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The Secret History of American Counterterrorism
Basic Books
In this revelatory new account, national security historian Timothy Naftali relates the full back story of America's attempts to fight terrorism. On September 11, 2001, a long history of failures, missteps, and blind spots in our intelligence services came to …
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Big Ideas for America
PublicAffairs
The Plan offers a bold vision of what America can be. It shows the way for both parties to move beyond the old political arguments and make progress for the American people. And it offers an innovative agenda for America …
Basic Books
A classic study of military leadership uncovering why generals fail The Crimea, the Boer War, the Somme, Tobruk, Pearl Harbor, the Bay of Pigs: these are just some of the milestones in a century of military incompetence, of costly mishaps …
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The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law for Unity in Physical Law
Basic Books
At what point does theory depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble something like aesthetic speculation, or even theology? The legendary physicist Wolfgang Pauli had a phrase for such ideas: He would describe them as "not even …
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A History of the United States in South Asia
Basic Books
The two-hundred-year history of the United States' involvement in South Asia -- the key to understanding contemporary American policy in the region South Asia looms large in American foreign policy. Over the past two decades, we have spent billions of …
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The Birth of a New Economy in the Aftermath of Crisis
PublicAffairs
In this controversial book, Anatole Kaletsky puts the upheavals of 2007-2009 in historical and ideological perspective. He shows how the forces that precipitated the financial meltdown are now creating a new and stronger version of the global capitalist system-- one …
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The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare
PublicAffairs
In 16th century England many loyal subjects to the crown were asked to make a terrible choice: to follow their monarch or their God. The era was one of unprecedented authoritarianism: England, it seemed, had become a police state, fearful …
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America's First War on Terror 1801-1805
PublicAffairs
Author Joseph Wheelan has marvelously captured the story of America's war against the Barbary pirates, our first war against terror and the nations that support it. The Barbary pirates, a Muslim enemy from Tripoli, attacked European and American merchant shipping …
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A History Of The Human Love Affair With Reflection
Basic Books
Of all human inventions, the mirror is perhaps the one most closely connected to our own consciousness. As our first technology for contemplation of the self, the mirror is arguably as important an invention as the wheel. Mirror Mirror is …
PublicAffairs
Nelson Mandela stands out as one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all that helped to deliver a peaceful end to apartheid in South Africa after years of …
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Women's True Tales of Life Abroad
Da Capo Press
It's one thing to travel abroadto stay in charming hotels and deliberate over whether to visit this museum or relax at that cafe even to head off the beaten track for a glimpse of "real" lifeand another thing altogether to …
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A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought
Basic Books
The classic, in-depth history of psychoanalysis, presenting over a hundred years of thought and theories Sigmund Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But …
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A True Story of Love and Race and Happily Ever After
Da Capo Press
Diane FarrNumb3rs star, Loveline veteran, and FunnyorDie.com contributoralways took for granted that she could love anybody she chose. But when she, a white woman, fell in love with a Korean-American man, she quickly learned a tough lesson: When it comes …
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My Unorthodox Search for Something to Believe In
Da Capo Press
Anjali Kumar, a pragmatic lawyer for Google, was part of a rapidly growing population in America: highly spiritual but religiously uncommitted. But when her daughter was born, she became compelled to find God -- or at least some kind of …
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How Main Street Capitalism Can Create an Economy for Everyone
PublicAffairs
The experts say that America's best days are behind us, that mediocre long-term economic growth is baked in the cake, and that politically, socially, and racially, the United States will continue to tear itself apart. But David Smick-hedge fund strategist …
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How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class-and What We Can Do About It
Basic Books
In recent years, the young, educated, and affluent have surged back into cities, reversing decades of suburban flight and urban decline. And yet all is not well, Richard Florida argues in The New Urban Crisis. Florida, one of the first …
Turner Publishing Company
Life as a series of distractions is seldom passionate and may even feel purposeless. But eliminating all the background noise, in search of that one intelligent passion that imparts to life a meaningful goal, can be difficult. For those in …
Turner Publishing Company
Unlike other diet and fitness books that try to apply a one-size-fits-all approach or peddle the latest weight-loss secret, 5 Things to Know for Successful and Lasting Weight Loss is not a how-to book that prescribes a specific diet and …
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Cullen Duffie, a Highland warrior and charming rogue, is the new chief of Clan MacDonald. Determined to prove hes not his father, Cullen works to secure his clan against the English. When a woman washes onto Islays shores, Cullen protects …
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How the Right Stole the 2004 Election and Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)
Basic Books
For Republicans, the 2004 presidential election was little short of miraculous: Behind in the Electoral College tally in the days leading up to the election, behind even on the very afternoon of the vote, the Bush ticket staged a stunning …
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Target Training for a Fat-Free Body
Grand Central Publishing
Former national bodybuilding champion Tony Little offers a comprehensive version of his own one-to-one fitness approach, which is suitable for all, regardless of age, sex, physical fitness level or time schedule.
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La Guia Inicial para Convertirte en Millonario
Grand Central Publishing
Expert financial planner Douglas R. Andrew's bestselling definitive guide on managing your money, now available in Spanish. We've been hearing the same advice on managing your money for years - always prepay your mortgage. Always invest in a 401(k). Defer …
Grand Central Publishing
From the critically acclaimed author of The Man Who Turned Into Himself and Superstition comes a truly bizarre and mind-twisting tale of murder, suspense, and coincidence. Isn't it odd how you can just be thinking about someone and they happen …
Grand Central Publishing
Working hard to achieve a promotion in spite of a difficult boss and a budding office romance, talk show producer and Christian Sabrina Bradley accepts an opportunity to produce a television segment involving kept New Year's resolutions, but finds the …
Grand Central Publishing
A four-man team of anti-terrorist specialists led by John Cody is called in to rescue the hostages aboard a jet hijacked to Lebanon and destroy the terrorist killers who are holding the plane.
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