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Report copyright infringementby Dora Rodriguez (Author), Abbey Carpenter (Author)Dora: A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain is a gripping memoir by Dora Rodriguez, one of only thirteen survivors of a harrowing 1980 crossing through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona during El Salvador's civil war. At just nineteen, Dora risked everything to flee political violence, only to be met with new dangers along the migrant trail. Her story unfolds in vivid, heart-wrenching detail, from a ...

You're Telling My Kids They Can't Read This Book?: Our Hundred-Year Children's-Literature Revolution and How We'll Keep Fighting to Support Our Famili

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Laties (Author)When a colleague's bookstore closes due to book-banning, Andrew Laties is assigned the task of explaining how children's-book creators brought thousands of diverse books into schools and homes over the past several decades, and how today's reactionary backlash can be resisted. Revealing the perspectives of authors, publishers, educators, librarians, parents, students, and booksellers, Laties urges readers to join the battle against book-ba...

Brother Outsider, Brother Insider: A Political Biography of Lawrence Guyot Jr.

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Danielson (Author)Lawrence Thomas Guyot Jr. (1939-2012), known simply as "Guyot" (pronounced ghee-aught), was a pivotal yet underrecognized figure in the civil rights movement. As a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) field secretary in the 1960s, he battled southern poverty and racism, championing voting rights for Black Mississippians. His leadership in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) highlighted tensions between the MFDP's ...

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Report copyright infringementby Naim Tahir Baig (Author) In " Behind The Veil Of Deception: Catherine Perez-Shakdam," Dr. Naim Tahir Baig presents the most extraordinary case of modern infiltration and identity transformation in contemporary Middle Eastern politics. This meticulously researched biography chronicles the remarkable life of Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a French-born Jewish intellectual who successfully penetrated the highest levels of the Iranian regime while concealing her true ide...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Jefferson (Author)Explore the thoughts and reflections of one of America's most influential figures with "The Writings Of Thomas Jefferson: 1816-1826." This carefully curated collection offers a deep dive into the later years of Jefferson's life, providing invaluable insights into his political philosophy, his vision for the young nation, and his personal beliefs. From his correspondence with prominent contemporaries to his reflections on education, libe...

American Conspiracy Theories - Paperback

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by Joseph E. Uscinski (Author), Joseph M. Parent (Author)We are living in an age of conspiracy theories, whether it's enduring, widely held beliefs such as government involvement in the Kennedy assassination or alien activity at Roswell, fears of a powerful infiltrating group such as the Illuminati, Jews, Catholics, or communists, or modern fringe movements of varying popularity such as birtherism and trutherism. What is it in American culture that makes conspiracy theories proliferate? Who i...

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Report copyright infringementby Scott Haroldsen (Author)I put a whole lot of bad people in prison when I was a Denver Policeman. I arrested bank robbers, stick-ups, burglars, big time drug dealers, guys who kidnapped babies, murderers, arsonists, rapist, FBI top ten most wanted, drunk drivers, felons with guns, child molesters and a many other criminals. I loved my job so much that if I could have afforded it I would have paid to be a policeman. My wife of 55yrs told me if I would write the s...

Stalin's Witnesses: A novel of the Great Terror and the Moscow Show Trials

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Report copyright infringementby Julius Wachtel (Author)Crimes against humanity can't happen unless decent people look the other way. Stalin's murderous repressions were no exception. "Stalin's Witnesses" is a fictionalized yet historically faithful, deeply researched account of how the lives of four Soviet citizens and a German expatriate came to intersect in a Moscow courtroom three-quarters of a century ago. Under arrest but summoned as "witnesses," their false testimony helped justify the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses (Author)Salazar: A Political Biography is the definitive biography of the longstanding Portuguese dictator.Author BiographyFilipe Ribeiro de Meneses is a Professor of History at Maynooth University, Ireland. He is the author of numerous works on Portuguese history, including Portugal 1914-1926: From the First World War to Military Dictatorship (2004) and Afonso Costa - Portugal (2010). The first edition of his biography of Salazar was ...

Lincoln and Leadership: Military, Political, and Religious Decision Making

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Report copyright infringementby Randall M. Miller (Editor), Allen C. Guelzo (Afterword by)A book that does something truly remarkable: says something new about Lincoln! Lincoln and Leadership offers fresh perspectives on the 16th president-making novel contributions to the scholarship of one of the more studied figures of American history. The book explores Lincoln's leadership through essays focused, respectively, on Lincoln as commander-in-chief, deft political operator, and powerful theolo...

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin M. Cahill (Author)Labyrinths explores the origins of thirteen books I have written in the past few decades, texts that have helped to define the emerging parameters of relief operations that inevitably follow armed conflicts or natural disasters. Widely used in international training programs, these books provide practical, specific approaches - and solutions - to complex problems in a multidisciplinary field. But how, and why, and even when certain edito...

Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid

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Report copyright infringementby Alan R. Raucher (Author)Having gained fame and success in business, Paul G. Hoffman went on to become involved in a wide range of public concerns. In this new and revealing biography Alan R. Raucher provides the first assessment of Hoffman's entire career, beginning with his rise to the presidency of Studebaker and his success in applying progressive management to lift it from bankruptcy to profitability. A firm believer in the automobile, Hoffman became known ...

Systems Thinking for Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results - Paperback

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by David Peter Stroh (Author)"David Stroh has produced an elegant and cogent guide to what works. Research with early learners is showing that children are natural systems thinkers. This book will help to resuscitate these intuitive capabilities and strengthen them in the fire of facing our toughest problems."--Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline Concrete guidance on how to incorporate systems thinking in problem solving, decision making, and strategic planning--for everyone! Donors,...

Wild Rose: Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Civil War Spy

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Report copyright infringementby Ann Blackman (Author)For sheer bravado and style, no woman in the North or South rivaled the Civil War heroine Rose O'Neale Greenhow. Fearless spy for the Confederacy, glittering Washington hostess, legendary beauty and lover, Rose Greenhow risked everything for the cause she valued more than life itself. In this superb portrait, biographer Ann Blackman tells the surprising true story of a unique woman in history. "I am a Southern woman, born with revolutionary...

Wild Man: The Life and Times of Daniel Ellsberg

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Report copyright infringementby T. Wells (Author)On September 4, 1971, the office of Lewis Fielding, a psychiatrist practicing in Los Angeles, was broken into. It looked like a run of the mill drug raid. A month later, a homeless man was charged with burglary and the case was considered closed. On June 17, 1972, five men were charged with breaking and entering at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. With these two burglaries, one see...

A Rope and a Prayer: The Story of a Kidnapping

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Report copyright infringementby David Rohde (Author), Kristen Mulvihill (Author)The compelling and insightful account of a New York Times reporter's abduction by the Taliban, and his wife's struggle to free him. In November 2008, David Rohde, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Times, was kidnapped by the Taliban and held captive for seven months in the tribal areas of Pakistan. In the process, Rohde became the first American to witness how Pakistan's powerful military tur...

Trailblazer: Perseverance in Life and Politics

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Report copyright infringementby Carol Moseley Braun (Author)A memoir from Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun detailing her remarkable childhood and political career on the Hill, including her tenure as the first Black female US senatorThe first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois. The first Black woman to serve as a US ambassador to New Zealand. These are just a few of the "firsts" that Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun can lay claim to since en...

Far from Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C.

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Report copyright infringementby Lisa Murkowski (Author), Charles Wohlforth (With)A voice of reason in a polarized U.S. Senate, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska tells the story of how she learned to adapt to the harsh climate of Washington, D.C., and issues a fervent appeal for a politics grounded in compromise and compassion. "Two paths diverged--Lisa Murkowski took the one less traveled. In Far from Home, we see how the solitary course she chose has made all the difference."--Senator Mitt Romney Li...

All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians

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Report copyright infringementby Phil Elwood (Author)A New York Times Notable Book A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA New York Post Best Book of the YearAn Amazon Best Biography/Memoir "A rollicking, unexpectedly affecting story. . . It's going to be one of the big, buzzy Beltway books of the year."--Politico A bridge-burning, riotous memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media--from ...

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Report copyright infringementby Council Of Progressives (Author)This book offers a comprehensive analysis of President Ernest Bai Koroma's APC administration (2007-2018) and focuses on the policies and reforms that transformed Sierra Leone's economy, infrastructure, energy sector and social development. Through data-driven research, it explores how Koroma's leadership navigated challenges, fostered national progress and set a benchmark for democratic governance in Africa. Beyond a historical ...

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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...

Learning to Live in the Dark: Essays in a Time of Catastrophe

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Report copyright infringementby Wen Stephenson (Author)In these hard-hitting and deeply personal essays, Nation writer and veteran activist Wen Stephenson traces his search for resolve in the face of our converging climate and political catastrophes. After three decades of failed international efforts to avoid catastrophic climate change, progressive visions of a better world are now increasingly circumscribed by ecological and social breakdown. The geophysical forces unleashed by carbon-fue...

The Empty Chocolate Wrapper: Bosnian War Genocide from the Eyes of Innocence

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Report copyright infringementby Adis Ziga (Author)"The Empty Chocolate Wrapper" is a poignant memoir by Adis Ziga, chronicling his experiences as a child during the Bosnian War and its aftermath. The story begins in the small village of Zepa, where Adis enjoys a peaceful childhood until the outbreak of war in 1992. Adis recounts the siege of Zepa, the hardships endured by his family and community, and the constant threat of violence that became a part of daily life.Throughout the memoir, Adis...

Reinventing Marcos: From Dictator to Hero

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Report copyright infringementby Keith Dalton (Author)Marcos died a dictator. But today, on social media, Marcos is a hero.President Ferdinand E. Marcos held power for 21 years and lost power in four days. What happened and why is recounted in this memoir by Keith Dalton, a decade-long former foreign correspondent in the Philippines. He writes of a ruthless and repressive dictatorship - responsible for more than 100,000 deaths, imprisonments, torture, and 'disappearances'. Through despotism, n...

Orbán vs. Soros: The Four-Decade Duel Between Viktor Orbán & George Soros

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Report copyright infringementby Gábor G. Fodor (Author), Michael Mansell (Translator), Rajmund Fekete (Editor)Orbán vs. Soros is the deeply perceptive story of the early association and later polarization between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the Hungarian nationalist and the post-Hungarian globalist George Soros, illustrated throughout by pertinent historical parallels from the Roman Empire and European history. It throws a revealing light on the "globalist vs. particularist" social dynamics t...

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More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie: My Life as a Nurse Paramedic

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Report copyright infringementby Sherry Jones Mayo (Author), Neal E. Braverman (Foreword by)More True Stories from EMS and the ER More Confessions shares the raw and honest feelings of emergency service professionals through true 'story behind the story' revelations. Disclosing experiences from both sides of the gurney, Sherry and other EMS, ER, paramilitary, and firefighter responders walk you along their fragile line of sanity. Using humor as a life raft during perfect storms, workers reflec...

Escape: The Personal Narrative of a Political Prisoner Who Was Rescued from Lipari, the Fascist Devil's Island

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Report copyright infringementby Francesco Fausto Nitti (Author)Escape: The Personal Narrative Of A Political Prisoner Who Was Rescued From Lipari, The Fascist Devil��s Island is a memoir written by Francesco Fausto Nitti, an Italian political prisoner who managed to escape from the notorious Lipari prison during the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. The book provides a vivid and harrowing account of Nitti's experiences as a prisoner, including the brutal treatment he and his fellow inm...

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Report copyright infringementby John Salisbury (Author)"In my job I've interviewed countless thousands of authors about a multitude of books - but have rarely come across someone as delightful and inspirational as John Salisbury. I share his concern for the Palestinians and admire his heroic efforts on their part. Four cheers."Phillip Adams AO, FAHA, FRSAAustralian humanist, social commentator, broadcaster, public intellectual and farmer Number of Pages: 208 Dimensio...

Song for My Father: Memoir of an All-American Family

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie Stokes Oliver (Author)Song for My Father is a daughter's memoir of her father, Charles M. Stokes, a prominent African-American member of the National Republican Party. Known as "Stokey," he was born just forty years after the abolition of slavery. But by the time he became a pioneer in the fields of law, legislation, and politics -- during the turbulent and transformative 1960s and 70s -- contemporary associations of the GOP with the "party of Lincoln...

The Life of Hon. Nathaniel Chipman, LL.D

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Chipman (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.T...