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Addicted To War: Why The U.s. Can't Kick Militarismby Joel AndreasISBN 1904859011 (1-904859-01-1)
Softcover, A K Pr Distribution
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Addicted To War: Why The U.s. Can't Kick Militarism'Book summary:Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful, and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented, and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read Addicted to War to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays-and who dies.
"Political comics at its best."-Michael Parenti
Joel Andreas wrote and illustrated The Incredible Rocky, a satire that introduced more than 100,000 people to the unsavory activities of the Rockefeller family. In between drawing illustrated exposes, he investigates the trajectory and fate of the Chinese Revolution.
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The Age of Reasonby Thomas PaineISBN 1596051604 (1-59605-160-4)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology'Book summary:Thomas Paine's primary object in writing "The Age of Reason" was to call into question the conventional understanding of religion and to undermine the power of the Christian church. As provocative and controversial today as when Paine first wrote it, this incendiary work suggests what is necessary to transform religion into a social force that has its foundation in reason. [via]
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Aloftby Chang-Rae LeeISBN 1594480702 (1-59448-070-2)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aloft'Book summary:Chang-Rae Lee, named by The New Yorker as one of its 20 writers for the 21st Century, has confirmed his place in that company with Aloft, a masterful treatment of a man coming to terms with his own disaffection. In two previous novels, Native Speaker and A Gesture Life, Lee, a Korean-American, writes of lives being not what they seem: in the first, the protagonist is an undercover agent; in the second, the two halves of Franklin Hata's life never quite come together. Both novels won numerous awards, including Best First Novel, the Hemingway PEN Award, the American Book Award and the Asian-American Literary Award, among others. In Aloft, Lee revisits alienation, a fractured family, mixed heritage and the quest for identity.
Jerry Battle, 59-year-old widower and father of two, retired from the family business--the unmistakably earthbound Battle Brothers Brick and Mortar--buys a small airplane because "From up here, a half mile above the Earth, everything looks perfect to me." All is not well below. Jerry knows it, saying
...the recurring fantasy of my life... is one of perfect continuous travel, this unending hop from one point to another, the pleasures found not in the singular marvels of any destination but in the constancy of serial arrivals and departures, and the comforting companion knowledge that youll never quite get intimate enough for any trouble to start brewing.
His view from aloft saves him from the gritty reality of the detritus of life--and from life itself.
This high-flyer must come to earth, however, when he finds that his daughter is newly pregnant, diagnosed with cancer, and refusing treatment; his son, who is running the company, has piled up enough debt that bankruptcy is imminent; and his father has gone missing from his assisted living facility. Jerry can no longer say, with impunity, "Jerry Battle hereby declines the Real." Lee takes us on great side trips into the pleasures of food and recreational sex; his wife Daisy's death; his longtime lover Rita's almost endless patience, weaving long, Miltonic sentences that start in one place and end up miles away--flights of fancy--trailing clouds of insight and poignancy. With Aloft Lee just keeps getting better. --Valerie Ryan [via]
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America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotationsby William J. FedererISBN 1880563053 (1-880563-05-3)
Softcover, Amerisearch Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations'Book summary:With over 2,100 quotations from approximately 700 sources, this exhaustive reference tool contains inspiring quotations ranging from the Magna Carta (1215) to the 1990s. Included are founding fathers, presidents, statesmen, constitutions, court decisions, military heroes, business leaders, scientists, inventors, ministers from a variety of denominations, African-American leaders, musicians, educators, authors, artists, women leaders, British leaders, and more.
Ideal for students, teachers, home schoolers, attorneys, journalists, speakers, politicians, and others, this book has received raving reviews from people in many walks of life, such as attorneys, parents, teachers, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, U.S. presidential candidates, former U.S. presidential cabinet member, ministers, authors, etc.
This book was one of the top five finalists in the Reference Works category of ECPA's prestigious Gold Medallian Book Awards and was nominated for the Freedoms Foundation George Washington Honor Medal in 1995. Illustrated. Fully footnoted. [via]
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An American Tragedyby Theodore Dreiser, Thomas P. RiggioISBN 1931082316 (1-931082-31-6)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An American Tragedy'Book summary:A tremendous bestseller when it was published in 1925, An American Tragedy is the culmination of Theodore Dreiser's elementally powerful fictional art. Taking as his point of departure a notorious murder case of 1910, Dreiser immersed himself in the social background of the crime to produce a book that is both a remarkable work of reportage and a monumental study of character. Few novels have undertaken to track so relentlessly the process by which an ordinary young man becomes capable of committing a ruthless murder, and the further process by which social and political forces come into play after his arrest.
In Clyde Griffiths, the impoverished, restless offspring of a family of street preachers, Dreiser created an unforgettable portrait of a man whose circumstances and dreams of self-betterment conspire to pull him toward an act of unforgivable violence. Around Clyde, Dreiser builds an extraordinarily detailed fictional portrait of early twentieth-century America, its religious and sexual hypocrisies, its economic pressures, its political corruption. The sheer prophetic amplitude of his bitter truth-telling, in idiosyncratic prose of uncanny expressive power, continues to mark Dreiser as a crucially important American writer. An American Tragedy, the great achievement of his later years, is a work of mythic force, at once brutal and heartbreaking. [via]More editions of An American Tragedy:
Anti-Americanismby Jean-Francois Revel, Diarmid CammellISBN 159403060X (1-59403-060-X)
Softcover, Encounter Books
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The Aspern Papers and the Turn of the Screwby Henry JamesISBN 185326069X (1-85326-069-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aspern Papers and the Turn of the Screw'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury The Turn of the Screw is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural. The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe, cleverly evoking the drama of comedie humaine against the settings of a Venetian palace. [via]
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At War with Asiaby Noam ChomskyISBN 1902593898 (1-902593-89-8)
Softcover, A K Pr Distribution
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The Atlas of Literatureby Malcolm BradburyISBN 1899883673 (1-899883-67-3)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Atlas of Literature'Book summary:Here is a unique tour of literature through the ages and across the continents, focusing on writers and works that are intimately bound up with a place and time, and capturing towns, cities, and regions in their literary heyday. More than 80 essays explore places including Shakespeare's Stratford, Jane Austen's Bath, Hawthorne's New England, James Joyce's Dublin, Paris in the twenties, Harlem, Broadway, Hollywood, and many others. 500 illustrations, including color photos and maps. [via]
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Billy Budd & Other Storiesby Herman MelvilleISBN 185326749X (1-85326-749-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Billy Budd & Other Stories'Book summary:Melville's short stories are masterpieces. The best are to be appreciated on more than one level and those presented here are rich with symbolism and spiritual depth. Set in 1797, Billy Budd, Foretopman exploits the tension of this period during the war between England and France to create a tale of satanic treachery, tragedy and great pathos that explores human relationships and the inherently ambiguous nature of man-made justice. Tales such as Bartleby, Benito Cereno, The Lightning Rod Man, The Tartarus of Maids or I and My Chimney, show the timeless poetic power of Melville's writing as he consciously uses the disguise of allegory in various ways and to various ends. [via]
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Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplayby Annie ProulxISBN 1857029402 (1-85702-940-2)
Softcover, Fourth Estate
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The Call of the Wildby Jack LondonISBN 1595400397 (1-59540-039-7)
Softcover, Authorhouse
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Call of the Wild'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost. Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be caught of the wide cool veranda that ran around its four sides. The house was approached by gravelled driveways which wound about through wide-spreading lawns and under the interlacing boughs of tall poplars. At the rear things were on even a more spacious scale than at the front. There were great stables, where a dozen grooms and boys held forth, rows of vine-clad servants' cottages, an endless and orderly array of outhouses, long grape arbors, green pastures, orchards, and berry patches. Then there was the pumping plant for the artesian well, and the big cement tank where Judge Miller's boys took their morning plunge and kept cool in the hot afternoon. [via]
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The Call of the Wild and White Fangby Jack LondonISBN 1853260266 (1-85326-026-6)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Call of the Wild and White Fang'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the decivilisation of Buck as he answers the call of the wild , an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London s rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing. The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author s use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious. [via]
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Chaco a Cultural Legacyby Michal Strutin, George H.H. HueyISBN 1877856452 (1-877856-45-2)
Softcover, Western Natl Parks Assoc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chaco a Cultural Legacy'Book summary:For six centuries huge prehistoric buildings lay deserted and undisturbed, buried under sand and silt in a remote canyon in northwestern New Mexico. Now uncovered, these four- and five-story "great houses" are an incredible legacy of a populous ancient society that continues to amaze all who visit this national park site. [via]
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The Chomsky Trilogy: Secrets, Lies and Democracy/the Prosperous Few and the Restless Many/What Uncle Sam Really Wantsby Noam ChomskyISBN 1878825070 (1-878825-07-0)
Softcover, Odonian Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Chomsky Trilogy: Secrets, Lies and Democracy/the Prosperous Few and the Restless Many/What Uncle Sam Really Wants'Book summary:The Real Story Series is based on a simple idea--political books don't have to be boring. Short, well-written and to the point, Real Story books are meant to be read.
In these fact-filled, illusion-shattering masterpieces, the man the "New York Times" called "arguably the most important intellectual alive," explains why "what the public wants is called 'politically unrealistic.' Translated into English, that means power and privilege are opposed to it."
Normally somewhat difficult to read, Chomsky is at his most accessible in his speeches and interviews, and that's what these books are compiled from. Here are some examples of what he has to tell you:
In 1970, about 90% of international capital was used for trade and long-term investment-more or less productive things--and 10% reserved for speculation. By 1990, those figures were reversed.
Haiti, a starving island, is exporting food to the U.S.--about 35 times as much under Clinton as under Bush.
The gap between how much income is held by the richest and poorest 20? has increased dramatically over the past 30 years--about double for rich vs. poor countries and far more for rich vs. poor people. [via]
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Collected Poems Of Emily Dickinsonby Emily DickinsonISBN 1593083270 (1-59308-327-0)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Collected Poems Of Emily Dickinson'Book summary:The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, by Emily Dickinson, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830, Dickinson began life as an energetic, outgoing young woman who excelled as a student. However, in her mid-twenties she began to grow reclusive, and eventually she rarely descended from her room in her father's house. She spent most of her time working on her poetry, largely without encouragement or real interest from her family and peers, and died at age fifty-five. Only a handful of her 1,775 poems had been published during her lifetime. When her poems finally appeared after her death, readers immediately recognized an artist whose immense depth and stylistic complexities would one day make her the most widely recognized female poet to write in the English language. Dickinson's poetry is remarkable for its tightly controlled emotional and intellectual energy. [via]
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The Complete Illustrated Works of Edgar Allan Poeby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 1851526307 (1-85152-630-7)
Hardcover, Chancellor Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Illustrated Works of Edgar Allan Poe'Book summary:Famous for his horror stories and brooding poetry, Poe is often considered to be the inventor of the modern detective story, as well. Now, this one marvelously illustrated and popularly priced volume makes it possible to appreciate the full genius of this master of the mysterious and brilliant literary talent. Images, reproduced from a variety of sources (including Aubrey Beardsley, Edouard Manet, and Arthur Rackham) enhance the mood of such favorites as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Purloined Letter, A Descent into the Maelström and The Masque of the Red Death. In addition to those "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"--70 chronicles of terror and fantasy that established Poe as the supreme craftsman of the short story--there is The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Poe's only full-length work and a masterful blending of science and romance. Finally, a section devoted to "The Raven and Other Poems" reflects Poe's obsession with the macabre.[via]More editions of The Complete Illustrated Works of Edgar Allan Poe:
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Culture of Complaint: The Fraying of Americaby Robert HughesISBN 1860466370 (1-86046-637-0)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Culture of Complaint: The Fraying of America'Book summary:This New York Times bestseller ignited national debate when it was released in hardcover. Now in paperback, Culture of Complaint is a brilliant, passionate examination of multiculturalism in America today, and what Robert Hughes sees as its devastating effects on the nation. "Exhilarating".-- Newsweek [via]
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Death Comes for the Archbishopby Willa Cather, A. S. ByattISBN 1844083721 (1-84408-372-1)
Softcover, Virago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Death Comes for the Archbishop'Book summary:[via]In 1851 Bishop Latour and his friend Father Valliant are despatched to New Mexico to reawaken its slumbering Catholicism. Moving along the endless prairies, Latour spreads his faith the only way he knowsgently, although he must contend with the unforgiving landscape, derelict and sometimes openly rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. Over nearly 40 years, they leave converts and enemies, crosses, and occasionally ecstasy in their wake. But it takes a death for them to make their mark on the landscape forever.More editions of Death Comes for the Archbishop:
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Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialismby Cornel WestISBN 1594200297 (1-59420-029-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism'Book summary:In his major bestseller, Race Matters, philosopher Cornel West burst onto the national scene with his searing analysis of the scars of racism in American democracy. Race Matters has become a contemporary classic, still in print after ten years, having sold more than four hundred thousand copies. A mesmerizing speaker with a host of fervidly devoted fans, West gives as many as one hundred public lectures a year and appears regularly on radio and television. Praised by The New York Times for his "ferocious moral vision" and hailed by Newsweek as "an elegant prophet with attitude," he bridges the gap between black and white opinion about the country's problems.
In Democracy Matters, West returns to the analysis of the arrested development of democracy-both in America and in the crisis-ridden Middle East. In a strikingly original diagnosis, he argues that if America is to become a better steward of democratization around the world, we must first wake up to the long history of imperialist corruption that has plagued our own democracy. Both our failure to foster peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the crisis of Islamist anti-Americanism stem largely from hypocrisies in our dealings with the world. Racism and imperial expansionism have gone hand in hand in our country's inexorable drive toward hegemony, and our current militarism is only the latest expression of that drive. Even as we are shocked by Islamic fundamentalism, our own brand of fundamentalism, which West dubs Constantinian Christianity, has joined forces with imperialist corporate and political elites in an unholy alliance, and four decades after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., insidious racism still inflicts debilitating psychic pain on so many of our citizens.
But there is a deep democratic tradition in America of impassioned commitment to the fight against imperialist corruptions-the last great expression of which was the civil rights movement led by Dr. King-and West brings forth the powerful voices of that great democratizing tradition in a brilliant and deeply moving call for the revival of our better democratic nature. His impassioned and provocative argument for the revitalization of America's democracy will reshape the terms of the raging national debate about America's role in today's troubled world. [via]More editions of Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism:
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The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himselfby Daniel BoorstinISBN 1842122274 (1-84212-227-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself'Book summary:Perhaps the greatest book by one of our greatest historians, The Discoverers is a volume of sweeping range and majestic interpretation. To call it a history of science is an understatement; this is the story of how humankind has come to know the world, however incompletely ("the eternal mystery of the world," Einstein once said, "is its comprehensibility"). Daniel J. Boorstin first describes the liberating concept of time--"the first grand discovery"--and continues through the age of exploration and the advent of the natural and social sciences. The approach is idiosyncratic, with Boorstin lingering over particular figures and accomplishments rather than rushing on to the next set of names and dates. It's also primarily Western, although Boorstin does ask (and answer) several interesting questions: Why didn't the Chinese "discover" Europe and America? Why didn't the Arabs circumnavigate the planet? His thesis about discovery ultimately turns on what he calls "illusions of knowledge." If we think we know something, then we face an obstacle to innovation. The great discoverers, Boorstin shows, dispel the illusions and reveal something new about the world.
Although The Discoverers easily stands on its own, it is technically the first entry in a trilogy that also includes The Creators and The Seekers. An outstanding book--one of the best works of history to be found anywhere. --John J. Miller [via]
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Eccentric America: The Bradt Guide to All That's Weird and Wacky in the USAby Jan FriedmanISBN 1841620238 (1-84162-023-8)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Eccentric America : The Bradt Travel Guide to All That's Weird and Wacky in the U. S. A.by Jan FriedmanISBN 1841620904 (1-84162-090-4)
Softcover, Bradt Travel Guides
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Eleniby Nicholas GageISBN 1885778686 (1-885778-68-6)
Softcover, Seaburn Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eleni'Book summary:The bestselling book by Nicholas Gage, the leading author of Greek ancestry. [via]
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Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001by Steve CollISBN 1594200076 (1-59420-007-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001'Book summary:Steve Coll's Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 offers revealing details of the CIA's involvement in the evolution of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the years before the September 11 attacks. From the beginning, Coll shows how the CIA's on-again, off-again engagement with Afghanistan after the end of the Soviet war left officials at Langley with inadequate resources and intelligence to appreciate the emerging power of the Taliban. He also demonstrates how Afghanistan became a deadly playing field for international politics where Soviet, Pakistani, and U.S. agents armed and trained a succession of warring factions. At the same time, the book, though opinionated, is not solely a critique of the agency. Coll balances accounts of CIA failures with the success stories, like the capture of Mir Amal Kasi. Coll, managing editor for the Washington Post, covered Afghanistan from 1989 to 1992. He demonstrates unprecedented access to records of White House meetings and to formerly classified material, and his command of Saudi, Pakistani, and Afghani politics is impressive. He also provides a seeming insider's perspective on personalities like George Tenet, William Casey, and anti-terrorism czar, Richard Clarke ("who seemed to wield enormous power precisely because hardly anyone knew who he was or what exactly he did for a living"). Coll manages to weave his research into a narrative that sometimes has the feel of a Tom Clancy novel yet never crosses into excess. While comprehensive, Coll's book may be hard going for those looking for a direct account of the events leading to the 9-11 attacks. The CIA's 1998 engagement with bin Laden as a target for capture begins a full two-thirds of the way into Ghost Wars, only after a lengthy march through developments during the Carter, Reagan, and early Clinton Presidencies. But this is not a critique of Coll's efforts; just a warning that some stamina is required to keep up. Ghost Wars is a complex study of intelligence operations and an invaluable resource for those seeking a nuanced understanding of how a small band of extremists rose to inflict incalculable damage on American soil. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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Haruki Murakami and the Music of Wordsby Jay RubinISBN 1860469523 (1-86046-952-3)
Softcover, Harvill Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words'Book summary:[via]As a young man, Haruki Murakami played records and mixed drinks at his Tokyo Jazz club, Peter Cat, then wrote at the kitchen table until the sun came up. He loves music of all kindsjazz, classical, folk, rockand has more than six thousand records at home. And when he writes, his words have a music all their own, much of it learned from jazz. Jay Rubin, a self-confessed fan, has written a book for other fans who want to know more about this reclusive writer. He reveals the autobiographical elements in Murakami's fiction, and explains how he developed a distinctive new style in Japanese writing. In tracing Murakami's career, he uses interviews he conducted with the author between 1993 and 2001, and draws on insights and observations gathered from over ten years of collaborating with Murakami on translations of his works.More editions of Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words:
The Highest Tideby Jim LynchISBN 1599901161 (1-59990-116-1)
Softcover, Bloomsbury USA
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The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Sufferingby Norman G. FinkelsteinISBN 185984488X (1-85984-488-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering'Book summary:In an iconoclastic and controversial new study, Norman G. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the Holocaust has come to occupy in American culture to a disturbing examination of recent Holocaust compensation agreements.It was not until the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, when Israel's evident strength brought it into line with US foreign policy, that memory of the Holocaust began to acquire the exceptional prominence it enjoys today. Leaders of America's Jewish community were delighted that Israel was now deemed a major strategic asset and, Finkelstein contends, exploited the Holocaust to enhance this newfound status. Their subsequent interpretations of the tragedy are often at variance with actual historical events and are employed to deflect any criticism of Israel and its supporters. Recalling Holocaust fraudsters such as Jerzy Kosinski and Binjamin Wilkomirski, as well as the demagogic constructions of writers like Daniel Goldhagen, Finkelstein contends that the main danger posed to the memory of Nazism's victims comes not from the distortions of Holocaust deniers but from prominent, self-proclaimed guardians of Holocaust memory. Drawing on a wealth of untapped sources, he exposes the double shakedown of European countries as well as legitimate Jewish claimants, and concludes that the Holocaust industry has become an outright extortion racket. Thoroughly researched and closely argued, The Holocaust Industry is all the more disturbing and powerful because the issues it deals with are so rarely discussed. [via]
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Jimmy Corriganby Chris WareISBN 1594972079 (1-59497-207-9)
Hardcover, Public Square Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jimmy Corrigan'Book summary:One of the most acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Chris Ware's epic story traces the lives of four generations of lonely, emotionally impaired everymen against the backdrop of Chicago's urban transformation over the course of the twentieth century. Winner of the American Book Award in 2001. [via]
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John James Audubon: Writings and Drawingsby John James Audubon, Christoph IrmscherISBN 188301168X (1-883011-68-X)
Hardcover, Library of America
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› Find signed collectible books: 'John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings'Book summary:John James Audubon's indelible portraits of American birds have long since cemented his reputation as one of our truly magical realists. Yet the artist, who was born in Haiti in 1785 and died 66 years later on his 30-acre estate in upper Manhattan, was not only a sublime featherhead but a trailblazing nature writer and diarist. Doubters should take a gander at the Library of America's splendid Writings and Drawings. This new compendium features 64 full-color plates, most of them from the Ornithological Biography, which demonstrate the compositional and dramatic brilliance that Audubon brought to his work: seldom has the black vulture, or Coragyps atratus, looked so elegant or sleekly satisfied, and his colloquium of ruby-throated hummingbirds (a.k.a. Archilochus colubris) is an almost comical study in group dynamics. Yet it's the texts--journals, letters, diaries, a brief memoir, and a pair of essays on artistic technique--that are the true revelation here.
Audubon was not, for the record, a kind of starry-eyed precursor to the Sierra Club, leaving nature untouched by human hands. It's telling that in his self-portrait, the artist is gripping neither palette nor paintbrush but a flintlock rifle. Gunning down his ornithological subjects was a necessary prelude to portraying them. Still, Audubon had quite a few of what we moderns would call conflicted moments, during which his admiration for, say, the Mississippi kite would temporarily halt the killing spree. Here the sight of a mother attempting to rescue its chick manages to stay his itchy trigger finger--for a millisecond, anyway:
My feelings at that moment I cannot express. I wished I had not discovered the poor bird; for who could have witnessed, without emotion, so striking an example of that affection which none but a mother can feel; so daring an act, performed in the midst of smoke, in the presence of a dreaded and dangerous enemy. I followed, however, and brought both to the ground at one shot, so keen is the desire of possession!
The aesthetic and taxidermal impulses have torn apart many a naturalist since then (although, to be sure, the stricken diarist was later annoyed to discover that another animal had cut in on his action: "What was my mortification, when I found that some quadruped had devoured both!") Elsewhere, Audubon records the topography of the Mississippi Valley in vivid detail, or grumbles about the tight job market: "Visited several Public Institutions where I cannot say that I Was very politely received; in one or Two Notable ones (Not Willing to Mention Names) I was invitd to Walk in and then out in very quick order." Audubon's early-19-century orthography, which the editors have meticulously retained, may take some Getting Used To. And the sheer piling up of avian corpses can seem almost comical to a modern reader. Still, Audubon worshipped pretty thoroughly, and very productively, at the shrine of the natural world. And let's recall his verdict on Liverpool's industrial landscape, which he observed during a 1826 visit: "Naked streets look dull." If only there'd been a long-billed curlew on hand! --James Marcus [via]More editions of John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings:
Legacy to Liberation: Politics and Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific Americaby Fred HoISBN 1902593243 (1-902593-24-3)
Softcover, A K Pr Distribution
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Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boysby Louisa May Alcott, Elaine ShowalterISBN 1931082731 (1-931082-73-1)
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Lonely Planet USAby Jeff Campbell, Glenda BendureISBN 1740597370 (1-74059-737-0)
Softcover, Lonely Planet
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Lonely Planet Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Utahby Jeff Campbell, Rob RachowieckiISBN 1864503769 (1-86450-376-9)
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Looking Backwardby Edward BellamyISBN 1846379687 (1-84637-968-7)
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Looking Backward, 2000-1887by Edward BellamyISBN 1594084882 (1-59408-488-2)
Hardcover, Cork Hill Press
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A Lost Ladyby Willa CatherISBN 184408373X (1-84408-373-X)
Softcover, Virago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Lost Lady'Book summary:[via]Marian Forrester is the symbolic flower of the Old American West. She draws her strength from that solid foundation, bringing delight and beauty to her elderly husband, to the small town of Sweet Water where they live, to the prairie land itself, and to the young narrator of her story, Neil Herbert. All are bewitched by her brilliance and grace, and all are ultimately betrayed. For Marian longs for "life on any terms," and in fulfilling herself, she loses all she loved and all who loved her. This, Willa Cather's most perfect novel, is not only a portrait of a troubling beauty, but also a haunting evocation of a noble age slipping irrevocably into the past.More editions of A Lost Lady:
The Marrow of Traditionby Charles Waddell ChesnuttISBN 1874509123 (1-874509-12-3)
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The Modern School Movement: Anarchism and Education in the United Statesby Paul AvrichISBN 1904859097 (1-904859-09-7)
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Narrative of the Life & Times of Frederick Douglassby Frederick DouglassISBN 1930097115 (1-930097-11-5)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slaveby Robert G. O'Meally, Frederick DouglassISBN 1593083572 (1-59308-357-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave'Book summary:[via]Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.No book except perhaps Uncle Toms Cabin had as powerful an impact on the abolitionist movement as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. But while Stowe wrote about imaginary characters, Douglasss book is a record of his own remarkable life.
Born a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published Narrative, the first of three autobiographies. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early yearsthe daily, casual brutality of the white masters; his painful efforts to educate himself; his decision to find freedom or die; and his harrowing but successful escape.
An astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. He lived through the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginning of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his day, and his story still resonates in ours.
Robert OMeally is Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature at Columbia University and the Director of Columbia Universitys Center for Jazz Studies. He wrote the introduction and notes to the Barnes & Noble classics edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.More editions of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave:
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The Night of the Hunterby Davis GrubbISBN 1596542292 (1-59654-229-2)
Softcover, Disruptive Pub
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Mealsby Michael PollanISBN 1594200823 (1-59420-082-3)
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What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential foods nature offers, humans have had to learn what is safe, and what isn'twhich mushrooms should be avoided, for example, and which berries we can enjoy. Today, as America confronts what can only be described as a national eating disorder, the omnivore's dilemma has returned with an atavistic vengeance. The cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet has thrown us back on a bewildering landscape where we once again have to worry about which of those tasty-looking morsels might kill us. At the same time we're realizing that our food choices also have profound implications for the health of our environment. The Omnivore's Dilemma is bestselling author Michael Pollan's brilliant and eye-opening exploration of these little-known but vitally important dimensions of eating in America.
Pollan has divided The Omnivore's Dilemma into three parts, one for each of the food chains that sustain us: industrialized food, alternative or "organic" food, and food people obtain by dint of their own hunting, gathering, or gardening. Pollan follows each food chain literally from the ground up to the table, emphasizing our dynamic coevolutionary relationship with the species we depend on. He concludes each section by sitting down to a mealat McDonald's, at home with his family sharing a dinner from Whole Foods, and in a revolutionary "beyond organic" farm in Virginia. For each meal he traces the provenance of everything consumed, revealing the hidden components we unwittingly ingest and explaining how our taste for particular foods reflects our environmental and biological inheritance.
We are indeed what we eat-and what we eat remakes the world. A society of voracious and increasingly confused omnivores, we are just beginning to recognize the profound consequences of the simplest everyday food choices, both for ourselves and for the natural world. The Omnivore's Dilemma is a long-overdue book and one that will become known for bringing a completely fresh perspective to a question as ordinary and yet momentous as What shall we have for dinner?
A few facts and figures from The Omnivore's Dilemma:
- Of the 38 ingredients it takes to make a McNugget, there are at least 13 that are derived from corn. 45 different menu items at Mcdonalds are made from corn.
- One in every three American children eats fast food every day.
- One in every five American meals today is eaten in the car.
- The food industry burns nearly a fifth of all the petroleum consumed in the United Statesmore than we burn with our cars and more than any other industry consumes.
- It takes ten calories of fossil fuel energy to deliver one calorie of food energy to an American plate.
- A single strawberry contains about five calories. To get that strawberry from a field in California to a plate on the east coast requires 435 calories of energy.
- Industrial fertilizer and industrial pesticides both owe their existence to the conversion of the World War II munitions industry to civilian usesnerve gases became pesticides, and ammonium nitrate explosives became nitrogen fertilizers.
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Parable of the Sowerby Octavia E. ButlerISBN 1888363258 (1-888363-25-8)
Hardcover, Seven Stories Press
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Paradiseby Fiona FrenchISBN 1845070070 (1-84507-007-0)
Hardcover, Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paradise'Book summary:Paradise showcases Fiona French's distinctive artwork that combines the flowing organic lines of Art Nouveau with the colorful luminous look of Louis Comfort Tiffany's stained glass. Twelve kaleidoscopic tableaux, accompanied by a straightforward, easy-to-understand narrative, portray the Old Testament story of creation seven momentous days in which God creates the world: light and dark, sky and earth, fishes, birds, animals and finally man and woman. French returns to perhaps the most compelling text of the many available the Authorized King James version of the Bible to bring the Book of Genesis in all of its timeless drama into glowing perspective for young readers.[via]More editions of Paradise:
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Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Orderby Robert KaganISBN 1843541777 (1-84354-177-7)
Hardcover, Atlantic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order'Book summary:From the beginning of George W Bush's presidency there has been a profound unease in relations between Europe and the United States. Robert Kagan's Paradise & Power: America and Europe in the New World Order offers a diagnosis and prognosis of the current malaise, which recent events such as Bush's "axis of evil" speech and UN divisions over Iraq have made even worse. Kagan argues that the 20th century has seen an inversion of history, whereby the once great, imperial, war-mongering powers of the 19th century (Britain, France and Germany) have become doves and multi-lateralists and the precocious and defenceless small power of the earlier era (America) has become a military and economic giant, hawkish and resolute in its defence of global security.
Europe (or more specifically France and Germany), Kagan argues, have learned that nation-states must live together or die, while America has come to rely on the blunt diplomacy of the pre-emptive strike. Europeans resent America for its bully-boy tactics; Americans get fed up with whining Europeans who would not enjoy their freedom to moan but for the post-1945 umbrella of NATO security. Kagan is wise and perceptive throughout his long essay and pleads reasonably that the US and the EU must develop a common policy that recognises their historical and strategic differences. He is a realist and there is little of the triumphalism to be found in similar recent works by American foreign policy experts such as Francis Fukuyama. Kagan is good on the military and diplomatic aspects of the question, but brushes over the resentments fuelled by America's MacDonaldisation of European culture. --Miles Taylor [via]
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Perfect Circleby Sean StewartISBN 1931520070 (1-931520-07-0)
Hardcover, Small Beer Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Perfect Circle'Book summary:William ""Dead"" Kennedy has problems. Hes haunted by family, by dead people with unfinished business, and by those perfect pop songs that you cant get out of your head. Hes a 32-year-old Texan still in love with his ex-wife. He just lost his job at Pet-Co for eating cat food. His air-conditioning is broken, theres no good music on the radio, and hes been dreaming about ghost roads. When Wills cousin (""My dad married your Aunt Dots half-sister"") calls in the middle of the night about a dead girl haunting his garage, it seems like an easy way to make a thousand dollars. But nothing is ever that simple, especially when family is involved. Wills mother is planning a family reunion of epic proportions. Wills ex-wife is married to a former Marine. His twelve-year-old daughter Megan thinks Will needs someone to look after him. And recently his dead relatives seem to want something from him. [via]
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The Princess Casamassimaby Henry JamesISBN 1857150503 (1-85715-050-3)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library
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The Prosperous Few and the Restless Manyby Noam ChomskyISBN 1878825038 (1-878825-03-8)
Softcover, Odonian Press
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Rebeldes/the Outsidersby S. E. Hinton, Miguel Martinez-LageISBN 159437807X (1-59437-807-X)
Softcover, Alfaguara Infantil
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Description in Spanish: Las peleas callejeras entre bandas rivales desencadenan tal violencia que muchas veces terminan de forma trágica. Los conflictos familiares, la marginación, la ausencia de futuro...llevan a algunos jóvenes a buscar en la calle y en el grupo lo que no encuentran en casa. Pero siempre queda un destello de esperanza. [via]
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The Right Nation: Conservative Power In Americaby Adrian Wooldridge, John MicklethwaitISBN 1594200203 (1-59420-020-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Right Nation: Conservative Power In America'Book summary:With a unique blend of insight, balance, and wit, two of our most renowned America watchers brilliantly anatomize the conservative movement and explain how it has stamped its program so deeply into American life.
The Right Nation is not "for" liberals, and it's not "for" conservatives. It's for any of us who want to understand one of the most important forces shaping American life. How did America's government become so much more conservative in just a generation? Compared to Europe-or to America under Richard Nixon-even President Howard Dean would preside over a distinctly more conservative nation in many crucial respects: welfare is gone; the death penalty is deeply rooted; abortion is under siege; regulations are being rolled back; the pillars of New Deal liberalism are turning to sand. Conservative positions have not prevailed everywhere, of course, but this book shows us why they've been so successfully advanced over such a broad front: because the battle has been waged by well-organized, shrewd, and committed troops who to some extent have been lucky in their enemies.
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, like modern-day Tocquevilles, have the perspective to see this vast subject in the round, unbeholden to forces on either side. They steer The Economist's coverage of the United States and have unrivaled access to resources and-because of the magazine's renown for iconoclasm and analytical rigor-have had open-door access wherever the book's research has led them. And it has led them everywhere: To reckon with the American right, you have to get out there where its centers are and understand the power flow among the brain trusts, the mouthpieces, the organizers, and the foot soldiers. The authors write with wit and skewer whole herds of sacred cows, but they also bring empathy to bear on a subject that sees all too little of it. You won't recognize this America from the far-left's or the far-right's caricatures. Divided into three parts-history, anatomy, and prophecy-The Right Nation comes neither to bury the American conservative movement nor to praise it blindly but to understand it, in all its dimensions, as the most powerful and effective political movement of our age. [via]More editions of The Right Nation: Conservative Power In America:
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Rights of Manby Thomas Paine, Derek MatraversISBN 1853264679 (1-85326-467-9)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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The Rough Guide to USAby Rough GuidesISBN 1858285275 (1-85828-527-5)
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The Rough Guide to USAby Samantha Cook, Tim Perry, Greg WardISBN 1858288789 (1-85828-878-9)
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Secrets, Lies, and Democracyby Noam Chomsky, David BarsamianISBN 1878825046 (1-878825-04-6)
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A Sense of History: The Best Writing from Pages of American HeritageISBN 1596870664 (1-59687-066-4)
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Find This BookBook summary:For almost 50 years, American Heritage magazine has been telling America's story in fresh and vivid articles that have come to represent the best of responsible popular history. In this compre-hensive and informative book, the editors of American Heritage have combed through every issue to find the most entertaining and illuminating pieces. The result -- by turns stirring, moving, funny, evocative, horrifying -- is an unusually revealing informal history of American civilisation from the first settlements to the close of the twentieth century. "A Sense of History" proves that the best history is always the best reading. And the authors are numbered among the foremost historians, novelists, and public figures of recent years. [via]
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The Sheltering Skyby Paul Bowles, Daniel HalpernISBN 1931082197 (1-931082-19-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sheltering Sky'Book summary:Paul Bowles had already established himself as an important composer when at age 39 he published The Sheltering Sky and became recognized as one of the most powerful writers of the postwar period. From his base in Tangier he produced globally ranging novels, stories, and travel writings that set exquisite surfaces over violent undercurrents. His elegantly spare novels chart the unpredictable collisions between "civilized" exiles and a Morocco they never grasp, achieving effects of extreme horror and dislocation.
This Library of America Bowles set, the first annotated edition, offers the full range of his achievement: the portrait of an outsider who was one of the essential American writers of the last century. In addition to his novels-The Sheltering Sky (1949), Let It Come Down (1952), The Spider's House (1955), Up Above the World (1966)-and his collected stories-including such classics as "A Distant Episode" and "Pages from Cold Point"-they contain his masterpiece of travel writing, Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue (1963). Throughout, Bowles shows himself a master of gothic terror and a diabolically funny observer of manners as well as a prescient guide to everything from the roots of Islamist politics to the world of Moghrebi music. With a hallucinatory clarity as dry and unforgiving as the desert air, Bowles sends his characters toward encounters with unknown and terrifying forces both outside them and within them. [via]More editions of The Sheltering Sky:
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The Shepherd of the Hillsby Harold Bell WrightISBN 1598184156 (1-59818-415-6)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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Since Predator Came: Notes from the Struggle for American Indian Liberationby Ward ChurchillISBN 1883930030 (1-883930-03-0)
Softcover, Artemis Communications Ltd
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So Long, See You Tomorrowby William MaxwellISBN 1860464181 (1-86046-418-1)
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Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters in the Disunited Statesby Gary YoungeISBN 1595580689 (1-59558-068-9)
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Summerby Edith WhartonISBN 1596058889 (1-59605-888-9)
Softcover, Cosimo Inc
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Tar Babyby Joel Chandler HarrisISBN 1840680202 (1-84068-020-2)
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Thomas Paine: Collected Writings Common Sense, the Crisis, and Other Pamphlets, Articles, and Letters Rights of Man The Age of Reasonby Thomas Paine, Eric FonerISBN 1883011035 (1-883011-03-5)
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Twice-Told Talesby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 1598188925 (1-59818-892-5)
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Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Seaby Richard H. Dana, Anne SpencerISBN 1593082703 (1-59308-270-3)
Softcover, Fine Communications
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Typeeby Herman MelvilleISBN 1853262307 (1-85326-230-7)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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The Unfortunatesby Laurie GrahamISBN 1841153141 (1-84115-314-1)
Hardcover, Fourth Estate
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The USAISBN 184353262X (1-84353-262-X)
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The Waste Land and Other Poemsby T. S. Eliot, Randy MalamudISBN 1593082797 (1-59308-279-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Waste Land and Other Poems'Book summary:After sitting through T.S. Eliot's reading of "The Waste Land," listeners may be inclined to hang up the earphones for a spell. There are no flaws to Eliot's steady-toned interpretation; in fact, his delivery is quite remarkable in its ability to match the poem's constant, somber mood. It's just that 25-plus minutes of Eliot's desolate landscapes--rendered even more real by the author's incessant tones--can wear on the emotions.
In addition to the full-length version of "The Waste Land," this recording includes Eliot's stirring narration of "The Hollow Men," "Sweeney Among the Nightingales," and "Macavity the Mystery Cat." Listen to Eliot read from "The Waste Land." Visit our audio help page for more information. (Running time: 47 minutes, 1 cassette) --Rob McDonald [via]
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The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather Undergroundby Ron JacobsISBN 1859841678 (1-85984-167-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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What Katy Did at Schoolby Susan Coolidge, Kathleen LucasISBN 1594624720 (1-59462-472-0)
Softcover, Standard Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What Katy Did at School'Book summary:Dr Carr's mind is firmly made up. Katy and her little sister Clover are to spend a whole year away at boarding school. A strange place, far from home, but on arrival the girls have an inkling that it might turn out to be rather different from their expectations. One thing is for sure, it certainly isn't going to be dull with a girl like Rose Red as an ally. [via]
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What Katy Did at School & What Katy Did Nextby Susan CoolidgeISBN 1840224371 (1-84022-437-1)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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What Uncle Sam Really Wantsby Noam ChomskyISBN 1878825011 (1-878825-01-1)
Softcover, Odonian Pr
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Loveby Raymond CarverISBN 1860465013 (1-86046-501-3)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Love'Book summary:A collection of Raymond Carver stories from the 1980s. [via]
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Whitewater: From the Editorial Pages of the Wall Street Journalby Robert L. Bartley, Micah Morrison, Melanie KirkpatrickISBN 1881944042 (1-881944-04-2)
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The Wings of the Doveby Henry James, Bruce L. R. SmithISBN 1593082967 (1-59308-296-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wings of the Dove'Book summary:[via]The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:One of three masterpieces from Henry Jamess final, major phase, The Wings of the Dove dramatizes the conflict between nineteenth-century values and twentieth-century passions. Born to wealth and privilege, Kate Croys mother threw it all away to marry a penniless opium addict. After her mothers death, Kate is offered an opportunity to return to the opulent lifestyle her mother gave upon one condition. Kate must renounce the man she loves: the witty, good-looking, but poor, Merton Densher. Reluctantly agreeing, Kate finds herself becoming friends with the worlds richest orphan, Millie Theale. When Kate learns that Millie is dying, she devises a plan of dizzying possibility for herself and Merton that should solve all their problems, but instead leads them down a path strewn with tragic, unexpected consequences.
First published in 1902, this rich and intriguing novel has lost none of its fascination and relevance a century later.Bruce L. R. Smith is a Fellow of the Heyman Center for the Humanities of Columbia University. He has served as Professor of Public Law and Government at Columbia, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and as an official in the U. S. State Department. He is the author or editor of sixteen scholarly books, and lectures widely on public affairs and literary topics.
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With God on Their Side: George W. Bush And the Christian Rightby Esther KaplanISBN 159558031X (1-59558-031-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Works of Edgar Allen Poeby Edgar Allan PoeISBN 1853264326 (1-85326-432-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Works of Edgar Allen Poe'Book summary:He revolutionized the horror tale, giving it psychological insight and a consistent tone and atmosphere; he invented the modern detective story; he wrote some of the world's best-known lyric poetry and a major novella of the fantastic; he impressed such writers as Baudelaire, Mallarme and Borges. If it's been a while since you read any Edgar A. Poe (he never used "Allan"), you've probably forgotten how terrific he is. And some of his best work is in his lesser-known stories, such as "The Imp of the Perverse" and "A Descent into the Maelstrom." In short, what are you waiting for? [via]
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The Works of Emily Dickinsonby Emily DickinsonISBN 1853264199 (1-85326-419-9)
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The Works of Walt Whitmanby WhitmanISBN 1853264334 (1-85326-433-4)
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Xenophobe's Guide to Americansby Stephanie FaulISBN 1853047805 (1-85304-780-5)
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"Xenophobe's Guides--an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia."
The Xenophobe's motto is "Forewarned is forearmed," and this guide series gives travelers to foreign lands as much ammunition as possible. In The Xenophobe's Guide to the Americans, Stephanie Faul (herself an American) takes readers on a perceptive, ironic, frequently hilarious tour of the American psyche, from its basic traits to its attitudes about sex, drugs, and gun control. Discussing the American character, for example, Faul states "Americans believe themselves to be the only nation that is truly capable of winning.... Having God on your side in a fight is good. Having the United States on your side is better. To an American, they're the same thing." On obsessions she writes: "There are a few, a very few things that Americans condemn as being beyond the pale. They include: Growing Old ... Being Fat ... Dying."
Perhaps Americans themselves are in the best position to appreciate Faul's barbed commentary, but foreign visitors will surely find plenty to inform as well as amuse in this slim volume. American readers, take heart: there are 18 other Xenophobe titles taking equally irreverent potshots at everyone else, from the Australians to the Icelanders. [via]
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Adicto A La Guerra: Por QuT El EEUU No Puede Librarse Del Militarismoby Joel AndreasISBN 190485902X (1-904859-02-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adicto A La Guerra: Por QuT El EEUU No Puede Librarse Del Militarismo'Book summary:[via]The first Spanish-language edition of the illustrated exposé of U.S. military policy, Addicted to War. Political comics at its best. Bitterly amusing, lively and richly informative. For people of all ages who want to understand the link between U.S. militarism, foreign policy and corporate greed at home and abroad. Michael Parenti
Addicted to War . . . shows that the current war dance by the Bush administration is just the latest in a long series of foreign adventures that cause more damage than reward for us as a country. This book is one of the best tools we could hope for in making a transition from the U.S. being an empire to being just one nation in a community of nations. Medea Benjamin and Kevin Danaher, co-founders of Global Exchange
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