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The Trump Indictments

The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary

de Melissa Murray, Andrew Weissmann ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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14 hora 15 minutos

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCollecting the four unprecedented indictments against Donald Trump, this essential volume features extensive commentary by NYU law professors and MSNBC contributors Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann.In the long span of American history, Donald Trump is the first former president to face criminal indictment. He is the subject of a series of explosive charges across ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCollecting the four unprecedented indictments against Donald Trump, this essential volume features extensive commentary by NYU law professors and MSNBC contributors Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann.In the long span of American history, Donald Trump is the first former president to face criminal indictment. He is the subject of a series of explosive charges across
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The Civic Bargain

How Democracy Survives

de Brook Manville, Josiah Ober ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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10 hora 4 minutos

A powerful case for democracy and how it can adapt and survive—if we want it toIs democracy in trouble, perhaps even dying? Pundits say so, and polls show that most Americans believe that their country's system of governance is being "tested" or is "under attack." But is the future of democracy necessarily so dire? In The Civic Bargain, Brook Manville and Josiah Ober push back against the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

A powerful case for democracy and how it can adapt and survive—if we want it toIs democracy in trouble, perhaps even dying? Pundits say so, and polls show that most Americans believe that their country's system of governance is being "tested" or is "under attack." But is the future of democracy necessarily so dire? In The Civic Bargain, Brook Manville and Josiah Ober push back against the
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You Can't Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads

Angelo Herndon's Fight for Free Speech

de Brad Snyder ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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7 hora 13 minutos

The story of a young, Black Communist Party organizer wrongly convicted of attempting to incite insurrection and the landmark case that made him a civil rights hero.Decades before the impeachment of an American president for a similar offense, Angelo Herndon was charged under Georgia law with "attempting to incite insurrection"—a crime punishable by death. In 1932, the eighteen-year-old Black ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

The story of a young, Black Communist Party organizer wrongly convicted of attempting to incite insurrection and the landmark case that made him a civil rights hero.Decades before the impeachment of an American president for a similar offense, Angelo Herndon was charged under Georgia law with "attempting to incite insurrection"—a crime punishable by death. In 1932, the eighteen-year-old Black
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Liberalism as a Way of Life

de Alexandre Lefebvre ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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8 hora 11 minutos

Where do you get your values and sensibilities from? If you grew up in a Western democracy, the answer is probably liberalism. Conservatives are right about one thing: liberalism is the ideology of our times, as omnipresent as religion once was. Yet, as Alexandre Lefebvre argues in Liberalism as a Way of Life, many of us are liberal without fully realizing it—or grasping what it means. Misled into ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Where do you get your values and sensibilities from? If you grew up in a Western democracy, the answer is probably liberalism. Conservatives are right about one thing: liberalism is the ideology of our times, as omnipresent as religion once was. Yet, as Alexandre Lefebvre argues in Liberalism as a Way of Life, many of us are liberal without fully realizing it—or grasping what it means. Misled into
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What the Happiest Retirees Know

10 Habits for a Healthy, Secure, and Joyful Life

de Wes Moss ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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6 hora 37 minutos

What does it take to have a truly happy retirement? Is it money? An active social life? A long-lasting marriage—or maybe a new one? Finance expert, author, and radio host Wes Moss asked more than 2,000 of the nation's happiest retirees to find out—and their answers may surprise you. Through a series of revealing surveys, Moss noticed a pattern of distinct, recognizable habits that the happiest ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

What does it take to have a truly happy retirement? Is it money? An active social life? A long-lasting marriage—or maybe a new one? Finance expert, author, and radio host Wes Moss asked more than 2,000 of the nation's happiest retirees to find out—and their answers may surprise you. Through a series of revealing surveys, Moss noticed a pattern of distinct, recognizable habits that the happiest
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Prosperity Road

America, 1920–1945, from Hoover to Roosevelt

de Anthony J. Badger ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

Series series American History
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12 hora

A sweeping history of America during the tumultuous decades between the ends of World War I and World War II, when a mainly rural, isolationist republic was transformed into a nuclear superpower and the leader of the free world.Through the prosperous 1920s and its culture wars to the Great Crash and Depression of the Thirties, the fits and starts of the New Deal, and then the all-consuming fight ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

A sweeping history of America during the tumultuous decades between the ends of World War I and World War II, when a mainly rural, isolationist republic was transformed into a nuclear superpower and the leader of the free world.Through the prosperous 1920s and its culture wars to the Great Crash and Depression of the Thirties, the fits and starts of the New Deal, and then the all-consuming fight
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The City Is Up for Grabs

How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Led and Lost a City in Crisis

de Gregory Royal Pratt ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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8 hora 4 minutos

Chicago is a world-class city, but it is also a city in crisis.Crime is up, schools have repeatedly shut down due to conflict between City Hall and the powerful teachers' union, and COVID-19 only deepened the entrenched poverty, institutional racism, and endless tug of war between the city's haves and have nots.For four years, the person at the center of this storm was Lori Lightfoot. A ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Chicago is a world-class city, but it is also a city in crisis.Crime is up, schools have repeatedly shut down due to conflict between City Hall and the powerful teachers' union, and COVID-19 only deepened the entrenched poverty, institutional racism, and endless tug of war between the city's haves and have nots.For four years, the person at the center of this storm was Lori Lightfoot. A
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Germany, 1923

Hyperinflation, Hitler's Pusch and Democracy in Crisis

de Volker Ullrich ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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12 hora 56 minutos

From a New York Times bestselling historian comes a gripping account of the crisis that threatened to unravel the Weimar Republic.The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: “I have a pretty thorough knowledge of history, but never, to my recollection, has it produced such madness in such gigantic proportions.” He was referring to Germany in 1923, a “year of lunacy,” ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

From a New York Times bestselling historian comes a gripping account of the crisis that threatened to unravel the Weimar Republic.The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: “I have a pretty thorough knowledge of history, but never, to my recollection, has it produced such madness in such gigantic proportions.” He was referring to Germany in 1923, a “year of lunacy,”
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The Dragons and the Snakes

How the Rest Learned to Fight the West

de David Kilcullen ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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10 hora 25 minutos

Just a few years ago, people spoke of the US as a hyperpower—a titan stalking the world stage with more relative power than any empire in history. Yet as early as 1993, CIA director James Woolsey pointed out that although Western powers had "slain a large dragon" by defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, they now faced a "variety of poisonous snakes."In The Dragons and the Snakes, the eminent ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Just a few years ago, people spoke of the US as a hyperpower—a titan stalking the world stage with more relative power than any empire in history. Yet as early as 1993, CIA director James Woolsey pointed out that although Western powers had "slain a large dragon" by defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, they now faced a "variety of poisonous snakes."In The Dragons and the Snakes, the eminent
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Maria Montessori's Philosophy

Following the Child

de Patrick R. Frierson ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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12 hora 15 minutos

How Montessori's commitment to "follow the child" can be understood as a philosophical method for answering the great philosophical questions that confront human beingsIn Maria Montessori's Philosophy, Patrick R. Frierson discusses historical influences on Montessori's philosophical views, focusing on showing how her commitment to children led her to profound insights about a wide range of ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

How Montessori's commitment to "follow the child" can be understood as a philosophical method for answering the great philosophical questions that confront human beingsIn Maria Montessori's Philosophy, Patrick R. Frierson discusses historical influences on Montessori's philosophical views, focusing on showing how her commitment to children led her to profound insights about a wide range of
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Crossed Wires

The Conflicted History of US Telecommunications, From The Post Office To The Internet

de Dan Schiller ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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32 hora 19 minutos

Telecommunications networks are vast, intricate, hugely costly systems for exchanging messages and information—within cities and across continents. From the Post Office and the telegraph to today's internet, these networks have sown domestic division while also acting as sources of international power.In Crossed Wires, Dan Schiller, who has conducted archival research on United States ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

Telecommunications networks are vast, intricate, hugely costly systems for exchanging messages and information—within cities and across continents. From the Post Office and the telegraph to today's internet, these networks have sown domestic division while also acting as sources of international power.In Crossed Wires, Dan Schiller, who has conducted archival research on United States
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Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook

How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects

de Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

Series series HBR Handbooks
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9 hora 59 minutos

The one primer you need to launch, lead, and sponsor successful projects.We're now living in the project economy. As the number of projects initiated in both the public and private sectors skyrockets, project management skills have become essential for all leaders and managers. But despite this project boom, the failure rate remains extremely high. Why? Leaders have too many projects and too ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

The one primer you need to launch, lead, and sponsor successful projects.We're now living in the project economy. As the number of projects initiated in both the public and private sectors skyrockets, project management skills have become essential for all leaders and managers. But despite this project boom, the failure rate remains extremely high. Why? Leaders have too many projects and too
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