21st century history: from c 2000 - books

The relationship between the members states of the European Union and the United States have been strained in recent...  Read More >>

A survivor's tale of Hurricane Katrina's destruction and a community's enduring determination  Read More >>

Sergeant Adam Gray made it home from a year's tour in Iraq only to die in his barracks. Investigating Adam's death,...  Read More >>

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This book discusses the significance of the state in a globalised economy. Focusing on Denmark and Ireland, the...  Read More >>

In June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to...  Read More >>

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In Blowback, published before 9/11, Johnson warned that our secret operations in Iraq and elsewhere around the globe...  Read More >>

Philip Barclay lived and worked as a diplomat and blogger in Zimbabwe during 2006-2009 - one of the few permitted...  Read More >>

Chronicle of Thailand is the story of Thailand during the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Beginning on the day...  Read More >>

The chapters presented in this volume have demonstrated first, Chinese and PLA leaders have a strong sense of mission...  Read More >>

Collects diverse accounts and histories from Louisiana citizens who endured Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Culled from...  Read More >>

Tells the inside story of those thrilling months, from the collapsing House of Clinton to the erratic John McCain...  Read More >>

Bertie Ahern, three times Irish Taoiseach, is often described as an enigma. When Bertie Ahern left the Department...  Read More >>

Originally published: New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2009. With new afterword and reading group guide.  Read More >>

In this book, the Bush administration's war in Iraq is assessed using an interdisciplinary approach and historical...  Read More >>

Lost Rights follows the singular passage of one of the 14 original copies of the Bill of Rights over the course...  Read More >>

As Alastair Campbell said in the introduction to The Blair Years, it was always his intention to publish the full...  Read More >>

In Tune with America melds music and words to tell a story of hope a hope that today's Americans will focus on...  Read More >>

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Although the end of the Cold War was greeted with great enthusiasm by people in the East and the West, the ensuing...  Read More >>

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SAS is a crack team of men from the Australian Defence Force who can be relied upon to handle the most difficult,...  Read More >>

An eye-opening expose of America's torture regime Myths about torture abound: Waterboarding is the worst we've done....  Read More >>

Magazine entrepreneur Randall Lane had a prime seat at Wall Street's biggest greed fest. The Zeroes is a memoir...  Read More >>