Chronological Period/21st Century
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The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland
$19.99 Add to cart“Thompson-Hern ndez’s portrayal of Compton’s black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton’s young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in
- Author: Thompson-Hernandez, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0062910612
- Language: English
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Movement Makers: How Young Activists Upended the Politics of Climate Change
$16.99 Add to cartSchool strikes for the climate. A bold campaign for a Green New Deal. Fossil fuel divestment. Over the last few years, these and other youth-driven climate initiatives have grabbed the public’s attent… [more below]
- Author: Engelfried, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 334
- Publish Date: November 09 2022
- ISBN10: 9798986958408
- Language: English
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Barefoot Lawyer
$25.99 Add to cart” Chen’s] story is a reminder that the desire for basic human rights . . . arises from the deep well of the human spirit.”–The New York Times Book Review
It was like a scene out of a thriller: One ni- Author: Guangcheng, Chen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1250081599
- Language: English
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Warrior Police
$25.00 Add to cartFor the first time ever, author Gordon Cucullu gives readers an explosive inside look at modern military police units and their role in defending our freedom.
America has been at war on several fronts- Author: Cucullu, Gordon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 18 2012
- ISBN10: 1250013135
- Language: English
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Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation
$19.99 Add to cartNorth Carolina’s Moral Monday protests have drawn tens of thousands of protestors in what has been called the new Civil Rights Movement. Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation shares the the… [more below]
- Author: Barber II, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: October 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0827244940
- Language: English
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Paradise Screwed: Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen
$26.95 Add to cart“Takes readers on a head-shaking romp through a south Florida that they won’t find in any tourist brochure. . . . Hiaasen’s writing is fearless and the targets endless: politicians, municipal employee… [more below]
- Author: Hiaasen, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 428
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0813034280
- Language: English
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In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
$26.00 Add to cartFrom Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Rick Atkinson (Liberation Trilogy) comes an eyewitness account of the war against Iraq and a vivid portrait of a remarkable group of soldiers.
“A bea- Author: Atkinson, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: March 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0805077731
- Language: English
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Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises
$22.00 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller
Los Angeles Times Bestseller
Washington Post Bestseller
Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises.
As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of N- Author: Geithner, Timothy F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: May 05 2015
- ISBN10: 0804138613
- Language: English
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The Gun
$20.99 Add to cartIn a tour de force, prize-winning New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers traces the invention of the assault rifle, following the miniaturization of rapid-fire arms from the American Civil War, through … [more below]
- Author: Chivers, C. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 06 2011
- ISBN10: 0743271734
- Language: English
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Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America
$17.95 Read moreA gripping in-depth look at the presidential election that stunned the world
Donald Trump’s election victory resulted in one of the most unexpected presidencies in history. Identity Crisis provides th- Author: Sides, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: August 13, 2019
- ISBN10: 0691196435
- Language: English
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Ak-47: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War
$15.95 Add to cartNo single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time-and had such a devastating effect–as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing we… [more below]
- Author: Kahaner, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: October 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0470168803
- Language: English
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Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story
$25.99 Add to cartThe fabulous life of Brooke Astor, a pioneer of philanthropy and for decades a luminary of New York society. Hers is a story out of Edith Wharton. After a disastrous early marriage, Brooke Astor wedde
- Author: Kiernan, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0393331601
- Language: English
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
$26.95 Add to cartGrunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier’s most challenging adversaries–panic, exhaustion, heat, noise–and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges host
- Author: Roach, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0393245446
- Language: English
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After the Fire
$21.99 Add to cartOn January 19, 2000, a fire raged through Seton Hall University’s freshman dormitory, killing three students and injuring 58 others. Among the victims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates fr… [more below]
- Author: Fisher, Robin Gaby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0316066222
- Language: English
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Grinding It Out
$9.99 Add to cartFew entrepreneurs can claim to have actually changed the way we live, but Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food service automation, franchising, shared national training and advertising hav
- Author: Kroc, Ray
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 15 1992
- ISBN10: 0312929870
- Language: English
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Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan — And the Path to Victory
$24.00 Add to cartOperation Dark Heart tells the story of what really went on–and what went wrong–in Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer led a black-ops team on the forefront of the military efforts to block the Ta
- Author: Shaffer, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 11 2011
- ISBN10: 0312606915
- Language: English
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Eugenics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn 1883, Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, coined the word “eugenics” to express his dream of perfecting the human race by applying the laws of genetic heredity. Adapting Darwin’s theory of … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Levine, Philippa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: January 02 2017
- ISBN10: 0199385904
- Language: English
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The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
$27.00 Add to cartThomas E. Rick’s news-breaking follow up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Fiasco
Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, The Gamble is the definitive acco- Author: Ricks, Thomas E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0143116916
- Language: English
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The Diary Keepers: World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through It
$20.00 Add to cartA riveting look at the story of World War II and the Holocaust through the diaries of Dutch citizens, firsthand accounts of ordinary people living through extraordinary times
Based on select writings
- Author: Siegal, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0063070669
- Language: English
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The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory
$18.99 Add to cartJesse Walker’s The United States of Paranoia presents a comprehensive history of conspiracy theories in American culture and politics, from the colonial era to the War on Terror.
The fear of intrigue a
- Author: Walker, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 14 2014
- ISBN10: 0062135562
- Language: English
