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Insightful. Innovative. Independent. February 2008

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2007 Academy Award Documentary Best Feature Nominee
Iraq's Descent into Chaos
by Charles Ferguson
Paperback - 9781586486082 - $17.95 - PublicAffairs
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Also from PublicAffairs

No End In Sight allows Americans inside the White House, the Pentagon, and Baghdad's Green Zone to understand for themselves the disintegration of Iraq - and how a military victory turned into a seemingly endless nightmare of a war.


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The Spirit of Our Constitution
In Defense of America's Tradition of Religious Equality
by Martha Nussbaum
Hardcover - 9780465039173 - $25.00 - Basic Books
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Also from Basic Books

An historical and conceptual study of the American tradition of religious freedom. Weaving together political history, philosophical ideas, and key constitutional cases, this is a rich chronicle of an ideal of equality that has always been central to our history but is now in serious danger.


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Transcending Race with Votes
How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence
by Keli Goff
Paperback - 9780465003327 - $16.95 - BasicCivitas
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Black History Month

In her provocative new book, political commentator Keli Goff introduces us to America's newest swing voter: Black voters born after the Civil Rights Movement. Using in-depth interviews, groundbreaking surveys, Party Crashing explores how this generation is reshaping America.


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New York Times Bestseller!
Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
Selected and with Introductions by Christopher Hitchens
Paperback - 9780306816086 - $17.50 - Da Capo Press
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Also from Da Capo Press

After spending 14 weeks on the NY Times bestseller list, Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices -- past and present -- that have shaped his side of the current (and raging) God/no-god debate.


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You'll Laugh, You'll Cry
How Humor Got Me Through the Toughest Journey of My Life
by Robert Schimmel
Hardcover - 9780738211589 - $22.00 - Lifelong Books
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Also from Lifelong Books

Laugh-out-loud funny and profound, Cancer on $5 a Day is comedian Robert Schimmel's honest account of facing-off with a deadly disease and how throughout he never lost his sense of humor, his knife-like edge, and most of all, his passion to entertain.

» See Robert Schimmel on Late Night with Conan O'Brien - 02/28!

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The Roots of African-American Lives
The 30th Anniversary Edition
by Alex Haley
Special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson
Paperback - 9781593154493 - $15.95 - Vanguard Press
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More Roots

One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots galvanized the nation and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue that opened up the minds of Americans to one of the darkest and most painful periods of our past.


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"Sir, how do we color the eggs after we fry them?"
Includes 30 Easter Stickers
by Charles M. Schulz
Paperback - 9780762431809 - $4.95 - Running Press
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Also from Running Press

The beloved Peanuts classic is now available as an 8x8 storybook! Inside, readers join Charlie Brown, Linus, Marcie, Lucy and the rest of the gang as they decorate, hide, and find Easter eggs! Children will love reading this story based around the television special, which airs every Easter season.


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Academic Books from Westview Press
Roots, History, and Aftermath
by David M. Crowe
Paperback - 9780813343259 - $49.00 - Westview Press
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Professors! Consider these titles from Westview Press for course adoption - Request an exam copy today.

The Holocaust takes a fresh, probing look at one of the greatest human tragedies in modern history. It begins with a detailed overview of the history of the Jews, their two-millennia-old struggle with a larger Christian world, and the historical anti-Semitism that created the environment that helped pave the way for genocide.


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