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  • The Rebel's Clinic

    The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon

    by Adam Shatz ...
    One of The New Yorker's best books of 2024Named a most anticipated book of 2024 by Foreign Policy | Lit Hub | The Millions"Nimble and engrossing. . . [An] exemplary work of public intellectualism." —Becca Rothfeld, The Washington PostA revelatory biography of the writer-activist who inspired today’s movements for social and racial justiceIn the er... ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • James Madison

    America's First Politician

    by Jay Cost ...
    **An intellectual biography of James Madison, arguing that he invented American politics as we know it **How do you solve a problem like James Madison? The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history; his political trajectory seems almost intentionally inconsistent. He was both for and against a strong federal government. He wrote about the dangers of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • To the End of June

    The Intimate Life of American Foster Care

    by Cris Beam ...
    A New York Times Notable Book that “casts a searing eye on the labyrinth that is the American foster care system” (NPR’s On Point).Who are the children of foster care? What, as a country, do we owe them? Cris Beam, a foster mother herself, spent five years immersed in the world of foster care looking into these questions and tracing firsthand stories. The result is To the End of June, an ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Case Against Hillary Clinton

    by Peggy Noonan ...
    As the long, scandal-ridden trial of the Clinton years comes to an end--and as the first lady mounts her own campaign for independent political office--it is time for a summation. What is the legacy of Clintonism? What is there in Hillary Clinton's background, talents, or record of achievement that qualifies her to represent New York in the U.S. Senate? And, most important, what will happen if ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Money and Government

    The Past and Future of Economics

    A critical examination of economics' past and future, and how it needs to change, by one of the most eminent political economists of our timeThe dominant view in economics is that money and government should play only minor roles in economic life. Economic outcomes, it is claimed, are best left to the "invisible hand" of the market. Yet these claims remain staunchly unsettled. The view taken in ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Comrade

    An Essay on Political Belonging

    by Jodi Dean ...
    When people say “comrade,” they change the worldIn the twentieth century, millions of people across the globe addressed each other as “comrade.” Now, among the left, it’s more common to hear talk of “allies.” In Comrade, Jodi Dean insists that this shift exemplifies the key problem with the contemporary left: the substitution of political identity for a relationship of political belonging that ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • China

    by Kerry Brown ...
    Series series Polity Histories
    China is poised to become the world's largest economy in the next decade. But its great struggle to modernise has been one of tragedy, conflict, and challenge. From the first attempts to introduce Western ideas into the country two centuries ago, China's long march to global primacy has been above all an epic fight to renew an ancient country and culture.Leading Sinologist Kerry Brown traces this ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • The Bomb

    Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

    by Fred Kaplan ...
    From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Power and Choice

    An Introduction to Political Science

    A truly comparative introduction to political science that reflects the diversity of approaches to the disciplinePower & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics through the analysis of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power. Organized topically and using extended case examples from around the world, Power & Choice provides undergraduate students with a ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Give People Money

    How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World

    by Annie Lowrey ...
    **A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceShortlisted for the 2018 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardA brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income—a stipend given to every citizen—and why it might be necessary in an age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology.**Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • The Road Taken

    The History and Future of America's Infrastructure

    A renowned historian and engineer explores the past, present, and future of America's crumbling infrastructure.Acclaimed engineer and historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from both historical and contemporary perspectives, explaining how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health. Petroski reveals the genesis of the many parts of America's highway system--our ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Comeback America

    Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility

    He's one of America's most capable, canny, candid, and independent financial experts. Now David M. Walker sounds a call to action. Comeback America is a tough-minded, innovative, inspiring guide to help us avoid the approaching economic abyss and put the country back on track again.As comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—"the nation's top ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Means of Ascent

    The Years of Lyndon Johnson II

    Series Book 2 - The Years of Lyndon Johnson
    In Means of Ascent, Book Two of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Robert A. Caro brings alive Lyndon Johnson in his wilderness years.Here, Johnson’s almost mythic personality—part genius, part behemoth, at once hotly emotional and icily calculating—is seen at its most nakedly ambitious. This multifaceted book carries the President-to-be from the aftermath of his devastating defeat in his 1941 campaign ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Power and Progress

    Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

    The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the worldA thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make one thing clear: progress depends on the choices we make about technology. New ways of organizing production and communication can either ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • By One Vote

    The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876

    Series series American Presidential Elections
    With electoral votes disputed in three states, a Democrat winning the popular vote, and the Supreme Court stepping in to overrule Florida court decisions, the presidential election of 1876 was an eerie precursor to that of 2000. Rutherford Hayes’s defeat of Samuel Tilden has been dubbed the “fraud of the century”; now one of America’s preeminent political historians digs deeper to unravel its real ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Understanding Class

    Leading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalismFew ideas are more contested today than “class.” Some have declared its death, while others insist on its centrality to contemporary capitalism. It is said its relevance is limited to explaining individuals’ economic conditions and opportunities, while at the same time argued that it is a structural ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Invisible Women

    Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

    Caroline Criado Perez**’s Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men is a landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women.**#1 International BestsellerWinner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book PrizeData is ... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This Book Is Gay

    by Juno Dawson ...
    The bestselling young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender!Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU.There's a long-running joke that, after "coming out," a lesbian, gay guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Violence and Crime in Latin America

    Representations and Politics

    According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world—a distinction it held throughout the twentieth century. The authors of Violence and Crime in Latin America contend that perceptions and representations of violence and crime directly impact such behaviors, creating profound consequences for the political and social fabric of Latin American nations.Written by ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Between Past and Future

    From the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism, “a book to think with through the political impasses and cultural confusions of our day” (Harper’s Magazine)Hannah Arendt’s insightful observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute an impassioned contribution to political philosophy. In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Few Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. Still fewer understand the role played by political parties in the electoral process or the ironies within the system. Participation in elections in the United States is much lower than in the vast majority of mature democracies. Perhaps this is because of the lack of competition in a ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Albores de la República en México

    Series Book 7 - Historia de los países latinoamericanos
    La rica pero convulsa historia de México es pródiga en episodios que mezclan culturales, fomentan nacionalismo y constituyen ejemplo para otros países del mundo. A manera de ejemplo estos son los temas que trata el libro:Don Agustín de Iturbide se embarcó en Veracruz el día 11 de mayo para el puerto de Liorna, juntamente con su familia, y la nación mexicana quedó entregada al combate de las ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Engineering the Financial Crisis

    Systemic Risk and the Failure of Regulation

    The financial crisis has been blamed on reckless bankers, irrational exuberance, government support of mortgages for the poor, financial deregulation, and expansionary monetary policy. Specialists in banking, however, tell a story with less emotional resonance but a better correspondence to the evidence: the crisis was sparked by the international regulatory accords on bank capital levels, the ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

    A Personal History of Our Times

    by Howard Zinn ...
    **If you’re both overcome and angered by the atrocities of our time, this will inspire a “new generation of activists and ordinary people who search for hope in the darkness” (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor).Is change possible? Where will it come from? Can we actually make a difference? How do we remain hopeful?**Howard Zinn—activist, historian, and author of A People’s History of the United States—was a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD