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The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation

Americans have been shocked in the past few years to discover how vulnerable our nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or act of God. But what's truly shocking, argues leading security expert Stephen Flynn, is how little we have learned from the cataclysms of September 11 and Hurricane Katrina. When it comes to catastrophe, America is living on borrowed time-and squandering it. In this eye-opening, vitally important new book, Flynn issues an overdue wake-up call demanding that we shake off our denial and sense of helplessness and start preparing immediately for a safer future.

Stephen Flynn (Author), Dick Hill (Narrator)

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Somebody's Gotta Say It

Think you've got it all figured out? Think again. Neal Boortz has been edifying, infuriating, and entertaining talk radio audiences for more than three decades with his blend of straight talk and twisted humor. In Somebody's Gotta Say It, Boortz warms up for the coming political season with a preemptive strike in the War on the Individual: "The Democrats' theme for 2008 will be 'The Common Good.' I can't speak for you, but I am an individual. Government exists to protect my rights, not to order my life. And I damn sure don't exist to serve government." He takes on liberal catchphrases like giving back ("Nobody actually earns anything anymore. Why do liberals think this way? Because they find it impossible to acknowledge that people work for money"), our rampant civic idiocy ("We are not a democracy. Never were. Weren't supposed to be. And we shouldn't be"), and Big Brother ("We have smoke-free workplaces. We have drug-free school zones. I say let's start establishing government-free oases, where we can be free to leave our seat belts unbuckled, and peel the labels off anything we choose"). And somehow, along the way, he finds room for pop quizzes and an answer, once and for all, to the eternal question, "Neal, why don't you run for president?", in a chapter called "No Way in Hell." Full of irresistible wisecracks and irrefutable libertarian wisdom, Somebody's Gotta Say It is one man's response to America at a time when the government overreaches, the people underperform, and the truth hurts.

Neal Boortz (Author), Neal Boortz (Narrator)

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The Travels of a T-Shirt in a Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics

Pietra Rivoli (Author), Eliza Foss (Narrator)

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The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11

Dinesh D'Souza, the most original and controversial writer on politics and society in the country today, uncovers the links between the spread of American pop culture, leftist ideas, and secular values and the rise of anti-Americanism throughout the world.In "The Enemy at Home," bestselling author Dinesh D'Souza makes the startling claim that the 9/11 attacks and other terrorist acts around the world can be directly traced to the ideas and attitudes perpetrated by America's cultural left.

Dinesh D'Souza (Author), Michael Kramer (Narrator)

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America's Secret War: Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies

Through the vast information-gathering network of his private global intelligence company, Stratfor, called "The Shadow CIA," George Friedman presents the startling truth behind America's foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond. "Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days." - Wall Street Journal

George Friedman (Author), Brian Emerson (Narrator)

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Fight Back: Tackling Terrorism, Liddy Style

Fight Back! is a timely, comprehensive guide on corporate and institutional security as well as personal defense. It relates Liddy’s strategies for dealing with a variety of attacks and threats, including criminals, terrorism, and even weapons of mass destruction. It includes a terrorism response handbook with important information on dealing with chemical, biological, and nuclear attacks, with clear-cut directions detailing what you should do to survive. “[Fight Back] provides a worthwhile crash course in deconstructing the nature of threats and how to protect against them…offers expertly solicited information in the form of emergency response guidelines, including what to do in case of radiation exposure or in the wake of a chemical or biological attack.”—Publishers Weekly

G. Gordon Liddy, James G. Liddy (Author), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator)

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Forge of Union, Anvil of Liberty: A Correspondent’s Report on the First Federal Elections, the First

One of the most important news stories of the last two centuries comes to life in this “eyewitness account” of America's first Federal elections, the First Congress, and the creation of the Bill of Rights. In a swift-moving and colorful chronicle written by St. John as though he were an on-the-scene reporter, listeners will discover how Madison had to fight both friend and foe of the Constitution to pass a Federal Bill of Rights in the First Congress; why Washington and Madison saw the future of America in the frontier West and not in Europe; and how Spanish and British intrigues—and hostile Indian tribes on the American frontier—posed a threat to the survival of the new national government. Vastly entertaining, based on documented and newly-available sources, this book is both a popular history and an important contribution to the study of the founding of the American Republic.

Jeffrey St. John (Author), Jeff Riggenbach (Narrator)

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Communist Manifesto and Social Contract

In his Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx argued that history flows inevitably toward a social revolution, which will result in a society without economic classes. Rousseau’s Social Contract fanned the flames of the French Revolution with his controversial explanation of social authority as an implied contract between people and government.

Ralph Raico, Wendy McElroy (Author), A Supporting Cast, Craig Deitschman, Craig Deitschmann, Don Jones, E. R. Davies, John Lutz, Travis Hardison (Narrator)

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The Wise Men Know What Wicked Things Are Written on the Sky

In a series of eleven essays, Kirk relates several issues to a common question: "Is the American Republic descending into decadence, or are the American people entering upon a renewal of belief and hope?" In doing so, he covers a wide range of subjects that beg answers and action, including "The American Mission," "The Illusion of Human Rights," "Prospects for American Education," and "Can Virtue be Taught?" Kirk's views are trenchant, well supported, and far from commonplace. For instance, he takes a dim view of today's information age, but is not without hope: "It is not inevitable that the computer should supplant the poet."

Russell Kirk (Author), Peter Kjenaas (Narrator)

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Saddam’s Bombmaker: The Daring Escape of the Man Who Built Iraq’s Secret Weapon

Saddam’s Bombmaker is the true saga of one man’s journey through the circles of hell. Educated at MIT and Florida State University, dedicated to a life of peaceful teaching in America, Iraqi scientist Dr. Khidhir Hamza relates how Saddam’s regime ordered him home, seduced him into a pampered life as an atomic energy official, and forced him to design a bomb. The price of refusal was torture. With the cynical help of US, French, German, and British suppliers and experts, he secretly developed Baghdad’s nuclear bomb and kept it hidden from UN inspectors after the Gulf War. The tale of his escape, his first bungled contact with CIA agents, and his flight abroad will keep listeners riveted toward a climax worthy of a well-crafted spy thriller.

Khidir Hamza (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator)

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Ambassador in Paris: The Regan Years

Evan Galbraith represented America in Paris for four years during Reagan's administration. He paints a vivid picture of the life of an American ambassador in the grand and glamorous city of Paris. Notwithstanding his popularity as a host (he opened up the U.S. embassy to more than 75,000 guests at over 500 events during his stay,) Galbraith was often controversial. On one occasion, he refused to board France's ultramodern train with Transportation Minister Charles Fiterman because he was a Communist Party member. Galbraith was direct and forceful in his defense of such issues as the U.S. intervention in Grenada, American policy in Central America, and Western relations with the Soviets. His story is often amusing when describing his involvement on talk shows, the embassy dinner parties, and meetings with the socialist government's leaders.

Evan Galbraith (Author), Matthew Davis (Narrator)

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Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda, A Spy's Story

For the first time, a first person account of life inside the Jihad... This is a detailed portrait of the complex man who fought on both sides. From Europe's burgeoning terrorist underground in the 1990s, to the training camps of Afghanistan, to the radical mosques of London, Omar Nasiri offers a unique and chilling perspective, on both the rise of Al Qaeda, and the intelligence services that struggled to contain it. Inside the Jihad is the story of a double agent operative working for UK and French intelligence in infiltrating Al Qaeda training camps. During his time in the camps, Nasiri met all of the top terrorist leaders-including Osama Bin Laden-and engaged in a wide range of illegal activities. Strikingly well-written and gripping, Inside the Jihad is a terrifying, suspenseful read.

Omar Nasiri (Author), Lloyd James, Lloyd James (Narrator)

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