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  • Who Will Be the Next President?
    Alexander S Belenky
    This book addresses the peculiarities of the current presidential election system not yet addressed in other publications. It argues that any rules for electing a President that may have a chance to replace the current ones should provide an equal representation of states as equal members of the Union, and of the nation as a whole. This book analyzes the National Popular Vote p...
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    58,09 €

  • Who Will Be the Next President?
    Alexander S Belenky
    This book addresses the peculiarities of the current presidential election system not yet addressed in other publications. It argues that any rules for electing a President that may have a chance to replace the current ones should provide an equal representation of states as equal members of the Union, and of the nation as a whole. This book analyzes the National Popular Vote p...
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    73,61 €

  • A History of the World Tourism Organization
    Peter Shackleford
    This book looks at a variety of topics from a UNWTO prospective: tourism statistics, the flow of tourists by country, the protection and safeguarding of tourism 2019; natural assets, tourism’s impact on world trade, tourists’ interactions, and tourism’s promotion across countries. A definitive book on all aspects of travel and tourism. ...
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    158,67 €

  • The Overworked Consumer
    Christopher K. Andrews / Christopher KAndrews
    This book uses empirical data to qualify contemporary social concerns regarding automation and jobs, while raising questions about the increasing creep of unpaid work into Americans’ leisure time. ...
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    54,53 €

  • Cultural Heritage in the Realm of the Commons
    Stelios Lekakis
    Cultural heritage was invented in the realm of nation-states, and from an early point it was considered a public asset, stewarded to narrate the historic deeds of the ancestors, on behalf of their descendants. Nowadays, as the neoliberal narrative would have it, it is for the benefit of these tax-paying citizens that privatisation logic on heritage sector have been increasing o...
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    29,82 €

  • America’s Expiration Date
    Cal Thomas
    Many Americans, regardless of political affiliation, are anxious about the future of the 'land that we love.' In America’s Expiration Date, trusted political commentator Cal Thomas offers a diagnosis of what’s wrong with the United States and prophetically reminds us that change will come when Americans look to God instead of Washington. ...
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    21,15 €

  • Rethinking Pakistan
    Rethinking Pakistan brings together some of the best minds of the country and invites them to reflect upon the most pressing issues that it is facing in all spheres, including politics, external relations, environment, human rights, gender relations, religious fundamentalism, education, and freedom of expression. This edited collection is highly accessible to everyone. ...
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    180,07 €

  • Return of George Washington, The
    Edward J. Larson / Edward JLarson
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    14,10 €

  • Reinventing the Welfare State
    Ursula Huws
    The Covid-19 pandemic has tragically exposed how today’s welfare state cannot properly protect its citizens. Despite the valiant efforts of public sector workers, from under-resourced hospitals to a shortage of housing and affordable social care, the pandemic has shown how decades of neglect has caused hundreds to die. In this bold new book, leading policy analyst Ursula Huws s...
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    127,07 €

  • The Silent Thought
    Charlie Wurz
    Silent thought! What is it? And what do we do about it?When we consider what the silent thought is, it is important to see the implications of taking or not taking a thought to verbal expression or action. We are approaching a critical crossroads in the American way of life; as the 2016 and 2020 presidential election results will have profound consequences.At times, we all fail...
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    21,40 €

  • The Silent Thought
    Charlie Wurz
    Silent thought! What is it? And what do we do about it?When we consider what the silent thought is, it is important to see the implications of taking or not taking a thought to verbal expression or action. We are approaching a critical crossroads in the American way of life; as the 2016 and 2020 presidential election results will have profound consequences.At times, we all fail...
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    10,46 €

  • Stonking!
    Charles Davies
    Stonking! Why Trump must win for the world discusses China’s spurious rise and the 2020 USA elections. The author posits that Trump and some of his Republican Party, who have been vocal critics of China on trade equalization and tariffs, international property theft and human rights violations, have a proven record of standing up to China. They will need to win the 2020 electio...
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    14,96 €

  • Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress
    Michael J. II Pomante / Michael J. Pomante / Michael JII Pomante
    This second edition of Historical Dictionary the U.S. Congress contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on the key concepts, terms, labels, and individuals central to identifying and comprehending the key role Congress plays in the history of the U.S. ...
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    170,08 €

  • Navigating COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific
    Bambang Susantono / Cyn-Young Park / Yasuyuki Sawada
    This book gathers analysis and ideas to help policy makers tackle the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and build a more resilient and sustainable future.COVID-19 has unleashed unparalleled challenges, yet provides opportunities to rethink strategies to tackle inequality, socioeconomic vulnerability, and environmental issues. This book collects contributions from A...
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    36,71 €

  • Culture is bad for you
    Dave O’Brien / Mark Taylor / Orian Brook
    The book demonstrates that cultural jobs are the preserve of the most privileged, a ’creative class’ in society, and always have been: there was no golden age for social mobility in culture. It shows how women, people of colour, and those of working class origins are missing from key parts of the workforce and audience for culture. ...
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    144,35 €

  • Culture is bad for you
    Dave O’Brien / Mark Taylor / Orian Brook
    The book demonstrates that cultural jobs are the preserve of the most privileged, a ’creative class’ in society, and always have been: there was no golden age for social mobility in culture. It shows how women, people of colour, and those of working class origins are missing from key parts of the workforce and audience for culture. ...
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    20,56 €

  • 2020 To Save America
    Charles Pearlman
    The current Administration in 2020 has to come to an end. This book lays out the case, as well as the facts to inspire the transition to a brighter future.It is serious, and funny. It's full of specific quotes, events, and opinion. It is a treasure trove of scientific analysis, making it an indispensable guide to survival in our times.The authors knowledge and expertise in ...
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    13,73 €

  • Reality Check
    Pivot
    For readers of The Celestine Prophecy, this is what you’ve been waiting for. Reality Check was written for everyone else who knows that we’re on the verge of pushing Mother Nature and the economy to the breaking point.Reality Check shows the urgent need to reverse humanity’s downward spiral by undoing the status quo. Half the book is filled with quotes from the likes of Chomsky...
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    16,74 €

  • Taxation in Utopia
    Donald Morris
    An interdisciplinary exploration of utopian political philosophy from the neglected perspective of taxation. ...
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    126,67 €

  • Pharmapolitics in Russia
    Olga Zvonareva
    Documents the surprising role pharmaceutical science and technology has played in Russia’s search for national identity over a century of political turbulence. ...
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    127,15 €

  • BUSINESS PRACTICES, GROWTH & ECONOMIC POLICY IN EMERGING MKT
    LUIS CAMACHO & SATYENDRA SINGH
    Globalization has forced international firms to be competitive, innovative, and most importantly, adaptive to the changing economic conditions and consumer behavior, and emerging threats from local firms based in developing countries and emerging markets. These markets also have one of the fastest growth rates in the world given the advancement in technology, the rise in global...
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    105,92 €

  • 1900 or, The Last President
    Ingersoll Lockwood
    From the author who told us about Baron Trump, comes another tale, this one lamenting the Democrat Party's "socialist" platform of 1896, and warning that the election of "Bryan" would be the last election for president, as the country would dissolve within a single four year term.  Hence the title of the book "1900" or, "The Last President."  But, just who is the "last pres...
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    18,05 €

  • The absurdity of bureaucracy
    Nina Holm Vohnsen
    The absurdity of bureaucracy is a contemporary implementation study that unveil how organisational complexity and inefficacy is fed and sustained by employees well-meant attempts and almost primal instinct to compensate for malfunctioning bureaucratic systems by repairing them, short-cutting them, or surpassing them. ...
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    40,83 €

  • The Law
    Frederic Bastiat
    First published as a pamphlet in 1850, Frederic Bastiat’s The Law is a landmark work of political science. Its simple but powerful argument, that the law derives from inalienable individual rights, anticipated the vision of America’s founding fathers, and ultimately our modern system of government. This revised edition of The Law from Logos Books presents the original French te...
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    30,59 €

  • Micro credit and Women’s Empowerment
    Samjhana Wagle
    Micro-credit has been taken as a prominent tool for poverty alleviation and women’s empowerment. This book has presented the double-edged claim of microcredit proponents that microcredit not only supports rural poor to come out of poverty, it also empowers poor rural women in particular.This book is mainly grounded on research based on Bandipur Rural Municipality of Nepal. It h...
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    23,07 €

  • America in Retreat
    Mel Gurtov
    This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Trump’s foreign policy, including detailed case studies of policy toward key countries. Mel Gurtov makes a vigorous argument, centered on human-interest priorities, for rejecting a foreign policy that turns its back on the major issues of our times. ...
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    39,30 €

  • America in Retreat
    Mel Gurtov
    This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Trump’s foreign policy, including detailed case studies of policy toward key countries. Mel Gurtov makes a vigorous argument, centered on human-interest priorities, for rejecting a foreign policy that turns its back on the major issues of our times. ...
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    107,11 €

  • Trump Tweets, the World Reacts
    This book illustrates the connection between theories of communication and the mediums through which President Trump communicates. Drawing on a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives, it examines several implications of President Trump’s influence on the social sphere, economies, government relations, and the communications profession. ...
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    54,63 €

  • A Rhetoric of Divisive Partisanship
    Colleen Elizabeth Kelley
    This book deconstructs the 2016 campaign appeals of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump to disenfranchised and polarized publics at opposite ends of the political spectrum through a rhetoric of divisive partisanship grounded in antipolitics. These ultimately contributed to the defeat of Hillary Clinton and a decline in American democratic discourse. ...
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    54,71 €

  • The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health Systems
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    53,83 €