111 Results for : politicized
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Kit Carson and His Three Wives: A Family History: Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 377min
Kit Carson (1809-1868) has long held a prominent place in the popular imagination of the American West. However, little is known about his family life, thanks largely to Carson's own guardianship of his privacy. After almost four decades devoted to researching Kit Carson's personal life, Marc Simmons provides information here to further our understanding of Carson. Viewing Kit Carson's career as a husband and father sheds new light on the life choices he made. The changing economy of the 1840s made it increasingly difficult for a trapper and scout to support a growing family. Carson's years as an Indian agent in the 1850s provided him stability, although he was never able to spend as much time with his family as any of them would have liked and he was never able to bring in a comfortable income. This audiobook offers a welcome change from recent politicized interpretations of Carson's actions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kirk O. Winkler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/006035/bk_acx0_006035_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Fueling Freedom: Exposing the Mad War on Energy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 546min
Fossil fuel energy is the lifeblood of the modern world. Before the Industrial Revolution, humanity depended on burning wood and candle wax. But with the ability to harness the energy in oil and other fossil fuels, quality of life and capacity for progress increased exponentially. Thanks to incredible innovations in the energy industry, fossil fuels are as promising, safe, and clean an energy resource as has ever existed in history. Yet, highly politicized climate policies are pushing a grand-scale shift to unreliable, impractical, incredibly expensive, and far less efficient energy sources. Today, "fossil fuel" has become such a dirty word that even fossil fuel companies feel compelled to apologize for their products. In Fueling Freedom, energy experts Stephen Moore and Kathleen Hartnett White make an unapologetic case for fossil fuels, turning around progressives' protestations to prove that if fossil fuel energy is supplanted by "green" alternatives for political reasons, humanity will take a giant step backwards and the planet will be less safe, less clean, and less free. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Perkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/006122/bk_tant_006122_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 507min
Justice is supposed to be blind, especially to race and politics. Yet as Department of Justice (DOJ) whistleblower J. Christian Adams divulges in his shocking exposé, Injustice, justice under the Obama administration is anything but blind. Here, Adams reveals the never-before-published truth about the corrupt, racist, and politicized inner workings of the Obama Justice Department, as well as the untold story of the DOJ’s corrupt handling of the New Black Panther voter intimidation case. As a former Department of Justice attorney in the civil rights division, Adams has witnessed firsthand how the DOJ is aggressively executing a racist and radical left-wing agenda through its policies and employees. After watching the DOJ continually turn a blind eye to voter fraud, blatant racism, and voter rights abuses, Adams finally blew the whistle during the New Black Panther case—a case that Adams brought to the DOJ’s attention and ultimately resigned over because of the corruption and perjury he witnessed leading up to and following the case’s orchestrated dismissal. Revealing unknown and startling examples of racism and corruption at the local, state, and federal level, Injustice exposes a Justice Department that is anything but just. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Johnny Heller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/004586/bk_blak_004586_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 311min
With organized religion becoming increasingly divisive and politicized and Americans abandoning their pews in droves, it’s easy to question aspects of traditional spirituality and devotion. In response to this shifting landscape, Sonja Livingston undertakes a variety of expeditions - from a mobile confessional in Cajun Country to a Eucharistic procession in Galway, Ireland, to the Death and Marigolds Parade in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Mass in a county jail on Thanksgiving Day - to better understand devotion in her own life. The Virgin of Prince Street chronicles her quest, offering an intimate and unusually candid view into Livingston’s relationship with the swiftly changing Catholic church and into her own changing heart. Ultimately, Livingston’s meditations on quirky rituals and fading traditions thoughtfully and dynamically interrogate traditional elements of sacramental devotion, especially as they relate to concepts of religion, relationships, and the sacred.The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.Praise for the book:“Livingston’s essays illuminate while infusing nuance and generosity into an increasingly polarized religious landscape.” (Richard Rohr, author of Falling Upward)“Sonja Livingston’s honest account of a halting return to the Catholic Church...will speak to spiritual seekers of all stripes.” (Valerie Sayers, author of The Powers and Brain Fever) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Melanie Carey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/185436/bk_acx0_185436_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Motorcycle Diaries
'A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac' Washington Post'It's true; Marxists just wanna have fun... a revolutionary bestseller' GuardianAt the age of twenty-three, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set out from their native Argentina to explore their continent, with only a single 1939 Norton motorcycle to carry them, nicknamed La Poderosa ('the powerful one'). They travelled not to visit the usual tourist attractions, but to meet ordinary people and understand Latin American life. In amidst the tales of youthful adventures - of women, wine, thrilling escapes and the power of friendship - the young Che also learns first-hand about poverty, philosophy and philosophy and forms himself into the man who would become the world's most famous and admired revolutionary and freedom fighter.'For every comic escapade of the carefree roustabout there is an equally eye-opening moment in the development of the future revolutionary leader. By the end of the journey, a politicized Guevara has emerged to predict his own legendary future' Time- Shop: buecher
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Romany and Tom , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 754min
Ben Watt’s father was a working-class Glaswegian jazz musician - a politicized left-wing bandleader and composer - whose heyday in the late 1950s took him into the glittering heart of London’s West End. His mother, Romany, the daughter of a Methodist parson, was a Shakespearean actress who had triplets in her first marriage before becoming a leading showbiz feature writer and columnist in the ’60s and ’70s. They were both divorced and from very different backgrounds, and they came together at a fateful New Year’s Day party in 1957 like colliding trains. Romany and Tom is Ben Watt’s honest, sometimes painful, and often funny portrait of his parents’ exceptional lives and marriage, depicted in a personal journey from his own wide-eyed London childhood, through years as an adult with children and a career of his own, to that inevitable point when we must assume responsibility for our own parents in their old age. Spanning several decades - and drawing on a rich seam of family letters, souvenirs, photographs, public archives, and personal memories - it is a vivid story of the postwar years, ambition and stardom, family roots and secrets, big band jazz, depression and drink, life in clubs and nursing homes. It is also about who we are, where we come from, and how we love and live with each other for the long term. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ben Watt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018623/bk_adbl_018623_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Perfect Kill: 21 Laws for Assassins , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 602min
What is the definition of assassination? Robert B. Baer's boss at the CIA once told him, "It's a bullet with a man's name on it." Sometimes assassination is the senseless act of a psychotic, a bloodletting without social value. Other times, it can be the sanest and most humane way to change the course of conflict - one bullet, one death, case closed. Assassination has been dramatized by literature and politicized by infamous murders throughout history, and for Robert Baer, one of the most accomplished agents to ever work for the CIA, it's a source of endless fascination, speculation, and intrigue. Over several decades, Baer served as an operative, from Iraq to New Delhi and beyond; notably, his career was the model for the acclaimed movie Syriana. In The Perfect Kill, he takes us on a serpentine adventure through the history of political murder; its connections to, and differences from, the ubiquitous use of drones in state-sponsored killing; his firsthand experience with political executions; and his decades-long cat-and-mouse hunt, across the Middle East and Europe, for the most effective and deadliest assassin of the modern age. A true maverick with an undeniably captivating personal story, Baer pulls back the curtain on the underbelly of world politics and the quiet murderers who operate on the fringe of our society. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Keith Szarabajka. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002487/bk_peng_002487_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Feminism and the Future of Women: Feminism and the Future of Women , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 455min
Since the time of the abolitionists, no movement has so politicized social life in the United States as feminism. Responsible for wide-ranging legislation, such as women's right to vote and the right to an abortion, feminists have fought their way to the center of the country's political dialogue and made themselves a major presence there. But the road to such influence has not been easy.From the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment to the continuing debates about abortion, feminists have often found themselves in the middle of the country's most hotly contested disputes. They have won many allies, but also many enemies. Yet even under the most intense political pressure, feminism has continued to grow. It has evolved from a women's movement concerned with the rights of mostly white, middle- and upper-class women to an ideology that embraces women from communities of color to, most recently, a movement of international solidarity that pleads the cause of oppressed women around the world, from those brutalized by the Taliban in Afghanistan to teenagers sold into slavery in the East Asian sex trade.Feminists have long called attention to historical injustice and unfair labor practices. Now feminism has reached a position where it must decide not only how to redress the discriminations of the past but how best to shape the future of women. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Estelle Freedman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/002523/bk_reco_002523_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Life in the Financial Markets: How They Really Work and Why They Matter to You , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 529min
An accessible and thorough review of the international financial markets. Life in the Financial Markets - How They Really Work and Why They Matter to You offers the financial services professional, and anyone interested in knowing more about the profession, an entertaining and comprehensive analysis of the financial markets and the financial services industry. Written by Daniel Lacalle - a noted portfolio manager with EcoFin and well-known media personality - the audiobook goes beyond a simple summary and offers solid advice on the future of the global financial markets. This great resource also includes a review of effective strategies and forecasts the trends that represent potential opportunities for investors. The audiobook reviews the recent history of the financial crisis and includes information on hot topics such as derivatives and high-frequency trading. An in-depth section on investment banking is written from the perspective of a successful practitioner and provides clarity on several complex and overly politicized elements of the banking system. The author gives an expert's perspective on the debt markets, monetary policies, and quantitative easing and helps explain the various issues surrounding sovereign debt, the Euro crisis, and austerity versus growth policies. Comprehensive in scope, this resource also offers an analysis of investment styles, from hedge funds to "long only" investments as well as an in-depth look at corporate communication and its impact on markets and investments. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matt Addis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023767/bk_adbl_023767_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Molecular Biology and Clinical Medicine in the Age of Politicization (eBook, ePUB)
Molecular Biology and Clinical Medicine in the Age of Politicization, Volume 188 provides readers with an appreciation of the practical effects of the politicization of science on their work. Topics covered in the volume include Shattered Silos: Politicization of Science through Changing Research Norms, Moralized Science Communication (with applications for molecular biologists), Vax Attacks: How Conspiratorial Thinking and Misinformation Undermines COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, Effects of Politicized Media Coverage: Experiment Evidence on Mammography, HPV, and Covid-19, Communicating CRISPR: Challenges and Opportunities in Engaging the Public, Strategic Communication and Engagement for the Biomedical Sciences, and more. Additional chapters cover The Great and Powerful Oz: On the Authority and Misuse of Science, The Gateway-Belief Model and the Politicization of Climate Science, Effects of Politicization on the Practice of Science, When Politics Trumps Science, The Effect of Media Framing and Politics on Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, and more. Provides reviews from selected experts on the social forces that can limit the impact of science Highlights its relevance to practitioners of science Presents the latest insights for molecular biologists in an age of science politicization- Shop: buecher
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