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Standoff

How America Became Ungovernable

By: Bill Schneider

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Standoff

How America Became Ungovernable

By: Bill Schneider

Bill Schneider, former CNN senior political analyst, takes us inside the voting booth in “a detailed examination of recent presidential elections studded with sharp observations…A good choice for political junkies” (Kirkus Reviews). In the 1960s, a rift developed between the Old America and the New America that resulted in a populist backlash that ultimately elected Donald Trump in 2016. Bill Schneider describes today’s American populism in Standoff as one that is economically progressive and culturally conservative. Liberals are attacked as cultural elitists (“limousine liberals”), and conservatives as economic elitists (“country club conservatives”). Trump, says Schneider, is the complete populist package. He embraces social populism (anti-immigrant), economic populism (anti-free trade), and isolationism (“America First”). Standoff examines a number of hard-fought elections to show us how we got to Trump. He asserts the power of public opinion. He points to the public that draws the line on abortion and affirmative action. He shows why an intense minority cancels a majority on gun control, immigration, small government, and international interests. Standoff tells us why fifty years of presidential contests have often been confounding. It takes us inside to watch how and why Americans pull the lever, how they choose their issues, and select their leaders. It is usually values that trump economics. Required reading for an understanding of the 2016 election and the political future, Schneider’s “fast-paced” (Publishers Weekly) Standoff shows how Americans vote and why their votes sometimes seem to make no practical sense.

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309

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Simon and Schuster

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1451606249

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9781451606249

Death and Honor

By: W. E. B. Griffin,William Edmund Butterworth

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Death and Honor

By: W. E. B. Griffin,William Edmund Butterworth

Recruited by Wild Bill Donovan to set up an airline that will be an OSS front in 1943 Argentina, Marine pilot Cletus Frade monitors two German operations, including a concentration-camp smuggling ring and a Nazi protection group. 350,000 first printing.

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484

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Penguin

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0399154981

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9780399154980

Front-page Detective

William J. Burns and the Detective Profession, 1880-1930

By: William R. Hunt

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Front-page Detective

William J. Burns and the Detective Profession, 1880-1930

By: William R. Hunt

William J. Burns (1880-1930) was the immediate succor of J. Edgar Hoover at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He had taken the director's job when Warren Harding was elected and appointed Burns' friend, Harry Daugherty, as Attorney General. Both Daugherty and Burns misused their offices and were forced to resign.

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238

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Popular Press

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087972496X

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9780879724962

Sin & Contrition

By: William Peace

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Sin & Contrition

By: William Peace

Following the lives of some boys who make life changing decisions which have both good and disastrous results.

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483

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Strategic Book Publishing

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1618970453

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9781618970459

A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania

By: William Watts Hart Davis

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A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania

By: William Watts Hart Davis

Reprint of v. 3 of the 1905 ed. published by Lewis Pub. Co., New York under title: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time.

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974

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806306416

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9780806306414

The Hall-Mills Murder Case

The Minister and the Choir Singer

By: William Moses Kunstler

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The Hall-Mills Murder Case

The Minister and the Choir Singer

By: William Moses Kunstler

Factual account, based in part on new evidence, of the still unsolved murder case of Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills which occurred in New Jersey in 1922.

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388

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Rutgers University Press

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0813509122

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9780813509129

Celestial Shadows

Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations

By: John Westfall,William Sheehan

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Celestial Shadows

Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations

By: John Westfall,William Sheehan

Much of what is known about the universe came from the study of celestial shadows. This book looks in detail at the way eclipses and other celestial shadows have given us amazing insights into the nature of the objects in our solar system and how they are even helping us discover and analyze planets that orbit stars other than our Sun. A variety of eclipses, transits, and occultations of the mooons of Jupiter and Saturn, Pluto and its satellite Charon, asteroids and stars have helped astronomers to work out their dimensions, structures, and shapes - even the existence of atmospheres and structures of exoplanets. Long before Columbus set out to reach the Far East by sailing West, the curved shadow of the Earth on the Moon during a lunar eclipse revealed that we inhabit a round world, a globe. More recently, comparisons of the sunlit and Earthlit parts of the Moon have been used to determine changes in the Earth's brightness as a way of monitoring possible effects in cloud coverage which may be related to global warming. Shadows were used by the Greek mathematician Eratosthenes to work out the first estimate of the circumference of the Earth, by Galileo to measure the heights of the lunar mountains and by eighteenth century astronomers to determine the scale of the Solar System itself. Some of the rarest and most wonderful shadows of all are those cast onto Earth by the lovely "Evening Star" Venus as it goes between the Earth and the Sun. These majestic transits of Venus occur at most two in a century; after the 2012 transit, there is not a chance to observe this phenomenon until 2117, while the more common sweep of a total solar eclipse creates one of the most dramatic and awe-inspiring events of nature. Though it may have once been a source of consternation or dread, solar eclipses now lead thousands of amateur astronomers and "eclipse-chasers" to travel the globe in order to experience the dramatic view under "totality." These phenomena are among the most spectacular available to observers and are given their full due in Westfall and Sheehan's comprehensive study.

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727

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Springer

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1493915355

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9781493915354

No Free Lunch

Why Specified Complexity Cannot Be Purchased Without Intelligence

By: William A. Dembski

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No Free Lunch

Why Specified Complexity Cannot Be Purchased Without Intelligence

By: William A. Dembski

Darwin's greatest accomplishment was to show how life might be explained as the result of natural selection. But does Darwin's theory mean that life was unintended? William A. Dembski argues that it does not. As the leading proponent of intelligent design, Dembski reveals a designer capable of originating the complexity and specificity found throughout the cosmos. Scientists and theologians alike will find this book of interest as it brings the question of creation firmly into the realm of scientific debate. The paperback is updated with a new Preface by the author.

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460

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Rowman & Littlefield

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074255810X

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9780742558106

A Government of Insiders

The People Who Made the Affordable Care Act Possible

By: William Genieys

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A Government of Insiders

The People Who Made the Affordable Care Act Possible

By: William Genieys

This work provides insight into how health policy is shaped in the United States, leveraging the Affordable Care Act as the primary example"--

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334

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JHU Press

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1421447681

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9781421447681

Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

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Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

Sadly, Thackeray is seldom read nowadays. Except for 'Vanity Fair', he is mostly unknown and yet many of his contemporaries rated him as highly as Dickens. This comprehensive eBook aims to reveal the true genius of this master storyteller, featuring the complete works, with beautiful illustrations and special bonus texts. (Version 4) * illustrated with hundreds of images, relating to Thackeray’s life and works * annotated with concise introductions to the novels and other texts * images of how the monthly serials first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the original Victorian texts * ALL 12 novels, many with their original illustrations * even includes the rare unfinished novel ‘A Shabby Genteel Story’ * also includes the rare novels ‘Lovel the Widower’, ‘Adventures of Philip’ and the unfinished novel ‘Denis Duval’ * ALL of the short stories and novellas, with excellent formatting * even INCLUDES Thackeray’s poetry, essays and Punch articles * ALL of the travel writing and sketches, with many illustrations * includes Trollope’s biography of Thackeray * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * master table of contents to allow easy navigation around Thackeray’s immense oeuvre. * includes Thackeray’s Collected Letters from 1847-1855 Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS The Novels CATHERINE A SHABBY GENTEEL STORY THE LUCK OF BARRY LYNDON VANITY FAIR THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS MEN’S WIVES THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND, ESQ. THE NEWCOMES THE VIRGINIANS THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP LOVEL THE WIDOWER DENIS DUVAL The Shorter Fiction ELIZABETH BROWNRIGGE SULTAN STORK LITTLE SPITZ THE PROFESSOR MISS LÖWE THE YELLOWPLUSH PAPERS THE TREMENDOUS ADVENTURES OF MAJOR GAHAGAN THE FATAL BOOTS COX’S DIARY THE BEDFORD-ROW CONSPIRACY THE HISTORY OF SAMUEL TITMARSH AND THE GREAT HOGGARTY DIAMOND THE FITZ-BOODLE PAPERS THE DIARY OF C. JEAMES DE LA PLUCHE, ESQ. WITH HIS LETTERS A LEGEND OF THE RHINE A LITTLE DINNER AT TIMMINS’S REBECCA AND ROWENA BLUEBEARD’S GHOST The Christmas Books MRS. PERKINS’S BALL OUR STREET DOCTOR BIRCH AND HIS YOUNG FRIENDS THE KICKLEBURYS ON THE RHINE THE ROSE AND THE RING The Sketches and Satires CONTRIBUTIONS TO “THE SNOB” FLORE ET ZEPHYR THE IRISH SKETCH BOOK THE BOOK OF SNOBS ROUNDABOUT PAPERS SOME ROUNDABOUT PAPERS DICKENS IN FRANCE CHARACTER SKETCHES SKETCHES AND TRAVELS IN LONDON MR. BROWN’S LETTERS THE PROSER MISCELLANIES The Play THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB The Poetry LIST OF THE COMPLETE POETRY The Travel Writing NOTES OF A JOURNEY FROM CORNHILL TO GRAND CAIRO THE PARIS SKETCH BOOK LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHES The Non-Fiction NOVELS BY EMINENT HANDS THE HISTORY OF THE NEXT FRENCH REVOLUTION THE SECOND FUNERAL OF NAPOLEON GEORGE CRUIKSHANK JOHN LEECH’S PICTURES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THE FOUR GEORGES CRITICAL REVIEWS A LECTURE ON “CHARITY AND HUMOUR” VARIOUS ESSAYS, LETTERS, SKETCHES, ETC. THE HISTORY OF DIONYSIUS DIDDLER. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUNCH MISS TICKLETOBY’S LECTURES ON ENGLISH HISTORY PAPERS BY THE FAT CONTRIBUTOR MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO “PUNCH” “SPEC” AND “PROSER” PAPERS A PLAN FOR A PRIZE NOVEL The Letters A COLLECTION OF LETTERS 1847-1855 The Biography THACKERAY BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE In Memoriam W. M. Thackeray by Charles Dickens Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

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Delphi Classics

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1908909099

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9781908909091

Winter Botany

By: William Trelease

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Winter Botany

By: William Trelease

Shows that the woody plants can be identified to their dormant state, sometimes more easily than when they are green and flowering.

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450

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Courier Corporation

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0486218007

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9780486218007

Victimology

By: William G. Doerner,Steven P. Lab

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Victimology

By: William G. Doerner,Steven P. Lab

This breakthrough work provides an organizing structure for the history and current state of the field of victimology, and outlines the reasons compelling a separate focus on crime victims. Highly readable, Victimology explores the role of victimology in today’s criminal justice system, examining the consequences of victimization and the various remedies now available for victims. In addition to adding the latest developments in victimology, the authors have included a new chapter on property victimization, and have enhanced and expanded the chapter on personal victimization. The text is supplemented by learning tools including chapter-by-chapter learning objectives, key terms, illustrative figures and tables, and a listing of related Internet sites. * The text provides a comprehensive overview of the origins and scope of victimology, with detailed chapters on specific types of victimization * The authors offer analysis of policy decisions and historical events, with an eye toward future developments in the field * A key chapter highlights the important global impact of restorative justice on responding to the plight of victims * The ever-changing dynamics of contemporary work and school victimization are dissected with special attention to causes and societal responses * The text is supplemented by learning tools including chapter-by-chapter learning objectives, key terms, illustrative figures and tables, and listings of related Internet sites

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Routledge

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1437735118

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9781437735116

Book's by William Schneider

Standoff

Standoff

Death and Honor

Death and Honor

Front-page Detective

Front-page Detective

Sin & Contrition

Sin & Contrition

A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania

A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania

The Hall-Mills Murder Case

The Hall-Mills Murder Case

Celestial Shadows

Celestial Shadows

No Free Lunch

No Free Lunch

A Government of Insiders

A Government of Insiders

Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

Winter Botany

Winter Botany

Victimology

Victimology

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