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Madison's Metronome

The Constitution, Majority Rule, and the Tempo of American Politics

by Greg Weiner ...

Series series American Political Thought
In the wake of national crises and sharp shifts in the electorate, new members of Congress march off to Washington full of intense idealism and the desire for instant change—but often lacking in any sense of proportion or patience. This drive for instant political gratification concerned one of the key Founders, James Madison, who accepted the inevitability of majority rule but worried that an ... Read more

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In the wake of national crises and sharp shifts in the electorate, new members of Congress march off to Washington full of intense idealism and the desire for instant change—but often lacking in any sense of proportion or patience. This drive for instant political gratification concerned one of the key Founders, James Madison, who accepted the inevitability of majority rule but worried that an
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Citizenship and Civic Leadership in America

by Trevor Shelley, Susan McWilliams Barndt, Christopher Caldwell, Susan Collins, Shikha Dalmia, Angela D. Dillard, Tomás Jiménez, Kurt Lash, Peter Levine, Glenn C. Loury0, Rich Lowry1, Peter C. Meyers2, Henry Olsen3, Rogers M. Smith4, Ann Ward5, Greg Weiner6, Michael Zuckert7, Elizabeth Corey8, Wilfred M. McClay9, Carol McNamara0, Clifford Orwin2, Henry Thomson3 ...

Series series Political Theory for Today
The purpose of this volume is to discuss the concept of citizenship—in terms of its origins, its meanings, and its contemporary place and relevance in American democracy, and within a global context. The authors in this collection wrestle with the connection of citizenship to major tensions between liberty and equality, dynamism and stability, and civic disagreement and social cohesion. The essays ... Read more

$38.09 USD

The purpose of this volume is to discuss the concept of citizenship—in terms of its origins, its meanings, and its contemporary place and relevance in American democracy, and within a global context. The authors in this collection wrestle with the connection of citizenship to major tensions between liberty and equality, dynamism and stability, and civic disagreement and social cohesion. The essays
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The Political Constitution

The Case against Judicial Supremacy

by Greg Weiner ...

Who should decide what is constitutional? The Supreme Court, of course, both liberal and conservative voices say—but in a bracing critique of the “judicial engagement” that is ascendant on the legal right, Greg Weiner makes a cogent case to the contrary. His book, The Political Constitution, is an eloquent political argument for the restraint of judicial authority and the return of the proper ... Read more

$39.59 USD

Who should decide what is constitutional? The Supreme Court, of course, both liberal and conservative voices say—but in a bracing critique of the “judicial engagement” that is ascendant on the legal right, Greg Weiner makes a cogent case to the contrary. His book, The Political Constitution, is an eloquent political argument for the restraint of judicial authority and the return of the proper
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Old Whigs

Burke, Lincoln, and the Politics of Prudence

by Greg Weiner ...

The virtue of prudence suffuses the writings of Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln, yet the demands of statecraft compelled both to take daring positions against long odds: Burke against the seemingly inexorable march of the French Revolution, Lincoln against disunion at a moment when the Northern situation appeared untenable. Placing their statesmanship and writings in relief helps to illuminate ... Read more

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The virtue of prudence suffuses the writings of Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln, yet the demands of statecraft compelled both to take daring positions against long odds: Burke against the seemingly inexorable march of the French Revolution, Lincoln against disunion at a moment when the Northern situation appeared untenable. Placing their statesmanship and writings in relief helps to illuminate
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American Burke

The Uncommon Liberalism of Daniel Patrick Moynihan

by Greg Weiner ...

Series series American Political Thought
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) may be best known as a statesman. He served in the administrations of presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford; was ambassador to India and the United Nations; and represented New York in the U.S. Senate for four terms. But he was also an intellectual of the first order, whose books and papers on topics ranging from welfare policy and ethnicity in American ... Read more

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) may be best known as a statesman. He served in the administrations of presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford; was ambassador to India and the United Nations; and represented New York in the U.S. Senate for four terms. But he was also an intellectual of the first order, whose books and papers on topics ranging from welfare policy and ethnicity in American
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The New Space Opera

by Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan, Gwyneth Jones, Ian McDonald, Robert Reed, Paul J. McAuley, Greg Egan, Kage Baker0, Peter F. Hamilton1, Ken MacLeod2, Tony Daniel3, James Patrick Kelly4, Alastair Reynolds5, Mary Rosenblum6, Stephen Baxter7, Robert Silverberg8, Gregory Benford9, Walter Jon Williams0, Nancy Kress1, Dan Simmons2 ...

Narrated by various narrators, Carrington MacDuffie3, Caroline Shaffer4, Tom Weiner5, Cat Gould6, Tom Taylorson7, Peter Macon8, Carlos Lopez9, Kevin Kenerly0, Pamela Garelick1, Erica Sullivan2, Tristan Morris3, Richard Powers4 ...

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23 hours 35 min

This dazzling anthology includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction. Authors includeKage BakerStephen BaxterGregory BenfordTony DanielGreg EganPeter F. HamiltonGwyneth JonesJames Patrick KellyNancy KressKen MacleodPaul J. McAuleyIan McDonaldRobert ReedAlastair ReynoldsMary RosenblumRobert SilverbergDan SimmonsWalter Jon ... Read more

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This dazzling anthology includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction. Authors includeKage BakerStephen BaxterGregory BenfordTony DanielGreg EganPeter F. HamiltonGwyneth JonesJames Patrick KellyNancy KressKen MacleodPaul J. McAuleyIan McDonaldRobert ReedAlastair ReynoldsMary RosenblumRobert SilverbergDan SimmonsWalter Jon
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Blood Diamonds

Tracing the Path of the World’s Most Precious Stones

by Greg Campbell ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Unabridged

7 hours 2 min

The true story of the events that inspired the feature film Blood DiamondFirst discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and New York, often with the complicity of the international diamond industry. ... Read more

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The true story of the events that inspired the feature film Blood DiamondFirst discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and New York, often with the complicity of the international diamond industry.
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The Thirteenth Man

by J.L. Doty ...

Narrated by Austin Rising ...

Unabridged

14 hours 17 min

From the author of the Treasons Cycle, the Gods Within, and the Dead Among Us series comes a stand-alone science fiction novel for fans of David Weber, Pierce Brown, Lois McMaster Bujold, and more! Spanning the galaxy, The Thirteenth Man blends the best traditions of space opera and military sci-fi into a non-stop adventure that's as much Patrick O'Brien as it is John Scalzi.When Commander Charlie ... Read more

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From the author of the Treasons Cycle, the Gods Within, and the Dead Among Us series comes a stand-alone science fiction novel for fans of David Weber, Pierce Brown, Lois McMaster Bujold, and more! Spanning the galaxy, The Thirteenth Man blends the best traditions of space opera and military sci-fi into a non-stop adventure that's as much Patrick O'Brien as it is John Scalzi.When Commander Charlie
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The Chip

How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution

by T.R. Reid ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world's brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce hit upon the stunning discovery that would make possible the silicon ... Read more

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Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world's brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce hit upon the stunning discovery that would make possible the silicon
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Earth

by Ben Bova, Claire Bloom ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Series Audiobook 23 - The Grand Tour Series
Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

Earth is the latest science fiction novel from multiple Hugo Award winner Ben Bova, author of Apes and Angels and SurvivalA wave of lethal gamma radiation is expanding from the core of the Milky Way galaxy at the speed of light, killing everything in its path. The countdown to when the death wave will reach Earth and the rest of the solar system is at two thousand years.Humans were helped by the ... Read more

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Earth is the latest science fiction novel from multiple Hugo Award winner Ben Bova, author of Apes and Angels and SurvivalA wave of lethal gamma radiation is expanding from the core of the Milky Way galaxy at the speed of light, killing everything in its path. The countdown to when the death wave will reach Earth and the rest of the solar system is at two thousand years.Humans were helped by the
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Noumenon Infinity

by Marina J. Lostetter ...

Narrated by Celeste Ciulla ...

Series series Noumenon
Unabridged

21 hours 51 min

Travel to the remotest reaches of deep space in this wondrous follow-up to the acclaimed Noumenon-a tale of exploration, adventure, science, and humanity with the sweep and intelligence of the works of Arthur C. Clarke, Neal Stephenson, and Octavia Butler. Generations ago, Convoy Seven and I.C.C. left Earth on a mission that would take them far beyond the solar system. Launched by the Planet ... Read more

$30.99 USD

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Travel to the remotest reaches of deep space in this wondrous follow-up to the acclaimed Noumenon-a tale of exploration, adventure, science, and humanity with the sweep and intelligence of the works of Arthur C. Clarke, Neal Stephenson, and Octavia Butler. Generations ago, Convoy Seven and I.C.C. left Earth on a mission that would take them far beyond the solar system. Launched by the Planet
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The Book of Magic

A Collection of Stories

by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear ...

Narrated by Various, Elliot Hill, Karissa Vacker, Sile Bermingham, Maxwell Caulfield, Susan Denaker, Scott Brick, Bruce Mann, Holly Palance, Nicholas Guy Smith, Steve West ...

Unabridged

24 hours 38 min

A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others!Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf . . . and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda . . . and ... Read more

$30.99 USD

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A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others!Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf . . . and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda . . . and
... Read more

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