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2) The jungle
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1906 best-seller shockingly reveals intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards as it tells the brutally grim story of a Slavic family that emigrates to America full of optimism but soon descends into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and despair. A fiercely realistic American classic that will haunt readers long after they've finished the last page. Published privately by Sinclair in 1906 after commercial...
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Skyhorse Publishing
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[2020]
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"Once Donald Trump's fiercest surrogate, closest confidant, and staunchest defender, Michael Cohen knows where the skeletons are buried. This is the most devastating business and political horror story of the century. As Trump's lawyer and "fixer," Cohen not only witnessed firsthand but was also an active participant in the inner workings of Trump's business empire, political campaign, and presidential administration. This is a story that you have...
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"What does the President of the United States do? Learn about the president's duties, the White House, how the President is elected, and more. Descriptive main text, full-color photos, fast facts, and callout definitions work together to support understanding"--
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Why is voting to choose the president of the United States important? What is the process and how has it changed? These essential questions and more are answered in this book, which will educate students about an important facet of citizenship. Complete with detailed descriptions, enlightening fact boxes, and engaging imagery, this book will guide readers through the steps and history of voting and introduce them to important historical figures. Equipped...
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This is an exciting and well written novel from an innovative and creative author. The narrative is a superb synthesis of fact and potential fiction. Mr. Wallace has used the information made public after the death of J.F.K. and integrated them with exciting fictional detail to flesh out this racy and original work. The author`s literary style is powerful and provocative, he writes with a confidence and verve that is refreshingly unnerving. This is...
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The Great Courses
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2020.
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Shift your attention from the legislature to the chief executive, the single most powerful government official in the world today. But, as you'll learn in your exploration of The Federalist Papers, the Framers had a different view of the presidency. Review Alexander Hamilton's essays about the office and the powers of the president.
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The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights...
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Shift your attention from the legislature to the chief executive, the single most powerful government official in the world today. But, as you'll learn in your exploration of The Federalist Papers, the Framers had a different view of the presidency. Review Alexander Hamilton's essays about the office and the powers of the president.
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In April 2014, President Obama embarked on his fifth trip to Asia during his time in office to discuss the pressing issues in the Asia-pacific region. A week before his Asia trip, Master Ryuho Okawa held a spiritual interview with Barack Obama, which revealed his true objectives of his Asia tour and about his thoughts on current affairs in the world. What is President Obama's vision of America's role in the world today? Why does he believe that America...
13) First Hubby: A Novel about a Man Who Happens to Be Married to the President of the United States
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In his first novel, celebrated humorist Roy Blount Jr. chronicles the life and times of America's first-ever First Husband Guy Fox first encountered Clementine on the campus of Dingler College. She was running, stark naked, away from an on-campus protest and the police who were pursuing her. Guy and Clementine's romance wound through turbulent social movements of the '60s and '70s, all the way to Clementine's ascension to the Oval Office. As the nation's...
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What made America what it is today? To understand American politics and society, one must study its leaders' lives and legacies. This book helps you to understand the complex US political system. It introduces some of the most influential presidents from the 28th to the 46th presidency in a brief, interesting manner. Explore their visions, challenges, and contributions as you journey through US history to understand why it is the way it is today....
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Kanopy Streaming
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2015.
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Kruger Game Park is one of the most renowned wildlife reserves in the world, and the oldest in Africa. It was named after the President of the former South African Republic, Paul Kruger, who in 1898 established a protected area for the wildlife in the Lowveld region. Londolozi, which in Zulu means "protector of living things" is another excellent safari destination, and has grown to become one of Africa's finest game reserves. From the real jungle...
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A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States.*These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.
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A day that will live in infamy … Nothing to fear but fear itself … Ask not what your country can do for you … Ich bin ein Berliner … Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. George H. W. Bush: Inauguration Speech (1989), Panama (1989), Kuwait (1990), State of the Union (1991), End of Gulf War (1991), Gulf War (1991)William Jefferson Clinton: First Inauguration (1993), Health Care (1993), Normandy (1994), Oklahoma Bombing (1995), Bosnia (1995),...
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A day that will live in infamy... Nothing to fear but fear itself... Ask not what your country can do for you... Ich bin ein Berliner... Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Obama, this collection features original speeches by the presidents of the United States. *These are actual historic recordings, the sound quality represents the available audio technology of the era, and varies by recording.
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"Crane, the former president of the Royal Geographic Society, documents the remarkable expedition undertaken by a group of twelve European adventurer-scientists in the mid-eighteenth century. The team spent years in South America, scaling volcanoes and traversing jungles before they achieved their goal of establishing the exact shape of the Earth by measuring the length of 1 degree latitude at the equator"
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Women are poised to rule the entire world as one united country, as one giant republic in The Next World Order. The bold signs heralding and the loud messages announcing this unstoppable dawn of The Next World Order, which will be exclusively ruled by women, are written on every wall, everywhere in the world, for everybody to hear and see.
On one hand, founded on the bitter but valuable lessons learned from the failed experiences and the burned and...
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