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The Trauma of Doctrine

New Calvinism, Religious Abuse, and the Experience of God

By: Paul Maxwell

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The Trauma of Doctrine

New Calvinism, Religious Abuse, and the Experience of God

By: Paul Maxwell

The Trauma of Doctrine is a theological investigation into the effects of abuse trauma upon the experience of Christian faith, the psychological mechanics of these effects, their resonances with Christian Scripture, and neglected research-informed strategies for cultivating post-traumatic resilience. Paul Maxwell examines the effect that the Calvinist belief can have upon the traumatized Christian who negatively internalizes its superlative doctrines of divine control and human moral corruption, and charts a way toward meaningful spiritual recovery.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1978704240

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Christianity Unveiled

By: Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (baron d')

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Christianity Unveiled

By: Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (baron d')

Through this new translation of d'Holbach's "Christianity Unveiled," and a host of related documents never before translated, the reader will come to an in-depth appreciation of the courageous atheist who criticized sovereigns who pandered to the Church.

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Hodgson Press

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1906164045

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The Press Effect

Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political World

By: Kathleen Hall Jamieson,Paul Waldman

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The Press Effect

Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political World

By: Kathleen Hall Jamieson,Paul Waldman

Jamieson and Waldman analyze press coverage and public opinion to examine one of the most interesting periods of modern presidential history--from the summer of 2000 through the aftermath of September 11th.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195173295

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Pop Stars in My Pantry

A Memoir of Pop Mags and Clubbing in the 1980s

By: Paul Simper

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Pop Stars in My Pantry

A Memoir of Pop Mags and Clubbing in the 1980s

By: Paul Simper

Corrupted by Spandau. Slated by Boy George. Mothered by Sade. Evicted by Bananarama. Jilted by Madonna. Author, columnist and TV writer Paul Simper had a front-row seat at one of pop stardom’s most exciting shows: the 1980s. His memoir, Pop Stars in My Pantry, is an account of a wide-eyed, wet-behind-the-ears lad from Wiltshire landing in London just as the capital’s club scene went into orbit. As a pop writer and fellow clubber, he had unique access to the artists who would become the biggest pop acts of the decade. On any given day, he might be required to fly a reader to the other side of the world to hang out with Spandau Ballet, accompany Bananarama’s Keren and Wham!’s George Michael on a blind date, help Frankie Goes to Hollywood chuck furniture out of TV studio windows in Rome, watch Boy George styling and flirting with Paul Weller in fake furs, or walk off into the sunset with a newbie called Madonna. It is also the tale of his own attempts at pop stardom with the help of former ’Nana Miss Jacqueline O’Sullivan and an unexpected bonus career as a showbiz party DJ for the likes of Prince, Whitney, Elton and even Al Pacino. This is an endlessly entertaining, behind-the-scenes ride – the ultimate back-stage pass – for 1980s pop enthusiasts and lovers of Smash Hits ... from the man who saw it all.

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Unbound Publishing

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1783523883

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Wreath Layer Or Policy Player

The Vice President's Role in Foreign Policy

By: Paul Kengor

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Wreath Layer Or Policy Player

The Vice President's Role in Foreign Policy

By: Paul Kengor

Since World War II, American vice presidents have played an ever-increasing role in the nation's foreign policy. This study of the foreign-policy activities of five key vice presidents--Richard Nixon, Walter Mondale, George Bush, Dan Quayle, and Al Gore--provides the first comprehensive analysis of the role of the vice president in foreign-policy affairs. In order to bring readers to a better understanding of this role, Paul Kengor asks incisive questions: Did the vice presidents' involvement in foreign policy actually benefit the administration? If so, what useful lessons can be drawn from their experiences? Is there good reason to approve or reject an enhanced role in foreign policy for future vice presidents? How, specifically, might the vice president be used in conducting the nation's international affairs? The answers to these questions are crucial reading for scholars of the presidency and foreign policy, for policy makers, and for all of us assessing vice presidents past and future.

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Lexington Books

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0739102184

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9780739102183

The Enduring Reagan

By: Hugh Heclo,James W. Ceaser,George H. Nash,Stephen F. Knott,Paul G. Kengor,Andrew E. Busch,Stephen F. Hayward,Michael Barone

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The Enduring Reagan

By: Hugh Heclo,James W. Ceaser,George H. Nash,Stephen F. Knott,Paul G. Kengor,Andrew E. Busch,Stephen F. Hayward,Michael Barone

Essays on the fortieth president and how he changed our world: “Hands down the finest compilation on Ronald Reagan that exists.” ―Robert G. Kaufman, author of In Defense of the Bush Doctrine A former Sunday school teacher and Hollywood actor, Ronald Reagan was an unlikely candidate for president, but his charisma, conviction, and leadership earned him the governorship of California—from which he launched his successful bid to become the fortieth president of the United States in 1980. Reagan’s political legacy continues to be the standard by which all conservatives are judged. In The Enduring Reagan, editor Charles W. Dunn brings together eight prominent scholars to examine the political career and legacy of Ronald Reagan. This anthology offers a bold reassessment of the Reagan years and the impact they had on the United States and the world. Includes contributions by Charles W. Dunn • Hugh Heclo • James W. Ceaser • George H. Nash • Stephen F. Knott • Paul G. Kengor • Andrew E. Busch • Steven F. Hayward • Michael Barone

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813139260

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Presidential Polls And The News Media

By: Paul J Lavrakas,Michael Traugott,Peter V Miller

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Presidential Polls And The News Media

By: Paul J Lavrakas,Michael Traugott,Peter V Miller

Most news media are "data rich but analysis poor" when it comes to election polling. Since election polls clearly have the power to influence campaigns and election post-mortems, it is important that "spin" not take precedence over significance in the reporting of poll results. In this volume, experts in the media and in academe challenge the conventional approaches that most news media take in their poll-based campaign coverage. The book reports new research findings on news coverage of recent presidential elections and provides a myriad of examples of how journalists and news media executives can improve their analysis of poll data, thereby better serving our political processes.

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Routledge

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1000308081

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Machiavelli's Shadow

The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove

By: Paul Alexander

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Machiavelli's Shadow

The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove

By: Paul Alexander

A no-holds-barred portrait of the Bush administration architect evaluates his role in influencing a wide range of issues, from the war in Iraq and Social Security to the environment and energy, in a profile that also documents the controversial judicial matters that contributed to his downfall.

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Rodale

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1594868255

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Only in the Common People

The Aesthetics of Class in Post-War Britain

By: Paul Long

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Only in the Common People

The Aesthetics of Class in Post-War Britain

By: Paul Long

“corrupt and moronic though the common people are seemingly becoming ... only in the common people can the true work be rooted, the true tradition rediscovered and re-informed” Charles Parker, BBC Radio Producer 1959. In 1958, in his best-selling book Culture and Society, Raymond Williams identified working-class culture as ‘a key issue in our own time’. Why this happened and how this subject was thought about and acted upon is the focus of this book. Paul Long investigates a variety of projects and practices that were designed to describe, validate, reclaim, rejuvenate or generate ‘authentic’ working-class culture as part of the re-imagining of Britishness in the context of the post-war settlement. Detailed case studies cover the wartime cultural activities of CEMA – the forerunner of the Arts Council - the Folk Revival, the impact of Richard Hoggart’s The Uses of Literacy, broadcasting and the radio work of Charles Parker, Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, the roots of modern arts festivals in Arnold Wesker’s Centre 42 project as well as the impact of progressive education on children’s writing and the politics of the English language. ‘Only in the Common People: The Aesthetics of Class in Post-War Britain’ examines the assumptions, idealism and prejudices behind these projects and the terms of class as ‘the preoccupation of a generation’. This approach offers a historicisation of the broader ideas and debates that informed the development of the New Left and British social history and cultural theory, offering an understanding of the rise of respect for ‘the common man’.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443802980

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America since 1945

The American Moment

By: Paul Levine,Harry Papasotiriou

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America since 1945

The American Moment

By: Paul Levine,Harry Papasotiriou

The period from 1945 to the present day may not constitute an American century, but it can be seen as the American Moment: the time when, for good or ill, the United States became the predominant political, military, economic and cultural power in the world. This revised and updated new edition introduces the historic and tumultuous developments in American politics, foreign policy, society and culture during this period. It includes coverage of key recent events, such as the: - 2008 election of Barack Obama - global recession - protracted war in Iraq and Afghanistan - rise of the internet - transformation of American Society and Culture - challenges of new immigration and multi-culturalism - changing global status of the US in the new millennium. Examining the American Moment in a global context, the authors emphasise the interaction between politics, society and culture. America Since 1945 encourages an awareness of how central currents in art, literature, film, theatre, intellectual history and media have developed alongside an understanding of political, economic and social change.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137267666

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Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics

By: Paul Street

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Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics

By: Paul Street

Many Americans believe Barak Obama represents a hopeful future for America. But does he also reflect the American politics of the past? This book offers the broadest and best-informed understanding on the meaning of the "Obama phenomenon" to date. Paul Street was on the ground throughout the Iowa campaign, and his stories of the rising Obama phenomenon are poignant. Yet the author's background in American political history allows him to explore the deeper meanings of Obama's remarkable political career. He looks at Obama in relation to contemporary issues of class, race, war, and empire. He considers Obama in the context of our nation's political history, with comparisons to FDR, JFK, Bill Clinton, and other leaders. Street finds that the Obama persona, crafted by campaign consultants and filtered through dominant media trends, masks the "change" candidate's adherence to long-prevailing power structures and party doctrines. He shows how American political culture has produced misperceptions by the electorate of Obama's positions and values. Obama is no magical exception to the narrow-spectrum electoral system and ideological culture that have done so much to define and limit the American political tradition. Yet the author suggests key ways in which Obama potentially advances democratic transformation. Street makes recommendations on how citizens can productively respond to and act upon Obama's influence and the broader historical and social forces that have produced his celebrity and relevance. He also lays out a real agenda for change for the new presidential administration, one that addresses the recent failures of democratic politics.

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Routledge

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1317263391

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It Happened at the Circus

Starring Little Michael and Snappy with Huff and Puff and the Team

By: Paul Vakerics II

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It Happened at the Circus

Starring Little Michael and Snappy with Huff and Puff and the Team

By: Paul Vakerics II

It Happened at the Circus: Starring Little Michael and Snappy with Huff and Puff and the Team By: Paul Vakerics II It Happened at the Circus is the story about a dog. A dog named Snappy and his best friend, little Michael. Journey through the excitement of when Snappy is found and then what happens at the circus. Along the way, Huff and Puff receive new powers, which can only be used for the good of all humanity, and little Michael’s sweet prayer is answered. Come along and learn the value of friends, family, and beauty of small miracles.

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Dorrance Publishing

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1636615643

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School's In

Federalism and the National Education Agenda

By: Paul Manna

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School's In

Federalism and the National Education Agenda

By: Paul Manna

For most of the history of the United States, citizens and elected officials alike considered elementary and secondary education to be the quintessential state and local function. Only in the past four decades, from Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to George W. Bush's ambitious but controversial "No Child Left Behind" initiative, has Washington's influence over America's schools increased significantly. Today, many Americans have become more convinced that the U.S. government and the states should play an increasingly important role in the nation's schools. In School's In, Paul Manna looks over forty years of national education policymaking and asserts that although Washington's influence over American schools has indeed increased, we should neither overestimate the expansion of federal power nor underestimate the resiliency and continuing influence of the states. States are developing comprehensive—often innovative—education policies, and a wide array of educational issues have appeared on the political agenda at the state and national levels. Manna believes that this overlap is no accident. At the core of his argument is the idea of "borrowing strength," a process by which policy entrepreneurs at one level of government attempt to push their agendas by leveraging the capabilities possessed by other governments in the federal system. Our nation's education agenda, he says, has taken shape through the interaction of policy makers at national and state levels who borrow strength from each other to develop and enact educational reforms. Based on analyses of public laws, presidential speeches, congressional testimony, public opinion, political advertising, and personal interviews, School's In draws on concepts of federalism and agenda-setting to offer an original view of the growing federal role in education policy. It provides insights not only about how education agendas have changed and will likely unfold in the future, but also about the very nature of federalism in the United States.

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Georgetown University Press

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1589014103

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The Neglected Voter

White Men and the Democratic Dilemma

By: David Paul Kuhn

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The Neglected Voter

White Men and the Democratic Dilemma

By: David Paul Kuhn

Forget Soccer Moms and the key demographic du jour. Winning elections means going back to basics

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Macmillan

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1403982740

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9781403982742

Come Hell Or High Water

Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster

By: Michael Eric Dyson,Paul Elliott

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Come Hell Or High Water

Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster

By: Michael Eric Dyson,Paul Elliott

What Hurricane Katrina reveals about the fault lines of race and poverty in America-and what lessons we must take from the flood-from best-selling ''hip-hop intellectual'' Michael Eric Dyson Does George W. Bush care about black people? Does the rest of America? When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease, and even death. The majority of these people were black; nearly all were poor. The federal government's slow response to local appeals for help is by now notorious. Yet despite the cries of outrage that have mounted since the levees broke, we have failed to confront the disaster's true lesson; to be poor, or black, in today's ownership society, is to be left behind. Displaying the intellectual rigor, political passion, and personal empathy that have won him fans across the color line, Michael Eric Dyson offers a searing assessment of the meaning of Hurricane Katrina. Combining interviews with survivors of the disaster with his deep knowledge of black migrations and government policy over decades, Dyson provides the historical context that has been sorely missing from public conversation. He explores the legacy of black suffering in America since slavery, including the shocking ways that black people are framed in the national consciousness even today. With this call-to-action, Dyson warns us that we can only find redemption as a society if we acknowledge that Katrina was more than an engineering or emergency response failure. From the TV newsroom to the Capitol Building to the backyard, we must change the ways we relate to the black and the poor among us. What's at stake is no less than the future of democracy.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458760782

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International Equity and Global Environmental Politics

Power and Principles in US Foreign Policy

By: Paul G. Harris

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International Equity and Global Environmental Politics

Power and Principles in US Foreign Policy

By: Paul G. Harris

This title was first published in 2001. Discussing the implications for the world of embracing - or failing to embrace - international environmental equity, as a core global objective is an essential exercise, which this book undertakes with diligence and vigour. Written in an accessible style, this is essential reading for students of international relations and world politics, global environmental policy and environmental policy and American foreign policy.

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Routledge

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1351737236

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A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court

By: Paul Barrett,Paul M. Barrett

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A Year in the Life of the Supreme Court

By: Paul Barrett,Paul M. Barrett

Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all its citizens, the Supreme Court remains a mystery to most Americans, its workings widely felt but rarely seen firsthand. In this book, journalists who cover the Court—acting as the eyes and ears of not just the American people, but the Constitution itself—give us a rare close look into its proceedings, the people behind them, and the complex, often fascinating ways in which justice is ultimately served. Their narratives form an intimate account of a year in the life of the Supreme Court. The cases heard by the Surpreme Court are, first and foremost, disputes involving real people with actual stories. The accidents and twists of circumstance that have brought these people to the last resort of litigation can make for compelling drama. The contributors to this volume bring these dramatic stories to life, using them as a backdrop for the larger issues of law and social policy that constitute the Court’s business: abortion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech, the right of privacy, crime, violence, discrimination, and the death penalty. In the course of these narratives, the authors describe the personalities and jurisprudential leanings of the various Justices, explaining how the interplay of these characters and theories about the Constitution interact to influence the Court’s decisions. Highly readable and richly informative, this book offers an unusually clear and comprehensive portrait of one of the most influential institutions in modern American life.

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Duke University Press

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082231665X

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Touring Colorado Hot Springs

By: Susan Joy Paul

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Touring Colorado Hot Springs

By: Susan Joy Paul

There is not a more serendipitous surrounding to soak in than the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Touring Colorado Hot Springs provides detailed descriptions, easy-to-read maps, and firsthand information on the best hot springs in the state. Descriptions are spiced with historical information and hot springs trivia that gives insight into the area's past. This entertaining and informative new edition will lead you to world-class family resorts and lesser known hidden springs in Colorado. It includes fully updated and revised text, new photos, GPS coordinates of all the hot springs, information on wheelchair access, and suggestions for accommodations.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493029169

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Uneasy Alliances

Race and Party Competition in America

By: Paul Frymer

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Uneasy Alliances

Race and Party Competition in America

By: Paul Frymer

Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. While scholars frequently claim that the need to win elections makes government officials responsive to any and all voters, Paul Frymer shows that not all groups are treated equally; politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters--to the detriment of the African American community. As both parties try to attract white swing voters by distancing themselves from blacks, black voters are often ignored and left with unappealing alternatives. African Americans are thus the leading example of a "captured minority." Frymer argues that our two-party system bears much of the blame for this state of affairs. Often overlooked in current discussions of racial politics, the party system represents a genuine form of institutional racism. Frymer shows that this is no accident, for the party system was set up in part to keep African American concerns off the political agenda. Today, the party system continues to restrict the political opportunities of African American voters, as was shown most recently when Bill Clinton took pains to distance himself from African Americans in order to capture conservative votes and win the presidency. Frymer compares the position of black voters with other social groups--gays and lesbians and the Christian right, for example--who have recently found themselves similarly "captured." Rigorously argued and researched, Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between black voters, political parties, and American democracy. In a new afterword, Frymer examines the impact of Barack Obama's election on the delicate relationship between race and party politics in America.

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Princeton University Press

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0691148015

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The Last Train to Zona Verde

My Ultimate African Safari

By: Paul Theroux

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The Last Train to Zona Verde

My Ultimate African Safari

By: Paul Theroux

The acclaimed author of Dark Star Safari journeys across western Africa in this “thoroughly engrossing [and] at times tragic” travelogue (Washington Post). Paul Theroux’s best-selling Dark Star Safari chronicled his epic overland voyage from Cairo to Cape Town, providing an insider’s look at modern Africa. Now, with The Last Train to Zona Verde, he returns to discover how both he and Africa have changed in the ensuing years. Traveling alone, Theroux sets out from Cape Town, going north through South Africa, Namibia, then into Angola, encountering a world increasingly removed from tourists’ itineraries and the hopes of postcolonial independence movements. After covering nearly 2,500 arduous miles, Theroux cuts short his journey, a decision he chronicles with unsparing honesty in a chapter titled “What Am I Doing Here?” Vivid, witty, and beautifully evocative, The Last Train to Zona Verde is a fitting final African adventure from the writer whose gimlet eye and effortless prose have brought the world to generations of readers. “If this book is proof, age has not slowed Theroux or encouraged him to rest on his achievements . . . Gutsy, alert to Africa's struggles, its injustices and history.” — San Francisco Chronicle

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547999259

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Stop Bush Now

By: Paul J. Landis

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Stop Bush Now

By: Paul J. Landis

Stop Bush Now takes the position that Bush, Cheney and others, by their actions: Purging Voters in Florida, not protecting our country from and impeding an investigation of Sept. 11 and Lies to the Congress and the American people, have invited all Americans to consider and take action toward their Impeachment.

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0976040808

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No Escape

Freedom of Speech and the Paradox of Rights

By: Paul Passavant

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No Escape

Freedom of Speech and the Paradox of Rights

By: Paul Passavant

Conventional legal and political scholarship places liberalism, which promotes and defends individual legal rights, in direct opposition to communitarianism, which focuses on the greater good of the social group. According to this mode of thought, liberals value legal rights for precisely the same reason that communitarians seek to limit their scope: they privilege the individual over the community. However, could it be that liberalism is not antithetical to social group identities like nationalism as is traditionally understood? Is it possible that those who assert liberal rights might even strengthen aspects of nationalism? No Escape argues that this is exactly the case, beginning with the observation that, paradoxical as it might seem, liberalism and nationalism have historically coincided in the United States. No Escape proves that liberal government and nationalism can mutually reinforce each other, taking as its example a preeminent and seemingly universal liberal legal right, freedom of speech, and illustrating how it can function in a way that actually reproduces nationally exclusive conditions of power. No Escape boldly re-evaluates the relationship between liberal rights and the community at a time when the call has gone out for the nation to defend the freedom to live our way of life. Passavant challenges us to reconsider traditional modes of thought, providing a fresh perspective on seemingly intransigent political and legal debates.

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NYU Press

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0814768350

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Fraud

The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and why the Media Didn't Tell You

By: Paul Waldman

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Fraud

The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and why the Media Didn't Tell You

By: Paul Waldman

In this scathing indictment of the president's integrity, Waldman maintains that George W. Bush has executed a comprehensive and sustained plan of deception to mislead America.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1402202520

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Hemp Diseases and Pests

Management and Biological Control : an Advanced Treatise

By: John Michael McPartland,Robert Connell Clarke,David Paul Watson

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Hemp Diseases and Pests

Management and Biological Control : an Advanced Treatise

By: John Michael McPartland,Robert Connell Clarke,David Paul Watson

Hemp is enjoying a worldwide resurgence. This book combines a useful review of the hemp pest and disease literature published over the past 50 years, with up-to-date information on modern biological control techniques. Each pest and disease organism is presented in the same format, covering range and economic impact, symptoms, life history, diagnosis, and both new and old techniques for biological control and chemical control. Easy to use keys are included for rapid identification of the most common pests. Introductory chapters describe the general principles of plant protection, requirements for healthy plant growth, and taxonomy of parasites and pathogens.

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0851994547

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Michael of Wales

By: Paul Conklin

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Michael of Wales

By: Paul Conklin

Describes life in a small Welsh coal mining town and the wealth of history in the surrounding areas.

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Dodd Mead

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0396074154

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The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

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The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

From Sean Connery to Roy Rogers, from comedy to political satire, films that include espionage as a plot device run the gamut of actors and styles. More than just "spy movies," espionage films have evolved over the history of cinema and American culture, from stereotypical foreign spy themes, to patriotic star features, to the Cold War plotlines of the sixties, and most recently to the sexy, slick films of the nineties. This filmography comprehensively catalogs movies involving elements of espionage. Each entry includes release date, running time, alternate titles, cast and crew, a brief synopsis, and commentary. An introduction analyzes the development of these films and their reflection of the changing culture that spawned them.

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McFarland

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1476604274

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Are Americans Becoming More Peaceful?

By: Paul Joseph

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Are Americans Becoming More Peaceful?

By: Paul Joseph

It's time that someone broke into the general gloom created by a war-loving administration and reminded us that we are a peace-loving people. Paul Joseph's book does just that, not with fantasy but with facts, showing how the public antipathy to war, suppressed too long by propaganda and deception, is coming to the surface, and offers hope." Howard Zinn "In this antidote to despair, Joseph shows how even the most sophisticated efforts of US political and military leaders to maintain public support for war are flawed and doomed to failure in the face of an increasingly skeptical public that is unwilling to accept the costs." William A. Gamson, Boston College "An original and thought-provoking perspective on one of the most important issues in American politics today." Michael Klare, Hampshire College Are Americans becoming more peaceful -- even after the 2004 elections and the seeming affirmation of the war in Iraq? This book looks at the meaning of peace in the face of war and offers an optimistic interpretation of the public's changing views. US citizens are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the costs of war that can be measured not just in dollars but in lives and international respect. Americans are becoming ever more resistant to government management of the "facts" surrounding war. In areas ranging from media and photojournalism to gender and casualties, Joseph exposes the reality of popular opposition to war.

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Inside Job

The Looting of America's Savings and Loans

By: Stephen Pizzo,Mary Fricker,Paul Muolo

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Inside Job

The Looting of America's Savings and Loans

By: Stephen Pizzo,Mary Fricker,Paul Muolo

New York Times Bestseller: A history of the S&L scandal that caused a financial disaster for American taxpayers: “Hard to put down” (Library Journal). For most of the 20th century, savings and loans were an invaluable thread of the American economy. But in the 1970s, Congress passed sweeping financial deregulation at the insistence of industry insiders that allowed these once quaint and useful institutions to spread their taxpayer-insured assets into new and risky investments. The looser regulations and reduced federal oversight also opened the industry to an army of shady characters, white-collar criminals, and organized crime groups. Less than 10 years later, half the nation’s savings and loans were insolvent, leaving the American taxpayer on the hook for a large hunk of the nearly half a trillion dollars that had gone missing. The authors of Inside Job saw signs of danger long before the scandal hit nationwide. Decades after the savings and loan collapse, Inside Job remains a thrilling read and a sobering reminder that our financial institutions are more fragile than they appear.

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Amazing Pace

The Story of Olympic Champion Michael Phelps from Sydney to Athens to Beijing

By: Paul Mcmullen

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The Story of Olympic Champion Michael Phelps from Sydney to Athens to Beijing

By: Paul Mcmullen

A vibrant portrait of American swimmer Michael Phelps—the dominant athlete at the 2004 Olympics—who has relentlessly pushed himself, promoted his sport, and appears poised to ultimately accumulate the most gold medals in Olympic history Before he was old enough to have a driver's license, Michael Phelps had a world record. Before he ever took a college class or turned 20, he had earned distinction by winning 8 medals—6 gold and 2 bronze—at the Athens Olympics, the most in non-boycotted Games. Along the way, he captivated an American television audience and confounded the critics who questioned his ambition. Amazing Pace: • provides the most revealing look yet at a young man who became a world-class athlete before he had the chance to grow up—by respected Baltimore Sun journalist Paul McMullen, who followed Phelps's rise from an obscure 14-year-old to the most scrutinized competitor at the world's biggest sporting event • details the plotting of his career, from turning professional at age 16, to the management of the first crises he encountered Paul McMullen's 5 years of observation add dramatic context to the life of a young athlete whose rise to prominence coincided with the tumult of the first Summer Olympics after 9/11. No Olympian has ever earned 10 gold medals in a career, but Michael Phelps is on pace to achieve that milestone at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China.

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Rodale Books

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Life Flash

By: Paul Trainer

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Life Flash

By: Paul Trainer

Charles Dennis, a hard working man, happily married with three children, two young sons and a younger daughter. He’s planned a vacation, one...that he has been on before. He needs his family’s help, but can they? Can his wife, Dorothy, sort out the truth of his past or will she also fall into the depths of his mind. Will the entire family be able to face the unknown during their camping trip? And can his sons figure a way to keep them safe in the dark woods or will the danger behind every tree trap their journey forever in their minds. A long shallow road awaits the Dennis family, a road traveled by few. For some, survival was never an option, and this night of terror that beckons from the eternal whelm of the mind, may be the last refuge for one.

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Dysfunctional President

Understanding the Compulsions of Bill Clinton

By: Paul Fick,Paul M. Fick

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Dysfunctional President

Understanding the Compulsions of Bill Clinton

By: Paul Fick,Paul M. Fick

Featuring a special chapter on our current Chief Executive's sexual compulsions, the newly updated edition of Fick's book draws a chilling portrait of Clinton as one is often indecisive, denies personal responsibility, and regularly indulges in self-destructive acts. of photos.

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Citadel Press

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Case Studies in Japanese Negotiating Behavior

By: Michael Blaker,Paul Giarra,Ezra F. Vogel

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Case Studies in Japanese Negotiating Behavior

By: Michael Blaker,Paul Giarra,Ezra F. Vogel

Explores four recent US-Japanese negotiations - two over trade and two over security-related issues - looking for patterns in Japan's approach and behaviour. Each study explains the cultural, as well as the political, institutional and personal factors, and assesses their influence.

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US Institute of Peace Press

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1929223102

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

The most comprehensive resource on college football ever published.

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Beyond and Before, Updated and Expanded Edition

Progressive Rock Across Time and Genre

By: Paul Hegarty,Martin Halliwell

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Beyond and Before, Updated and Expanded Edition

Progressive Rock Across Time and Genre

By: Paul Hegarty,Martin Halliwell

The original edition of Beyond and Before extends an understanding of “progressive rock” by providing a fuller definition of what progressive rock is, was and can be. Called by Record Collector “the most accomplished critical overview yet” of progressive rock and one of their 2011 books of the year, Beyond and Before moves away from the limited consensus that prog rock is exclusively English in origin and that it was destroyed by the advent of punk in 1976. Instead, by tracing its multiple origins and complex transitions, it argues for the integration of jazz and folk into progressive rock and the extension of prog in Kate Bush, Radiohead, Porcupine Tree and many more. This 10-year anniversary revised edition continues to further unpack definitions of progressive rock and includes a brand new chapter focusing on post-conceptual trends in the 2010s through to the contemporary moment. The new edition discusses the complex creativity of progressive metal and folk in greater depth, as well as new fusions of genre that move across global cultures and that rework the extended form and mission of progressive rock, including in recent pop concept albums. All chapters are revised to keep the process of rethinking progressive rock alive and vibrant as a hybrid, open form.

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009

A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2008-2009

A Comprehensive Modern Reference to America's Most Colorful Sport, 1953-Present

By: Bob Boyles,Paul Guido

The result of 15 years of exhaustive research, this work is the definitive statistical and factual reference for everything related to college football in the past 50 years.

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Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy

Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform

By: Paul R. Pillar

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Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy

Iraq, 9/11, and Misguided Reform

By: Paul R. Pillar

A career of nearly three decades with the CIA and the National Intelligence Council showed Paul R. Pillar that intelligence reforms, especially measures enacted since 9/11, can be deeply misguided. They often miss the sources that underwrite failed policy and misperceive our ability to read outside influences. They also misconceive the intelligence-policy relationship and promote changes that weaken intelligence-gathering operations. In this book, Pillar confronts the intelligence myths Americans have come to rely on to explain national tragedies, including the belief that intelligence drives major national security decisions and can be fixed to avoid future failures. Pillar believes these assumptions waste critical resources and create harmful policies, diverting attention away from smarter reform, and they keep Americans from recognizing the limits of obtainable knowledge. Pillar revisits U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War and highlights the small role intelligence played in those decisions, and he demonstrates the negligible effect that America's most notorious intelligence failures had on U.S. policy and interests. He then reviews in detail the events of 9/11 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, condemning the 9/11 commission and the George W. Bush administration for their portrayals of the role of intelligence. Pillar offers an original approach to better informing U.S. policy, which involves insulating intelligence management from politicization and reducing the politically appointed layer in the executive branch to combat slanted perceptions of foreign threats. Pillar concludes with principles for adapting foreign policy to inevitable uncertainties.

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Columbia University Press

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0231527802

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Beyond the Water’s Edge

How Partisanship Corrupts U.S. Foreign Policy

By: Paul R. Pillar

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How Partisanship Corrupts U.S. Foreign Policy

By: Paul R. Pillar

Intense partisanship is a familiar part of the contemporary United States, but its consequences do not stop at the country’s borders. The damage now extends to U.S. relations with the rest of the world. Too often, political leaders place their own party’s interest in gaining and keeping power ahead of the national interest. Paul R. Pillar examines how and why partisanship has undermined U.S. foreign policy, especially over the past three decades. Placing present-day discord in historical perspective going back to the beginning of the republic, Beyond the Water’s Edge shows that although the corrupting effects of partisan divisions are not new, past leaders were often able to overcome them. Recent social and political trends and developments including the end of the Cold War, however, have contributed to a surge of corrosive partisanship. Pillar demonstrates that its costs range from the prolongation of war and crisis to the intrusion of foreign influence and the undermining of democracy. He explores the ways other governments respond to inconsistency in U.S. foreign policy, the consequences of domestic division for U.S. global leadership, and how the corruption of American democracy also weakens democracy worldwide. Pillar considers possible remedies but draws the sobering conclusion that entrenched political sectarianism makes their adoption unlikely. Offering insightful analysis of the decline of U.S. foreign relations, Beyond the Water’s Edge is an important book for all readers concerned about the state of the American political system.

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0231559755

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My Bad

The Apology Anthology

By: Paul Slansky,Arleen Sorkin

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My Bad

The Apology Anthology

By: Paul Slansky,Arleen Sorkin

With an additional 200 mind-boggling miscues and mealy-mouthed mea culpas, My Bad celebrates the best of this year's most exquisitely squirm-inducing pleas for forgiveness, from a variety of famous flubbers-Donald Rumsfield to Don Imus, Mel Gibson to Michael Richards-that proves public apologies are as American as pleading the Fifth.

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1596919108

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