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  • The Price We Pay

    What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It

    New York Times bestsellerBusiness Book of the Year**--Association of Business Journalists**From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it**--now with a new Afterword by the author.**"A must-read for every American." --Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBESOne in fiv... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Approaching Storm: Conflict in Asia, 1945–1965

    Conflict in Asia, 1945–1965

    Series Book 1 - The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War
    America’s participation in the Vietnam conflict dates to the waning days of World War II, when certain victory over Japan prompted the Allies and Asian peoples of many ideological persuasions to change the political landscape. France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and other European countries planned to reestablish control over their colonies in China, India, and Southeast Asia. Anticolonial ... Read more

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  • Presidents of War

    The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From a preeminent presidential historian comes a “superb and important” (The New York Times Book Review) saga of America’s wartime chief executives“Fascinating and heartbreaking . . . timely . . . Beschloss’s broad scope lets you draw important crosscutting lessons about presidential leadership.”—Bill GatesWidely acclaimed and ten years in the making, Michael Beschloss ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $10.99 USD

  • The Ultimate Vladimir Lenin Collection

    Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Vladimir Lenin•Over a dozen of Lenins work, like Two Tactics of Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution, The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism, The State and Revolution, The April Theses, and more!Capitalism has triumphed all over the world, but this triumph is only the prelude to the triumph of labour over capital. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Bloc Life

    Stories from the Lost World of Communism

    by Peter Molloy ...
    There was life before the fall.1989 was a year of astonishing and rapid change: the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. Bloc Life collects first hand testimony of the people who lived in East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania during the Cold War era, and reveals a rich ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Mr. Block

    The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe

    Before the Golden Age of comic books, there was Mr. Block: a bumbling, boss-loving, anti-union blockhead, brought to life over a hundred years ago by subversive cartoonist Ernest Riebe.A dedicated labour activist and member of the Industrial Workers of the World, Riebe dreamed up his iconic, union-hating anti-hero to satirize conservative workers’ faith in the capitalist system that exploits them. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Captured

    The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy

    Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s growing national profile: on the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee, He has become a front-line figure in the Democratic push against the Trump administration, and is a frequent guest on TV and radio on current issues, including the Russian investigation, but always ties the issue at hand back to the core issue of the corruption of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Trained to Kill

    The Inside Story of CIA Plots against Castro, Kennedy, and Che

    Antonio Veciana fought on the front lines of the CIA’s decades-long secret war to destroy Fidel Castro, the bearded bogeyman who haunted America’s Cold War dreams. It was a time of swirling intrigue, involving US spies with license to kill, Mafia hit men, ruthless Cuban exiles-and the leaders in the crosshairs of all this dark plotting, Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy.Veciana transformed himself ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Il Sessantotto al futuro

    by Mario Capanna ...
    Il Sessantotto è ormai storia e resta al centro della discussione culturale e politica. È stato l’origine di tutti i mali contemporanei o la straordinaria stagione di speranza che ci illumina ancora? Mario Capanna, che di quel movimento è stato protagonista, ne rilancia i valori profondi, le verità e l’istintiva saggezza. Mostra come la voce del Sessantotto parli oggi con un’attualità accresciuta, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Ecrire pour être lu

    Comment rédiger des textes administratifs faciles à comprendre ?

    Écrire un texte administratif qui donnera envie d’être lu ? C’est possible !Écrire pour être lu n’est déjà pas une chose simple, mais écrire un texte administratif qui soit lu et compris en est une autre ! Michel Leys vous apporte une aide précieuse : en 32 étapes claires et concises ainsi que quelques conseils sur l’utilisation des astuces d’écriture, vous apprendrez à rédiger des documents ... Read more

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  • Anonymous

    Hacker, activiste, faussaire, mouchard, lanceur d'alerte

    Translated by Nicolas Calvé ...
    Il y a presque dix ans – avant WikiLeaks, Occupy Wall Street et le Printemps arabe –, l’anthropologue Gabriella Coleman se plongeait dans l’étude d’un phénomène mondial alors en pleine expansion: la communauté de hackers au masque désormais célèbre, Anonymous. Après quelques mois, elle était devenue si étroitement liée au groupe – tantôt confidente, tantôt interprète ou porte-parole – que ce ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Climate Change and Peak-Oil

    by Kar Lee ...
    Why is Climate Change so controversial? Are we running out of oil? Was the burning of Moscow in 2010 a result of Global Warming? What is the science behind all these claims? This book provides a critical but concise analysis of the evidence and anti-evidence of the Global Warming theory and the Peak-Oil claim. Anyone who is interested in the future of our society will find this book informational. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads

    Technological Change and the Future of Politics

    by Carles Boix ...
    An incisive history of the changing relationship between democracy and capitalismThe twentieth century witnessed the triumph of democratic capitalism in the industrialized West, with widespread popular support for both free markets and representative elections. Today, that political consensus appears to be breaking down, disrupted by polarization and income inequality, widespread dissatisfaction ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Argumentative Turn Revisited

    Public Policy as Communicative Practice

    Rejecting the notion that policy analysis and planning are value-free technical endeavors, an argumentative approach takes into account the ways that policy is affected by other factors, including culture, discourse, and emotion. The contributors to this new collection consider how far argumentative policy analysis has come during the past two decades and how its theories continue to be refined ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Dans la Direction du Bon Sens

    Si le XIXème siècle a été celui des théories politiques et le XXème, celui de leurs applications désastreuses, il serait temps que l’actuel devienne celui du bon sens.Après vingt-huit ans d’industrie dans différents pays européens, j’ai réalisé qu’aucun groupe industriel, qu’aucun État ne pouvait, ni ne voulait changer : le logiciel est très ancré et furieusement vérolé !Pourtant, ce ne sont pas ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Origins of Happiness

    The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course

    A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life courseWhat makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Cliccare Obbedire Combattere

    L'Italia di Grillo e del M5S

    Può il M5S realisticamente aspirare al 100% dei voti alle prossime elezioni, superando in questo modo il record attuale che si attesta al 99, 84% e resiste dal 1934?Si può sostenere che colui che "al tempo della rete si presenta come leader andrebbe sottoposto a trattamento sanitario obbligatorio” e poi autonominarsi ufficialmente capo di una forza politica?A proposito del blog, Il Sole 24ore ... Read more

    $3.32 USD

  • The Open Revolution

    Rewriting the rules of the information age

    by Rufus Pollock ...
    Will the digital revolution give us digital dictatorships or digital democracies? Forget everything you think you know about the digital age. It’s not about privacy, surveillance, AI or blockchain—it’s about ownership. Because, in a digital age, who owns information controls the future.Today, information is everywhere. From your DNA to the latest blockbusters, from lifesaving drugs to the app on ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quelques Mots Sur Le Nucléaire

    by Djeh ...
    Le nucléaire, on en parle beaucoup, en bien ou en mal, à tort ou à travers... Mais qui est vraiment capable d'expliquer avec un peu plus de détails ce dont il s'agit ? Ce petit livre va vous donner quelques clés pour mieux cerner le sujet... ... Read more

    $4.43 USD

  • The Socialist Manifesto

    The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality

    A "razor-sharp" introduction to this political and economic ideology makes a galvanizing argument for modern socialism (Naomi Klein) -- and explains how its core tenets could effect positive change in America and worldwide.In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. With the stunning popularity of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Humans Need Not Apply

    A Guide to Wealth & Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    by Jerry Kaplan ...
    An “intriguing, insightful” look at how algorithms and robots could lead to social unrest—and how to avoid it (The Economist, Books of the Year).After decades of effort, researchers are finally cracking the code on artificial intelligence. Society stands on the cusp of unprecedented change, driven by advances in robotics, machine learning, and perception powering systems that rival or exceed human ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inside the Circus--Romney, Santorum and the GOP Race: Playbook 2012 (POLITICO Inside Election 2012)

    Two of America’s most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012, a series of four instant digital books on the 2012 presidential election. The second edition, Inside the Circus, pulls back the curtain on the pursuit of the Republican nomination, as operatives jockey for position and strategists ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Raiva

    Neste livro, o leitor conhecerá o momento exato em que Trump foi avisado da ameaça representada pela Covid-19. Ao longo de sete meses, Woodward gravou dezessete entrevistas com o então presidente — num raro e detalhado vislumbre de sua mente. O jornalista mostra como membros do gabinete tentavam manter o país a salvo enquanto Trump desmantelava qualquer tentativa de decisão colegiada nos assuntos ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Las crisis de la democracia

    ¿Adónde pueden llevarnos el desgaste institucional y la polarización?

    Translated by Elena Odriozola ...
    Series series Sociología y Política
    ¿Está en crisis la democracia? ¿El descontento social generalizado indica el fin de una era? ¿Cuáles son los "desastres" que pueden hacer tambalear la continuidad institucional: el colapso económico, los conflictos sociales intensos, las parálisis políticas? ¿En qué casos los conflictos se resuelven dentro de las instituciones y cuándo escalan hasta quebrarlas? Eludiendo los vaticinios que cada ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus