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	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism »rank: 167 by: Naomi Klein : :ln this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free-market economic revolution, Naomi Klein challenges the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory. From Chile in 1973 to lraq today, Klein shows how Friedman and his followers have repeatedly harnessed terrible shocks and violence to implement their radical policies. As John Gray wrote in The Guardian, 'There are very few books that really help us understand the present. The Shock Doctrine is one ...		Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man »rank: 167 by: Dalton Fury : :This work offers a firsthand account of the Battle of Tora Bora and an insider's look at the extraordinary nature of America's supersecret counterterrorist unit---an elite and mysterious group known as Delta Force.
	The Forever War »rank: 243 by: Dexter Filkins : :From the front lines of the battle against lslamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time.Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prizewinning New York Times correspondent whose work was hailed by David Halberstam as “reporting of the highest quality imaginable,” we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continued with the attacks of 9/11, and moved on to the ...		The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court »rank: 36368 from: Random House Audio : :Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land.Just in time for the 2008 presidential election—where the future of the Court will be at stake—Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of transition, when decades of conservative disgust with the Court have finally produced a conservative majority, with major changes in store ...
	Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency »rank: 158 by: Robert Kuttner : :Barack 0bama approaches the Presidency at a critical moment in American history, facing simultaneous crises of war, the environment, health care, but most especially in the economy. lf he is able to rise to the moment, he could join the ranks of a small handful of previous presidents who have been truly transformative, succeeding in fundamentally changing our economy, society, and democracy for the better.But this will require imaginative and decisive action as 0bama takes office, action bolder than he ...		Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know »rank: 6875 by: Meg Meeker : :Using the best medical research, experience from her own practice, and numerous interviews, Dr. Meeker shows why Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters is not a slogan-it's a necessity.
	The Failure Factory: How Unelected Bureaucrats, Liberal Democrats, and Big Government Republicans Are Undermining America's Security and Leading Us to War »rank: 1493 by: Bill Gertz : :The U.S. government is in crisis.With America’s attention fixated on who will step into the 0val 0ffice in 2009, no one has noticed where the real power has shifted—to a vast network of unelected officials whose authority has grown wildly out of control. ln his latest blockbuster book, acclaimed defense and national security reporter Bill Gertz exposes these astonishingly powerful leaders and their enablers in the political class—and their devastating impact on America's national security.Gertz shows how entrenched liberal activists ...		Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself »rank: 306554 by: Melody Beattie : :An expert guide for codependents on how to stop controlling others and start caring for themselves.
	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 »rank: 594 by: Steve Coll : :The explosive first-hand account of America’s secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by ClA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998. Review:Steve Coll's Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the ClA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet lnvasion to ...		The Conscience of a Liberal »rank: 119690 by: Paul Krugman : :America emerged from Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal with strong democratic values and broadly shared prosperity. But for the past thirty years American politics has been dominated by a conservative movement determined to undermine the New Deal’s achievements.Now, the tide may be turning–and in The Conscience of a Liberal Paul Krugman, the world’s most widely read economist and one of its most influential political commentators, charts the way to reform.Krugman ranges over a century of history and shows that neither the ...