Benjamin: 3278 books
Robert Sobukwe - How can Man Die Better
(New Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
I am greatly privileged to have known him and to have fallen under his spell. His long imprisonment, restriction and early death were a major tragedy for our land and the world.' - ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU on Sobukwe On 21 March 1960, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe led a mass defiance of South Africa's pass...
by Benjamin Appel
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
Benjamin Appel is of that rare species, a native New Yorker. Born in 1907, he was raised in the tough, Hell’s-kitchen district of the West 50’s. Like any other kid in a tough city neighborhood, he had to fight for his self-respect as a human being. At De Witt Clinton high school he was a football,...
10 Books Every Conservative Must Read
Plus Four Not to Miss and One Impostor
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Following up his 10 Books That Screwed Up the World, author Benjamin Wiker brings you 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read: Plus Four Not to Miss and One Impostor. Offering a guide to some of the most important literary works of our time, Wiker turns his discerning eye from the great texts that have...
by K. Bradley Washburn, Benjamin Jowett, Plato
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
For centuries, the tale of Atlantis has captured the imaginations of millions across the world. Atlantis has been featured in everything from books to films to toys, and the search for the lost continent as been undertaken by some of the best minds humanity has to offer. This volume collects the original...
The Promise and Perils of Transnationalization
NGO Activism and the Socialization of Women’s Human Rights in Egypt and Iran
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
To date, most constructivist international relations studies have characterized the influence of transnationalism on domestic forms of activism as uniformly positive. In particular, transnational interactions are viewed as positive factors for the development and daily impact of gender activism.
Benjamin...
George Henry White
An Even Chance in the Race of Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Although he was one of the most important African American political leaders during the last decade of the nineteenth century, George Henry White has been one of the least remembered. A North Carolina representative from 1897 to 1901, White was the last man of his race to serve in the Congress during...
Inside Iran
The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Medea Benjamin is the author of the insightful and successful Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection.
This book is perhaps the first non-academic look at the history of US and Iranian relations––giving a complex issue an accessible entry point for a general audience.
Continental Drift
Britain and Europe from the End of Empire to the Rise of Euroscepticism
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Churchill sought to lead Europe into an integrated union, but just over seventy years later, Britain is poised to vote on leaving the EU. Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon here recounts the fascinating history of Britain's uneasy relationship with the European continent...
Fighting Terrorism
How Democracies Can Defeat Domestic and International Terrorists
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 1997
In this innovative and concise work, Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu offers a compelling approach to understanding and fighting the increase in domestic and international terrorism throughout the world. Citing diverse examples from around the globe, Netanyahu demonstrates that domestic terrorist...
by Benjamin Franklin
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2007
Benjamin Franklin's classic book is full of timeless, thought-provoking insights that are as valuable today as they were over two centuries ago. With more than 700 pithy proverbs, Franklin lays out the rules everyone should live by and offers advice on such subjects as money, friendship, marriage,...
The Way to Wealth
Advice, Hints, and Tips on Business, Money, and Finance
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2014
Benjamin Franklin was concerned with making the sometimes bitter pill of truth about the human condition easier to swallow. In The Way to Wealth, Franklin refines his maxims and homilies in order to make them more subtle and sophisticated. As a successful author, inventor, scientist, statesman and...
Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty
The Continental Congress and the People Out of Doors
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
In 1776, when the Continental Congress declared independence, formally severing relations with Great Britain, it immediately began to fashion new objects and ceremonies of state with which to proclaim the sovereignty of the infant republic. In this marvelous social and cultural history of the Continental...
by Benjamin Ginsberg
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2016
Noted political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg has written an essential text for courses on the United States presidency. An invaluable resource, Ginsberg’s comprehensive analysis emphasizes the historical, constitutional, and legal dimensions of presidential power. He explores the history and essential...
by Benjamin R. Barber
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2004
"Fear's Empire lays the foundation for a principled opposition based on America's truest and best values."--Senator Gary Hart
The author of Jihad vs. McWorld analyzes how American foreign policy has gone wrongand how it could go right. In this hard-hitting but pragmatic new critique...