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Golden Years

How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age

by James Chappel ...

An “essential” (The New Republic) account of the history of old age in modern America, showing how we created unprecedented security for some and painful uncertainty for othersOn farms and in factories, Americans once had little choice but to work until death. As the nation prospered, a new idea was born: the right to a dignified and secure old age. That project has benefited millions, but it ... Read more

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An “essential” (The New Republic) account of the history of old age in modern America, showing how we created unprecedented security for some and painful uncertainty for othersOn farms and in factories, Americans once had little choice but to work until death. As the nation prospered, a new idea was born: the right to a dignified and secure old age. That project has benefited millions, but it
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Catholic Modern

The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church

by James Chappel ...

In 1900 the Catholic Church stood staunchly against human rights, religious freedom, and the secular state. According to the Catholic view, modern concepts like these, unleashed by the French Revolution, had been a disaster. Yet by the 1960s, those positions were reversed. How did this happen? Why, and when, did the world’s largest religious organization become modern?James Chappel finds an answer ... Read more

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In 1900 the Catholic Church stood staunchly against human rights, religious freedom, and the secular state. According to the Catholic view, modern concepts like these, unleashed by the French Revolution, had been a disaster. Yet by the 1960s, those positions were reversed. How did this happen? Why, and when, did the world’s largest religious organization become modern?James Chappel finds an answer
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Bears in the Woods

by James F. Chappel ...

James Chappel has written and illustrated three children's books including "William's Wish", "The Big City Adventures of Muffin and Biscuit", and "What you can learn from Bears in the Woods."Additionally, he is the author of numerous film scripts and adult novels. Motion picture scripts include: "Masked Vengeance," "Rover," and "Ceramic Time Machine." Adult novels include: "The Day of Reckoning," ... Read more

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James Chappel has written and illustrated three children's books including "William's Wish", "The Big City Adventures of Muffin and Biscuit", and "What you can learn from Bears in the Woods."Additionally, he is the author of numerous film scripts and adult novels. Motion picture scripts include: "Masked Vengeance," "Rover," and "Ceramic Time Machine." Adult novels include: "The Day of Reckoning,"
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The Macat Analysis of Christopher Browning's Ordinary Men

Reserve Police Batallion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

by James Chappel ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

Before Browning’s 1992 book, most Holocaust scholarship focused either on the experience of the victims or on the Nazi political ideology driving the slaughter. He in stead investigates the men who carried out acts of extreme violence. Who were they? How could they end up committing such unspeakable acts? Focusing on one unexceptional regiment of German reservists, Police Battalion 101, Browning ... Read more

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Before Browning’s 1992 book, most Holocaust scholarship focused either on the experience of the victims or on the Nazi political ideology driving the slaughter. He in stead investigates the men who carried out acts of extreme violence. Who were they? How could they end up committing such unspeakable acts? Focusing on one unexceptional regiment of German reservists, Police Battalion 101, Browning
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The Book of Isaiah: Personal Impressions of Isaiah Berlin

by Henry Hardy, Avishai Margalit, Beata Polanowska-Sygulska, Bernard Williams, Bryan Magee, Charles Taylor, Evan Zimroth-Wollman, G A Cohen, George Crowder, Humphrey Carpenter0, Aileen Kelly1, Ian Buruma2, Isaiah Berlin3, James Billington4, James Chappel5, Jennifer Holmes6, Joseph Brodsky7, Joshua Cherniss8, Katharine Graham9, Kei Hiruta0, Leon Wieseltier1, Alan Montefiore2, Mendel Berlin3, Michael Hughes4, Michael Ignatieff5, Nicholas Henderson6, Nick Rankin7, Patricia Utechin8, Peter Oppenheimer9, Robert Silvers0, Robert Wokler1, Samuel Guttenplan2, Alan Ryan3, Serena Moore4, Shlomo Avineri5, Steffen Gross6, Stuart Hampshire7, Alfred Brendel8, Alistair Cooke9, Anatoly Naiman0, Anthony Quinton1, Arthur Schlesinger Jr2 ...

Isaiah Berlin was born a century ago. One of the most celebrated British thinkers of the twentieth century, he was a tireless champion of freedom and diversity against control and conformity. His generous, open vision of life is displayed with special immediacy in his brilliant pen-portraits of contemporaries, Personal Impressions, in which he sees the point of radically differing personalities, ... Read more

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Isaiah Berlin was born a century ago. One of the most celebrated British thinkers of the twentieth century, he was a tireless champion of freedom and diversity against control and conformity. His generous, open vision of life is displayed with special immediacy in his brilliant pen-portraits of contemporaries, Personal Impressions, in which he sees the point of radically differing personalities,
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An Analysis of Christopher R. Browning's Ordinary Men

Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

by Tom Stammers, James Chappel ...

Series series The Macat Library
Of all the controversies facing historians today, few are more divisive or more important than the question of how the Holocaust was possible. What led thousands of Germans – many of them middle-aged reservists with, apparently, little Nazi zeal – to willingly commit acts of genocide? Was it ideology? Was there something rotten in the German soul? Or was it – as Christopher Browning argues in this ... Read more

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Of all the controversies facing historians today, few are more divisive or more important than the question of how the Holocaust was possible. What led thousands of Germans – many of them middle-aged reservists with, apparently, little Nazi zeal – to willingly commit acts of genocide? Was it ideology? Was there something rotten in the German soul? Or was it – as Christopher Browning argues in this
... Read more
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Which Side of History?

How Technology Is Reshaping Our Democracy and Our Lives

by James P. Steyer ...

Narrated by Cheri Vandenheuvel, Kyle Chappel ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

"A valuable primer on this moment where humans are deciding how much power over their lives they give to monopolies and algorithms." -DAVE EGGERS, bestselling author of The CircleWhich Side of History? offers a collection of bold essays on how technology is affecting democracy, society, and our future.Featuring prominent national voices such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Marc Benioff, Ellen Pao, Ken ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

"A valuable primer on this moment where humans are deciding how much power over their lives they give to monopolies and algorithms." -DAVE EGGERS, bestselling author of The CircleWhich Side of History? offers a collection of bold essays on how technology is affecting democracy, society, and our future.Featuring prominent national voices such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Marc Benioff, Ellen Pao, Ken
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Liberator Chronicles Volume 07, The

by Simon Guerrier, Eddie Robson, James Swallow ...

Narrated by Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Michael Keating ...

Series series Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles
Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series.Spy by Simon GuerrierCally and Vila are undercover on the Federation-controlled world Cortol Four. It's a mission with an irresistible prize. And it's a mission that goes horribly wrong…Disorder by Eddie RobsonDivision Three. A space station in the process of being decommissioned. Its archives contain key records ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series.Spy by Simon GuerrierCally and Vila are undercover on the Federation-controlled world Cortol Four. It's a mission with an irresistible prize. And it's a mission that goes horribly wrong…Disorder by Eddie RobsonDivision Three. A space station in the process of being decommissioned. Its archives contain key records
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They Poisoned the World

Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals

by Mariah Blake ...

“Riveting . . . Blake’s deft chronicle of one of the greatest moral scandals of our time [is] a book that none of us can afford to miss.”—The Washington PostA gripping investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic public health crisis.SHORTLISTED FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS ... Read more

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“Riveting . . . Blake’s deft chronicle of one of the greatest moral scandals of our time [is] a book that none of us can afford to miss.”—The Washington PostA gripping investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic public health crisis.SHORTLISTED FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS
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Little Bosses Everywhere

How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America

by Bridget Read ...

**A “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of history and reportage that unveils the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society.“Reads like a thriller . . . masterfully illuminates the tricks and sleights of hand that in multilevel marketing are simply the rules of doing business.”—The New York ... Read more

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**A “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of history and reportage that unveils the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society.“Reads like a thriller . . . masterfully illuminates the tricks and sleights of hand that in multilevel marketing are simply the rules of doing business.”—The New York
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Original Sins

The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

by Eve L. Ewing ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”—Esquire“Though the argument of this book is bleak, it illuminates a path for a more just future that is nothing short of dazzling.”—Oprah Daily“This book will transform the way you ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”—Esquire“Though the argument of this book is bleak, it illuminates a path for a more just future that is nothing short of dazzling.”—Oprah Daily“This book will transform the way you
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The Science of Revenge

Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction--and How to Overcome It

by James Kimmel Jr., JD ...

In this definitive book on revenge, psychiatry researcher James Kimmel, Jr. exposes the unseen neurobiological cause of violence—a compulsive desire for retribution—and offers a profound new understanding of human behavior and breakthrough framework for making our lives and communities safer.**“This riveting, science-based exploration of why we feel pleasure from other people’s pain is a must-read ... Read more

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In this definitive book on revenge, psychiatry researcher James Kimmel, Jr. exposes the unseen neurobiological cause of violence—a compulsive desire for retribution—and offers a profound new understanding of human behavior and breakthrough framework for making our lives and communities safer.**“This riveting, science-based exploration of why we feel pleasure from other people’s pain is a must-read
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