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Politics & Current Events
Recommendations
part 2
"The Original U.S. Congress Handbook (U s Congress
Handbook, 2003)" by
Amy K. Mitchell
This book educates and motivates constituents, teachers, students, lobbyists, lawyers, activists, and association and union members to voice his or her own views directly to Washington, by providing them with all the tools they need in one indispensible and easy-to-use book. Read more
"Martyrs: Innocence, Vengeance and Despair in the Middle
East" by
Joyce Davis
Martyrs offers compelling and chilling interviews with terrorist trainers, with the families of suicide bombers, fighters and fanatics, and with Muslim scholars offering differing opinions on the legitimacy of violence in Islam. Through the voices of those who plan and those who grieve, Martyrs provides provocative and troubling insights into the zealotry that leads to the targeting of innocents, the endless cycle of revenge, and the despair that besets the Middle East. Read more
"Freedom or Security : The Consequences for Democracies Using Emergency Powers to Fight
Terror" by
Michael Freeman
Several democratic countries have used emergency powers to restrict or suspend individual liberties in order to fight terrorism more effectively. Emergency powers are controversial in their potential to undermine democracy and civil liberties. Freeman challenges popular arguments of both the supporters of emergency powers, who focus on their expected effectiveness, and the critics, who focus on the dangers. Read more
"Anyone Can Grow Up: How George Bush and I Made It to the White House" by
Margaret Carlson
Margaret Carlson -- widely read Time columnist, regular CNN panelist, political insider, and hostess of A-list but scarcely traditional Washington dinners -- has been commenting on American life for over a decade. In Anyone Can Grow Up, she expands on her writings about presidents, politics, morals, children, family life, and lessons from her own life. Read more