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Leadership in the British Civil Service (Routledge Revivals)

A study of Sir Percival Waterfield and the creation of the Civil Service Selection Board

by Richard A. Chapman
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013

First published in 1984, this book examines the style of leadership amongst senior civil servants and its impact on administrative reform by investigating the work of Sir Percival Waterfield who was First Civil Service Commissioner from 1939 to 1951. He was responsible for setting up the Civil Service...
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Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Men Who Are Destroying the Planet—And How They Explain Themselves to Their Own Children

by Dick Russell
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017

Two New York Times–bestselling authors team up to name names in “a must read for anyone concerned with climate and energy issues” (Leonardo DiCaprio). The science is overwhelming; the facts are in. The planet is heating up at an alarming rate and the results are everywhere to be seen....
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The White House Queen

The Elegance and Strength of Michelle Obama

by Raymond Sturgis
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama is a remarkable figure, and author Raymond Sturgis carefully selected the words of this book to highlight the passion and life of Michelle Obama. Many know of her many achievements, however, what about her agenda to help change the nutritional conditions of America’s children....
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Barack Obama: His Love and Dream for America

A Presidency Rising Above Conflicts and Challenges

by Raymond Sturgis
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012

Here we are in the twenty-first century and one man named; Barack Obama has changed the meaning of democracy and freedom for a lifetime. Unfortunately, like progress and freedom, negative people want to question Barack Obama his citizenship, competence and duty to serve as commander in chief. But...
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Corruption in Cuba

Castro and Beyond

by Sergio Díaz-Briquets, Jorge Pérez-López
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010

While Fidel Castro maintains his longtime grip on Cuba, revolutionary scholars and policy analysts have turned their attention from how Castro succeeded (and failed), to how Castro himself will be succeeded—by a new government. Among the many questions to be answered is how the new government will...
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National Suicide

How Washington Is Destroying the American Dream from A to Z

by Martin L. Gross
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Government Racket, A Call for Revolution and The Tax Racket comes a scathing indictment of the dysfunctional federal government and its reckless disregard for the future of our country. The government of the United States is a juggernaut of...
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The Center

People and Power in Political Washington

by Stewart Alsop
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016

A portrait of Washington politics during one of the most turbulent eras in American history by the twentieth century’s premier US government insider.   During his three decades as a journalist and political pundit for the New York Herald Tribune and Newsweek magazine, Stewart Alsop covered many...
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Dalton McGuinty

Making a Difference

by Dalton McGuinty
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2015

2016 Speaker's Book Award — Shortlisted Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty shares the story of his life in politics and the leadership lessons he has learned. Dalton McGuinty was premier of Ontario for ten years, from 2003 to 2013. Inheriting a province wounded from years of cutbacks...
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by Soren Clausen, Stig Thogersen
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016

The history of Harbin, ruled by the Russians, by an international coalition of allied powers, by Chinese warlords, by the Soviet Union and finally by the Chinese Communists - all in the course of 100 years - is presented here as an example of Chinese local-history writing.
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by Earl Schenck Miers, Richard A. Brown, James L. Robertson Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016

Originally published in 1948, this book tells the story of the three fateful days of Gettysburg in the words of the men and women who lived it. No mere chronicle of troop movements and military decisions, it is a path-breaking work in the reporting of Civil War history. Praised by "The New York...
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by College Guide World
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2013

Place of Women In Saudi Arabia Copyright Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: History and Background Chapter Three: Culture and Religion Chapter Four: Islam and Sex Segregation Chapter Five: Female Workforce Chapter Six: Female Education and Sports Chapter Seven: Female Mobility Chapter Eight: Women and Politics Chapter Nine: Family and Marriages Chapter Ten: Plight of Women
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May It Please the Court

Judicial Processes and Politics In America

by Brian L. Porto
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017

This practical, comprehensive, and engaging introduction to the American judicial system is designed primarily for undergraduate students in criminal justice, liberal arts, political science, and beginning law. It differs from other texts not only by delivering an insider’s view of the courts, but...
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Refuelling Europe

A Roadmap for completing the Single Energy Market

by David Buchan
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015

The Ukraine crisis has reignited debate in Europe surrounding the EU’s lack of a fully functioning single energy market. It has brought home to all member states the general need for a more coordinated energy policy, even though they  may differ on aspects of what needs to be done.  This...
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by Anthony Anamgba
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2017

Ideology is the study of the origin, evolution and nature of ideas. Political ideology is any action-related body of ideas that guides and explains political behaviour. It is in this lucid manner that this book will teach you political ideology. It clearly explains the salient features...
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