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  • Billionaires and Stealth Politics

    A look into the covert influence billionaires wield in American politics and the actions citizens can take to hold them more accountable.In 2016, when millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump, many believed his claims that personal wealth would free him from wealthy donors and allow him to "drain the swamp." But then Trump appointed several billionaires and multimillionaires to high-level ... Read more

    $20.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Democracy in America?

    What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It

    "Important and riveting . . . The solution isn't to redistribute wealth from the have-mores to the have-lesses. It's to redistribute political power to everyone." —Robert B. ReichAmerica faces daunting problems—stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of dysfunctional government. In Democracy in America? veteran ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Decisionmaking in a Glass House

    Mass Media, Public Opinion, and American and European Foreign Policy in the 21st Century

    No longer preoccupied with the East-West divide, contemporary foreign policymakers now have to confront regional conflicts, peace-enforcing and humanitarian missions, and a host of other global problems and issues in areas such as trade, health, and the environment. During the Cold War a widely-shared consensus on national interest and security in the United States and western Europe affected news ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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    A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision." On Revision provides everything academic writers need to know about crafting superior essays, articles, monographs, and dissertations. . . . Essential for anyone facing down the vast and mysterious landscape of academic writing; invaluable for students and educators alike." — BooklistSo... ... Read more

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  • The Disaster-Ready Home

    A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place

    by Creek Stewart ...
    A complete, step-by-step manual for safely sheltering-in-place at home so you are prepared for any disaster or disease.If a disaster forces you to shelter in place, do you think you have everything you need to safely and comfortably stay put in your home? If the answer is no, The Disaster-Ready Home will help you create a safe, well-stocked place to weather out any emergency.Survival expert and ... Read more

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  • Invention and Innovation

    A Brief History of Hype and Failure

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    Tour the history of human invention—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts—in this history book from the New York Times-bestselling author of How the World Really Works.A BILL GATES RECOMMENDED BOOK: “Every Smil book that I own is marked up with lots of notes that I take while reading. Invention and Innovation is no exception.”The world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil, author of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Agent of Influence

    How to Use Spy Skills to Persuade Anyone, Sell Anything, and Build a Successful Business

    by Jason Hanson ...
    **A practical guide to bolstering your business strategies with proven spy techniques, from a New York Times–bestselling author."Entertaining. . . . There is serious information here that could be used beyond the business setting."— BooklistCommon wisdom has held that the most successful businesspeople in the world possess fancy degrees and unlimited access to wealth and connections. But the truth ... Read more

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  • How to Save a Constitutional Democracy

    We can't afford to be complacent any more: "A formidable book . . . extremely rich in historical examples, case studies, and quantitative data." — International Journal of Constitutional LawDemocracies are in danger. Around the world, a wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump marks a decisive turning ... Read more

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  • Zero-Sum Victory

    What We're Getting Wrong About War

    2021 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner for War & HistoryWhy have the major post-9/11 US military interventions turned into quagmires? Despite huge power imbalances in the United States' favor, significant capacity-building efforts, and repeated tactical victories by what many observers call the world's best military, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq turned intractable. The US government's fixation on ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Four Threats

    The Recurring Crises of American Democracy

    "A lively read about the cracks in the system. What's more, it offers some good ideas for how we might go about fixing them." —Jelani Cobb, The New YorkerWhile many Americans despair of the current state of US politics, most assume that our system of government and democracy itself are invulnerable to decay. Yet when we examine the past, we find that the United States has undergone repeated crises ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Our Senses

    Gateways to Consciousness

    by Rob DeSalle ...
    "An animated introduction to the neuroscience of sensory perception" informed by the latest research on topics from music to brain injuries to synesthesia ( Kirkus Reviews).In recent years neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world. This splendidly accessible book explores the most intriguing findings of this research. ... Read more

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  • On Disinformation

    How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy

    by Lee McIntyre ...
    **Learn how to fight against the disinformation campaigns imperiling American democracy in this empowering, pocket-sized guide from the author of How to Talk to a Science Denier.INSIDE THE WAR ON TRUTH: Explore the history of how disinformation has been weaponized to manipulate society.**The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn’t come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD