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Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--And How We Can Get More of ItWho are the happiest Americans? Surveys show that religious people think they are happier than secularists, and secularists think they are happier than religious people. Liberals believe they are happier than conservatives, and conservatives disagree. In fact, almost every group thinks it is happier...
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The Instant Economist: Everything You Need to Know about How the Economy WorksThe Only Economics Book You Will Ever Need. Economics isn't just about numbers: it's about politics, psychology, history, and so much more. We are all economists - when we work, save for the future, invest, pay taxes, and buy our groceries. Yet many of...
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Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for YourselfWidely acclaimed for its engaging style and provocative perspective, this book has helped thousands transform their working lives. Now including a 30-page resource guide that explains the basics of working for oneself. It's about fulfillment. A revolution is sweeping America. On its front lines...
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Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to VoteThe United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago. And when the controversial nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it...
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Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg PrisonAt a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of American medical history. In this disturbing expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison.Author: Allen M....
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Literary Theory: The Basics: The BasicsThis third edition of Hans Bertens' bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism and new historicism Literary Theory: The Basics covers contemporary...
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The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's WarWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZEWINNER OF THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARDFINALIST FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZEFINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR"Fast-paced and excellently written...much needed, dispassionate and eminently readable." --New York Times"Filled with sparkling prose and deep analysis." -The Wall Street JournalThe breakup of the...
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The Cycles of American HistoryArthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., first revealed the sequences that governed American politics over the past two centuries in The Cycles of American History. In this updated edition, the prominent political historian continues to reflect on the "recurring struggle between pragmatism and idealism in the...
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Politics by Other Means: Politicians, Prosecutors, and the Press from Watergate to WhitewaterIn a far-reaching shift of the political landscape, contenders now seek to discredit or take hostage their opponents rather than to expand the electorate or otherwise compete for votes.In this new edition, which includes a full chapter on the politics of Bush v. Gore,...
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World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic CollapseWe are in a race between political and natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet and avoid catastrophic sea level rise? Can we raise water productivity fast enough to halt the depletion of aquifers...
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Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of EmpireIn Dark Ages America, the pundit Morris Berman argues that the nation has entered a dangerous phase in its historical development from which there is no return. As the corporate-consumerist juggernaut that now defines the nation rolls on, the very factors that once propelled...
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Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud That Defined a DecadeAfter the death of John Kennedy, LBJ and RFK were the dominant political figures of the 1960s, each fighting for the spotlight, each struggling to emerge from the other's shadow. Their arguments echoed across the nation, as "Johnson men" and "Kennedy men" waged political...
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Pacific Rift: Why Americans and Japanese Don't Understand Each OtherIn Pacific Rift, the best-selling author of Liar's Poker aims his skewering wit at the so-called cultural clash between Japan and the United States. The result is a very different kind of book on U.S.-Japanese business relations. In search of answers, Michael Lewis hits...
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Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics (Revised)They have come to intersect with an entire range of domestic issues, from welfare policy to suburban zoning practices. In an explosive chain reaction, a new conservative voting majority has replaced the once-dominant Democratic presidential coalition, and a new polarization has pitted major segments...
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The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do about ThemIn The Great Divide, Joseph E. Stiglitz expands on the diagnosis he offered in his best-selling book The Price of Inequality and suggests ways to counter America's growing problem. With his signature blend of clarity and passion, Stiglitz argues that inequality is a choice--the...
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The Politics of NormalcyAuthor: Robert K. Murray, K. Murray RobertPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 01/01/1973Pages: 180Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41dISBN: 9780393094220About the AuthorMurray, Robert K.: - Robert K. Murray is a professor of history at the Pennsylvania State University. He received his...
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The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy Volumes IV-VI: The Winds of Change: October 29, 1962 - February 7, 1963In the summer of 1962, President John F. Kennedy asked the Secret Service to install a hidden taping system in the White House Oval Office and Cabinet Room. Reel-to-reel tape recorders were placed in the basement, connected to concealed microphones, and operated at the...
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To End a War: The Conflict in Yugoslavia--America's Inside Story--Negotiating with MilosevicWhen President Clinton sent Richard Holbrooke to Bosnia as America's chief negotiator in late 1995, he took a gamble that would eventually redefine his presidency. But there was no saying then, at the height of the war, that Holbrooke's mission would succeed. The odds...
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For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America TodayJedediah Purdy calls For Common Things his "letter of love for the world's possibilities." Indeed, these pages--which garnered a flurry of attention among readers and in the media--constitute a passionate and persuasive testament to the value of political, social, and community reengagement. Drawing on...
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The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in IranAcclaimed journalist Robin Wright meticulously describes the ongoing transformation of Iranian society, politics and religion that ranges from the empowerment of women to the blossoming of a movie industry and an independent press. "An exceptional contribution to the understanding of a mysterious and much...
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