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Princes and Thieves

Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East

de Matthew Cole ...

“The question that arises from the book is whether Cole has done enough to warrant a major congressional investigation into his allegations. The answer is an emphatic yes.” —Fintan O’Toole, The New York Times Book ReviewA groundbreaking exposé of the secret conspiracy between Jared Kushner, the UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ), and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to fund a hidden policy ... Leer más

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“The question that arises from the book is whether Cole has done enough to warrant a major congressional investigation into his allegations. The answer is an emphatic yes.” —Fintan O’Toole, The New York Times Book ReviewA groundbreaking exposé of the secret conspiracy between Jared Kushner, the UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ), and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to fund a hidden policy
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Mother Earth Is Our Elder

A Northern Indigenous Path Toward Sustainable Living

de Katlia (Catherine) Lafferty ...

***Instant Globe and Mail Bestseller***Indigenous solutions we can all apply today to make our lives more sustainable and engage with earth and community from award-winning Dene activist and writer Katlia.The Dene in Canada’s North West territories have lived alongside nature for many generations. From battling environmental racism on the front lines of historical environmental protests, to ... Leer más

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***Instant Globe and Mail Bestseller***Indigenous solutions we can all apply today to make our lives more sustainable and engage with earth and community from award-winning Dene activist and writer Katlia.The Dene in Canada’s North West territories have lived alongside nature for many generations. From battling environmental racism on the front lines of historical environmental protests, to
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Playing the Victim

How the Powerful Deny and Attack Survivors of Violence, from Domestic Abuse to Genocide

de Kylie Cheung ...

**Journalist Kylie Cheung delivers an urgent, incisive look at how abusers—from empires to intimate partners—use the same gaslighting playbook to oppress victims, silence their voice, and stay in powerWho has the right to their own body? Who has the right to self-defense? Who gets to walk away?**From the genocide in Gaza to the state-sanctioned control of women’s bodies, Kylie Cheung confronts the ... Leer más

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**Journalist Kylie Cheung delivers an urgent, incisive look at how abusers—from empires to intimate partners—use the same gaslighting playbook to oppress victims, silence their voice, and stay in powerWho has the right to their own body? Who has the right to self-defense? Who gets to walk away?**From the genocide in Gaza to the state-sanctioned control of women’s bodies, Kylie Cheung confronts the
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The Cauldron

The Making of the Modern Middle East

de Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential guide to the making of the modern Middle East from 1900 to the present: a spellbinding history by the New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem and The Romanovs"Superb. . . . The Cauldron is a triumph of blood-and-thunder narrative history.” —The Wall Street Journal**Renowned historian Simon Sebag Montefiore ... Leer más

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**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential guide to the making of the modern Middle East from 1900 to the present: a spellbinding history by the New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem and The Romanovs"Superb. . . . The Cauldron is a triumph of blood-and-thunder narrative history.” —The Wall Street Journal**Renowned historian Simon Sebag Montefiore
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The Folly and the Glory

America, Russia, and Political Warfare 1945–2020

de Tim Weiner ...

From Tim Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, an urgent and gripping account of the 75-year battle between the US and Russia that led to the election and impeachment of an American presidentWith vivid storytelling and riveting insider accounts, Weiner traces the roots of political warfare—the conflict America and Russia have waged with espionage, sabotage, diplomacy ... Leer más

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From Tim Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, an urgent and gripping account of the 75-year battle between the US and Russia that led to the election and impeachment of an American presidentWith vivid storytelling and riveting insider accounts, Weiner traces the roots of political warfare—the conflict America and Russia have waged with espionage, sabotage, diplomacy
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Stasiland

Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

de Anna Funder ...

“Stasiland demonstrates that great, original reporting is still possible. . . . A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. A classic.” — Claire Tomalin, Guardian “Books of the Year”Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: a powerfully moving account of people who heroically resisted the communist dictatorship of East Germany, and of people who worked for its secret police, the Stasi ... Leer más

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“Stasiland demonstrates that great, original reporting is still possible. . . . A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. A classic.” — Claire Tomalin, Guardian “Books of the Year”Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: a powerfully moving account of people who heroically resisted the communist dictatorship of East Germany, and of people who worked for its secret police, the Stasi
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The Great Global Transformation

The United States, China, and the Remaking of the World Economic Order

de Branko Milanovic ...

From the essential chronicler of the world economy, a portrait of the Great Powers in transition.The world’s two great economic powers are on opposite trajectories. In the United States, decades of neoliberal policies produced a small class of rich elites and gutted the middle class. In China, the same global forces have created a massive new upper class. The result is the greatest reshuffling of ... Leer más

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From the essential chronicler of the world economy, a portrait of the Great Powers in transition.The world’s two great economic powers are on opposite trajectories. In the United States, decades of neoliberal policies produced a small class of rich elites and gutted the middle class. In China, the same global forces have created a massive new upper class. The result is the greatest reshuffling of
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The World for Sale

Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources

de Javier Blas, Jack Farchy ...

The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the world economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's ... Leer más

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The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the world economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's
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Haiti

The Tumultuous History—From Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken Nation

de Philippe Girard ...

Why has Haiti been plagued by so many woes? Why have multiple U.S. efforts to create a stable democracy in Haiti failed so spectacularly? Philippe Girard answers these and other questions, examining how colonialism and slavery have left a legacy of racial tension, both within Haiti and internationally; Haitians remain deeply suspicious of white foriegners' motives, many of whom doubt Hatians' ... Leer más

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Why has Haiti been plagued by so many woes? Why have multiple U.S. efforts to create a stable democracy in Haiti failed so spectacularly? Philippe Girard answers these and other questions, examining how colonialism and slavery have left a legacy of racial tension, both within Haiti and internationally; Haitians remain deeply suspicious of white foriegners' motives, many of whom doubt Hatians'
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Why Taiwan Matters

A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future

de Kerry Brown ...

Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural ... Leer más

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Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural
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American National Security

de Michael J. Meese, Suzanne C. Nielsen, Rachel M. Sondheimer ...

This classic text provides a rich and nuanced discussion of American national security policymaking.American National Security remains the ideal foundational text for courses in national security, foreign policy, and security studies. Every chapter in this edition has been extensively revised, and the book includes discussion of recent security policy changes in the Trump administration. ... Leer más

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This classic text provides a rich and nuanced discussion of American national security policymaking.American National Security remains the ideal foundational text for courses in national security, foreign policy, and security studies. Every chapter in this edition has been extensively revised, and the book includes discussion of recent security policy changes in the Trump administration.
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The Education of an Idealist

A Memoir

de Samantha Power ...

A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREETJOURNAL**, AND** USA TODAY BESTSELLERAn intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prizewinner, human rights advocate, and former US Ambassador to the UN SamanthaPower. Named one of the best books of the year:The New York Times • National Public Radio • Time • The<b... ... Leer más

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A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREETJOURNAL**, AND** USA TODAY BESTSELLERAn intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prizewinner, human rights advocate, and former US Ambassador to the UN SamanthaPower. Named one of the best books of the year:The New York Times • National Public Radio • Time • The<b...
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Valley of Death

How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War

de Sharon Weinberger ...

Drawing on deep, exclusive reporting, a veteran national security correspondent reveals how a new military-industrial complex is arising from the cradle of Silicon Valley, with vast implications for American democracy and the global balance of power.Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Alexander Karp. These tech titans are fast becoming some of the most powerful figures in the realm of national security, ... Leer más

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Drawing on deep, exclusive reporting, a veteran national security correspondent reveals how a new military-industrial complex is arising from the cradle of Silicon Valley, with vast implications for American democracy and the global balance of power.Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Alexander Karp. These tech titans are fast becoming some of the most powerful figures in the realm of national security,
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The Accidental Superpower

Ten Years On

de Mr. Peter Zeihan ...

With a new "10 years later" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years.Near the end of the Second World War, the United States made a bold strategic gambit that rewired the international system. Empires were abolished and replaced by a global arrangement enforced by the U ... Leer más

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With a new "10 years later" epilogue for every chapter, comes an eye-opening assessment of American power and deglobalization in the bestselling tradition of The World is Flat and The Next 100 Years.Near the end of the Second World War, the United States made a bold strategic gambit that rewired the international system. Empires were abolished and replaced by a global arrangement enforced by the U
... Leer más
Devil's Game

How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam

de Robert Dreyfuss ...

Series series American Empire Project
"The most clear and engaging history of the deadly, historic partnership between Western powers and political Islam."—Salon.comThe first comprehensive account of America's misguided efforts, stretching across decades, to dominate the strategically vital Middle East by courting and cultivating Islamic fundamentalism.Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with dozens of policy makers ... Leer más

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"The most clear and engaging history of the deadly, historic partnership between Western powers and political Islam."—Salon.comThe first comprehensive account of America's misguided efforts, stretching across decades, to dominate the strategically vital Middle East by courting and cultivating Islamic fundamentalism.Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with dozens of policy makers
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Enough Already

Time to End the War on Terrorism

de Scott Horton ...

“If you only read one book this year on America’s unending ‘War on Terror,’ it should be this persuasive and devastatingly damning account of how the United States created the original al Qaeda terrorism threat by its own actions and then increased that threat by orders of magnitude by its wanton killings in one country after another in the name of ‘counter-terrorism.’ Once I started reading it, I ... Leer más

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“If you only read one book this year on America’s unending ‘War on Terror,’ it should be this persuasive and devastatingly damning account of how the United States created the original al Qaeda terrorism threat by its own actions and then increased that threat by orders of magnitude by its wanton killings in one country after another in the name of ‘counter-terrorism.’ Once I started reading it, I
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A People's History of the United States

de Howard Zinn ...

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Leer más

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THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
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Mosul Eye

A Scholar's Clandestine War Against ISIS

de Omar Mohammed ...

A Clandestine History of Mosul Under the Islamic StateWhen ISIS overran Mosul in June 2014, a young historian named Omar Mohammed expected to spend his life in archives, not hiding from a death sentence. His ambition had been quiet: to write history, teach students, and preserve his city's past. But within days, Mosul was sealed off from the world—its streets patrolled, its memory suffocating ... Leer más

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A Clandestine History of Mosul Under the Islamic StateWhen ISIS overran Mosul in June 2014, a young historian named Omar Mohammed expected to spend his life in archives, not hiding from a death sentence. His ambition had been quiet: to write history, teach students, and preserve his city's past. But within days, Mosul was sealed off from the world—its streets patrolled, its memory suffocating
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War and Power

Who Wins Wars—and Why

de Phillips Payson O'Brien ...

A bold, revisionist study of modern warfare, showing that military victory is rooted not in large armies and decisive battles, but in the full spectrum of economic, political, and social power“Stimulating. ... Full of interesting facts and connections.” —Wall Street JournalFor nearly two centuries, international relations have been premised on the idea of the “Great Powers.” As the thinking went, ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

A bold, revisionist study of modern warfare, showing that military victory is rooted not in large armies and decisive battles, but in the full spectrum of economic, political, and social power“Stimulating. ... Full of interesting facts and connections.” —Wall Street JournalFor nearly two centuries, international relations have been premised on the idea of the “Great Powers.” As the thinking went,
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The Coming Storm

Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History

de Odd Arne Westad ...

An Economist best book of the yearA Foreign Affairs best book of the yearA Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the yearFrom a renowned Yale historian comes a chilling look at the looming threat of the next Great Power war and the urgent interventions necessary to avoid it in the twenty-first century.The vast majority of people al... ... Leer más

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An Economist best book of the yearA Foreign Affairs best book of the yearA Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the yearFrom a renowned Yale historian comes a chilling look at the looming threat of the next Great Power war and the urgent interventions necessary to avoid it in the twenty-first century.The vast majority of people al...
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Biological War

A Scenario

de Annie Jacobsen ...

**Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times Editors' ChoiceNew York Times Best Books of 2026 (So Far)One of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of SummerThe Next Big Idea Club's July 2026 Must-Read BooksOne of the New York Times Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This SummerSunset Magazine's 15 New Books You Don't Want to MissFrom Annie Jacobsen, the author of the bestse... ... Leer más

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**Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times Editors' ChoiceNew York Times Best Books of 2026 (So Far)One of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of SummerThe Next Big Idea Club's July 2026 Must-Read BooksOne of the New York Times Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This SummerSunset Magazine's 15 New Books You Don't Want to MissFrom Annie Jacobsen, the author of the bestse...
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A Shadow Over the World

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America's World War II

de William I Hitchcock ...

From New York Times bestselling author William I. Hitchcock, a riveting, revelatory portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the lead-up to World War II, tracing his—and America’s—awakening to the threat of fascism.How did FDR and the American public respond to the rise of dictators across Europe and Asia on the eve of World War II? The familiar narrative is that they reacted with indifference and ... Leer más

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From New York Times bestselling author William I. Hitchcock, a riveting, revelatory portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the lead-up to World War II, tracing his—and America’s—awakening to the threat of fascism.How did FDR and the American public respond to the rise of dictators across Europe and Asia on the eve of World War II? The familiar narrative is that they reacted with indifference and
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Istanbul

A Tale of Three Cities

de Bettany Hughes ...

Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact.From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. For ... Leer más

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Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact.From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. For
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A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict

de Ilan Pappe ...

An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.'Ilan Pappe is the most original, radical and hard-hitting of Israel’s "new historians".' Avi Shlaim, author of Three WorldsThe devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the Israel–Palestine conflict didn’t start on 7 October. It didn’t ... Leer más

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An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.'Ilan Pappe is the most original, radical and hard-hitting of Israel’s "new historians".' Avi Shlaim, author of Three WorldsThe devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the Israel–Palestine conflict didn’t start on 7 October. It didn’t
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