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The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
Andrew J. Bacevich
Oxford University Press, USA
Oxford University Press, USA
In this provocative book, Andrew Bacevich warns of a dangerous dual obsession that has taken hold of Americans, conservatives, and liberals alike. It is a marriage of militarism and utopian ideology--of unprecedented military might wed to a blind...
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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
Scott McClellan
PublicAffairs
PublicAffairs
Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment ...
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A World of Art
Henry M. Sayre
Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall
For one semester courses in Art Appreciation. A World of Art teaches students how artists create by helping them understand that creativity starts with critical thinking. By guiding students through a rich array of aesthetic elements...
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
Charles Wheelan
W. W. Norton & Company
W. W. Norton & Company
Finally! A book about economics that won't put you to sleep. In fact, you won't be able to put this one down. Naked Economics makes up for all of those Econ 101 lectures you slept through (or avoided) in college, demystifying key concepts,...
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For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago
Simon Baatz
Harper
Harper
It was a crime that shocked the nation, a brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child, by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb had first met several years earlier, and...
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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
Nathaniel C. Fick
Mariner Books
Mariner Books
If the Marines are "the few, the proud," Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel Fick's career begins with a hellish summer at Quantico, after his junior year at Dartmouth. He leads a platoon in Afghanistan just after 9/11 and...
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Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
John Carlin
Penguin Press HC, The
Penguin Press HC, The
A thrilling, inspiring account of one of the greatest charm offensives in historyNelson Mandelas decade-long campaign to unite his country, beginning in his jail cell and ending with a rugby tournament In 1985, Nelson Mandela, then in prison...
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Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom
Jerry Boykin
FaithWords
FaithWords
In 1978, Jerry Boykin joined what would become the world's premier Special Operations unit, Delta Force. The only promise: "A medal and a body bag." What followed was a .50 caliber round in the chest and a life spent with America 's elite forces...
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