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"Mark R. Levin delivers a profound analysis of the philosophy and structure of power and the critical impact of liberty on our collective future. Throughout history, from ancient civilizations to modern Western republics, power has been used to both oppress and liberate. To reward and exploit. To destroy and build. Monarchs, dictators, and elites who impose tyranny seek to consolidate power, stripping freedom from individuals to maintain control over...

Imagine Donald Trump as a woman, called Donna. Would Donna Trump have been viewed as blunt, honest, and refreshing? Would she have won the election? Imagine Hillary Clinton as a man. Howard Clinton says and does the exact same things as Hillary. Would Howard Clinton have been portrayed in a thousand pinterest images as a witch, stirring a cauldron or riding a broomstick? Would he have been called a bitch on countless T-shirts? Would his thoughtful,...

"People, Power, Change provides an overview of the forces, craft, and learned skill of organizing in line with the principles of creating collective action. It aims to encourage anyone who wants to create real and lasting change. Democratic abilities have eroded while political, economic, and technological forces have weakened. Thus, Marshall Ganz, one of the world's leading authorities on democratic organizing, weaves his personal narrative of organizing...

Garry Wills takes on the romantic myths surrounding the Kennedy clan in this thought-provoking examination of electoral politics and the power of image in America. Wills argues that the much-admired dynasty, beginning with patriarch Joe Kennedy, created a corrupt climate where appearances were more important than reality, truth was discarded when it wasn't convenient, and an assortment of devoted loyalists sacrificed integrity for the sake of reflected...

Examines the correlation between great leaders of the ancient world, including Julius Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander the Great, and highly profiled business leaders in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

"Paris, a winter's night in 1983. She is sixteen years old, lost in unfamiliar streets. On a scrap of paper in her pocket is the address of a photographer, K, thirty years her senior. Almost four decades later, as her life and the world around her begin to unravel, the grown woman seeks to comprehend the young girl of before. Set in Oslo, New York, and Paris, Girl, 1983 is a genre-defying and bravura quest through layers of memory and oblivion. As...

IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CAPITALISM? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society. From book

"Abramm's coronation is still underway, and rival leaders are plotting their return to power. Will Abramm hold onto victory, or will his enemies succeed in destroying his beloved realm?"--Provided by publisher.

"The Day After is a wake-up call about the decades-long project that led to Trump's America. It's the antidote to the plague of corruption and abuses of power that have sickened our country and the rest of the world. It delivers a cold-eyed analysis of how Trump, aided and abetted by elected officials and appointed lackeys, has perverted public service into a private profit machine. Because it's only when we fully appreciate how much we have lost...

"This work is based on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, copyright © 2020 by Isabel Wilkerson. Originally published in the United States in hardcover by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC"-- Provided by publisher. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power-- which groups have it and which do not. Wilkerson explores how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by...