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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
by Jimmy Carter
Hardcover: Nov 2006
Paperback: 18 Sep 2007
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| Following his #1 New York Times bestseller, Our Endangered Values, the former president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel with dignity and justice to Palestine. |
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Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
Hardcover: Oct 2006
Paperback: 7 Sep 2007
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| The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time - Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication. |
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State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III
by Bob Woodward
Hardcover: Sep 2006
Paperback: 7 Sep 2007
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| State of Denial examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves. |
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
by Thomas E. Ricks
Hardcover: Jul 2006
Paperback: 31 Jul 2007
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| A masterful and explosive description of the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq, based on the unprecedented candor of key participants. |
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
by Thomas Friedman
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: 24 Jul 2007
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| A timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, powerfully illuminated by one of our most respected journalists. |
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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
by Peter W. Galbraith
Hardcover: Jul 2006
Paperback: 12 Jun 2007
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| The End of Iraq, definitive, tough-minded, clear-eyed, describes America's failed strategy toward that country and what must be done now. |
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The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through The World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire
by Tom Zoellner
Hardcover: May 2006
Paperback: 12 Jun 2007
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| A journey across six continents to uncover the secrets behind one of our most luxurious and costly status symbols. Diamonds are not particularly rare in nature. Nor do they have any intrinsic value. So how did they become the birdcages for our deepest feelings of romantic love and commitment? The answers will surprise you, as this book takes a probing journey around the globe and into the human heart. |
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Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
by Don Cheadle, John Prendergast
Paperback: 29 May 2007
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| An Academy Award-nominated actor and a renowned human rights activist team up to change the tragic course of history in the Sudan -- with readers' help. |
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