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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An expert on American authoritarianism offers a searing rebuke to the "exceptional" narrative that dominates our understanding of US history. In 12 lessons, On Fascism exposes the divisive rhetoric, strongman tactics, violent othering, and mainstream attitudes that continue to through American history and compete with our egalitarian, democratic aspirations.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Machiavelli's famously controversial work, is a leadership classic. This was the first book of its type to promise secrets of time management, presentations, change management and interview skills. With simple prose and straightforward logic Machiavelli's study of attaining power is relevant for any modern reader seeking to make their way in the world.
23) Beyond promises
Author
Publisher
Big Fox Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Beyond Promises" is a memoir of sorts by Ron Corbett, who became the youngest speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives and who now is finishing up his eighth year as mayor of Iowa's second largest city, Cedar Rapids. In the late 1990s, Corbett was considered a possible Republican candidate for Congress or governor. Then he surprised many and resigned from the Legislature so he wouldn't have to spend so much time away from home and his growing...
Author
Publisher
Nowtilus
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Las claves y conceptos para entender la política. Aprenda lo esencial de la ciencia política y la razón política, la organización social, el poder, la política en la historia, los elementos que conforman las sociedades políticas, los distintos tipos de sociedades y comunidades políticas, las ideologías y problemas candentes de la política. ¿Democracia es votar? ¿Es el populismo la solución o un problema más? ¿Sabemos de lo que hablamos...
Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"We don't understand the reactionary mind. As a result, argues Mark Lilla in this timely book, the ideas and passions that shape today's political dramas are unintelligible to us. The reactionary is anything but a conservative. He is as radical and modern a figure as the revolutionary, someone shipwrecked in the rapidly changing present, and suffering from nostalgia for an idealized past and an apocalyptic fear that history is rushing toward catastrophe....
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
She was the ultimate patriot. Now, what she knows could bring down the government. Libby is a former top national security advisor who, while working with ruthless political veteran Rachel, signed off on a controversial military action that was supposed to end the war on terror. Except thousands died under false pretenses. Haunted by this, Libby sets out to tell the truth, risking treason and her own life, to expose a cover-up that stretches all the...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Fans of Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy World will enjoy this fun, interactive Community Helpers picture book that introduces children to everyone who works together within the local government. Welcome to Trusty Town Hall! Everyone here helps keep the town of Honey Hill running smoothly. Marco's father is running for mayor. Sadie and her grandma are collecting materials from the recycling center to create an art installation. Chloe's visiting her mom,...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Gateway
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The idea that American conservatism is identical to "classical" liberalism--widely held since the 1960s--is seriously mistaken. The award-winning political theorist Yoram Hazony argues that the best hope for Western democracy is a return to the empiricist, religious, and nationalist traditions of America and Britain--the conservative traditions that brought greatness to the English-speaking nations and became the model for national freedom for the...
Author
Publisher
Words & Pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
How do you sum up world politics in just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! From activist to wealth, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and beautiful illustration, providing a thoughtful, unbiased introduction to key political terms and ideas to help the young (and not so young) get to grips with the subject. Basically, everything you need to know in a nut shell. Along with some expected...
33) The Prince
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Il Principe (The Prince) is the famous text by Florentine public servant Niccolo Machiavelli, in which he outlines the best strategy by which a prince can acquire, maintain and protect his state. Published posthumously, the text departs from his previous works, but is that for which he is remembered, and which has produced the adjective "Machiavellian". Machiavelli directives for maintaining a secure state are direct and at times
...Author
Language
English
Description
Eric Metaxas offers a thrilling review of America's uniqueness, and a sobering reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless people truly understand what their founding fathers meant for them to be. The book includes a stirring call-to-action for every American to understand the ideals behind the 'noble experiment in ordered liberty' that is America. It also paints a vivid picture of the tremendous fragility of that experiment and explains...
Author
Publisher
Regnery Publishing ; a division of Salem Media Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"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.
36) Congress!
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A simple, fact-filled introduction for the smallest listeners on the legislative branch of the US government and how a bill becomes law"--
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In Fools, Frauds and Firebrands, professor and philosopher Roger Scruton asks: what does the Left look like today, and how has it evolved since 1989? What can replace radical egalitarianism and the dominance of antinomian attitudes in the intellectual world? Can there be any foundation for resistance to the leftist agenda without religious faith?" --Amazon.
In a reworking of a book first published in 1985, Scruton begins with a ruthless analysis...
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Property will cost us the earth. The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of appeals, mass street protests, petition campaigns, and peaceful demonstrations, we are still facing a booming fossil fuel industry, rising seas, rising emission levels, and a rising temperature. With the stakes so high, why haven't we moved beyond peaceful protest' In this lyrical manifesto, noted climate scholar (and saboteur...
Author
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the wake of the 2016 election, Lenz watched as her country and her marriage were torn apart by the competing forces of faith and politics. She was bewildered by the pain and loss around her and questioned: What was happening to faith in the heartland? Lenz set out to discover the changing forces of faith and tradition in God's country. In examining the effects of faith and religion on our lives, our relationships, and our country, Lenz asks whether...
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