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Soft News Goes to War

Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the New Media Age

by Matthew A. Baum ...

The American public has consistently declared itself less concerned with foreign affairs in the post-Cold War era, even after 9/11, than at any time since World War II. How can it be, then, that public attentiveness to U.S. foreign policy crises has increased? This book represents the first systematic attempt to explain this apparent paradox. Matthew Baum argues that the answer lies in changes to ... Read more

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The American public has consistently declared itself less concerned with foreign affairs in the post-Cold War era, even after 9/11, than at any time since World War II. How can it be, then, that public attentiveness to U.S. foreign policy crises has increased? This book represents the first systematic attempt to explain this apparent paradox. Matthew Baum argues that the answer lies in changes to
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War and Democratic Constraint

How the Public Influences Foreign Policy

by Matthew A. Baum, Philip B. K. Potter ...

Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availability of information. Citizens successfully hold ... Read more

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Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availability of information. Citizens successfully hold
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The

by L. Frank Baum ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matthew Schmitz E ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a beloved classic of fantasy literature, filled with adventure, magic, and timeless lessons. The story follows Dorothy Gale, a young girl from Kansas, who is swept away by a cyclone and transported to the magical land of Oz.Determined to return home, Dorothy embarks on a journey along the <s... ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a beloved classic of fantasy literature, filled with adventure, magic, and timeless lessons. The story follows Dorothy Gale, a young girl from Kansas, who is swept away by a cyclone and transported to the magical land of Oz.Determined to return home, Dorothy embarks on a journey along the <s...
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The Battle for the Court

Interest Groups, Judicial Elections, and Public Policy

by Lawrence Baum, David Klein, Matthew J. Streb ...

Series series Constitutionalism and Democracy
Once largely ignored, judicial elections in the states have become increasingly controversial over the past two decades. Legal organizations, prominent law professors, and a retired Supreme Court justice have advocated the elimination of elections as a means to choose judges. One of their primary concerns is interest group involvement in elections to state supreme courts, which they see as having ... Read more

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Once largely ignored, judicial elections in the states have become increasingly controversial over the past two decades. Legal organizations, prominent law professors, and a retired Supreme Court justice have advocated the elimination of elections as a means to choose judges. One of their primary concerns is interest group involvement in elections to state supreme courts, which they see as having
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The People's Victory

Stories from the Front Lines in the Fight for Marriage Equality

by Jamila Tharp, Brian Maschka, Will Scott, Michael Farino, Ellen Pontac, Colleen Mewing, Robert Sullivan, Baltimore Gonzalez, Mike Goettemoeller, Sean Chapin, Leslie Stewart, Amos Lim, Anne Tischer, Laurie York, Kate Burns, Del Shores, Joe Capley-Alfano, Simon van Kempen, Sam Thoron, Zack Lyons, Jolene Mewing, Geoff Callan, Cheryle Lambert-Rudd, Martha McDevitt-Pugh, Michael Sabatino, Shelly Bailes, Jan Thompson, Kirsten Berzon, Tracy Hollister, Cathy Marino-Thomas, Matthew Baume, J. Scott Coatsworth, Gender Offenders, Mir Reyad, Brian Silva, Mark "Major" Jiminez, Stuart Gaffney, Alex McCord, Michael Boyajian, Jokie X Wilson, Mike Shaw, Stephanie Stolte, Carmen Goodyear, Scott Smith, Tim Garcia, Roland Stringfellow, Billy Bradford, Kitty Lambert-Rudd, Beau Chandler, Molly McKay, Christine Allen, Peter Mesh, Edie Windsor, Frank Capley-Alfano, John Lewis, David Thompson, David Cameron Strachan, Davina Kotulski, PhD, Marriage Equality USA, Fred Anguera, Joy O'Donnell, Marvin Burrows, Michael Markiewicz, Joseph Vitale, Robert Voorheis, Charlie Scatamacchia ...

"" The People's Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world." – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaIn 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create one of the most miraculous political victories in modern American history. Opponents attacked the issue of marriage ... Read more

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"" The People's Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world." – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaIn 1996, a small group of Americans from all walks of life banded together to create one of the most miraculous political victories in modern American history. Opponents attacked the issue of marriage
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American Fairy Tales

by L. Frank Baum ...

Narrated by Matthew Reese ...

Unabridged

2 hours 55 min

First of all, don't expect normal fairy tales here. L. Frank Baum, the creator of the Wizard of Oz series, writes these for adults and adds a lot of irony and humor for adults. Yes,they are fantasy, but all have ironic or nonsensical morals attached to their ends, and their tone is more satirical, glib, and tongue-in-cheek than is usual in children's stories; the serialization in newspapers for ... Read more

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First of all, don't expect normal fairy tales here. L. Frank Baum, the creator of the Wizard of Oz series, writes these for adults and adds a lot of irony and humor for adults. Yes,they are fantasy, but all have ironic or nonsensical morals attached to their ends, and their tone is more satirical, glib, and tongue-in-cheek than is usual in children's stories; the serialization in newspapers for
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The Marvelous Land of Oz

by L. Frank Baum ...

Narrated by David Moran ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

The second of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, this grand adventure reunites the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Glinda the Good Witch as they battle a revolution in the Emerald City. A lively crew of new characters includes Jack Pumpkinhead, the Sawhorse, and the Ozma of Oz. ... Read more

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The second of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, this grand adventure reunites the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Glinda the Good Witch as they battle a revolution in the Emerald City. A lively crew of new characters includes Jack Pumpkinhead, the Sawhorse, and the Ozma of Oz.
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The Image

A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

by Daniel J. Boorstin ...

Daniel J. Boorstin’s prophetic vision of an America inundated by its own illusions is an essential resource for any reader who wants to distinguish the manifold deceptions of our culture from its few enduring truths."The book that best explains Trump’s dominance may well have been published in 1962. In The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America, the historian Daniel J. Boorstin described the ... Read more

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Daniel J. Boorstin’s prophetic vision of an America inundated by its own illusions is an essential resource for any reader who wants to distinguish the manifold deceptions of our culture from its few enduring truths."The book that best explains Trump’s dominance may well have been published in 1962. In The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America, the historian Daniel J. Boorstin described the
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The Majesty of the Law

Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice

by Sandra Day O'Connor ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Shows us why Sandra Day O’Connor is so compelling as a human being and so vital as a public thinker.”—Michael BeschlossIn this remarkable book, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Shows us why Sandra Day O’Connor is so compelling as a human being and so vital as a public thinker.”—Michael BeschlossIn this remarkable book, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through
... Read more
A Story is a Promise & The Spirit of Storytelling

by Bill Johnson ...

A Story is a Promise offers a clear, concise look into the mechanics of how to tell a story and how a story engages and rewards the attention of an audience. Examples are used from popular books, movies, and plays, including a scene by scene breakdown of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and reviews of The Usual Suspects and the novel The Lovely Bones, which includes a story diagram to help new ... Read more

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A Story is a Promise offers a clear, concise look into the mechanics of how to tell a story and how a story engages and rewards the attention of an audience. Examples are used from popular books, movies, and plays, including a scene by scene breakdown of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and reviews of The Usual Suspects and the novel The Lovely Bones, which includes a story diagram to help new
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Hollywood Classics Title Index to All Movies Reviewed in Books 1 - 24

by John Howard Reid ...

Another essential book for the film buff's library, this book, at a little over A5 size, is smaller than previous books in the series. Nonetheless, its 343 pages are packed with information and reviews on classic movies. Not as many photos in this edition, but some of the reviews are quite extensive. John Howard Reid provides all the information you need for classic movies, including complete cast ... Read more

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Another essential book for the film buff's library, this book, at a little over A5 size, is smaller than previous books in the series. Nonetheless, its 343 pages are packed with information and reviews on classic movies. Not as many photos in this edition, but some of the reviews are quite extensive. John Howard Reid provides all the information you need for classic movies, including complete cast
... Read more
The Publisher

by Alan Brinkley ...

Acclaimed historian Alan Brinkley gives us a sharply realized portrait of Henry Luce, arguably the most important publisher of the twentieth century.As the founder of Time, Fortune, and Life magazines, Luce changed the way we consume news and the way we understand our world. Born the son of missionaries, Henry Luce spent his childhood in rural China, yet he glimpsed a milieu of power altogether ... Read more

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Acclaimed historian Alan Brinkley gives us a sharply realized portrait of Henry Luce, arguably the most important publisher of the twentieth century.As the founder of Time, Fortune, and Life magazines, Luce changed the way we consume news and the way we understand our world. Born the son of missionaries, Henry Luce spent his childhood in rural China, yet he glimpsed a milieu of power altogether
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