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2023.
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Ever since a childhood visit to Washington, DC, Cassidy Hutchinson aspired to serve her country in government. Raised in a working-class family with a military background, she was the first in her immediate family to graduate from college. Despite having no ties to Washington, Hutchinson landed a vital position at the center of the Trump White House.
Her life took a dramatic turn on January 6th, 2021, when, at twenty-four, she found herself in one...
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Threshold Editions
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"Over his 50-year career in Washington, Joe Biden has become known for his wild dishonesty, embarrassing policy failings, and an absolute lack of accountability, culminating in his predictably unpopular presidency. But what has not yet been revealed is the vast web of consultants, bureaucrats, corporate titans, foreign interests, and various extended family members (it's not just Hunter!) who have achieved unfathomable wealth and power while keeping...
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"Weird But True! Know-It-All titles take the same classic branding of Weird But True and dive deeper to provide kids with a comprehensive overview of everything they need to know about a single subject, while packing in all the wacky, weird tidbits! This edition explores a complicated and timely subject: the government of the United States!"--
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Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The seven-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, radio host, and Fox News star returns to the page to reveal the radically dangerous Democrat agenda that is upending American life"--Dust jacket flap.
Levin proves that since its establishment, the Democrat Party has set out to rewrite history and destroy the foundation of freedom in America. Here he alerts his fellow Americans to the destruction this country is facing, as the Democrats install...
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Unveil the intricate playbook behind the enigmatic political movement with our compelling book, "The Art of Trumpism: Strategies and Tactics." Crafted with meticulous research and keen insight, this book offers a captivating exploration into the strategies, tactics, and captivating nuances that defined the era of Trumpism.From the electrifying rallies that ignited a movement to the relentless social media presence that reshaped political communication,...
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O'Farrell takes dead aim in Global Village Idiot at cell phones, awards ceremonies, genetic sheep splicers, America's right wing cabal of dunces, dunderheads, dimwits, and the Big D' himself. Just when we thought the lawlessness in Iraq was over, O'Farrell observes, even more blatant incidents of looting have begun. With handkerchiefs masking their faces, two rioters roughly the height of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld kicked in the gates of the...
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To unravel the mysteries of war, P.J. O'Rourke first visits Kosovo. ("Wherever there's injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months later and bomb the country next to where it's happening.") He travels to Israel at the outbreak of the intifada. He flies to Egypt in the wake of the 9/11 terrorists' attacks. And contemplates bygone lunacies. ("Why are the people in the Middle East so crazy? Here, at the pyramids, was an answer...
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If you think you've heard every dumb thing they've said or done...think again!
Outrageous indulgent, and downright dumb. That's right, we're talking about the words and deeds committed by politicians, our favorite and least favorite people in the whole world. In this hilarious collections, it's he Democrats who step up to the mike, open their mouths, and insert their collective feet.
Democrats do the dumbest things. Just ask any Republican who might...
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C'est bien simple : un pape qui jette l'éponge, c'était plus arrivé depuis 600 ans. Je ne dessinais pas encore. Là-dessus, c'est Albert II qui s'en va ! Basta ! Delphine qui court derrière. Fabiola qui compte ses sous. Sept maillots jaunes retirés d'un seul coup à Lance Armstrong, c'est pas tous les ans non plus ! Et aussi Obama, Hollande, Berlusconi, Mittal, Depardieu, Di Rupo, la guerre en Syrie, des morts en Égypte, la crise en Europe,...
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Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes." --Tom DeLay, America's Community Bankers meeting, March 12, 2003
* After revealing absurd 911 phone calls and America's dumbest criminal antics, former Saturday Night Live writer Leland Gregory skewers political pandering and pen-pushing philosophizing.
Leland Gregory generates the best laughs by exposing the worst of human nature. Inside Idiots in Charge: Lies, Trick, Misdeeds,...
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During the two-year political circus that was Watergate, were you
(1) A junkie, who followed the developments day by day, relishing every sordid detail?
(2) A dabbler, who caught up every now and then with the latest revelation?
(3) An avoider, who ignored it all as much as possible, assuming that everyone involved was probably guilty of something?
If you're in the first group, you're going to love this book, because it's a fact-loaded, comprehensive,...
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P.J. O'Rourke began writing funny things in 1960s "underground" newspapers, became editor-in-chief of National Lampoon, then spent 20 years reporting for Rolling Stone and The Atlantic Monthly as the world's only trouble spot humorist, going to wars, riots, rebellions, and other "Holidays in Hell" in more than 40 countries. Now O'Rourke, born at the peak of the Baby Boom, turns his keen eye on himself and his 75 million accomplices in making America...
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This anthology presents the top editorial cartooning awards of the year along with the year's winners. Featured awards include:
Pulitzer Prize
National Headliner Awards
Sigma Delta Chi Award
Thomas Nast Award
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition Award
Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award
Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Award
Each section of the book contains descriptions of the awards given and short interviews...
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Spanning from "Vietnam and the Johnson Years" to "Clinton and Everyone Else," the editorial cartoons of Paul Szep showcase his biting wit and scathing social commentary. At the Boston Globe since 1966, Szep, as he is simply known to his thousands of loyal fans, has had more than three decades to hone the razor edge of his ironic, sarcastic humor. No one is immune from his criticism. Boston's beloved Red Sox, O. J. Simpson, Bill and Hillary Clinton,...
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Bill Clinton. Bob Dole. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Newt Gingrich. For John R. Rose, it's politics as usual. His editorial cartoons illuminate, enlighten, and tickle the funny bone. His is a special brand of political cartooning: hilarious, yet oftentimes poignant and moving.
In “Cartoons That Fit the Bill: An Editorial Cartoon Collection about Washington and Beyond”, he lampoons the antics of Pres. Bill Clinton and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich...
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This workbook accompanies A Survey of the Old Testament by Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton. It follows the textbook's structure and offers readings, activities, and exercises designed to support the students' learning experience as they explore the literary, historical, and theological issues behind each book of the Old Testament. A Survey of the Old Testament Workbook offers students an additional contact point with the content and concepts from...
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DER MANN AN DER KANNE
ist eine Geschichte über das Scheitern von Geist und Gemüt, eine Geschichte über die seltsamen Wege, die zu gehen uns das "Schicksal" wohl vorbestimmt hat. Wie sagte mal ein guter Bekannter zu mir: "Männer sind "Tiere", Frauen "Geschöpfe"!" Stimmt das? Keine Ahnung. Muss wohl so sein, denn sonst würde unsere Welt doch vollkommen aus den Fugen geraten! "Balance" heißt das Spiel. Versuche ich auch immer zu halten, aber jedes...
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P. J. O'Rourke's savagely funny and national best-seller Parliament of Whores has become a classic in understanding the workings of the American political system. Originally written at the end of the Reagan era, this new edition includes an extensive foreword by the renowned political writer Andrew Ferguson - showing us that although the names and the players have changed, the game is still the same. Parliament of Whores is an exuberant, broken-field...
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In George Washington's Expense Account - the bestselling expense account in history - Kitman shows how Washington brilliantly turned his noble gesture of refusing payment for his services as commander in chief of the Continental Army into an opportunity to indulge his insatiable lust for fine food and drink, extravagant clothing, and lavish accommodations. In a close analysis of the document that financed our Revolution, Kitman uncovers more scandals...