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  • The Persuaders

    At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

    by Anand Giridharadas ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy—from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more—by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and award-winning former New York Times columnist“Anand ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

    The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes

    by Ruy Teixeira, John B. Judis ...
    A Wall Street Journal best political book of 2023A much-needed wake-up call for the Democrats, which reveals how the party has lost sight of its core principles and endangered its political future—from the authors of “one of the most influential political books of the 21st century” (The New York Times)For decades, American politics has been plagued by a breakdown between the Democratic and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Revolutionary Witchcraft

    A Guide to Magical Activism

    by Sarah Lyons ...
    A fiery, inclusive guide for activists and witches alike, Revolutionary Witchcraft is an empowered introduction to the history and practice of politically-motivated magic.From the politically charged origins of the word "witch" to the present-day magical resistance, this bold handbook explores the role of witchcraft in our modern world. Author, activist, and practicing witch Sarah Lyons takes ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration

    by John Locke ...
    Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Political Science
    A highly influential figure in the Age of Enlightenment in England and France, whose works helped inspire the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, John Locke was one of the most important political theorists in Western history. In The Second Treatise of Government, a major contribution to the principles underlying modern democracies, he achieved two objectives: refuting the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Squad

    AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution

    by Ryan Grim ...
    A riveting insider account of the progressive movement in Congress centering A.O.C., Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar—their rise, their efforts to set an ambitious agenda for the country, and their struggle to find their footing within the Democratic party.The Squad is the definitive, must-read book about the most exciting figures defining our new era. The ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Tyranny of the Minority

    Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point

    by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late—from the authors of How Democracies Die“[Levitsky and Ziblatt] write with terrifying clarity about how the forces of the right have co-opted the enshrined rules to exert their tyranny.”—The Washington PostA NEWSWEEK BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAmerica is undergoing a massive experiment... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • We the Presidents: How American Presidents Shaped the Last Century

    by Ronald Gruner ...
    Imagine a non-partisan presidential history spanning Warren G. Harding to Donald Trump that never mentions Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative.Rather than politics, WE THE PRESIDENTS focuses on the issues which affect Americans today. Soaring inflation, resurgent nativism, income inequality, budget deficits, the Ukraine crisis and other critical issues, all have their roots in ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Democracy Awakening

    Notes on the State of America

    by Heather Cox Richardson ...
    **New York Times Bestseller“Engaging and highly accessible.”—Boston Globe“A vibrant, and essential history of America's unending, enraging and utterly compelling struggle since its founding to live up to its own best ideals… It's both a cause for hope, and a call to arms.”--Jane Mayer, author Dark MoneyFrom historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Renegade

    Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country

    by Adam Kinzinger, Michael D'Antonio ...
    **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAdam Kinzinger captures one of the most transformative periods in recent political history in a riveting, personal account from inside Congress, including the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol and his vote to impeach Donald Trump.AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump incited a violent mob to storm the US Capitol in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization

    by Dr Stephen P. Kershaw ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire.The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history; deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth and Epic in Homer's Iliad & Odyssey; gives an outline of Greek history in the 5th & 4th Centuries BC; looks at Greek social life and the alternative ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Become America

    Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy

    by Eric Liu ...
    **A New York Times Book Review New and Noteworthy BookThis collection of 19 essays on democracy, equal justice, and citizenship “exhorts Americans to love the nation they have by becoming the nation they want” (The Washington Post).**What does it mean to be an engaged American in today’s divided political landscape, and how do we restore hope in our country? In a collection of “civic sermons” ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Unwoke

    How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America

    by Ted Cruz ...
    Our institutions have gone "woke." Everybody knows that. But nobody has come up with a way to stop it. Until now.In this hard-hitting new book, Senator Ted Cruz delivers a realistic battle plan for defeating the woke assault on America.The Democratic Party is now controlled by Cultural Marxists. So are our universities and public schools, the media, Big Tech, and Big Business. Corporations push ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Mexico: Democracy Interrupted

    by Ms. Jo Tuckman ...
    In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover—after 71 years of PRI dominance—was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Collision of Power

    Trump, Bezos, and THE WASHINGTON POST

    by Martin Baron ...
    “A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil.” —The New York Times Book ReviewPolitics. Money. Media. Tech. …It’s all here in Collision of Power.“All the President's Men for a new generation.” —Town & CountryMarty Baron took charge of The Washington Postnewsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Glo... ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Shortest History of Greece

    The Odyssey of a Nation from Myth to Modernity

    by James Heneage ...
    Series series Shortest History Series
    Discover the cultural and political riches of Greece across 3,000 years, from classical might to modern rebirth. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.Philosophy, art, democracy, language, even computers—the glories of Greek civilization have shaped our world even more profoundly than we realize. Pericles and the Parthenon may be familiar ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Art of Democracy

    A Concise History of Popular Culture in the United States

    by Jim Cullen ...
    "Cullen's strength comes from his understanding of how the different strands of American society intertwine in imaginative, unpredictable ways ... The shape and vitality of pop culture's next era will depend, at least in part, on commentators like Cullen."—Washington Post Book World "A thoroughly engaging look at American culture ... Cullen's articulate prose is spiced with wicked wit and he loves ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Let the People Pick the President

    The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College

    by Jesse Wegman ...
    **“Wegman combines in-depth historical analysis and insight into contemporary politics to present a cogent argument that the Electoral College violates America’s ‘core democratic principles’ and should be done away with…" —**Publishers WeeklyThe framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more than 700 times. To this day, millions of voters, and even ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • ANARCHISM

    Arguments For and Against

    by Albert Meltzer ...
    This is the revised edition of Anarchism: Arguments For and Against that Albert Meltzer was working on at the time of his death on May 7th, 1996. The book was important to Albert, and it was one whose arguments he returned to often in his other writings. Albert had become increasingly concerned about what he saw as the ghettoisation of anarchism. Separated from the working class base so necessary ... Read more

    $2.63 USD

  • Insurgency

    How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted

    by Jeremy W. Peters ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • How did the party of Lincoln become the party of Trump? From an acclaimed political reporter for The New York Times comes the definitive story of the mutiny that shattered American politics.“A bracing account of how the party of Lincoln and Reagan was hijacked by gadflies and grifters who reshaped their movement into becoming an anti-democratic cancer ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Race between Education and Technology

    by Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz ...
    This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, the American educational system is what made America the richest nation in the world. Its educational ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Japan: A Documentary History

    A Documentary History

    by David J. Lu ...
    An updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History", this book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan's ... Read more

    $220.99 USD

  • Critical theory and demagogic populism

    by Paul K. Jones, Darrow Schecter ...
    Series series Critical Theory and Contemporary Society
    Populism is a powerful force today, but its full scope has eluded the analytical tools of both orthodox and heterodox ‘populism studies’. This book provides a valuable alternative perspective. It reconstructs in detail for the first time the sociological analyses of US demagogues by members of the Frankfurt School and compares these with contemporary approaches. Modern demagogy emerges as a key ... Read more

    $86.99 USD

  • A People's History of the United States

    by 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 chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools—with its ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • Ill Fares the Land

    by Tony Judt, Ta-Nehisi Coates ...
    Something is profoundly wrong with the way we think about how we should live today.In Ill Fares The Land, Tony Judt, one of our leading historians and thinkers, reveals how we have arrived at our present dangerously confused moment. Judt masterfully crystallizes what we've all been feeling into a way to think our way into, and thus out of, our great collective dis-ease about the current state of ... Read more

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