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The Little Quiz Book of Big Political Sex Scandals
Simon & Schuster 2009; US$ 12.95Politics and sex. Nothing captures the attention of the media -- and satisfies the public's thirst for schadenfreude -- quite like our elected officials getting caught with their pants down. In The Little Quiz Book of Big Political Sex Scandals , renowned satirist and New York Times bestselling author Paul Slansky provides a guided tour of this... more...
The American Challenge
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 114.95This indispensable book looks at whether policy failure in Iraq and declining US soft and hard power mark the beginning of the end of US hegemony or whether the resilience of America's military and economic foundations will once again prove observers wrong. more...
Congressional Roll Call 2007
CQ Press, a Division of SAGE 2008; US$ 56.35Featuring a new cover design, CQ Presss Congressional Roll Call continues to be the definitive reference source of congressional voting information for students, scholars, political professionals, and all citizens who want to be informed about their representatives voting records. Congressional Roll Call 2007 provides an objective, authoritative... more...
U.S. History For Dummies
Wiley 2009; US$ 19.99Now revised the easy-to-understand guide to the story of America Want to better understand U.S. History? This friendly book serves as your tour guide through the important events of America's past and present, introducing you to the people who helped to shape history. From pre-Columbus to the American Revolution, from Watergate to Iraq to... more...
The Making of the American Dream, 2
Algora Publishing 2009; US$ 33.95Any history that touts itself as unconventional is bound to raise some hackles when it challenges traditional interpretations of our nation?s past. Yet history is continually under revision. This 2-volume work, covering America's first 300 years, differs from others in seeking to debunk numerous flattering and conventionally accepted myths. Reading... more...
The Limits of Influence
Brookings Institution Press 2009; US$ 34.95This is the first systematic history of U.S. efforts to help forge a settlement between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir question.Former ambassador Howard B. Schaffer draws on interviews with senior American officials, historical research, and his decades of experience in South Asia to explain and evaluate three generations of U.S. activities... more...
The Slackers Guide to U.S. History
Adams Media 2009; US$ 12.95What does Miley Cyrus have in common with Sacagawea? How could Steve Jobs have helped Eisenhower? What does the moon landing have to do with the Hilton sisters? In less time than it takes to recite the preamble to the Constitution, most Americans can spout off all their U.S. history knowledge. (Hint: it starts with ?In 1492? and ends with ?sailed the... more...
Atlas of American History
Infobase Publishing 2006; US$ 114.00A full-color atlas that spans the breadth of American history, from the precolonial times. Vivid photographs, illustrations, and maps are combined with graphs, charts, and boxed features. Beginning with the earliest settlement of the Americas more than 12,000 years ago, this atlas integrates detailed maps with narrative text. more...
American Diplomacy and Strategy toward Korea and Northeast Asia, 1882 - 1950 and After
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 105.00This book examines the dramatic unfolding of US occupation, withdrawal, and intervention in the Korean peninsula in the past and sheds light on the broader issue of US military occupations of other countries in the twentieth first century. more...
Democracy with a Gun
Stone Bridge Press 2007; US$ 26.00A foreign journalist's inside look at American culture and history via its use of violence. more...









