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State Constitutional Politics
Governing by Amendment in the American States
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended just twenty-seven times, with ten of those amendments coming in the first two years following ratification. By contrast, state constitutions have been completely rewritten on a regular basis, and the current documents have been...
The Chief Executive In Texas
A Study in Gubernatorial Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
"A Texas governor has only two happy days: the day he is inaugurated and the day he retires." So spoke Joseph D. Sayers at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, in an analysis of the Texas governorship by Fred Gantt, Jr., the reader learns why Governor Sayers' remark remains true many years after...
Media Literacy
Keys to Interpreting Media Messages
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Media Literacy: Keys to Interpreting Media Messages offers a critical approach that will enable students to better understand the information, messages, ideologies and entertainment factors conveyed through the channels of mass communication—print, photography, film, radio, television, and digital...
Miss Alexandra Kitty's Sensible Guide for Impossible People
The Sensibility Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
The Stories Non-fiction: The Sensibility Revolution: Why the rebels are now sporting white hair and wrinkles – and why they are history’s greatest rebels. Bonus, Non-fiction: The View from the Sparrow’s Nest: How to create everyday magic with persistence, patience, bravery, creativity, and a...
by Wayne Whipple
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2019
The boy or girl who reads to-day may know more about the real Lincoln than his own children knew. The greatest President's son, Robert Lincoln, discussing a certain incident in their life in the White House, remarked to the writer, with a smile full of meaning:
"I believe you know more about...
Back to the Summit
How One Man Defied Death & Paralysis to Again Lead a Full Life of Service to Others
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
“The way in which Omer Rains overcame a paralyzing near-death experience is as inspirational as any story can be” (John C. Malone, chairman, Liberty Media).
“You’ll never walk again.” California senator Omer Rains had been a politician on the global stage, a power-broking lawyer of A-list...
by Steve Pavlina, Ana Carvajal
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
What is the “you” in subjective reality? This point is crucial to really grasping subjective reality. In subjective reality, “you” have a completely different identity. “You” are the consciousness within which everything exists — time, space, people, places, events… EVERYTHING....
Anarcho-Fascism
Nature Reborn
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Anarcho-Fascism: Nature Reborn deals with a multitude of important current issues, and presents a controversial and constructive starting point for an intellectual discussion on how the West can regain control of its own destiny. The book can rightly be described as a polemical pamphlet, built on...
Dearest Scotland
Letters written to the future of a nation
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
Penned by Scots and non-Scots at home and abroad, Dearest Scotland is a culmulative collection of letters that provide a snapshot of the nation in the six month period prior to and after the Independence Referendum.
Created as a strictly apolitical, non-partisan initiative to support Scottish...
by Arnold Fleischmann, Robert M. Howard, Richard N. Engstrom
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
By state law, graduates of public colleges and universities in Georgia must demonstrate proficiency with both the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. This widely used textbook helps students to satisfy that requirement, either in courses or by examination. This brief and affordable study aid begins with...
Lost In Spain
Misadventures in a Mediterranean Country
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Accounts of everyday Spanish life and very recent history with a touch of humour, seen through the eyes of a British writer after 20 years living in the country. Feel the culture shock as a Northern European comes to grips with Spanish queues, driving, red tape, Spanish fiestas and siestas, regional...
Killing Time in Saudi Arabia
An American Experience
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
In the third book of the autobiographical American Experiences in Arabia series, the author takes a job in Saudi Arabia, biding his time until he can return to Oman and keep a promise he has made to his Omani students as well as a local interest.
In 2003, following the Invasion of Iraq, Saudi...
by Hichem Karoui
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2012
This is a collection of essays written about the Arab revolts, and trying to answer the questions many people are raising: why did such revolts occur? Were they preceded by precursory signs? What role played the domestic political elite in toppling the dictators? What role played the foreign powers?...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
The State of Michigan has experienced both tremendous growth and great decline in its history. After many decades of growth up to the 1950s, a wide variety of challenges had to be confronted by citizens and all levels of government in Michigan. The late 20th and early 21st centuries have seen pockets...