Politics
Safire's Political Dictionary
$22.95
Paperback,
Mar 2008
ISBN13: 9780195340617ISBN10: 0195340612
Just in time for the 2008 presidential election, America's leading language expert cuts through the linguistic fog to explain what the words of our politicians really mean
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The Anti-Intellectual Presidency
The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush
$24.95
Hardback,
May 2008
ISBN13: 9780195342642ISBN10: 019534264X
A fascinating analysis of the "dumbing down" of presidential rhetoric
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Crossed Swords
Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
$34.95
Hardback,
Jun 2008
ISBN13: 9780195476606ISBN10: 0195476603
Based on 30 years of research and analysis, this definitive book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the countrys polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States.
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Petrostate
Putin, Power, and the New Russia
$27.95
Hardback,
Apr 2008
ISBN13: 9780195340730ISBN10: 0195340736
The first book to document Russia's stunning rebirth as a world power, fueled by her phenomenal growth as an oil producer and exporter
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The Powers to Lead
$21.95
Hardback,
Feb 2008
ISBN13: 9780195335620ISBN10: 0195335627
An eminent authority on the uses of power offers an innovative new approach to leadership in the modern world
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