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U.S. vs. them : how half a century of conservatism has undermined America's security
J. Peter Scoblic.
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Evaluates the consequences of the Bush administration's conservative foreign policy on national security, tracing the path of conservatism throughout the past half century while making predictions about the nation's vulnerability to nuclear terrorism.
2008; 350 p.; isbn:0670018821 More Information |
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A license to steal
Walter T. Shaw with Mary Jane Robinson
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2008; 270 p.; isbn:9780978605902 More Information |
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Sundays in America : a yearlong road trip in search of Christian faith
Suzanne Strempek Shea.
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"When Pope John Paul II died, Suzanne Strempek Shea, who had not been an active member of a church community for some years, recognized in his mourners a faith-filled passion that she longed to recapture in her own life. Shea, never one to do things in a conventional manner or by halves, set out on a pilgrimage to visit a different church every Sunday ...
2008; 313 p.; isbn:0807072249 More Information |
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One month to live : thirty days to a no-regrets life
Kerry and Chris Shook.
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Offers strategies for overcoming habits that mire Christians in mediocrity, helping believers embrace their mortality and be empowered to live each day engaged in being fully alive.
2008; 226 p.; isbn:1400073790 More Information |
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Just who will you be? : Big question, little book, answer within
Maria Shriver.
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2008; 91 p.; isbn:1401323189 More Information |
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Putting our house in order : a guide to social security and health care reform
George P. Shultz and John B. Shoven ; with Matthew Gunn and Gopi Shah Goda
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2008; 226 p.; isbn:9780393066029 More Information |
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A crime so monstrous : face-to-face with modern-day slavery
E. Benjamin Skinner.
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An exposé of the modern slave trade in more than a dozen countries worldwide describes the illicit brothels, slave quarries, and child markets of the world's human trafficking networks, while also documenting the current state of abolitionist efforts.
2008; 328 p.; isbn:0743290070 More Information |
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Blue Planet Run : the race to provide safe drinking water to the world
forward by Robert Redford ; introduction by Fred Pearce ; essays by Diane Ackerman ... [et al.] ; created by Rick Smolan & Jennifer Erwitt
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"The Blue Planet Run volume represents two extraordinary projects. The first is the result of a worldwide search for images and stories to capture the human face of the global water crisis. For one month, 40 talented photojournalists crossed the globe taking photographs to show the extent of the problem. At the same time, a team of researchers contacted ...
2007; 239 p.; isbn:9781601090171 More Information |
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Havanas in Camelot : personal essays
William Styron.
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An anthology of essays offers a glimpse inside the private world of the novelist in a collection that includes the author's experiences with fellow writers, his relationship with world leaders, and his personal take on great literature.
2008; 162 p.; isbn:1400067197 More Information |
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The world that made New Orleans : from Spanish silver to Congo Square
Ned Sublette.
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"The World That Made New Orleans offers a new perspective on this insufficiently understood city by telling the remarkable story of New Orleans's first century - a tale of imperial war, religious conflict, the search for treasure, the spread of slavery, the Cuban connection, the cruel aristocracy of sugar, and the very different revolutions that created ...
2008; 360 p.; isbn:1556527306 More Information |
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The suspicions of Mr. Whicher : a shocking murder and the undoing of a great Victorian detective
Kate Summerscale
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In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England and led to a national obsession with detection, ironically destroying, in the process, the career of perhaps the greatest detective in the land, Jonathan Whicher of Scotland Yard. Whicher quickly believed the ...
2008; 360 p.; isbn:9780802715357 More Information |
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Intelligence for your life : powerful lessons for personal growth
John Tesh.
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Offers advice and tips for achieving success in life based on the personal experiences of the author, covering such topics as relationships, health, finances, job satisfaction, and religion.
2008; 221 p.; isbn:0849920434 More Information |
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