In The Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution, Independent congressman, presidential candidate and activist Bernie Sanders continues his fight against the imbalances in the nation's status quo, and shows you how to make a...
Politics and government
- Author:Sanders, BernieSummary:
- Author:Boyko, JohnSummary:
In the late 1920s, Canada's economy was showing all the signs of a full-fledged depression. Life savings were evaporating, unemployment was up, and exports were dramatically down. Riding on the popularity of his promise to "blast"...
- Author:Isaacson, WalterSummary:
In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin's amazing life, from his days as a runaway printer to his triumphs as a statesman, scientist, and Founding Father.
- Author:Olive, DavidSummary:
Barack Obama, junior senator from Illinois, first captured America’s attention with his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in 2004. Now, as presumptive Democratic candidate for President, Obama’s superb and...
- Author:Shrivastava, MeenalSummary:
As a precocious young girl, Surekha knew very little about the details of her mother Amma's unusual past and that of Babu, her mysterious and sometimes absent father. The tense, uncertain family life created by her parents'...
- Author:Duthu, N. BruceSummary:
Duthu highlights the major events, the differing principles, and the evolving perspectives that have governed relations among the Native American Indian tribes, the federal government, and the states.
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In this major revision, new co-author Stephen Ansolabehere sharpens the contemporary analytical perspective in the political behaviour chapters and a new primer on 'Analyzing Evidence' in Chapter 1 sets the stage for sections in every...
- Author:Zygarʹ, MikhailSummary:
Based on an unprecedented series of interviews with Vladimir Putin's inner circle, Zygar presents a radically different view of power and politics in Russia, and a reconstruction of the machinations of courtiers running riot.
- Author:Murray, Joseph A.Summary:
Alexander Hamilton: America's Forgotten Founder describes the character and achievements of a man who was instrumental in casting the form of our government and especially its strong financial structure. His financial innovations...
- Author:Kanefield, TeriSummary:
The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. He believed that such an America...
- Author:Frideres, James S.Summary:
"Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, eighth edition, provides a current, comprehensive introduction to Native Studies. Using both the majority and minority perspectives, it chronicles the changes that have taken place over the past...
- Author:McInnes, JimmySummary:
Iconic political speeches are some of the best remembered and most repeated passages in contemporary English language. Especially in the United States of America, what child doesn’t know Abraham Lincoln's “Fourscore and seven years ago...
- Author:Shaw, Rob, Zussman, RichardSummary:
A breathtaking behind-the-scenes look at the dramatic rise and fall of Christy Clark's BC Liberals, the return to power of the NDP, and what it means for British Columbia's volatile political climate going forward. British Columbia's...
- Author:Vonnegut, KurtSummary:
One of the greatest minds in American writing, Kurt Vonnegut has left an indelible impression on literature. Now this iconic figure shares his often hilarious and always insightful reflections on America, art, politics, and life in...
- Author:Briggle, AdamSummary:
From the front lines of the fracking debate, a "field philosopher" explores one of our most divisive technologies. When philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Only five years...
- Author:D'Antonio, MichaelSummary:
Had he only saved the economy, Obama would be called a truly successful president. But he achieved so much more against great opposition that he can be counted as one of history's most consequential presidents. D'Antonio details...
- Author:Bush, George W.Summary:
"We have served America through one of the most consequential periods of our history..." President George W. Bush, 2006 State of the Union
- Author:Grenier, RobertSummary:
The "first" Afghan War was directed by Robert Grenier, the CIA station chief in Islamabad. Forging separate alliances with warlords, Taliban dissidents, and Pakistani intelligence, Grenier defeated the Taliban and put Hamid Karzai in...
- Author:Rueter, TedSummary:
"Am I different? Yeah. Deep down, you know you want to wear wider bottoms; you're just not secure enough. . . . Do I do my hair with a weed whacker? I admit it." —Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio, 1985-2002) Supposedly some of our brightest...
- Author:Joseph, Robert P. C.Summary:
A guide to understanding the Indian Act and its impact on generations of Indigenous Peoples, as well as an examination of how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance.