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Book Cover for: We Need to Talk about Kevin, Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk about Kevin

Lionel Shriver
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On this episode of Free Expression, Gerry Baker speaks with Lionel Shriver, author of "We Need to Talk About Kevin," about what tragedies like the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre say about guns, mental health and young men. https://t.co/KJ9DPYllqO

Paperback, 2006

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Joseph Conrad: A Biography, Jeffrey Meyers

Joseph Conrad: A Biography

Jeffrey Meyers
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Joseph Conrad’s brilliant analysis confirms that Russian barbarism is worse than ever. It continues to carve a destructive path through civilized Europe, writes Jeffrey Meyers https://t.co/JQhYa2GCpf

Paperback, 2001

$18.95Member price:$18.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy, Henry Kissinger

Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy

Henry Kissinger
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The free world depends on U.S. leadership—as it has since the end of World War II. But Henry Kissinger is worried. “We have no grand strategic view,” he says in an interview with @tunkuv. https://t.co/lVytGMcz5U

Paperback, 2024

$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The National Educational Association: Its Organization and Functions, William Torrey Harris

The National Educational Association: Its Organization and Functions

William Torrey Harris
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The National Education Association’s “2023 Summer Reading List” may make you regret that you ever learned to read, writes Dave Seminara https://t.co/cNolDEUJy3

Hardcover, 2016

$26.95Member price:$24.25 + Free shipping10% off
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Special Agent Selection Process Candidate Information Packet: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation
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It takes a fair amount of malfeasance to land a new congressional committee. Congratulations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Justice Department and other government censors and snoops, writes @KimStrassel https://t.co/IF6hkxpdNZ

Paperback, 2016

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Silent Spring, Rachel Carson

Silent Spring

Rachel Carson
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Rachel Carson's "unscientific use of science" in her book "Silent Spring" was common among bestselling environmental popularizers of her era, and its legacy lives on today, writes Prof. Charles T. Rubin in a letter to the editor. https://t.co/tKxf2VMEiD

Paperback, 2002

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The National Educational Association: Its Organization and Functions, William Torrey Harris

The National Educational Association: Its Organization and Functions

William Torrey Harris
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The National Education Association’s “2023 Summer Reading List” may make you regret that you ever learned to read, writes Dave Seminara https://t.co/exT9eZeZjd

Hardcover, 2016

$26.95Member price:$24.25 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Profiles in Courage, John F. Kennedy

Profiles in Courage

John F. Kennedy
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As Israel emerges from the worst political crisis in its history, it needs principled leadership that exhibits what John F. Kennedy famously called “profiles in courage,” writes @yplesner https://t.co/PjpzyI8Npw

Paperback, 2006

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Men Without Work: America's Invisible Crisis, Nicholas Eberstadt

Men Without Work: America's Invisible Crisis

Nicholas Eberstadt
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The trend toward idleness has been years in the making, says the author of ‘Men Without Work,’ Nicholas Eberstadt. That’s an ill omen for the economy and the culture. https://t.co/6oMqzgknsR

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Book Cover for: Life, Benjamin Franklin

Life

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin famously observed that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. If he were around today he’d be tempted to add one more to the list: bailouts, write @nfergus and @MSchularick https://t.co/F6eYx1XsSK

Paperback, 2022

$17.95Member price:$16.16 + Free shipping10% off