With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.’s most respected journalists expose one of America’s most tragic ironies: how the nation’s capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia—congressional hearings, gangland murders, the establishment of home rule and the inside story of Marion Barry’s enigmatic dynasty and disgrace. Now their afterword narrates the District’s transformation in the last twenty years. New residents have helped bring developments, restaurants, and businesses to reviving neighborhoods. The authors cover the rise and fall of Mayors Adrian Fenty and Vince Gray, how new corruption charges are taking down politicians and businessmen, and how a fading Barry is still a player. The “city behind the monuments” remains flawed and polarized, but its revival is turning it into a distinct world capital—almost a dream city. Harry Jaffe has been a national editor at The Washingtonian magazine since 1990. He has received a number of awards for investigative journalism and feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He has taught journalism at Georgetown University and American University. His work has appeared in Esquire, Regardie's, Outside, Philadelphia Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and other newspapers. Jaffe was born and raised in Philadelphia and began his journalism career with the Rutland (Vermont) Herald. He is the co-author of Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C. He lives in Clarke County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughters. Tom Sherwood is a reporter for NBC4 in Washington, specializing in politics and the District of Columbia government. Tom also is a commentator for WAMU 88.5 public radio and a columnist for the Current Newspapers. Tom has twice been honored as one of the Top 50 Journalists in Washington by Washingtonian magazine. He began his journalism career at The Atlanta Constitution and covered local and national politics for The Washington Post from 1979 to 1989. He is the co-author of Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C. A native of Atlanta, he currently resides in Washington, D.C. and has one son, Peyton.

Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of Washington, D.C.

History

Jaffe, Harry S.

Sherwood, Tom

Americas

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"How a former intelligence officer became a whistleblower on a collision course with his country's government. On 11 March 2003, Andrew Wilkie resigned from Australia’s senior intelligence agency, the Office of National Assessments, in protest over the looming Iraq war. He was the only serving Intelligence Officer from the Coalition of the Willing--the US, UK and Australia--to do so, and his dramatic action was reported throughout the world. In Axis of Deceit, Wilkie offers timely insights into the world of international intelligence and details of his life as a spook, in the lead-up to a controversial and divisive war. Wilkie’s pre-war statements have proven remarkably accurate: he was convinced Iraq did not pose a serious enough security threat to justify a war. In particular, he assessed * Iraq’s military to be weak * Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction program to be disjointed and contained * no evidence of Iraq's active co-operation with al Quaida Wilkie assesses how the case for war was made in Washington, London and Canberra and explains how the three governments routinely skewed, spun and fabricated the relevant intelligence.

Axis of Deceit

Wilkie, Andrew

Australia & Oceania

Australia's foreign policy has long been overshadowed in our history by our anxiety about national defence. It was hampered by being required always to ensure that it did not upset those great and powerful friends, Britain and the United States. This is an inquiry into Australia's foreign policy, prompted by contemporary events.

Fatal Attraction

Military

Civil Passions: Selected Writings

Martin Krygier

Paul Keating once said, 'Change the government and you change the country'. Just imagine for a moment that you were in conversation with the new PM what would you tell him about your expectations and hopes for Australia's future? In Dear Mr Rudd, leading Australian thinkers offer essays on key areas of interest: climate change, the economy, human rights, the republic, water and much more besides. Each letter is passionate and imaginative and will create discussion and debate. Contributors include Robert Manne, Mark McKenna, Pat Dodson, Geoff Gallop, Harry Evans, Patrick Weller, Mark Aarons, Hugh White, William Maley, Martin Krygier, Clive Hamilton, Mike Young, Andrew Charlton, Bill Bowtell   Anne Manne, Marcia Langton, Jill Murray, Julian Disney, Simon Marginson and Juliana Engberg.

Dear Mr Rudd: Ideas for a Better Australia

Robert Manne (edited by)

The Dreaming & Other Essays

W.E.H. Stanner

Sense and Nonsense in Australian History represents a lifetime's original reflection by Australia's most innovative and penetrating historian. Included here are classic essays on the pioneer legend, Australian egalitarianism and colonial culture. There are celebrated critiques of The Tyranny of Distance, multiculturalism and nationalistic history, as well as a substantial essay on Aboriginal dispossession and the history wars. In Sense and Nonsense in Australian History, John Hirst overturns familiar conceptions and deepens our sense of Australia's development from convict society to distinctive democracy. 'one of the nation's most independent and original historians' - Geoffrey Blainey 'John Hirst is the gadfly of Australian history, stinging and provocative' - Stuart Macintyre 'essential reading for those who want to ponder, let alone write and teach about, Australian history' - Robert Murray, The Weekend Australian

Sense & Nonsense in Australian History (Black Inc. Agenda)

Hirst, Reader in History John

Making Trouble: Essays Against the New Australian Complacency

robert-manne

Random Life: Cartoons by Judy Horacek

Judy Horacek

The story of Michael Smith's record breaking solo circumnavigation in the tiny flying boat Southern Sun.

Voyage of the Southern Sun

MICHAEL SMITH

Aaron, Patrick

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