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The Age of Turbulence
The Age of Turbulence
Adventues In a New World
Alan Greenspan

In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, in his fourteenth year as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan took part in a very quiet collective effort to ensure that America...

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The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason
Al Gore

A visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degration of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason ...

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The Audacity of Hope
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama

Senator Barack Obama reflects on the American ideals that led him into politics. Barack Obama has been hailed by voters of all stripes as a man of uncommon gifts and far-reaching vision. In THE...

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Bridging The Gap
Bridging The Gap
Simon Fanshawe

Simon Fanshawe visits an ambitious community project in Bridging The Gap at 1100 on Monday 7th August. The gap in question is the cavernous void between young and old which breeds mistrust...

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The End of White World Supremacy
The End of White World Supremacy
Four Speeches by Malcolm X
Malcolm X
The End of White World Supremacy is a collection of four major speeches by Malcolm X, including the famous "Chickens Come Home to Rooost" speech and "Black Man's History," "the Black Revolution," and...
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Giving
Giving
How Each of Us Can Change the World
Bill Clinton

READ BY GRAMMY AWARD WINNER BILL CLINTON: Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. GIVING is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary...

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The Healing of America
The Healing of America
Marianne Williamson
"In a nation of 260 million our healing is actually extremely personal. We must each mature into a deeper understanding of our lives and why we're living them, for such understanding is the womb out...
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Hubris
Hubris
The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War
Michael Isikoff

2007 Audie® Award Winner - Judges' Award: Politics

A fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative that tells the inside story of the CIA leak scandal and how the Bush...

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The Inheritance
The Inheritance
The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power
David E. Sanger
The Chief Washington Correspondent for The New York Times examines the effect the Bush Administration’s foreign and domestic policies will have on global politics.

This...
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The Next 100 Years
The Next 100 Years
A Forecast for the 21st Century
George Friedman

George Friedman has become a leading expert in geopolitical forecasting, sought after for his unmatched grasp of both historical and contemporary trends. In The Next 100 Years, Friedman turns his...

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