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Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy

Anne Sebba

“[A] riveting biography...thanks to Sebba’s marvelously gripping narration, we encounter a raft of pivotal...

Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare

Thomas Rid

50 Notable Books of Nonfiction, The Washington Post Best Books of the Year, New Statesman Best National Security Books,...

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008

Paul Krugman

The most celebrated economist of his generation. From AudioFile Are you afraid we're headed back to the past and the...

Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet

Carl Pope

In their new book, Climate of Hope , Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope provide readers with a wonderful, in-depth...

Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet

Mark Lynas

`Scientists predict that global temperatures will rise by between one and six degrees over the course of this century...

The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future

Chris Whipple

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice “ The best book about the CIA I’ve ever read. Its revelations are...

No Mission Is Impossible: The Death-Defying Missions of the Israeli Special Forces

Michael Bar-Zohar

A riveting follow-up to Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal's account of the most memorable missions of the Mossad, No...

Xi Jinping: The Backlash (Penguin Specials)

Richard McGregor

Richard McGregor is the author of The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers . He has reported from Asia...

The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic State

Lawrence Wright

“Superb and gracefully written. . . . Wright is one of the most lucid writers on the subject of Islamic extremism.”...

The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall

M. E. Sarotte

Kirkus “A rigorous sifting of evidence surrounding the final toppling of the sclerotic East German state. With...

American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good

Colin Woodard

Winner, 2017 Maine Literary Award for Non-Fiction Finalist, 2017 Chautauqua Prize "Woodard...is a terrific writer, and...

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Pete Earley

Pete Earley, a former reporter for The Washington Post , is the author of eight works of nonfiction, including the...

Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life

Eric Klinenberg

Shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice “Eric Klinenberg offers a new...

Don't Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM

Sarah Berman

*SHORTLISTEDxa0for the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize* xa0 *FINALISTxa0for 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Brass...

The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor

William Russell Easterly

William Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University and a director of NYUs award-winning Development...

Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama

Dennis Ross

“Dennis Ross and ‘Middle East Peace Process’ are nearly synonymous . . . In Doomed to Succeed , the Washington...

The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

Richard Haass

“Richard Haass has turned his keen mind and large heart to the most important of questions: The meaning of...

Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold War

Antonio J. Mendez

Admiral Stansfield Turner former head of the CIA A true story of spying with all the suspense and intrigue of a James...

How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class

John Hope Bryant

“John Bryant is what I call a practical idealist who dreams big and then moves with precision to action. He reminds...

Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom

Michael Rectenwald

When I read Springtime for Snowflakes and interviewed Michael Rectenwald, I recognized an extremely well-versed...

Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies

Kristian Niemietz

About the Author Dr Kristian Niemietz is the Head of Health and Welfare at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and a...

One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society, 2nd Edition

Herbert Marcuse

Review Marcuse shows himself to be one of the most radical and forceful thinkers of this time. -- The Nation About the...

Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987

Bob Woodward

Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time." -- Bob...

Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding

Husain Haqqani

From Publishers Weekly Mistrust and cross-purposes characterize relations between Pakistan and the U.S., writes...