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The Executive Unbound
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 22.99Ever since Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. used "imperial presidency" as a book title, the term has become central to the debate about the balance of power in the U.S. government. Since the presidency of George W. Bush, when advocates of executive power such as Dick Cheney gained ascendancy, the argument has blazed hotter than ever. Many argue... more...
Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 43.95Why has the integration of women into Congress been so slow? Is there a "political glass ceiling" for women? Although women use the same strategic calculations as men to decide when to run, the decision regarding where to run is something else. While redistricting has increasingly protected incumbents, it also has the unintended consequence of shaping... more...
Reading Obama
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 24.95Barack Obama puzzles observers. Derided by the Right as dangerous and by the Left as spineless, Obama does not fit contemporary partisan categories. Instead, his writings and speeches reflect a principled aversion to absolutes that derives from sustained engagement with American democratic thought. Reading Obama traces the origins of his ideas and... more...
Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010; US$ 134.95Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change showcases deeply empirical and often multi-method research by senior and junior scholars alike. Comparative analysis and qualitative case studies push into new territories in this illuminating and important research which seeks to define and advance the multiple fields reflected in the series title. more...
Prostate Annual Report
Harvard Health Publications 2010; US$ 59.00Prostate disorders usually develop after age 50, but some men experience them at a younger age. The three most common conditions are prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostate cancer. Although they share some of the same symptoms, they are very different. Treatments vary, too. For example, two men with prostate cancer might opt for... more...
U.S. Presidency Inaugural Addresses
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 3.99The book was designed for optimal navigation on the Kindle, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including the Kindle, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.The books uncludes Inaugural Addresses by the following Presidents:1. George Washington 2. John Adams3. Thomas... more...
My Fellow Citizens
Infobase Publishing 2009; US$ 54.00Since George Washington delivered the first inaugural speech in 1789, every elected president has addressed the nation after taking the oath of office. These inspiring, uplifting, and informative inaugural addresses capture the spirit of the times and themood of the country every four years. Some rank among the landmark speeches in American history,... more...
Inside Gitmo
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 19.99The U.S. military detention center at Guantánamo Bay?known to the public as Gitmo?has been called the American Gulag, a scene of medieval horrors where innocent farmers and goat herders swept up in Afghanistan and Iraq have been sequestered, tortured, and abused for years on end without access to legal counsel or basic medical services. Gordon Cucullu,... more...
The Inaugural Address, 2009
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 12.00Celebrate the inauguration of America's 44th president with this New York Times bestseller Tying into the official theme for the 2009 inaugural ceremony, "A New Birth of Freedom" from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address , Penguin presents a keepsake edition commemorating the inauguration of President Barack Obama with words of the two great thinkers... more...
Speaking of Freedom
Scribner 2009; US$ 19.99Through the lens of more than forty speeches from his presidency, George H. W. Bush takes a special look back on the momentous global events of 1989-1992 -- the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the liberation of Kuwait, to name a few -- and reminisces about what it was like to be president through such unprecedented times.... more...









