Political science

  • RFK : his words for our times

    Creator

    Kennedy, Robert F.

    Abstract

    In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Francis Kennedy's death, an inspiring collection of his most famous speeches accompanied by commentary from notable historians and public figures. Twenty-five years after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, RFK: His Words for Our Times, a celebration of Kennedy's life and legacy, was published to enormous acclaim. Now, a quarter century later, this classic volume has been thoroughly edited and updated.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Non spécifié
  • Three days in Moscow : Ronald Reagan and the fall of the Soviet empire

    Creator

    Baier, Bret

    Abstract

    1,000 MILES BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, HE STOOD FOR FREEDOM The #1 bestselling author and award-winning anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier reveals as never before Reagan's dramatic battle to win the Cold War. In his acclaimed bestseller Three Days in January, Bret Baier illuminated the extraordinary leadership of President Dwight Eisenhower at the dawn of the Cold War.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Non spécifié
  • Fascism : a warning

    Creator

    Albright, Madeleine

    Abstract

    From one of the most admired international leaders, comes a timely, considered, and personal look at the history and current resurgence of fascism today and the virulent threat it poses to international freedom, prosperity, and peace. At the end of the 1980s, when the Cold War ended, many, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, believed that democracy had triumphed politically once and for all. Yet nearly thirty years later, the direction of history no longer seems certain.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Non spécifié
  • The duchess : Camilla Parker Bowles and the love affair that rocked the crown

    Creator

    Junor, Penny

    Abstract

    In the first in-depth biography of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall-the infamous other woman who made the marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana "a bit crowded"-esteemed royal biographer Penny Junor tells the unlikely and extraordinary story of the woman reviled as a pariah who, thanks to numerous twists of fate, became the popular princess consort. Few know the Windsor family as well as veteran royal biographer and journalist Penny Junor.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Non spécifié
  • American values : lessons I learned from my family

    Creator

    Kennedy, Robert F.

    Abstract

    With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller's gift, RFK Jr. describes growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation, religion, race, and inequality that we confront today. This powerful book combines the best aspects of memoir and political history. The third child of Attorney General Robert Kennedy and nephew of JFK takes us on a journey through his life, including watershed moments in the history of our nation.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Non spécifié
  • Migrations and cultures : a world view

    Creator

    Sowell, Thomas

    Abstract

    Thomas Sowell goes beyond the political view of immigration and presents the whole phenomena of migration and immigration and the major role it plays in the general advancement of the human race.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • One long night : a global history of concentration camps

    Creator

    Pitzer, Andrea

    Abstract

    For over one hundred years, at least one concentration camp has existed somewhere on earth. First used as battlefield strategy, camps have evolved with each passing decade, in the scope of their effects and the savage practicality with which governments have employed them. Andrea Pitzer reveals for the first time the chronological and geopolitical history of concentration camps.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • The new human rights movement : reinventing the economy to end oppression

    Creator

    Peter Joseph

    Abstract

    Peter Joseph speaks on the critical importance of a unified activism working to overcome the inherent injustice of our system, and warns us to not ignore its flaws, or face ecological collapse.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Audio

    Non spécifié