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Gavin Newsom Biography: Power in Motion: Ambition, Crisis, and the Unfinished Making of a Modern American Leader

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph Straub (Author)This definitive biography examines the life and leadership of Gavin Newsom with clarity, balance, and depth-tracing his journey from a childhood shaped by privilege and disruption to the center of American political power. More than a chronological account, this biography explores how ambition, urgency, and resilience have defined Newsom's rise. It follows his early struggles with dyslexia, his formation through Jesuit education and entrep...

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by Dan McGrath (Author)The Voter Fraud Manual is the ultimate guide to voter fraud and election integrity. All manner of fraud is examined, from how it works to how to stop it, using proven, real life examples.Inside, you will learn about: False Identity voting Duplicate voting Ballot harvesting Stuffing the ballot box Using vulnerable adults for fraud Bribery, intimidation and coercion Voting by ineligible felons and non-citizens Corruption and conspiracies How Voter Fraud brought us Obamac...

Sixty Miles Upriver: Gentrification and Race in a Small American City - Hardcover

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by Richard E. Ocejo (Author)An unvarnished portrait of gentrification in an underprivileged, majority-minority small city Newburgh is a small postindustrial city of some twenty-eight thousand people located sixty miles north of New York City in the Hudson River Valley. Like many other similarly sized cities across America, it has been beset with poverty and crime after decades of decline, with few opportunities for its predominantly minority residents. Sixty Miles Upriver tells the story of h...

The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theology - Paperback

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by Ernst Kantorowicz (Author), Conrad Leyser (Introduction by), William Chester Jordan (Preface by)Originally published in 1957, this classic work has guided generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. Throughout history, the notion of two bodies has permitted the postmortem continuity of monarch and monarchy, as epitomized by the statement, "The king is dead. Long live the king." In The King's Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz traces the historical dilemm...

Decide: Tactical Crisis Decision Making: A Framework For Law Enforcement

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Report copyright infringementby Augie K. Fabela (Author)Today, law enforcement is under siege like never before, creating a need for ou-tof- the-box thinking and tactics. The DECIDE framework laid out in this book will serve the public and law enforcement community by providing decision making tools and insights to help fulfill their mission to protect and serve. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.19 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publicatio...

Highway to Hell: The Armageddon Chronicles, 2015-2024 - Paperback

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by Scott Ritter (Author)The world stands on the precipice of a nuclear Armageddon, the byproduct of a confluence of the demise of the foundational principles of arms control that had served as a check on the world's two largest nuclear-armed nations, the United States and Russia, and the geopolitical consequences of a failing hegemon clashing with an emerging multipolar reality. Nuclear weapons, once codified as weapons of deterrence intended never to be used, have morphed into weapons that h...

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Report copyright infringementby Tan Willie (Author)Urban Management is about managing cities in uncertain times. The book covers the urbanization process, the urban challenges, the benefits of cities, and the scope of urban management. The latter includes urban planning, capital investment programs, local economic development, housing, urban service delivery, public utilities, social services, general urban services, transport, and asset management. This book focuses on the general principles...

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Report copyright infringementby Tertullian (Author)The Apparel of Women is a book written by Tertullian, a prominent Christian theologian and writer from the early Church. The book explores the topic of women's clothing and adornment, and provides guidance and advice for women on how they should dress and present themselves according to Christian principles.Tertullian argues that women should dress modestly and avoid any clothing or accessories that might be seen as immodest or sexually sugge...

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Report copyright infringementby Joe Hung Nguyen (Author)The First Lady of the 45th & 47th Presidencies: A Heart of Love and Compassion in Public Life is a reflective examination of the role and presence of the First Lady across two nonconsecutive administrations in modern American history. Rather than presenting a conventional biography or political narrative, this book offers a contemplative exploration of public life shaped by discretion, discipline, and moral composure.Through measured...

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Report copyright infringementby Lucas Almanza (Author)Lee Kuan Yew: The Philosopher-King of SingaporeBy Lucas AlmanzaLee Kuan Yew is often described as a brilliant administrator, a pragmatic modernizer, or an authoritarian technocrat. This book argues something deeper: he was the closest the modern world has come to producing a philosopher-king.Drawing from Western political theory, Confucian ethics, and the brutal lessons of Asian history, LKY engineered one of the most improbable national s...

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Report copyright infringementby Rich Logis (Author)"...a blueprint for those in MAGA who can no longer justify the lies of Donald Trump."Joe Walsh, Former United States Representative"This book is a public apology. I am profoundly sorry for the damage I caused during the seven years I was in the MAGA movement. I contributed to the assault on our democracy. I exacerbated the harm caused to others in MAGA. Now I am holding myself accountable by working to make amends."So begins One Betrayal Too...

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Report copyright infringementby Ruben Barrera Vela Botello Jd (Author)For generations, the story of La Raza has been told in fragments - scattered across borders, cultures, and histories. In Americano Forever: La Raza Americas, Ruben Barrera Vela Botello, JD, brings these stories together through the lived experiences of an Aztlan Chicano whose journey reflects the heart of millions across the Americas.Born and raised in Texas, the author recounts his long path through military service, highe...

The Constitution of the United States, Smithsonian Edition - Hardcover

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by Founding Fathers (Author), Harry R. Rubenstein (Foreword by)This striking edition contains the foundational document of the United State's governance. This durable and portable book will help you navigate the latest conversations about the supreme law of the land. With a sleek and dignified design, its features make it the perfect keepsake: Bound in faux-leatherFoil-stamped in goldSturdy, quality hardcover This edition stands out in the market with an illuminating new introduction from Ha...

Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Bean (Author), Charlie Aleck (Illustrator)A deeply reported analysis of the connections between policing and capitalism, centering global lessons of revolt and resistance Where do cops come from and what do they do? How did "modern policing" as we know it today come to be? What about the capitalist state necessitates policing? In this clear and comprehensive account of why and how the police--the linchpin of capitalism--function and exist, organizer and ...

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by Bert J. M. de Vries (Author)The fully updated second edition of this innovative textbook provides a system analysis approach to sustainability for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. To an extent unparalleled in other textbooks, the latest scientific data and insights are integrated into a broad and deep transdisciplinary framework. Readers are encouraged to explore and engage with sustainability issues through the lenses of a cultural and methodological pluralism which promotes ...

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy - Paperback

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by Cathy O'Neil (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A former Wall Street quant sounds the alarm on Big Data and the mathematical models that threaten to rip apart our social fabric--with a new afterword "A manual for the twenty-first-century citizen . . . relevant and urgent."--Financial Times NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - The Boston Globe - Wired - Fortune - Kirkus Reviews - The Guardian - Nature - On Point We live ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rupert de Borchgrave (Author)How do we understand the heritage of the Levant? In 2003 Rupert de Borchgrave set off by local public transport from London to Mount Ararat with a backpack and a sack of books. Against the backdrop of the Second Gulf War, he examined the much-disputed territory on which the ancient world constructed its philosophical, religious, mathematical and artistic thinking and considered what the region gave to Western civilisation.His narrat...

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Report copyright infringementby Natwar Gandhi (Author)Natwar Gandhi began life in a dusty Indian village that had no paved streets, no electricity, no telephone and no running water. When he was 17, his father put him on a train to Mumbai in hopes that he might find work and send money home to help support the family. In Mumbai he barely made a living, but through countless long days of work, relentless determination and good luck he was able to take a plane to New York at the age of 25, wher...

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Report copyright infringementby Augie K. II Fabela (Author)Today, law enforcement is under siege like never before, creating a need for outof- the-box thinking and tactics. The DECIDE framework laid out in this book will serve the public and law enforcement community by providing decision making tools and insights to help fulfill their mission to protect and serve. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publicat...

Breach of Trust: How the Warren Commission Failed the Nation and Why

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Report copyright infringementby Gerald D. McKnight (Author)The Warren Commission's major conclusion was that Lee Harvey Oswald was the "lone assassin" of President John F. Kennedy. Gerald McKnight rebuts that view in a meticulous and devastating dissection of the Commission's work. The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy was officially established by Executive Order to investigate and determine the facts surrounding JFK's murder. The Warren Commission, as it becam...

Two Sides of the Border: Reimagining the Region - Paperback

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by Tatiana Bilbao (Editor), Ayesha S. Ghosh (Editor), Nile Greenberg (Editor)What if we stopped dividing the US and Mexico, and instead saw the border as one region? This book envisions the cultural and industrial cohesion of the areaAt a moment when migration has returned as a hot-button political issue and NAFTA is being renegotiated as the USMC, political discourse has exaggerated differences on either side of the shared US/Mexico border. But what if we stopped dividing the United States a...

Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes - Paperback

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by Anne Elizabeth Moore (Author)Whether for entertainment, under the guise of medicine, or to propel consumerism, heinous acts are perpetrated daily on women's bodies. In Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes, award-winning journalist Anne Elizabeth Moore catalogs the global toll of capitalism on our physical autonomy. Weaving together unflinching research and surprising humor, these essays range from investigative--probing the Cambodian garment industry, the history of menstrual pr...

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Report copyright infringementby Schuman (Author)Through the summarization of the plight of many creative artists, William Schuman and Roger L. Stevens discuss the balance of artistic output and economic support in two independent essays with three responses included in this addition to the Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lectures. Looking at the importance of balancing expense and income in an artist's career, Economic Pressures and the Future of the Arts discusses the concept of fame and fort...

Drone Imaginaries: The Power of Remote Vision

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Report copyright infringementby Andreas Immanuel Graae (Editor), Kathrin Maurer (Editor)This book investigates the representation of civilian and military drones in visual arts, literature, and architecture. What emerges, is a compelling new aesthetic: 'drone imaginary', a prism of cultural and critical knowledge, through which the complex interplay between drone technology and human communities is explored, and from which its historical, cultural and political dimensions can be assessed. The...

Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America - Hardcover

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by Paola Ramos (Author)An award-winning journalist's deeply reported exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics Democrats have historically assumed they can rely on the Latino vote, but recent elections have called that loyalty into question. In fact, despite his vociferous anti-immigrant rhetoric and disastrous border policies, Trump won a higher percentage of the Latino ...

Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 - Paperback

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by Juan Williams (Author), Julian Bond (Introduction by)The 30th-anniversary edition of Juan Williams's celebrated account of the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the Selma-Montgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who participated in the American civil rights movement; their stories are told in Eyes on the Prize. From leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., to lesser-known figures such as Barbara Rose John a...

Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism - Paperback

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by Shane Burley (Author), Ben Lorber (Author)Two activist journalists present a progressive, intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we do about antisemitism? Antisemitism is on the rise today. From synagogue shootings by white nationalists, to right-wing politicians and media figures pushing George Soros conspiracy theories, it's clear that exclusionary nationalist movements are growing. By spreading division and fear, they put Jews, along with other marginalized groups and m...

Power Born of Dreams: My Story Is Palestine - Paperback

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by Mohammad Sabaaneh (Author)"An artistic triumph that will stand as an enduring testament to the spirit of the Palestinian people. Mohammad Sabaaneh is a master."--Joe Sacco, winner of the American Book Award for Palestine What does freedom look like from inside an Israeli prison? A bird perches on the cell window and offers a deal: "You bring the pencil, and I will bring the stories," stories of family, of community, of Gaza, of the West Bank, of Jerusalem, of Palestine. The two collect thr...

Dark Aeon: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity - Hardcover

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by Joe Allen (Author), Stephen K. Bannon (Foreword by)Humanity is consumed by relentless transformation Like a thief in the night, artificial intelligence has inserted itself into our lives. It makes important decisions for us every day. Often, we barely notice. As Joe Allen writes in this groundbreaking book, "Transhumanism is the great merger of humankind with the Machine. At this stage in history, it consists of billions using smartphones. Going forward, we'll be hardwiring our brains to ...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Saoke (Author)'Africa's Atomic Odyssey - A Compendium of a Continent's Encounter with Nuclear Power' reveals a complex interplay of geopolitical dynamics and colonial legacies. Nations with uranium reserves face pressures from global powers while striving for sovereignty over their resources. This analysis examines the historical legacies and ongoing challenges of nuclear materials, including public health crises and economic exploitation. It highlights th...

Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness - Paperback

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by Da'shaun L. Harrison (Author), Kiese Laymon (Foreword by)**The 2022 Lammy Award Winner in Transgender Nonfiction**Exploring the intersections of Blackness, gender, fatness, health, and the violence of policing. To live in a body both fat and Black is to exist at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness as anti-Blackness. Hyper-policed by state and society, passed over for housing and jobs, and derided and misdiagnosed by medical professionals, fat Black people ...

Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety - Paperback

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by Cara Page (Author), Erica Woodland (Author), Aurora Levins Morales (Foreword by)A profound offering and call to action--collective stories, testimonials, and incantations for renewing political and spiritual liberation grounded in Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and Queer and Trans healing justice lineages We reclaim the power, resilience, and innovation of our ancestors through this book. To embody their wisdom across centuries and generations is to continue their legacy of liberation...