People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of education. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided...
Political science
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Author:Nichols, TomSummary: - Author:Kakutani, MichikoSummary:
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic comes an impassioned critique of America's retreat from reason We live in a time when the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the occupants of the White House....
- Author:Soukup, Stephen R.Summary:
For the better part of a century, the Left has been waging a slow, methodical battle for control of the institutions of Western Civilization. During most of that time, "business"-and American Big Business, in particular-remained the...
- Author:Spencer, EmilySummary:
The Difficult War: Perspectives on Insurgency and Special Operations Forces is a collection of essays that deals with theoretical concepts related to insurgency as well as to the practice of irregular warfare. Since special operations...
- Author:Williams, PaigeSummary:
New Yorker staff writer Paige Williams delves into the riveting and sometimes perilous world of the international fossil trade through the true story of one man's devastating attempt to sell a Gobi Desert dinosaur skeleton from...
- Author:Anderson, AntonySummary:
Saturday, November 3, 1956. The United Nations about 10 p.m. Lester Pearson, Canada's foreign minister (and future prime minister) stands before the United Nations General Assembly. He is about read a proposal composed of seventy-eight...
- Author:Junor, PennySummary:
In the first in-depth biography of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall-the infamous other woman who made the marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana "a bit crowded"-esteemed royal biographer Penny Junor tells the unlikely and...
- Author:Ibbitson, JohnSummary:
Instant National Bestseller. One of Canada's foremost authors and journalists offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who...
- Author:McKeough, Darcy, McQueen, RodSummary:
A refreshingly honest memoir about politics and private life
Few Canadians have served their nation as well and as widely as the Honourable Darcy McKeough. He was elected Member of Provincial Parliament for Chatham–Kent...
- Author:Sawchuk, JoeSummary:
Historically, Aboriginal People have had little influence on the development of Native policy from within government. As a result, national, provincial, and regional Native political organizations have developed to lobby government on...
- Author:Power, SamanthaSummary:
Pulitzer-Prize winner Samantha Power is widely known as the moral voice of her generation. A relentless advocate for promoting human rights, she has been heralded by President Barack Obama as one of America's "foremost...
- Author:Steele, GrahamSummary:
Effective citizens--engaged, knowledgeable, and persistent, and united in common cause--are the most powerful force that ever was, or ever will be. I hope this book will help citizens to be more effective. In his uniquely...
- Author:El-Bendary, MohamedSummary:
The author examines how Egyptians have received the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and its progress in the two years that followed Hosni Mubarak's demise, from the moment the revolution erupted on January 25 to late in February of 2013, when...
- Author:Meredith, RobynSummary:
Today, India is as near as the voice answering an 800 number for one dollar an hour, and China is as close as the nearest Wal-Mart. Not since the United States rose to prominence a century ago have we seen such tectonic shifts in global...
- Author:Ryskamp, JohnSummary:
Ryskamp provides an up-to-the-minute report on the law and politics of eminent domain after the Supreme Court's (in)famous Kelo v. New London decision of June of 2005. All the states are just beginning to debate reforming their eminent...
- Author:Kapuściński, RyszardSummary:
Haile Selassie, King of Kings, Elect of God, Lion of Judah, HIs Most Puissant Majesty and Distinguished Highness the Emperor of Ethiopia, reigned from 1930 until he was overthrown by the army in 1974. While the fighting still raged,...
- Author:Elias, RobertSummary:
Mixing sharp political analysis and compelling baseball lore, Elias explores whether the face of American baseball throughout the world is that of goodwill ambassador or ugly American.
- Author:Chartier, DanielSummary:
In the space of a few days, one of the world's richest and most egalitarian nations, Iceland, toppled into financial chaos and sunk into an economic, ethical, moral and identity crisis. The vast empire built by Iceland's young...
- Author:Naím, MoisésSummary:
Argues that the leaders of today actually have less power than ever before, discussing the changing nature of leadership and the modern dynamics of power.
- Author:Dwivedi, O. P., Mau, Tim A., Sheldrick, Byron M.Summary:
Canadian public administration has provided a rich ground for examining the changing nature of the state. Currents of political change have rippled through the administration of the public sector, often producing significant alterations...
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