This fourth volume of Revolution takes listeners from William of Orange's accession to the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, a time of the founding of the Bank of England and the stock exchange.
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Auteur:Coffman, MichaelSommaire:There has been a deliberate effort over the past 100 years to change the worldview of Americans from a liberty and constitutionally focused world view, based on the writings of Englishman John Locke, to that of government control of the...
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Auteur:MacDonald, MonicaSommaire:Since 1952, CBC television has played a unique role as the primary mass media purveyor of Canadian history. Yet until now, there have been no comprehensive accounts of Canadian history on television. Monica MacDonald takes us behind...
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Vladimir Putin's image functions as a political talisman far outside of the borders of his own country. Studying material objects, fan fiction, and digital media, Putin Kitsch in America traces the satirical uses of Putin's...
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The Odyssey of the West series addresses in chronological sequence the works that have shaped the ongoing development of Western thought both in its own right and in cultural dialogue with other traditions. Part four provides a close...
- Auteur:Schiff, AdamSommaire:
In the years leading up to the election of Donald Trump, Congressman Adam Schiff had already been sounding the alarm over the resurgence of autocracy around the world, and the threat this posed to the United States. But as he led the...
- Auteur:Sweeney, Jon M.Sommaire:
Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a priest, a mystic, and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court's verdict). In the 20th century, the Roman Catholic Church rehabilitated him and the late Pope John Paul II spoke of his work with...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today -From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . "Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy,...
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Auteur:Barr, DamianSommaire:Long-listed for the Green Carnation Prize and The Sunday Times' selection for Memoir of the Year.
"This amazing book tells the story of an appalling childhood with truth and clarity unsmudged by self-pity. It grips from beginning... -
Auteur:Block, ThomasSommaire:In this disturbing, erudite and highly readable book by author, playwright and artist Tom Block, America is shown to be a surprising example of Machiavellian politics, utilizing all of the post-modern methods of information distribution...
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The radio show celebrating Jack Layton is up on Gathering Voices. It features songs by Nancy White, James Gordon and Laura Bird as well as Penn Kemp’s sound poem, “J’Activiste," performed with Anne Anglin. Jack Layton: Art in Action is...
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Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel, The Color Purple. Alice Walker made history in 1983 when she became the first black...
- Auteur:Waiser, W. A.Sommaire:
In May 1897, Almighty Voice, a member of the One Arrow Willow Cree, died violently when Canada's North--West Mounted Police shelled the fugitive's hiding place. Since then, his violent death has spawned a succession of conflicting...
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An unparalleled American icon, Betty White started show business in 1939 in radio and was a pioneer in the early days of TV. Over eight decades, she's appeared on countless sitcoms, game shows, and talk shows, including the iconic...
- Auteur:Kagan, Robert, Slaughter, Anne-Marie, Stephens, Bret, Zakaria, FareedSommaire:
The fourteenth semi-annual Munk Debate, which will be held in Toronto on November 5, 2014, pits Bret Stephens and Robert Kagan against Fareed Zakaria and Anne-Marie Slaughter to debate the legacy of President Obama. From Ukraine to the...
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Auteur:Lee, Jen SookfongSommaire:Gus Van Sant's film and the '90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant's 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho, perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. ...
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Award-winning master critic Robert Gottlieb takes a singular and multifaceted look at the life of silver screen legend Greta Garbo, and the culture that worshiped her. "Wherever you look in the period between 1925 and 1941,"...
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Auteur:Paquin, Jonathan, James, PatrickSommaire:The events of 9/11 turned North American politics upside down. US policy makers focused less on how they could better integrate the economies of Mexico, Canada, and the United States and more on security and sovereignty. Although...
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Auteur:Wright, James EdwardSommaire:This book recounts the experiences of the young Americans who fought in Vietnam and of families who grieved those who did not return. By 1969 nearly half of the junior enlisted men who died in Vietnam were draftees. Their median age was...
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The work of Bryan D. Palmer, one of North America's leading historians, has influenced the fields of labour history, social history, discourse analysis, communist history, and Canadian history, as well as the theoretical frameworks...
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