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St. Martin's Press
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2020.
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328 pages ; 20 cm
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"A radical case for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment as the only way to control gun violence in America There's an average of one mass shooting per day in the United States. Given the ineffectiveness of the gun control lobby, it's time for a strategy with spine. In Repeal the Second Amendment, Allan J. Lichtman has written the first book that uses history, legal theory and up-to-the-minute data to make a compelling case for the amendment's repeal in...
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Why don't young people vote? It's a question, that has been asked by pollsters for years. The 18- to 24-year-old demographic records the lowest voter turnout at elections and it doesn't look to be showing signs of stopping. Being one of this demographic, Mitchell Agg looks into this question and tries to shed light on why his peers don't enter polling stations on election day. Through four main reasons, Mitchell helps us answer this question as well...
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The largest war the world had ever seen, World War I caused thousands to lose their belief in God and their hope for the future. Yet LDS servicemen on the front lines kept the faith, despite numerous physical and spiritual dangers. Though these soldiers suffered hardships, these stories show how they‚ like the Army of Helaman‚ were miraculously preserved and protected according to the Lord's promises.
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After WWII, the world entered a phase of extreme dynamics. The USA outpaced all other countries. More than 50 years later, it no longer has the radical esprit that brought about its hegemony. Still, America of the information revolution remains the world's only superpower. But as the necessity of change, expressed in a variety of systemic crises, accelerated, the USA fell into patterns of reactive politics similar to those that led to the downfall...
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Something nasty is happening in America. Have you noticed the trend? There's more bullying, more incivility, more disrespect and even more relationship violence between us at home, at work, in our communities and in the news. And, it seems to be increasing rather than decreasing. We have noticed a pattern to this behavior that is all too familiar: Personal Attacks, Crisis Emotions, All-or-Nothing Solutions, Narcissistic Behavior and Negative Advocates....
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 I imagined a nightmare scenario where early one morning, my phone would buzz me awake and I would fumble for it in the dark. A staffer on the other end would inform me that there had been a horrible massacre at a Jewish site somewhere in Europe.
#2 The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. It...
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Originally published in 1896, "Robert's Rules of Order," remains to this day the manual of choice when it comes to conducting orderly productive proceedings. As General Henry M. Robert describes in his preface to the work, "The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish in the best possible manner the work for which it was designed. To do this it is necessary to restrain the individual somewhat, as the right of an individual,...
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Do NOT read this material if you are an old liberal, a Democrat, an Obama supporter, or have HIGH Blood Pressure. I was raised as a staunch Democrat in the mid-West. I hated Ronald Regan. How Regan actually brought me into the Republican party. A forgotten story about Hillary & Beethoven. In defense of our mid-East friend, Israel. A Critique of Washington corruption. I'm a card carrying member of that "Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy", you know, Americans...
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Why do some nonviolent revolutions lead to successful democratization, while others fail to consolidate democratic change? And, what can activists do to push toward a victory over dictatorship that results in long-term political freedom? When Civil Resistance Succeeds: Building Democracy After Popular Nonviolent Uprisings (ICNC Press, 2018) by Jonathan Pinckney explores these questions, offering takeaways for a variety of readers interested in supporting...
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Los casi cuarenta años de franquismo fueron un régimen basado en el genocidio y el terror que convirtió a los españoles de ciudadanos en súbditos amedrentados. Durante la interminable posguerra los vencedores fueron tan inhumanos y crueles que todavía hoy, a más de setenta años del fin de la contienda, se palpa el miedo cuando surge el tema del terror, las "sacas" de presos, los "paseos" organizados por los falangistas, las torturas en las...
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This is a hard-hitting response to false statements about our nation's values and ideals by rigid radical right-wing extremists. It unmasks their deceptions by using the actual words of the founding fathers-both brief quotations and longer passages. It pays tribute to the America you always knew was hidden behind smokescreens of rigid partisan ideological rhetoric and tells how to get it back. The spirits of Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin,...
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Un libro para lderes, que gobiernan con autoridad, pasin y poder sobrenatural en el contexto hispano-latino de los Estados Unidos. Los lderes gubernamentales son lderes del siglo 21 que tienen la mentalidad del reino, corazones de guerrero y son amigos del Espritu Santo. Es un libro para plantadores de Iglesia radicales, que buscan expandir el reino por la fuerza. La Iglesia hispana necesita una visitacin poderosa del Espritu Santo para cambiar la...
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The long-awaited epilogue to what's been hailed as the must-read political book of the year by commentators on all sides of the great divide. In addition to material covering the phone-hacking scandal previously excluded for legal reasons, in these final three chapters of Power Trip Damian McBride details the aftermath of the book's publication and outlines his shocking predictions for the future of the Labour Party, politics and the economy with...
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But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information...
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In 2008, the financial crisis caused many workers to lose their jobs. Middle-Class Jobs is a book that was written to try to focus on policies that could be created and passed to create middle-class jobs as well as solve many problems our country needs to address. The book is designed to be a basic reference guide in determining what types of policies could benefit communities by providing middle-class jobs.
Instead of chapters 1 and 2, the sections...
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Leadership in America, both in government and business, has been corroded by elitist politicians, unpatriotic Wall Street executives, and a vapid entertainment industry – all of whom have altered the cultural landscape of our country for the worse. Noble public-service ideals, servant-leadership, and Judeo-Christian values that had served as the bedrock of American culture are now regarded at best as irrelevant, and at worst, fodder to ridicule....
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The Toilet Paper Party Guide to Expressing Yourself to Congress, subtitled What to Say, How to Say It, Where to Send It, is a simple, user friendly, do-it-yourself manual. With this easy to read book and congressional directory, you have everything you need to successfully communicate with Congress. Clearly written expert advice and tips from Washington, D.C. insiders make it possible for anyone to have their voice heard. The book includes a comprehensive...
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