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Tom McBride
(149)
Summary: "Snapshots of the U.S.'s last nine generations--from the creators of the Mindset List media sensation. Just as high school graduates in 1957 couldn't imagine life without zippers, those of 2009 can't...
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Call #: 973.91 MCB
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Carrie Gibson
(283)
Summary: Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all...
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Call #: 327.73 GIB
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Carrie Gibson
(290)
Summary: Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all...
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Patrick J. Buchanan
(584)
Summary: Buchanan's latest polemic exposes the risks America faces today and what those dangers will mean for the country's future. He warns against not only the dangers that the country faces under Obama,...
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Mike Huckabee
(412)
Summary: Mike Huckabee asks "Have I been taken to a different planet than the one on which I grew up?" He draws from his travels as a presidential candidate to present average, small-town people and families,...
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Call #: 973 HUC
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Peter D Kiernan
(127)
Summary: Argues that America's might lies in its middle class and calls for a focused directive to reinvigorate the class in order to return the nation to greatness.
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Call #: 305.55 KIE
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Glenn Beck (read by Glenn Beck)
(3,949)
Summary: The host of the popular CNN Headline News television show and conservative radio talk-show personality presents his perspectives on issues ranging from nuclear technology in the Middle East and poor...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK 973.92 BEC
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John F Kasson
(420)
Summary: Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of...
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Call #: B TEMPLE
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Gail Stewart
Series:
A Cultural History Of The United States Through The Decades
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Summary: Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1970s, including Vietnam, race relations, feminism, the environment, fashion, music, television, and film.
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Call #: 973.925 STE YA
Location: YA Nonfiction
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David Jeremiah
(272)
Summary: "David Jeremiah highlights the decline in Western culture, especially America, and calls on his readers to reverse this downward spiral"--Provided by the publisher.
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Call #: 277.3 JER
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Arthur M. Schlesinger
(425)
Summary: "The promise of America has always been that of a fresh economic start on equal footing. This is linked to the classic image of the republic as a melting pot, where differences of class, race, and...
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Glenn Beck (read by Glenn Beck)
(4,666)
Summary: Radio and television personality Glenn Beck reveals how to effectively gain the upper hand in political discussions.
AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK 973.932 BEC
Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction
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Ben Carson
Summary: Tackling the issues at the forefront of the American mind--healthcare, education, capitalism, and more America the Beautiful is indispensable reading. From four-time bestselling author,...
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Charles Krauthammer
(8,473)
Summary: America's preeminent columnist presents his penetrating and surprising reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher...
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Charles Krauthammer
(8,473)
Summary: America's preeminent columnist presents his penetrating and surprising reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher...
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Call #: 973.93 KRA
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Ben Carson
(3,708)
Summary: Tackling the issues at the forefront of the American mind--healthcare, education, capitalism, and more America the Beautiful is indispensable reading. From four-time bestselling author,...
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Call #: 973 CAR
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Joan Didion
(1,669)
Summary: A compilation of essays and nonfiction writings spanning more than forty years includes the author's reflections on politics, lifestyle, place, and cultural figures, including such topics as...
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Call #: 814.54 DID
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Holger Hoock
(548)
Summary: The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. It's a stirring narrative, and one the...
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Call #: 973.3 HOO
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Sean Hannity
(1,058)
Summary: Built on principles of freedom, rugged individualism, and self-sufficiency, no country has ever accumulated more power and wealth, abused it less, or used that power more to advance the human...
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Call #: 320 HAN
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Thomas E. Ricks
(448)
Summary: Examines how the educations of America's first four presidents, and in particular their scholarly devotion to ancient Greek and Roman classics, informed the beliefs and ideals that shaped the nation's constitution and government.
BOOK
Call #: 973.099 RIC
Location: New Adult Nonfiction
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Summary: A monumental, canon-defining anthology of four centuries of American essays, from Cotton Mather and Benjamin Franklin to David Foster Wallace and Zadie Smith. Many of the essays Phillip Lopate has...
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Call #: 814.54 GLO
Location: New Adult Nonfiction
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Kurt Andersen
(6,227)
Summary: Explains how the influences of dreamers, zealots, hucksters, and superstitious groups shaped America's tendency toward a rich fantasy life, citing the roles of individuals from P.T. Barnum to Donald...
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Call #: 973 AND
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Ben Shapiro
(5,739)
Summary: An outspoken conservative commentator considers the state of the West today, asking why, if American lives have never been better than at any other time in history, the United States' political, social, and economic situation is beginning to erode.
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Henry Louis Gates
(144)
Summary: "Henry Louis Gates, Jr., gives us a sumptuously illustrated, landmark book tracing African American history from the arrival of the conquistadors to the election of Barack Obama. Informed by the...
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BOOK
Call #: 973.0496 GAT
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Ben Shapiro
(5,604)
Summary: An outspoken conservative commentator considers the state of the West today, asking why, if American lives have never been better than at any other time in history, the United States' political, social, and economic situation is beginning to erode.
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Call #: 306 SHA
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Summary: Trevor Noah, a South African stand-up comic, had his American debut on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His comedy is sometimes political, often biting and delivered in an easy style that probes...
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DVD
Call #: DVD 792.76 NOA
Location: DVDs Nonfiction
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David G. McCullough
(4,687)
Summary: This collection of speeches by historian David McCullough reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the...
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Call #: 973 MCC
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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David G. McCullough
Summary: This collection of speeches by historian David McCullough reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the...
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David G. McCullough
Summary: This collection of speeches by historian David McCullough reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the...
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E-AUDIOBOOK
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Jon Meacham
(10,447)
Summary: The current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America, Meacham shows us how what Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have won the day. Painting surprising portraits...
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BOOK
Call #: 973 MEA
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Jon Meacham
(10,392)
Summary: The current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America, Meacham shows us how what Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have won the day. Painting surprising portraits...
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Jon Meacham
(10,392)
Summary: The current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America, Meacham shows us how what Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have won the day. Painting surprising portraits...
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Jon Meacham (read by Jon Meacham)
(10,772)
Summary: The current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America, Meacham shows us how what Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have won the day. Painting surprising portraits...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK 973 MEA
Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction
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Summary: "A selection from the first ten years of n+1 magazine. The first issue of n+1 appeared in the fall of 2004 as the brainchild of a group of writers working out of a Brooklyn apartment. Intended to...
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Call #: 973.93 HAP
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Chuck Klosterman
(14,599)
Summary: "We live in a culture of casual certitude. This has always been the case, no matter how often that certainty has failed. Though no generation believes there's nothing left to learn, every generation...
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Call #: 909.8312 KLO
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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