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Panic at the Pump

The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s

de Meg Jacobs ...

An authoritative history of the energy crises of the 1970s and the world they wrought.In 1973, the Arab OPEC cartel banned the export of oil to the United States, sending prices and tempers rising across the country. Dark Christmas trees, lowered thermostats, empty gas tanks, and the new fifty-five-mile-per-hour speed limit all suggested that America was a nation in decline. "Don't be fuelish" ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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An authoritative history of the energy crises of the 1970s and the world they wrought.In 1973, the Arab OPEC cartel banned the export of oil to the United States, sending prices and tempers rising across the country. Dark Christmas trees, lowered thermostats, empty gas tanks, and the new fifty-five-mile-per-hour speed limit all suggested that America was a nation in decline. "Don't be fuelish"
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The Democratic Experiment

New Directions in American Political History

Edición de Meg Jacobs, William J. Novak, Julian E. Zelizer ...

In a series of fascinating essays that explore topics in American politics from the nation's founding to the present day , The Democratic Experiment opens up exciting new avenues for historical research while offering bold claims about the tensions that have animated American public life. Revealing the fierce struggles that have taken place over the role of the federal government and the character ... Leer más

$38.19 USD

In a series of fascinating essays that explore topics in American politics from the nation's founding to the present day , The Democratic Experiment opens up exciting new avenues for historical research while offering bold claims about the tensions that have animated American public life. Revealing the fierce struggles that have taken place over the role of the federal government and the character
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Panic at the Pump

The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s

de Meg Jacobs ...

Narrado por AI Voice ...

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13 hora 32 minutos

**This program is read by an AI-based synthesized voice.An authoritative history of the energy crises of the 1970s and the world they wrought**In 1973, the Arab OPEC cartel banned the export of oil to the United States, sending prices and tempers rising across the country. Dark Christmas trees, lowered thermostats, empty gas tanks, and the new fifty-five-mile-per-hour speed limit all suggested ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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**This program is read by an AI-based synthesized voice.An authoritative history of the energy crises of the 1970s and the world they wrought**In 1973, the Arab OPEC cartel banned the export of oil to the United States, sending prices and tempers rising across the country. Dark Christmas trees, lowered thermostats, empty gas tanks, and the new fifty-five-mile-per-hour speed limit all suggested
... Leer más

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Closing the Courthouse Door

How Your Constitutional Rights Became Unenforceable

de Erwin Chemerinsky ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

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9 hora 52 minutos

The Supreme Court's decisions on constitutional rights are well known and much talked about. But individuals who want to defend those rights need something else as well: access to courts that can rule on their complaints. And on matters of access, the Court's record over the past generation has been almost uniformly hostile to the enforcement of individual citizens' constitutional rights. The ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

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The Supreme Court's decisions on constitutional rights are well known and much talked about. But individuals who want to defend those rights need something else as well: access to courts that can rule on their complaints. And on matters of access, the Court's record over the past generation has been almost uniformly hostile to the enforcement of individual citizens' constitutional rights. The
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America Last

The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators

de Jacob Heilbrunn ...

Narrado por Kent Klineman ...

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8 hora 23 minutos

In America Last, Jacob Heilbrunn, a highly respected observer of the American Right, demonstrates that the infatuation of American conservatives with foreign dictators is not a new phenomenon. It dates to WWI, when some conservatives, enthralled with Kaiser Wilhelm II, openly rooted for him to defeat the forces of democracy. In the 1920s and 1930s, this affinity became even more pronounced as ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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In America Last, Jacob Heilbrunn, a highly respected observer of the American Right, demonstrates that the infatuation of American conservatives with foreign dictators is not a new phenomenon. It dates to WWI, when some conservatives, enthralled with Kaiser Wilhelm II, openly rooted for him to defeat the forces of democracy. In the 1920s and 1930s, this affinity became even more pronounced as
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The Mirror of Great Britain

A Life of King James VI and I

de Clare Jackson ...

Narrado por Emma Gregory ...

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18 hora 20 minutos

King James, often overlooked or, more often, cruelly stereotyped, presents a fascinating figure: a diplomat whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas. James identified himself with the "Mirror of Great Britain," a spectacular jewel commissioned upon his accession to the English throne, which not only furnished him with one of his favorite metaphors―that of the mirror, with its limitless ... Leer más

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King James, often overlooked or, more often, cruelly stereotyped, presents a fascinating figure: a diplomat whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas. James identified himself with the "Mirror of Great Britain," a spectacular jewel commissioned upon his accession to the English throne, which not only furnished him with one of his favorite metaphors―that of the mirror, with its limitless
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The Hidden History of Big Brother in America

How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy

de Thom Hartmann ...

Narrado por Sean Pratt ...

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4 hora 13 minutos

America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how the government and corporate America misuse our personal data and shows how we can reclaim our privacy.Most Americans are worried about how companies like Facebook invade their privacy and harvest their data, but many people don't fully understand the details of how their information is ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how the government and corporate America misuse our personal data and shows how we can reclaim our privacy.Most Americans are worried about how companies like Facebook invade their privacy and harvest their data, but many people don't fully understand the details of how their information is
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Author in Chief

The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote

de Craig Fehrman ...

Narrado por Fred Sanders ...

Completo

15 hora 38 minutos

“One of the best books on the American presidency to appear in recent years” (The Wall Street Journal) and based on a decade of research and reporting, this is a delightful new window into the public and private lives America’s presidents as authors.Most Americans are familiar with Abraham Lincoln’s famous words in the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation. Yet few can name the work ... Leer más

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“One of the best books on the American presidency to appear in recent years” (The Wall Street Journal) and based on a decade of research and reporting, this is a delightful new window into the public and private lives America’s presidents as authors.Most Americans are familiar with Abraham Lincoln’s famous words in the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation. Yet few can name the work
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America and Iran

A History, 1720 to the Present

de John Ghazvinian ...

Narrado por Fred Sanders ...

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27 hora 12 minutos

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • A hugely ambitious, “delightfully readable, genuinely informative” portrait (The New York Times) of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America—two powers who were once allies and now adversaries—by an admired historian and former journalist.In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations ... Leer más

$32.50 USD

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • A hugely ambitious, “delightfully readable, genuinely informative” portrait (The New York Times) of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America—two powers who were once allies and now adversaries—by an admired historian and former journalist.In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations
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Whose Freedom?

The Battle Over America’s Most Important Idea

de George Lakoff ...

Narrado por George Lakoff ...

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8 hora 32 minutos

Freedom is one of the most contested words in our deeply polarized nation. This eye-opening work reveals how this has happened and how it will continue on all fronts, economic, education, healthcare, religion, science, civil justice, and security, unless we reframe the debate with traditional progressive ideas of empathy, integrity, and responsibility.Engaged citizens can regain their power. Our ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

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Freedom is one of the most contested words in our deeply polarized nation. This eye-opening work reveals how this has happened and how it will continue on all fronts, economic, education, healthcare, religion, science, civil justice, and security, unless we reframe the debate with traditional progressive ideas of empathy, integrity, and responsibility.Engaged citizens can regain their power. Our
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Desire

The Longings Inside Us and the New Science of How We Love, Heal, and Grow

de Jay Stringer ...

Narrado por Jay Stringer ...

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12 hora

Have you ever wondered why chasing love, success, or pleasure feels like an unending struggle? Or why the things you want are always out of reach?Drawing on a new study of 4,000 people, renowned therapist and award-winning author Jay Stringer reveals how desire—the most powerful and misunderstood force in our lives—shapes everything: who we love, what we chase, and the life we create.“A master ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Have you ever wondered why chasing love, success, or pleasure feels like an unending struggle? Or why the things you want are always out of reach?Drawing on a new study of 4,000 people, renowned therapist and award-winning author Jay Stringer reveals how desire—the most powerful and misunderstood force in our lives—shapes everything: who we love, what we chase, and the life we create.“A master
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Reimagining Equality

Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home

de Anita Hill ...

Narrado por Bahni Turpin ...

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8 hora 50 minutos

From the heroic lawyer who spoke out against Clarence Thomas in the historic confirmation hearings twenty years agoAt the historic Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, Anita Hill spoke out courageously about workplace sexual harassment. Now she turns to the topic of home. As our country reels from the subprime mortgage meltdown and the resulting devastation of so many families and communities, ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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From the heroic lawyer who spoke out against Clarence Thomas in the historic confirmation hearings twenty years agoAt the historic Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, Anita Hill spoke out courageously about workplace sexual harassment. Now she turns to the topic of home. As our country reels from the subprime mortgage meltdown and the resulting devastation of so many families and communities,
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