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An Elephant In Every Yard by Jo Rainbolt
There is more often than not something big in everyones life. The elephant is merely a tangible symbol of something bigger. Jo has captured the bigness and richness of spirit in a series of newspaper columns and now a book.
Developing Democracy: Toward Consolidation by Larry Diamond
A theoretical perspective on democratic evolution and consolidation in the late 20th century. Rejecting theories that posit preconditions for democracy - and thus dismiss its prospects in poor countries - political sociologist Larry Diamond argues instead for a "developmental" theory of democracy. T
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
In this brilliant and original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the 'tipping point', that magic moment when ideas, trends and social behaviours cross a threshold, tip and spread like wildfire. Taking a look behind the surface of many familiar occurrences in our everyday world, Gladwell e
Secrecy And Power In The British State: History Of The Official Secrets Act, 1919-89 by Ann Rogers
In this text, the author argues that the British state uses and misuses the Official Secrets Act to perpetuate the rule of an unrepresentative elite who share narrow class interests. She retrieves the histories of men and women who have been victims of the secret state, revealing how it is their sto
The Secret Offensive: A Saga Of Deception, Disinformation, Subversions, Terrorism, Sabotage And Assassination by Chapman Pincher
Well researched book by leading investigative journalist about the psychological war waged by the Kremlin against the west
The Cia And The Marshall Plan (perspectives In Intelligence History) by Sallie Pisani
People have the right to choose their own form of government. That lofty principle, affirmed by Churchill and Roosevelt in the Atlantic Charter, was to guide post-war foreign policy. But suppose that people given a chance to choose their government make the "wrong" choice? Suppose they choose a gove
Red Horizons: The Extraordinary Memoirs Of A Communist Spy Chief (coronet Books) by Ion Pacepa
A thriller based on a factual account of Ian Pacepa, head of the Romanian equivalent of the KGB, who defected to the West in 1978. The book takes the reader behind the scenes of the East European dictatorship, revealing Ceausescu's involvement in international terrorism and espionage.
Orwell In Tribune by Paul Anderson
Writings by George Orwell, published in Tribune in the 1940s, compiled and edited by ex-Tribune editor, Paul Anderson
The Velvet Coup: The Constitution, The Supreme Court And The Decline Of American Democracy by Daniel Lazare
Was the 2000 US election debacle unavoidable? The author argues that America's antiquated system of government is in a state of chronic breakdown, and that its entry into the 21st century, with an 18th century government, will ensure that the breakdown of democracy will grow not only more frequent,
Washington Station: My Career Spying For The K.g.b. by Yuri B. Shvets
This first-hand story of Soviet spies in Washington DC, includes revelations of previously unknown KGB successes. The author, who resigned from the KGB in 1990, after ten years of service, has written an account that exposes the truth behind Soviet spies in America.
Chosen People: Anglo-american Myth And Reality by Clifford Longley
Events of the 11th of September 2001 have given a new urgency to some of the hottest topics of the 21st century. What makes America so strong and yet so vulnerable? Why do the British and Americans so often stand side by side? What are the real roots of their common history? And what about the futur
Accountable To None: Tory Nationalization Of Britain by Simon Jenkins
This work, by a former editor of "The Times" and an instinctive Tory, argues that despite conservative propaganda the 1980's and early 1990's have seen a great increase in the centralization of power. Despite privatization, deregulation and devolution, the government asserted its control over school
Panorama: Fifty Years Of Pride And Paranoia by Richard Lindley
The story of "Panorama" (TV investigative journalism)
Abuse Of Power: War Between Downing Street And The Media by James Margach
Political commentator (The Times), James Margach, draws on his experience of the key political figures of the 20th century (Churchill, Attlee, Wilson etc) to investigate the often stormy relationships between top politicans and the press.
Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen Miserable Years In The Life Of A Labour Supporter, 1979-1997 by John O'farrell
A personal account of a Labour supporter's miserable eighteen years under a Tory government. A literary debut which combines wit with barbed insight from the author who has been a full time comedy writer since the voters of Battersea sacked him from his previous job as an MP's researcher for the Hou
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