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A Case for Democracy
- De Jean en 05-18-17
De: Condoleezza Rice
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My Story
- De: Julia Gillard
- Narrado por: Julia Gillard, Jennifer Vuletic
- Duración: 18 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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"I was prime minister for three years and three days. Three years and three days of resilience. Three years and three days of changing the nation. Three years and three days for you to judge." On Wednesday 23 June 2010, with the government in turmoil, Julia Gillard asked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a leadership ballot. The next day, Julia Gillard became Australia's 27th prime minister, and our first female leader.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- De Michael en 10-11-16
De: Julia Gillard
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A Journey
- My Political Life
- De: Tony Blair
- Narrado por: Tony Blair
- Duración: 16 h y 4 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 260
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This is Tony Blair’s firsthand account of his years in office and beyond. Here he describes for the first time his role in shaping our recent history, from the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death to the war on terror. He reveals the decisions necessary to reinvent his party, the relationships with colleagues including Gordon Brown, the negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, the implementation of the biggest reforms to public services in Britain since 1945, and his relationships with leaders on the world stage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History can only ever be accepted judgments
- De W. J. Young en 09-14-10
De: Tony Blair
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Working Class Republican
- Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism
- De: Henry Olsen
- Narrado por: Derek Shetterly
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Conventional political wisdom views the two most consequential presidents of the 20th century - FDR and Ronald Reagan - as ideological opposites. FDR is hailed as the champion of big-government progressivism manifested in the New Deal. Reagan is seen as the crusader for conservatism dedicated to small government and free markets. But Henry Olsen argues that this assumption is wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refreshing and insightful
- De Thomas Marks en 12-16-19
De: Henry Olsen
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- De: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 33 h y 48 m
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Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another butcher of the Chinese language
- De Jack Hanson en 09-19-21
De: Ezra F. Vogel
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In the Path of Abraham
- How Donald Trump Made Peace in the Middle East—and How to Stop Joe Biden from Unmaking It
- De: Jason D. Greenblatt
- Narrado por: Jim Seybert
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 24
This book charts the remarkable journey of Jason D. Greenblatt, who spent nearly two decades in various senior positions at the Trump Organization—including as an Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer—and his subsequent appointment by President Trump as an Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations. Jason was also assigned the position of White House Special Envoy to the Middle East, playing a key role in the Peace to Prosperity Plan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen
- De Amazon Customer en 12-29-23
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The Democracy Project
- A History, a Crisis, a Movement
- De: David Graeber
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 9 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 255
Democracy has been the American religion since before the Revolution - from New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems responsive only to the wealthiest among us and leaves most Americans feeling disengaged, voiceless, and disenfranchised, really be called democratic? And if the tools of our democracy are not working to solve the rising crises we face, how can we - average citizens - make change happen? David Graeber, one of the most influential scholars and activists of his generation, takes listeners on a journey through the idea of democracy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must-read: such insight, an awakening!
- De Kevin en 10-15-14
De: David Graeber
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Temptations of Power
- Islamists & Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East
- De: Shadi Hamid
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 10 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
In 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously announced the "end of history." The Berlin Wall had fallen; liberal democracy had won out. But what of illiberal democracy - the idea that popular majorities, working through the democratic process, might reject gender equality, religious freedoms, and other norms that Western democracies take for granted? Nowhere have such considerations become more relevant than in the Middle East, where the uprisings of 2011 swept the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups to power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A new perspective
- De Dave114 en 08-06-18
De: Shadi Hamid
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Churchill's Trial
- Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government
- De: Dr. Larry Arnn
- Narrado por: Wayne Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 130
A penetrating look at the necessity of constitutional limits upon government and exceptional men to lead those governments, uniquely taken by overlaying the life and writings of Winston Churchill with the American experiment.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Masterpiece of Political Philosophy
- De Jean en 01-25-16
De: Dr. Larry Arnn
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Someone Has to Say It
- The Hidden History of How America Was Lost
- De: Tom Kawczynski
- Narrado por: Jeff Winston
- Duración: 5 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Starting at the turn of the last century, this book lays out systematically how Americans have lost control of our government, of our civil society, of our schools, of our companies, and in many cases, even our families.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great and inspiring book
- De K. E. Davila en 07-09-20
De: Tom Kawczynski
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How Democracy Ends
- De: David Runciman
- Narrado por: David Runciman
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Since the end of World War II, democracy's sweep across the globe seemed inexorable. Yet today, it seems radically imperiled, even in some of the world's most stable democracies. How bad could things get? In How Democracy Ends, David Runciman argues that we are trapped in outdated 20th-century ideas of democratic failure. By fixating on coups and violence, we are focusing on the wrong threats. Our societies are too affluent, too elderly, and too networked to fall apart as they did in the past. We need new ways of thinking the unthinkable....
De: David Runciman
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The Paranoid Style in American Politics
- De: Richard Hofstadter, Sean Wilentz - foreward
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs. In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence - and derail - the larger agendas of a political party.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Written in the 50s and 60s...
- De Kindle Customer en 11-06-19
De: Richard Hofstadter, y otros
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Decline and Fall
- The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
- De: John Michael Greer
- Narrado por: Kristoffer Tabori
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 117
The decline and fall of America's global empire is the central feature of today's geopolitical landscape, and the nature of our response to it will determine much of our future trajectory, with implications that reach far beyond the limits of one nation's borders. Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America challenges the conventional wisdom of empire, using a wealth of historical examples combined with groundbreaking original analysis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Will insist friends & family read this book
- De Paul en 05-14-16
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On Palestine
- De: Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 5 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 129
Operation Protective Edge, Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and cleared the way for another Israeli land grab. The need to stand in solidarity with Palestinians has never been greater. Ilan Pappe and Noam Chomsky, two leading voices in the struggle to liberate Palestine, discuss the road ahead for Palestinians and how the international community can pressure Israel to end its human rights abuses against the people of Palestine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Introduction/101 Level Book
- De Anonymous User en 10-24-23
De: Noam Chomsky, y otros
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Lincoln on Leadership for Today
- Abraham Lincoln's Approach to Twenty-First-Century Issues
- De: Donald T. Phillips
- Narrado por: Donald T. Phillips
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 117
The author of the classic best seller Lincoln on Leadership answers the question: How would President Lincoln handle the pressing crises of our modern world? Abraham Lincoln is recognized as one of history's finest leaders, a great president when the United States was under tremendous strain. But suppose he were alive today. How would Lincoln deal with today's high-pressure issues, from politics to business?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Leveraging Lincoln to drive a personal agenda
- De J en 07-18-17
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The Unfinished Symphony
- The Clash of the Two Americas, Volume 1
- De: Matthew Ehret, Cynthia Chung
- Narrado por: Hugh Trudeau
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 24
This volume will showcase the international grand design led by Benjamin Franklin that manifested in the establishment of the American republic and trace the next 130 years of world history as the USA was targeted for destruction by oligarchical forces from London and also from within leading up to the assassination of William McKinley in 1901.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timeless overview of world history
- De Greg W. en 07-06-24
De: Matthew Ehret, y otros