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Regime Change

Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan ...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that make... ... Read more

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that make...
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Watergate

A New History

by Garrett M. Graff ...

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes—this one.” —The Washington Post * “Dazzling.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate—“the best and fullest account of the cri... ... Read more

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Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes—this one.” —The Washington Post * “Dazzling.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate—“the best and fullest account of the cri...
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Blowback

The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

by Chalmers Johnson ...

Series series The American Empire Project
"A brilliant and iconoclastic assault on American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War" from the bestselling author of The Sorrows of Empire ( Los Angeles Times ).The term "blowback," invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American policies. In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our ov... ... Read more

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"A brilliant and iconoclastic assault on American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War" from the bestselling author of The Sorrows of Empire ( Los Angeles Times ).The term "blowback," invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American policies. In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our ov...
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This Is The Plan

How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy

by Ben Wikler ...

**A New York Times bestseller"Ben Wikler is one of the most strategic and respected leaders of his generation. If we do what this book says, we will win."—Nancy PelosiFrom the most successful Democratic operative of the last decade, a revelatory account of what you—yes, you—can do to defeat Trumpism.**If you are looking at the spiraling crisis of American politics in the Trump era and wondering ... Read more

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**A New York Times bestseller"Ben Wikler is one of the most strategic and respected leaders of his generation. If we do what this book says, we will win."—Nancy PelosiFrom the most successful Democratic operative of the last decade, a revelatory account of what you—yes, you—can do to defeat Trumpism.**If you are looking at the spiraling crisis of American politics in the Trump era and wondering
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The Nerd Reich

Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy

by Gil Durán ...

**“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —**Publishers Weekly (starred review)A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its ... Read more

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**“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —**Publishers Weekly (starred review)A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its
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All the President's Men

by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein ...

50th Anniversary Edition—now with a new foreword on what Watergate means today.“The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days.The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigat. ... Read more

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50th Anniversary Edition—now with a new foreword on what Watergate means today.“The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days.The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigat.
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Rise of the Warrior Cop

The Militarization of America's Police Forces

by Radley Balko ...

A comprehensive exploration of how police forces have become militarized—both in equipment and mindset—and what that means for American democracy.“Fascinating and at times wrenching.” ―The New YorkerThe last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law ... Read more

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A comprehensive exploration of how police forces have become militarized—both in equipment and mindset—and what that means for American democracy.“Fascinating and at times wrenching.” ―The New YorkerThe last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law
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A People's History of the Supreme Court

The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution: Revised Edition

by Peter Irons ...

A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court featuring a forward by Howard ZinnRecent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's ... Read more

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A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court featuring a forward by Howard ZinnRecent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's
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Bag Man

The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House

by Rachel Maddow, Michael Yarvitz ...

NEW 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, Bag Man is a triumph of storytelling.”—Preet Bharara, New York Times bestselling author of Doing Justice<... ... Read more

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NEW 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, Bag Man is a triumph of storytelling.”—Preet Bharara, New York Times bestselling author of Doing Justice<...
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Capital

Volume I

by Karl Marx ...

Translated by Ben Fowkes ...

Series Book 1 - Capital
'A groundbreaking work of economic analysis. It is also a literary masterpice' Francis Wheen, GuardianOne of the most notorious and influential works of modern times, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of its society to support his analysis. ... Read more

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'A groundbreaking work of economic analysis. It is also a literary masterpice' Francis Wheen, GuardianOne of the most notorious and influential works of modern times, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of its society to support his analysis.
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The Polemics of Ressentiment

Variations on Nietzsche

Edited by Sjoerd van Tuinen ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy
The rise of populism, cynicism, fanaticism and fundamentalism challenges us to reconsider the problem of ressentiment. Characterized by Nietzsche as the self-poisoning of the will through internalising trauma in the form of a postponed and imaginary revenge, the concept of ressentiment is making a comeback in politicaldiscourse.Unlike resentment, the feeling of injustice, ressentiment is an ... Read more

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The rise of populism, cynicism, fanaticism and fundamentalism challenges us to reconsider the problem of ressentiment. Characterized by Nietzsche as the self-poisoning of the will through internalising trauma in the form of a postponed and imaginary revenge, the concept of ressentiment is making a comeback in politicaldiscourse.Unlike resentment, the feeling of injustice, ressentiment is an
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A City on Mars

Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?

by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith ...

*** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the Hugo Award * Scientific American’s #1 Book for 2023 * Winner of Royal Society's Trivedi Prize * A Guardian Best Book of 2024 * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Times Best Science and Environment Book of 2023 * A Tor.com Best Book of 2023 *“Exceptional. . . Forceful, engaging and funny . . . This book will make you happy to ... Read more

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*** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the Hugo Award * Scientific American’s #1 Book for 2023 * Winner of Royal Society's Trivedi Prize * A Guardian Best Book of 2024 * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Times Best Science and Environment Book of 2023 * A Tor.com Best Book of 2023 *“Exceptional. . . Forceful, engaging and funny . . . This book will make you happy to
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Invisible Women

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

by Caroline Criado Perez ...

The landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.#1 International Bestseller * Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Winner of the Royal Society Science Book PrizeData is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public ... Read more

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The landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.#1 International Bestseller * Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Winner of the Royal Society Science Book PrizeData is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public
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Nature's Last Dance

Tales of wonder in an age of extinction

by Natalie Kyriacou ...

Amidst the tragedy of wild species extinction lies a hidden world of survival and wonder. Conservationists are embroiled in a high-stakes clash with a drug cartel to save a porpoise. Scientists are fighting to save a flightless bird that romances rocks. Unconventional animals are upending 21st century beauty standards, and financiers are betting on whale poo to make its debut on Wall Street.This ... Read more

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Amidst the tragedy of wild species extinction lies a hidden world of survival and wonder. Conservationists are embroiled in a high-stakes clash with a drug cartel to save a porpoise. Scientists are fighting to save a flightless bird that romances rocks. Unconventional animals are upending 21st century beauty standards, and financiers are betting on whale poo to make its debut on Wall Street.This
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The Red Flag

A History of Communism

by David Priestland ...

"The best and the most accessible one-volume history of communism now available . . . A far-reaching, vividly written account." — Foreign AffairsIn The Red Flag, Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany ... Read more

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"The best and the most accessible one-volume history of communism now available . . . A far-reaching, vividly written account." — Foreign AffairsIn The Red Flag, Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany
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The Guarantee

Inside the Fight for America's Next Economy

by Natalie Foster ...

With a foreword by Angela GarbesFrom the president of the Economic Security Project, a book showing how a just future is around the corner, if we are ready to seize itThe Guarantee asks us to imagine an America where housing, health care, a college education, dignified work, family care, an inheritance, and an income floor are not only attainable by all but guaranteed, by our government, for ... Read more

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With a foreword by Angela GarbesFrom the president of the Economic Security Project, a book showing how a just future is around the corner, if we are ready to seize itThe Guarantee asks us to imagine an America where housing, health care, a college education, dignified work, family care, an inheritance, and an income floor are not only attainable by all but guaranteed, by our government, for
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The Leak

Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory

by Robert P. Crease ...

How the discovery of a harmless leak of radiation sparked a media firestorm, political grandstanding, and fearmongering that closed a vital scientific facility.In 1997, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory found a small leak of radioactive water near their research reactor. Brookhaven was—and is—a world-class, Nobel Prize–winning lab, and its reactor was the cornerstone of US materials ... Read more

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How the discovery of a harmless leak of radiation sparked a media firestorm, political grandstanding, and fearmongering that closed a vital scientific facility.In 1997, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory found a small leak of radioactive water near their research reactor. Brookhaven was—and is—a world-class, Nobel Prize–winning lab, and its reactor was the cornerstone of US materials
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The Thomas Paine Collection

Common Sense, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason

by Thomas Paine ...

Three works by the political theorist and Founding Father whose impassioned arguments sparked a watershed moment in the progress of democracy.Common Sense: Originally published anonymously in 1776, this landmark political pamphlet spread across the colonies like no document of its kind had ever done before. It was read aloud in town squares and affixed to tavern walls. Both a plainly stated case ... Read more

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Three works by the political theorist and Founding Father whose impassioned arguments sparked a watershed moment in the progress of democracy.Common Sense: Originally published anonymously in 1776, this landmark political pamphlet spread across the colonies like no document of its kind had ever done before. It was read aloud in town squares and affixed to tavern walls. Both a plainly stated case
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From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime

The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

by Elizabeth Hinton, Associate Professor of History and African American Studies and Professor of Law ...

Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial PrizeA New York Times Notable Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Wall Street Journal Favorite Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Publishers Weekly Favorite Book of the YearIn the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African ... Read more

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Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial PrizeA New York Times Notable Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Wall Street Journal Favorite Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Publishers Weekly Favorite Book of the YearIn the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African
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The Bill Gates Problem

Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire

by Tim Schwab ...

New York Times Editors' ChoiceA powerful investigation of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, showing how he uses philanthropy to exercise enormous political power without accountabilityThrough his vaunted philanthropy, Bill Gates transformed himself from a tech villain into one of the most admired people on the planet. Even as divorce proceedings and allegations of misconduct have recently ... Read more

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New York Times Editors' ChoiceA powerful investigation of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, showing how he uses philanthropy to exercise enormous political power without accountabilityThrough his vaunted philanthropy, Bill Gates transformed himself from a tech villain into one of the most admired people on the planet. Even as divorce proceedings and allegations of misconduct have recently
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Practicing Social Ecology

From Bookchin to Rojava and Beyond

by Eleanor Finley ...

Series Book 8 - FireWorks
“Comes at a perfect time for our collective rethinking of how society can, and must, be reorganized so that all life can ﬂourish” Marina Sitrin, Professor of Sociology, Binghamton University“This lively book provides a wonderfully accessible exposition of the foundational ideas of social ecology—and inspiring examples of its practice. A powerful call to action for all who believe we can create a ... Read more

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“Comes at a perfect time for our collective rethinking of how society can, and must, be reorganized so that all life can ﬂourish” Marina Sitrin, Professor of Sociology, Binghamton University“This lively book provides a wonderfully accessible exposition of the foundational ideas of social ecology—and inspiring examples of its practice. A powerful call to action for all who believe we can create a
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Our Biggest Fight

Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age

by Frank H. McCourt Jr. ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The internet as we know it is broken. Here’s how we can seize back control of our lives from the corporate algorithms and create a better internet—before it’s too late.“In the spirit of Thomas Paine’s Revolution-era Common Sense, this manifesto challenges us to create new digital architectures to safeguard democracy.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The internet as we know it is broken. Here’s how we can seize back control of our lives from the corporate algorithms and create a better internet—before it’s too late.“In the spirit of Thomas Paine’s Revolution-era Common Sense, this manifesto challenges us to create new digital architectures to safeguard democracy.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
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This Land is Your Land

A Road Trip Through U.S. History

by Beverly Gage ...

A Barack Obama Summer Reading List SelectionPulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our ... Read more

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A Barack Obama Summer Reading List SelectionPulitzer Prize–winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.Ride along with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Beverly Gage as she travels the country to see the museums, historic sites, roadside attractions, reenactments, and souvenir shops where Americans learn—and fight—about our
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The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

by Walter Isaacson ...

America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today.“Isaacson uses a jeweler’s loupe to scan what gives his snappy little book its engaging title….Isaacson skillfully teases fresh pith and resonance out of those familiar words.” ... Read more

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America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today.“Isaacson uses a jeweler’s loupe to scan what gives his snappy little book its engaging title….Isaacson skillfully teases fresh pith and resonance out of those familiar words.”
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