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 | 1) Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles,
by Sowell, Thomas
Paperback (062007)
In this classic work, Thomas Sowell describes the two competing visions that shape debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power. "A Conflict of Visions" offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks. ... read more
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 | 2) Perfect Match,
by Picoult, Jodi
Paperback (022003)
Attorney D.A. Nina Frost sees a parent's worst nightmare firsthand--she prosecutes child molesters, and she's seen one too many walk free. But when her own five-year-old son becomes a victim, Nina is determined to do whatever it takes to find the assailant--no matter the consequence. ... read more
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 | 3) The Great Bridge,
by McCullough, David
Paperback (011983)
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 | 4) Our America,
by Jones, LeAlan, Isay, David, Newman, Lloyd
Paperback (051998)
The award-winning creators of National Public Radio's "Ghetto Life 101" and "Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse" combine talents with a young photographer to show what life is like in one of the country's darkest places: Chicago's Ida B. Wells housing project. Photos. ... read more
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 | 5) Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,
by Goodwin, Doris Kearns
Paperback (092006)
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in her #1 "New York Times" bestseller, as she chronicles the rise of the the one-term congressman/prairie lawyer from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. 16 pages of photos. ... read more
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 | 6) She's Come Undone,
by Lamb, Wally
Paperback (121996)
An extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, She's Come Undone tells the story of Dolores Price, a dysfunctional, heartbreakingly comical young heroine, and her wild journey to love, pain, and renewal. "(A) saga of moral liberation".--Glamour. ... read more
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 | 7) Gideon's Trumpet,
by Lewis, Anthony
Paperback (041989)
A history of the landmark case of James Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964. ... read more
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 | 8) My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King,
by Sanchez, Reymundo
Paperback (072000)
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 | 9) War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier,
by Butler, Smedley D, Parfrey, Adam
Paperback (082003)
An extraordinary argument against war--more relevant now than ever, this is the anti-war classic by America's most decorated general. 40 photos. ... read more
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| 10) Keynes: The Return of the Master,
by Skidelsky, Robert
Hardcover (092009)
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 | 11) The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA,
by Watson, James D
Paperback (062001)
The personal account of one of the great scientific discoveries of the century. By identifying the structure of DNA, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won a Nobel Prize. His honest account of their sprint against other world-class researchers gives a dazzling picture of the world of a brilliant scientist. ... read more
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 | 12) Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw,
by Bowden, Mark
Paperback (042002)
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 | 13) The Words We Live by: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution,
by Monk, Linda R
Paperback (022004)
This authoritative and thought-provoking guide by award-winning writer Monk illuminates the constitution with anecdotes, examples, and a healthy seasoning of lore, trivia, amazing facts, and compelling sidelights as well as references to court cases and clear explanations of legal terms and the evolution of the law. ... read more
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 | 14) The Communist Manifesto and Other Revolutionary Writings: Marx, Marat, Paine, Mao Tse-Tung, Gandhi and Others,
by Marx, Karl, Blaisdell, Bob, Marat
Paperback (012003)
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 | 15) The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers (Revised),
by Heilbroner, Robert L, Heilbroner, Robert L
Paperback (081999)
The final and most profound revision of this classic bestseller defines the common thread linking the world's greatest economic thinkers and explores the philosophies that motivate them. ... read more
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 | 16) The Second Treatise of Government and a Letter Concerning Toleration,
by Locke, John, Locke
Paperback (082002)
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 | 17) World War II & the Cold War: 1940-1960,
by Saddleback Educational Publishing
Paperback (092008)
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 | 18) The Venona Secrets: Exposing Soviet Espionage and America's Traitors,
by Romerstein, Herbert, Romerstein, Herb, Breindel, Eric
Paperback (102001)
The Venona Files--the intercepted communications between the Soviet Union and American communists after World War II--have been plumbed by the authors to find a pattern of espionage and betrayal that endangered the security of the U.S. ... read more
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 | 19) The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History,
by Moyn, Samuel
Hardcover (092010)
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 | 20) The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition (Revised),
by Axelrod, Robert
Paperback (122006)
Updated for the first time, the classic book on why cooperation is not only natural but also the best survival strategy. ... read more
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 | 21) America Becomes a World Power: 1890-1930,
by Saddleback Educational Publishing
Paperback (092008)
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 | 22) Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries,
by Guiberson, Brenda Z, Guiberson, Brenda Z
Hardcover (062010)
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 | 23) Globalization: 1977-2008,
by Saddleback Educational Publishing
Paperback (092008)
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 | 24) The Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam: 1960-1976,
by Saddleback Educational Publishing
Paperback (092008)
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 | 25) The Reformation,
by McCulloch, Diarmaid, MacCulloch, Diarmaid
Paperback (052005)
Winner of the 2004 Wolfson Prize for History, "The Reformation" is the definitive account of one of the most dramatic upheavals in history. 24-page photo insert. ... read more
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