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From the bestselling author of 21 Things™ You May Not Know About the Indian Act comes a powerful new book on dismantling the Indian Act and advancing Indigenous self-governance.

What is a country? While certain basic tenets - such as the clear demarcation of a country's borders, and the acknowledgment of its sovereignty by other countries and by international governing bodies like the United Nations - seem applicable, journalist Joshua Keating's book explores exceptions to these rules. Through stories about these countries' efforts at self-determination, as well as their respective challenges, Keating reveals that there is no universal legal authority determining what we consider a country.

In this devastating critique of the mindset behind the failed social policies of the past 30 years, Thomas Sowell sees what has happened not as a series of isolated mistakes, but as a logical consequence of a vision whose defects have led to disasters in education, crime, family disintegration, and more. This is an empirical study in which “politically correct” theory is repeatedly confronted with facts, and the sharp contradictions between the two are explained in terms of a set of self-congratulatory assumptions held by political and intellectual elites.

The Vision of the Anointed is a devastating critique of the mindset behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Thomas Sowell sees what has happened not as a series of isolated mistakes, but as a logical consequence of a vision whose defects have led to disasters in education, crime, family disintegration, and other social pathology. In this book, "politically correct" theory is repeatedly confronted with facts-and sharp contradictions between the two are explained in terms of a whole set of self-congratulatory assumptions held by political and intellectual elites.

What does it mean to be Asian American? How does our racialization in the United States shape our lives and our worldviews? With candor and care, Ellie Yang Camp, a Taiwanese American educator, offers a set of ideas and frameworks to guide us toward a more nuanced understanding of these questions. Drawing on her experiences and observations from history, conversations with Asian American peers, and lessons derived from other people of color, Camp unpacks the confusing dynamics that underlie anti-Asian stigmas and stereotypes in the US.

What do Wikipedia, Zip Car’s business model, Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and a small group of lobster fishermen have in common? They all show the power and promise of human cooperation in transforming our businesses, our government, and our society at large. Because today, when the...

Author of the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller This Town, Mark Leibovich returns with a masterly collection of portraits of Washington’s elite, and wannabe elites. Hailed by The Washington Post as a “master of the political profile,” Leibovich has spent his career writing...

Given her incredible tenure as a Supreme Court justice as well as her monumental impact on the modern women’s rights movement, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become one of the most prominent political leaders of today. To complement her judicial significance, she has also become one of the most culturally popular political figures in US history. Not only has her workout routine gone viral (and been detailed in a book by her trainer), but RBG’s story has been featured in multiple critically acclaimed films.

"Self-Driving Truck's First Mission: A Beer Run" is from the October 25, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Mike Isaac and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"A Self-Proclaimed Outsider Moves Closer to Pop Music Limelight" is from the May 09, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Joe Coscarelli and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Self-Driving Tesla Was Involved in Fatal Crash, U.S. Says" is from the June 30, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Neal Boudette and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Self-Service Checkouts Can Turn Customers into Shoplifters, Study Says" is from the August 10, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Mele and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Self-Driving Cars May Get Here before We're Ready" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"My Headphones, My Self" is from the December 09, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Jacob Bernstein and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Mexico's Self-Image Problem" is from the April 26, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Ginger Thompson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Politician's Self-Destruction Is a Documentary's Focus" is from the May 19, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Holden and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"A Donald Trump Victory Could Clash with South Carolina's Self-Image" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alexander Burns and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Refugee Held on Nauru Dies after Self-Immolation to Protest Australian Policy" is from the April 29, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Austin Ramzy and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Intel to Team With Delphi and Mobileye for Self-Driving Cars" is from the September 28, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Neal E. Boudette and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Delphi and Mobileye to Produce System for Self-Driving Cars" is from the August 23, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Neal E. Boudette and narrated by Caroline Miller.