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One of America's leading foreign policy thinkers provides an "important and compelling" look at today's new power realities Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times

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Through the true story of two extraordinary scientists competing to develop a malaria vaccine, the renowned social activist who founded Share Our Strength -and author of The Cathedral Within-explores the qualities of character common to those driven to change what seems unchangeable, solve problems that seem intractable, or create what has never before been created.

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The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II -- dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings -- told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans

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A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state

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The little-known story of two spirited sisters who flaunted every social convention of 17th century Europe in their determination to live independently

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A brilliant analysis of the transition in world economics, finance, and power as the era of globalization ends and gives way to new power centers and institutions.

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One thinking fan explains to other sports fans and non-fans alike just what it is that draws us to America's most popular sports

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"Illuminating...Combines tales of flamboyant promoters...with wry observations about the nature of man and markets." --New York Times

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For educators, administrators, and businessfolk: An A-Z of straight-forward lessons on becoming--and remaining--a truly great boss

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In 1945, an improbable relationship between the fallen Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goering, and ambitious US Army physician, Douglas Kelley, becomes a hazardous quest into the nature of evil, amid the devastation of Europe at the end of World War II

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Tells what may be on the agenda as Western domination ends and the Asian renaissance impacts world politics, markets and history.

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The president of the Council on Foreign Relations asserts that, despite the visible dangers of our time, we are living in a moment of unique opportunity for the U.S. to shape the future.

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Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Isserman expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worke

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A new edition--now with a new Afterword--of the honest and hilarious recovery memoir by the famously neurotic comedian and regular guest star of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm

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George Soros and his foundation, the Open Society Institute, have had a profound impact on philanthropy and social change in over seventy countries. This is their story.

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This suspenseful debut novel, informed by the author's inside view of high-stakes contemporary politics, exposes Washington's power struggles, temptations, and deceptions

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Each week the editors of Slate, one of the first and best on-line literary magazines, ask a different person to keep a diary. The Slate Diaries is a selection of some of the best of those diaries.

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A concise distillation of a lifetime of experience and thought on finance, capitalism, and open society by the legendary financier and bestselling author

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The Starr Report: The Findings of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr on President Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair

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This singular collection of original interviews with all nine sitting Supreme Court Justices plus retired Justice O'Connor-as well as reporters, attorneys, and historians-gives readers a rare window into the nation's highest court and those who serve there

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Published in the fiftieth anniversary year of the state of Israel: a complete history of one of the world's most admired--and most mythologized--fighting forces

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The headline-making book that exposed the inner workings of the Chinese government and the crackdown on Tiananmen Square

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A revolutionary program for fixing America's most serious domestic problems for just two cents on the national dollar--while we still can

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A New York Times bestseller on the financial crisis--now updated to address the current economic landscape