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The riveting and revelatory inside story of the most spectacular business failure in decades. With a new afterword by the author.

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Six of America's most renowned, bestselling historians discuss how six of our most fascinating contemporary presidents used--and were changed by--power

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This "inspiring, informative, mind-opening book" (New York Times) provides a new vision on aging, retirement, and the role of older Americans in the 21st century

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One of the country's preeminent experts on charitable giving tells the story of the philanthropic boom, led by a new generation of Silicon Valley billionaires, and their transformative and disruptive potential.

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A spirited guide to the classics of feminism, examining how well the canon holds up to the realities of marriage and motherhood

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From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Woman at the Washington Zoo , a stunning collection of political portraits from the final dozen years of the twentieth century

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An acclaimed biography of one of the greatest, grittiest reporters of our time

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Conroy and Walshe tell the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of Sarah Palin's 2008 vice-presidential campaign, which proved to be as dysfunctional as it was secretive. "Sarah from Alaska" offers a clear-eyed look at a pivotal campaign in a historic election.

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An utterly compelling combination of literary detection and political revelation, Shadowplay is the definitive expose of how Shakespeare lived through and understood the agonies of his time, and what he had to say about them.

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For decades, Richard Ravitch has been a major presence in pivotal aspects of New York's politics and business life. In this fascinating memoir he brings together the stories of what he did and saw, explains the lessons he learned, and makes us see why so many of them are relevant to the serious fiscal problems facing cities and states across the nation.

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For Father's Day and the baseball season: This Gilded Age adventure of a great showman, an extraordinary voyage, and 19th century baseball could well be titled "Around the World in Eighty Games"

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Drawn from previously hidden archives, these candid accounts from Red Army combatants at the Battle of Stalingrad comprise a "stunning history" (Boston Globe) of the lives lived and lost at an epic and pivotal turning point in the Second World War.

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The definitive biography of the legendary conservative Senator from South Carolina, with new revelations about his life and career.

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On the 25th anniversary of Booknotes/Q&A, the shows' renowned host and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb collects some of the best stories, interviews, and conversations from C-SPAN's beloved Sunday evening program.

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A Washington Post and Economist Best Book of 2012: "A witty and informative celebration of her sport, as well as an inspiring tale of personal challenge and discovery... [Sherr] immerses the reader in the history, lore, science and trivia of swimming."- Sports Illustrated

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Drawing on current scientific research, journalist Jon Entine makes an irrefutable case for black athletic superiority. We learn how scientists have used numerous bogus methods to prove that blacks were superior physically.

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A penetrating memoir on forty years of fighting for civil liberties, human rights, and justice by the former executive director of the ACLU and Human Rights Watch and the current President of the Open Society Institute

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A towering figure of television news recounts his adventures in broadcast journalism, from TV's earliest days through the controversies and challenges that face the news business today.

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On the ground in Iraq, with General Petraeus and his commanders, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos reports on the endgame of a controversial war.

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Presents excerpts from the official reports of investigations into the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, examining the failures in leadership that led to the abuse, the extent of the crimes, and the consequences for the U.S. military.

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What is it like to govern one of the world's most notoriously ungovernable, most vibrant countries Brazil's former president offers a candid, wry, illuminating view.

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"[A] brisk, original, and authoritative history." --New York Times Book Review

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A prize-winning journalist and Asia expert issues a provocative critique of the West's eroticized illusions about Asia and how profoundly they color our social, cultural, business, personal, and political interactions.

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The story of one middle-class family, the Rezas, shopkeepers in Lahore's ancient Anarkali Bazaar, caught in the great struggles that have rippled through Pakistan " compellingly narrated by a young Pakistani-American scholar and diplomat who has observed the traumas of the region at first hand.