Practical Politics category: 1369 books
Where We Go from Here
Two Years in the Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
BERNIE'S BLUEPRINT FOR 2020. AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER.
In Where We Go from Here, New York Times bestselling author Bernie Sanders reveals the blueprint for his 2020 presidential run by chronicling the day-by-day struggles that he and his progressive colleagues have waged over the last...
by Noah McCullough
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
“I want everyone to know about the history of the United States and about important political events and issues and how they work.”
–Noah McCullough, age ten, 2032 presidential hopeful
Noah McCullough may just be this country’s youngest presidential historian ever–and in this delightful...
An Inconvenient Death
How the Establishment Covered Up the David Kelly Affair
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR.
'A compelling, authoritative insight into possibly the most controversial death in Britain this century' The Observer.
'Goslett's like Poirot; he asks questions ... Spooky and scary' Evening Standard.
'Masterful ... This book made me proud of my trade as...
ENOCH POWELL
The Patriotic Prophet
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Enoch Powell has been called, 'The Greatest Prime Minister Britain never had. In the sixties and seventies Enoch warned through a series of prophetic speeches the dangers that lied ahead for a Multi-Racial Britain. His most famous 'Rivers of blood' speech showed a man with an insight into the...
The Wit and Wisdom of John F. Kennedy
An A-to-Z Compendium of Quotations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1996
Though he did not live long enough to write his memoirs, John Fitzgerald Kennedy left behind a legacy of wit and wisdom that still informs the lives and hopes of the American people today. Known for his courage and charisma, he embodied the youthful, optimistic spirit of the mid-20th century American....
Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
An urgent and accessible handbook for peaceful protesters, activists, and community organizers—anyone trying to defend their rights, hold their government accountable, or change the world
Blueprint for Revolution will teach you how to
• make oppression backfire by playing your opponents’...
Presidential Campaigns: Documents Decoded
Documents Decoded
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Combining primary sources with expert commentary, this timely book probes critical moments in U.S. presidential elections in the last 20th- and early 21st-centuries, empowering readers to better understand and analyze the electoral process.
• Primary sources such as speeches, advertisements,...
by Donald A. Ritchie
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English....
Turnpike Trooper
Racial Profiling & the New Jersey State Police
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2005
Harrowing experiences and shocking details regarding the societal phenomenon known as, Racial Profiling fill the pages of this true story based on the life of New Jersey State Trooper John Hogan. Following his involvement in the infamous, Turnpike Shooting which ignited the nations firestorm regarding...
Presidential Upsets: Dark Horses, Underdogs, and Corrupt Bargains
Dark Horses, Underdogs, and Corrupt Bargains
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Controversial and unexpected presidential election results have occurred throughout American history. Presidential Upsets: Dark Horses, Underdogs, and Corrupt Bargains carefully examines eleven presidential upsets spread across two centuries of American history, ranking these election upsets by order...
Gender, Race, and Office Holding in the United States
Representation at the Intersections
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Over the past several decades, the number of women elected to higher office in the United States has grown substantially. However, when the electoral gains of women are considered on a state-by-state basis, there are observable variations in the rate by state at which women are elected to state legislative...
The MoveOn Effect
The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
The Internet is facilitating a generational transition among American political advocacy organizations. This book provides a detailed exploration of how "netroots" advocacy groups - MoveOn.org, DailyKos.com, DemocracyforAmerica.com, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee - differ...
by Paul Kent
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
What has the EU ever done for us? Why doesn't Posh Spice like the European Union? Which EU member nation is the grumpiest? How many people does it take to post a letter in the EU HQ in Brussels? When did Margaret Thatcher drape herself in a German flag? How does the EU recommend you dispose of a broken...
by James L. Gelvin
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
In the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged. The Syrian civil war has displaced half the country's population, and ISIS and other jihadi groups thrive in the political vacuum there and in Iraq, setting...