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Saturday, March 27, 2010
O the Oprah Magazine February 2010 (Unknown Binding)
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J.D. The Plot to Steal J.D. Salinger's Manuscripts (Kindle Edition)
By Sierra Philpin
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Jew Vs. Arab: Sibling Rivalry of the Ages (Hardcover)
By Ivan Scott
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington (Hardcover)
By Robert D. Novak
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Long before Robert Novak became the center of a political firestorm in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, he had established himself as one of the finest—and most controversial—political reporters in America. Now, in this sweeping, monumental memoir, Novak offers the first full account of his involvement in that affair, while also revealing the fascinating story of his remarkable life and career. This is a singular journey through a half century of stories, scandals, and personal encounters with Washington’s most powerful and colorful people.
Novak has been a Washington insider since the days when the place was a sleepy southern town and journalism was built on shoe leather and the ability to cultivate and keep sources (not to mention the ability to hold one’s liquor). He has covered every president since Truman, known (personally and professionally) virtually all the big movers and shakers in D.C., and broken a number of the biggest stories—the Plame story, we see here, being far from the most important. In this book, he puts it all into perspective. He also reveals the extraordinary transformations that have fundamentally remade Washington, politics, and journalism—and his own role in those transformations.
Moving beyond the “first draft of history” that is daily journalism, Novak can at last tell the stories behind the stories. He vividly recalls encounters with the Kennedys (angry meetings with Bobby, a scary ride home in Jack’s convertible), his unusual relationship with Lyndon Johnson (who hosted Novak’s wedding reception and who, “drunk as a loon,” had to be carried out of a bar by the young newsman), a decidedly odd off-the-record lunch with Ronald Reagan, and his first meetings with George W. Bush—at which the veteran journalist seriously underestimated the future president. We meet other fascinating characters as well, from Deng Xiaoping to Ted Turner to Ezra Pound.
Writing with bracing candor, Novak tells us how politics and journalism truly operate at the highest levels, both publicly and behind closed doors. He is equally open about his private experience. He writes frankly about the days when his drinking reflected too closely the boozy ways of the town. He acknowledges times when his job took precedence over his family. He is reflective about his political journey to the right. And he writes more personally than ever before about his spiritual journey, from his early life as a secular Jew to his conversion to Catholicism at the age of sixty-seven.
Packed with riveting, never-before-told stories, The Prince of Darkness is a hugely entertaining and equally perceptive view of fifty years in the life of Washington and the people who cover it. Read more
The Great Global Warming Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled the World's Top Climate Scientists (Hardcover)
By Roy W. Spencer
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The Great Global Warming Blunder unveils new evidence from major scientific findings that explode the conventional wisdom on climate change and reshape the global warming debate as we know it. Roy W. Spencer, a former senior NASA climatologist, reveals how climate researchers have mistaken cause and effect when analyzing cloud behavior and have been duped by Mother Nature into believing the Earth’s climate system is far more sensitive to human activities and carbon dioxide than it really is.
In fact, Spencer presents astonishing new evidence that recent warming is not the fault of humans, but the result of chaotic, internal natural cycles that have been causing periods of warming and cooling for millennia. More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not necessarily to be feared; The Great Global Warming Blunder explains that burning of fossil fuels may actually be beneficial for life on Earth.
As group-think behavior and misguided global warming policy proposals threaten the lives of millions of the world’s poorest, most vulnerable citizens, The Great Global Warming Blunder is a scintillating exposé and much-needed call for debate.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Inside the Revolution Study Guide: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus Are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and . . . (Paperback)
By Joel C. Rosenberg
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In this companion piece to the best-selling book and DVD, Joel C. Rosenberg takes you Inside the Revolution and answers your questions:
- How real and serious is the threat of Radical Islam to American national security eight years after 9/11?
- Are there any Muslim leaders who oppose the violence of the Radicals—and is there any hope that such leaders will come to power in key countries in the Middle East?
- What is God doing in the Middle East—and is there any hope that Muslims will find faith in Jesus Christ?
- How can Christians help strengthen those who love Jesus in the Muslim world, and how can we reach out to Muslims here at home?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight (Hardcover)
By Karl Rove
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From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked America's political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned a Texas dominated by Democrats into a bastion for Republicans. He launched George W. Bush to national renown by unseating a popular Democratic governor, and then orchestrated a GOP White House win at a time when voters had little reason to throw out the incumbent party. For engineering victory after unlikely victory, Rove became known as "the Architect."
Because of his success, Rove has been attacked his entire career, accused of everything from campaign chicanery to ideological divisiveness. In this frank memoir, Rove responds to critics, passionately articulates his political philosophy, and defends the choices he made on the campaign trail and in the White House. In the course of putting the record straight, Rove takes on Democratic leaders like Harry Reid and Tom Daschle who acted cynically or deviously behind closed doors, and even Republicans who lacked backbone at crucial moments.
Among other controversial topics Rove addresses, he sets the record straight on:
- The facts of his mother's suicide and reports of his father's alleged homosexuality
- The accusation that he bugged his own office in Texas
- The real story of how George W. Bush defeated governor Ann Richards
- The details of Bush's stealth campaign to win the White House in 2000
- Why Bush cratered in New Hampshire but prevailed in South Carolina in 2000
- How Bush chose Dick Cheney as his presidential running mate
- How the Bush campaign managed Bush's DUI
- The defection of Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords
- The frustrating challenges of Hurricane Katrina
- The facts behind Rove's painful three years fending off a federal indictment, and
- Why Obama is wrong on healthcare.
Courage and Consequence is also the first intimate account from the highest level at the White House of one of the most headline-making presidencies of the modern age. Rove takes readers behind the scenes of
- The bitterly contested 2000 presidential contest
- Every tense minute aboard Air Force One on 9/11
- The decision to go to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and
- The hard-won 2004 reelection fight.
Rove is candid about his mistakes in the West Wing and in his campaigns, and talks frankly about the heartbreak of his early family years. He spells out what it takes to win elections and how to govern successfully once a candidate has won. But Courage and Consequence is ultimately about the joy of a life committed to the conservative cause, a life spent in political combat and service to country, no matter the costs. Read more
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
What Sex is a Republican? (Paperback)
By Terri McCormick
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What Sex Is a Republican? takes a look at the political game from behind the curtain with one intention: to call on each of us to serve in our local, state and federal governments. The principles of republican government have been lost on the money changers in our state and national capitols. There is only one way to change that. We the people must take responsibility for what our government has become while we weren't looking. Read more
What in the World Is Going On? 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore (Study Guide) (Paperback)
By Dr. David Jeremiah
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Monday, March 8, 2010
The Quotations of Chairman Greenspan: Words from the Man Who Can Shake the World (Hardcover)
By Alan Greenspan
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America (Hardcover)
By Pamela Geller
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A battle cry about damage being done by the current administration to the presidency and the ongoing possibility of American exceptionalism. Read more
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices (Hardcover)
By Mosab Hassan Yousef
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Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. But everything changed when Mosab turned away from terror and violence, and embraced instead the teachings of another famous Middle East leader. In Son of Hamas, Mosab Yousef--now called "Joseph"--reveals new information about the world's most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about his own role, his agonizing separation from family and homeland, the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public, and his belief that the Christian mandate to "love your enemies" is the only way to peace in the Middle East. Read more
Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Economic Development (Paperback)
By Michael P. Todaro
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Economic Development is the leading textbook in this field, providing a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, the driving policy issues, and the latest research.
Todaro and Smith take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic theory in the context of critical policy debates and country-specific case studies so students see how theory relates to the problems and prospects of developing countries. In the Tenth Edition, the authors integrate new discussions of hot topic research areas such as gender, colonialism, and natural resources, and they update the extensive applications, data, and country-specific case studies throughout.
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-The hallmark approach, shaped by the authors' personal experience and extensive research:
+Teaches economic development within the context of country-specific examples so that theory is demonstrated through real-world issues.
+Adopts a problem- and policy-oriented presentation to foster students' ability to understand contemporary economic problems and to reach independent and informed conclusions.
+Uses the best and most recent available data and the appropriate theoretical tools to illuminate common problems of developing countries.
+Focuses on a wide range of developing countries, not only as independent nation-states but also in relation to one another and in their interactions with rich nations.
+Recognizes the necessity of treating the problems of development and underdevelopment from institutional, structural, and market perspectives.
+Views development and underdevelopment in both domestic and international contexts, stressing the increasing interdependence of the world economy.
+Considers the economic, social, and institutional problems of underdevelopment as closely interrelated and requiring coordinated solutions at local, national, and international levels.
-Country-specific Case Studies at the end of each chapter reflect and illustrate specific problems discussed in the chapter.
-Voices of the Poor boxes give students perspective on the issues faced by citizens in developing and underdeveloped nations.
-The text is organized into three distinct parts:
+Part One focuses on the nature and meaning of development and underdevelopment, and its various manifestations in developing nations. The growth experience of now-developed countries is examined, four classic theories of development are presented, and recent development models are introduced.
+Parts Two and Three focus on major domestic and international development problems and policies, such as economic growth, poverty and income distribution, population, migration, and urbanization.
+The book concludes with the authors' look ahead at key emerging issues in economic development.
-Coverage of topics is structured to allow instructors to adapt lecture topics based on their individual course.
-Essential principles of economics relevant to understanding development problems are highlighted in boldface and are explained in detail where appropriate.
-The material is sufficiently broad in scope and rigorous in coverage to be used in any undergraduate and some graduate development economics courses. Read more
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Newsweek (Magazine)
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This weekly news magazine reports on each week s developments on the national and global news front through news, commentary and analysis. Its features include national and international affairs, business, lifestyle, society, the arts, politics, the economy, personal business, the Washington scene, health, science and technology. Read more
Study Guide What In The World Is Going On? 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore (Paperback)
By Dr. David Jeremiah
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What in the World Is Going On?: 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore, Study Guide (Paperback)
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The Debt Threat: How Debt Is Destroying the Developing World...and Threatening Us All (Paperback)
By Noreena Hertz
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Noreena Hertz, one of the world's leading experts on economic globalization, looks at the history of third-world debt and its crippling effects on people in developing countries.
Drawing from her impressive debt-relief campaign, fact-finding travels, and meetings with top-ranking officials, Hertz offers a probing analysis of the origins of this rampant burden and its evolution through the decades. With clear principles of justice, she uncovers the imbalance of power and misuse of corrupt dictators and reckless lenders.
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Neoliberalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
By Manfred B. Steger
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Anchored in the principles of the free-market economics, "neoliberalism" has been associated with such different political leaders as Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Augusto Pinochet, and Junichiro Koizumi. In its heyday during the late 1990s, neoliberalism emerged as the world's dominant economic paradigm, stretching from the Anglo-American heartlands of capitalism to the former communist bloc all the way to the developing regions of the global South. Today, however, neoliberalism has been discredited as the global economy, built on its principles, has been shaken to its core by the worst financial calamity since the 1930s. Is neoliberalism doomed or will it regain its former status? Will the new U.S. President Barack Obama embrace or reject the neoliberal agenda of his predecessors in the White House? And how will his decision impact the current global economic order? Is there a viable alternative to neoliberalism? Exploring the origins, core claims, and various forms of neoliberalism, this Very Short Introduction offers a concise and accessible introduction to one of the most debated "isms" of our time. Read more
Scared: A Novel on the Edge of the World (Paperback)
By Tom Davis
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Stuart Daniels has hit bottom. Once a celebrated and award-winning photojournalist, he is reeling from debt, a broken marriage, and crippling depression. The source of Stuart's grief is his most famous photo, a snapshot of brutality in the dangerous Congo. A haunting image that indicts him as a passive witness to gross injustice.
Stuart is given one last chance to redeem his career: A make-or-break assignment covering the AIDS crisis in a small African country. It is here that Stuart meets Adanna, a young orphan fighting for survival in a community ravaged by tragedy and disease. What seemed like a chance encounter will forever change their lives.
This sweeping, dramatic story explores the most vital social issues facing our world and offers a unique perspective on the tragedies taking place in Africa today. Readers will be encouraged to step out and help the "least of these."
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