The Dark Side: The Inside Story of Ho...
Jane MayerIn the days following September 11, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of utter chaos and fear, but the key p...
The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the R...
Lawrence WrightA sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America. Lawrence Wright's remarkab...
The bestselling author of Bringing Down the House pens the incredible true story of the accidental creation of Facebook, and the even more amazing tale of what followed.Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were Harvard undergraduates a...
Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the W...
Ethan BrownNew York Times Bestseller A Southern Living Book of the Year"Part murder case, part corruption expose, and part Louisiana noir" (New York magazine), Murder in the Bayou chronicles the twists and turns of a high-stakes invest...
Iraq: The Forever War (PM Audio)
Noam ChomskyPresenting an arresting analysis of U.S. foreign policy and the war on terror, this original recording delivers a provocative lecture on the nation's past. Demonstrating how imperial powers have historically invented fantastic reasons...
Ground Truth: The Untold Story of Ame...
John FarmerDrawing on records that have only recently been released, John Farmer, the senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission, presents a definitive account that captures the full suspense and ultimate tragedy of 9/11 and enlarges---and breathtaki...
The Crucial #1 New York Times BestsellerThe only book with exclusive analysis by the Pulitzer Prize winning staff of The Washington Post, and the most complete and authoritative available. Includes a PDF of documents and other referen...
Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral Histor...
Untitled OpNow with a new afterword, Garrett M. Graff's instant New York Timesbestseller The Only Plane in the Sky,the comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001 hailed as "history as its most immediate and moving" (Jon Meacham),...
Black Rednecks And White Liberals
Thomas SowellPresents an examination of common beliefs about blacks, Jews, Germans, slavery, and the teaching of history, and maintains that misconceptions and errors have led to narrow and mistaken political and educational policies.
The Sick Treasonous Truth Surrounding...
Thomas W. ArnoldThe book is an easy-to-read, simplified, common sense approach by an ordinary American citizen intended to enlighten readers about an enormously troubling, controversial, and politically divisive subject, i.e. the constitutional ineli...
Dreamers and Deceivers: True and Unto...
Glenn BeckFrom #1 bestselling author and popular radio and television host Glenn Beck, the powerful follow-up to his national bestseller Miracles and Massacres—which was praised as "moving, provocative, and masterful" (Michelle Malk...
Presidents in Crisis: Tough Decisions...
Michael K. BohnIn Presidents in Crisis, former director of the Situation Room Michael Bohn invites the reader inside the White House during seventeen grave international emergencies handled by the presidents from Truman to Obama. From North Korea's ...
Detroit Resurrected: To Bankruptcy an...
Nathan BomeyFrom thriving Motor City to the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history, Detroit has become the nation's cautionary tale. But what led to the fateful day of the filing, and how did the city survive this crisis?Journalist Nath...
America's Bitter Pill: Money, Politic...
Steven BrillNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAmerica's Bitter Pill is Steven Brill's acclaimed book on how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written, how it is being implemented, and, most important, how it is changing—and failing to change—...
Fire Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire
Colleen Morton BuschA San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year In June 2008 more than two thousand wildfires, all started by a single lightning storm, blazed across the state of California. Tassajara, the ol...
The Deep State: How an Army of Bureau...
Jason ChaffetzFormer Congressman and current Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz explains how we ended up with a federal government that actively works to defend the Democratic party and undermine Trump.The liberal media frequently declares the Oba...
Spiral: Trapped in the Forever War
Mark DannerThe War on Terror has led to fourteen years of armed conflict, the longest war in America's history. Al Qaeda, the organization that attacked us on 9/11, has been replaced by multiple jihadist and terror organizations, including the m...
A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: On...
Jason Deparle"No matter your politics or home country this will change how you think about the movement of people between poor and rich countries...one of the best books on immigration written in a generation." Matthew Desmond, aut...
Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russ...
Larry Diamond*Shortlisted for the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award* From America's leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order--and the very value of liberty ...
The Autobiography of Benjamin Frankli...
Benjamin FranklinFrom printer's apprentice to internationally famous scientist, inventor, statesman, legislator, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin led a most remarkable life. Seldom has history been so well-articulated by someone who was there as it is ...
A profound and provocative examination of America in crisis, where unemployment, deindustrialization, and a bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in an epidemic of diseases of despair--drug abuse, gambling, suicide, magical th...
War Dogs: The True Story of How Three...
Guy LawsonSoon to be a major motion picture from the director of The Hangover starring Jonah Hill, the page-turning, behind-closed-doors account of how three kids from Florida became big-time weapons traders for the government and how the Penta...
The Folk Singers and the Bureau: The ...
Aaron LeonardThe first book to document the efforts of the FBI against the most famous American folk singers of the mid-twentieth century, including Woody Guthrie, \'Sis Cunningham, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Burl Ives.\r\n\r\nSome of the most prom...
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisi...
Robert D. PutnamA New York Times bestseller and "a passionate, urgent" (The New Yorker) examination of the growing inequality gap from the bestselling author of Bowling Alone: why fewer Americans today have the opportunity for upward mobili...
West Wingers: Stories from the Dream ...
Gautam RaghavanThe Obama White House staff invites us behind-the-scenes of history for a deeply personal and moving look at the presidency and how a president's staff can change the nationWhen we elect a president, we elect with them an entire team ...
Shakespeare in a Divided America: Wha...
James ShapiroOne of the New York TimesTen Best Books of the Year•A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist •A New York Times Notable Book A timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal...
The Black Banners (Declassified): How...
Ali H. SoufanThe definitive account of an FBI special agent’s al-Qaeda story, unredacted for the first time.\n\nWidely heralded on publication as a \"must-read\" (Military Review) and \"important window on America’s battle with al-Qaed...
Touching History: The Untold Story of...
Lynn SpencerTouching History is told through the eyes of commercial airline pilots, FAA and military controllers, jet fighters and key military personnel at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and its subunit Northeast Air Defens...
Seven Miracles That Saved America: Wh...
Chris StewartWhen the odds were stacked against us, and there have been many times when the great experiment we call America could have and should have failed, did God intervene to save us? That question, posed by authors Chris and Ted Stewart, is...
Endgame: Inside the Impeachment of Do...
Eric SwalwellAn Insider’s Account of the Impeachments of Donald Trump How do you stop a rogue president? How do you protect a country from a man who lies, who obstructs justice, and who seeks to cheat with foreign powers to get reelected? ...