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The State of American Thought: Ensnared in a fallacious liberal-conservative dichotomy    by Ethan Sewall
Price: $6.99 USD. 205510 words. Language: English. Published on March 28, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Activism.

The State of American Thought is a theoretical framework of American culture followed by a narrative of the preliminary platform of The Ecumenical Humanist International Political Party. The goal of the book is to help Americans and people around the world eliminate man-made sufferings through engagement in ecumenical humanist behavioral, cultural and political revolutions.
Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless    by Greta Christina
Price: $7.99 USD. 47440 words. Language: English. Published on April 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Atheism/Agnosticism.

0.75 star(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Why are atheists angry? Is it because they're selfish, joyless, lacking in meaning, and alienated from God? Or is it because they have legitimate reasons to be angry -- and are ready to do something about it? With outrage, humor, and intelligence, popular blogger Greta Christina makes a powerful case for outspoken atheist activism, and explains the empathy and justice that drive it.
RANT: Politics & Snark in the Age of Obama    by Diann Russell
Price: $7.99 USD. 83840 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Current affairs.

Insightful, snarky, not to mention hilarious, RANT by Diann Russell takes aim at politics in the Age of Obama -- from the Royal Family (AKA The Obamas) to the first cartoon character ever to occupy the office of Vice President. From Gun Control to Gay Marriage. From Immigration Reform to Hollywood. Prepare to be entertained, frustrated, and inspired. RANT is a powerful, often hysterical read.
A Just Cause    by James Holzrichter, Sr
Price: $9.99 USD. 90610 words. Language: English. Published on April 27, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

When a seemingly ordinary and underestimated family man discovers evidence of potentially massive mismanagement and fraud on the part of the US defense contractor he works for, his desire to help the company, his need to protect his newly healing family, and newfound sobriety wind up in a 17-year corporate assault on everything he holds dear for knowing too much and refusing to deny the truth.
Analytic Culture in the U.S. Intelligence Community: An Ethnographic Study - Working as an Intelligence Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Intelligence Papers    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 56480 words. Language: English. Published on March 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Government.

From the Foreword: It is a rare season when the intelligence story in the news concerns intelligence analysis, not secret operations abroad. The United States is having such a season as it debates whether intelligence failed in the run-up to both September 11 and the second Iraq war, and so Rob Johnston's wonderful book is perfectly timed to provide the back-story to those headlines.
Everything They Ever Told Me Was a Lie    by Pat Shannan
Price: $8.99 USD. 99970 words. Language: English. Published on October 28, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » History.

Pat Shannan's latest work is an expose of "revisionist history," and the truths here expose the lies of our daily newspapers, TV and even our high school and higher education. He shows us examples of myriad goings-on behind the scenes and how nearly every story of importance is carefully crafted into a benefit for the power elite and a detriment to “We the People.”
The Coming Collapse of the American Republic    by Robert Hall
Price: $7.99 USD. 41520 words. Language: English. Published on May 11, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Current affairs.

The Coming Collapse of the American Republic draws together four threats: 1. The incomprehensible debt of government; 2. The threat of uncontrolled, illegal immigration; 3. The asymmetric war imposed on us by Islamic Jihadists; and, 4. The rise of China as a competitive power. It tells us what the horror of a collapse will look like. And it offers a difficult path to preserve our country.
The Third Mode: Towards a Green Society    by Jeff Olson
Price: $3.33 USD. 66820 words. Language: English. Published on August 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » City planning.

Jeff Olson's experiences in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors of the sustainable transportation field have made one thing clear: when most people think about transportation they often consider only two options, highways and mass transit. Through his experiences, Jeff realized that walking and bicycling are unique forms of mobility that represent a separate, Third Mode of transportation.
Just Too Weird: Bishop Romney's Mormon Takeover of America: Polygamy, Theocracy, Subversion    by Webster Griffin Tarpley
Price: $5.99 USD. 135870 words. Language: American English. Published by Progressive Press on October 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » White house.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Mitt Romney’s Mormon tradition is no real religion but a cult invented by a charlatan, a disguise for a subversive ideology opposing all that is best in the American tradition. The British recruited Mormon leaders into their 19th-century plot to break up the U.S., leading to the cult’s strategic occupation of Utah territory. Mormonism has never abandoned its secrecy and its enmity to America.
Guarding bin Laden: My Life in Al-Qaeda    by Nasser al-Bahri
Price: $5.99 USD. 56700 words. Language: English. Published by Thin Man Press on May 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Terrorism.

Originally published in French, this well-reviewed 2010 memoir by Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard provides an unparalleled account of life in the heart of al-Qaeda in the run-up to 9/11. ‘Bin Laden’s former bodyguard delivers a breath-taking account’ Tele et Vous 15 September 2011 ‘An intriguing glimpse of life inside the al-Qa’ida chief’s lair’ Sunday Times 19 April 2010