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  1. From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 (Oxford History of the United States)
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  2. Political Obligations
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    Political Obligations

    George Klosko
  3. Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North
    $35.00 Hardcover add to wishlist
  4. The Plan: Big Ideas for America
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    The Plan: Big Ideas for America

    Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed
  5. Human Rights, Intervention, and the Use of Force
    $109.50 Hardcover add to wishlist
  6. Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States
    $17.00 Trade Paper add to wishlist
  7. Disappearing Palestine: Israel's Experiments in Human Despair
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  8. The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity (Vintage)
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  9. Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
    $16.00 Trade Paper add to wishlist
  10. The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret Nsa from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America
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  11. Insights on Aircraft Programmed Depot Maintenance: An Analysis of F-15 Pdm
    $21.25 Trade Paper add to wishlist
  12. Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (Massey Lectures)
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  13. The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--And What We Must Do to Stop It
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Covert Government and Conspiracy Theory

Wal-mart: the High Cost of Low Price
Wal-mart: the High Cost of Low Price
by Greg Spotts

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Spotts takes you behind the scenes for the planning of a truly unprecedented campaign. He shows how individuals and groups can force even the largest corporations to change to better serve the interests of the countries and communities in which they do business....(read more)
 
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman
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When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter "Y2K to March 2004," what will they say was the most crucial development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence... (read more)
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree The Lexus and the Olive Tree
by Thomas L. Friedman
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As the Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman has traveled to the four corners of the globe, interviewing people from all walks of contemporary life — Brazilian peasants in the Amazon rain forest, new entrepreneurs in... (read more)
Your Price $15.95
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Political Science

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama
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“A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged... (read more)
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America
by Thomas L. Friedman
Powells.com Staff Pick
Friedman doesn't just have the world's greatest moustache — he's also a sharp writer and keen thinker. The world needs this book — and we can consider ourselves fortunate that someone as clever as Friedman has written it. Recommended by Rico,... (read more)
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United States Politics

Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries
by Naomi Wolf
Powells.com Staff Pick
In Give Me Liberty, author Naomi Wolf follows up her 2007 must-read The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot with a handbook designed to teach each of us how to take back our democracy. As we citizens yield more of our rights to a... (read more)
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United States Culture

Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class and What We Can Do about It
by Thom Hartmann
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The American middle class is on its deathbed. People who put in a solid day's work can no longer afford to buy a house, send their kids to college, or even get sick. If you’re not a CEO, you’re probably screwed.    As Air... (read more)
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Covert Government and Conspiracy Theory

Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times
by George Crile
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A gripping and vibrant book soon to be released as a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and directed by Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson’s War was a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times best seller when it was... (read more)
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International Studies

Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of The Caged Virgin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her astonishing life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, to her intellectual awakening... (read more)
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United States Foreign Policy

The Post-American World
by Fareed Zakaria
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One of our most distinguished thinkers argues that the "rise of the rest" is the great story of our time. "This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on... (read more)
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Military Industrial Complex

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
by Jeremy Scahill
Powells.com Staff Pick
Enter the secretive world of the most powerful private army on the planet. Here Scahill exposes the disturbing story of Blackwater, a shadowy private company offering specialized military services for hire. A dark study of both the organization and the... (read more)
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Labor

Bait and Switch
by Barbara Ehrenreich
Powells.com Staff Pick
Bait and Switch, Barbara Ehrenreich's remarkable follow-up to Nickel and Dimed, examines life in the ever-increasing population of the white-collar unemployed. Veering from the absurd (Wizard of Oz dolls) to the unsettling (Christian prayer breakfasts... (read more)
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The Audacity of Hope
  1. The Audacity of Hope
    by Barack Obama
  2. Hot, Flat, and Crowded
    by Thomas L. Friedman
  3. The Shock Doctrine
    by Naomi Klein
  4. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
    by John Perkins
  5. The End of America
    by Naomi Wolf
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