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On Tyranny

Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

de Timothy Snyder ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has writ... ... Leer más

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times)“Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has writ...
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Weapons of Math Destruction

How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

de Cathy O'Neil ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A former Wall Street quant sounds the alarm on Big Data and the mathematical models that threaten to rip apart our social fabric—with a new afterword“A manual for the twenty-first-century citizen . . . relevant and urgent.”—Financial TimesNATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Boston Glo... ... Leer más

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A former Wall Street quant sounds the alarm on Big Data and the mathematical models that threaten to rip apart our social fabric—with a new afterword“A manual for the twenty-first-century citizen . . . relevant and urgent.”—Financial TimesNATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Boston Glo...
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Young Man in a Hurry

A Memoir of Discovery

de Gavin Newsom ...

**The #1 USA Today Bestseller and Instant New York Times BestsellerFrom California Governor Gavin Newsom comes an intimate and poignant account of identity, belonging, and the defining moments that inspired a life in politics**“Go slow,” his political elders advised him, but Gavin Newsom has never known such a speed. For Newsom, the California Dream is what lured his father’s family from County ... Leer más

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**The #1 USA Today Bestseller and Instant New York Times BestsellerFrom California Governor Gavin Newsom comes an intimate and poignant account of identity, belonging, and the defining moments that inspired a life in politics**“Go slow,” his political elders advised him, but Gavin Newsom has never known such a speed. For Newsom, the California Dream is what lured his father’s family from County
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The Nerd Reich

Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy

de Gil Durán ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • **“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —**Publishers Weekly (starred review)A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early ... Leer más

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • **“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —**Publishers Weekly (starred review)A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early
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Giving Up Is Unforgivable

A Manual for Keeping a Democracy

de Joyce Vance ...

**Instant New York Times bestsellerA political manifesto for our present moment—part history lesson, part call to save the Republic"Brilliant, galvanizing, and inspirational. A road map to help us find our way out of the darkness." —Mary L. Trump**We’re in this together.For the past several years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, "Civil Discourse", with these four ... Leer más

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**Instant New York Times bestsellerA political manifesto for our present moment—part history lesson, part call to save the Republic"Brilliant, galvanizing, and inspirational. A road map to help us find our way out of the darkness." —Mary L. Trump**We’re in this together.For the past several years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, "Civil Discourse", with these four
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Confronting the Presidents

No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden

de Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard ...

Series series Bill O'Reilly's Confronting Series
Instant #1 New York Times and USA Today nonfiction bestseller!Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit.Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series in the world, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard begin a new direction with Confronting the Presidents.From ... Leer más

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Instant #1 New York Times and USA Today nonfiction bestseller!Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit.Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series in the world, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard begin a new direction with Confronting the Presidents.From
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Citizenship

Notes on an American Myth

de Daisy Hernández ...

A provocative, personal, blazingly intelligent examination of one of the most vexing questions facing the United States today: Who is, and should be, a citizen?“[A] fascinating, urgently needed new book.”—Chicago Tribune**“How did ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ turn upside down to where we are today? Everyone needs to read this book, citizens and non ... Leer más

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A provocative, personal, blazingly intelligent examination of one of the most vexing questions facing the United States today: Who is, and should be, a citizen?“[A] fascinating, urgently needed new book.”—Chicago Tribune**“How did ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ turn upside down to where we are today? Everyone needs to read this book, citizens and non
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Regime Change

Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

de Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan ...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that make... ... Leer más

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that make...
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Poverty, by America

de Matthew Desmond ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Oprah Daily, Time, The Star Tribune, Vulture, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago ... Leer más

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Oprah Daily, Time, The Star Tribune, Vulture, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago
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Democracy Rules

de Jan-Werner Müller ...

A much-anticipated guide to saving democracy, from one of our most essential political thinkers.Everyone knows that democracy is in trouble, but do we know what democracy actually is? Jan-Werner Müller, author of the widely translated and acclaimed What Is Populism?, takes us back to basics in Democracy Rules. In this short, elegant volume, he explains how democracy is founded not just on liberty ... Leer más

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A much-anticipated guide to saving democracy, from one of our most essential political thinkers.Everyone knows that democracy is in trouble, but do we know what democracy actually is? Jan-Werner Müller, author of the widely translated and acclaimed What Is Populism?, takes us back to basics in Democracy Rules. In this short, elegant volume, he explains how democracy is founded not just on liberty
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The Healing of America

A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care

de T. R. Reid ...

A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform BillBringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond--to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems. ... Leer más

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A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform BillBringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond--to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems.
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Rules for Radicals

A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals

de Saul Alinsky ...

**“This country's leading hell-raiser" (The Nation) shares his impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.”"A superlative organizer, strategist, and tactician who is also a social philosopher.” —Charles E. Silberman**First published in 1971 and written in the midst of ... Leer más

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**“This country's leading hell-raiser" (The Nation) shares his impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.”"A superlative organizer, strategist, and tactician who is also a social philosopher.” —Charles E. Silberman**First published in 1971 and written in the midst of
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The First Eight

A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation

de Jim Clyburn ...

From one of America's most venerable politicians, the powerful, untold story of the pioneering Black congressmen from South Carolina who were elected in the aftermath of the Civil War, revealing why it took nearly a century before the ninth, James Clyburn, was elected.Today, South Carolina congressman James E. Clyburn is renowned as a Democratic kingmaker and our nation's most august Black ... Leer más

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From one of America's most venerable politicians, the powerful, untold story of the pioneering Black congressmen from South Carolina who were elected in the aftermath of the Civil War, revealing why it took nearly a century before the ninth, James Clyburn, was elected.Today, South Carolina congressman James E. Clyburn is renowned as a Democratic kingmaker and our nation's most august Black
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There Is No Place for Us

Working and Homeless in America (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

de Brian Goldstone ...

**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An ... Leer más

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**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An
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A Lot of People Are Saying

The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy

de Nancy L. Rosenblum, Russell Muirhead ...

How the new conspiracists are undermining democracy—and what can be done about itConspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced something new—conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from the fringes to the heart of government with the election of Donald Trump. In A Lot of People Are Saying, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum show how the ... Leer más

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How the new conspiracists are undermining democracy—and what can be done about itConspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced something new—conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from the fringes to the heart of government with the election of Donald Trump. In A Lot of People Are Saying, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum show how the
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Genesis

Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit

de Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Craig Mundie ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | USA TODAY BESTSELLER | LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | J.P. MORGAN NEXTLIST SELECTIONIn his final book, the late Henry Kissinger joins forces with two leading technologists to mount “a profound exploration” (Walter Isaacson) of the epochal challenges and opportunities presented by the revolution in Artificial Intelligence: a breakthrough that dramatically empowers ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | USA TODAY BESTSELLER | LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | J.P. MORGAN NEXTLIST SELECTIONIn his final book, the late Henry Kissinger joins forces with two leading technologists to mount “a profound exploration” (Walter Isaacson) of the epochal challenges and opportunities presented by the revolution in Artificial Intelligence: a breakthrough that dramatically empowers
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The Polemics of Ressentiment

Variations on Nietzsche

Edición de Sjoerd van Tuinen ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy
The rise of populism, cynicism, fanaticism and fundamentalism challenges us to reconsider the problem of ressentiment. Characterized by Nietzsche as the self-poisoning of the will through internalising trauma in the form of a postponed and imaginary revenge, the concept of ressentiment is making a comeback in politicaldiscourse.Unlike resentment, the feeling of injustice, ressentiment is an ... Leer más

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The rise of populism, cynicism, fanaticism and fundamentalism challenges us to reconsider the problem of ressentiment. Characterized by Nietzsche as the self-poisoning of the will through internalising trauma in the form of a postponed and imaginary revenge, the concept of ressentiment is making a comeback in politicaldiscourse.Unlike resentment, the feeling of injustice, ressentiment is an
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Magnifica Humanitas

Encyclical on Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

de Pope Leo XIV ...

**“A defense of human dignity in the era of A.I. . . . including a dramatic plea for guardrails to ensure that artificial intelligence eases — rather than exacerbates — inequality and poverty.” — The Washington PostA stirring call for humanity vs machines issued by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church . . .**Artificial intelligence encroaches on our lives more insidiously by the day, bent on ... Leer más

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**“A defense of human dignity in the era of A.I. . . . including a dramatic plea for guardrails to ensure that artificial intelligence eases — rather than exacerbates — inequality and poverty.” — The Washington PostA stirring call for humanity vs machines issued by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church . . .**Artificial intelligence encroaches on our lives more insidiously by the day, bent on
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Our Dear Friends in Moscow

The Inside Story of a Broken Generation

de Irina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov ...

**Two of Russia’s most prominent investigative journalists tell the "gripping" (Foreign Policy) story of how the hopes of their generation of optimistic Russians in the 1990s was replaced by autocracy, fear, and betrayalA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year**Our Dear Friends in Moscow tells the story of a group of young Russians, part of an idealistic generation who came of age in Moscow at the ... Leer más

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**Two of Russia’s most prominent investigative journalists tell the "gripping" (Foreign Policy) story of how the hopes of their generation of optimistic Russians in the 1990s was replaced by autocracy, fear, and betrayalA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year**Our Dear Friends in Moscow tells the story of a group of young Russians, part of an idealistic generation who came of age in Moscow at the
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The Message

de Ta-Nehisi Coates ...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don’t—shape our realities.“Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose. . . . These pilgrimages, for him, help ground his powerful writing about race.”—Associated Press“Coates exhorts readers, ... Leer más

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don’t—shape our realities.“Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose. . . . These pilgrimages, for him, help ground his powerful writing about race.”—Associated Press“Coates exhorts readers,
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Just Mercy

A Story of Justice and Redemption

de Bryan Stevenson ...

Series series One World Essentials
**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and ... Leer más

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and
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An American Sickness

How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back

de Elisabeth Rosenthal ...

**A New York Times bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR"This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneAt a moment of drastic political upheaval, An American Sickness is a shocking ... Leer más

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**A New York Times bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR"This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneAt a moment of drastic political upheaval, An American Sickness is a shocking
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A People's History of the United States

de Howard Zinn ...

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Leer más

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THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
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Contempt

A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation

de Ken Starr ...

Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr finally shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history.You could fill a library with books about the scandals of the Clinton administration, which eventually led to President Clinton's impeachment by the House of Representatives. Bill and Hillary Clinton have ... Leer más

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Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr finally shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history.You could fill a library with books about the scandals of the Clinton administration, which eventually led to President Clinton's impeachment by the House of Representatives. Bill and Hillary Clinton have
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