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Jane Mayer

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR • A groundbreaking exposé of the American oligarchs using their fortunes to dominate the nation’s political agenda, from “one of the very few utterly invaluable journalists this country has” (Esquire)“Dark Money is more than just a work of political journalism—it’s a vital portrait of a nation that, as perhaps never before, is being shaped by a few very rich, very conservative businessmen.”—Sa...

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Jane Mayer

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR • A sweeping account of the fateful decisions, flawed intelligence, and destructive ideologies that led to America’s post–9/11 forever wars“Deeply troubling, but splendidly executed . . . Mayer does invaluable work locking these reports into a coherent narrative framework and sketching in vital connective details and insights. . . . Superb.”—Los Angeles TimesNAT...

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Jane Mayer, Jill Abramson

Now a New York Times Best Seller and a National Book Award finalist. Charged with racial, sexual, and political overtones, the confirmation of Clarence Thomas as a Supreme Court justice was one of the most divisive spectacles the country has ever seen. Anita Hill’s accusation of sexual harassment by Thomas, and the attacks on her that were part of his high-placed supporters’ rebuttal, both shocked the nation and split it into two camps. One believed Hill was lying, the other believed that ...

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Jane Mayer

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A Vintage Short

The last president election was a stunning political upset when Donald Trump, a billionaire businessman won in a political coup, with no experience whatsoever. But along with this outsider, on the night of his victory, longtime conservative operator David Koch was standing, and smiling, amid a throng of revelers on the eve of November 8, 2016.In her electrifying and much-lauded, bestselling book, Jane Mayer reveals that the era of the Koch brothers and big money in American politic...

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Jane Mayer, Doyle McManus

For six years, Ronald Reagan seemed invincible. But behind the glowing image of success was an administration courting disaster. In this spellbinding book, two top Washington reporters trace the origins of the Iran-contra affair and the unraveling of the Reagan presidency, taking us deep inside a white house that care more for stagecraft than statecraft and that mistook a landslide reelection for an unlimited mandate. Here is the startling illumination of power and personality, an explosiv...

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Jane M. Mayer

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The Accidental Caregiver: Helping Others Without Losing Yourself

Helping Mom is the first book in The Accidental Caregiver series and relates the author's personal experience of taking on the responsibility of becoming the primary caregiver of her mother at home in her aging years. This short read is filled with insight into the realities of caregiving from the daily logistics to the emotional impact on both parties. The book gives an honest account of what the reader may expect to face in their own choice to become a caregiver as well...

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Jane Mayer

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Richard McGonagle

In the days following September 11, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Dick Cheney and his powerful, secretive adviser David Addington, used the crisis to further a long-held agenda to enhance presidential powers to a degree never known in U.S. history.The Dark Side is a riveting narrative ...

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Jane Mayer

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Kirsten Potter

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR • A groundbreaking exposé of the American oligarchs using their fortunes to dominate the nation’s political agenda, from “one of the very few utterly invaluable journalists this country has” (Esquire)“Dark Money is more than just a work of political journalism—it’s a vital portrait of a nation that, as perhaps never before, is being shaped by a few very rich, very conservative businessmen.”—Sa...

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Sid Jacobson, Scott Horton

"The more who learn the truth the better off the country will be, because there is no better safeguard against the revival of torture than a well-informed public." -- Jane Mayer, from the IntroductionOn December 9, 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report that strongly condemned the CIA for its secret and brutal use of torture in the treatment of prisoners captured in the "war on terror" during the George W. Bush administration. This deep...

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David Bloom, David Brooks, Peter Brown, Carl M. Cannon, Colleen Carroll, John Cochran, Patricia Cohen, Alan Cooperman, Michael Cromartie, E. J. Dionne, Nina Easton, Jane J. Eisner, Franklin Foer, Hillel Fradkin, David Frum, John H. Fund, William A. Galston, Jeffrey Goldberg, Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Christopher Hitchens, Bruce Hoffman, Samuel P. Huntington, Philip Jenkins, James Turner Johnson, John B. Judis, Wendy Kaminer, Gilles Kepel, John Leo, Ruth Marcus, Jane Mayer, Duncan Moon, Dan Morgan, Roy Mottahedeh, Caryle Murphy, Paul Richter, Jeffery L. Sheler, David Shribman, Judith Shulevitz, Peter Steinfels, Jay Tolson, Karen Tumulty, David Van Biema, George Wiegel, Paul West, Kenneth L. Woodward

As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often worked to distort the public discourse on important policy issues. Pope John Paul II's pronouncements on stem-cell research, the constitutional controversies regarding faith-based initiatives, the...

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Mercer Mayer

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Jane Casserly

The classic story of a little girl and some very bossy animals, from the beloved creator of Little Critters and There's a Nightmare in my Closet.Format: Paperback book and CDIf a bossy kangaroo jumped through your window AND started telling you what to do AND refused to go away AND had all kinds of other animals joining him...what would you do?Would you tell that kangaroo a thing or two?

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Nancy Isenberg

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Kirsten Potter

**The New York Times bestsellerA New York Times Notable and Critics’ Top Book of 2016Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionOne of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head OnNPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016’s Great ReadsSan Francisco Chronicle's Best of 2016: 100 recommended booksA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016Globe & Mail 100 Best of 2016“Formidable...