americans." --New York Times Before you vote in a national election, you should ask yourself: Where Does the...
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The Making of the President 1972" White] revolutionized the art of political reporting." --William F. BuckleyThe Making of the President 1972 is the fourth book in Theodore H. White's landmark series, a riveting account of the 1972 presidential campaign and Richard M. Nixon's precedent-shattering landslide victory. White had made...
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The Open Society and Its Enemies'If in this book harsh words are spoken about some of the greatest among the intellectual leaders of mankind, my motive is not, I hope, to belittle them. It springs rather from my conviction that, if our civilization is to survive, we must break...
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