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  • Boss

    Richard J. Daley of Chicago

    by Mike Royko ...
    “The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”— Jimmy BreslinIn the turbulent world of Chicago politics, Boss dives deep into the captivating life and legacy of Richard J. Daley, the influential politician and mastermind behind the city’s Democratic Party machine.Mike Royko’s scathing and meticulously researched account follows Richard J. Daley’s rise to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Forgotten Man

    A New History of the Great Depression

    by Amity Shlaes ...
    In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today. ... Read more

    $13.49 USD

  • Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of New York City

    Series series Columbia History of Urban Life
    In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. By the end of his mayoral run in 1989 and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, his administration had begun rebuilding neighborhoods and infrastructure. Unlike many American cities, Koch's New York was growing, not shrinking. Gentrification brought new businesses to neglected corners and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Oh, Florida!

    How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country

    by Craig Pittman ...
    A New York Times BestsellerOh, Florida! That name. That combination of sounds. Three simple syllables, and yet packing so many mixed messages. To some people, it’s a paradise. To others, it’s a punch line. As Oh, Florida! shows, it’s both of these and, more important, it’s a Petri dish, producing trends that end up influencing the rest of the country. Without Florida there would be no NASCAR, no ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Browns of California

    The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation

    by Miriam Pawel ...
    "Miriam Pawel's fascinating book . . . illuminates the sea change in the nation's politics in the last half of the 20th century."--New York Times Book ReviewCalifornia Book Award Gold Medal Winner * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A Los Angeles Times Bestseller * San Francisco Chronicle's "Best Books of the Year" List * Publishers Weekly ... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • This Fight Is Our Fight

    The Battle to Save America's Middle Class

    #1 New York Times bestsellerThe fiery U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and bestselling author offers a passionate, inspiring book about why our middle class is under siege and how we can win the fight to save itSenator Elizabeth Warren has long been an outspoken champion of America’s middle class, and by the time the people of Massachusetts elected her in 2012, she had become one of the country’s ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Crucible of Fire: Nineteenth-Century Urban Fires and the Making of the Modern Fire Service

    by Bruce Hensler ...
    Urban conflagrations, such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the Great Boston Fire the following year, terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-century American cities. However, urban rebirth in the aftermath of great fires offered a chance to shape the future. Ultimately residents and planners created sweeping changes in the methods of constructing buildings, planning city streets, engineering ... Read more

    $16.95 USD

  • Valoración de bienes inmuebles y de determinados derechos para ciertas finalidades financieras

    La industria inmobiliaria sufre el peor embate de su historia. La crisis ha puesto contra las cuerdas al sector de la construcción. Ante este panorama la tasación de viviendas (o valoración de inmuebles, como se conoce técnicamente) se encuentra en sus horas más bajas. La tasación hipotecaria es un trámite obligado y su coste ronda los 250 euros de media. El libro incorpora de forma íntegra y ... Read more

    $6.66 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mayor 1%

    Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99%

    by Kari Lydersen ...
    Kari Lydersen's work has appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Reader, and The Progressive, among other publications.Lydersen's book Revolt on Goose Island was awarded a Studs Terkel Community Media Award.This is the only book that takes on Barack Obama's former chief of staff and the head of Chicago's powerful political machine.The world cast its eyes on Emmanuel for ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • O Young Man

    Series series Golden Advice Series
    The Golden Advice Series is a response to the obligation of giving naseehahand its obvious need in our ummah at the present time. This series focuses on the naseehah to the believers from the Glorious Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). These advice ranges from tawheed (Worshipping Allah Alone) to morals and issues of business transactions. Each of the books comes in ... Read more

    $4.00 USD

  • The Liberal Invasion of Red State America

    Refugees from high-tax Massachusetts turned New Hampshire blue. Democratic voters from Yankee states are swamping Tennessee and Georgia. Government employees and refugees from Maryland have turned Virginia from a conservative Southern state into left-leaning Democrat territory. Escapees from California have transformed Colorado, and they’re aiming for Texas next.One state after another is turning ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The United States of Trump

    How the President Really Sees America

    by Bill O'Reilly ...
    A rare, insider’s look at the life of Donald Trump from Bill O'Reilly, the bestselling author of the Killing series, based on exclusive interview material and deep researchReaders around the world have been enthralled by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bill O’Reilly’s Killing series—riveting works of nonfiction that explore the most famous events in history. Now*,* O’Reilly turns ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • City on the Line

    How Baltimore Transformed Its Budget to Beat the Great Recession and Deliver Outcomes

    by Andrew Kleine ...
    In City on the Line, former Baltimore budget director Andrew Kleine asks why the way government does its most important job – deciding how to spend taxpayer dollars – hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. Parts memoir, manifesto, and manual, this book tells the story of Baltimore’s radical departure from traditional line item budgeting to a focus on outcomes like better schools, safer streets, and ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • San Francisco Year Zero

    Political Upheaval, Punk Rock and a Third-Place Baseball Team

    San Francisco is a city of contradictions. It is one of the most socially liberal cities in America, but it also has some of the nation’s worst income inequality. It is a playground for tech millionaires, with an outrageously high cost of living, yet it also supports vibrant alternative and avant-garde scenes. So how did the city get this way?In San Francisco Year Zero, San Francisco native ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • California Greenin'

    How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader

    by David Vogel ...
    Series Book 157 - Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives
    A political history of environmental policy and regulation in California, from the Gold Rush to the presentOver the course of its 150-year history, California has successfully protected its scenic wilderness areas, restricted coastal oil drilling, regulated automobile emissions, preserved coastal access, improved energy efficiency, and, most recently, addressed global climate change. How has this ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Pragmatist

    Bill de Blasio's Quest to Save the Soul of New York

    When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality. De Blasio was the first progressive elected to City Hall in twenty years. Invoking Fiorello La Guardia's name, he pledged to improve the lives of those marginalized by poverty and prejudice. Unlike La Guardia, de Blasio did not have allies in Washington like ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Broke

    Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises

    "Essential...in showcasing people who are persistent, clever, flawed, loving, struggling and full of contradictions, Broke affirms why it’s worth solving the hardest problems in our most challenging cities in the first place. " —Anna Clark, The New York Times"Through in-depth reporting of structural inequality as it affects real people in Detroit, Jodie Adams Kirshner's Broke examines one side of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $11.99 USD

  • The Undeserving Poor

    America's Enduring Confrontation with Poverty: Fully Updated and Revised

    First published in 1989, The Undeserving Poor was a critically acclaimed and enormously influential account of America's enduring debate about poverty. Taking stock of the last quarter century, Michael B. Katz's new edition of this classic is virtually a new book. As the first did, it will force all concerned Americans to reconsider the foundations of our policies toward the poor, especially in ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Fire and Fury

    Inside the Trump White House

    by Michael Wolff ...
    #1 New York Times BestsellerWith extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, the country—and the world—has witnessed a stormy, outrageous, and absolutely ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • White Rage

    The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

    National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York TimesBestsellerUSA Today BestsellerA New York TimesNotable Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil W... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Our Little Secret

    The True Story of a Teenager Killer and the Silence of a Small New England Town

    The true story of a teenage killer and the silence of a small New England town.For twenty years Daniel Paquette's murder in New Hampshire went unsolved. It remained a secret between two high school friends until Eric Windhurst's arrest in 2005. What was revealed was a crime born of adolescent passion between Eric and Daniel's stepdaughter, Melanie- redefining the meaning of loyalty, justice, and ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Dear America

    Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

    THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER“This riveting, courageous memoir ought to be mandatory reading for every American.” **—**Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The New Jim Crow“l cried reading this book, realizing more fully what my parents endured.” —Amy Tan, New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and Where the Past Begins</stro... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear

    The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)

    A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears.Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take over an American town and completely eliminate its government. In 2004, they set their sights on Grafton, NH, a barely populated settlement with one paved road.When they descended on ... Read more

    $12.99 USD