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THE CHILD CATCHERS
Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption
Kathryn Joyce


“The facts, presented here with care and fair-mindedness, are terrifying enough. And Joyce’s analysis, calm and powerfully perceptive, is devastating. May this book stand as a landmark work of investigative journalism.” —Jeff Sharlet, bestselling author of The Family and C Street
 

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THE GREAT DEFORMATION
The Corruption of Capitalism in America David A. Stockman

A New York Times bestseller

"He attacks, upends, eviscerates, mocks and denigrates them all, usually with some justification....But here’s the thing: Even as he indulges his spleen, Stockman produces a persuasive and deeply relevant indictment of a system dangerously akilter."—Washington Post


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BIG, HOT, CHEAP, AND RIGHT
What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas Erica Grieder


“Ms. Grieder’s is the rare book that takes stock of the Texas model without ridiculing many of its traditions and politicians…This is a good book, and Ms. Grieder’s clear, vivid writing makes it downable in a single afternoon…. This is a promising debut from a promising young author.”—The New York Times


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    ARMY OF GOD
Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa
David Axe and Tim Hamilton

Combining first-hand reporting with in-depth research, a stark work of graphic journalism depicting the murderous rise of Joseph Kony

 

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  JUNIUS AND ALBERT'S ADVENTURES IN THE CONFEDERACY
A Civil War Odyssey
Peter Carlson

“Peter Carlson is one of America's greatest storytellers, and this is his best story yet. Funny, thrilling, tragic, and impossible to put down, Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy is a beautifully written, wondrous book."—David Finkel, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Good Soldiers


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    TOWER OF BASEL
The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World
Adam LeBor

 

“Adam LeBor has written an absolutely fascinating history of the BIS, perhaps the most enigmatic financial institution in the world. The story he unveils of the many skeletons in its closet and its astounding ability to remake itself periodically only add to its mystique.” —Liaquat Ahamed, author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

 

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