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  The Cycles of American History (eBook, ePUB)

  A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian discusses "the Cold War, political parties, the presidency, and many broader philosophical issues [with] incisive wit" (Library Journal). A celebrated historian, speechwriter, and adviser to President Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. draws on decades of astute observation to construct a dialectic of American politics, or as Time magazine called it, a "recurring struggle between pragmatism and idealism in the American soul." The Cycles of American History traces two conflicting visions of America-Experiment vs. Destiny-through two centuries of political evolution, conflict, and progress. In this updated edition, Schlesinger reflects on the dawn of a new millennium and how new social and technological revolutions could lead to a revolution in American political cycles. "Whatever the nation's political future, it can benefit from the intelligence and regard for our country's best traditions evident in these informed and humane essays." -TheNew York Times "Displays the author at his best: trenchant, erudite, crisp." -Foreign Affairs "An excellent and provocative primer on the challenges surrounding the contemporary American political setting . . . First-rate history mixed with a strong sense of public service." -The Christian Science Monitor

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  The Conservatives , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1188min

  The history of the Conservative party has, extraordinarily, rarely been written in a single volume for the general reader. There are academic multi-volume accounts and a multitude of smaller books with limited historical scope. But now, Robin Harris, Margaret Thatcher's speechwriter and party insider, has produced this authoritative but lively history book which tells the whole story and fills a gaping hole in Britain's historiographical record. Taking as his starting point the larger than life personalities of the Conservative Party's leaders and prime ministers since its inception, Robin Harris's book also analyses the interconnected themes and issues which have dominated Conservative politics over the years. The careers of Peel, Disraeli, Salisbury, Baldwin, Chamberlain, Churchill, Eden, Macmillan, Heath, Thatcher, Major, Hague and Cameron together amount to an alternative history of Britain since the early nineteenth century. This landmark book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in history or politics, or anyone who has ever wondered how Britain came to be the nation it is today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nigel Anthony. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/001171/bk_rhuk_001171_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Evil Ways , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 631min

  A Morris and Chastain Investigation Supernatural investigator Quincey Morris and his partner, "white witch" Libby Chastain, are each in pursuit of a vicious killer. One is murdering small children for their bodily organs; the other is hunting down white witches - and Libby may be next.  Along a trail that leads from Iraq to Turkey to the US, all clues point to crazed billionaire Walter Grobius, a man obsessed with harnessing the ultimate evil. Morris and Chastain, teamed with the deadly Hannah Widmark, must fight desperately to stop a midnight rendezvous between forces so powerful that the fate of the world may be at stake. And the clock is ticking....  Evil Ways continues the electrifying series of supernatural thrillers following the exploits of investigators Quincey Morris and Libby Chastain.  Author bio: Justin Gustainis is a college professor living in upstate New York. He is the author of the novel The Hades Project (2003) as well as a number of short stories. In his misspent youth, Mr. Gustainis was, at various times, a busboy, soldier, speechwriter, and professional bodyguard. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Graham Winton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/011872/bk_reco_011872_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Slammed in the Butt by Domald Tromp's Attempt to Avoid Accusations of Plagiarism by Removing All Facts or Concrete Plans from His Republican National Convention Speech , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 19min, (USK 18)

  The Republican National Convention is off to a rocky start after Morlinda Tromp’s speech is found to be plagiarized word-for-word from the hit film, Jurassic Mark. Now it’s up to hotshot speechwriter Perper Tunk to craft a perfect speech for Domald Tromp...with a slight catch. In order to avoid any accusations of plagiarism, Domald has requested that all facts, concrete plans, or rational logic be removed from the statement, leaving only a haze of vaguely patriotic fluff. The speech is a success, but when a physically manifested version of the political rhetoric ends up at Perper’s hotel room, he’s faced with the consequences of what it means to create something that looks beautiful on the outside but is completely vacant within. All of this culminates in a hardcore gay encounter between a man and his intentionally vague, fear mongering speech.This erotic tale is 4,100 words of sizzling human on gay sentient presidential nominee acceptance speech action, including anal, blowjobs, rough sex, facials, and factually inaccurate love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sam Rand. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/099950/bk_acx0_099950_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Not For Turning , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1069min

  Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the 20th century. With the possible exception of Winston Churchill, no other Prime Minister has had such an impact on modern British history. Like it or not, her radical social and economic policies have made Britain the country it is today. Without Margaret Thatcher there could have been no New Labour, no Tony Blair and no David Cameron. Now Robin Harris, for many years Thatcher's speechwriter, trusted adviser, and the draftsman of two volumes of her autobiography, has written the defining book about this indomitable woman. He tells her extraordinary life story, from humble beginnings above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham, her early days as one of the first women in Westminster who became known as 'Thatcher milk-snatcher' during her days in the Ministry for Education and then as Prime Minister. We follow her through the 'Winter of Discontent', the tribulations of the miners' strike and the Falklands War. And Harris writes a stunning account of her exit from power and tells of her life after number 10. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nigel Anthony. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/001537/bk_rhuk_001537_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Wavelength , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 459min

  Wavelength captures the two dominant threads of the first decade of the 21st century - greed and terrorism. It takes us from the stoops of Brooklyn to the bike paths of Amsterdam, to Afghanistan, Moscow, and Zurich, to the backrooms of Brussels and Frankfurt, and finally to the hazy diwans of Yemen. Dazzled by his new boss, but harboring a soft spot for the Agency, Hayden allows himself to be pulled back in for one more run - a run that reminds him that people aren't what they seem, a run that reinforces his belief that greed has no sell-by date. Several years after the dot-com funeral pyre, Hayden Campbell, a former CIA operative turned speechwriter, finds himself working for the sixth richest man in the world, Aaron Cannondale. From this perch, Hayden watches as a Dutch student discovers a technology to send voice, video, and data through Europe's municipal water system. Standing in the way are European technocrats, the Russian mafia, a Swiss banker, and a new breed of terrorist intent on wreaking havoc on the West. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Shawn West. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/062080/bk_acx0_062080_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life, Hörbuch, Digital, 351min

  In 1982, Peter Robinson was hired as a speechwriter in the Reagan White House. One of a core group of writers who became informal experts on Reagan, Robinson absorbed not just the president's politics but his manner and way of carrying himself. And the example Reagan set, as a confident, principled, generous-spirited older man who inspired those around him, molded Robinson just as he was coming into his own. "The longer I studied Ronald Reagan," he says, "the more lessons I learned." At the core of How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life are ten life lessons Robinson learned from Reagan: principles that have guided his own life ever since. Yet it also offers a warm and unforgettable portrait of a great yet ordinary man who touched the individuals around him as surely as he did his millions of admirers around the world. The result is nothing less than a love story, an account of one man's profound respect and affection for the president who changed his life. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Robinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/000737/bk_harp_000737_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1460min

  The Prime Ministers is the first and only insider account of Israeli politics from the founding of the Jewish State to the near-present day. It reveals stunning details of life-and-death decision-making, top-secret military operations and high level peace negotiations. The Prime Ministers brings listeners into the orbits of world figures, including Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Yasser Arafat, Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana and the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Written in a captivating literary style by a political adviser, speechwriter and diplomat, The Prime Ministers is an enthralling political memoir, and a precisely crafted prism through which to view current Middle East affairs. The Prime Ministers presents first-hand accounts of major historical events, including: Menachem Begin's decision to bomb Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor Yitzhak Rabin's handling of the Entebbe rescue mission The Egypt-Israel peace process The shelling of the Irgun arms ship, the Altalena Deir Yessin It offers keen observations of key personalities, and unforgettable descriptions of political rivalries, diplomatic blunders, White House and Buckingham Palace banquets and more, to bring Israel's history to life in a way no book has done before. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Derek Perkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/012589/bk_adbl_012589_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1479min

  Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's "woman of destiny" and one of the most admired voices for freedom in the world today, comes alive through this brilliant rendering of Burma's tumultuous history. Award-winning journalist and former State Department speechwriter Rena Pederson brings to light fresh details about the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi: the inspiration for Burma's (now Myanmar) first steps towards democracy. Suu Kyi's party will be a major contender in the 2015 elections, a revolutionary breakthrough after years of military dictatorship. Using exclusive interviews with Suu Kyi since her release from 15 years of house arrest, as well as recently disclosed diplomatic cables, Pederson uncovers new facets to Suu Kyi's extraordinary story. The Burma Spring also reveals the extraordinary steps taken by First Lady Laura Bush to help Suu Kyi, as well as how former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton injected new momentum into Burma's democratic rebirth. Pederson provides a never-before-seen view of the harrowing hardships the people of Burma have endured and the fiery political atmosphere in which Suu Kyi has fought a life-and-death struggle for liberty in this fascinating part of the world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/007277/bk_blak_007277_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Uprising: Understanding Attica, Revolution, and the Incarceration State , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 142min

  In September 1971, the bloodiest prison riot in American history took place in sleepy upstate New York town of Attica. Yet most of that blood was spilled not by the inmates who took over Attica Correctional Facility during four desperate days, but by the state's governor and future vice president Nelson Rockefeller. This is the personal story of what those days were like, what went wrong, and how the tragedy at Attica holds up a mirror to America's dark treatment of its prison population. Clarence B. Jones and Stuart Connelly, the authors of the acclaimed memoir Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech That Transformed a Nation, take on the most urgent and least understood civil rights issue of today's society - prisoners' rights. Jones, the reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s former attorney and draft speechwriter, now tells the personal story of his time battling and negotiating for the inmates' survival as one of the observers and requested by the inmates during the rebellion. But Uprising: Understanding Attica, Revolution, and the Incarceration State goes beyond memoir - Jones and Connelly use Attica as a touchstone for a clear-eyed critique of what has gone wrong with America's prison system over the last 40 years. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brad Sanders. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022012/bk_adbl_022012_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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