Algora Publishing imprint: 206 books

Euro Exit

Why (and How) To Get Rid of the Monetary Union

by Jean-Jacques Rosa
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

The euro zone is clearly not an optimal single currency area, and thus the euro has been the worst governmental mistake since deflationary policy turned the 1929 crisis into a decade of depression. The book explains why European politicians and businessmen decided nevertheless to circumvent democratic...

On Awareness:

A Collection of Philosophical Dialogues

by Nicholas J. Pappas
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

The reader of this book is invited to enjoy a tasty feast of bite-sized philosophical dialogues. One reader might choose to enjoy a single dialogue at a time. Other readers might prefer to try a few at a time, in a “dim sum” approach to thoughtful inquiry. Either way, the reader will find a great variety...
by Lynn G. Gref
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Very few bright ideas ever make it to the marketplace. Explaining the process by which new technologies are born and find their way into products, Dr. Gref makes ample use of historical examples that intrigue and inform the reader while illustrating the concepts presented.  He contrasts the commonly-held...

The Fall of an American Rome

De-Industrialization of the American Dream

by Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014

This is the story of the de-industrialization of America, written by a Business professor with a background in steel company management who grew up in the city of Pittsburgh and loved its manufacturing environment. The book is based on the facts and aims to avoid any partisan political viewpoint —...

George Westinghouse:

Gentle Genius

by Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

George Westinghouse's story is rich in drama and in breadth, a story of power, city building, and applying the Golden Rule in business. His biography intersects with those of many great personalities of the Gilded Age, such as J.P Morgan,...

Catherine Cater

An Elegant Rise Above Race and Gender as Scholar and Professor

by Robert V. Dodge
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016

Catherine Cater's infectious love of ideas inspired students, colleague and friends. A distinguished teacher and intellectual specializing in English literature and philosophy, Dr. Cater faced barriers of race and gender when she entered the academic world and moved to the North. She elevated the...

Margaret Thatcher

A Portrait of the Iron Lady

by John Blundell
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

This book is John Blundell's personal portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the woman who was the pivotal point of the rescue of a country, a woman who woke up her nation and made it once again a world leader. It is not only the story of her life but also an examination of the ideas, interests, and circumstances...
by Ryan Uytdewilligen
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016

A lifelong movie buff puts his knowledge and passion on paper to show you the best films of his favorite movie genre, Coming of Age. The author highlights some of the finest acting, the most poignant moments, and the funniest gags in movies about growing up, reflecting each decade of American culture...

Starter Home

Discovering the Past in Central New York

by Peter Svenson
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017

Svenson documents the dynamic of a village's growth as it coincided with the American experience. In format, the book is similar to "Battlefield: Farming a Civil War Battleground" (by the same author), which was a 1993 National Book Award Finalist and bestseller. The book begins with...

Rush

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Excellence

by Robert Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

Rush is often referred to as a libertarian rock band, but really what the band is channeling is an Aristotelian individualism, a philosophy that strongly resonates with today's 40-somethings. This helps explain the band's resurgence in popularity, culminating in its 2013 induction in the Rock and Roll...

Smokescreen

The US, NATO and the Illegitimate Use of Force

by Paul F.J. Aranas
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

When is it legitimate for nations to use force?The United States and NATO regularly employ the illegitimate use of force, using false arguments and a haze of purported altruistic justifications to justify their actions. But objective standards to legitimacy exist, and those standards are enshrined...

Slouching Toward Tyranny

Mass Incarceration, Death Sentences and Racism

by Joseph B. Ingle
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015

As a pastor to Death Row inmates across the South and as a powerful advocate appealing to prison wardens, lawyers, judges, and legislators, Joseph Ingle has come to some shocking conclusions about the United States, champion of human rights throughout the world. He began to recognize another aspect to...
by Brett F. Woods
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Philosopher, diplomat, politician, inventor, writer, architect, even gardener, from a historical perspective Thomas Jefferson emerges as an extraordinary individual — one who was clearly many things to many people. But, too, precisely because of these same collective endeavors, he has become so much...

Foundations of Cultural Diplomacy

Politics Among Cultures and the Moral Autonomy of Man

by Nicolas Laos
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Dr. Laos takes a stark and realistic look at the interplay between culture and politics and makes an intellectually challenging contribution to normative international relations theory. He proposes a new way of defining ‘critical’ political theory (substantially different from the Frankfurt School’s...
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