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Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Selection of writings by British-born political leader Thomas Paine, emphasizing his American career, and bringing together his best-known works in favor of independence, including "Common Sense," "The American Crisis," "Rights of Man," and "The Age of Reason," along with letters, articles and pamphlets.
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English
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"Bad News is a response to Thomas Frank's 2004 book "What's the Matter with Kansas." I ask the same question he asked about the right, but about the left: Why is the media obsessed with racism, even though it's getting objectively better by every measure we have? I argue that the liberal media is mainstreaming a woke culture war based on ideas that were relegated to the academic fringe as recently as a decade ago because it's in their economic interests...
84) Putin's kiss
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Putin's kiss portrays contemporary life in Russia through the story of Masha, a 19 year-old girl who is a member of Nashi, a political youth organization connected with the Kremlin. Extremely ambitious, the young Masha quickly rises to the top of Nashi, but begins to question her involvement when a dissident journalist whom she has befriended is savagely attacked.
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English
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"In One vote away, you will discover how often the high court decisions that affect your life have been decided by just one vote. One vote preserves your right to speak freely, to bear arms, and to exercise your faith. One vote will determine whether your children enjoy their full inheritance as American citizens."--Amazon.
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Series
Jake Logan volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A pulse-pounding, page-turning thriller involving corruption, secrets, and lies at the very deepest levels of government and media. A twisty, nonstop conspiracy thriller that only has one gear: high! The Network delivers.Andrew Gross, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author This is mandatory reading for any thriller aficionado.- Steve Berry, New York Times Bestselling Author A shadowy group is manipulating society-and they've only just begun. Late one...
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Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
\"Defiance Disorder: Another new book describes chaos in Trumps White House\" Ashley Parker, Washington Post According to the media, Donald Trump could never become president. Now many are on a mission to prove he shouldnt be president. The Trump administration and the press are at warand as in any war, the first casualty has been truth. Bestselling author Howard Kurtz, host of Fox Newss Media Buzz and former Washington Post columnist, offers a stunning...
88) The Fatal Eggs
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Publisher
RosettaBooks / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The chickens come home to roost in this "brilliantly strange" blend of science fiction and political satire by the author of The Master and Margarita (The Guardian, UK).
As the new reality of post-Revolution Soviet life begins to settle in, a gifted but eccentric zoologist named Persikov invents a machine that revolutionizes the growth of living organisms by drastically increasing their size and reproductive rates.
Meanwhile, a mysterious...
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English
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"This book examines the ways that policy and politics influence health--both the policies we think of as health policy, formally, and those that we don't. The author introduces the concept of the political determinants of health (modeled on the term social determinants of health) and describes the history of health legislation and explains how readers can use this knowledge to take social action"--
90) Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
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English
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"From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of "expressive individualism." Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde, Freud, and...
91) The run: a novel
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English
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Senator Will Lee finds his family, career, and life threatened by a dangerous campaign for the U.S. presidency.
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Series
The Scot Harvath volume 19
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"#1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and #1 Publishers Weekly bestselling author Brad Thor is back with his most gripping thriller yet! In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself. These men were considered part angel, part demon. Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings. You crossed these men at your peril. And once crossed, there was no crossing...
93) Miss Sloane
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the world of political power brokers, Sloane takes on the most powerful opponents of her career and will do whatever is required to win.
94) Breathing water
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English
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American expatriate Poke Rafferty unwittingly becomes a pawn in a political struggle in Thailand when he wins the chance to write the biography of self-made billionaire Khun Pan, a controversial figure who has become a hero to the poor and dispossessed.
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English
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Corporations have a huge influence on the life of every citizen -- this book offers a visionary but practical plan to give every citizen a say in how corporations are run while also gaining some supplemental income. It lays out a clear approach that uses the mechanisms of the private market to hold corporations accountable to the public. This would happen through the creation of what the authors call the Universal Fund, a kind of national, democratic,...
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English
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"Discourses on Livy", which was first published posthumously in 1531, is Niccolo Machiavelli's analysis of the first ten books of Livy's monumental work of Roman History, which details the expansion of Rome through the end of the Third Samnite War in 293 BC. Machiavelli believed that by examining the exemplary greatness in Roman history, practical lessons could be applied to the politics of the present day. The Italian renaissance was causing people...
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Publisher
Light Messages Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Peter Savage novels have been lauded for their "crackling action" (Kirkus Reviews), and come "highly recommended to fans of thrillers" (Foreword Reviews). The New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Steve Berry praises Peter Savage as "a hero full of grit and determination" and calls the series "required reading for any thriller aficionado.-The Peter Savage series by bestselling, award-winning author Dave Edlund has taken readers...
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English
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"The Cold War came to an abrupt end at the close of the 20th century thanks to the shared vision and efforts of two men: Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan. While seemingly very different, they shared much, including a philosophy of freedom and the belief that they had been called to bring an end to the Soviet regime. This calling they believed had a divine source, and hence referred to their efforts as the Divine Plan."--
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Worth Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Dark Money tells you what you need to know--before or after you read Jane Mayer's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Dark Money includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter overviews Profiles of the main characters Detailed timeline of key events Important...
Publisher
Worth Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Hope in the Dark tells you what you need to know--before or after you read Rebecca Solnit's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Hope in the Dark includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter overviews Profiles of the main characters Detailed timeline of events...
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