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  Politics on Trial - The...

  Thomas T. Taylor

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  Ever wondered how the intricate web of politics and the judiciary intertwines? "Politics on Trial: The Judiciary’s Role in Sorting Truth from Fiction" takes you on a riveting journey through the legal landscape of political assertions, providing a clear lens to view the blurred lines between free speech, perjury, and the many shades in between. 
   
  Immerse yourself in the world of politics, law, and justice as the author, Thomas T. Taylor, delves deep into the pivotal role courts play in filtering truth from fiction. Understand the delicate balance the judiciary must maintain to ensure justice without stifling political discourse. Discover the mechanics behind high-profile political trials, the dynamics of jury decision-making, and the vital importance of safeguarding the integrity of the prosecutor's office. 
   
  As you turn the pages, you'll unravel the often-misunderstood concepts of defamation in politics and the serious repercussions of lying under oath. Through meticulously researched case studies, the book highlights landmark cases where politicians were held accountable, offering invaluable insights into the legal remedies available to challenge false political narratives. 
   
  But the discourse doesn't end there. "Politics on Trial" also sheds light on concerns of judicial corruption, probing the depth of its impact on political cases. It presents a global perspective, comparing judicial integrity across countries, and equipping readers with the knowledge to discern the red flags of a compromised judiciary. 
   
  Equip yourself with a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms in place to ensure judicial impartiality. From the recusal of judges to the role of oversight bodies, this book emphasizes the significance of transparency and accountability in fostering a trustworthy judiciary.

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  Life Under Nazi Occupation - The...

  Paul Roland

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  When the Nazis invaded, they did not intend to govern fairly. Instead they stripped defeated nations of their treasures, industry and natural resources, with the aim of asserting German supremacy and imposing Hitler's New Order in Europe. 
   
  Paul Roland tells the story of daily life under Nazi rule - in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Guernsey and the Channel Islands- to be brought to heel by bribery and brutality, rape and torture, inducement and intimidation as the Germans carried out their vile policies. 
   
  We hear of quislings and collaborators who conspired with their captors, the 'enemies of the Reich' including Jewish citizens who were rounded up and exterminated, as well as stories of incredible courage by individuals who struck back against the Führer.

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  Summer of 1940 The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  One of the most famous people in the world came to tour the city of Paris for the first time on June 28, 1940. Over the next three hours, he rode through the city’s streets, stopping to tour L’Opéra Paris. He rode down the Champs-Élysées toward the Trocadero and the Eiffel Tower, where he had his picture taken. After passing through the Arc de Triomphe, he toured the Pantheon and old medieval churches, though he did not manage to see the Louvre or the Palace of Justice. Heading back to the airport, he told his staff, “It was the dream of my life to be permitted to see Paris. I cannot say how happy I am to have that dream fulfilled today.” Four years after his tour, Adolf Hitler would order the city’s garrison commander, General Dietrich von Choltitz, to destroy Paris, warning his subordinate that the city "must not fall into the enemy's hand except lying in complete debris." 
  The French had not expected the Germans would be able to move armored units through the Ardennes Forests, a heavily wooded region spanning parts of Belgium, France and the Netherlands. To the Allies’ great surprise, the Germans had no trouble rolling across these lands in the span of weeks. And by invading France from the north, the Germans simply avoided the Maginot Line. The French surrendered in June 1940, and the British narrowly escaped disaster by transporting thousands of soldiers and equipment across the English Channel at Dunkirk. Thus, by the middle of 1940, the Axis powers and the Soviet Union had overrun nearly all of Western Europe. With France out of the war, and without active participation by the United States, Great Britain virtually stood alone. 
  However, Operation Dynamo, as the British named the Dunkirk evacuation mission, bolstered British morale and defenses sufficiently to keep the “Sceptered Isle” in the war. This, in turn, led to the eventual entry of the United States, and helped doom Adolf Hitler's “Thousand-Year Reich” to a ruinous end in 1945.

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  Democratic Delusions - How the...

  Natalie Fenton

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  A free media is inextricably linked to a healthy democracy, but in many parts of the world liberal democracies are deemed to be dying or on the demise—a demise that many forms of media have enabled while heralding themselves as democracy's savior. The hollowing out of democracy in these ways has left many people questioning the value of (neo)liberal democratic societies. What can we do about it? 
   
      
    
  Democratic Delusions explores the potential of our media and tech systems to be democratic and contribute to a just and transformative democracy. This is only possible, Natalie Fenton argues, by first situating our political systems and mediated worlds within global capitalism. By interrogating different media and their relationship to seven key elements of democracy—power, participation, freedom, equality, public good, trust, and hope—the book asks: What is the response of society when the ability of news media to speak truth to power has been restricted by corporate logic? And, how do we tackle a deep-rooted market logic that shifts public debate towards private interest and marginalizes progressive perspectives? The book explores how these elements can be reimagined through newly conceived media and tech landscapes and, ultimately, what democracy might be in a future mediated world that places more power in the hands of more people.

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  Lift Off - 12 Things to Know...

  Sharon Heaton

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  Regardless of how big your company is, where you are located, or what industry you’re in, it is essentially a “machine” that takes in revenue and, when working properly, throws off profits. But is the machine you’ve built valuable to someone else? No matter how much planning you’ve already done or haven’t done, there are probably aspects of preparing your company for sale, and going through the M&A journey, that you’re unaware of. That’s to be expected; you’re likely not an MBA from Harvard with decades of M&A experience. This will be your one big M&A transaction and you need to get it right. This book will help you understand what you need to do and how you need to do it, so you can successfully sell your business and move on to the next stage of your life!

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  Your Partner Is Dead Now What? -...

  Jessica Ayers

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  “It’s just grief,” they’ll tell you, “it will pass. We all lose someone at some point in our lives.” 
  But the death of a partner is so much more than “just grief.” It’s a different kind of grief — the kind that permanently shifts our perspective on life.  
  It’s stressing over what to do with their belongings and feeling anxious when you hear the doorbell ring. It’s tossing and turning to the memory of their last breath and pondering the many decisions you could have made to prevent their death.  
  As someone who’s been through it, Jessica Ayers understands how crushing partner loss is. In a matter of seconds, she went from nursing her 3-day-old son to feeling for her dead husband's pulse.  
  In Your Partner Is Dead, Now What? Jessica explores the darkest corners of grief that emerge after the loss of a partner. She writes with extreme vulnerability about the unforeseen moments of trauma, grief, and anger we encounter and offers first-hand advice on how to adequately face them.  
  With expert contributions from two grief therapists, Your Partner Is Dead, Now What? examines life after loss and offers a realistic approach to finding a new normal after enduring the most unimaginable pain.  
  Your Partner Is Dead, Now What? is for anyone who’s lost a romantic partner to death and those who support them. With this book’s insight, you can learn to stop fighting grief as something to move on from and start embracing it as something we must live with forever.

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