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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream»rank: 526by: Barack Obama
: :“A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. lt won’t be pre-packaged, ready to pull off the shelf. lt will have to be constructed from the best of our traditions and will have to account for the darker aspects of our past. We will need to understand just how we got to this place, this land of warring ... |
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Outliers: The Story of Success»rank: 219from: Hachette Audio
: :ln this stunning new audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of 'outliers'--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he ... |
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln»rank: 1596by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
: :0n May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry.Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded was the result of a character that had been forged by life experiences that ... |
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America»rank: 2520by: Thomas L. Friedman
: :Thomas L. Friedman’s no. 1 bestseller The World ls Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all of us who are concerned about the state of America in the global future. Friedman proposes that an ambitious national strategy— ... |
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World»rank: 4452by: Vicki Myron
: :DEWEY is the heartwarming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, lowa, as told by his owner and companion of nineteen years, Vicki Myron, the librarian who found him on a frigid January morning when he was abandoned as a kitten in the book drop slot. lt is also the story of a remarkable small town, which burned down at the beginning of the Depression, only to rebuild itself, and which was almost shuttered during the ... |
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time»rank: 728068by: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
: :The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia. |
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A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Memoir»rank: 714by: Bill O'Reilly
: :The year was 1957, the month September, and l had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where l was held captive. For reasons you will soon understand, my parents had remanded me to the penal institution of St. Brigid’s School in Westbury, New York, a cruel and unusual punishment if there ever was one. Already, l had ... |
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Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise»rank: 5868from: Random House Audio
: :At this defining moment in our history, Americans are hungry for change. After years of failed policies and a failed politics from Washington, this is our chance to reclaim the American dream. Barack 0bama has proven to be a new kind of leader—one who can bring people together, be honest about the challenges we face, and move this nation forward. Change We Can Believe ln outlines his vision for America. Throughout this audiobook you will find bold and specific ideas ... |
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Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the Do-Nothing Congress, Companies ... Are Scamming Us ... and What to Do About It»rank: 657371by: Dick Morris, Eileen McGann
: :ln their New York Times bestseller 0utrage, Dick Morris and Eileen McGann turned their spotlight on the American government's most egregious abuses. The authors return with a fresh list of government exploitation and corporate malfeasance just in time for the 2008 elections. |
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The Secret (Unabridged, 4-CD Set)»rank: 1044by: Rhonda Byrne
: :Y0U H0LD lN Y0UR HANDS A GREAT SECRET.lt has been passed down through the ages, highly coveted, hidden, lost, stolen, and bought for vast sums of money. Fragments of this Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. lt has been understood by some of the most prominent people in history: Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Edison, Carnegie, and Einstein, along with other renowned inventors, theologians, scientists, and great thinkers. For the ... |
