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Adventures of Huck Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1580495834 (1-58049-583-4)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1583483403 (1-58348-340-3)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]
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The African American Jeremiad: Appeals For Justice In Americaby David Howard-PitneyISBN 1592133282 (1-59213-328-2)
Hardcover, Temple Univ Pr
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The Age of Reform: From Bryan to F.d.r.by Richard HofstadterISBN 1597400580 (1-59740-058-0)
Hardcover, Acls History E-Book Project
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. [via]More editions of The Age of Reform: From Bryan to F.d.r.:
America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nations's Favourite Songby Lynn SherrISBN 1586480855 (1-58648-085-5)
Hardcover, Public Affairs
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America's History: To 1877by W. Elliot Brownlee, David Brody, Susan Ware, James A. Henretta, Marilynn S. JohnsonISBN 1572592133 (1-57259-213-3)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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American Castles: A Pictorial Historyby Amy HandyISBN 1577170687 (1-57717-068-7)
Hardcover, Todtri Book Pub
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American Individualismby Herbert HooverISBN 1596053461 (1-59605-346-1)
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The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Foundersby Jacob NeedlemanISBN 1585422266 (1-58542-226-6)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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Anarchism And Other Essaysby Emma GoldmanISBN 158827571X (1-58827-571-X)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anarchism, and Other Essays'Book summary:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...and exercise his rights as a man at the same time, the military authorities punished him severely. True, he had served his country fifteen years, during which time his record was unimpeachable. According to Gen. Funston, who reduced Buwalda's sentence to three years, "the first duty of an officer or an enlisted man is unquestioned obedience and loyalty to the government, and it makes no difference whether he approves of that government or not." Thus Funston stamps the true character of allegiance. According to him, entrance into the army abrogates the principles of the Declaration of Independence. What a strange development of patriotism that turns a thinking being into a loyal machine! In justification of this most outrageous sentence of Buwalda, Gen. Funston tells the American people that the soldier's action was "a serious crime equal to treason." Now, what did this "terrible crime" really consist of? Simply in this: William Buwalda was one of fifteen hundred people who attended a public meeting in San Francisco; and, oh, horrors, he shook hands with the speaker, Emma Goldman. A terrible crime, indeed, which the General calls "a great military offense, infinitely worse than desertion." Can there be a greater indictment against patriotism than that it will thus brand a man a criminal, throw him into prison, and rob him of the results of fifteen years of faithful service? Buwalda gave to his country the best years of his life and his very manhood. But all that was as nothing. Patriotism is inexorable and, like all insatiable monsters, demands all or nothing. It does not admit that a soldier is also a human being, who has a right to his own feelings and opinions, his own inclinations and ideas. No, patriotism can not admit of that. That is the... [via]
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Anarchy: An Anthology of Emma Goldman's Mother Earthby Peter GlassgoldISBN 1582430403 (1-58243-040-3)
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Autobiography of Lincoln Steffansby Lincoln SteffansISBN 1597140163 (1-59714-016-3)
Softcover, Heyday Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Autobiography of Lincoln Steffans'Book summary:The first of the muckrakers, in the finest tradition of American journalism
Here, in what The Nation publisher Victor Navasky says ''ought to be assigned reading,'' is the autobiography of one of the world's first celebrity journalists: Lincoln Steffens, a man whose writing was so notorious that President Theodore Roosevelt coined a term for it--muckraking.
Growing up in Sacramento, Steffens (1866-1936) was an editor at the New York Evening Post, and later at McClure's Magazine. As popular as he was cantankerous, he brushed shoulders with presidents and corporate barons, tsars and dictators. Inspiring, entertaining, and lyrical, The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens is the story of a brilliant reporter with a passion for examining the complex and contradictory conditions that breed corruption, poverty, and misery. [via]
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The Awakeningby Kate ChopinISBN 1573920983 (1-57392-098-3)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Awakening'Book summary:An American classic of sexual expression that paved the way for the modern novel, The Awakening is both a remarkable novel in its own right and a startling reminder of how far women in this century have come. The story of a married woman who pursues love outside a stuffy, middle-class marriage, the novel portrays the mind of a woman seeking fulfillment of her essential nature. [via]
Babbittby Sinclair LewisISBN 1591020239 (1-59102-023-9)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Babbitt'Book summary:Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, 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:All 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. In the small midwestern city of Zenith, George Babbitt seems to have it all: a successful real-estate business, a devoted wife, three children, and a house with all the modern conveniences. Yet, dissatisfied and lonely, he's begun to question the conformity, consumerism, and competitiveness of his conservative, and ultimately cultureless middle-class community. His despairing sense that something, many things are missing from his life leads him into a flirtation with liberal politics and a fling with an attractive and seemingly "bohemian" widow. But he soon finds that his attempts at rebellion may cost more than he is willing to pay. The title of Sinclair Lewis's 1922 satire on American materialism added a new word to our vocabulary. "Babbittry" has come to stand for all that's wrong with a world where the pursuit of happiness means the procurement of things-a world that substitutes "stuff" for "soul." [via]
Baseball Saved Usby Ken Mochizuki, Dom LeeISBN 159112915X (1-59112-915-X)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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Battle Readyby Tom Clancy, Tony Koltz, Tony ZinniISBN 1587247216 (1-58724-721-6)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Marine general Tony Zinni was known as the "Warrior Diplomat" during his nearly forty years of service. His credentials as a soldier were impeccable, and as a peacemaker he made just as great a mark. In Battle Ready, he is candid, thoughtful, and blunt about the good and bad he has seen and continues to see. It is an eye-opening book - a front-row seat to a man, an institution, and a way of both war and of peace that together make this an instant classic of military history. [via]
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The Battlefields of the Civil War: The Bloody Conflict of North Against South Told Through the Stories of Its Great Battles, Illustrated With Collections of Some of the Rarest Civil warby William C. Davis, Russ A. PritchardISBN 1571451943 (1-57145-194-3)
Hardcover, Advantage Pub Group
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Black Rednecks And White Liberalsby Thomas SowellISBN 1594031436 (1-59403-143-6)
Softcover, Encounter Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Rednecks And White Liberals'Book summary:This book presents the kind of eye-opening insights into the history and culture of race for which Sowell has become famous. As late as the 1940s and 1950s, he argues, poor Southern rednecks were regarded by Northern employers and law enforcement officials as lazy, lawless, and sexually immoral. This pattern was repeated by blacks with whom they shared a subculture in the South. Over the last half century poor whites and most blacks have moved up in class and affluence, but the ghetto remains filled with black rednecks. Their attempt to escape, Sowell shows, is hampered by their white liberal friends who turn dysfunctional black redneck culture into a sacrosanct symbol of racial identity. In addition to Black Rednecks and White Liberals, the book takes on subjects ranging from Are Jews Generic? to The Real History of Slavery.[via]More editions of Black Rednecks And White Liberals:
Buggies, Blizzards, and Babiesby Cora Frear HawkinsISBN 1587295474 (1-58729-547-4)
Softcover, Univ of Iowa Pr
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The Causes of the Civil War: Institutional Failure or Human Blunder?by Trefousse Hans L.ISBN 1575242109 (1-57524-210-9)
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Christopher Columbus And the Conquest of Paradiseby Kirkpatrick SaleISBN 1845111540 (1-84511-154-0)
Softcover, Tauris Parke Paperbacks
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Cold Mountainby Charles FrazierISBN 157490101X (1-57490-101-X)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cold Mountain'Book summary:The hero of Charles Frazier's beautifully written and deeply-imagined first novel is Inman, a disillusioned Confederate soldier who has failed to die as expected after being seriously wounded in battle during the last days of the Civil War. Rather than waiting to be redeployed to the front, the soul-sick Inman deserts, and embarks on a dangerous and lonely odyssey through the devastated South, heading home to North Carolina, and seeking only to be reunited with his beloved, Ada, who has herself been struggling to maintain the family farm she inherited. Cold Mountain is an unforgettable addition to the literature of one of the most important and transformational periods in American history. [via]
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Colonialism: An International Social Cultural and Political Encyclopediaby Melvin Page, Penny M. SonnenburgISBN 1576073351 (1-57607-335-1)
Hardcover, Abc-Clio Inc
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Common Sense: Library Editionby Thomas PaineISBN 1591090199 (1-59109-019-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Common Sense: Library Edition'Book summary:"These are the times that try men's souls," begins Thomas Paine's first Crisis paper, the impassioned pamphlet that helped ignite the American Revolution. Published in Philadelphia in January of 1776, Common Sense sold 150,000 copies almost immediately. A powerful piece of propaganda, it attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, dismissed the chance for reconciliation with England, and outlined the economic benefits of independence while espousing equality of rights among citizens. Paine fanned a flame that was already burning, but many historians argue that his work unified dissenting voices and persuaded patriots that the American Revolution was not only necessary, but an epochal step in world history. [via]
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Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of Americaby Thomas PaineISBN 1596051434 (1-59605-143-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America'Book summary:"These are the times that try men's souls," begins Thomas Paine's first Crisis paper, the impassioned pamphlet that helped ignite the American Revolution. Published in Philadelphia in January of 1776, Common Sense sold 150,000 copies almost immediately. A powerful piece of propaganda, it attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, dismissed the chance for reconciliation with England, and outlined the economic benefits of independence while espousing equality of rights among citizens. Paine fanned a flame that was already burning, but many historians argue that his work unified dissenting voices and persuaded patriots that the American Revolution was not only necessary, but an epochal step in world history. [via]
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The Dark Side of Camelotby Seymour M. HershISBN 1568955456 (1-56895-545-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dark Side of Camelot'Book summary:If the Kennedys are America's royal family, then John F. Kennedy was the nation's crown prince. Magnetic, handsome, and charismatic, his perfectly coifed image overshadowed the successes and failures of his presidency, and his assassination cemented his near-mythological status in American culture and politics. Struck down in his prime, he represented the best and the brightest of America's future, and when he died, part of the nation's promise and innocence went with him. That, at least, is the public version of the story.
The private version, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour M. Hersh, is quite different. His meticulous investigation of Kennedy has revealed a wealth of indiscretions and malfeasance, ranging from frequent liaisons with prostitutes and mistresses to the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro to involvement in organized crime. Though scandals in the White House are nothing new, Hersh maintains that Kennedy's activities went beyond minor abuses of power and personal indulgences: they threatened the security of the nation--particularly in the realm of foreign policy--and the integrity of the office. Hersh believes it was only a matter of time before Kennedy's dealings were exposed, and only his popularity and charm, compounded by his premature death, spared such an investigation for so long. Exposure was further stalled by Bobby Kennedy's involvement in nefarious dealings, enabling him to bury any investigation of his brother and--by extension--himself.
Based on interviews with former Kennedy administration officials, former Secret Service agents, and hundreds of Kennedy's personal friends and associates, The Dark Side of Camelot rewrites the history of John F. Kennedy and his presidency. [via]
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Democracy in Americaby Henry Reeve, Alexis De TocquevilleISBN 1584772492 (1-58477-249-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Democracy in America'Book summary:Reprint of the first English-language edition. In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville [1805-1859] and Gustave de Beaumont [fl.1835] were sent to the United States by the French government to study American prisons, which were renowned for their progressive and humane methods. They were pleased to accept this assignment because they were intrigued by the idea of American democracy. Tocqueville and Beaumont spent nine months in the country, traveling as far west as Michigan and as far south as New Orleans. Throughout the tour, Tocqueville used his social connections to arrange meetings with several prominent and influential thinkers of the day. He recorded his thoughts on the structure of the government and the judicial system, and commented on everyday people and the nation's political culture and social institutions. His observations on slavery, in particular, are impassioned and critical. These notes formed the basis of Democracy in America. This landmark work initiated a dialogue about the nature of democracy and the United States and its people that continues to this day. Originally published: New York: Adlard and Saunders, 1838. xxx, 464 pp. [via]
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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:
Dream Time: Chapters from the Sixtiesby Geoffrey O'BrienISBN 1582431914 (1-58243-191-4)
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An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United Statesby Charles Austin BeardISBN 1584771119 (1-58477-111-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States'Book summary:A CONTROVERSIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE FOUNDERS INTENTIONS. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Beard's interpretation proposes that the Framers of the Federal Constitution were motivated primarily by economic concerns. This argument was widely held until the late 1950s, when it was gradually undermined by later research, much of it stimulated by Beard's work. Although most scholars today see the origins of the revolution in terms of the history of ideas, especially republicanism, Beard s work remains fundamental and has insured a continued focus on the economic aspect of the nation s establishment, as well as a wider awareness of the role of economic interests in history. [via]
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The Era of Good Feelingsby George DangerfieldISBN 1597400327 (1-59740-032-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Era of Good Feelings'Book summary:Here is history as delightful as it is profound. Exploring the period between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian democracy, George Dangerfield describes the personalities and experiences, American and European, which furthered the political transition "from the great dictum that central government is best when it governs least to the great dictum that central government must sometimes intervene strongly on behalf of the weak and the oppressed and the exploited." The book, winner of the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes, throws new and fresh light on an important formative period in American history.
"An agile piece of historical writingwitty, selective, and illuminating."New Yorker.
"George Dangerfield writes with gusto, sense, and authority. His agreeable, eloquent book is full of people, conflicts, ideas, and color. It is a learned book, and witty and skillful; on every page it is thoughtful, clever, and original."Saturday Review. "History exploded with mature perception, pointed anecdote, and lively interpretation."New York Times. [via]More editions of The Era of Good Feelings:
Fighting Men of the Civil Warby William C. Davis, Russ A. PritchardISBN 1571451935 (1-57145-193-5)
Hardcover, Advantage Pub Group
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The Framing of the Constitution of the United Statesby Max FarrandISBN 1587980541 (1-58798-054-1)
Softcover, Beard Books Inc
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George Washington: A Lifeby Willard RandallISBN 1578661528 (1-57866-152-8)
Hardcover, Galahad Books
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The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wadeby Ann FesslerISBN 1594200947 (1-59420-094-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Here Is Your Warby Ernie PyleISBN 1579124410 (1-57912-441-0)
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How Wall Street Created a Nation: J.P. Morgan, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Panama Canalby Ovidio Diaz EspinoISBN 1568582668 (1-56858-266-8)
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In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders Of The Twentieth Centuryby Nitin Nohria, Anthony J. MayoISBN 1591393450 (1-59139-345-0)
Hardcover, Harvard Business School Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders Of The Twentieth Century'Book summary:From little known heroes to legends like Sam Walton and Bill Gates, this absorbing book weaves history, economics, and personality to reveal the secrets behind the success of the last century's greatest American business leaders. The authors show that a key to success was 'contextual intelligence': the ability to 'read' and understand the context of the times and seize the unique opportunities within them. This book is a powerful resource containing canon of the 20th century's greatest business leaders in one volume. It is an absorbing read; the stories include both well known and unfamiliar leaders. It features a New Leadership Theory. Many leadership profiles focus on the personality traits. The authors' theory of 'contextual intelligence' represents a fresh perspective and is well-researched, based on a Harvard Business School Leadership Initiative Study of 1,000 great CEOs and Founders of American companies from 1900-1999. Many of the leaders profiled hail from non-US countries. [via]
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The Iraq Study Group Report, the Way Forward: A New Approachby Lee H. Hamilton, Iraq Study GroupISBN 1599862395 (1-59986-239-5)
Softcover, Filiquarian Pub Llc
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Island of Hope, Island of Tearsby Irene M. Franck, Douglass L. Brownstone, Frank BrownstoneISBN 1586635786 (1-58663-578-6)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Island of Hope, Island of Tears'Book summary:Between 1892 and the early 1950s, nearly 15 million people streamed through Ellis Island in search of a new life. Here are the stories of those extraordinary immigrants, largely in their own poignant words. Coming primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, and from widely diverse backgrounds, the émigrés represented in this remarkable volume recount their adventures with dignity, wit, and unflagging honesty. Among the dozens of unforgettable narrators you'll meet are a Greek boy who, forced into the Turkish Army, escaped to the U.S. with the help of the Russian Orthodox Church; a young Polish girl who made the harrowing journey only to have to flee a "white slaver"; and a Czech woman who fooled doctors into letting her travel despite being eight months pregnant.[via]More editions of Island of Hope, Island of Tears:
Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Men Behind the Louisiana Purchaseby Charles CeramiISBN 1570719454 (1-57071-945-4)
Hardcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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The Jungleby Upton Beall Sinclair, Maura SpiegelISBN 1593080085 (1-59308-008-5)
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Upton Sinclairs muckraking masterpiece The Jungle centers on Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant working in Chicagos infamous Packingtown. Instead of finding the American Dream, Rudkus and his family inhabit a brutal, soul-crushing urban jungle dominated by greedy bosses, pitiless con-men, and corrupt politicians.While Sinclairs main target was the industrys appalling labor conditions, the reading public was most outraged by the disgusting filth and contamination in American food that his novel exposed. As a result, President Theodore Roosevelt demanded an official investigation, which quickly led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug laws. For a work of fiction to have such an impact outside its literary context is extremely rare. (At the time of The Jungles publication in 1906, the only novel to have led to social change on a similar scale in America was Uncle Toms Cabin.)
Today, The Jungle remains a relevant portrait of capitalism at its worst and an impassioned account of the human spirit facing nearly insurmountable challenges.
Maura Spiegel teaches literature and film at Columbia University and Barnard College. She is the coauthor of The Grim Reader and The Breast Book: An Intimate and Curious History. She coedits Literature and Medicine, a journal.
Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Pointby James RobbinsISBN 159403141X (1-59403-141-X)
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Legal Lynching: Racism, Injustice and the Death Penaltyby Jesse Jackson, Jacksonk JesseISBN 1569247064 (1-56924-706-4)
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Lewis And Clark: Across the Divideby Carolyn GilmanISBN 1588340996 (1-58834-099-6)
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Mississippi In Africaby Alan HuffmanISBN 1592401007 (1-59240-100-7)
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Moby Dickby Herman Melville, George Stade, Carl F. HovdeISBN 1593080182 (1-59308-018-2)
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Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justiceby John AshcroftISBN 1599956802 (1-59995-680-2)
Hardcover, Center st
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The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940by William L. ShirerISBN 1841581224 (1-84158-122-4)
Softcover, Birlinn, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940'Book summary:As European correspondent for a number of American newspapers during the 1930s, William L. Shirer witnessed at first hand many of the pivotal events in the buildup to World War II. At the Nuremberg rallies, when Hitler roared through the streets celebrating his newly-won domination of Germany, Shirer was there. In Munich, as Chamberlain abandoned the Czechs, Shirer was there. In Vienna during the night of the Anschluss, in Berlin, when Hitler loosed his Blitzkrieg on Poland and began the war, Shirer was there. Through articles, broadcasts and translations of Hitler's speeches, Shirer tirelessly tried to warn the world of the terrible evil that was growing in Germany. The Nightmare Years, a No. I bestseller when first published in America in 1984, is not only the fascinating eyewitness account of this cataclysmic decade, but also the more personal story of a young American caught in tense and desperate times, struggling to survive and provide a life for himself and his family as the world lurched inexorably towards war.
'More than any conventional history book, Shirer's memoirs let a reader relive history' -People 'A superb journalist. ..Shirer was close enough to Hitler to feel the Nazi leader's messianic personal force. ..An unusually fine book' -Time 'No one ever did more to explain the rise of the Nazis' -Barbara Tuchman 'An outstanding achievement of journalistic history; indeed it is the best kind of accurate and absorbing history' -Washington Post REVIEWS 'Reporting at its best. ..A highly readable, absorbing story of a fascinating man and a dangerous decade. ..A deeply personal account of living with history as it's being made -an absorbing narrative' -Houston Chronicle 'More than any conventional history book, Shirer's memoirs let a reader relive history' -People 'A superb journalist. ..Shirer was close enough to Hitler to feel the Nazi leader's messianic personal force. ..An unusually fine book' -Time 'No one ever did more to explain the rise of the Nazis' -Barbara Tuchman 'An outstanding achievement of journalistic history; indeed it is the best kind of accurate and absorbing history' -Washington Post [via]More editions of The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940:
Our Nation's Archive : The History of the United States in Documentsby Erik Bruun, Jay CrosbyISBN 1579120679 (1-57912-067-9)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern Americaby Gus RussoISBN 1582342792 (1-58234-279-2)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Presentby David Culbert, David Welch, Nicholas John CullISBN 1576078205 (1-57607-820-5)
Hardcover, ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
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PUBLIC ENEMIES: Americas Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34by Bryan BurroughISBN 1594200211 (1-59420-021-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twinsby Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne ClemensISBN 1592241549 (1-59224-154-9)
Hardcover, Wildside Pr
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The Ralph Nader Readerby Ralph NaderISBN 1583220577 (1-58322-057-7)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ralph Nader Reader'Book summary:In a pop media culture dominated by dismissive irony and cloying sentimentalism, how do we talk about a true American political hero? The answer is, we don't. After 40 years in the trenches, Ralph Nader, the standard-bearer in the battle for the rights of the disenfranchised and the consummate American citizen, is still being ignored by the mass media. Reading The Ralph Nader Reader may lead one to view that oversight as less than accidental.
Nader has tilted against injustice wherever he has found it, and he has found it in spades in corporate America. Beginning with his crusade against the auto industry in the early 1960s, Nader went on to fight for the rights of workers by helping create the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as for a citizen's right for access to government documents in the creation of the Freedom of Information Act. He has often stood resolute before the juggernaut--and more often than not, the juggernaut has flinched. His investigation of corporate crime led him to see a far-reaching problem of accountability. Corporations are supposed to be accountable to the people and laws of America, but what happens when the government exempts corporations from these responsibilities? Nader gives one of many shocking examples: "Of America's 250 most profitable corporations in 1988, 45 reduced their tax liability to less than 10%, 6 received refunds." This and countless other examples of corporate-government malfeasance have led Nader to focus increasingly on reestablishing democracy in America. He advocates citizen groups at the local level to be watchdogs for their own interests--be it as voters, taxpayers, workers, consumers, or shareholders. "It is time for a civic rebellion, Jeffersonian style," he writes.
So is there an effort to keep Nader out of the media? When you realize, as Nader points out repeatedly, that one corporation owns 800 radio stations across the U.S., that a handful of corporations control the vast majority of television networks, and that The New York Times owns The Boston Globe, you see that he has ticked off the wrong people if he wants his voice to be heard in America. But his voice speaks clearly in this book, and gives us all an ideal of citizenship and democratic action to strive for. But beware The Ralph Nader Reader--once you take the red pill, you'll have to see how deep the rabbit hole goes, and once you see, you may find yourself doing something about it. --Steve Andersen [via]
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The Red Badge of Courageby Stephen CraneISBN 1580495869 (1-58049-586-9)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc
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Revolution and ConflictISBN 1577689542 (1-57768-954-2)
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Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Differentby Gordon S. WoodISBN 1594200939 (1-59420-093-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different'Book summary:Even when the greatness of the founding fathers isn't being debunked, it is a quality that feels very far away from us indeed: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Co. seem as distant as marble faces carved high into a mountainside. We may marvel at the fact that fate placed such a talented cohort of political leaders in that one place, the east coast of North America, in colonies between Virginia and Massachusetts, and during that one fateful period, but that doesn't really help us explain it or teach us the proper lessons to draw from it. What did make the founders different? Now, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that shows us, among many other things, just how much character did matter.
Revolutionary Characters offers a series of brilliantly illuminating studies of the men who came to be known as the founding fathers. Each life is considered in the round, but the thread that binds the work together and gives it the cumulative power of a revelation is this idea of character as a lived reality for these men. For these were men, Gordon Wood shows, who took the matter of character very, very seriously. They were the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made, men who understood the arc of lives, as of nations, as being one of moral progress. They saw themselves as comprising the world's first true meritocracy, a natural aristocracy as opposed to the decadent Old World aristocracy of inherited wealth and station.
Gordon Wood's wondrous accomplishment here is to bring these men and their times down to earth and within our reach, showing us just who they were and what drove them. In so doing, he shows us that although a lot has changed in two hundred years, to an amazing degree the virtues these founders defined for themselves are the virtues we aspire to still. [via]More editions of Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different:
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Roald Dahl: An Unauthorized Biographyby Haydn Middleton, John RowleyISBN 1575726939 (1-57572-693-9)
Hardcover, Heinemann/Raintree
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Rosewood: Like Judgement Dayby Michael D'OrsoISBN 1572972564 (1-57297-256-4)
Softcover, Boulevard
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Sparknotes Moby-Dickby Herman MelvilleISBN 1586634151 (1-58663-415-1)
Softcover, Spark Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sparknotes Moby-Dick'Book summary:Get your "A" in gear!
They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students, since its inception SparkNotes" has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer demand has been so strong that the guides have expanded to over 150 titles. SparkNotes'" motto is Smarter, Better, Faster because:
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Sparknotes the Jungleby Upton SinclairISBN 1586634100 (1-58663-410-0)
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They're today's most popular study guides-with everything you need to succeed in school. Written by Harvard students for students, since its inception SparkNotes" has developed a loyal community of dedicated users and become a major education brand. Consumer demand has been so strong that the guides have expanded to over 150 titles. SparkNotes'" motto is Smarter, Better, Faster because:
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The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhowerby Stephen E. AmbroseISBN 1578062063 (1-57806-206-3)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Mississippi
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Uncle Tom's Cabinby Harriet Beecher Stowe, Amanda ClaybaughISBN 1593080387 (1-59308-038-7)
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Today the novel is often labeled condescending, but its charactersTom, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, and the evil Simon Legreestill have the power to move our hearts. Though Uncle Tom has become a synonym for a fawning black yes-man, Stowes Tom is actually American literatures first black hero, a man who suffers for refusing to obey his white oppressors. Uncle Toms Cabin is a living, relevant story, passionate in its vivid depiction of the cruelest forms of injustice and inhumanityand the courage it takes to fight against them.
Amanda Claybaugh is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
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Washington Gone Crazy: Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Huntby Michael J. YbarraISBN 1586420917 (1-58642-091-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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What Everyone Should Know About the 20th Century: 200 Events That Shaped the Worldby Alan Axelrod, Charles PhillipsISBN 1580620663 (1-58062-066-3)
Softcover, Adams Media Corp
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The Wisdom of the Native Americans: Includes the Soul of an Indian and Other Writings by Ohiyesa, and the Great Speeches of Red Jacket, Chief Joseph, and Chief Seattleby Kent NerburnISBN 1577310799 (1-57731-079-9)
Hardcover, New World Library
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Witness to the Young Republic: A Yankees Journal, 1828-1870by Benjamin Brown French, John J. McDonough, Donald B. ColeISBN 1584652659 (1-58465-265-9)
Hardcover, Univ Pr of New England
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The Woman's Bibleby Elizabeth StantonISBN 1573926965 (1-57392-696-5)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Woman's Bible'Book summary:American feminist leader and suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was also an outspoken critic of the Bible because the scriptures often portray women as inferior and have been used by men to justify unequal treatment of women in society. The 1870 revision of the Authorized English Version of the Bible prepared by an all-male committee from the Church of England so greatly dissatisfied Stanton that in response she courageously decided to compile a commentary by prominent feminists on the many Bible passages that refer to women. The result was The Woman's Bible, a fascinating book that explores, among other things, the documentation that Jesus believed in equal rights for men and women; the ignorance, arrogance, and hypocrisy on the part of the church hierarchy; and the slaughter of women who were slaves, wives of drunkards, or were believed to be witches.
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Women and Economicsby Charlotte Perkins GilmanISBN 1602060347 (1-60206-034-7)
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Sin La Sombra De Las Torres / In the Shadow of No Towersby Art SpiegelmanISBN 1594970882 (1-59497-088-2)
Hardcover, Public Square Books
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