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The right to privacy
Par Ellen Alderman, Caroline Kennedy. 1995
Explores the constitutional right to privacy, recounting and discussing various instances of claimed violations of that right. Examines cases involving…
police strip-searching, the right to die, intrusions by the press, voyeurs, employee monitoring, and privacy in cyberspace. Strong language
A desperate passion: an autobiography
Par Helen Caldicott. 1996
Australian antinuclear activist recalls her years of social protest aimed at raising public awareness of the risks related to nuclear…
weapons development. She recounts her confrontations with officials in government and business in the United States and elsewhere, her career as a physician, and her personal triumphs and defeats
Dixie rising: how the South is shaping American values, politics and culture
Par Peter Applebome. 1996
Applebome, a northerner who has been reporting from the South since 1976--with no desire to return north--interviewed blacks and whites…
regarding their feelings on politics and society thirty years after the civil rights movement. He concludes that not only is the South becoming Americanized, but the North is becoming southernized
God has ninety-nine names: reporting from a militant Middle East
Par Judith Miller. 1996
An American journalist profiles the rise of Islamic militancy and government responses in ten countries of North Africa and the…
Middle East. Based primarily on eye-witness accounts and interviews with government officials, dissident leaders, and factional rivals. Violence and some strong language. 1996.
Hail to the chief: the making and unmaking of American presidents
Par Robert Dallek. 1996
Explores the reasons some presidents are regarded as great national heroes while others become mere sidebars in history. Avers that…
vision, pragmatism, charisma, and the ability to gain trust and achieve consensus are critical to presidential success, though luck and circumstance also count
With God on our side: the rise of the religious right in America
Par William C Martin, William Martin. 1996
Traces the rise of Christian fundamentalism since World War II as a major force in American political life. Assesses the…
influence of Christian activists on such public policy issues as school prayer, abortion, and gay rights. Predicts a coming era of conflict and diminished freedom for religion in America
Blood sport: the president and his adversaries
Par James B Stewart, James B. Stewart. 1996
A fast-paced narrative covering alleged scandals in the Clinton White House. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, Stewart gives detailed accounts…
of Vincent Foster's death, the sexual harassment allegations of Paula Jones, the first lady's profitable investments, and the Whitewater scheme. Describes the impact of these matters on those involved and on national policy. Some strong language. Bestseller
Moral politics: what conservatives know that liberals don't
Par George Lakoff. 1996
Examines the opposing positions of liberals and conservatives in terms of metaphorical concepts. Asserts that while both groups use a…
family model for evaluating political issues, one adheres to a "strict father" standard, while the other sees government as a "nurturant parent." 1996.
Have no fear: the Charles Evers story
Par Charles Evers, Andrew Szanton. 1997
Memoir of the controversial older brother of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Recounts the brothers' hardscrabble youth in the…
racist South, their rise to success in separate worlds, Medgar's death, and Charles's ascent to political prominence. Strong language
Stranger at the gate: to be gay and christian in America
Par Mel White. 1994
Memoir of Christian conservative Mel White, who, after fifty years, came to terms with his homosexual nature. Formerly a ghostwriter…
for leaders of the religious right, White became so antagonized by its gay bashing that he came out publicly and embraced the cause of gay liberation
Jihad vs. McWorld: How the Planet Is Both Falling Apart and Coming Together and What This Means for Democracy
Par Benjamin R Barber, Benjamin R. Barber. 1995
Examines the forces of political fragmentation ("jihad") and economic homogenization ("McWorld") that pervade post-cold war societies and discusses the relationship…
between these forces. Concludes that "neither . . . offers us a future that is other than bleak."
People power: a look at nonviolent action and defense
Par Susan Neiburg Terkel, Susan Terkel, Susan N. Terkel. 1996
A primer on "the power of people to fight or resist attack without using violence." Discusses ethical and practical reasons…
for choosing nonviolence and assesses its effectiveness for achieving economic, political, or social ends. Recommends guidelines for action. For junior and senior high and older readers
Unlimited access: an FBI agent inside the Clinton White House
Par Gary Aldrich. 1996
A former FBI agent's expose of alleged security violations, hiring scandals, and ethical offenses in the Clinton White House. Avers…
that the president made unescorted, late-night excursions and describes other events the author reports having seen while serving at the White House. Bestseller
Operation Solo: the FBI's man in the Kremlin
Par John Barron. 1996
An account of the FBI's Cold War espionage operation against the Soviet Union using double agent Morris Childs. As a…
high official of the American Communist Party from the 1950s to the 1970s, Childs was privy to super-secret Soviet information, which he passed to the FBI. Recounts times when Childs was almost exposed
Fascism: a history
Par Roger Eatwell. 1996
A history of fascism in the twentieth century. Eatwell examines the birth of fascist ideology, its rise between world wars…
in Italy and Germany, and its failure in France and England. He also documents the persistence of postwar fascism in Europe as well as the United States, arguing its importance as a third political force alongside liberal democracy and communism
Citizen Perot: his life and times
Par Gerald L Posner, Gerald Posner. 1996
A portrait of billionaire and controversial third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot. Traces his early life in rural Texas, his navy…
years, his success with IBM, and his path to fortune as a data-processing entrepreneur. Recounts Perot's efforts on behalf of Vietnam POWs and hostages in Iran. Assesses Perot's political career
Slouching towards Gomorrah: modern liberalism and American decline
Par Robert H Bork. 1996
Accuses modern liberalism of deteriorating America's standards of behaviour and social institutions. Traces America's cultural decline from the radical ideologies…
of the 1960s, which pervade society in the 1990s. Predicts a dire national future if this trend goes unchecked. 1996.
Your privacy: protecting it in a nosy world
Par Edward F Dolan. 1995
Dolan explains that most people divulge personal facts when they go to a doctor, apply to a college, get a…
job, or buy a car. But he says such data can follow you for years and its unauthorized use is intrusive and wrong. Covers such privacy issues as school rules and dress codes. For grades 6-9 and older readers
Time present, time past: a memoir
Par Bill Bradley. 1996
Using notes made during the 1992 presidential campaign as he traversed the country for the Democratic Party, the U.S. senator…
from New Jersey offers his observations about America, expanding them with thoughts he says have germinated for years. Topics include the self-indulgence and loss of values of Americans, economic justice, race relations, campaign financing, immigration, tax reform, political integrity, and the environment. Bestseller
An easy burden: the civil rights movement and the transformation of America
Par Andrew Young, Andrew J. Young. 1996
Young--former congressman, U.N. ambassador, and Atlanta mayor-- uses his life story to trace the history of the civil rights movement…
in America. A close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he recounts the movement's evolution in philosophy from quiet accommodation to nonviolent activism. Some strong language. Bestseller