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JUSTICE AND THE ENEMY
Nuremburg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
William Shawcross


“Mr. Shawcross vividly surveys the score of issues arising from the war on terror, and his judgments are sound, because they look to history and practice, not ideology.”The Wall Street Journal
 

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THE UNQUIET AMERICAN
Richard Holbrooke in the World
Edited by Derek Chollet and Samantha Power

“This is an important, timely and imaginative book, a collection of essays from friends, colleagues, journalists and academics who knew Holbrooke well and observed him closely."—The Washington Post


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LISBON
War in the Shadows of the City of Light, 1939-1945
Neill Lochery


“Lochery tells the gripping story of the city known as ‘Casablanca II’… engrossing and rewarding.”-Publishers Weekly


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    THE FUTURE OF POWER
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

"Nye is the preeminent theorist of power in world affairs today, and this book is a grand synthesis of his ideas and an essential guide to the debate over the decline of the United States and the rise of China."Foreign Affairs
 

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  FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
Essays
George Soros

The legendary financier reflects on key problems in the deepening global economic crisis since publication of his international bestseller The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Crash of 2008


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    MONEY WELL SPENT?
The Truth Behind the Trillion-Dollar Stimulus, the Biggest Economic Recovery Plan in History
Michael Grabell

“A deeply reported, well-written account of a difficult topic to capture, partly because of the complexity and partly because the stimulus package remains a work in progress.”Kirkus
 

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