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A harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership.
American diplomacy is under siege. Offices across the State Department sit empty while abroad, the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. We're becoming a nation that shoots first and asks questions later.
In an astonishing account ranging from Washington, DC, to Afghanistan, Pakistan,
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Explores relations between Mexico and the United States through a collection of nine loosely related fiction stories about people who are in some way connected to Leonardo Barroso, a powerful Mexican oligarch whose villa sits near the border of the two countries.
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Sutherland House Inc
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2021.
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Landing in Vancouver on a flight from Hong Kong on December 2018, Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested by Canadian authorities with an American extradition warrant. The US Department of Justice accused Meng of fraud and bypassing sanctions against Iran. Nine days later, in an act of retaliation, China arrested two Canadians--Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur, and Michael Kovrig, a peace advocate--charging them with spying. Imprisoned...
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The drugs, the sex, the excess, the violence-this is the true story of Pablo Escobar, the most successful drug dealer in history. Award-winning journalist and author of Black Hawk Down, Mark Bowden exposes, with unflinching accuracy, the legendary Medell'n drug-trafficking cartel. Starting from humble beginnings in a Medellin suburb, Pablo Escobar muscles his way through the mean streets. From small-time car thief and local hoodlum, he soon rises...
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Presidential candidate Pat Buchanan traces the history of America's increasing commitment to nations and regions around the world, arguing that the U.S. is following the paths of other great powers that have fallen victim to imperial overstretch; and argues for a new foreign policy based on George Washington's policy of isolationism.
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Former CIA director Stansfield Turner explores the complex relationship between United States presidents and their chiefs of intelligence, discussing how the decisions of specific presidents were influenced by their interactions with their chief of intelligence.
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Distributed by Random House
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1998
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Former President George Bush and his national security advisor Brent Scowcroft provide behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the most significant international events of the twentieth century, including the Gulf War, the reunification of Germany, and the fall of the Soviet Union.
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A.A. Knopf
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2007
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Explores how Americans extended their sovereignty across the United States in the nation's first 125 years, with Americans pursuing their aspirations over the objections of other countries, justifying their actions in the name of "taming" the wilderness.
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