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The Nixon Tapes: 1973 (With Audio Clips)

Edición de Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter ...

With audio clips included, this "revealing" transcription captures a dark and dramatic year in presidential history—and the words of Richard Nixon himself ( The New York Times Book Review).Between 1971 and 1973, President Richard Nixon's voice-activated tape recorders captured 3,700 hours of conversations. Douglas Brinkley and Luke Nichter's intrepid two-volume transcription and annotation of the ... Leer más

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With audio clips included, this "revealing" transcription captures a dark and dramatic year in presidential history—and the words of Richard Nixon himself ( The New York Times Book Review).Between 1971 and 1973, President Richard Nixon's voice-activated tape recorders captured 3,700 hours of conversations. Douglas Brinkley and Luke Nichter's intrepid two-volume transcription and annotation of the
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Der kommende Sturm

Der nächste große Krieg und wovor die Geschichte uns warnt

de Odd Arne Westad ...

Traducido por Helmut Dierlamm ...

Das Buch über die größte Frage unserer Zeit: Krieg oder Frieden?Stehen wir vor einem dritten Weltkrieg?Die Weltordnung wankt: Immer mehr Großmächte ringen um Vorherrschaft – in Technologie, Handel und geopolitischen Zonen. Eindringlich warnt Odd Arne Westad vor den Gefahren eines neuen globalen Krieges von nie dagewesenem Ausmaß. Mit seiner tiefen Kenntnis der Vergangenheit schildert er die ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Das Buch über die größte Frage unserer Zeit: Krieg oder Frieden?Stehen wir vor einem dritten Weltkrieg?Die Weltordnung wankt: Immer mehr Großmächte ringen um Vorherrschaft – in Technologie, Handel und geopolitischen Zonen. Eindringlich warnt Odd Arne Westad vor den Gefahren eines neuen globalen Krieges von nie dagewesenem Ausmaß. Mit seiner tiefen Kenntnis der Vergangenheit schildert er die
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The Other Slavery

The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

de Andrés Reséndez ...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST | WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE. A landmark history—the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early twentieth century.Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other ... Leer más

$14.49 USD

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST | WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE. A landmark history—the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early twentieth century.Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other
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Pennsylvania Government and Politics

Understanding Public Policy in the Keystone State

de Thomas J. Baldino, Paula A. Duda Holoviak ...

Series series Keystone Books
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Keystone State’s formal and informal political institutions and players, past and present, and elucidates the place each holds in governing the commonwealth today. Covering a period of more than three hundred years, this volume presents a clear and succinct overview of• the commonwealth’s political history, culture, and geography;• interactions ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Keystone State’s formal and informal political institutions and players, past and present, and elucidates the place each holds in governing the commonwealth today. Covering a period of more than three hundred years, this volume presents a clear and succinct overview of• the commonwealth’s political history, culture, and geography;• interactions
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Guild Socialism Restated

de G Cole ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions
Guild Socialism Restated is G D H Cole’s fullest and most systematic account of his vision of industrial and political reorganization. The introductory chapters of the volume develop the theme of democratic citizenship in relation to industrial society. Cole contends that neither capitalism nor state socialism can adequately meet the fundamental requirements of democracy because neither provides ... Leer más

$51.99 USD

Guild Socialism Restated is G D H Cole’s fullest and most systematic account of his vision of industrial and political reorganization. The introductory chapters of the volume develop the theme of democratic citizenship in relation to industrial society. Cole contends that neither capitalism nor state socialism can adequately meet the fundamental requirements of democracy because neither provides
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Handbook of Affective Polarization

Edición de Mariano Torcal, Eelco Harteveld ...

Series series Elgar Handbooks in Political Science
This insightful Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of affective polarization, covering various subfields and theoretical frameworks and proposing avenues for further research. It highlights issues of conceptualization, methodology, causes, consequences, and interventions. It offers a comparative approach, examining the phenomenon across societies and political systems and providing ... Leer más

$58.99 USD

This insightful Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of affective polarization, covering various subfields and theoretical frameworks and proposing avenues for further research. It highlights issues of conceptualization, methodology, causes, consequences, and interventions. It offers a comparative approach, examining the phenomenon across societies and political systems and providing
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Capitalism

The Unknown Ideal

de Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen ...

In this series of essays, Ayn Rand presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism.The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

In this series of essays, Ayn Rand presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the default of conservatism, and the evils of altruism.The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major
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Common Sense

de Thomas Paine ...

A special gift edition of one of the most important and influential documents in our nation’s history—featured in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Hamilton: An American Musical—stylishly packaged for twenty-first-century readers.According to John Adams, "Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." With Common ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

A special gift edition of one of the most important and influential documents in our nation’s history—featured in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Hamilton: An American Musical—stylishly packaged for twenty-first-century readers.According to John Adams, "Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain." With Common
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Vindicating Trump

de Dinesh D'Souza ...

Donald Trump is unquestionably the most unique and charismatic figure in American politics in a generation. Yet despite his familiarity on the public stage, he remains an enigmatic, mysterious figure. Not since Lincoln has a man drawn such intensely opposite responses, of love and hate, and even in Lincoln’s case the intensity was over the issue of slavery. With Trump, the intensity is over the ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Donald Trump is unquestionably the most unique and charismatic figure in American politics in a generation. Yet despite his familiarity on the public stage, he remains an enigmatic, mysterious figure. Not since Lincoln has a man drawn such intensely opposite responses, of love and hate, and even in Lincoln’s case the intensity was over the issue of slavery. With Trump, the intensity is over the
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On Democracy in America: Volume 1

de Alexis de Toqueville ...

Series Libro 1 - On Democracy in America
De La Démocratie en Amérique, published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840 is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. Its title translates as On Democracy in America, but English translations are usually simply entitled Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous seven hundred ... Leer más

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De La Démocratie en Amérique, published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840 is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville. Its title translates as On Democracy in America, but English translations are usually simply entitled Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous seven hundred
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What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World

de Melissa Rossi ...

Confused about the news? Slip out of the room when friends talk current events? Now you can keep up with ease and learn to talk like a diplomat.Among the things you’ll soon be able to slip into everyday conversation:What is the difference between Kurdistan and Kazakhstan?Why did North Korea’s leader kidnap his favorite actress?Why is Osama bin Laden so mad?Which countries still have slaves?Why is ... Leer más

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Confused about the news? Slip out of the room when friends talk current events? Now you can keep up with ease and learn to talk like a diplomat.Among the things you’ll soon be able to slip into everyday conversation:What is the difference between Kurdistan and Kazakhstan?Why did North Korea’s leader kidnap his favorite actress?Why is Osama bin Laden so mad?Which countries still have slaves?Why is
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Herrschaft der Roboter

Wie künstliche Intelligenz alles transformieren wird – und wie wir damit umgehen können

de Martin Ford ...

Die Welt steht vor enormen Umwälzungen, künstliche Intelligenz ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten, sie wird jede Dimension des menschlichen Lebens verändern. Zeit also, sich mit den Folgen, den Chancen und auch den Risiken dieser Technologie näher zu beschäftigen. In seinem neuen Buch präsentiert Bestsellerautor Martin Ford eine beeindruckende Vision unserer Zukunft. Klimawandel, die nächste Pandemie, ... Leer más

$23.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Die Welt steht vor enormen Umwälzungen, künstliche Intelligenz ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten, sie wird jede Dimension des menschlichen Lebens verändern. Zeit also, sich mit den Folgen, den Chancen und auch den Risiken dieser Technologie näher zu beschäftigen. In seinem neuen Buch präsentiert Bestsellerautor Martin Ford eine beeindruckende Vision unserer Zukunft. Klimawandel, die nächste Pandemie,
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Wenn man weiß, wo der Verstand ist, hat der Tag Struktur

Anleitung zum Selberdenken in verrückten Zeiten

de Alexander Unzicker ...

Was auch immer in den Nachrichten kommt, eines ist sicher: Wir scheitern zunehmend daran, uns ein objektives Bild der Realität zu machen. Während uns die "Breaking News" aus aller Welt in Atem halten, entziehen sich entscheidende Veränderungen unserer Aufmerksamkeit: Digitalisierung, Überwachung, die enger werdenden Grenzen der Meinungsfreiheit. Der Physiker, Jurist und Kognitionsforscher ... Leer más

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Was auch immer in den Nachrichten kommt, eines ist sicher: Wir scheitern zunehmend daran, uns ein objektives Bild der Realität zu machen. Während uns die "Breaking News" aus aller Welt in Atem halten, entziehen sich entscheidende Veränderungen unserer Aufmerksamkeit: Digitalisierung, Überwachung, die enger werdenden Grenzen der Meinungsfreiheit. Der Physiker, Jurist und Kognitionsforscher
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IMPEACHMENT

An Opening Argument

de Adam Schiff ...

Series series A Vintage Short
A Vintage Short OriginalOn Wednesday January 21st, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff opened the impeachment trial of Donald Trump by delivering a powerful address. Shiff laid out the case against Trump and the facts of the inquiry.Vigorous and galvanizing, this ebook short prints the entirety of Schiff's opening argument: Trump's actions consituted an abuse of power and ... Leer más

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A Vintage Short OriginalOn Wednesday January 21st, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff opened the impeachment trial of Donald Trump by delivering a powerful address. Shiff laid out the case against Trump and the facts of the inquiry.Vigorous and galvanizing, this ebook short prints the entirety of Schiff's opening argument: Trump's actions consituted an abuse of power and
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Don't Know Much About® Anything

Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!

de Kenneth C. Davis ...

Series Libro 15 - Don't Know Much About Series
In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, mythology, the Bible, the universe, geography, and the Civil War.Now, the sky's the limit in his latest irresistible installment—a grand tour of knowledge that carries us from the Great Smoky Mountains to ... Leer más

$7.49 USD

In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, mythology, the Bible, the universe, geography, and the Civil War.Now, the sky's the limit in his latest irresistible installment—a grand tour of knowledge that carries us from the Great Smoky Mountains to
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The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution

A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers

de Richard Beeman ...

What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This essential and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholarsProfessor Richard Beeman was one of that nation's foremost experts on the United States Constitution, as comfortable on campus as on The Daily ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

What is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This essential and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from one of America's most esteemed constitutional scholarsProfessor Richard Beeman was one of that nation's foremost experts on the United States Constitution, as comfortable on campus as on The Daily
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The Twentieth Century

A People's History

de Howard Zinn ...

“Professor Zinn writes with an enthusiasm rarely encountered in the leaden prose of academic history....[His] chapter on Vietnam—bringing to life once again the fire-free zones, secret bombings, massacres, and cover-ups—should be required reading.”—New York Times Book ReviewContaining just the Twentieth Century chapters from Howard Zinn’s bestselling A People’s History of the United States, this ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

“Professor Zinn writes with an enthusiasm rarely encountered in the leaden prose of academic history....[His] chapter on Vietnam—bringing to life once again the fire-free zones, secret bombings, massacres, and cover-ups—should be required reading.”—New York Times Book ReviewContaining just the Twentieth Century chapters from Howard Zinn’s bestselling A People’s History of the United States, this
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The Communist Manifesto

de Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx ...

'An astonishing masterpiece ... a political classic ... has an almost biblical force' Eric HobsbawmThe Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society ... Leer más

$7.29 USD

'An astonishing masterpiece ... a political classic ... has an almost biblical force' Eric HobsbawmThe Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels' revolutionary 1848 summons to the working classes, is one of the most influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society
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CIA World Factbook 2022-2023

de Central Intelligence Agency ...

The ultimate, comprehensive guide to official country data and statistics, from the world’s most sophisticated intelligence-gathering organization.From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2022-2023 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world's nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on countries' politics, populations, economics, and environment for 2022 and ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

The ultimate, comprehensive guide to official country data and statistics, from the world’s most sophisticated intelligence-gathering organization.From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2022-2023 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world's nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on countries' politics, populations, economics, and environment for 2022 and
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Socialism 101

From the Bolsheviks and Karl Marx to Universal Healthcare and the Democratic Socialists, Everything You Need to Know about Socialism

de Kathleen Sears ...

Series series Adams 101 Series
Socialism 101 is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism.In today’s political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist—or democratic socialist—policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now a current topic of conversation with everyday Americans, including policies like taxing the rich and healthcare for ... Leer más

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Socialism 101 is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism.In today’s political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist—or democratic socialist—policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now a current topic of conversation with everyday Americans, including policies like taxing the rich and healthcare for
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Total Sh*t: An Excremental Essay About President Trump

de Paul Orwell ...

This satirical essay about our president uses "shit" as a metaphor to describe Trump: the doofus, the dotard, the dog. It will help you satisfy the urge to purge and cope with the pall of that two-hundred-and-sixty-six-pound poser living in The White House whose fetid smell is wafted all day via mass media into your living room, your bedroom, and up your nostrils. It's a cathartic read that's as ... Leer más

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This satirical essay about our president uses "shit" as a metaphor to describe Trump: the doofus, the dotard, the dog. It will help you satisfy the urge to purge and cope with the pall of that two-hundred-and-sixty-six-pound poser living in The White House whose fetid smell is wafted all day via mass media into your living room, your bedroom, and up your nostrils. It's a cathartic read that's as
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Politics Weird-o-Pedia

The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Politics

de Tim Rowland ...

Series series Weird-o-Pedia
Government and politics might seem twisted today, but they’ve always been strange.There’s something about public office that, throughout time, has transcended normalcy. Politics Weird-o-Pedia presents some of the oddest and most interesting political absurdities and tidbits from around the world, from Peter the Great’s tax on beards to a lawmaker’s mistress whom he kept on the congressional ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Government and politics might seem twisted today, but they’ve always been strange.There’s something about public office that, throughout time, has transcended normalcy. Politics Weird-o-Pedia presents some of the oddest and most interesting political absurdities and tidbits from around the world, from Peter the Great’s tax on beards to a lawmaker’s mistress whom he kept on the congressional
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50 Politics Classics

Freedom, Equality, Power

de Tom Butler-Bowdon ...

We live in politically charged times, but little of what we contend with today is new and much can be learned from history.From Abraham Lincoln to Nelson Mandela, and from Aristotle to George Orwell, 50 Politics Classics distills the essence of the books, pamphlets, and speeches of the major leaders and great thinkers that drive real-world change. Spanning 2,500 years, left and right, thinkers and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

We live in politically charged times, but little of what we contend with today is new and much can be learned from history.From Abraham Lincoln to Nelson Mandela, and from Aristotle to George Orwell, 50 Politics Classics distills the essence of the books, pamphlets, and speeches of the major leaders and great thinkers that drive real-world change. Spanning 2,500 years, left and right, thinkers and
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Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism

de Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Digital Fire ...

Originally published in 1916, it was one of the first attempts to account for the increasing importance of the world market in the twentieth century. The essay is a synthesis of Lenin’s modifications and developments of economic theories that Karl Marx formulated in ‘Das Kapital’. This remarkable Marxist text explains fully the inescapable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism.Lenin offers a ... Leer más

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Originally published in 1916, it was one of the first attempts to account for the increasing importance of the world market in the twentieth century. The essay is a synthesis of Lenin’s modifications and developments of economic theories that Karl Marx formulated in ‘Das Kapital’. This remarkable Marxist text explains fully the inescapable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism.Lenin offers a
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