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1	Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-Of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine more books like this by Glenn Beck (Read by) add to wishlist "If you believe it's time to put principles above parties, character above campaign promises, and "Common Sense" above all -- then I ask you to read this book...." In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all actions have consequences. ... see all copies from $4.14! new only from $6.58! \| SVS
2	The Good Soldiers more books like this by David Finkel add to wishlist Combining the action of Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down" with the literary tone of Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers" takes an unforgettable look at the heroes and the ruined soldiers fighting in the Iraq War. see all copies from $15.21! new only from $17.58! \| SVS
3	Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army more books like this by Jeremy Scahill add to wishlist On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U. S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces working for the secretive mercenary company, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The National Parks: America's Best Idea more books like this by Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan add to wishlist This evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative--the companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series--delves into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 through to the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly 400 sites and 84 million acres. see all copies from $16.99! new only from $24.30! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 more books like this by Steve Coll add to wishlist In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the disturbing role of America's supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, in building up Osama bin Laden. And he examines the ... see all copies from $4.47! new only from $7.65! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist This national bestseller and award-winning book is now available in paperback. A gripping narrative that spans five decades, "The Looming Tower" explains in unprecedented detail the rise of al-Qaeda and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on 9/11. see all copies from $3.11! new only from $9.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA more books like this by Tim Weiner add to wishlist Covering the Central Intelligence Agencys less-than-stellar reputation over its 60-year existence, this work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $9.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World more books like this by A J Jacobs add to wishlist Alarmed and more than a little chagrined at the massive gaps in his personal knowledge base, Jacobs sets for himself a suitably daunting, and some might say insane, task: to fill in the holes in his Ivy-league education by reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One more books like this by David Kilcullen add to wishlist A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus, Kilcullen's vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq. Now, in "The Accidental Guerrilla," Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror. see all copies from $17.15! new only from $17.15! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals more books like this by Jane Mayer add to wishlist "The Dark Side" is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not only violated the Constitution and American values, but have also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. see all copies from $3.67! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan more books like this by Doug Stanton add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $14.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 more books like this by Thomas E Ricks add to wishlist "Fiasco," Ricks's #1 "New York Times" bestseller, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq. "The Gamble," the story of Gen. David Petraeus and the American military, reveals that many high-level officials were opposed to the 2003 invasion. see all copies from $6.86! new only from $6.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 more books like this by George C Herring add to wishlist The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation in print. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize-winners, a New York Times bestseller, and winners of prestigious Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. From Colony to Superpower is the only thematic volume commissioned for the series. Here George C. Herring ... see all copies from $16.01! new only from $22.44! \| SVS
14 view cover	Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia more books like this by Mr. Ahmed Rashid add to wishlist The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq more books like this by Stephen Kinzer add to wishlist An award-winning author tells the stories of the audacious American politicians, military commanders, and business executives who took it upon themselves to depose monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers of other countries with disastrous long-term consequences. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $6.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq more books like this by Thomas E Ricks add to wishlist The definitive military chronicle of the Iraq war--and a searing judgment on the strategic blindness with which America has conducted it--draws on the accounts of senior military officers giving voice to their anger for the first time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Who's Looking Out for You? more books like this by Bill O'Reilly add to wishlist Plain-speaking commentator Bill O'Reilly looks with outrage at corporate and political entities that he sees as failing the common person. He also looks at the absence of altruism and personal responsibility on the part of individuals. O'Reilly connects the dots and points out how all this adds up to a society in which greed, venality, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast more books like this by Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist A New Orleans resident and history professor at Tulane University, Brinkley rips the story of Hurricane Katrina apart and exposes the failures, ulterior motives, and inexperience that allowed the Katrina disaster to devastate the Gulf Coast. 16-page color insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present more books like this by Michael B Oren, PH.D. add to wishlist From the first cannonballs fired by American warships at North African pirates to the conquest of Falluja by the Marines - from the early American explorers who probed the sources of the Nile to the diplomats who strove for Arab-Israeli peace - the United States has been involved in the Middle East. For well over two centuries, American statesmen, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Reading the American Past, Volume II: From 1865: Selected Historical Documents more books like this by Michael P Johnson add to wishlist This two-volume primary-source collection provides a wide array of voices from the nation's past while emphasizing the important social, political, and economic themes of U.S. history courses. Thirty-one new documents (one per chapter) allow for a multiplicity of perspectives on environmental, western, ethnic, and gender history and more global ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| SVS
21 view cover	102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers more books like this by Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn add to wishlist So much was lost on September 11, 2001. On that morning, the World Trade Center was a veritable mini-city, bustling with activity, with over 14,000 people beginning their workday in offices, or otherwise on the job, as they had so many days before. The human loss is made clear in this stunning feat of reportage that reconstructs the events of that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The American Promise, Volume II: From 1865: A History of the United States more books like this by James L Roark, Michael P Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen add to wishlist "The American Promise" is more teachable and memorable than any other U.S. survey text. The balanced narrative braids together political and social history so that students can discern overarching trends as well as individual stories. The voices of hundreds of Americans -- from Presidents to pipefitters, and sharecroppers to suffragettes -- ... see all copies from $29.00! new only from $64.95! \| SVS
23 view cover	1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina more books like this by Chris Rose add to wishlist This collection of stories by "Times-Picayune" columnist Rose recounts the first four harrowing months of life in New Orleans after Katrina. It is a roller coaster ride of observations, commentary, emotions, tragedy, and even humor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III more books like this by Bob Woodward add to wishlist "Insurgents and terrorists retain the resources and capabilities to sustain and even increase current level of violence through the next year.'' This was the secret Pentagon assessment sent to the White House in May 2006. The forecast of a more violent 2007 in Iraq contradicted the repeated optimistic statements of President Bush, including one, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad more books like this by David Zucchino, Mark Bowden (Foreword by) add to wishlist The story of the bold assault on Baghdad by the Spartan Brigade of the Third Infantry Division. It was one of the most decisive battles in American combat history, and the biggest armored battle involving American troops since the Vietnam War. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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