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University of Chicago Press. New.. University of Chicago Press, 2017. New. . 2017. New.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. . allow 1-3 weeks for delivery! .

Crown. New. New Oklahoma City was born from chaos It was founded in a bizarre but momentous "Land Run" in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team's 2012-13 season, when the Thunder's brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game Presti's all-in gamble on "the Process"-the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team's best hope for long-term greatness-kicked off a pivotal year in the city's history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally… Read More

Feldheim Publishers. New. Feldheim Publishers, 2012-06-05 New In a world full of turmoil, we all seek serenity and success - but have much difficulty finding them Little do we know that the key is lying at our doorstep Each week, we enter the Oasis of Shabbos - the paradise where we can discover happiness and peaceIn this lively and refreshing book, the author shows us how all the multi-faceted aspects of Shabbos are really components of one magnificent edifice All of Shabbos (the do's, the don'ts, and much else) comes together in one wonderful experience The results are unbelievable enjoyment in this World - and tremendous reward in the World to ComeJoin Rabbi Niehaus as we explore the Oasis of Shabbos and experience little-known but amazing hidden features of this most special day of the week - and our livesThis delightful and practical book helps take Shabbos from good to great!Approbations:". enlightening, inspiring, interesting an entertaining. a comprehensive view of Shabbos as an oasis… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company. New. W W Norton & Company, 2018 New An essential guide to the presidential powers and limits of the Constitution, for anyone voting?or running?for our highest officeCan the president launch a nuclear attack without congressional approval? Is it ever a crime to criticize the president? Can states legally resist a president's executive order? In today's fraught political climate, it often seems as if we must become constitutional law scholars just to understand the news from Washington, let alone make a responsible decision at the pollsThe Oath and the Office is the book we need, right now and into the future, whether we are voting for or running to become president of the United States Constitutional law scholar and political science professor Corey Brettschneider guides us through the Constitution and explains the powers?and limits?that it places on the presidency From the document itself and from American history's most famous court cases, we learn why certain powers were… Read More

A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021 insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath, as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol. Liz Cheney, one of the few Republican officials to take a stand against these efforts, witnessed the attack first-hand, and then helped lead the Congressional Select Committee investigation into how it happened. In Oath and Honor, she tells the story of this perilous moment in our history, those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie, those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework, and the… Read More

Atria Books. New. Kyle Mills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one political thrillers, including Total Power, Lethal Agent, and Red War for Vince Flynn and The Patriot Attack for Robert Ludlum He initially found inspiration from his father, the former director of Interpol, and still draws on his contacts in the intelligence community to give his books such realism Avid outdoor athletes, he and his wife split their time between Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Granada, Spain Visit his website at KyleMillscom or connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @KyleMillsAuthorMitch Rapp confronts a very different kind of killer in the explosive new thriller in Vince Flynn's #1 New York Times bestselling series, written by Kyle MillsWith President Anthony Cook convinced that Mitch Rapp poses a mortal threat to him, CIA Director Irene Kennedy is forced to construct a truce between the two men The terms are simple: Rapp agrees to leave the country and stay in plain sight for as long as… Read More

Tor Books. New. Dalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justifiedNestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together?and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past?even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not… Read More

New. New In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeanceDalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justifiedNestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow… Read More

Little, Brown and Company November 2017. New. Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 New York Times bestseller--with a foreword from the President himselfDuring Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else--and he photographed them all Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in moments highly classified and disarmingly candidObama: An Intimate Portrait reproduces more than 300 of Souza's most iconic photographs with fine-art print quality in an oversize collectible format Together they document the most consequential hours of the Presidency--including the historic image of President Obama and his advisors in the Situation Room during the bin Laden mission--alongside unguarded moments with the President's family, his encounters with children, interactions with world leaders and cultural figures, and more… Read More

Little A. New. Little A, 2018-07-10 New Brian Abrams is the author of three bestselling Kindle Singles oral histories: And NOW.An Oral History of Late Night with David Letterman, 1982-1993; Gawker: An Oral History; and Die Hard: An Oral History Abrams has written for the Washington Post Magazine, Time, and The Lowbrow Reader He lives in New York City You can visit wwwbrianlabramscom for more information and follow the author on Twitter @BrianAbrams

Princeton University Press. New. Princeton University Press, 2020-02-11 New From the moment of their unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery in early 2018, the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama have become two of the most beloved artworks of our time Kehinde Wiley's portrait of President Obama and Amy Sherald's portrait of the former first lady have inspired unprecedented responses from the public, and attendance at the museum has more than doubled as visitors travel from near and far to view these larger-than-life paintings After witnessing a woman drop to her knees in prayer before the portrait of Barack Obama, one guard said, "No other painting gets the same kind of reactions Ever" The Obama Portraits is the first book about the making, meaning, and significance of these remarkable artworksRichly illustrated with images of the portraits, exclusive pictures of the Obamas with the artists during their sittings, and photos of the historic unveiling ceremony by former White House… Read More

New York Times/Callaway. New.. New York Times/Callaway, 2017. New. . 2017. New.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. .

Glazerson/Haralick. New in new dust jacket.. Haralick, Robert M.. Glazerson/Haralick, 2010. New in new dust jacket.. Haralick, Robert M.. 2010. New in new dust jacket.. This book like all other books on Torah codes aims to demonstrate that all that was is and will be is alluded to in the Torah. A solution for every circumstance can be found in the Torah. We just need wisdom and perception to find it. .

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Indiana University Press. New. Indiana University Press, 2018-08-01 New Mara H Benjamin contends that the physical and psychological work of caring for and rearing children, for centuries the province of women, is theologically fruitful but a largely unexplored terrain for feminists Attending to the constant, concrete, and urgent needs of children, she notes, necessitates engaging with profound questions concerning the responsible use of power in unequal relationships, the transformative influence of love, human fragility and vulnerability, and the embeddedness of self in relationships and obligations Benjamin focuses on how parents and children negotiate these issues as Jews and how these relationships advance Jewish theological, ethical, and existential inquiry Viewing childrearing as an embodied practice, Benjamin's theological reflection invites a profound reengagement with key Jewish theological thinkers such as Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, and Emmanuel Levinas Her contemporary feminist… Read More

Regnery Publishing. New. Regnery Publishing, 2019 New It's like something out of a spy novel: In the heat of the 2016 election, an unvetted Pakistani national with a proclivity for blackmail gained access to the computer files of one in five Democrats in the House of Representatives He and his family lifted data off the House network, stole the identity of an intelligence specialist, and sent congressional electronic equipment to foreign officials And that was only the beginningRather than protect national security, Congress and the Justice Department schemed to cover up a politically inconvenient hack and an underlying fraud on Capitol Hill involving dozens of Democrats' offices Evidence disappeared, witnesses were threatened, and the supposed watchdogs in the media turned a blind eyeCombining tenacious investigative reporting and high-tech investigative techniques, Luke Rosiak began ferreting out the truth, and found himself face to face with the "Deep State," observing how Nancy Pelosi's… Read More

Zoland Books. Fine.. Twelve stories describe the experiences of Chinese officers and soldiers stationed along the Chinese-Russian border

Verso. New.. Verso, 2017. New. . 2017. New.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. .

St. Martin's Press. New.. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2017. New. . New York: 2017. New.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. .

Simon & Schuster. New.. Simon & Schuster, 2017. New. . 2017. New.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade. .