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  Fascism Comes to America - A...

  Bruce Kuklick

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  A deeply relevant look at what fascism means to Americans. 
   
  From the time Mussolini took power in Italy in 1922, Americans have been obsessed with and brooded over the meaning of fascism and how it might migrate to the United States. Fascism Comes to America examines how we have viewed fascism overseas and its implications for our own country. Bruce Kuklick explores the rhetoric of politicians, who have used the language of fascism to smear opponents, and he looks at the discussions of pundits, the analyses of academics, and the displays of fascism in popular culture, including fiction, radio, TV, theater, and film. Kuklick argues that fascism has little informational meaning in the United States, but instead, it is used to denigrate or insult. For example, every political position has been besmirched as fascist. As a result, the term does not describe a phenomenon so much as it denounces what one does not like. Finally, in displaying fascism for most Americans, entertainment—and most importantly film—has been crucial in conveying to citizens what fascism is about. Fascism Comes to America has been enhanced by many illustrations that exhibit how fascism was absorbed into the US public consciousness.  

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  Brokers of Deceit - How the US...

  Rashid Khalidi

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  For more than seven decades the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people has raged on with no end in sight, and for much of that time, the United States has been involved as a mediator in the conflict. 
   
   
   
  Khalidi closely analyzes three historical moments that illuminate how the United States' involvement has, in fact, thwarted progress toward peace between Israel and Palestine. The first moment he investigates is the "Reagan Plan" of 1982, when Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin refused to accept the Reagan administration's proposal to reframe the Camp David Accords more impartially. The second moment covers the period after the Madrid Peace Conference, from 1991 to 1993, during which negotiations between Israel and Palestine were brokered by the United States until the signing of the secretly negotiated Oslo accords. Finally, Khalidi takes on President Barack Obama's retreat from plans to insist on halting the settlements in the West Bank. 
   
   
   
  Through in-depth research, as well as his own firsthand experience as an advisor to the Palestinian delegation at the 1991 pre-Oslo negotiations in Washington, DC, Khalidi reveals how the United States and Israel have actively colluded to prevent a Palestinian state and resolve the situation in Israel's favor.

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  Voices From Chernobyl - The Oral...

  Svetlana Alexievich

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  An account of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history from the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature  
  Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 
  Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 
  A journalist by trade, who now suffers from an immune deficiency developed while researching this book, presents personal accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus after the nuclear reactor accident in 1986, and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they still live with. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to Svetlana Alexievich "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time."

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  Typhoon Attack - The Legendary...

  Norman Franks

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  This volume collects lively tales of aerial combat from Royal Air Force pilots who flew Typhoon fighters into the frontlines of WWII. The Typhoon fighter played a pivotal role in Allied victories from D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and the final battle in Germany. Through original interviews with RAF veterans, Norman Franks explores what it was really like to fly Britain’s legendary, rocket-firing fighters.  Typhoon Attack shares stories of flying over Holland or France at low level, seeking out hostile aircraft or targets on the ground; rolling over at twelve-thousand feet, then upside down; attacking trains, ships, flak posts, tanks, and more; not to mention the mind-numbing experience of crash-landing a shot-up Tiffy.   

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  Doomsday: The End Is Near

  Raphael Terra

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  According to the Doomsday Clock, we, as a planet populated by humans with nowhere else to go, have 100 seconds left to live. 
   
  Humanity teeters on the brink of self-destruction. While this sounds like the start of an apocalyptic disaster movie, it is in fact, reality. This is the worrying fact of life in the 21st Century. 
   
  The Doomsday Clock is a warning of man’s ability to create something that could destroy everything - humanity’s very existence. It is a count-down timer to the point of no return – humanity’s doomsday. 
   
  It symbolizes how close we, as a species, have come to destroying the world with dangerous man-made technologies. The deadline of Midnight represents the moment of apocalypse, and how close the clock is set to that deadline warns how close humanity is to ultimate disaster. 
   
  With the intention of warning the public and inspiring action, the clock’s hands are set in accordance to how great is the threat of destruction. 
   
  Now, in the 21st century we are closer to Doomsday than ever before.

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  The Smart Couple Quote Book -...

  Jayson Gaddis

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  Real, actionable relationship advice without the fluffReal relationships aren't just filled with romance, great sex, and warm, fuzzy feelings forever. All romantic relationships get stressful and challenging at some point. After the honeymoon phase is over, maintaining a loving relationship can get downright hard, and even painful.How you handle the daily challenges of life (alone and together with your partner) will determine whether your relationship gets better or goes down the shitter.The difference between a struggling couple and a smart couple is the smart couple learns how to handle interpersonal stress and relationship challenges with the right map and tools.Discover the tools for building a loving relationship that gets even better year after yearIn this relationship book for couples and individuals, you will discover the tools you need to create and maintain an incredible relationship - one that gets stronger over time instead of drifting apart. The lessons and love quotes in this book will help you deepen your relationship instead of running away, blaming, or staying stuck in an unfulfilling partnership.Most marriage books try to sell you a "happily ever after" life while skipping over the pain and struggle that comes in all marriages and long-term relationships. While avoiding pain may feel good in the short-term, these bad habits will destroy your relationship in the long run.This book will help you squash those fantasies and remind you a fulfilling marriage is earned, not given. Relationship teacher Jayson Gaddis will challenge you and inspire you to think differently about how you deal with the inevitable relationship problems that arise. Instead of viewing every issue or confrontation as an attack to be afraid of, you will learn to lean in to the deepest parts of yourself in order to grow, heal, and reconnect with your partner.

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