Political

England's favourite American's book about his adopted country: his hilarious No.1 bestseller. After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while, to let his kids experience life in another country, to give his wife the chance to shop until 10 p.... More

From the creators of America's favorite presidential address, WeeklyRadioAddress.com (as seen on TheOnion.com), comes this unauthorized autobiography of George W. Bush.In "Destined for Destiny," George W. Bush offers readers an intimate, plainspoken, and often readable look at the character-shaping ... More

Watching Michael Moore in action--passing off manipulating facts in Bowling for Columbine, spinning statistics in Stupid White Men and Dude, Where's My Country?, shamelessly grandstanding at the Academy Awards, and epitomizing the hypocrisy he's made a king's fortune railing against--has spurred aut... More

This serious-minded but frequently humorous look at how the greatest nation on Earth is setting a bad example for the rest of the world addresses everything from politics to agriculture to pop culture, and what should be done to correct the course.What do George W. Bush, Wal-Mart, Halliburton, gangs... More

A collection of political doublespeak, verbal missteps, and ludicrous statements from politicians and political contenders around the world, past and present, including such notables as President and Hillary Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and Bob Dole.... More

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Sen introduces and analyses the entitlement approach' and applies it to the case studies of four famines from different parts of the world, concluding with a look at general issues of deprivation related to entitlement systems. How severe is poverty? Wh... More

Revolutionaries in their own rights, John Lennon and Groucho Marx did not share much common ground with their Communist namesakes, or even with each other. Where they do overlap is through their very humorous and irreverent takes on life.... More

From America’s most outrageous foreign correspondent, a no-holds-barred tour of the new world orderAs the Los Angeles Times has hailed, “when it comes to scouting the world for world-class absurdities, P.J. O’Rourke is the right man for the job.” In his classic best-sellers, O’Rourke has r... More

From the miniscule homes of ants to the outer reaches of the solar system, these Level 2 readers let kids explore and learn about one of nature's busiest creatures and planets that neighbor Earth. Full color.Take a trip around our solar system, Find out how Pluto was named, See amazing snapshots fro... More

For everyone who was too cheap to buy the hardcover, the #1 "New York Times" bestseller is now in trade paperback with a new introduction and a text corrected by the most reputable college professor the writers could find and afford.... More

For thousands of years, women have asked themselves: What is the deal with guys, anyway? What are they thinking? The answer, of course, is: virtually nothing. But that has not stopped Dave Barry from writing an entire book about them, dealing frankly and semi-thoroughly with such important guy issue... More

TAKE YOUR TRAVEL TIPS FROM DAVE BARRY, A GUY WHO IS REALLY GONE! Complete with maps, histories, quaint local facts (France's National Underwear Changing Day is March 12), song lyrics, helpful hints on how to get through Customs (all insects must be spayed), and tidbits from Dave Barry's own fond vac... More

From the nonsensical to the profound, Carlin offers thoughts, musings, questions, lists, beliefs, and other infectiously funny curiosities.Last season's hardcover edition of Brain Droppings from legendary stand-up comic and word wizard George Carlin was a huge success -- soaring to the top of The Ne... More

The dazzling, inimitable Molly Ivins is back, with her own personal Hall of Fame of America's most amazing and outlandish politicians-the wicked, the wise, the witty, and the witless-drawn from more than twenty years of reporting on the folks who attempt to run our government (in some cases, into th... More

Everyone wants to rule the world, but only a precious few have the skills to create an ironclad plan of attack. Simple, direct, and delightfully unprincipled, this guide contains tales of global power mongering from every age and endeavors to show dilettante dictators and tyrants-to-be just how it's... More

On the record, off-the-cuff, and off-the-wall presidential quotations are featured in this second annual edition of the accidental wit and wisdom of our 43rd president. Gathered during Bush's first year in office, this second annual compendium of gaffes, malapropisms, spoonerisms, and mangled phrase... More

Where exactly is Bin Laden? No one seems to know! Set in exotic locations around the world the readers' mission in this book is to find Bin Laden in each setting, as well as his accomplices, CIA agents, weapons of (not) mass destruction and many other local characters and things specific to each loc... More