Tocqueville's view that a virtuous and viable democracy depends on robust associational life has become a cornerstone of contemporary democratic theory. Democratic theorists generally agree that issue networks, recreational associations, support circles, religious groups, unions, advocacy groups, and myriad other kinds of associations enhance democracy by cultivating citizenship, promoting public deliberation, providing voice and representation, and enabling varied forms of governance. Yet...

Esta obra describe las instituciones emergentes de la democracia participativa, analizando su relación con el sistema político, lo mismo que sus fines y objetivos. Se indaga en diversas preguntas: ¿se responsabiliza más a los gobiernos y a los funcionarios electos que a las elecciones?, ¿estas nuevas instituciones sostienen o cuestionan las formas tradicionales de clientelismo?, ¿inducen a que el sistema político sea más receptivo en términos de política y toma de decisiones?, ¿cómo afecta...

The Academy of Parish Clergy 2020 Reference Book of the Year2020 Association of Catholic Publishers first place award in Scripture2020 Catholic Press Association third place award for best new religious book seriesThis reading of Mark's Gospel engages this ancient text from the perspective of contemporary feminist concerns to expose and resist all forms of domination that prevent the full ...

Un caso real de posesión demoníaca narrado por los primeros periodistas que le dieron cobertura con gran repercusión en el Boston Herald, y que concluyó con un exorcismo cuyas grabaciones se muestran en la taquillera película The Conjuring. Absolutamente aterrador. Absolutamente cierto. Cuando a un pobre granjero de Massachusetts le ocurren diversos sucesos extraños y aterradores, actúa como lo hubiese hecho cualquiera de nosotros. Primero acude a la policía local. Y, después, a un sacerdo...

Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn, and George Soros all started with nothing---and made billion-dollar fortunes solely by investing. But their investment strategies are so widely divergent, what could they possibly have in common?As Mark Tier demonstrates in this insightful book, the secrets that made Buffet, Icahn, and Soros the world's three richest investors are the same mental habits and strategies they all practice religiously. However, these are mental habits and strategies that fly...

A lifetime of Warren Buffett's wit and wisdom in 122 pages.This isn't another investment tutorial or biography on Warren Buffett.??Instead, it's a collection of 240 of his wittiest and most insightful thoughts ("gems"), culled from 34 years of his letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.These gems lighten spirits with their humor, enlighten minds with their wisdom, and provide an interesting view into one of America's most successful CEOs.??All quotes in the book...

Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of all time and one of today’s most admired business leaders. He became a billionaire and investment sage by looking at companies as businesses rather than prices on a stock screen. The first two editions of The Warren Buffett Way gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind Buffett's spectacular success. The new edition updates readers on the latest investments by Buffett. And, more...

Are you making the most of your investment opportunities by trading dividends?Or are you sitting back with underperforming stocks, building your wealth sideways rather than upwards?Nobody can predict the future, but betting on stocks is a good way for people who know what they're doing to make money. If you don't, it's a great way to lose everything.If used as part of a diversified portfolio and grown over time, investing in dividen...

Does the idea of investing in the stock market frighten you?Are you one of those individuals who like to know more about how this thing worked? Then our book is the perfect option for you!"Stock Market Investing: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Build Your Passive Income with the Best Proven Strategies and Techniques In Stocks and Dividend Investing. Risk Management. Trader Psychology" strives to help people like you who have ever consider investing in the stock market and those people who m...

The off-roading, hill-seeking and muddy-morning adventures of New Zealand farming legend Mark WarrenMark Warren is a larger-than-life character of rural New Zealand. He grew up with an obsession with Landrovers, council tip trucks, bulldozers, hill-country tractors, snow-plows - if it had four wheels, it warranted Mark's attention. Interwoven with his stories of working as a grease monkey, rallying in a purpose built Toyota landy, rescuing ski-bunnies off icy mount...

Biological invasions - the introduction, establishment and spread of invasive alien species - are complex global phenomena that can cause significant environmental, ecological, and economic harm. Along with the direct effects of an invasive host organism, there is the additional threat of co-introduced pathogenic and parasitic species. Co-introduced parasites can affect the success of the invasive organism but can also go on to infect hosts in the new range, resulting in novel ecological i...

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