Change We Can Believe in: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise

by Obama for America

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The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States is a defining moment in American history. After years of failed policies and failed politics from Washington, this is our chance to reclaim the American dream. Barack Obama has proven to be a new kind of leader-one who can bring people together, be honest about the challenges we face, and move this nation forward.

God Is.: My Search for Faith in a Secular World

by David Adams Richards

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In this invaluable contribution to the continuing debate about religious belief, David Adams Richards offers an exhilaratingly fresh perspective and a voice more impassioned, heartfelt, and sometimes furious, than anything written about God by an atheist.

NurtureShock: New Thinking about Children

by Po Bronson

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This groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Bronson and Merryman demonstrates that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are, in fact, backfiring--because key twists in the science have been overlooked.

Cash in a Flash: Fast Money in Slow Times

by Mark Victor Hansen

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In this follow-up to The One Minute Millionaire, two of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country show readers how to use the skills and resources they already have to generate "permanent" and "recurring" streams of income--all in 90 days or less.

The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World

by Anthony Rao

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Dr. Rao passionately argues that ever-increasing numbers of boys are being treated and medicated for problems they simply don't have. The author urges parents, educators, and other developmental experts to re-evaluate and radically alter how they deal with these children.

United in Hate: The Left's Romance with Tyranny and Terror

by Jamie Glazov

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United in Hate analyzes the Lefts contemporary romance with militant Islam as a continuation of the Lefts love affair with communist totalitarianism in the twentieth century. Just as the Left was drawn to the communist killing machines of Lenin, Stalin,

Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-Up, Muddled-Up, Shook-Up World

by Rafe Esquith

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One of the most celebrated educators teaches parents how to create extraordinary children--in the classroom and beyond. One of America's most celebrated educators teaches parents how to create extraordinary children-in the classroom and beyond.

Character Is the Key: How to Unlock the Best in Our Children and Ourselves

by Sara Dimerman

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The character education movement, implemented by educators around the world, is an incredibly successful and growing phenomenon. When important character attributes like honesty, integrity, and fairness are modeled and taught to kids, they develop an inner compass that continues to guide them in a positive direction. The missing link has been helping parents with their crucial participation at home - until now. In Character Is the Key, parenting expert and therapist Sara Dimerman shares proven techniques in a powerful, step-by-step plan that will help you bring your family together, improve communication, and unlock the very best in your children - and yourself. Get started today!

The Ground Truth: The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11

by John Farmer

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There is a dispassionate beauty in Farmer's writing and the way in which he allows the facts of this story to unfold. He takes the readers through these terrifying events and revelations with calm, impartial and utterly compelling relentlessness. The Ground Truth is the definitive account of all the needs to happen following the tragedy of September 11th.

In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan

by Seth G Jones

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Jones offers the definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan, from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency. After the swift defeat of the Taliban in 2001, American optimism has steadily evaporated in the face of mounting violence; a new "war of a thousand cuts" has now brought the country to its knees.

Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps--And What We Can Do about It

by Lise Eliot

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Based on research in the field of neuroplasticity, Eliot zeroes in on the precise differences between boys and girls' brains and explains the harmful nature of gender stereotypes. The author offers parents and teachers concrete ways they can help all children reach their fullest potential.

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

by Richard Dawkins

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In a brilliant follow-up to his blockbuster The God Delusion, world-renowned evolutionary biologist and author Dawkins lays out the evidence for evolution. In 2008, a Gallup poll showed that 44 percent of Americans believed God had created man in his present form within the last 10,000 years.

The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President

by Taylor Branch

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Former President Bill Clinton speaks intimately over seven years to his long-time friend, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, about what it's like to be president. Providing illuminating commentaries on major issues, these conversations depict Clinton as a principled man with a restless intellect.

Depression Is Contagious: How the Most Common Mood Disorder Is Spreading Around the World and How to Stop It

by Michael D Yapko

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Depression is the world's most common mood disorder, and it's spreading fast: at the current rate, the World Health Organization predicts it will leap from the fourth to the second greatest cause of human suffering and disability in the world by the year 2020.