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A subtle account of anti-Arab racism in today's America and its place in supposedly 'liberal' communities, especially since 9/11. more...

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Written with compassion, intelligence and insight, A Bed of Red Flowers is a profoundly moving portrait of life under occupation and the unforgettable story of a family, a people and a country. more...

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Six years ago he ran a baseball team. Now he's the leader of the free world. In this book, "the Bush campaign's Renaissance man" (Time) charts George W. Bush's wild and improbable path to the White House. "Stevens, get in here and let's bond!" cried the governor. It was June 1999, and Stuart Stevens had just arrived in Austin, Texas from New York City to join a close-knit group of Texans dedicated to propelling a one-term governor into the White House. They faced formidable obstacles, from a nation enjoying peace and record prosperity to an experienced opponent aided by seasoned advisers who bragged that the campaign would be "a slaughterhouse." But Texans, as Stevens learned, are a confident bunch, and the Bush crowd always thought they could pull it off, even on the brink of losing. The New Yorker has praised Stevens for having "a wonderful eye for the curiosities of human behavior," and here he tells the surprisingly funny story of the Bush campaign the public never saw--from the Austin coffee shop where he watched Karl Rove sketch out the Republican master plan on a napkin to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, where the blue-jeaned future president prepared for the make-or-break debates no one expected him to win. Here's the inside dope on the rise and flame-out of John McCain, the struggle to come up with a message to trump a booming economy ("Times have never been better. Vote for a change," they joked), the Bush team's "under-the-radar" campaign to steal West Virginia and Tennessee from the Democrats, and the fierce debate over tough anti-Gore spots that Bush refused to air. (The ads included footage of Al Gore describing his background as a tobacco farmer--"I've raised it, I've sold it..."--intercut with shots of him crying as he described his sister's death from cancer.) Here too is the story of how the campaign and the GOP vied for control of the Rep more...

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In a world riven by conflict, reconciliation is not always possible -- but it offers one of the few paths to peace for a troubled nation or a troubled soul. In Bone to Pick, bestselling author and Newsweek editor Ellis Cose offers a provocative and wide-ranging discussion of the power of reconciliation, the efficacy of revenge, and the possibility of forgiveness. more...

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In this gripping, in-the-trenches account of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, award-winning journalist Matt Rees takes us deep within Israeli and Palestinian societies to reveal the fractures at the core of both. While the world focuses almost exclusively on the violent clash between the two camps, Rees steers our gaze toward their centers, exposing the internal rifts that drain each society of its ability to act cohesively. The Palestinians focus on the occupation of the West Bank, the Jewish settlers, and other Israeli actions, while the Israelis see only the intifada and the suicide bombings -- and both overlook their bitter infighting. This dazzling, groundbreaking narrative goes behind the familiar moves of the big players to reveal the individuals who are at war not only with the enemy, but also with their own people. more...

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