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Tammany Hall Tells All

Insider Reveals How He Stole From the Government

af George Washington Plunkitt ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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2 timer 52 min

Originally entitled Plunkitt of Tammany Hall (1905) is a classic of American political literature that records the candid, “plain talks” of George Washington Plunkitt, a powerful leader within New York City’s Tammany Hall political machine. Compiled by journalist William L. Riordon, the book is famous for its unapologetic defense of machine politics and its pragmatic “streetwise” philosophy. It’s ... Læs mere

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Originally entitled Plunkitt of Tammany Hall (1905) is a classic of American political literature that records the candid, “plain talks” of George Washington Plunkitt, a powerful leader within New York City’s Tammany Hall political machine. Compiled by journalist William L. Riordon, the book is famous for its unapologetic defense of machine politics and its pragmatic “streetwise” philosophy. It’s
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Apology for Idlers and Other Essays, An

af Robert Louis Stevenson ...

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1 time 28 min

An Apology for Idlers and Other EssaysJustifying his rejection of an established profession, in 1877 Stevenson offered An Apology for Idlers."A happy man or woman", he reasoned, "is a better thing to find than a five-pound note. He or she is a radiating focus of goodwill" and a practical demonstration of "the great Theorem of the Liveableness of Life". So that if they cannot be happy in the ... Læs mere

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An Apology for Idlers and Other EssaysJustifying his rejection of an established profession, in 1877 Stevenson offered An Apology for Idlers."A happy man or woman", he reasoned, "is a better thing to find than a five-pound note. He or she is a radiating focus of goodwill" and a practical demonstration of "the great Theorem of the Liveableness of Life". So that if they cannot be happy in the
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Curse of Demagogues, The

Lessons Learned from the Presidency of Donald J. Trump

af Eli Merritt ...

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4 timer 4 min

The Curse of Demagogues: Lessons Learned from the Presidency of Donald J. Trump is a collection of 32 essays by 22 writers that make the case that the pathway back to a healthy American democracy is for citizens to understand demagogues and defend against them.More than any other book in print, The Curse of Demagogues makes the story of Donald Trump's rise to the White House coherent and ... Læs mere

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The Curse of Demagogues: Lessons Learned from the Presidency of Donald J. Trump is a collection of 32 essays by 22 writers that make the case that the pathway back to a healthy American democracy is for citizens to understand demagogues and defend against them.More than any other book in print, The Curse of Demagogues makes the story of Donald Trump's rise to the White House coherent and
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Boston

The Documentary Novel of Sacco and Vanzetti

af Upton Sinclair ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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31 timer 7 min

Boston is the novelized account of the Sacco and Vanzetti affair, which rocked the nation—and the world—in the 1920s. Two working-class Italian immigrants, both associated with radical political beliefs, stood accused of the murder of two armed guards during the commission of a payroll robbery.There was scant (and often conflicting) evidence of their guilt. However at that time the nation was ... Læs mere

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Boston is the novelized account of the Sacco and Vanzetti affair, which rocked the nation—and the world—in the 1920s. Two working-class Italian immigrants, both associated with radical political beliefs, stood accused of the murder of two armed guards during the commission of a payroll robbery.There was scant (and often conflicting) evidence of their guilt. However at that time the nation was
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Industrial Socialism

Big Bill Haywood and the I.W.W.

af William Haywood, Peter Lerman ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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2 timer 20 min

William Dudley Haywood, nicknamed “Big Bill,” was an American labor organizer as well as founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (commonly referred to as the “Wobblies”). He was also a member of the executive committee of the Socialist Party of America.During the first two decades of the 20th century, Haywood was involved in several important labor battles, including the ... Læs mere

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William Dudley Haywood, nicknamed “Big Bill,” was an American labor organizer as well as founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (commonly referred to as the “Wobblies”). He was also a member of the executive committee of the Socialist Party of America.During the first two decades of the 20th century, Haywood was involved in several important labor battles, including the
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The Open Conspiracy: Blue Prints for a World Revolution

af H. G. Wells ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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4 timer 46 min

H. G. Wells, one of the 20th Century’s greatest writers—author of The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man—wrote The Open Conspiracy to express his ideas about how a peaceful and cooperative world community could bring happiness and prosperity to all the inhabitants of the earth. Wars would no longer be fought and hunger would not rear its ugly head. Writing shortly after World War ... Læs mere

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H. G. Wells, one of the 20th Century’s greatest writers—author of The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man—wrote The Open Conspiracy to express his ideas about how a peaceful and cooperative world community could bring happiness and prosperity to all the inhabitants of the earth. Wars would no longer be fought and hunger would not rear its ugly head. Writing shortly after World War
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Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It

af Louis Brandeis ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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4 timer 43 min

America’s biggest financial institutions controlled vast sums of money used for the domination and manipulation of American financial markets, business and industry. The money was - by and large - the funds of depositors. It was Other People’s Money.‘Other People’s Money and How Bankers Used It’ was a seminal text in the Progressive Era, aligning with broader calls for reform in American society. ... Læs mere

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America’s biggest financial institutions controlled vast sums of money used for the domination and manipulation of American financial markets, business and industry. The money was - by and large - the funds of depositors. It was Other People’s Money.‘Other People’s Money and How Bankers Used It’ was a seminal text in the Progressive Era, aligning with broader calls for reform in American society.
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Metamorphosis, The

af Franz Kafka ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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2 timer 21 min

The Metamorphosis is a novella by German author Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is one of Kafka's greatest works, both dark and accessible at the same time.The protagonist, Gregor Samsa, wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a "monstrous vermin". He initially considers the transformation to be temporary and slowly ponders the consequences of this metamorphosis. Unable to ... Læs mere

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The Metamorphosis is a novella by German author Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is one of Kafka's greatest works, both dark and accessible at the same time.The protagonist, Gregor Samsa, wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a "monstrous vermin". He initially considers the transformation to be temporary and slowly ponders the consequences of this metamorphosis. Unable to
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The Gangs of New York

An Informal History of the New York Underworld

af Herbert Asbury ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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12 timer 24 min

This is the 1927 book that years later inspired the movie of the same name. It is a book about criminal violence, corrupt politics and police, and illicit sex. The City of New York, from the late colonial period up to the early twentieth century, was a bustling hub of commerce, industry, and immigration. For many the city was the gateway to a new life in America, and for many others it was a place ... Læs mere

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This is the 1927 book that years later inspired the movie of the same name. It is a book about criminal violence, corrupt politics and police, and illicit sex. The City of New York, from the late colonial period up to the early twentieth century, was a bustling hub of commerce, industry, and immigration. For many the city was the gateway to a new life in America, and for many others it was a place
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The Nature of the Judicial Process

af Benjamin N. Cardozo ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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3 timer 38 min

The Nature of the Judicial Process by Benjamin N. Cardozo is one of the most influential works on American jurisprudence. Written while Cardozo was a judge on the New York Court of Appeals (before joining the US Supreme Court), it explores how judges actually decide cases and the philosophy behind judicial decision-making.Cardozo asks, “What is it that I do when I decide a case?”He aims to uncover ... Læs mere

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The Nature of the Judicial Process by Benjamin N. Cardozo is one of the most influential works on American jurisprudence. Written while Cardozo was a judge on the New York Court of Appeals (before joining the US Supreme Court), it explores how judges actually decide cases and the philosophy behind judicial decision-making.Cardozo asks, “What is it that I do when I decide a case?”He aims to uncover
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The Russian Revolution: The Catastrophe!

An Insider's Account

af Alexander Kerensky ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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12 timer 1 min

In 1914, the Great War was raging all around the globe. It was by far the largest and bloodiest conflagration the world had ever seen. The balance of vast imperial powers the world over was shifting in tectonic, unpredictable ways.During this maelstrom, in 1917, Russia underwent a revolution. Or rather, two.The abdication of Czar Nicholas II of The Russian Empire, in March of 1917, brought to an ... Læs mere

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In 1914, the Great War was raging all around the globe. It was by far the largest and bloodiest conflagration the world had ever seen. The balance of vast imperial powers the world over was shifting in tectonic, unpredictable ways.During this maelstrom, in 1917, Russia underwent a revolution. Or rather, two.The abdication of Czar Nicholas II of The Russian Empire, in March of 1917, brought to an
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Stories of New York

af Edith Wharton, Annie Eliot, Bliss Perry, George A. Hibbard, John S. Wood, various authors ...

Fortalt af Peter Lerman ...

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3 timer 11 min

Stories of New York is a collection of five short stories by noted American authors of the late 19th century, published in 1893, which features the first work by Edith Wharton to appear in a bound book. All stories had been previously published in Scribner’s Magazine.The stories are all set in New York City and concern themselves with various facets of life in Gilded Age New York City—from the ... Læs mere

156,81 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

Stories of New York is a collection of five short stories by noted American authors of the late 19th century, published in 1893, which features the first work by Edith Wharton to appear in a bound book. All stories had been previously published in Scribner’s Magazine.The stories are all set in New York City and concern themselves with various facets of life in Gilded Age New York City—from the
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