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  The History of the Peloponnesian...

  Thucydides

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  Dive into the epic struggle for supremacy in ancient Greece with The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. This timeless work chronicles the conflict between Athens and Sparta, capturing the political intrigue, devastating battles, and human drama that defined one of history’s most iconic wars. As a general turned historian, Thucydides offers a meticulous, firsthand account of the events, complete with vivid speeches, strategic analyses, and profound reflections on power, leadership, and the nature of war. 
  More than a historical narrative, The History of the Peloponnesian War is a profound exploration of the human condition, making it as relevant today as it was over two millennia ago. Narrated with clarity and depth, this audiobook brings Thucydides’ masterpiece to life for modern listeners, offering insights into history, politics, and human nature. 
  Start listening to The History of the Peloponnesian War today and immerse yourself in the enduring lessons of a war that shaped the ancient world.

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  The Problem of Democracy -...

  Shadi Hamid

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  What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma" is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East—we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. 
   
   
   
  When Islamist parties rise to power through free elections, the United States has too often been ambivalent or opposed, preferring instead pliable dictators. With this legacy of democratic disrespect in mind, and drawing on new interviews with top American officials, Shadi Hamid explores universal questions of morality, power, and hypocrisy. Why has the United States failed so completely to live up to its own stated ideals in the Arab world? And is it possible for it to change? 
   
   
   
  In The Problem of Democracy, Hamid offers an ambitious reimagining of this ongoing debate and argues for "democratic minimalism" as a path to resolving democratic dilemmas in the Middle East and beyond. In the seemingly eternal tension between democracy and liberalism, recognized by the ancient Greeks and the American founders alike, it may be time to prioritize one over the other, rather than acting as if the two are intertwined when increasingly they are not.

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  President Trump - The Fall of...

  Phil Joseph

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  A businessman, a celebrity, a president. 
  A threat to us all. 
  Sure, everyone knows that Donald Trump was an interesting president to say the very least, but while there was plenty of media coverage about the man himself, very little was said about his politics. 
  Perhaps you are interested in learning about the set of political promises that Trump's rise to president was based on. 
  What if I told you that this extremely dangerous campaign process was happening all over again, right in front of our eyes? 
  President Trump - The Fall of the Godfather is a must read for anyone interested in American politics or global affairs. 
  As the recent leader of the world's superpower, every person should be interested to find out how this celebrity businessman was able to make it into power, and how we can prevent that ever happening again. 
  This book will do that and so much more! 
  Inside President Trump - The Fall of the Godfather, discover:Trump’s PhilosophyHow Trump Became PresidentTrump’s Love Affair With AutocratsWhere is Trump Now? 
  If we don’t act quickly, the world forum risks allowing the same experiences we witnessed with the Trump presidency to mark history once again. 
  So grab a copy of President Trump, The Fall of the Godfather today, and be sure to learn about this essential and engaging topic.

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  The Bitter End - The 2020...

  John Sides, Lynn Vavreck, Chris...

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  The year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics. It brought a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and a razor-thin presidential election outcome. It culminated in an attack on the US Capitol that attempted to deny Joe Biden's victory. The Bitter End explores the long-term trends and short-term shocks that shaped this dramatic year and what these changes could mean for the future. 
   
   
   
  John Sides, Chris Tausanovitch, and Lynn Vavreck demonstrate that Trump's presidency intensified the partisan politics of the previous decades. Presidential elections have become calcified, with less chance of big swings in either party's favor. Republicans remained loyal to Trump and kept the election close, despite Trump's many scandals, a recession, and the pandemic. But in a narrowly divided electorate even small changes can have big consequences. The pandemic was a case in point: when Trump pushed to reopen the country even as infections mounted, support for Biden increased. The authors explain that, paradoxically, even as Biden's win came at a time of heightened party loyalty, there remained room for shifts that shaped the election's outcome. Ultimately, the events of 2020 showed that instead of the country coming together to face national challenges—the pandemic, George Floyd's murder, and the Capitol riot—these challenges only reinforced divisions.

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  The Cost of Conviction - How Our...

  Steven Sloman

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  When you are faced with a decision, do you consider the best outcome, or do you consider your deepest values about which actions are appropriate? The Cost of Conviction contrasts these two primary strategies for making decisions: consequentialism, the former, or prioritizing one's sacred values, the latter. Steven Sloman argues that, while both modes of decision making are necessary tools for a good decision maker, people err by deploying sacred values more often than they should, especially when it comes to sociopolitical issues. In this book, Sloman provides a new understanding of today's societal ills and grounds that understanding in science. 
   
   
   
  The book begins by covering the philosophical and conceptual background of the two decision-making strategies, then takes a deep dive into the psychology of decision making. Drawing on historical and current examples of the use of the two strategies, the author provides a thorough overview of the psychology of decision making, including work on judgment, conscious and unconscious decision-making processes, the roles of emotion, and even an analysis of habit and addiction. 
   
   
   
  With its unique emphasis on sacred values, The Cost of Conviction is an eye-opening must-listen for all decision makers, especially those who wish to understand judgment, social decision making, and leadership.

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  The Cancel Culture Panic - How...

  Adrian Daub

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  In this incisive new work, Adrian Daub analyzes the global spread of cancel culture discourse as a moral panic, showing that, though its object is fuzzy, talk of cancel culture in global media has become a preoccupation of an embattled liberalism. There are plenty of conservative voices who gin up worries about cancel culture to advance their agendas. But more remarkable perhaps is that it is centrist, even left-leaning, media that have taken up the rallying cry and really defined the outlines of what cancel culture is supposed to be. 
   
   
   
  From French crusades against "le wokisme" via British fables of the "loony left" to a German obsession with campus anecdotes to a global revolt against "gender studies": countries the world over have developed culture war narratives in conflict with the US, and, above all, its universities—narratives that they themselves borrowed from the US. 
   
   
   
  Who exactly is afraid of cancel culture? To trace how various global publics have been so quickly convinced that cancel culture exists and that it poses an existential problem, Daub compares the cancel culture panic to moral panics past, investigating the powerful hold that the idea of "being cancelled" has on people around the world.

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