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The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End - Hardcover

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by Neil Howe (Author)The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America's past to predict our future in this startling and hopeful prophecy for how our present era of civil unrest will resolve over the next ten years--and what our lives will look like once it has. Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new theory of American history. Looking back at the last 500 years, they'd uncovered a d...

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic - Paperback

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by Tom Holland (Author)A vivid historical account of the social world of Rome as it moved from republic to empire. In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland's enthralling account tells the story of Caesar's generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopat...

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by Angela Y. Davis (Author), Robin D. G. Kelley (Introduction by)Want to Better Understand Socialism? New York Magazine recommends The Meaning of Freedom What is the meaning of freedom? Angela Y. Davis' life and work have been dedicated to examining this fundamental question and to ending all forms of oppression that deny people their political, cultural, and sexual freedom. In this collection of twelve searing, previously unpublished speeches, Davis confronts the interconnected issues of pow...

The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government - Paperback

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by Tyler O'Neil (Author)The same left-wing dark money foundations that supported the anti-Israel protests are funding a radical cabal, manipulating the administrative state on education, unions, transgender orthodoxy, elections, and the weaponization of law enforcement to silence their critics. Why did the Biden White House celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday? Why is the bureaucracy prioritizing electric vehicles and less reliable forms of energy when Americans struggle t...

High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy - Hardcover

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by Angela Huyue Zhang (Author)In High Wire, Angela Huyue Zhang provides a comprehensive and sophisticated overview of how China regulates its enormous tech sector. By closely scrutinizing the incentives and interactions among the key players, Zhang introduces a dynamic pyramid model to analyze the structure, process, and outcome of China's unique regulatory system. She showcases the shrewd self-regulatory tactics employed by Chinese tech titans to survive and thrive in an institutional enviro...

Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power - Hardcover

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by Brooke Baldwin (Author)Wall Street Journal BestsellerCNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin explores the phenomenon of "huddling," when women lean on one another--in politics, Hollywood, activism, the arts, sports, and everyday friendships--to provide each other support, empowerment, inspiration, and the strength to solve problems or enact meaningful change. Whether they are facing adversity (like workplace inequity or a global pandemic) or organizing to make the world a better place, women are a ...

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World - Hardcover

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by Melinda Gates (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she's met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention--from child marriage to gender inequity in the workplace." -- President Barack Obama "The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage. It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what's possible in the world. Melinda weaves together vulnerab...

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by Matthew Desmond (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a "provocative and compelling" (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Oprah Daily, Time, The Star Tribune, Vulture, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Public Library, Esquire, California Review of Books, She Reads, Librar...

The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Hardcover

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by Malcolm X (Author)ONE OF TIME'S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity ...

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right - Paperback

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by Jane Mayer (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist LA Times Book Prize Finalist PEN/ Jean Stein Book Award Finalist Shortlisted for the Lukas Prize Who are the immensely wealthy right-wing ideologues shaping the fate of America today? From the bestselling author of The Dark Side, an electrifying work of investigative journalism that uncovers the agenda of this powerful group. “With such turmoi...

Equity Efficiency and the United States Corporation Income Tax - Paperback

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by Gregory J. Ballentine (Author) Number of Pages: 1 Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1980

Servant Leadership [25th Anniversary Edition]: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness - Hardcover

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by Robert K. Greenleaf (Author)The Revolution Has Only Just Begun Twenty-five years ago Robert Greenleaf published these prophetic essays on what he coined servant leadership, a practical philosophy that replaces traditional autocratic leadership with a holistic, ethical approach. This highly influential book has been embraced by cutting edge management everywhere. Yet in these days of Enron and what VISA CEO Dee Hock calls our "era of massive institutional failure," Greenleaf's seminal work ...

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media - Paperback

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by Edward S. Herman (Author), Noam Chomsky (Author)A "compelling indictment of the news media's role in covering up errors and deceptions" (The New York Times Book Review) due to the underlying economics of publishing--from famed scholars Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky. With a new introduction. In this pathbreaking work, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense...

Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Nigel Warburton (Author)Voltaire's comment--"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"--is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find someone prepared to defend all freedom of speech, especially if the views expressed are obnoxious or obviously false. So where do we draw the line? How important is our right to freedom of speech? In this accessible and up-to-date Very Short Introduction, Nigel Warburton covers a wide range ...

Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age - Hardcover

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by John Lithgow (Author)New York Times Bestseller Following the success of his New York Times bestseller Dumpty, award-winning actor, author, and illustrator John Lithgow presents a brand-new collection of satirical poems chronicling the despotic age of Donald Trump. Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown is darker and more hard-hitting than ever. Lithgow writes and draws with wit and fury as he takes readers through another year of the shocking events involving Trump and his administration. His uproa...

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by Alexis de Tocqueville (Author), Bruce Frohnen (Editor)This classic analysis of America's unique political character is quoted heavily by politicians and perennially pops up on history professors' reading lists. The enduring appeal of Democracy in America lies in the eloquent, prophetic voice of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), a French aristocrat who visited the United States in 1831. A thoughtful young man in a still-young country, he succeeded in penning this penetrating study of Amer...

The Complex Interplay Between Power, Politics, and African Agency: The Philosophy of Toyin Falola - Hardcover

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by Serges Djoyou Kamga (Author)The Complex Interplay between Power, Politics, and African Agency: The Philosophy of Toyin Falola by Serges Djoyou Kamga examines the impact of colonialism by using Toyin Falola's philosophy as a framework. It delves into the evolution of African political culture under colonial rule. This book offers a unique perspective on the intricate dynamics of African society, providing a deeper understanding of how power and politics have shaped African culture. Kamga em...

Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics and Culture of Decline - Paperback

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by Theodore Dalrymple (Author)In Not with a Bang But a Whimper, Dalrymple takes the measure of our cultural decline, with special attention to Britain-its bureaucratic muddle, oppressive welfare mentality, and aimless young-all pursued in the name of democracy and freedom. He shows how terrorism and the growing numbers of Muslim minorities have changed our public life. Also here are Mr. Dalrymple's trenchant observations on artists and ideologues, and on the treatment of criminals and the men...

Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA - Paperback

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by John Prados (Author)From its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has been discovered in the midst of some of the most crucial-and most embarrassing--episodes in United States relations with the world. Richard Nixon's 1969 presidential order that declared CIA covert operations necessary to the attainment of American foreign policy goals was an acknowledgment that secret warfare tools had a much wider application than just the cold war conflict with the...

Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche - Paperback

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by Haruki Murakami (Author)In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world. On a clear spring day in 1995, five members of a religious cult unleashed poison gas on the Tokyo subway system. In attempt to discover why, Haruki Murakmi talks to the people who lived through the catastrophe, and in so doing lays bare the Japanese psyche. As he discerns the fundamental issues that led ...

Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed - Paperback

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by James C. Scott (Author)"One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades."--John Gray, New York Times Book Review "A powerful, and in many insightful, explanation as to why grandiose programs of social reform, not to mention revolution, so often end in tragedy. . . . An important critique of visionary state planning."--Robert Heilbroner, Lingua Franca Hailed as "a magisterial critique of top-down social planning" by the New York Ti...

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by Erin Hannah (Author), John Ravenhill (Author)What constitutes Global Political Economy? In whose interest is GPE constructed, and by whom? How can injustices in GPE best be redressed? These are some of the key questions that this new edition addresses by re-imagining this highly regarded textbook.As an ever-evolving field subject to constant changes and developments, the new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject written by leading experts in the field. Edited by Dr E...

The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World - Paperback

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by Antony Loewenstein (Author)How Israel makes a killing from the occupation of Palestine **WINNER OF THE 2023 WALKLEY NON FICTION JOURNALISM PRIZE****Shortlisted for the 2023 Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing** Israel's military industrial complex uses the occupied, Palestinian territories as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology that they then export around the world to despots and democracies. For more than 50 years, occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has given the...

Fentanyl Nation: Toxic Politics and America's Failed War on Drugs - Hardcover

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by Ryan Hampton (Author)A passionate call to abandon ineffective drug-war policies, reframe addiction as a public health issue, and end the Fentanyl crisis.The American overdose crisis has reached record-breaking heights; preventable overdoses are now responsible for more annual deaths than traffic accidents, suicide, or gun violence. Fentanyl--a potent, inexpensive, and easy-to-manufacture synthetic opioid--has thoroughly contaminated the drug supply, and while it frequently makes front page...

Trilogues: The Democratic Secret of European Legislation - Hardcover

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by Giacomo Rugge (Author) Number of Pages: 249 Publication Date: January 23, 2025

To Die for the People: The Writings of Huey P. Newton - Paperback

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by Huey Newton (Author), Toni Morrison (Editor), Elaine Brown (Introduction by)A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America.Long an iconic figure for radicals, Huey Newton is now being discovered by those interested in the history of America's social movements. Was he a gifted leader of his people or a dangerous outlaw? Were the Black Panthers heroes or terrorists?Whether Newton and the Panthers are remembered in a positive or a negati...

Achieving Regulatory Excellence - Paperback

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by Cary Coglianese (Editor)"Whether striving to protect citizens from financial risks, climate change, inadequate health care, or the uncertainties of the emerging "sharing" economy, regulators must routinely make difficult judgment calls in an effort to meet the conflicting demands that society places on them. Operating within a political climate of competing demands, regulators need a lodestar to help them define and evaluate success. Achieving Regulatory Excellence provides that direction ...

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Hardcover

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by Omar El Akkad (Author)THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values "[A] bracing memoir and manifesto."--The New York Times "I can't think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now, all that it isn't anymore. Please read this. I promise you won't regret it."--T...

Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes - Paperback

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by Andrea Kendall-Taylor (Author), Natasha Lindstaedt (Author), Erica Frantz (Author)Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes provides a broad, accessible overview of the key institutions and political dynamics in democracies and dictatorships, enabling students to assess the benefits and risks associated with democracy, and the growing challenges to it. Comprehensive coverage of the full spectrum of political systems enhances students' understanding of the relevance of contemporary global trend...

Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology - Paperback

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by Kenneth A. Gould (Author), Tammy L. Lewis (Author)Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology introduces undergraduates to the topic in an innovative way. Instead of compiling articles from professional journals, this reader presents twenty classroom-tested "lessons" from dedicated, experienced teachers and researchers in the field. Building the collection on the model of a successful undergraduate classroom experience, the coeditors asked the contributors to choose a topic, match it with th...

The History of Turkey: Grandeur and Grievance - Hardcover

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by Maurus Reinkowski (Author), William J. Walsh (Translator)A comprehensive, readable history of the Republic of Turkey that gives equal weight to all periods in the first century of the Republic of Turkey.The republican order of Turkey seems not to have changed much since its foundation in 1923, but there were dramatic transformations: From Atat?uml;rk's modernization dictatorship in the 1920s and 1930s, over the massive migration into the cities and the military coups in the second half of ...

The Rise and Fall of the East: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline - Paperback

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by Yasheng Huang (Author)The long history of China's relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance "Riveting."--Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2023 Chinese society has been shaped by the interplay of the EAST--exams, autocracy, stability, and technology--from ancient times through the present. Beginning with the Sui dynasty's introduction of the civil service exam, known as Kej...