Citizens is a bold, uplifting wake‑up call for anyone who feels that democracy, community, and everyday life have been reduced to clicking, buying, complaining — and waiting for "them" to fix it. If you're tired of politics-as-performance, brands-as-saviours, and institutions that treat people like customers or problems to manage, this book hands you a different lens: the Citizen inside every one of us.Jon Alexander's core idea is brilliantly simple and deeply practical: t...

Citizens by Jon Alexander is a bold, uplifting wake‑up call for anyone who feels that democracy, community, and everyday life have been reduced to clicking, buying, complaining — and waiting for "them" to fix it. If you're tired of politics-as-performance, brands-as-saviours, and institutions that treat people like customers or problems to manage, this book hands you a different lens: the Citizen inside every one of us.Alexander's core idea is brilliantly simple and deeply...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham presents the brilliant and stirring essays in defense of the Constitution—written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison—that made the American republic.In September 1787, after a long summer of intense deliberation and compromise, the Federal Convention released a proposed Constitution of the United States—and immediately ignited a firestorm. Public debate was passionate and fierce. Supporters, ...

Komm herbei, herbei! Valys erwartet schon sehnsüchtig seinen neuen Besucher. Noch nie hier gewesen, richtig? Ich bin Gazli, Gazli Wederwandel. Fremdenführerin dieses verfluchten Ortes, nicht die einzige, fürwahr, aber die Beste! Wenn du in die Stadt willst, kommst du an mir nicht vorbei. Der Mandat lässt keine Besucher in seinem Valys frei herumlaufen, ohne erfahrenen Begleiter. Bei aller Bescheidenheit, was für ein Glück für Dich, dass Du gerade an mich geraten bist! Wenn du noch nie hier...

Wiege der Eidgenossenschaft, militärisches Réduit, Transitort, technisches Experimentierfeld, Fiktionsmaschine: Der Gotthard setzt Fantasien frei, und zwar nicht nur im Jahr der Eröffnung des Basistunnels, sondern schon seit mehr als zwei Jahrhunderten. Experten aus Politik-, Geschichts-, Kultur- und Literaturwissenschaft sowie von Transtec Gotthard beleuchten die sich bis heute wandelnden Narrative. Dabei beschränken sie sich nicht auf eine Schweizer Nabelschau, sondern präsentieren auch ...

The notion of "the public sphere" has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy, integration, and identity.The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of the most influential ideas in modern social and political thought, tracing its develop...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERUSA TODAY BESTSELLERA behind-the-scenes story of the last sixty years of American politics, told with purpose and humor by a political legend who worked with ten presidents, made deals with both Obama and Trump, and believes that serving in public office is the best way to help the largest number of people and to keep our Republic from falling apart.

“Can we survive this?” worried friends ask Lamar Alexander.A US senator who started in JFK’s Justice Department, worked in the Nixon White House, turned down serving as GOP Watergate counsel and as Ford’s campaign manager, walked for six months across Tennessee to become governor, lost two runs for president, and served as a university president and education secretary before winning three senate terms—Lamar Alexander answers that question with a resounding, “Yes.”Over near...

This faithful rendering of the New King James Version (NKJV) presents the complete Bible in compelling, dramatic audio theater format with world-class audio production.With an original music score by composer Stefano Mainetti (Abba Pater), feature-film quality sound effects, and compelling narration by Michael York and the work of over 500 actors, the The Word of Promise Audio Bible will immerse listeners in the dramatic reality of the scriptures as never ...

Nachdem Todd McFarlane die Welt von Spider-Man als Zeichner und Autor revolutionierte, erfand er seinen eigenen Antihelden Spawn. Diese hochwertige Sammelband-Reihe beleuchtet nun die große neue Epoche des Spawn-Kosmos. Im ersten Band um die aufsehenerregenden, Rekorde brechenden US-Nummern 300 & 301 wird die Legende des alten und neuen Hellspawn Al Simmons gefeiert! Doch die Mächte von Himmel und Hölle verbünden sich gegen ihn, woraufhin sich das gesamte Spawn-Universum unwiderruflich ver...

Band 2 der Kollektion, die sich nicht mehr nur auf Spawns Anfänge beschränkt, sondern bis in die aktuelle Geschichte vordringt. Neben alten Bekannten wie Cogliostro haben hier auch "neue" Figuren wie She-Spawn und Gunslinger Spawn ein Wort mitzureden!

Love & Profanity features more than forty brief, brilliant, and unforgettable true stories from writers both renowned and on the rise. Discover strange and surprising scenes of people coming of age amidst the everyday intensity of teenage life. Witness transformative moments arising from the mundane. Behold the young adult in full splendor and horror, bursting with love and profanity.