Political science

  • Travels with George : in search of Washington and his legacy

    Creator

    Philbrick, Nathaniel

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller. "Travels with George . . . is quintessential Philbrick-a lively, courageous, and masterful achievement." - The Boston Globe. Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were now an unsure nation. Travels with George marks a new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into a single narrative.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Hood feminism : notes from the women that a movement forgot

    Creator

    Kendall, Mikki

    Abstract

    A New York Times Bestseller. "One of the most important books of the current moment."- Time "A rousing call to action... It should be required reading for everyone."-Gabrielle Union, author of We're Going to Need More Wine. "A brutally candid and unobstructed portrait of mainstream white feminism." -Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Betrayal : the final act of the Trump show

    Creator

    Karl, Jonathan

    Abstract

    Picking up where the New York Times bestselling Front Row at the Trump Show left off, this is the explosive look at the aftermath of the election-and the events that followed Donald Trump's leaving the White House-from ABC News' chief Washington correspondent. Nobody is in a better position to tell the story of the shocking final chapter of the Trump show than Jonathan Karl.  As the reporter who has known Donald Trump longer than any other White House correspondent, Karl told the story of Trump's rise in the New York Times bestseller Front Row at the Trump Show .

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • What is Black Lives Matter?

    Creator

    Wilson, Lakita

    Abstract

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling series comes the latest title in the Who HQ Now format for trending topics. It tells the history of a political and social movement that advocates for non-violent civil disobedience and protests against incidents of police brutality-and all racially motivated violence-against Black people . When a Black teenager named Trayvon Martin was senselessly killed in 2012, the African American community called for his murderer to be held accountable. But like many other racially sparked incidents in the past, his killer walked free.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Listening Library (Audio)

    Not specified
  • Awakening : #MeToo and the global fight for women's rights

    Creator

    Vogelstein, Rachel

    Abstract

    Bringing together political analysis and powerful storytelling from some of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, Awakening chronicles the remarkable global impact of the #MeToo movement. Since 2017, millions have joined the global movement known as #MeToo, catalyzing an unprecedented wave of women's activism and powered by technology that reaches across borders, races, religions, and economic divides. Today, women in more than 100 countries are using the hashtag to fight the violence and discrimination they face-and winning.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Public Affairs

    Not specified
  • Beyond Biden : rebuilding the America we love

    Creator

    Gingrich, Newt

    Abstract

    Bestselling author Newt Gingrich exposes the anti-American forces that have grown so large and so aggressive in their quest for power. The struggle between the defenders of America as an exceptional nation and the forces of anti-Americanism is reaching a fever pitch.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Center Street

    Not specified
  • Return : why we go back to where we come from

    Creator

    Al-Solaylee, Kamal

    Abstract

    Drawing on extensive reporting from around the world and astute political analysis, Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come From illuminates a personal quest. Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of the bestselling and award-winning Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes and Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (for Everyone), yearns to return to his homeland of Yemen, now wracked by war, starvation and daily violence, to reconnect with his family.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Not specified
  • "Indian" in the cabinet : speaking truth to power

    Creator

    Wilson-Raybould, Jody

    Abstract

    The #1 bestseller finalist for the Writers' Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy. A compelling political memoir of leadership and speaking truth to power by one of the most inspiring women of her generation Jody Wilson-Raybould was raised to be a leader. Inspired by the example of her grandmother, who persevered throughout her life to keep alive the governing traditions of her people, and raised as the daughter of a hereditary chief and Indigenous leader, Wilson-Raybould always knew she would take on leadership roles and responsibilities.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Not specified
  • To rescue the republic : Ulysses S. Grant, the fragile union, and the crisis of 1876

    Creator

    Baier, Bret

    Abstract

    The #1 bestselling author and Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant "To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book." - Douglas Brinkley An epic history spanning the battlegrounds of the Civil War and the violent turmoil of Reconstruction to the forgotten electoral crisis that nearly fractured a reunited nation, Bret Baier's To Rescue the Republic dramatically reveals Ulysses S.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Not specified
  • Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever

    Creator

    Barlow, Maude

    Abstract

    Selected for The Globe 100 Books in 2013. The final book in Maude Barlow’s Blue trilogy, Blue Future is a powerful, penetrating, and timely look at the global water crisis — and what we can do to prevent it. The global water crisis has dramatically deepened. The stage is being set for drought on an unprecedented scale, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees leaving parched lands in search of water. The story does not need to end in tragedy.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    House of Anansi Press Inc

    Not specified