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New York Review Books collectionRaban, Jonathan.
Summary: What does the "war on terror" and a new era of religious ferocity look like to an Englishman living in the Pacific Northwest? Jonathan Raban finds that as he reads the source texts that have inspired modern-day jihad, memories of his own rigidly fundamentalist adolescent atheism help him understand why young people suffering from cultural alienation, spiritual emptiness, and moral uncertainty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review of Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 RABByrd, Robert C.
Summary: A fifty-year veteran of Congress presents a cautionary argument against Bush administration practices that disrupt the balance of governmental power, limit public participation in decision-making, and compromise privacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 BYRSummary: Zeitgeist: A highly controversial documentary in three parts. The first part dissects the origins of Christianity, the second gives an overview of numerous questionable aspects of 9/11 and the third explores the Federal Reserve Bank and its ability to control the economy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: G.M.P. LLC 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Risen, James.
Summary: "War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely. Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014