Bandon Public Library

America's preeminent columnist presents his penetrating and surprising reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King, from drone warfare to American decline. Features a special, highly autobiographical introduction

"How did truth become an endangered species in contemporary America? ... Former New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani [examines] the cultural forces that contributed to this gathering storm. In social media and literature, television, academia, and politics, [she] identifies the trends--originating on both the right and the left--that have combined to elevate subjectivity over factuality, science, and common values"--Amazon.com.

Legendary African American activist-comedian D. L. Hughley uses satire to draw attention to white privilege and racial injustice, sardonically offering an illustrated how-to guide for black people, full of insight from white people, about how to act, dress, speak, walk, and drive in the safest manner possible.

"An analysis of the destruction the Trump administration has waged on our institutions, the cultural norms we hoped would save us, and our very sense of identity"--

"Created and compiled by Charles Krauthammer before his death, this collection spans the personal, political and philosophical--including never-before-published speeches and a major new essay about the effect of today's populist movements on the future of global democracy."--Provided by publisher.

Such, such were the joys... -- Charles Dickens -- The art of Donald McGill -- Rudyard Kipling -- Raffles and Miss Blandish -- Shooting an elephant -- Politics and the English language -- Reflections on Gandhi -- Marrakech -- Looking back on the Spanish War -- Inside the whale -- England your England -- Boys' weeklies -- Why I write

Who we are, where we’ve been, and where we need to go now, to recapture the American dream
 
Now with a new Foreword by the author.
 
“The best presentation of the challenges facing the country—and the possible solutions—I've ever seen.”—P. J. O’Rourke
 
Tom Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and...

We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, "What the hell is wrong with Florida?" Somehow, the state has acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, and as a loyal Floridian, Dave begs to differ. Sure, there was the 2000 election. And people seem to take their pants off for no good reason. And it has flying...

¿Es verdad que Augusto Pinochet le regaló el Estadio Monumental a Colo-Colo? ¿Es cierto que Elías Figueroa fue el símbolo de la dictadura en el deporte? ¿Fue vetado Carlos Caszely de la Selección por ser opositor al régimen? ¿Con qué fines ideológicos fueron intervenidos la "U" y Colo-Colo? En 2001, el libro Goles y Autogoles derribó mitos, contó verdades ocultas y arrojó luz, por primera vez, sobre la utilización política del fútbol

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México vive una guerra interna por el control de la Nación. Dos polos, dos bandos, dos ejércitos con dos ideas distintas de República buscan controlar su destino. Durante 40 años, el país estuvo montado sobre los rieles del neoliberalismo; 40 años en los que se acentuaron la pobreza y la desigualdad, mientras se consolidaba el control de una élite sobre las políticas públicas,

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