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An Ambassador and Special Envoy to Afghanistan draws on his relationships with Afghan, senior Taliban and religious leaders to offer insight into America's involvement in the long Afghan war and the r
Guten Tag! From ordering bratwurst in Munich to making new friends in the Rhine Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers
From ordering tapas in Madrid to making new friends in Costa del Sol, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrase
Bonjour! From ordering a cafe au lait in Paris to making new friends in the Loire Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offer
"Michael Kimmel has spent hundreds of hours in the company of angry white American men--from white supremacists to men's rights activists to young students--to try to determine why they are so angry.
Viewers may have thought they said good-bye to the sidesplitting Bluth family in 2006, but they’re returning on Netflix in May 2013 for another season of laughs and chaos. From adoption, to prison bre
" Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation,
Looks at the railroad's impact on American society in the nineteenth century, from its ability to move goods and people great distances to its role in making the United States a world power.
"The chances are good that every one of us will become a caregiver at some point in our lives. We come to this challenge in the most personal way possible-we want to help someone we love, but we don't
" This inside story of the legal challenge to Obamacare from a conservative constitutional lawyer involved in the movement is a brilliant mixture of legal, political, and media intrigue capped by a tr
Two leading experts on Congress outline recommendations for ending obstructionist tactics and artificial barriers to compromise, suggesting specific institutional restructuring measures while calling
Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, teams up with co-author Valerie Griffith to explore the rich and fascinating mix of traditions?Christian, pagan, musical, and edible?that led to the Christmas
"The lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour goes undercover through various ghostbusting groups who do their best to gather information and evidence about the existence of spirits and shares his own b
A nutritionist and dermatologist team up to provide a revolutionary three-day detox plan to get the sugar out of your system and get you on the path to eating and living the healthiest way possible. 2
Is it ever right to reject a child?What do you do when taking the life of an innocent person means saving several more?When is it right to break a promise?Can someone be too good?If confronted with th
A renowned linguist looks at the surprisingly short history of the word "asshole"--from its use by World War II servicemen to express their frustration at arrogant superiors to its first use in print
Chris Von der Ahe knew next to nothing about baseball when he risked his life’s savings to found the St. Louis Browns, the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer
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TOPGUN on Wall Street chronicles one man’s extraordinary journey from the cornfields of Ohio, to the cockpit of an F-14, to the boardrooms on Wall Street. Lieutenant Commander Jeffery Lay and #1 New Y
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This Brief Guide is a comprehensive guide to P.G.Wodehouse’s two best-loved comic characters, Bertram (?Bertie”)Wooster and his valet Reggie ?Jeeves,” Bertie’s many friends and relatives, and their li
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Yee-haw! Now you can bring the excitement and thrill of a rodeo right to your desk! This fun mini kit includes a tiny mechanical bull and a lasso to bring the rodeo to you while you work. Also include
Francis Chan urges evangelicals to consider living ?crazy” for God in his #1 New York Times bestseller, Crazy Love. In this mini abridgment, Chan challenges readers to take the Bible seriously and enc
The heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters of English history are instantly familiar?from the Norman Conquest to Henry VIII, Queen Victoria to the two world wars. But to understand their full sig
For every problem mathematicians solve, another waits to perplex and galvanize them. Such challenges offer a tantalizing glimpse of the field’s unlimited potential, and keep mathematicians looking to
In 1946, in the midst of global turmoil and after being voted out of office, Winston Churchill made a trip to the unlikely venue of Fulton, Missouri, to deliver an address now known as the Iron Curtai
Children come into this world burning to learn, but the enduring lesson of school is that learning is work, to be avoided however possible. In Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter Gray show
Forty-nine million people?including one in four children?go hungry in the U.S. every day, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all. Inspired by the acclaimed documen
Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architecture to military science to fashion. And for over two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid’s Ele
The founder of the popular PsyBlog website explores the science of habit while counseling readers on how to change habits for the better, sharing insights based on hundreds of studies to explain how t
Widely regarded to possess one of the most penetrating minds of any modern diplomat of any nation, Holbrooke was also well known for his outsized personality, and his capacity to charm and offend in e
