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Cover of 'The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York, and the Genius of American Life'

The Prince of the City

hardcover, by Fred Siegel

In this first comprehensive account of the career of “America’s Mayor,” Fred Siegel shows how Rudi Giuliani’s successes in New York—restoring law and order, cutting taxes, and radically reducing the welfare rolls—demonstrated that cities might again become vibrant and dynamic places to live after thirty years of middle class flight.

As someone who has worked with Giuliani[...]

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Cover of 'The End of Time'

The End of Time

hardcover, by David Horowitz — Three days after terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, David Horowitz discovered that he had prostate cancer. As America was rebuilding, he emerged from months of treatment with a “reprieve” from his disease. He emerged as well with this remarkable book of hard won insights about how we get to our end and what we learn along the way. A stunning departure[...]

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Cover of 'The Secret Wars of Judi Bari: A Car Bomb, the Fight for the Redwoods and the End of Earth First!'

The Secret Wars of Judi Bari

hardcover, by Kate Coleman — In l990, a car bomb in Oakland almost killed radical Earth First! leader, Judi Bari, and injured her passenger, a co-leader and one-time lover, Darryl Cherney. The FBI accused the pair of transporting the explosive device knowingly as part of a violent campaign of "ecotage." A legendary figure among Northern California activists, Judi Bari was a veteran of the Vietnam protests of the 1960s[...]

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