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America and the World


CONVERSATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY

In America and the World, two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, dissect the most significant foreign policy challenges facing the U.S.: the Developing World, the changing nature of power in a globalized world, and much more.

While one author is a Republican and the other a Democrat, they broadly agree on the need to adapt to a new international environment. Where they disagree, their exchanges are always both deeply informed and provocative.

Moderated by David Ignatius, America and the World will define the center of responsible opinion on American foreign policy at a time when the nation's decisions could determine how long it remains a superpower ... More

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Skinny Bitch

Bun in the Oven : A Gutsy Guide to Becoming One Hot and Healthy Mother! by Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors ... More

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Precious Cargo

by Clyde W. Ford

Charlie Noble, former-Coast-Guard-officer-turned-marine-PI, is back. This time, he is hot on the trail of a human trafficking scheme that begins in Mexico...and ends in murder ... More

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People [movie tie-in]

A Memoir by Toby Young

The movie tie-in edition of Toby Young’s bestselling memoir of self-sabotage at Vanity Fair ... More

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The Hurricanes

One High School Team's Homecoming After Katrina by Jere Longman

From a New York Times reporter and bestselling author: a stirring account of a high school football team’s championship quest in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana ... More

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Open

Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage by Jenny Block

Jenny Block is your average girl next door, a suburban wife and mother for whom married life never felt quite right. She operates from the assumption that most couples who are curious about or engaged ... More

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Moon Maryland & Delaware

Seasoned travel writer Joanne Miller knows the best way to experience Maryland and Delaware, whether it's exploring the historic sites of Baltimore or soaking up the sun at Rehoboth Beach. Joanne ... More

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Party Crashing

How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence by Keli Goff

One of the biggest young talents in Democratic politics takes on a subject she knows from the inside: why the new generation of black voters is leaving the Democratic Party ... More

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Ain't No Makin' It

Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Third Edition by Jay MacLeod

Jay MacLeod brought us to the "Clarendon Heights" public housing development and introduced us to Jinx and Mokey and their teenage friends—the "Hallway Hangers" and the "Brothers"—in 1987 with the ... More

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