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    History of Texas , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 200min
    If you want to discover the captivating history of Texas, then keep reading...Texas is one of the most recognizable states in the United States of America (it is the second-largest, behind Alaska), and it also has a reputation for being unlike any other. This reputation is well-deserved, in part because of the state’s long and often contentious history.That history has fascinated many people not only in this nation but around the world for centuries. From the heyday of the Wild West and the state’s oil boom to the storied Texas Rangers and the construction of one of NASA’s primary facilities, it seems nearly impossible to fully explore everything in the state’s rich past.In History of Texas: A Captivating Guide to Texas History, Starting from the Arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors in North America through the Texas Revolution to the Present, you will discover topics such asBefore ColumbusEarly Colonizers - Spain and FranceSpanish Settlers Claim the RegionAmericans SettleRising Tensions between Mexico and the SettlementsThe Fight for Texas Independence Begins“Remember the Alamo” and Other Major BattlesAnnexation to the US and the Mexican-American WarRole in the Civil WarReconstructionTexas Rangers - One of the Most Illustrious Law Enforcement AgenciesTexas Tea - The Texas Oil BoomThe Space RaceAssassination of JFKTexas TodayAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about the history of Texas, buy this audiobook now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Zenobia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/196244/bk_acx0_196244_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1181min
    We have long understood the Industrial Revolution as a triumphant story of innovation and technology. Empire of Guns is a rich and ambitious new book by award-winning historian Priya Satia, which upends this conventional wisdom by placing war and Britain’s prosperous gun trade at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the state’s imperial expansion.  Satia brings to life this bustling industrial society with the story of a scandal: Samuel Galton of Birmingham, one of Britain’s most prominent gun makers, was condemned by his fellow Quakers that his profession violated their pacifist principles. In his fervent self-defence, Galton argued that the state’s heavy reliance on industry for all of its war needs meant that every member of the British industrial economy is implicated in Britain’s near-constant state of war.  Empire of Guns uses the story of Galton and the gun trade across the outermost edges of the British empire to illuminate the nation’s emergence as a global superpower, the roots of the state’s role in economic development, and the origins of our era’s debates about gun control and the 'military-industrial complex' - that thorny partnership of government, the economy, and the military. Through Satia’s eyes, we acquire a radically new understanding of this critical historical moment and all that followed from it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tania Rodrigues. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/050893/bk_adbl_050893_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 635min
    State Out of the Union is award-winning journalist and historian Jeff Biggers’ riveting account of Arizona, the famed frontier state whose conflict over immigration and state’s rights has become a national bellwether. Biggers shows how Arizona’s long history of labor and civil rights battles, its contentious entry into the union, as well as cyclical upheavals over immigration rights, place the state front and center in a greater American story playing out across the United States. From President Eisenhower’s Operation Wetback to the legacy of Arizona native son Csar Chvez to the powerful influence of the state’s politicians, like Sen. Barry Goldwater and Tea Party President Russell Pearce, Biggers reveals how Arizona has played a pivotal role in determining the nation’s conservative and liberal agendas. Today, more than 25 state legislatures have introduced anti-immigration bills that are virtual copies of Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 "papers please" law. The state is ground zero in the clash over a historic demographic shift taking place across the country with the rise of a newly empowered Latino electorate. But Arizona is not only home to some of the most virulent anti-immigration legislation in the country - it is also the birthplace of a new movement of young Latino activists and allies who have not only challenged the self-proclaimed architect of SB 1070 in a historic recall election, but are also mobilizing to defend the state’s education system from censorship. A lasting and important work of cultural history, State Out of the Union vividly unveils the showdown over the American Dream in Arizona - and its impact on the future of the nation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Rapkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/017225/bk_adbl_017225_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 498min
    The untold story behind the most shocking political upheaval in the country.For more than a century, Wisconsin has been known nationwide for its progressive ideas and government. It famously served as a "laboratory of democracy", a cradle of the labor and environmental movements and birthplace of the Wisconsin Idea, which championed expertise in the service of the common good. But following a Republican sweep of the state’s government in 2010, Wisconsin’s political heritage was overturned, and the state went Republican for the first time in three decades in the 2016 presidential election, elevating Donald J. Trump to the presidency.The Fall of Wisconsin is a deeply reported, searing account of how the state’s progressive tradition was undone and turned into a model for national conservatives bent on remaking the country. Dan Kaufman, a Wisconsin native who has been covering the story for several years, traces the history of progressivism that made Wisconsin so widely admired, from the work of celebrated politicians like Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette and Gaylord Nelson to local traditions like Milwaukee’s “sewer socialism” to the conservationist ideas of Aldo Leopold and the state’s Native American tribes. Kaufman reveals how the “divide-and-conquer” strategy of Governor Scott Walker and his allies pitted Wisconsin’s citizens against one another, so powerful corporations and wealthy donors could effectively take control of state government. As a result, laws protecting voting rights, labor unions, the environment, and public education were rapidly dismantled.Neither sentimental nor despairing, Kaufman also chronicles the remarkable efforts of citizens who are fighting to reclaim Wisconsin’s progressive legacy against tremendous odds: Chris Taylor, a Democratic assemblywoman exposing the national conservative infrastructure; Mike Wiggins, the head of a Chippewa tribe battling an out-of-state mining company; and Randy Bryc ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Berkrot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/051200/bk_adbl_051200_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Intempra: The Schema Trilogy, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 822min
    Give them nothing. Give them nothing to report, and you might just succeed.Three years since their return, Kai and the others find themselves living independently in an unfamiliar world. The Schema’s influence has loomed larger than they could’ve ever imagined, permeating nearly all aspects of modern life. From guiding global policy to selecting your evening’s entrée, State’s feedback program helps snuff out uncertainty in order to protect society at large.Partnering with State, companies like Dynamism and Normalized Securities utilize the Schema to offer critical insight for their customers, shielding them from whatever hazards may lurk within their futures. But despite widespread adoption, a handful of mysterious cases have called into question the Schema’s accuracy - and State’s willingness to redact its mistakes.According to scripture, an ancient figure once prophesied the return of a chosen group of travelers, commonly known as the Precedents. Each of them hide in plain sight.Only, Kai is truly lost.Intempra is the final book of The Schema Trilogy by Avery Dox."Profound...dazzling...with a tragic humor about what we believe." (Heather Sharfeddin, author of Sweetwater Burning) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Lloyd. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/201452/bk_acx0_201452_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Analysis of Joe Biden’s Promise Me, Dad , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 27min
    In Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose (2017), Joe Biden recounts the grueling anxiety and fear he and his family underwent in the months leading up to the death of his son, Beau. As Delaware’s attorney general, Beau had crafted a promising political career and had gained popularity among his state’s residents. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Hathcote. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/117978/bk_acx0_117978_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Cliff Walk: Liam Mulligan, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 501min
    Prostitution has been legal in Rhode Island for more than a decade; Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter at a dying Providence newspaper, suspects the governor has been taking payoffs to keep it that way. But this isn’t the only story making headlines… a child’s severed arm is discovered in a pile of garbage at a pig farm. Then the body of an internet pornographer is found sprawled on the rocks at the base of Newport’s famous Cliff Walk. At first, the killings seem random, but as Mulligan keeps digging into the state’s thriving sex business, strange connections emerge. Promised free sex with hookers if he minds his own business - and a beating if he doesn’t - Mulligan enlists "Thanks-Dad", the newspaper publisher’s son, and "Attila the Nun", the state’s colorful Attorney General, in his quest for the truth. What Mulligan learns will lead him to question his beliefs about sexual morality, shake his tenuous religious faith, and leave him wondering who his real friends are. Cliff Walk is at once a hard-boiled mystery and an exploration of sex and religion in the age of pornography. Written with the unique and powerful voice that won DeSilva an Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Cliff Walk lifts Mulligan into the pantheon of great suspense heroes and is a giant leap for the career of Bruce DeSilva. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeff Woodman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/004110/bk_adbl_004110_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mattie , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 648min
    The daughter of a fallen woman, Mattie Armstrong’s life should have ended in poverty and failure. But at 14, Mattie escaped her gossiping neighbors and her loneliness, and went to work for Dr. Dinsmore. There, she began to nurture a dream that would take her to the Nebraska prairies as the state’s first woman doctor. This novel breathes life into the Old West, leaving the listener feeling as if Mattie is close by sharing her insights into life in the prairie towns. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pam Hyatt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/007867/bk_reco_007867_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bureaucracy in America: The Administrative State’s Challenge to Constitutional Government (Studies in Constitutional Democracy) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 975min
    The rise of the administrative state is the most significant political development in American politics over the past century. While our Constitution separates powers into three branches, and requires that the laws are made by elected representatives in the Congress, today most policies are made by unelected officials in agencies where legislative, executive, and judicial powers are combined. This threatens constitutionalism and the rule of law. This book examines the history of administrative power in America and argues that modern administrative law has failed to protect the principles of American constitutionalism as effectively as earlier approaches to regulation and administration.The book is published by University of Missouri Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.“A definitive model of outstanding scholarship and a timely, much needed contribution…” (Midwest Book Review)“This book is worth the time and effort to read because of what it says about the future of the Constitution.” (The Electric Review)“A landmark in the field.” (Johnathan O’Neill, Georgia Southern University) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Lundeen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/228232/bk_acx0_228232_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Kill Fee , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 751min
    On a beautiful Saturday in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, state investigator Kirk Stevens and FBI special agent Carla Windermere witness the assassination of one of the state’s wealthiest men. The shooter is a young man, utterly unremarkable...except for the dead look in his eyes. The events of that sunny springtime day will lead Stevens and Windermere to a flourishing 21st-century enterprise: a high-tech murder-for-hire social media website. But just who has the dead-eyed shooter targeted next...and who’s choosing his victims? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeff Harding. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/oakh/000623/bk_oakh_000623_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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