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1	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA more books like this by Tim Weiner Covering the Central Intelligence Agencys less-than-stellar reputation over its 60-year existence, this work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans. see all copies from £8.83! new only from £8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals more books like this by Jane Mayer "The Dark Side" is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not only violated the Constitution and American values, but have also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. see all copies from £15.89! new only from £15.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception more books like this by Scott McClellan With unprecedented candour, one of George W Bush's closest aides takes readers behind the scenes of the Bush presidency, and what exactly happened to take it off course.Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and ... see all copies from £8.99! new only from £11.96! \| first editions
4	The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 more books like this by Lawrence Wright This national bestseller and award-winning book is now available in paperback. A gripping narrative that spans five decades, "The Looming Tower" explains in unprecedented detail the rise of al-Qaeda and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on 9/11. see all copies from £6.17! new only from £6.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Angler more books like this by Bart Gellman Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gellman documents how Vice President Dick Cheney redefined the role of the American vice presidency, assuming unprecedented responsibilities and making it a post of historic power. see all copies from £14.01! new only from £14.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World more books like this by A J Jacobs Alarmed and more than a little chagrined at the massive gaps in his personal knowledge base, Jacobs sets for himself a suitably daunting, and some might say insane, task: to fill in the holes in his Ivy-league education by reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III more books like this by Bob Woodward "Insurgents and terrorists retain the resources and capabilities to sustain and even increase current level of violence through the next year.'' This was the secret Pentagon assessment sent to the White House in May 2006. The forecast of a more violent 2007 in Iraq contradicted the repeated optimistic statements of President Bush, including one, ... see all copies from £3.11! new only from £5.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Bush at War more books like this by Bob Woodward Award-winning author and journalist Bob Woodward turns his attention to the presidency of George W. Bush. Before the acts of terrorism on 11 September, George W. Bush's presidency had been beset by numerous problems. Not only was it in many peoples eyes invalid, very few people took him seriously as a world statesman. Then following one violent ... see all copies from £2.61! new only from £2.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Plan of Attack more books like this by Bob Woodward Bob Woodward's book on President Bush and the Iraq war will be the definitive account of the turning point in history as Bush, his war council and allies launched a pre-emptive attack, toppling Saddam Hussein and taking over the country. From in-depth interviews with key players and notes from national security meetings, Woodward provides a ... see all copies from £2.11! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Who's Looking Out for You? more books like this by B O'Reilly Plain-speaking commentator Bill O'Reilly looks with outrage at corporate and political entities that he sees as failing the common person. He also looks at the absence of altruism and personal responsibility on the part of individuals. O'Reilly connects the dots and points out how all this adds up to a society in which greed, venality, and ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia more books like this by Mr. Ahmed Rashid The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West. see all copies from £15.57! new only from £15.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror more books like this by Richard A Clarke The former White House counterterrorism czar offers a disturbing insider's view of America's war on terror, both before and after September 11th, including what went right or wrong, the operations of the Al Qaeda network, the Department of Homeland Security, and other crucial aspects of what the Bus see all copies from £2.82! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 more books like this by Sean Wilentz In his political persona, as well as his policies, Reagan embodied a new fusion of deeply right-leaning politics with some of the rhetoric and even the spirit of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal and of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier. In American political history, there have been a few figures, most of them presidents, who for better or worse ... see all copies from £13.41! new only from £13.65! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill more books like this by Ron Suskind An explosive account of the inner workings of the George W. Bush administration, written with the extensive cooperation of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. As readers are taken to the very epicentre of government, this news-making book offers a definitive view of Bush and his closest advisers as they manage crucial domestic policies ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth about the American Voter more books like this by Rick Shenkman Levees break in New Orleans. Iraq descends into chaos. The housing market teeters on the brink of collapse. Americans of all political stripes are heading into the 2008 election with the sense that something has gone terribly wrong with American politics. But what exactly? Democrats blame Republicans and Republicans blame Democrats. Greedy ... see all copies from £12.01! new only from £14.40!
16 view cover	Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush more books like this by Robert Draper Dead Certain is a story told in six sections. Beginning with an immersion into Bush the nascent politician (entitled "Baptism"), we see in "Through Our Tears" a mandate-less new President evincing both collegiality and defensiveness as he pursues his conservative agenda. "Dark City On A Hill" describes the contentiousness that attends the roll-up ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
17 view cover	Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky In this much anticipated sequel to his international bestseller "Hegemony or Survival," the author offers a comprehensive analysis of a global superpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis, and its policies and practices have recklessly placed the world on the brink ... see all copies from £4.97! new only from £6.34! \| first editions
18 view cover	The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 more books like this by Ron Suskind The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Price of Loyalty" takes readers inside the defining conflict of our era: the war between the United States and a growing, shadowy army of terrorists armed with weapons of alarming power. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £2.08! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina more books like this by Frank Rich A "New York Times" columnist reviews the trajectory of fictions spun by the Bush administration from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, revealing the most brilliant spin campaign ever conducted. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower more books like this by Zbigniew Brzezinski From the most highly respected analyst of foreign policy writing today, this book presents a story of wasted opportunity and squandered prestige - the history of the last three U.S. presidents' foreign policy. The most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism more books like this by Thomas L Friedman The essays in this collection, by the Foreign Affairs columnist for the New York Times, provide analysis and perspective on issues and events relating to September 11. Most were written during Friedman's extensive travels throughout the Middle East and the world. Included is the never-before-published "Diary: Travels in a World Without Walls." A ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration more books like this by David Iglesias, Davin Seay The Bush administration's drive to politicize the Justice Department reached a new low with the wrongful firing of seven U.S. Attorneys in late 2006. Their action has ignited public outrage on a scale that far surpassed the reaction to any of the Bush administration's other political debacles. David Iglesias was one of those federal prosecutors, ... see all copies from £11.38! new only from £12.23!
23 view cover	The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast more books like this by Douglas Brinkley A New Orleans resident and history professor at Tulane University, Brinkley rips the story of Hurricane Katrina apart and exposes the failures, ulterior motives, and inexperience that allowed the Katrina disaster to devastate the Gulf Coast. 16-page color insert. see all copies from £5.12! new only from £5.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush more books like this by John W Dean Nobody knows more, both from first hand experience and legal expertise, about the abuse of presidential power and their dangers than John Dean, former counsel to President Nixon. In Worse Than Watergate, Dean delivers a stunning indictment of the current Bush administration, and issues an urgent alarm to the nation: the Bush team's obsession with ... see all copies from £2.17! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Firehouse more books like this by David Halberstam This post-September 11 report on New York City firefighters is based on interviews with family members, friends, and brother firemen. Halberstam commemorates the lives of 12 firefighters from a firehouse on New York City's Upper West Side--Engine 40, Ladder 35--who responded to the tragedy. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from £4.91! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions

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