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An award-winning journalist tells the personal stories of five convicted murderers, offering a new perspective on guilt, forgiveness, and second chances in America

Debunks the idea that the US can free itself from foreign energy and why it will be importing oil, natural gas, coal, gasoline, uranium and other energy commodities for decades to come. This book exposes the ethanol scam for what it is: one of the longest-running robberies of taxpayers in US history.

Covers the network of international mobsters and hackers who use the Internet to extort money from businesses, steal from tens of millions of consumers and attack government networks. This title takes readers into the murky hacker underground, travelling the globe from San Francisco to Costa Rica and London to Russia.

This concise, humorous book by a rising progressive communications consultant shows how the pervasive use of bad metaphors perniciously influences thinking and behaviour toward the American economy, and provokes us to develop the vocabulary necessary for making informed political and economic decisions.

A shocking expose of the causes of Asia's massive gender imbalance and its consequences across the globe

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A conflict resolution specialist explores the nature of disputes that become intractable quagmires, and offers cutting edge methods for solving them

For decades, Richard Ravitch has been a major presence in pivotal aspects of New York's politics and business life. In this fascinating memoir he brings together the stories of what he did and saw, explains the lessons he learned, and makes us see why so many of them are relevant to the serious fiscal problems facing cities and states across the nation.

A Washington Post and Economist Best Book of 2012: "A witty and informative celebration of her sport, as well as an inspiring tale of personal challenge and discovery... [Sherr] immerses the reader in the history, lore, science and trivia of swimming."- Sports Illustrated

The little-known story of two spirited sisters who flaunted every social convention of 17th century Europe in their determination to live independently

"To those who would understand the reasons why Washington does not work, and to those who are seeking clues to end the gridlock for more than a brief spell, this book is a godsend." --David Broder, The Washington Post

The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller--an intimate, fiercely honest memoir of a daughter's struggle to come to terms with her terminally ill mother's decision to die--now in trade paperback with a new reader's guide inside

At the heart of this wrenching memoir of a teenage girl's wartime survival story is something unexpected: a love story that blazes briefly in one of the darkest corners of occupied Poland

On Teach For America's twentieth anniversary, its founder offers an inspiring summation of the lessons learned: The achievement gap can be closed, and there's nothing elusive about what it will take

The Washington Posts must-read guide to the health care overhaul

A wonderful, diverse collection spanning the writing career of the celebrated 60 Minutes commentator and bestselling author

This singular collection of original interviews with all nine sitting Supreme Court Justices plus retired Justice O'Connor-as well as reporters, attorneys, and historians-gives readers a rare window into the nation's highest court and those who serve there

The renowned author of the New York Times bestseller Vernon Can Read, on his best speeches and the great tradition of African American oratory

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Woman at the Washington Zoo , a stunning collection of political portraits from the final dozen years of the twentieth century

From the civil rights revolution to the halls of power, the life story of a truly larger than life figure: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

This acidly funny account of the battle over an offshore wind farm is both a fascinating window on the business and politics of energy and a scathing portrait of the ruling class.