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Istanbul

A Tale of Three Cities

by Bettany Hughes ...

Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact.From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. For ... Read more

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Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact.From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. For
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The Best Kind of American

A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East

by Kim Ghattas ...

A work of true crime following one American family’s search for answers after a 1984 murder in war-torn Beirut, where the Iranian revolution collided with the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, setting off the geopolitical conflagration that burns to this dayOn January 18, 1984, Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut, was assassinated by a pair of gunmen outside his office. His ... Read more

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A work of true crime following one American family’s search for answers after a 1984 murder in war-torn Beirut, where the Iranian revolution collided with the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, setting off the geopolitical conflagration that burns to this dayOn January 18, 1984, Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University of Beirut, was assassinated by a pair of gunmen outside his office. His
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The Looting Machine

Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth

by Tom Burgis ...

An “impressive” (Wall Street Journal) exposé of twenty-first century individuals and companies who have become obscenely rich from the resource trade in AfricaAfrica is the world’s poorest continent and, arguably, its richest. In The Looting Machine, Tom Burgis takes readers on a gripping journey into the world of the magnates and militiamen, the despots and jet-setting executives who gorge on ... Read more

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An “impressive” (Wall Street Journal) exposé of twenty-first century individuals and companies who have become obscenely rich from the resource trade in AfricaAfrica is the world’s poorest continent and, arguably, its richest. In The Looting Machine, Tom Burgis takes readers on a gripping journey into the world of the magnates and militiamen, the despots and jet-setting executives who gorge on
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If We Burn

The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

by Vincent Bevins ...

The fascinating history of a decade aflame—and what we can learn from its embers.**"Disturbing and exhilarating." —**New YorkerFrom 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. Acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins carried out hundreds of interviews around the world, guided by a ... Read more

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The fascinating history of a decade aflame—and what we can learn from its embers.**"Disturbing and exhilarating." —**New YorkerFrom 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. Acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins carried out hundreds of interviews around the world, guided by a
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Biological War

A Scenario

by Annie Jacobsen ...

**Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times Editors' ChoiceNew York Times Best Books of 2026 (So Far)One of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of SummerThe Next Big Idea Club's July 2026 Must-Read BooksOne of the New York Times Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This SummerSunset Magazine's 15 New Books You Don't Want to MissFrom Annie Jacobsen, the author of the bestse... ... Read more

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**Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times Editors' ChoiceNew York Times Best Books of 2026 (So Far)One of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of SummerThe Next Big Idea Club's July 2026 Must-Read BooksOne of the New York Times Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This SummerSunset Magazine's 15 New Books You Don't Want to MissFrom Annie Jacobsen, the author of the bestse...
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Operation Moonglow

A Political History of Project Apollo

by Teasel Muir-Harmony ...

The moon landing was an important moment in history, but many forget what was happening behind the scenes -- discover the groundbreaking political history of the Apollo program in this riveting exploration of America's space missions.Since July 1969, Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon has represented the pinnacle of American space exploration and a grand scientific achievement. Yet, as ... Read more

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The moon landing was an important moment in history, but many forget what was happening behind the scenes -- discover the groundbreaking political history of the Apollo program in this riveting exploration of America's space missions.Since July 1969, Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon has represented the pinnacle of American space exploration and a grand scientific achievement. Yet, as
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Traumatized

The New Politics of Public Suffering

by Catherine Liu ...

How trauma became a weapon in the culture wars, by the acclaimed author of Virtue HoardersWhat happens when an idea born of genuine suffering is weaponized as a tool of social control? Traumatized is the story of how shell shock became PTSD, how Oprah turned pain into profit, and how “authenticity” became the ultimate brand. It is a history of surveillance capitalism’s greatest coup: convincing us ... Read more

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How trauma became a weapon in the culture wars, by the acclaimed author of Virtue HoardersWhat happens when an idea born of genuine suffering is weaponized as a tool of social control? Traumatized is the story of how shell shock became PTSD, how Oprah turned pain into profit, and how “authenticity” became the ultimate brand. It is a history of surveillance capitalism’s greatest coup: convincing us
... Read more
Nuclear War

A Scenario

by Annie Jacobsen ...

The INSTANT New York Times bestsellerInstant Los Angeles Times **bestsellerFinalist, Dayton Literary Peace PrizeOne of NPR's Books We LoveOne of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the YearShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrif... ... Read more

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The INSTANT New York Times bestsellerInstant Los Angeles Times **bestsellerFinalist, Dayton Literary Peace PrizeOne of NPR's Books We LoveOne of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the YearShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrif...
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Crossing the Red Line

Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza

by Akbar Shahid Ahmed ...

A powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza, from an award-winning foreign affairs journalist.Following Hamas’s horrific October 7 attack, Israel launched an offensive of staggering violence in Gaza, saying it targeted militants while regularly striking hospitals, schools, and homes. Critically acclaimed journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed offers ... Read more

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A powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza, from an award-winning foreign affairs journalist.Following Hamas’s horrific October 7 attack, Israel launched an offensive of staggering violence in Gaza, saying it targeted militants while regularly striking hospitals, schools, and homes. Critically acclaimed journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed offers
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The agent who betrayed Makarios

by Giorgos A. Georgiou ...

"Exceptionally original and meticulously researched, this book builds its case with skill, care and painstaking attention to detail. Its rigorous analysis never weighs the reader down; it draws them in and holds their attention to the final page."Panayiotis Ifestos, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and Strategic StudiesFor the first time, this book uncovers a hidden chapter of modern ... Read more

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"Exceptionally original and meticulously researched, this book builds its case with skill, care and painstaking attention to detail. Its rigorous analysis never weighs the reader down; it draws them in and holds their attention to the final page."Panayiotis Ifestos, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and Strategic StudiesFor the first time, this book uncovers a hidden chapter of modern
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克里姆林宮的餐桌

Rosja od kuchni

by 維特多‧沙博爾夫斯基 ...

Translated by 葉祉君 ...

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魚子醬、伏特加、羅宋湯……誰說美食歸美食，政治歸政治？在戰鬥民族的偉大國度，每塊豬排都得為國家服務！這裡四處充斥謊言，只有廚房裡能說真話。廚師不僅知道獨裁者最私人的祕密，更窺見了俄羅斯歷史的真相。天生說書人沙博爾夫斯基繼《獨裁者的廚師》、《跳舞的熊》後，再度端上挑戰味蕾與真相認知的報導新作！　　★ 從末代沙皇到今日普丁，透過廚師的真實人生，看見謊言在俄羅斯的前世與今生　　★ 獻給臺灣版的作者序 x 波蘭文直譯　　跟隨末代沙皇尼古拉二世到最後的忠臣，居然是一名廚子？　　列寧用革命打倒資本家，怎會學著資產階級養廚娘？　　猜忌成性的史達林，卻信任廚師同鄉幫他試毒？</p... ... Read more

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魚子醬、伏特加、羅宋湯……誰說美食歸美食，政治歸政治？在戰鬥民族的偉大國度，每塊豬排都得為國家服務！這裡四處充斥謊言，只有廚房裡能說真話。廚師不僅知道獨裁者最私人的祕密，更窺見了俄羅斯歷史的真相。天生說書人沙博爾夫斯基繼《獨裁者的廚師》、《跳舞的熊》後，再度端上挑戰味蕾與真相認知的報導新作！　　★ 從末代沙皇到今日普丁，透過廚師的真實人生，看見謊言在俄羅斯的前世與今生　　★ 獻給臺灣版的作者序 x 波蘭文直譯　　跟隨末代沙皇尼古拉二世到最後的忠臣，居然是一名廚子？　　列寧用革命打倒資本家，怎會學著資產階級養廚娘？　　猜忌成性的史達林，卻信任廚師同鄉幫他試毒？</p...
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The Struggle for Taiwan

A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between

by Sulmaan Wasif Khan ...

A concise, definitive history of the precarious relationship among the US, China, and Taiwan.**“A rich and thoughtful book.” -**New Yorker**“A deeply researched and fascinating history.” -**GuardianNamed a Best Book of 2024 by the New Statesman * BBC History MagazineAs tensions over Taiwan escalate, the United States and China stand on the brink of... ... Read more

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A concise, definitive history of the precarious relationship among the US, China, and Taiwan.**“A rich and thoughtful book.” -**New Yorker**“A deeply researched and fascinating history.” -**GuardianNamed a Best Book of 2024 by the New Statesman * BBC History MagazineAs tensions over Taiwan escalate, the United States and China stand on the brink of...
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Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes ...

Thomas Hobbes’s political manifesto "Leviathan" (or, as it was originally titled: “Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiastical and Civil", 1651) holds that a commonwealth with a social contract is the ideal way to govern a body of people.Hobbes argues that a sovereign power is best equipped to maintain peace and civic unity and that each of the nation’s citizens buys ... Read more

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Thomas Hobbes’s political manifesto "Leviathan" (or, as it was originally titled: “Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiastical and Civil", 1651) holds that a commonwealth with a social contract is the ideal way to govern a body of people.Hobbes argues that a sovereign power is best equipped to maintain peace and civic unity and that each of the nation’s citizens buys
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Budapest

Portrait of a City Between East and West

by Victor Sebestyen ...

AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A vivid and enthralling account of the historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city in the heart of Europe, on the fault line between East and West—from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin“A compelling portrait of one of the most important cities in Europe. Full of sharp insights, elegant writing and vivid characters.” —Andrew ... Read more

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AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A vivid and enthralling account of the historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city in the heart of Europe, on the fault line between East and West—from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin“A compelling portrait of one of the most important cities in Europe. Full of sharp insights, elegant writing and vivid characters.” —Andrew
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The Question of Palestine

by Edward W. Said ...

**This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever. • With a new foreword by Saree Makdisi"A compelling call for identity and justice." —Anthony Lewis"Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival." —The New York Times Book ... Read more

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**This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever. • With a new foreword by Saree Makdisi"A compelling call for identity and justice." —Anthony Lewis"Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival." —The New York Times Book
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Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East

Origins of a Genocide

by Marwan Bishara ...

A damning account of how Israel and the US manufactured the case for genocide in Gaza and a devastating regional war in the Middle East, from Tel Aviv to Tehran.In Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East, scholar and Al Jazeera senior political analyst Marwan Bishara offers a clear-eyed account of what happened after October 7, 2023, why it happened, and why it matters. Bishara argues that this ... Read more

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A damning account of how Israel and the US manufactured the case for genocide in Gaza and a devastating regional war in the Middle East, from Tel Aviv to Tehran.In Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East, scholar and Al Jazeera senior political analyst Marwan Bishara offers a clear-eyed account of what happened after October 7, 2023, why it happened, and why it matters. Bishara argues that this
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On Politics

A History of Political Thought: From Herodotus to the Present

by Alan Ryan ...

Finally in a one-volume paperback edition, On Politics is one of the most ambitious and hugely readable histories of political philosophy in nearly a century.Praised widely upon hardcover publication, Alan Ryan’s “masterpiece” (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times) blends history and philosophy to examine three thousand years of political thought. Drawing on three decades of research, Ryan insightfully ... Read more

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Finally in a one-volume paperback edition, On Politics is one of the most ambitious and hugely readable histories of political philosophy in nearly a century.Praised widely upon hardcover publication, Alan Ryan’s “masterpiece” (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times) blends history and philosophy to examine three thousand years of political thought. Drawing on three decades of research, Ryan insightfully
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Vietnam

A New History

by Christopher Goscha ...

The definitive history of modern Vietnam and its diverse and divided past.**“The best one-volume history of modern Vietnam in English.” —**Wall Street JournalIn Vietnam, Christopher Goscha tells the full history of Vietnam, from antiquity to the present day. Generations of emperors, rebels, priests, and colonizers left complicated legacies in this remarkable country. Periods of Chinese, French, ... Read more

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The definitive history of modern Vietnam and its diverse and divided past.**“The best one-volume history of modern Vietnam in English.” —**Wall Street JournalIn Vietnam, Christopher Goscha tells the full history of Vietnam, from antiquity to the present day. Generations of emperors, rebels, priests, and colonizers left complicated legacies in this remarkable country. Periods of Chinese, French,
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Trading with the Enemy

A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba

by Tom Miller ...

Granted unprecedented access to travel throughout the country, this lively travelogue presents us with rare insight into one of the world's only Communist countries."Havana knew me by my shoes," begins Tom Miller's lively and entertaining account of his sojourn for more than eight months traveling through Cuba, mixing with its literati and black marketers, its cane cutters and cigar rollers. Its ... Read more

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Granted unprecedented access to travel throughout the country, this lively travelogue presents us with rare insight into one of the world's only Communist countries."Havana knew me by my shoes," begins Tom Miller's lively and entertaining account of his sojourn for more than eight months traveling through Cuba, mixing with its literati and black marketers, its cane cutters and cigar rollers. Its
... Read more
Biohazard

The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World--Told from the Inside by the Man Who Ran It

by Ken Alibek, Stephen Handelman ...

“Read and be amazed. . . . An important and fascinating look into a terrifying world of which we were blissfully unaware.”—Robin Cook, author of ContagionAnthrax. Smallpox. Incurable and horrifying Ebola-related fevers. For two decades, while a fearful world prepared for nuclear winter, an elite team of Russian bioweaponeers began to till a new killing field: a bleak tract sown with powerful seeds ... Read more

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“Read and be amazed. . . . An important and fascinating look into a terrifying world of which we were blissfully unaware.”—Robin Cook, author of ContagionAnthrax. Smallpox. Incurable and horrifying Ebola-related fevers. For two decades, while a fearful world prepared for nuclear winter, an elite team of Russian bioweaponeers began to till a new killing field: a bleak tract sown with powerful seeds
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Dark Alliance

The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

by Gary Webb ...

Major Motion Picture based on Dark Alliance and starring Jeremy Renner, "Kill the Messenger," to be be released in Fall 2014In August 1996, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb stunned the world with a series of articles in the San Jose Mercury News reporting the results of his year-long investigation into the roots of the crack cocaine epidemic in America, specifically in Los Angeles. The ... Read more

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Major Motion Picture based on Dark Alliance and starring Jeremy Renner, "Kill the Messenger," to be be released in Fall 2014In August 1996, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb stunned the world with a series of articles in the San Jose Mercury News reporting the results of his year-long investigation into the roots of the crack cocaine epidemic in America, specifically in Los Angeles. The
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Embers of War

The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam

by Fredrik Logevall ...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED WORKS OF HISTORY IN RECENT YEARSWinner of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians • Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award • Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award • Finalist for the Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYTh... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED WORKS OF HISTORY IN RECENT YEARSWinner of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians • Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award • Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award • Finalist for the Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYTh...
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Reconstruction Updated Edition

America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-18

by Eric Foner ...

From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white ... Read more

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From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white
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The Cauldron

The Making of the Modern Middle East

by Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential guide to the making of the modern Middle East from 1900 to the present: a spellbinding history by the New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem and The Romanovs"Superb. . . . The Cauldron is a triumph of blood-and-thunder narrative history.” —The Wall Street Journal**Renowned historian Simon Sebag Montefiore ... Read more

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**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential guide to the making of the modern Middle East from 1900 to the present: a spellbinding history by the New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem and The Romanovs"Superb. . . . The Cauldron is a triumph of blood-and-thunder narrative history.” —The Wall Street Journal**Renowned historian Simon Sebag Montefiore
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