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Price: $7.99
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Sale: $3.19
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Manufacturer: Vintage
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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Author: Barack Obama
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Publisher: Vintage
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Edition: Reprint
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Dewey Decimal Number: 973.04960730092
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Publication Date: 2008-07-15
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Reading Level: 464
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Description: Barack Obama's first book, Dreams from My Father, was a compelling and moving memoir focusing on personal issues of race, identity, and community. With his second book The Audacity of Hope, Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values and offers a vision of the future that involves repairing a "political process that is broken" and restoring a government that has fallen out of touch with the people. We had the opportunity to ask Senator Obama a few questions about writing, reading, and politics--see his responses below. --Daphne Durham
20 Second Interview: A Few Words with Barack Obama
 Q: How did writing a book that you knew would be read so closely by so many compare to writing your first book, when few people knew who you were?
A: In many ways, Dreams from My Father was harder to write. At that point, I wasn't even sure that I could write a book. And writing the first book really was a process of self-discovery, since it touched on my family and my childhood in a much more intimate way. On the other hand, writing The Audacity of Hope paralleled the work that I do every day--trying to give shape to all the issues that we face as a country, and providing my own personal stamp on them.
Q: What is your writing process like? You have such a busy schedule, how did you find time to write?
A: I'm a night owl, so I usually wrote at night after my Senate day was over, and after my family was asleep--from 9:30 p.m. or so until 1 a.m. I would work off an outline--certain themes or stories that I wanted to tell--and get them down in longhand on a yellow pad. Then I'd edit while typing in what I'd written.
Q: If readers are to come away from The Audacity of Hope with one action item (a New Year's Resolution for 2007, perhaps?), what should it be?
A: Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. It almost doesn’t matter what it is--improving the school system, developing strategies to wean ourselves off foreign oil, expanding health care for kids. We give too much of our power away, to the professional politicians, to the lobbyists, to cynicism. And our democracy suffers as a result.
Q: You're known for being able to work with people across ideological lines. Is that possible in today's polarized Washington?
A: It is possible. There are a lot of well-meaning people in both political parties. Unfortunately, the political culture tends to emphasize conflict, the media emphasizes conflict, and the structure of our campaigns rewards the negative. I write about these obstacles in chapter 4 of my book, "Politics." When you focus on solving problems instead of scoring political points, and emphasize common sense over ideology, you'd be surprised what can be accomplished. It also helps if you're willing to give other people credit--something politicians have a hard time doing sometimes.
Q: How do you make people passionate about moderate and complex ideas?
A: I think the country recognizes that the challenges we face aren't amenable to sound-bite solutions. People are looking for serious solutions to complex problems. I don't think we need more moderation per se--I think we should be bolder in promoting universal health care, or dealing with global warming. We just need to understand that actually solving these problems won't be easy, and that whatever solutions we come up with will require consensus among groups with divergent interests. That means everybody has to listen, and everybody has to give a little. That's not easy to do.
Q: What has surprised you most about the way Washington works?
A: How little serious debate and deliberation takes place on the floor of the House or the Senate.
Q: You talk about how we have a personal responsibility to educate our children. What small thing can the average parent (or person) do to help improve the educational system in America? What small thing can make a big impact?
A: Nothing has a bigger impact than reading to children early in life. Obviously we all have a personal obligation to turn off the TV and read to our own children; but beyond that, participating in a literacy program, working with parents who themselves may have difficulty reading, helping their children with their literacy skills, can make a huge difference in a child's life.
Q: Do you ever find time to read? What kinds of books do you try to make time for? What is on your nightstand now?
A: Unfortunately, I had very little time to read while I was writing. I'm trying to make up for lost time now. My tastes are pretty eclectic. I just finished Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead, a wonderful book. The language just shimmers. I've started Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, which is a great study of Lincoln as a political strategist. I read just about anything by Toni Morrison, E.L. Doctorow, or Philip Roth. And I've got a soft spot for John le Carre.
Q: What inspires you? How do you stay motivated?
A: I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency. I'm inspired by the love people have for their children. And I'm inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world a little bit better. And they make me want to be a better man.
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Price: $8.00
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Sale: $3.86
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Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Karl Marx::Friedrich Engels
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Dewey Decimal Number: 335.422
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Publication Date: 2002-08-27
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: "A spectre is haunting Europe," Karl Marx and Frederic Engels wrote in 1848, "the spectre of Communism." This new edition of The Communist Manifesto, commemorating the 150th anniversary of its publication, includes an introduction by renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm which reminds us of the document's continued relevance. Marx and Engels's critique of capitalism and its deleterious effect on all aspects of life, from the increasing rift between the classes to the destruction of the nuclear family, has proven remarkably prescient. Their spectre, manifested in the Manifesto's vivid prose, continues to haunt the capitalist world, lingering as a ghostly apparition even after the collapse of those governments which claimed to be enacting its principles.
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Price: $2.95
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Sale: $1.23
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Manufacturer: Oak Hill Publishing Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Terry L. Jordan
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Publisher: Oak Hill Publishing Company
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Edition: 7
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Dewey Decimal Number: 342
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Publication Date: 1999-05-01
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Reading Level: 96
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Description: Features the entire text of The U.S Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, plus much more!
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Price: $8.99
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Sale: $4.96
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Manufacturer: Signet
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Ayn Rand::Nathaniel Branden::Alan Greenspan::Robert Hessen
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Publisher: Signet
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Dewey Decimal Number: 320
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Publication Date: 1986-07-15
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Reading Level: 416
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Price: $3.99
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Sale: $3.70
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Manufacturer: Filiquarian
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Karl Marx
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Publisher: Filiquarian
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Dewey Decimal Number: 335
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Publication Date: 2007-11-07
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Reading Level: 86
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Description: This title is the classic communist party manifesto which started this one and a half decade political movement. The seven rarely published prefaces, mostly written by Frederick Engels after the death of Karl Marx, are included making this publication the complete communist manifesto. Although this title is known as one of the most famous left-wing propagandist publications, it serves as a lesson for thos of all political philosophys. The Communist Manifesto should be required reading when studying political science, radicalism and radical political thought.
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $5.23
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Manufacturer: Feral House
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Smedley D. Butler
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Publisher: Feral House
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Dewey Decimal Number: 320
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Publication Date: 2003-04
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Reading Level: 80
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Description: Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler's frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing more than serving as a puppet for big-business interests. In addition to photos from the notorious 1932 anti-war book The Horror of It by Frederick A. Barber, this book includes two never-before-published anti-interventionist essays by General Butler. The introduction discusses why General Butler went against the corporate war machine and how he exposed a fascist coup d'etat plot against President Franklin Roosevelt. Widely appreciated and referenced by left- and right-wingers alike, this is an extraordinary argument against war - more relevant now than ever.
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $6.97
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Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Plato::G. M. A. Grube::C. D. C. Reeve
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Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 321.07
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Publication Date: 1992-11
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: Ostensibly a discussion of the nature of justice, The Republic presents Plato's vision of the ideal state, covering a wide range of topics: social, educational, psychological, moral, and philosophical. It also includes some of Plato's most important writing on the nature of reality and the theory of the "forms."
Translated with an Introduction by Desmond Lee
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Price: $5.00
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Sale: $3.39
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Manufacturer: Hoover Inst Pr
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Milton Friedman
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Publisher: Hoover Inst Pr
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Edition: Photocopy
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Dewey Decimal Number: 338.973
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Publication Date: 1993-02
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Reading Level: 18
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Description: The major social problems of the United States—deteriorating education, lawlessness and crime, homelessness, the collapse of family values, the crisis in medical care—have been produced by well=intended actions of government. That is easy to document. The difficult task is understanding why government is the problem. The power of special interests arising from the concentrated benefits of most government actions and their dispersed costs is only part of the answer. A more fundamental part is the difference between the self-interest of individuals when they are engaged in the private sector and the self-interest of the same individuals when they are engaged in the government sector. The result is a government system that is no longer controlled by "we, the people." Instead of Lincoln's government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," we now have a government "of the people, by the bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats," including the elected representatives who have become bureaucrats. At the moment, term limits apear to be the reform that promises to be most effective in curbing Leviathan.
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Price: $9.99
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Sale: $4.90
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Manufacturer: Cliffs Notes
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Paul Soifer::Abraham Hoffman::D. Stephen Voss
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Publisher: Cliffs Notes
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Dewey Decimal Number: 320.473
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Publication Date: 2001-05-29
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Reading Level: 192
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Description: When it comes to pinpointing the stuff you really need to know, nobody does it better than CliffsNotes. This fast, effective tutorial helps you master core American government concepts -- from the First Continental Congress and the Bill of Rights to modern political parties and economic policy -- and get the best possible grade. At CliffsNotes, we're dedicated to helping you do your best, no matter how challenging the subject. Our authors are veteran teachers and talented writers who know how to cut to the chase -- and zero in on the essential information you need to succeed.
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Price: $5.00
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Sale: $2.68
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Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Aristotle
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Publisher: Dover Publications
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Dewey Decimal Number: 320.011
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Publication Date: 2000-11-15
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Reading Level: 355
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Description: Intellectually stimulating work describes the ideal state and ponders how it can bring about the most desirable life for its citizens. Both heavily influenced by and critical of Plato's Republic and Laws, Politics is the distillation of a lifetime of thought and observation. The great Benjamin Jowett translation.
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