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Folklore of the Indigenous people of Canada. The stories shared here tell of all the folklore from Coast to Coast. Sharing Toronto, Vancouver, to Ottawa, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland. From West Coast to East Coast telling of "Sasquatch" and "Great Bear Run", Northern Lights, Yukon Lights etc. Ghosts and Eerie spirits abound in this Canadian tale of the past. Explaining the beliefs of the Indigenous people of Canada.

Deep in the heart of Northern Arizona, in a small and isolated patch of the vast 17.5 million-acre Navajo reservation, sits Chinle High School. Here, basketball is passion, passed from grandparent to parent to child. Celebrated Times journalist Michael Powell brings us a narrative of triumph and hardship, a moving story about a basketball team on a Navajo reservation that shows how important sports can be to youths in struggling communities, and the transcendent magic and painful realities that confront Native Americans living on reservations.

A leading political expert explains why systems fail to deliver things we all want—democracy, equality, solidarity, security and prosperity—and what can be done to create a just, equitable, and environmentally sane society. The dawn of the twenty-first century had the promise of a golden age...

Resolved is Ban Ki-moon's personal account of his decade at the helm of the organization during a period of historic turmoil and promise. Meeting challenges and resistance with a belief in the UN's mission of peace, development, and human rights, he steered the United Nations through a volatile period that included the Arab Spring, nuclear pursuits in Iran and North Korea, the Ebola epidemic, and brutal new conflicts in Central Africa.

First published in 1997,

Little X chronicles the multigenerational experience of Tate's family, who broke from the traditional Black church in the 1950s to join the radical Nation of Islam, then struggled to remain intact through disillusionment, shifting loyalties, and forays into Orthodox Islam.

Little X offers a rare glimpse into the everyday experience of the Nation of Islam and into a little-understood part of America's history and heritage.

Cokie returns with Founding Mothers, an intimate look at the passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their families and country proved just as crucial to the forging of a new nation as the rebellion that established it.

Hello Americans, this is Colonel Ret John. I'm a national security professional with a long career protecting our incredible Republic with an important message for you. Today we're fighting something that rivals any other crisis with which I've been involved. This is bigger than the Cold War, the War on Terror, and the Great Power Showdown with China and there are more lives at stake than in the pandemic. I call this the War Against the Deep State and the Fight to save our Republic.

Henry Kissinger presenta una profunda y original reflexión sobre las causas que originan la armonía y los conflictos en los asuntos globales. A partir de su inmensa experiencia como uno de los principales estadistas del siglo XX, asesor de presidentes, conocedor del mundo, observador y participante en los temas centrales de política internacional de último medio siglo, Kissinger expone en esta obra su visión del reto fundamental del siglo XXI.

In this fast-paced legal thriller inspired by actual events, attorney N. David Winkler takes on the challenge of a lifetime. His client was Maria Theresa Romero, whose mother died leaving behind a letter revealing a series of shocking family secrets. First, she wasn’t her real mother. Maria Theresa was taken from her real mother by C-section. Her real mother was tortured and killed for her political views by the right-wing military regime during Argentina’s “Dirty War” in the 1970s.

The warning signs are obvious. Our freedoms and our nation itself are under siege. We face unprecedented circumstances. Russia and China’s expansionist ambitions pose an existential foreign military threat. At the same time, we are facing a significant internal challenge as every fissure from social media to election integrity to our national borders are being exploited. The backbone of our Republic, ensuring our American freedoms, is our military. The Calvert Task Group sounds the alarm about the erosion of core Navy values of honor, courage, and commitment by progressive politics.

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Despite North Tulsa, Damario Solomon-Simmons’ hometown, once being the mecca for Black wealth, north Tulsans don’t own land or property, don't have access to inheritance or generational wealth, and mostly live paycheck to paycheck. We see through young Damario’s eyes–and the subtle and direct racism he faces–that Tulsa hasn’t shed its racist roots. Combining his own experience and the evocative portrait of a city suffering under one hundred years without repair, Redeem a Nation acknowledges why restorative justice is urgent and critical.

Award-winning authors Julian E. Zelizer and Karen J. Greenberg bring together the nation's top political scientists, historians, and legal scholars to examine how the lack of stability and integrity of the electoral process has become a threat to national security. Contributors outline how these problems have emerged and propose concrete solutions to move us into a period of greater stability. At once urgent and comprehensive, Our Nation at Risk is the preeminent book on election security and a must listen for anyone invested in the fight for democracy.

Not all national decisions are made in the open. Behind press conferences and parliamentary debates lies a complex web of influence—where corporate elites, special interest groups, and lobbyists hold the true levers of power. This book unveils the hidden forces shaping legislation, policy, and even public perception. From sophisticated media campaigns to secret political funding, it exposes how unelected power can redirect the course of an entire nation. Real-world case studies, insider accounts, and investigative data are woven together to illuminate the backstage mechanics of politics.

The compelling story of the effect of Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species on a diverse group of American writers, abolitionists, and social reformers, including Henry David Thoreau and Bronson Alcott, in 1860.

Through vivid histories drawn from virtually every continent, A World Divided describes how, since the 18th century, nationalists have struggled to establish their own states that grant human rights to some people. At the same time, they have excluded others through forced assimilation, ethnic cleansing, or even genocide. From Greek rebels, American settlers, and Brazilian abolitionists in the 19th century to anticolonial Africans and Zionists in the 20th, nationalists have confronted a crucial question: Who has the "right to have rights?"

Nation’s Metropolis describes how the national capital region functions as a metropolitan political economy. Its authors distinguish aspects of the Washington region that reflect its characteristics as a national capital from those common to most other metropolitan regions and to other capitals. To do so, they employ an interdisciplinary approach that draws from economics, political science, sociology, geography, and history.

குமுதம் ரிப்போர்டரில் வெளியான அமெரிக்காவின் அரசியல் வரலாறு. யுத்தங்களை வருமானத்துக்குரியதொரு உபாயமாக நீண்டகாலமாக அமைத்துக்கொண்டு செயல்படும் தேசம் அமெரிக்கா. அதன் பளபளப்புக்குப் பின்னால் இருக்கும் குப்பைகளும் ஜனநாயகத்துக்குப் பின்னாலுள்ள சர்வாதிகாரமும் செழுமைக்குப் பின்னாலுள்ள கடன்சுமைகளும் மிக முக்கியமான விஷயங்கள். இந்நூல், அமெரிக்காவின் முழுமையான அரசியல் வரலாற்றை விவரிப்பதினூடாக அத்தேசத்தின் நிஜமுகத்தைக் காட்சிப்படுத்துகிறது.

A landmark new history of Syria—a country forged in conflict, cursed by civil war and dictatorship, and pivotal to the future of the Middle East. Modern Syria has seen violence, repression, and autocracy, suffering through tragedy after tragedy over the past century. Yet the history of Syria...

This edition features a custom introduction offering biographical insight into Adam Smith’s life and the historical context that shaped his revolutionary ideas. From his early years in Scotland to his mentorship under moral philosopher Francis Hutchinson, uncover the journey that culminated in two of history’s most influential works.