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"Rules for Revolutionaries is a bold challenge to the political establishment and the "rules" that govern campaign strategy. It tells the story of a breakthrough experiment conducted on the fringes of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign: a technology-driven team empowered volunteers to build and manage the infrastructure to make seventy-five million calls, launch eight million text messages, and hold more than one-hundred thousand public meetings--in...
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"In the 1950s, it was a man's world. Girls weren't supposed to act smart, tough, or ambitious. Even though, deep inside, they may have felt that way. And then along came Hillary. Brave, brilliant, and unstoppable, she was out to change the world. They said a woman couldn't be a mother and a lawyer. Hillary was both. They said a woman shouldn't be too strong or too smart. Hillary was, fearlessly. It didn't matter what people said, she was born to lead"--Container....
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"During the 1970s, American foreign policy faced a predicament of clashing imperatives--U.S. decision makers, already struggling to maintain stability and devise strategic frameworks to guide the exercise of American power during the Cold War, found themselves hampered by the emergence of dilemmas that would come to a head in the post-Cold War era. Their choices proved to be of enormous consequence for the development of American foreign policy in...
7647) Soy George Washington
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"Soy George Washington. Tengo el valor de hacer lo que nadie más ha hecho antes."--
7648) Soy Abraham Lincoln
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"Soy Abraham Lincoln. Siempre expresaré mis opinions. Y hablaré en defensa de otros." --
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"The Reagan Files: The Untold Story of Reagan's Top-Secret Efforts to Win the Cold War" gives readers an unprecedented look at how the nation's 40th president worked to win the war that divided the world's two most powerful nations. Drawing on formerly top secret National Security Council meeting minutes and private letters between President Reagan and Soviet leaders, Saltoun-Ebin takes readers inside the White House Situation Room to see what it...
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" Most Americans know Andrew Jackson as a frontier rebel against political and diplomatic norms, a 'populist' champion of ordinary people against the elitist legacy of the Founding Fathers. Many date the onset of American democracy to his 1829 inauguration. Despite his reverence for the 'sovereign people,' however, Jackson spent much of his career limiting that sovereignty, imposing new and often unpopular legal regimes over American lands and markets....
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"We're exploring the other side of New York State in Buffalo and Niagara. We'll take the oath of office, like Teddy, at the Roosevelt inauguration site in Buffalo. Then, we'll take a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House and learn about America's most celebrated architect. Finally, we get soaked at the Maid of the Mist at breathtaking Niagara Falls and defend the walls of Fort Niagara"--Container.
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Nelson Mandela is a shining example of what one man can do to change the world. Born into an oppressive regime, he fought to overcome prejudice and hate to unify a nation. Nelson Mandela's dedication resulted in his inauguration as the first black President of South Africa, [and] his award of the Nobel Peace Prize and ultimately, his role in overthrowing the Apartheid regime.
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