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Agitations: Ideologies and Strategies in African American Politics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 492min

Though the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) were unified in their common idea of resistance to oppression, these groups fought their battles on multiple fronts. The NAACP filed lawsuits and aggressively lobbied Congress and state legislatures, while Martin Luther King Jr., and SCLC challenged the racial status quo through nonviolent mass action, and the SNCC focused on community empowerment activities. In Agitations, Kevin Anderson studies these various activities in order to trace the ideological foundations of these groups and to understand how diversity among African Americans created multiple political strategies. Agitations goes beyond the traditionally acknowledged divide between integrationist and accommodationist wings of African-American politics to explore the diverse fundamental ideologies and strategic outcomes among African-American activists that still define, influence, and complicate political life today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Randall Hunter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/055446/bk_acx0_055446_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Moses & Son: Pioneers of Frontier Florida , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 235min

Florida, now America's third most populous state, was a remote, under-populated wilderness in the early 19th century. Two men, father and son, were major players in the state's development and eventual statehood. Yet their roles were vastly different and they achieved prominence in totally divergent ways. Despite their achievements they remain mostly forgotten today. Moses Elias Levy, a businessman and developer, bought thousands of acres of Florida land from Spanish grantees and established "Pilgrimage", intended as a homeland for displaced Jews. He proposed America's first school for Jewish children and relentlessly advocated for Judaism (as well as the abolition of slavery). His son, David Levy Yulee became a lawyer, politician, territorial delegate to Congress and ultimately, one of Florida's first two Senators. He lobbied for Florida's admission to the Union in 1845. He was the stubborn builder of Florida's first cross-state railroad at a time when there were virtually no roads. This is a history of Frontier Florida, a story of religion and politics, slavery and the Civil War, and a glimpse into relationships of fathers and sons. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Blizin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/083787/bk_acx0_083787_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Verso Book of Feminism: Revolutionary Words from Four Millennia of Rebellion

Throughout written history and across the world, women have protested the restrictions of gender and the violence and limitations placed on womens bodies and womens lives. Peopleof any and no genderhave protested and theorized, penned manifestos and written poetry and songs, testified and lobbied, gone on strike and fomented revolution, quietly demanded that there is an I and loudly proclaimed that there is a we. iThe Book of Feminism /ichronicles this history of defiance and tracks it around the world as it develops into a multivocal and unabashed force.Global in scope, iThe Book of Feminism/i shows the breadth of feminist protest and of feminist thinking, moving through the female poets of Chinas Tang Dynasty to accounts of indigenous women in the Caribbean resisting Columbuss expedition, British suffragists militating for the vote to the revolutionary ipetroleuses/i of the 1848 Paris Commune, the first century Trung sisters who fought for the independence of Nam Viet to women in 1980s Botswana fighting for equal protection under the law, from the erotica of the 6th century and the 19th century to radical queer politics in the 20th and 21st.i /iiThe Book of Feminism/i is a weapon, a force, a lyrical cry, and an ongoing threat to misogyny everywhere.

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The Case Against Sugar

More than half a billion adults and 40 million children on the planet are obese. Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic. Evidence increasingly shows that these illnesses are linked to the other major Western diseases: hypertension, heart disease, even Alzheimer's and cancer, and that shockingly, sugar is likely the single root cause. Yet the nutritional advice we receive from public health bodies is muddled, out of date, and frequently contradictory, and in many quarters still promotes the unproven hypothesis that fats are the greatest evil. With expert science and compelling storytelling, Gary Taubes investigates the history of nutritional science which, shaped by a handful of charismatic and misguided individuals, has for a hundred years denied the impact of sugar on our health. He exposes the powerful influence of the food industry which has lobbied for sugar's ubiquity - the Sugar Association even today promoting 'sugar's goodness' - and the extent that the industry has corrupted essential scientific research. He delves into the science of sugar, exposes conventional thinking that sugar is 'empty calories' as a myth, and finds that its addictive pleasures are resulting in worldwide consumption as never experienced before, to devastating effect. The Case Against Sugar is a revelatory read, which will fundamentally change the way we eat.

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Emperor: The American Fathers, Episode 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 182min

In 2012, no one saw Victor Daco coming. In 2024, he lobbied Congress to turn America's 13 most powerful conglomerates into sovereign regional states, transforming the control that corporations had held for decades over the US government into a formal nobility. Once the bill was signed into law, it became known as the New Rule. As the wealthiest man in the country, Victor became the most powerful patriarch. Resistance to the New Rule grew steadily, so by 2032, Victor had created an army to confront it. He dubbed his anti-terrorist force The Fathers. To legally operate drones and transport troops within the United States, Victor began negotiating the terms of an aviation bill with the patriarchs of Second, Third, and Fourth House. Will the other three patriarchs grant Victor the authority to execute American citizens with impunity and assume ultimate power? What about the other seven patriarchs? Can Victor handle resistance from another noble house while he attempts to make his crackdown on average citizens legal? Emperor is the fourth episode of The American Fathers serial. Read by Adrianne Cury, Amro Salama, Antonio Castillo, Jeff Cummings, Karin Anglin, Kevin Theis, Scott Duff, Steve Downes, and Tony Dobrowolski. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Adrianne Cury, Jeff Cummings, Steve Downes, full cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/083205/bk_acx0_083205_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Charles Dickens Classic: The Chimes: Annotated with a Study of Themes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 183min

Unique to this title is: a study of the themes present in The ChimesYou may, of course, skip all of it and go straight to the main title if you do not want any spoilers and come back later to the beginning.Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He was born in 1812 in Portsmouth. When his father was sent to jail because of unsettled debt, Dickens had to leave school and get a job in a factory. Although he lacked formal education and never had a chance to finish his schooling, Dickens successfully edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and nonfiction articles, gave lectures and performed readings, and lobbied passionately for social reforms in general, and children's rights in particular. Dickens is believed to be the best novelist of the Victorian era, and he became very popular during his lifetime. His novels are still widely read and translated. The story of The Chimes concerns a working class man who comes to believe that he is worthless and worries that working-class people are wicked by nature. On New Year's Eve, some goblins show him visions of what will become of his loved ones if they are allowed to continue believing that they are worthless and wicked.Enjoy this timeless classic collection! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Drew Kallen-Keck. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/230721/bk_acx0_230721_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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A Christmas Carol : Charles Dickens' Classic (Annotated) with a Study of Themes, an Overview and Famous Quotes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 225min

Unique to this title is: An overview of A Christmas CarolA study of the themes present in A Christmas CarolA list of famous quotes from A Christmas CarolYou may of course skip all of it and go straight to the main title if you do not want any spoilers and come back later to the beginning. Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He was born in 1812 in Portsmouth. When his father was sent to jail because of unsettled debt, Dickens had to leave school and get a job in a factory. Although he lacked formal education and never had a chance to finish his schooling, Dickens successfully edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, gave lectures and performed readings, and lobbied passionately for social reforms in general, and children's rights in particular. In A Christmas Carol a mean old man named Ebenezer Scrooge sits at his office on a cold Christmas Eve. His clerk, Bob Cratchit, shivers with cold because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating. Scrooge's nephew, Fred, visits him and invites him to a Christmas party, as he does every year. Two gentlemen drop by and ask Scrooge for a contribution to their charity. Scrooge reacts to both his nephew and the two gentlemen with bitterness and venom. Later that evening, after returning to his dark, cold apartment, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his dead partner, Jacob Marley. Enjoy this timeless classic! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jessica Renfro. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/175587/bk_acx0_175587_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General : Shades of Blue and Gray, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 969min

An Ohio family with roots in the South, the Ewings influenced the course of the Midwest for more than 50 years. Patriarch Thomas Ewing, a former Whig senator and cabinet member who made his fortune as a real estate lawyer, raised four major players in the nation’s history - including William Tecumseh “Cump” Sherman, taken into the family as a nine-year-old, who went on to marry his foster sister Ellen. Ronald D. Smith now tells of this extraordinary clan that played a role on the national stage through the illustrious career of one of its sons.He describes the seat-of-the-pants law practice in which Thomas Ewing Jr. worked with his brothers Hugh and Charlie and foster brother Cump. He then tells how Tom came to national prominence in the fight over the proslavery Lecompton Constitution, was instrumental in starting up the Union Pacific Railroad, and became the first chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.Ewing obtained a commission in the Union Army - as did his brothers - and raised a regiment that saw significant action in Arkansas and Missouri. After William Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Kansas, he issued the dramatic General Order No. 11 that expelled residents from sections of western Missouri. Then this confidant of Abraham Lincoln’s went on to courageously defend three of the assassination conspirators - including the disingenuous Samuel Mudd - and lobbied the key vote to block the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.This book fills the gaps in an interlocking family of remarkable people - one that helped shape a nation’s development in its courtrooms and business suites.The book is published by University of Missouri Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Frick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/184206/bk_acx0_184206_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Horse Lover: A Cowboy's Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 457min

Winner of Will Rogers Medallion Award.Finalist, High Plains Book Award.He already owned and managed two ranches and needed a third about as much as he needed a permanent migraine. That's what Alan Day said every time his friend pestered him about an old ranch in South Dakota. But in short order, he proudly owned 35,000 pristine grassy acres. The opportunity then dropped into his lap to establish a sanctuary for unadoptable wild horses previously warehoused by the Bureau of Land Management. After Day successfully lobbied Congress, those acres became Mustang Meadows Ranch, the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary established in the United States.The Horse Lover is Day's personal history of the sanctuary's vast enterprise, with its surprises and pleasures and its plentiful dangers, frustrations, and heartbreak. Day's deep connection with the animals in his care is clear from the outset as is his maverick philosophy of horse-whispering, with which he trained 1,500 wild horses.The Horse Lover weaves together Day's recollections of his cowboy adventures astride some of his best horses, all of which taught him indispensable lessons about loyalty, perseverance, and hope. This heartfelt memoir reveals the Herculean task of balancing the requirements of the government with the needs of wild horses.The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.Praise for The Horse Lover:"An instant classic." (Booklist)"A great American story, and an inspiring tale of vision, courage, and hard-won wisdom." (Larry Watson, author of Montana 1948)"Sure to become an instant wild-horse classic in the spirit of J. Frank Dobie." (J. Edward de Steiguer, author of Wild Horses of the West) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Utley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/168622/bk_acx0_168622_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Charles Dickens Classic: A Tale of Two Cities (Annotated) with a Historical Introduction , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 853min

Unique to this title is:A historical introductionAn overview of A Tale of Two CitiesA study of the themes present in A Tale of Two CitiesA list of the best famous quotes from A Tale of Two CitiesYou may of course skip all of it and go straight to the main title if you do not want any spoilers and come back later to the beginning.Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He was born in 1812 in Portsmouth. When his father was sent to jail because of unsettled debt, Dickens had to leave school and get a job in a factory.Although he lacked formal education and never had a chance to finish his schooling, Dickens successfully edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, gave lectures and performed readings, and lobbied passionately for social reforms in general, and children's rights in particular.Dickens is believed to be the best novelist of the Victorian era and he became very popular during his lifetime. His novels are still widely read and translated.A Tale of Two Cities is a historical fiction first published in weekly installments in 1859. The plot takes place in London and Paris between 1775 and 1792.Eighteenth-century France and England are both ruled by fear and oppression. The upper classes live in luxury while common people suffer and starve. However, there is a difference.The novel starts with the words, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," and we soon learn of the major difference between the two countries.Enjoy this timeless classic! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim D. Johnston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/171880/bk_acx0_171880_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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