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And Justice for All
By: Berry, Mary Frances
Published by: Knopf Publishing Group
This is the story of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, through its extraordinary fifty years at the heart of the civil rights movement and the struggle for justice in America. Mary Frances Berry, the commission’s chairperson for more than a decade, author of My Face Is Black Is True (“An essential chapter in American history from a distinguished historian”—Nell Painter), tells of the commission’s founding in 1957 by President Eisenhower, in response to burgeoning civil rights protests; how it was designed to be an independent bipartisan Federal agency—made up of six members, with no more than three from one political party, free of interference from Congress and presidents—beholden to no government body, with full subpoena power, and free to decide what it would investigate and report on.
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Price: $30.00
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Anti-Arab Racism in the USA
By: Salaita, Steven
Published by: Pluto Press
A subtle account of anti-Arab racism in today's America and its place in supposedly 'liberal' communities, especially since 9/11.
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Price: $15.95
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Armed Conflict
By: Steed, Brian
Published by: Presidio Press
What challenges will America face in armed conflicts of the future and how will we prepare for them? National security depends upon the ability of the military to “predict” the future nature of war. Despite the difficulty in making such predictions, one must remember: nation states and other countries will continue to use armed conflict as a means to further their aims, and these aims will, at times, run contrary to American interests.
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Price: $19.00
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Ask a Mexican
By: Arellano, Gustavo
Published by: SCRIBNER
Questions and answers about our spiciest Americans. I explore the clichés of lowriders, busboys, and housekeepers; drunks and scoundrels; heroes and celebrities; and most important, millions upon millions of law-abiding, patriotic American citizens and their illegal-immigrant cousins who represent some $600 billion in economic power.
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Price: $13.00
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At Home in the World: Collected Writings from The Wall Street Journal
By: Pearl, Daniel; Cooper, Helene
Published by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl became the focus of international concern when he was kidnapped by Islamic extremists in Pakistan while investigating a story. News of his brutal murder in February 2002 was universally denounced, a tragic loss of a good man and a compassionate journalist who was at home anywhere in the world. At Home in the World celebrates Pearl's life through 50 of his best stories.
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Price: $24.00
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The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything
By: Slack, Gordy
Published by: Jossey-Bass
A compelling eyewitness account of the recent courtroom drama in Dover, Pennsylvania that put evolution on trial. Journalist Gordy Slack offers a riveting, personal, and often amusing first-hand account that details six weeks of some of the most widely ranging, fascinating, and just plain surreal testimony in U.
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Behind Every Choice is a Story
By: Feldt, Gloria; Jennings, Carol Trickett
Published by: University of North Texas Press
This blend of personal stories, commentary and memoirs chronicles the life-changing choices that men, women and teens make in connection with reproduction every day. It also traces the author's personal journey to becoming an activist in the civil rights and women's movements.
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The Benefits of Positive Passenger Profiling on Baggage Screening Requirements
By: Shaver, Russell; Kennedy, Michael
Published by: RAND Corporation
Can positive passenger profiling lower the overall costs of airport security while minimizing the inconvenience to the flying public and retaining airport security at a high level? The authors calculate the cost of scanning as many bags as possible without abandoning the benefits of profiling.
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Price: $9.95
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Bernanke's Test
By: Van Overtveldt, Johan
Published by: B2 Books
An up-to-the-minute look at the challenges facing Fed chair Ben Bernanke as he addresses the economic crises he inherited from Alan Greenspan.
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Betting on America
By: Cortada, James W.; Wakin, Edward
Published by: Pearson Education
Betting on America places the events of 9-11 in deep historical context, offering a thoughtful, realistic, and ultimately optimistic vision of America's new future. The authors examine the long-term impact of 9-11 at every level, from our most private personal relationships, to our most crucial business decisions, to the choices we make as a society. They find in American history one overriding lesson: when we have been challenged, we have discovered deeper strengths and achieved more greatness than we had ever imagined possible.
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