Summits : Six Meetings that Shaped the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds
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Category: Politics
In this incisive and readable book, David Reynolds takes us from the Babylonians right up to Blair and Bush, but the core of his account is six case studies of modern summitry. Using the records of the meetings, he explores how world leaders saw their opponents and how they played their own cards. He al ...Show more
Black Mass - Apocalyptic Religion And The Death Of Utopia by John Gray
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Category: Politics | Reading Level: very good
Fascinating, enlightening, and epic in scope, Black Mass looks at the historic and modern faces of Utopian ideology: Society's Holy Grail, but at what price? During the last century global politics was shaped by Utopian projects. Pursuing a dream of a world without evil, powerful states waged war and pr ...Show more
What Next? Surviving the Twenty-first Century (updated edition 2009) by Chris Patten
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Category: Politics
It is, as Chris Patten notes, a funny old world. And it seems to be getting funnier by the day. The global triumph of liberal democracy, with the world made in America and Europe's image, has failed to materialize. What will take its place? Here Patten draws on his many years at the highest levels of in ...Show more
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
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Category: Politics
Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. Thrilling and revelatory, "The Shock Doctrine" cracks open the ...Show more
Carl Von Clausewitz On War by Carl von Clausewitz
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Category: Politics | Series: Classics Ser. | Reading Level: good
War...is an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will' Writing at the time of Napoleon's greatest campaigns, Prussian soldier and writer Carl von Clausewitz created this landmark treatise on the art of warfare, which presented war as part of a coherent system of political though ...Show more
The China Coin by Allan Baillie
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Category: Politics | Reading Level: From 9 To 12
Following the discovery of a fragment of coin, Leah and her mother set out on a quest to find their ancestral village in China. The author also wrote "Eagle Island", "Hero" and "Megan's Star".
Descent into Chaos : The World's Most Unstable Region and the Threat to Global Security by Ahmed Rashid
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Category: Politics
The war on terror is being lost - but not just in Iraq. As this devastating book shows, the real crisis zone now lies in central Asia. Veteran reporter Ahmed Rashid has unparalleled access to the region and knows its leading players, from presidents to warlords. Here he documents how closely Pakistan's ...Show more
Barack, Inc : Winning business lessons of the Obama campaign by Barry Libert & Rick Faulk
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Category: Politics
What can business leaders learn from Barack Obama's improbable victory? A great deal, says this brief, readable book, which spells out the lessons of the Obama campaign and goes on to illustrate them, citing companies that have used similar techniques to succeed. Obama ran a nearly flawless campaign ...Show more
When China Rules the World by Martin Jacques
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Category: Politics
China will replace the United States as the world's dominant power. In so doing, it will not become more western but the world will become more Chinese. Jacques argues that we cannot understand China in western terms but only through its own history and culture. To this end, he introduces a powerful se ...Show more
The Economics of Food : How Feeding and Fueling the Planet Affects Food Prices by Patrick Westhoff
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Category: Politics
Westhoff discusses the factors that drive food prices: not just biofuels, but also weather, income growth, exchange rates, energy prices, government policies, market speculation and so on. Next, he walks through several scenarios for the future, offering indispensable insights for consumers, commodity t ...Show more
WIRED FOR SURVIVAL: THE RATIONAL (AND IRRATIONAL) CHOICES WE MAKE, FROM THE GAS PUMP TO TERRORISM by POLSKI MARGARET
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Category: Politics
Lessons from the Cutting-Edge of Neuroscience: "Remapping" to Thrive in the New Global Economy! "Do you ever wonder how you think? If you do, this book will fascinate and inform you. If you don't, you will after reading this book. Either way, you'll enjoy learning how we don't usually do it as we think ...Show more
The Coming China Wars : Where they will be fought and how they can be won (revised edition 2008) by Peter Navarro
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Category: Politics
"The Coming China Wars is a gripping, fact-filled account of the dark side of China's rise that will be of interest to anyone interested in this complex and fascinating country. Navarro issues a call to arms for China and the rest of the world to act now to address the country's mounting problems--pollu ...Show more