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Dude, Where's My Country? (hardback) Michael Moore is the scourge of "Stupid White Men" everywhere. He's taken on fat cats, gun nuts, lying politicians. Now he's targetting President Bush and the American Republicans. Remember when we all thought it couldn't get much worse? Before bomb-happy Bush and his best friend Tony decided to wage a war that no one (in their right minds) wanted? Before he wheedled more tax cuts to grease the pockets of his rich cronies? Before Saddam and his weapons of mass disappearance vanished (using the same travel agent as Osama Bin Laden)? Well, now the world's Bushwhacked. It's time for the good ol' boy to head for the hills, and Mike's on a mission to smoke him out at the next election - and help ordinary people get their country back. What's more, he's going to use his share of the tax cut to do it.
Hegemony or Survival? America's Quest for Global Dominance (hardback) Is America's superpower mentality leading us all towards global disaster? The United States' pursuit of global domination is a recipe for planetary destruction, argues Noam Chomsky. The militarization of space, the development of ballistic missile defences and the flouting of numerous international agreements - all these are making the world far more dangerous and unstable, with potentially catastrophic consequences. Taking in the war on terrorism, the Bush doctrine and the all-important question "Is resistance possible?", Chomsky presents us with a lucid argument against the American government's aggressive strategies and sets the agenda for the next phase of debate and activism.
Back Around the Houses The quirky residents of Madrigal Close are back as Anna and Cass prepare for Florrie's christening, while Florrie's gay father is dating old flame Tony and neighbour Ida is interfering. All the residents' lives centre on the Cosmic Cafe as they struggle to make decisions about their lives.
Tell Me Lies: Propaganda and Media Distortion in the Attack on Iraq Tell Me Lies reveals the systematic propaganda used by both the US and UK governments to convince us of the 'threat' from Iraq. Written by some of the world's leading journalists and commentators, this is a scathing indictment of the role of the mainstream media in legitimising government actions and undermining dissent.
The Opposite of Fate
(hardback) Bestselling novelist Amy Tan turns to non-fiction for the first time in this remarkably candid insight into her life. She describes the daily difficulty of being at once American and Chinese and yet feeling at times like she was truly neither. She tells the heartbreaking history of her family: the grandmother who committed suicide as the only means of defiance open to her against a husband who ignored her wishes; her remarkable mother whose first husband had her jailed when she tried to leave him; and the shocking deaths of Amy's father and brother when she was just 14. Ghosts, chance and fate have all played a part in her life, and this memoir is an insight into those ancestors, the women who 'never let me forget why these stories need to be told'.
Faith of Our Fathers: An Examination of the Spiritual Life of African and African-American People
From the founding legends of Abyssinia's royal house to the hidden 'hush harbors' of black captives in America's southland, Mumia Abu-Jamal presents a moving portrayal of black faith over the span of 500 years. In his first work of history the acclaimed essayist pens a probing panorama of the spiritual life of Afican people, who, dispensed from their motherland, molded a love of freedom into religious practice and resistance to racist tyranny.
The Cave An aging potter lives in the shadow of the Centre, a nebulous, constantly expanding conglomerate that provides his livelihood - until it decrees it is no longer interested in his wares. Moving into the soulless megaplex, he comes across a horrifying secret in the bowels of the artificial city. The Cave is a harrowing, joyful masterpiece, and an Orwellian nightmare
No Retreat: The Secret War Between Britain's Anti-Fascists and the Far Right In the late 1970s racism was on the march. The National Front and British Movement paraded their extremist views and targeted ethnic minorities and political opponents - until a group of working-class, left-wing activists decided to fight back, by any means necessary. The Squads were born - and so began the secret conflict between the anti-nazis and the far right. Pitched battles raged from London to Glasgow, and the far right were slowly beaten from the streets. Authors Dave Hann and Steve Tilzey were active members of the Squads and the AFA Stewards Group that superseded them. This is their extraordinary account of a hidden war.
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