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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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930L
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English
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"Presents the Declaration of Independence in both its original version and in a translated version using everyday language. Describes the events that led to the creation of the document and its significance through history"--Provided by publisher.
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"How many congressional representatives does each state get and why? How did the two-party system get started? And what on earth is gerrymandering? After reading this book, you'll walk away with a wealth of practical knowledge about how our nation functions. You'll also be wowed and amazed by a ton of weird but true information, like which states have funny laws, how members of Congress ride their own mini subway under the Capitol, the surprising...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
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"Presents the Bill of Rights in both its original version and in a translated version using everyday language. Describes the events that led to the creation of the document and its significance through history"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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"This book is not mere history; it is an expose. You won't know which is more shocking: the lengths to which FDR and New Dealers like Senators (and future Supreme Court justices) Hugo Black and Sherman Minton went to suppress freedom of speech, privacy, and civil rights; or the degree to which these efforts have been concealed by pro-FDR and New Deal propagandists."
—Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown...
—Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"When the matriarch of Sarah's family arranged her marriage to Ali, it was with the intention of uniting two compatible families. However, as the 2009 election becomes contentious, political differences emerge and Sarah's conservative family tries to call off the wedding. Sarah and Ali, however, have fallen in love and, against the wishes of their parents, insist on going through with the marriage. Sarah's cousin, Sadegh, is a staunch supporter of...
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Jonathan Alter, one of the country's most respected journalists and historians, uses his unique access to the White House to produce the first inside look at Obama's difficult debut. In Alter's telling, the real Obama is an authentic, demanding, unsentimental, and sometimes overconfident leader.
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"The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny" by Orestes Augustus Brownson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for...
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From a #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved television host comes a new book on how to come home to our core values, fortify our families and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance.
Do you think mainstream America needs to find its voice? If so, you're not alone. The country is under attack by extremists at the fringes who put ideology before sanity and stoke division for their own gain. They are robbing America of its common...
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"America is awash with conspiracy theories, and the shared view of reality we once took for granted has been permanently shattered. Jonathan Kay uses the 9/11 Truth movement as a springboard to examine this fragmented national mindset"--Provided by publisher.
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"Even before the cataclysmic 2016 election, the Democratic Party had long been at war with itself-yet Joe Biden's narrow victory in 2020 bridged the divide. Facing the dire threat of a second Trump administration, Democrats forged an unlikely but effective coalition that stalled Trumpism at the ballot box and enacted a raft of consequential legislation. But how long can the uneasy peace hold, and can Biden win again?"--
12) 2054: a novel
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Admiral James Stavridis volume 02
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2024.
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English
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"Military fiction that imagines a geopolitical conflict in the year 2054"--
It is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old American political order. A new party has emerged in the US, one that's held power for over a decade. Efforts to cement its grip have resulted in mounitng violent resistance. The American president has control of the media, but he is beginning ot lose control of the...
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Jamestown 350th anniversary historical booklet volume no. 19
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English
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"How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation" by Martha W. Hiden. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers...
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2024.
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English
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"An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln's powerful vision of democracy, which guided him through the Civil War and is still relevant today--by best-selling historian and three-time winner of the Lincoln Prize. Abraham Lincoln grappled with the greatest crisis of democracy that has ever confronted the United States. While many books have been written about his temperament, judgment, and steady hand in guiding the country through the Civil War, we know...
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First published in 1976, George H. Nash's celebrated history of the postwar conservative intellectual movement has become the unquestioned standard in the field. This new edition, published in commemoration of the book's thirtieth anniversary, includes a new preface and conclusion by the author and will continue to instruct anyone interested in how today's conservative movement was born.
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