Common Sense (Penguin Classics) by Isaac Kramnick $11.00
Published anonymously in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, Paine's "Common Sense" became an immediate best-seller, with fifty-six editions printed in that year alone. It was this pamphlet, more than any other factor, which helped to spark off the movement that established the independence of the United States. From his experience of revolutionary politics, Paine drew...
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by Jason Culp $49.99
America is in trouble. We face four major challenges on which our future depends, and we are failing to meet them—and if we delay any longer, soon it will be too late for us to pass along the American dream to future generations. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers,...
Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States Of America, Bill Of Rights And Constitutional Amendments by CreateSpace $6.99
A compilation of important American government documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights and all amendments to the United States Constitution. An excellent educational reference tool to have on hand.
Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy by Knopf $23.95
President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get us "back in the future business.” He explains how we got into the current economic crisis, and offers specific...
Democracy in America, Volume I and II (Optimized for Kindle) by $0.99
Endlessly quoted and referred to, Tocqueville's great history is as relevant now as when it was first published in the mid-19th century, and it remains the most penetrating and astute picture of American life ever written.
The Law by Misbach Enterprises $0.99
This book has been specifically formated for the Amazon Kindle.The Law, first published as a pamphlet in June, 1850. Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) was a French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before - and immediately following -- the Revolution of February 1848. The same socialist-communist ideas and plans that were then adopted in France are now...
Guns or Butter: The Presidency of Lyndon Johnson by Oxford University Press, USA $45.00
The presidency of Lyndon Johnson was a pivotal moment in twentieth-century American history. From the decisive social programs of the Great Society, to the triumph of the Civil and Voting Rights Acts, to the catastrophe of the Vietnam War and domestic unrest, it was an era of dramatic accomplishment and wrenching tragedy. In Guns or Butter, renowned historian Irving Bernstein brings those five...
J Edgar Hoover: The Man and His Secrets by Norton*(ww Norton Co $351.95
Now to be published in paperback, Curt Gentry's masterly portrait of J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years, reveals how such a paranoid yet powerful man was able to create the myth of an invisible, incorruptible FBI. For almost fifty years, this peculiarly private man held virtually unchecked public power. He terrorised every president from Roosevelt to...
Men in Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America by Rush Limbaugh $27.95
Mark Levin throws the book at our own judicial system--in particular, American judges who ignore the Constitution and dismantle the rights of American citizens in everyday court proceedings. He shares jaw-dropping examples of judicial power grabs and liberal power plays by judges.
Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History by Spiegel & Grau $16.00
A brilliantly illuminating and darkly comic tale of the ongoing financial and political crisis in America The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn’t past but prologue. The grifter class—made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding—has been growing in power, and the crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they’ve...