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From one of the most prominent voices on the American left, a galvanizing argument for why we need socialism in the US today. Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s and presents a realistic vision for its future. Sunkara shows that socialism, though often seen primarily as an economic system, in fact offers the means to fight all forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to health care, education, and housing and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities.

In Mossad, authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agency's 60-year history.

A preeminent physicist unveils a field-defining theory of the origins and purpose of life. 

This landmark study of the Vietnamese conflict, examined through the lens of the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements in the rural province of Long An up until American intervention in the area, offers a human, balanced, penetrating account of war. Two new forewords by Robert K. Brigham of Vassar College and Jeffrey Record of the Air War College explore the book's enduring influence. A new end chapter offers previously unpublished scholarship on the conflict.

Thirteen year old Jim survives a fiery crash landing in the desolate landscape of ShadowWorld, only to come face to face with bizarre aliens, mystifying cultures, and an unforgiving planet as he searches for rescue. First in a series of adventures following Jim, future Prince of the Frontier Worlds.

Halfway between the United States and the Soviet Union, Iceland is one of the most strategic points in the Cold War and home to a NATO squadron that could wipe Moscow off the map in an instant. It's about to become the unwitting host for the most daring operation in military history. On the remote coast of this frostbound island, the Soviets are building a laser powerful enough to bring the United States to its knees.

C. Jamieson Spencer is sipping cognac when Paris starts to burn. As Communists and Fascists battle in the streets below his hotel balcony, this world-weary foreign correspondent does not bother taking notes. He's too busy falling in love with an enchantingly beautiful stranger. The reporter is just working up the courage to ask the woman her name when a stray bullet pierces her skull. In Paris, love comes quickly, and life ends fast.

It’s time to invest in your life and understand your power, your worth, and the worth of others. Forward March stands as a tribute to everyone who seeks to lead, empower, and grow. Each quote in this audiobook can be used as a daily mantra to take with you to work, on your travels, or on life’s great travels. Start your journey today. By marching forward, you can regain supreme control over your destiny and inspire others to do the same. 

The King of Quotes is the kind of book that is meant to be kept close by because it is both inspiring and motivating. In this book, you will learn that life is simple: there is no need for complication. A quote or two a day will remind you that the sky is the limit, and you are more important than you think. Fear is always by your side, but you have to make sure, in life, you know when to lose it.

Jonathon Grade is a typical teenager living in 1972. His priorities in life consist of girls and cars but that soon changes when he finds a cryptic letter from his dad claiming he has traveled to the future. Jonathon must find his dad but during his journey what he discovers will change his life forever. The president of the future world saved mankind from extinction but now the citizens live in a dystopian society where they must reside in sterile buildings, called zones, because the outside world is too contaminated to live in but why?

Since his mum died, Lucas and his dad don’t seem to understand each other at all. And Lucas is dreading the summer drama club that his dad has signed him up for. But the people Lucas meets at the club force him to open up and start talking. Can his new-found friends teach Lucas how to be himself? A beautiful, moving story of family, friendship and self-discovery, from the author of the high-acclaimed novels Ella on the Outside and Not My Fault.