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For decades, books about John or Robert Kennedy have woven either a shimmering tale of Camelot gallantry or a tawdry story of runaway ambition and reckless personal behavior. But the real story of the Kennedys in the 1960s has long been submerged - until now. In Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years, David Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and its stunning aftermath. Talbot has written a gripping political history.

Books about the Kennedys are legion. Yet missing until now has been the exploration of the bond between Jack and Bobby, and the part that it played in their rise and fall. Richard D. Mahoney gives us Jack and Bobby in all their hubris and humanity, youthfulness and fatalism. Here is American history as it unfolds. The Kennedy Brothers is a fresh and masterful account of the men whose legacy continues to hold the American imagination.

In his short life, the Guyanese intellectual Walter Rodney emerged as one of the leading thinkers and activists of the anticolonial revolution, leading movements in North America, South America, the African continent, and the Caribbean. In each locale, Rodney found himself a lightning rod for working class Black Power. His deportation catalyzed 20th century Jamaica's most significant rebellion, the 1968 Rodney riots, and his scholarship trained a generation how to think politics at an international scale.

America’s most trustworthy resource delivers a refreshing guide to the American presidency. Only forty-five men have held the title President of the United States. In this concise yet powerful volume, PragerU — in collaboration with leading historians, political thinkers, and bestselling...

Using breakthrough reporting and interviews with long-silent sources, Gus Russo and Stephen Molton have crafted a dramatic retelling of the time before, during, and after the killing of John F. Kennedy. The book centers on the two opposed sets of brothers - the Kennedys and the Castros - who collectively authored one of modern history's most dangerous, and tragically ironic, chapters.

As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. When tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million forced into refugee camps in 1948, Elias began a long struggle with how to respond. In Blood Brothers, he blends his riveting life story with historical research to reveal a little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict, touching on questions such as: What behind-the-scenes politics touched off the turmoil in the Middle East?

My Brother's Keeper tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the American president and the Israeli prime minister clashed about peace, war, and the future of the region. Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu viewed the world—and especially the Middle East—differently. The US president wanted...

On the eve of International Women's Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for 37 days. The Feminist Five became a global cause célèbre, with Hillary Clinton speaking out on their behalf and activists inundating social media with #FreetheFive messages. But the Five are only symbols of a much larger feminist movement of civil rights lawyers, labor activists, performance artists, and online warriors prompting an unprecedented awakening among China's educated, urban women. 

"Reid and Koch Brothers Wage Proxy War for a Nevada Senate Seat" is from the August 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Carl Hulse and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Brother Helped to the Finish before Collapsing in Dramatic Triathlon" is from the September 19, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Victor Mather and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Iraqi Brother, ISIS Enemy: War Fractures Sunni Families, and Sect" is from the June 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and Falih Hassan and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"For Trump, Lessons from a Brother's Suffering" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Jason Horowitz and narrated by Paul Ryden.

Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography -- until now. Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family...

"2 Brothers Are Held in Killing in Chicago" is from the August 28, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Mitch Smith and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The Murdoch Brothers Grapple with Fox News, Reversing a Hands-Off Approach" is from the July 17, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Brooks Barnes and Emily Steel and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Star Brothers Are Apparently the Latest to Defect from Cuba
" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Strauss and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

" 2 Brothers Identified as Brussels Attackers; 3rd Suspect Is Sought" is from the March 23, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and Alissa J. Rubin and narrated by Kristi Burns.

A shocking expose of the Bill Clinton pardons and commutations issued after Hillary Clinton made it known she was running for the US Senate. 

Crossing years and continents, the harrowing story of the road to reunion for two Syrian brothers who—despite a homeland at war and an ocean between them—hold fast to the bonds of family. Runner-Up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Riveting . . . a resplendent love letter to an...