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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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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."
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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