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1. Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz
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The Belles of New England
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This is the story of one group of pioneers in the American labor movement -- the thousands of women who left New England farm towns to work in the textiles cities that sprang up in the region in the early nineteenth century. more...

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Dear Mr. President
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These electrifying stories illuminate in wholly unexpected ways the intimate experience of the Gulf War, a hallucinatory blink in the American consciousness. more....

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The Partly Cloudy Patriot
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Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. The result is a teeming and engrossing book, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary. more....

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