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Cover of Stassen Again
by Steve Werle
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015

A new investigation of the meteoric rise, lifetime of achievements, and unique persona of "boy wonder" and perennial candidate Harold E. Stassen. In ten unsuccessful runs at the U.S. presidency, Harold E. Stassen became infamous as a perennial candidate. But his lifetime of achievements,...
Cover of Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris
by Christopher Snedden
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

In 1846, the British created the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) - popularly called "Kashmir" - and then quickly sold this prized region to the wily and powerful Raja, Gulab Singh. Intriguingly, had they retained it, the India-Pakistan dispute over possession of the state may never have arisen, but...
Cover of Abundance And The Art Of Giving
by william chin
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2018

“ Determining What Abundance And The Art Of Giving Is About Can Have Amazing Benefits For Your Life And Business!” Learn About The True Definition Of Abumdance- And Learn ThatThe More You Give, The More You Will Receive To Create Amazing Results! From the Desktop of , Date: Saturday, September...
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Backrooms and Beyond

Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada

by Jonathan Craft
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016

Though they serve in many roles and under many titles, no one doubts that political staffs now wield substantial influence in the making of government policy. Backrooms and Beyond draws on interviews with ministers, senior public servants, and political advisers to offer the first detailed Canadian...
Cover of The Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
by Sylvia Wrigley
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014

Malaysia Airlines flight 370 departed from Kuala Lumpur airport shortly after midnight, full of passengers flying to Beijing. Half an hour later, the greatest mystery in aviation history had begun. Though most of us will board an aircraft at some point in our lives, we know little about how...
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Wards of the State

A Society without Baby Boomers

by Paula Laureen Henderson
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015

what does it take to be a survivor in the world today? Or in the future? Are world issues becoming so large and common that no one hears them anymore? How can Our Country, as a nation, evolve from ‘victim’ mentality to ‘survivor’?   Paula Laureen Henderson, author/novelist...
Cover of Power, Greed, and Hubris

Power, Greed, and Hubris

Judicial Bribery in Mississippi

by James R. Crockett
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013

From 2003 to 2009 sensational judicial bribery scandals rocked Mississippi's legal system. Famed trial lawyers Paul Minor and Richard (Dickie) Scruggs and renowned judge and former prosecutor Bobby DeLaughter proved to be the nexus of these scandals. Seven attorneys and a former state auditor were...
Cover of The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market and State
by David Bollier, Silke Helfrich
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014

We are poised between an old world that no longer works and a new one struggling to be born. Surrounded by centralized hierarchies on the one hand and predatory markets on the other, people around the world are searching for alternatives. The Wealth of the Commons explains how millions of commoners...
Cover of President Barack Obama’s January 28, 2014 State of the Union Address with the Republican Response by Representative Cathy McMorris (R-WA), the Libertarian Response by Wes Benedict, and the Tea Party Response by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)
by United States Government President Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014

The complete and full text of President Barack Obama’s January 28, 2014 State of the Union Address along with the Republican Response by Representative Cathy McMorris (R-Washington), the Libertarian Response by Executive Director Wes Benedict, and the Tea Party Response by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).
Cover of Nonprofits and Advocacy

Nonprofits and Advocacy

Engaging Community and Government in an Era of Retrenchment

by
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014

When the Susan G. Komen foundation pulled funding for Planned Parenthood’s breast exam program, the public uproar brought new focus to the high political and economic stakes faced by nonprofit organizations. The missions of 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations, political action committees, and...
Cover of BAMBOOZLING BLACK AMERICA
by E. Malcolm Wise
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013

BAMBOOZLING BLACK AMERICA is a Fictional account of a plot to destroy Black America. Secret agencies with devious minds have hatched a plot to bring about the demise of Black people in America. The book is a collection of secret documents between secret agents that outline in detail their...
Cover of Is Trumpism The Cure?
by Jared William Carter
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017

This work looks at Trumpism and its cure for American Politics by critically acclaimed writer Jared William Carter.  
Cover of The New Politics of the Old South

The New Politics of the Old South

An Introduction to Southern Politics

by
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017

Now in its sixth edition, The New Politics of the Old South is the best and most comprehensive analysis and history of political behaviors and shifting demographics in America’s southern states. Edited by leading scholars Charles S. Bullock III and Mark J. Rozell, this book has been updated through...
Cover of Unusually Cruel

Unusually Cruel

Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism

by Marc Morjé Howard
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017

The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly ten times higher than other liberal democracies. Indeed, while the U.S. is home to 5 percent of the world's population, it contains nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. But the extent of American cruelty...
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