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What Happened
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Scott McClellan
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Inside the Bush White House and
Washington's Culture of Deception
In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, written with no agenda other than to record his experiences and insights for the benefit of history, Scott McClellan provides unique perspective on what happened and why it happened the way it did, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, Washington’s bitter partisanship, and two hotly-contested presidential campaigns.
He gives readers a candid look into who George W. Bush is and what he believes, and into the personalities, strengths, and liabilities of his top aides.
Finally, McClellan looks to the future, exploring the lessons this presidency offers the American people as we prepare to elect a new leader ...
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Entertaining & informative books for the way you live.
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Creative... Engaging... and Lots of Fun.
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Escape from the Deep
A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew
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Alex Kershaw
The adrenaline-soaked story of nine men who fought the Japanese from America’s deadliest submarine, survived its sinking, and endured months of brutal torture in captivity
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Cathy's Key
If Found Call 650-266-8202
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Sean Stewart, Jordan Weisman
The much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling teen novel Cathy's Book
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Renowned publisher of serious nonfiction.
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A unique collaboration between publisher and author.
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The Red Prince
The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke
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Timothy Snyder
From the palaces of the Habsburg Empire to the torture chambers of Stalin’s Soviet Union, the extraordinary story of a life suspended between the collapse of the imperial order and the violent emergence of modern Europe
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Domestic Affairs
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Eileen Goudge
From the bestselling author of Woman in Red comes a moving story in which an unlikely twist of fate has the potential to change the lives of three women in ways they never could have imagined
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Groundbreaking books. By women. For women.
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Because travel matters.
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Choosing You
Deciding to Have a Baby on My Own
All her adult life, Alexandra Soiseth has wanted a husband, children, dogs and cats—a busy, loving, home. But at thirty-nine, with no husband on the horizon, she decides to take matters into her own
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Moon Maine
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Hilary Nangle
Award-winning writer and Maine native Hilary Nangle provides an insider's view of the Pine Tree State, from the "in" restaurants and grills of Portland to the historic towns and villages of the Acadia
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Original voices in African-American & African Studies.
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Distinguished publisher of college textbooks.
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Racial Paranoia
The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness The New Reality of Race in America
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John Jackson
A provocative new paradigm of race relations in the twenty-first century, in which the overt racism of the past has been replaced by subconscious suspicions and whispered conspiracy theories
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The Lesbian and Gay Movements
Assimilation or Liberation?
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Craig A. Rimmerman
Throughout their relatively short history, the lesbian and gay movements in the United States have endured searing conflicts over whether to embrace assimilationist or liberationist strategies. This
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