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The criminal justice system is complicated. Understand it and your rights. This book demystifies the complex rules and procedures of criminal law. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what suspects, defendants, and prisoners can expect. It also provides critical information on working with a lawyer. In plain English, The Criminal Law Handbook covers: search and seizure; arrest, book, and bail; Miranda...
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"Layers of pattern bring serious style to any interior and the pages of every shelter magazine currently feature this well-loved look. This bright, lively interior design book is like no other: it shows readers how to choose and use pattern (whether on upholstered furniture, walls, and floors, or in curtains, rugs, and accessories) to create gorgeous room designs. It also teaches readers how to layer pattern for fresh, exciting, personalised spaces....
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The passage of more than one hundred years since "The Scotch-Irish in America" was first published in 1915 has rendered the book no less fascinating and gripping. Written in a thoroughly accessible way, it tells the story of how the hardy breed of men and women, who in America came to be known as the 'Scotch-Irish', was forged in the north of Ireland during the seventeenth century. It relates the circumstances under which the great exodus to the New...
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"How many congressional representatives does each state get and why? How did the two-party system get started? And what on earth is gerrymandering? After reading this book, you'll walk away with a wealth of practical knowledge about how our nation functions. You'll also be wowed and amazed by a ton of weird but true information, like which states have funny laws, how members of Congress ride their own mini subway under the Capitol, the surprising...
5) Inside U.S.A
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Presents a fiftieth anniversary edition of journalist John Gunther's account of what he learned traveling throughout the United States in the 1940s about the country's people, places, politics, and ideals.
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"Presents the Declaration of Independence in both its original version and in a translated version using everyday language. Describes the events that led to the creation of the document and its significance through history"--Provided by publisher.
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"Presents the Bill of Rights in both its original version and in a translated version using everyday language. Describes the events that led to the creation of the document and its significance through history"--Provided by publisher.
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In this look at how the telling of American history has changed over the past three hundred years, historian Kyle Ward juxtaposes excerpts from U.S. history textbooks of different eras to compare how the same event or historical figure has been portrayed differently at different times in our nation's history. From the Boston Massacre to antebellum slavery, the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor to the stock market crash of 1929, Ward uncovers...
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"There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history." -Newsday
An essential book for any student of Lincoln and American history, Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths is acclaimed Lincoln biographer Stephen B. Oates's unique exploration of America's sixteenth president in reality and memory.
In this multifaceted portrait, Oates, "the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln" (Gabor S. Boritt, New...
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"A frank personal account by the Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter traces the story of her life in and out of the recording studio, from her formative relationships to her collaborations with some of today's leading composers and music artists, "--NoveList.
"For five decades, Carole Bayer Sager has been among the most admired and successful songwriters at work, responsible for her lyrical contributions to some of the most popular songs...
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"Provides all of the information and forms to protect written works under copyright law. The 11th edition includes the latest changes to copyright law plus new information on the registration process and options to file electronically"--Provided by publisher.
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At 4 AM on April 19, 1775, several companies of light infantry from the British Army marched into Lexington, Massachusetts and confronted 77 colonists drawn up on the village green. British orders were to disarm the local rebels, but things went terribly wrong. By the end of the day, American colonists had routed the British and chased them back to the safety of Boston. Thus began the Revolution.
In The Day the American Revolution Began, William...
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The "definitive account" (Washington Post) of Robert F. Kennedy's seminal presidential campaign.
85 Days is veteran Washington journalist Jules Witcover's masterpiece of political reportage. It brilliantly captures a lost moment in time when the politics of conviction seemed to converge with America's youth movement in opposition to the Vietnam War. At its center was the charismatic Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the slain President John F. Kennedy....
14) Trust betrayed: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the selling out of America's national security
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"'Loose lips sink ships.' Every American knows the old World War II saying--but ex-Navy SEAL sniper Scott Taylor believes today's leaders have forgotten it. After serving his country for eight years and watching brave comrades die, Taylor came home to a White House that [he believes] leaks sensitive intelligence information whenever politically expedient"--
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"The former Confederate states have continually mythologized the South's defeat to the North, depicting the Civil War as unnecessary, or as a fight over states' Constitutional rights, or as a David v. Goliath struggle in which the North waged 'total war' over an underdog South. In The Myth of the Lost Cause, historian Edward Bonekemper deconstructs this multi-faceted myth, revealing the truth about the war that nearly tore the nation apart 150 years...
16) Don't tread on me: a 400-year history of America at war, from Indian fighting to terrorist hunting
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Analyzes the wars, military campaigns, and foreign and military policy of the United States from its inception to the present day, and argues that the problems confronting the U.S. in the war on terror are the result of political failures rather than military ones.
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"A masterful achievement...[Carroll's] prose is elegant, his viewpoint bold." -Howard Zinn, author of The People's History of the United States
"One cannot understand the impact of the Pentagon on US foreign policy. . . without reading James Carroll's House of War." -Lawrence Korb, former Undersecretary of Defence under Ronald Reagan
From the National Book Award–winning author of An American Requiem and Constantine's Sword comes a sweeping yet...
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Award-winning historian and biographer William Manchester, author of The Last Lion, an epic three-volume biography of Winston Churchill, brings us an evocative and powerful exploration of the American way of life from 1932 to 1972. Covering almost every facet of American culture during a very diverse and tumultuous period in history, Manchester's account is both dramatic and surprisingly intimate--with compelling details that could only be known by...
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