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  • The Bell Curve Plus
    Shawn Fan
    In The Bell Curve Plus: Intelligence & Civilization, Shawn Fan examines historical facts to analyze the conflicts of civilizations from the perspective of man’s intelligence. Exploring the rise and dominance of Eastern and Western civilizations, Fan dissects the root of the US and China’s enduring conflict, underscoring the detrimental effects of recent political events, such a...
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    31,48 €

  • Wise & Reasoned
    Paul Reborn
    Both the Democratic and Republican parties are dysfunctional and no longer serve the American people adequately or fairly. Congress has an approval rating of less than 20 percent for a reason. With a few bright exceptions, Congress is a morass of self-serving, hypocritical elected officials.  Wise & Reasoned addresses topics of deep concern-inequality, health care, the economy,...
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    21,46 €

  • Upholding Tradition
    JET J. MOSS
    Are you concerned about the state of our society and the well-being of future generations? Do you believe that family values play a crucial role in building a healthy and prosperous society? If so, then "Upholding Tradition: The Importance of Family Values in Modern Society " is the book you need to read.In this thought-provoking book, the author discusses the critical role tha...
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    18,87 €

  • A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin
    C. Jason Maier
    A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin is for everyone who is starting to learn about Bitcoin and wants to understand the reality behind the buzz. Exploring the value proposition of Bitcoin through a progressive lens, Maier’s book explores why Bitcoin is good for the environment, how it helps poor and marginalized communities, and why Bitcoin serves as a protest against too-big-to-fa...
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    32,24 €

  • Roosevelt’s New Deal From The Crisis of The Great Depression to The Era of Extraordinary Changes
    Davis Truman
    The Roosevelt New Deal was a series of domestic programs and initiatives launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt shortly after he assumed office in 1933. At that time, the United States faced one of the worst economic crises in its history, with unemployment rates exceeding 25%, banks failing, and businesses closing down. In response to this crisis, Roosevelt sought to impl...
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    14,59 €

  • GOP Witnesses
    Committee on the Judiciary (minority)
    From the Executive Summary: On November 4 , 2022, House Judiciary Committee Republicans released a staff report claiming that a multitude of whistle blowers had contacted them to describe a wide range of politically motivated misconduct at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)These allegations appear to form the basis of the Republican investigation into the FBI’s politiciz...
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    60,38 €

  • Capitol Attack
    General Accounting Office
    On January 6, 2021, the nation watched in horror as a violent mob stormed the United States Capitol building. It was an unprecedented attack on our democracy and its devastating consequences are still reverberating throughout our country. In the days that followed, it has become clear that prior to this tragic event, several federal agencies identified credible threats leading ...
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    37,14 €

  • Behind Tax Policy Controversies
    Steven Sheffrin
    This book provides a short, critical introduction to controversies in tax policy. It emphasizes the many diverse underlying factors that drive tax policy debates and sheds light on traditional and newly emerging issues of tax policy. ...
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    40,18 €

  • Behind Tax Policy Controversies
    Steven Sheffrin
    This book provides a short, critical introduction to controversies in tax policy. It emphasizes the many diverse underlying factors that drive tax policy debates and sheds light on traditional and newly emerging issues of tax policy. ...
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    173,24 €

  • Self-Destruction
    John W. Frece
    Hollywood-handsome Daniel B. Brewster had it all: inherited wealth, stellar education, combat Marine, prestigious horse farm, gorgeous and talented wife, and two young sons -- even a seat in the United States Senate. He was called 'the Golden Boy of Maryland Politics.' In 1964, as a stand-in for Lyndon Johnson in Maryland’s Democratic Presidential Primary, Brewster defeated the...
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    19,73 €

  • From Socialism to Capitalism
    Janos Kornai
    Eight essays connected by various common strands. The most important one is the community of the main subject-matter: socialism, capitalism, democracy, change of system. These four expressions cover four phenomena of great and comprehensive importance. Each piece in the book deals with these and the connections between them.One of the Leitmotifs is the 'capitalism/socialism' pa...
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    35,36 €

  • Broken Promises and Lies of the Republicans
    Gene P. Abel
    Reagan *Bush 43* Trump is intended to convince the America VOTER that conservative ideas are wrong for our country. We are faced with serious issues that must be solved! Our huge deficit, tax reform, immigration, background checks for gun purchase, funding shortfall of Social Security and Medicare, rebuilding of our infrastructure and military, educating our children and crea...
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    13,08 €

  • The National Institutes of Health and EcoHealth Alliance Did Not Effectively Monitor Awards and Subawards, Resulting in Missed Opportunities to Oversee Research and Other Deficiencies, A-05-21-00025
    Office of Inspector General (OIG... HHS
    This book by the Office of Audit Services (OAS), Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services is an important read. It explores the ways in which NIH and its viral research grant awardee EcoHealth Alliance have failed to comply with Federal requirements leading to unallowable costs and an unsatisfactory compliance rate.This book was written...
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    31,44 €

  • CRISIS LEADER & PUBLIC GOVERNANCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
    ANTHONY B L CHEUNG & SANDRA VAN THIEL
    This book explores various issues and challenges emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines how governments worldwide have dealt with the pandemic. Post-COVID-19 and its disruptive impact on social and economic life as well as public and political attitudes, the world is not the same. A new normal has dawned in public management and public services, with immense implicat...
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    166,33 €

  • COVID-19 NEW NORMAL
    LINDA LOW & YEW HAUR LEE
    This book seeks to understand the New Normal in a post-Covid-19 world, amid the ongoing battle against the pandemic. With emerging variants like Omicron, it is likely that the fight against Covid-19 would be a protracted one. It is thus timely to review how we have coped since its first outbreak in December 2019 and what the future holds from the economic, political and health ...
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    105,73 €

  • The U.S. Constitution in Five Minutes
    The U.S. Constitution was written more than 230 years ago for a new country on the periphery of the world. Two centuries later, it governs the most powerful nation on earth, and its meaning is constantly debated.The U.S. Constitution in Five Minutes presents fifty-nine essays on subjects central to the meaning and application of the U.S. Constitution. Written by scholars, these...
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    30,95 €

  • The Formula for Impact
    Georgie Smith / Travis Bates
    HOW CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE?WHY ARE THINGS SO SLOW AROUND HERE?IS THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR ME?!Every day, new recruits join two million Aussie public servants striving to help our country thrive. But whether you’re in local, state or federal government, without a roadmap it’s easy to get overwhelmed, lose hope, and quit. Unless you have guides.With wit and insight, two career publ...
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    27,33 €

  • GOVERNING WELL
    W L TERENCE HO
    What is the secret of effective government in today’s complex and turbulent world?In this collection of essays written for Singapore’s leading news organisations, public policy practitioner turned academic Terence Ho trains his focus on the issues of the day: education, demographics, economic growth, inflation, taxes and social support, among others.In unpacking these issues an...
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    44,69 €

  • In Local Hands
    Lisa K. Parshall
    The first comprehensive study of village government formation and dissolution in New York State. ...
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    121,56 €

  • Women, Peace and Security in Military Operations
    Draws on expertise from military, academia, and civil society it offers insights and recommendations on how militaries can effectively integrate the Women, Peace and Security agenda into their operations. ...
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    85,00 €

  • Nigeria’s Policy Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
    Isaac Nnamdi Obasi
    Nigeria’s Policy Response to COVID-19 Pandemic provides an insightful discussion of how the Nigerian government and its people fought the battle against the coronavirus pandemic which claimed over 6 million deaths and over 468 million confirmed cases globally as of 20 March 2022. Like many other countries, Nigeria faced many challenges implementing its policy response particula...
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    32,54 €

  • Herbivores and Carnivores
    John Astley
    In Herbivores and Carnivores, John Astley offers insights on closed or cloaked subject: the struggle for democratic cultural values in post-War Britain. The materials vary in content, but a central theme emerges: as individual members of society, we so often seem to adhere - the author suggests - to strictly limited choices with pre-packaged versions of the way we live our live...
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    13,12 €

  • Un-Learning to Labour?
    Jon Sunnerfjell
    Today’s flexible Western labour markets place new demands on the workforce. Whereas industrial society fostered individuals who found dignity in performing long-term, manual labour, few people can now expect to go through working life without engaging in continuous updating of knowledges and skills. However, there are environments on both sides of the Atlantic where the workfor...
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    27,93 €

  • The Economic Consequences of the Peace
    John Maynard Keynes
    The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury. In his book, he argued for a much more generous peace, not out of a desire for justice or fairness - these are aspects of the peace that Ke...
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    28,20 €

  • The Economic Consequences of the Peace
    John Maynard Keynes
    The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury. In his book, he argued for a much more generous peace, not out of a desire for justice or fairness - these are aspects of the peace that Ke...
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    16,27 €

  • The Rise of Majority Rule in Early Modern Britain and Its Empire
    William J. Bulman
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    35,55 €

  • The Souls of Queer Folk
    Joel Davis Brown
    You’d be hard-pressed to find a leader who doesn’t want to be better. Yet, at a time when leaders are being asked to do more with fewer resources, modern professionals are having a difficult time leading in a distinctive, powerful, and transformative way. At a time when leaders are feeling besieged, the question is: to whom should they turn to learn, develop, and embody a new ...
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    32,07 €

  • Freedom’s Anchor
    Andrew P Napolitano
    In Freedom’s Anchor, famed legal commentator Judge Andrew P. Napolitano makes the case for using natural law principles to restrain government. Going back to Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, Judge Napolitano identifies the origins of Natural Law Theory and explains its growth and development in English and American law. He argues compellingly that the idea that our rights com...
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    66,89 €

  • SINGAPORE AGEING
    BILVEER SINGH & SRINIVASAN CHOK S VASOO
    Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who will undergo that life stage. Singapore Ageing assembles a team of researchers, administrators, practitioners, advocates and academics from varied social service and care sectors, to share their thoughts, concerns and future challenges faced by an ageing Singapore in d...
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    117,82 €

  • SINGAPORE AGEING
    BILVEER SINGH & SRINIVASAN CHOK S VASOO
    Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who will undergo that life stage. Singapore Ageing assembles a team of researchers, administrators, practitioners, advocates and academics from varied social service and care sectors, to share their thoughts, concerns and future challenges faced by an ageing Singapore in d...
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    33,10 €