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476	The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade more books like this by Professor Alfred W McCoy add to wishlist The first book to prove CIA and U.S. government complicity in global drug trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details the mechanics of drug trafficking in Asia, Europe ... see all copies from $7.43! new only from $20.35! \| first editions \| SVS
477	All Too Human: A Political Education more books like this by George Stephanopoulos (Read by) add to wishlist A candid look by the former Clinton press secretary on some key people in the White House during the early Clinton administration, including Al Gore, Colin Powell, and Dick Morris. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
478	Call of Duty: My Life Before, During, and After the Band of Brothers more books like this by Lynn D Compton, Marcus Brotherton add to wishlist Compton fought in critical battles of World War II as a member of Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers. This is the true story of a real-life hero who traveled to a faraway place and put his life on the line. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
479	City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America more books like this by Donald L Miller add to wishlist This history of Chicago describes its wild beginnings, the Great Fire of 1871, its architecture, its mix of cultures, its community of young writers and journalists, and its staggering projects - including the reversal of the Chicago river and the raising of the entire city from prairie mud. see all copies from $4.96! new only from $9.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
480	Tally's corner a study of Negro streetcorner men more books like this by Elliot Liebow add to wishlist This is a reponse to the culture of poverty thesis - that the poor are different and, according to conservatives, morally inferior - and alternative explanations that many African Americans are caught in a tangle of pathology owing to the absence of black men in families. Liebow's shadow theory of values - especially the values of poor, urban, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
481	Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir more books like this by Tony Hillerman (Read by) add to wishlist This is a splendid memoir, an affectionate and unvarnished recollection of the life of one of America's best-loved writers today. Beginning with his upbringing in Depression-era Oklahoma, this book spans Hillerman's tour of duty in France in World War II, his newspaper career, and his now legendary entry into publishing. Photo inserts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
482	The glory and the dream: a narrative history of America, 1932-1972 more books like this by William Raymond Manchester add to wishlist This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972, encompassing politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
483	Meet Kit: An American Girl more books like this by Valerie Tripp add to wishlist This is the first in a series of books about a 9-year-old girl named Kit Kitteridge living in Cincinnati during the Great Depression. In this entry Kit's father loses his job, and as a result the family must take in boarders to make ends meet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| SVS
484	Africa Since 1940: The Past of the Present more books like this by Frederick Cooper add to wishlist Frederick Cooper's latest book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa initiates a new textbook series: New Approaches to African History. This text will help students understand the historical process out of which Africa's current position in the world has emerged. Bridging the divide between colonial and post-colonial history ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $12.60! \| SVS
485	Art in Theory 1900 - 2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas more books like this by Dr. Charles Harrison (Editor), Paul Wood (Editor) add to wishlist Since it was first published in 1992, this book has become one of the leading anthologies of art theoretical texts in the English-speaking world. This expanded edition includes the fruits of recent research, involving a considerable amount of newly-translated material from the entire period, together with additional texts from the last decades of ... see all copies from $32.55! new only from $47.06! \| first editions \| SVS
486 view cover	My Life So Far more books like this by Jane Fonda add to wishlist With a career spanning roles in the camp 1960s science fiction movie classic, BARBARELLA, the brooding, seamy '70s thriller KLUTE, and a much-remembered cameo appearance in the Vietnam War, actor, activist, and doyenne of the '80s workout craze Jane Fonda has amassed more than enough material in her 67 years for a riveting autobiography. In MY ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
487 view cover	In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life more books like this by Robert Kegan add to wishlist As parents and partners, employees and bosses, citizens and leaders, we constantly confront a bewildering array of expectations as well as a confusing assortment of expert opinions on what each of these roles entails. Surveying the expert "literatures", Robert Kegan brings them together to reveal what these many demands have in common. What ... see all copies from $8.11! new only from $17.71! \| signed copies \| SVS
488 view cover	The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World more books like this by Paul H Ray, Ph.D., Sherry Ruth Anderson, Ph.D. add to wishlist A sociologist and a psychologist identify a distinct segment in American society which they call the "Cultural Creatives"--exploring their lifestyles, income, education, values, habits, etc. with a clear implication that they are a somewhat influential, and highly marketable, force to be valued and tracked. Cultural Creatives have been influenced ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
489 view cover	Black Is the New White more books like this by Paul Mooney, Dave Chappelle (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Black Is the New White" is a fascinating and fearless memoir by one of the most enduring and brilliant comedic minds of all time. see all copies from $15.22! new only from $17.93! \| SVS
490 view cover	At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 more books like this by Taylor Branch add to wishlist These concluding years of the freedom era show King at the height of his powers even as his worldly prestige falls under withering attack. We witness non-violent advances for democracy in the face of growing factionalism and fear. We meet heroines and martyrs; enter a world battered by private doubts, public dreams, contagious inspiration, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
491 view cover	This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President more books like this by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf add to wishlist On January 16, 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was inaugurated into office as the President of the Republic of Liberia. After fourteen years of civil conflict and brutal violence, during which the economy and physical landscape of Liberia had been destroyed, President Sirleaf's election marked a tremendous turning point in the history of the West ... see all copies from $12.34! new only from $13.50! \| first editions \| SVS
492 view cover	The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970 more books like this by Lex Williford (Editor), Professor Michael Martone (From an idea by) add to wishlist Stories by the famous and the emerging: Raymond Carver, Alice Walker, Junot Diaz, Melanie Rae Thon, Jamaica Kincaid, Reginald McNight, Amy Tan, and more. see all copies from $6.03! new only from $6.05! \| SVS
493 view cover	The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai more books like this by John Tayman add to wishlist In the bestselling tradition of "In the Heart of the Sea" comes the untold history of America's only leper colony--which exists even today--and the extraordinary people forced to create a community under horrific circumstances. 30 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
494 view cover	The America We Deserve more books like this by Donald J Trump add to wishlist Rich-and-famous real estate mogul Donald Trump offers his political platform for America. He addresses middle class social issues (such as schools and streets) and advocates applying business principles to government. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
495 view cover	Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World more books like this by Patrick J Buchanan add to wishlist From one of the nation's preeminent conservative thinkers comes this masterful if controversial history of the two World Wars that ended Europe's global dominance and cost Britain her empire, largely due to the blunders of Winston Churchill. 8-page photo insert. see all copies from $10.66! new only from $10.66! \| first editions \| SVS
496 view cover	Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing more books like this by Phaidon Press (Creator) add to wishlist Emma Dexter's introductory text offers a critical account of the recent evolution and role of drawing in the art world, and introduces some of the trends, methods and artists included in the book. In the following and largest section of the book (over 300 pages and approximately 500 illustrations), the 100 or more artists are presented in an A to ... see all copies from $39.95! new only from $87.44! \| first editions
497 view cover	Inside the Kremlin's Cold War: From Stalin to Krushchev more books like this by Vladislav Zubok, Constantine Pleshakov add to wishlist During the peak years of the Cold War, when the inscrutability of the Kremlin's agenda left many Western observers fearing imminent nuclear war, Americans could only speculate about what Soviet leaders might be thinking and planning. What were the Soviet's true intentions? Did they have a comprehensive strategy in their confrontation with the West ... see all copies from $3.66! new only from $17.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
498 view cover	Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination more books like this by Lamar Waldron, Thom Hartmann add to wishlist This work reveals the attempts by Robert Kennedy to expose John F. Kennedy's killers--attempts that led to RFK's own murder. Interviews and newly declassified files document how three mob bosses and a few CIA operatives were able to prevent the truth from coming to light--until now. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $18.59! \| first editions \| SVS
499 view cover	The sirens of Titan more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut add to wishlist After crashing his spaceship, Winston Niles Rumfoord is transformed into a "wave phenomenon," a telepathic being who travels in an orbit from the sun to the constellation Betelgeuse, landing on Earth once every 59 days. Rumfoord drafts an earthling named Malachi Constant as the prophet of a new religion. Constant travel to distant planets in ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $8.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
500 view cover	Onions in the Stew more books like this by Betty Bard MacDonald add to wishlist The bestselling author of the American humor classic The Egg and I continues the adventure with this collection of tales about life on the fringe of the Western wilderness. Writing in the 1950s, Betty MacDonald, sophisticated and urbane, captivated readers with her observations about raising a family on an island in Puget Sound. As usual, humorist ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $13.45! \| first editions

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