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Cooking with grease

stirring the pots in American politics
2004
Chronicles the life and career of Donna Brazile, the first African American woman to head a major presidential campaign when she took the helm of the 2000 bid for office by Al Gore and examines her thirty years in politics and her stories of those who helped shape her career.

Worth the fighting for

the education of an American maverick and the heroes who inspired him
2003
The straight-talking Arizonan comments on his heroes, such as Air Corps General Billy Mitchell, and tells how he applies their examples in his own life. He describes his experiences in the Navy, the Senate, and the 2000 Republican Primary.

Reaping the whirlwind

Afghanistan, Al Qa'ida and the Holy War
2003
Presents an overview of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan up to the year 2000, discussing its origins and beliefs, religious and political ethos, and involvement with the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Osama bin Laden.

Dixie rising

how the South is shaping American values, politics, and culture
1997
Exploration of the impact that Southern States have had on American values, politics, and economic trends addressing ideas about Southern attitudes towards race, poverty, and tradition.

Dead right

1994
Analyzes the conservative movement's turn away from the economic issues of the 1980s to a new preoccupation with race, ethnicity, and sex and to start using Big Government instead of fighting it.

Now it's my turn

a daughter's chronicle of political life
2006
Mary Cheney, the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, offers an inside look at the world of presidential politics and at her life, family, and role in the campaigns of 2000 and 2004.

Hardball

how politics is played, told by one who knows the game
1999

The new world order

opposing viewpoints
1991
Debates topics relating to today's changing world order such as the role of the U.S. in the world, the role of economics, military conflict, the end of the Cold War, and the roles of the UN and NATO.

American dynasty

aristocracy, fortune, and the politics of deceit in the house of Bush
2004
Explores how the Bush family used all its resources to create a political dynasty that has used the White House to further its family and ideological agenda, revealing how four generations of the family have ascended the ladder of national power since World War I.

The new American crisis

radical analyses of the problems facing America today
1995
Dissenting essays offering analysis and solutions from left-of-center points of view collected from The New American Crisis pamphlet series.

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