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Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic (Paperback)

Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic (Paperback)

Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic (Paperback)

By: Barry Meier

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--and Spawned a Global Crisis (Hardcover)

The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--and Spawned a Global Crisis (Hardcover)

The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--and Spawned a Global Crisis (Hardcover)

By: Michael W. Hudson

House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street (Hardcover)

House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street (Hardcover)

House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street (Hardcover)

By: William D. Cohan

Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon (Hardcover)

Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon (Hardcover)

Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon (Hardcover)

By: Gretchen Morgenson

Coming Together, Coming Apart: A Memoir of Heartbreak and Promise in Israel (Hardcover)

Coming Together, Coming Apart: A Memoir of Heartbreak and Promise in Israel (Hardcover)

Coming Together, Coming Apart: A Memoir of Heartbreak and Promise in Israel (Hardcover)

By: Daniel Gordis

Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of Injustice (Paperback)

Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of Injustice (Paperback)

Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of Injustice (Paperback)

By: Carla Shedd

An End to Inequality: Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America (Hardcover)

An End to Inequality: Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America (Hardcover)

An End to Inequality: Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America (Hardcover)

By: Jonathan Kozol

Death of the Liberal Class (Hardcover)

Death of the Liberal Class (Hardcover)

Death of the Liberal Class (Hardcover)

By: Chris Hedges

Guaranteed to Fail: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Debacle of Mortgage Finance (Hardcover)

Guaranteed to Fail: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Debacle of Mortgage Finance (Hardcover)

Guaranteed to Fail: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Debacle of Mortgage Finance (Hardcover)

By: Viral V. Acharya

The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto (Paperback)

The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto (Paperback)

The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto (Paperback)

By: Tavis Smiley

The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters (Hardcover)

The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters (Hardcover)

The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters (Hardcover)

By: B.R. Myers

Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy (Hardcover)

Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy (Hardcover)

Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy (Hardcover)

By: Joseph E. Stiglitz

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (Hardcover)

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (Hardcover)

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (Hardcover)

By: Chris Hedges

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes (Hardcover)

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes (Hardcover)

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes (Hardcover)

By: Peter D. Schiff

The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

By: Katherine J. Cramer

Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad (Hardcover)

Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad (Hardcover)

Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad (Hardcover)

By: John O. Brennan

The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)

The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)

The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)

By: Paul Morland

Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (Paperback)

Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (Paperback)

Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (Paperback)

By: George Monbiot

Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places (Hardcover)

Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places (Hardcover)

Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places (Hardcover)

By: Paul Collier

Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World (Hardcover)

Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World (Hardcover)

Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World (Hardcover)

By: Suzy Hansen

Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth (Kindle Edition)

Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth (Kindle Edition)

Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth (Kindle Edition)

By: Tom Burgis

You Will Own Nothing (Kindle Edition)

You Will Own Nothing (Kindle Edition)

You Will Own Nothing (Kindle Edition)

By: Carol Roth

In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis (Paperback)

In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis (Paperback)

In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis (Paperback)

By: Peter Marcuse

The People’s Republic of Walmart: How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism (Kindle Edition)

The People’s Republic of Walmart: How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism (Kindle Edition)

The People’s Republic of Walmart: How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism (Kindle Edition)

By: Leigh Phillips

The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade (Paperback)

The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade (Paperback)

The Travels of A T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade (Paperback)

By: Pietra Rivoli

The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream (Hardcover)

The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream (Hardcover)

The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream (Hardcover)

By: Tyler Cowen

When I'm Sixty-Four: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them (Hardcover)

When I'm Sixty-Four: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them (Hardcover)

When I'm Sixty-Four: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them (Hardcover)

By: Teresa Ghilarducci

Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama (Hardcover)

Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama (Hardcover)

Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama (Hardcover)

By: Dennis Ross

In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What To Do About It (Contemporary Social Issues)

In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What To Do About It (Contemporary Social Issues)

In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What To Do About It (Contemporary Social Issues)

By: Marybeth Shinn

The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks (Hardcover)

The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks (Hardcover)

The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks (Hardcover)

By: Joshua Cooper Ramo

Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History (Hardcover)

Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History (Hardcover)

Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History (Hardcover)

By: Stephen D. King

The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay (Hardcover)

The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay (Hardcover)

The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay (Hardcover)

By: Emmanuel Saez

One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America (Hardcover)

One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America (Hardcover)

One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America (Hardcover)

By: Saru Jayaraman

What Are You Optimistic About?: Today's Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better – 150+ World-Class Minds on Humanity's Tomorrow (Edge Question Series)

What Are You Optimistic About?: Today's Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better – 150+ World-Class Minds on Humanity's Tomorrow (Edge Question Series)

What Are You Optimistic About?: Today's Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better – 150+ World-Class Minds on Humanity's Tomorrow (Edge Question Series)

By: John Brockman

Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way)

Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way)

Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way)

By: Rachel Slade

Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation (Hardcover)

Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation (Hardcover)

Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation (Hardcover)

By: Greg Epstein

Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)

Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)

Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)

By: Samuel Stein

Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing (Hardcover)

Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing (Hardcover)

Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing (Hardcover)

By: Sarah Brayne

These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America (Kindle Edition)

These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America (Kindle Edition)

These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America (Kindle Edition)

By: Gretchen Morgenson

The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine (Kindle Edition)

The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine (Kindle Edition)

The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine (Kindle Edition)

By: Alexander S. Vindman

The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation (Hardcover)

The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation (Hardcover)

The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation (Hardcover)

By: Natalie Y. Moore

Hollowing Out the Middle: Why America's Small Towns Are Dying and What Can Be Done to Save Them (Hardcover)

Hollowing Out the Middle: Why America's Small Towns Are Dying and What Can Be Done to Save Them (Hardcover)

Hollowing Out the Middle: Why America's Small Towns Are Dying and What Can Be Done to Save Them (Hardcover)

By: Patrick J. Carr

Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds (Hardcover)

Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds (Hardcover)

Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds (Hardcover)

By: Sarah Stein Lubrano

Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration (Hardcover)

Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration (Hardcover)

Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration (Hardcover)

By: Reuben Jonathan Miller

Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life (Paperback)

Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life (Paperback)

Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life (Paperback)

By: David Sim

Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival (Hardcover)

Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival (Hardcover)

Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival (Hardcover)

By: Samuel I. Schwartz

The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age (Hardcover)

The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age (Hardcover)

The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age (Hardcover)

By: David Callahan