At last...the public hearing she was denied...These essays reveal keen powers of analysis applied to some of the most obdurate problems that bedevil electoral politics. Anyone who cares about the mechanisms of democracy should be engaged by her tough-minded explorations. It doesn't matter where you think you it's all here, to argue or agree with.-- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Lani Guinier's fascinating book is a prophetic intervention into a public conversation we desperately need to rejuvenate. There is no doubt that her powerful voice will produce good consequences for our nation and world.-- Cornel West, Author of Race MattersIntriguing and desperately needed...-- The San Francisco Chronicle
Stephen L. Carter Books
Stephen L. Carter is a distinguished author whose literary work delves into complex themes connecting faith, politics, and race. Through his distinctive style, he explores moral dilemmas and societal challenges, offering readers profound contemplation. His writings are noted for their intellectual depth and ability to captivate the reader.






The Culture Of Disbelief
How American Law And Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
- 328 pages
- 12 hours of reading
The author of the acclaimed Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby argues that in our zeal to keep religion out of politics we force the religiously devout to act as if their faith doesn't really matter--a mistake which he feels must be corrected.
The Emperor of Ocean Park
- 899 pages
- 32 hours of reading
Judge Oliver Garland has just died in suspicious circumstances. Conservative and famously controversial, Garland has made many enemies. Many years ago, he'd earned a judge's highest prize: a Supreme Court nomination. This is a work of fiction, a crafted tapestry of ambition, family secrets, murder, and justice gone terribly wrong.
Two lesser characters from Carter's bestselling first novel, "The Emperor of Ocean Park"--husband and wife Lemaster and Julia Carlyle--take center stage in this compelling, literate page-turner that blends a gripping whodunit with complex discussions of politics and race in contemporary America.
Palace Council
- 528 pages
- 19 hours of reading
Bestselling author Carter delivers a gripping political thriller set against the backdrop of the Nixon White House, Vietnam, and Watergate.
Jericho's Fall
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A riveting spy thriller, Jericho's Fall is the spellbinding story of a young woman running for her life from shadowy government forces. In a secluded mountain retreat, Jericho Ainsley, former CIA director and former secretary of defense, is dying of cancer. To his bedside he has called Rebecca DeForde, a young, single mother, who was once his lover. Instead of simply bidding farewell, however, Ainsley imparts an explosive secret and DeForde finds herself thrown into a world of international intrigue, involving ex-CIA executives, local police, private investigators, and even a US senator. With no one to trust, DeForde is suddenly on the run, relying on her own wits and the lessons she learned from Ainsley to stay alive.
Echec et mat
- 679 pages
- 24 hours of reading
Le juge noir Oliver Garland vient de mourir. Patriarche irascible et autoritaire, républicain ultraconservateur dont la carrière fut jadis éclaboussée par un scandale qui lui coûta sa nomination à la Cour suprême, il laisse derrière lui nombre de zones d'ombre et d'ennemis. A-t-il été assassiné, comme en est convaincue sa fille Mariah ? Emporté par une crise cardiaque, comme l'affirme la thèse officielle ? Son fils Talcott, le seul des trois enfants Garland à partager avec le juge la passion des échecs, se trouve entraîné dans une partie diabolique. Une terrible quête de la vérité qui va contraindre ce professeur de droit estimé à mettre en péril sa réputation en assemblant pion par pion chaque élément de la personnalité ambiguë de son père, de sa carrière, du drame qui l'a ruinée. Mais s'il veut sauver sa famille, son couple et sa propre vie, Talcott n'a pas le choix... Complexité des relations familiales, subtile analyse de la situation raciale dans les États-Unis d'aujourd'hui, fresque sociale de la bourgeoisie noire américaine, peinture au vitriol des ambitions du monde universitaire et des jeux du pouvoir politique... Une saga foisonnante par ses thèmes, intimiste par son écriture, qui allie le sens du suspense des plus captivants thrillers à la force d'un roman littéraire.
La congiura
- 609 pages
- 22 hours of reading
Legenda o Ostojovi
- 290 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Jedná se o rozšířené a doplněné vydání úspěšného a ceněného titulu ze začátku devadesátých let, kde autor na příkladu poddaného sedláka Ostoje, žijícího v druhé čtvrtině 12. století na levohradeckém „hradišti“ (je doložen v textu jedné listiny z roku 1132), v němž zobecnil v 21 kapitolách dnešní poznatky o životních podmínkách raně středověkých zemědělců.
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