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How to Close a Camp

Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention

by John Washington ...

An urgent polemic and practical guide to dismantling the immigrant detention systemMasked federal agents are kidnapping and killing our neighbors, on the streets and behind the bars of hundreds of detention centers across the country. In How to Close a Camp, award-winning journalist and translator John Washington offers a galvanizing, clear-eyed case for why we must close these camps—and how to do ... Read more

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An urgent polemic and practical guide to dismantling the immigrant detention systemMasked federal agents are kidnapping and killing our neighbors, on the streets and behind the bars of hundreds of detention centers across the country. In How to Close a Camp, award-winning journalist and translator John Washington offers a galvanizing, clear-eyed case for why we must close these camps—and how to do
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The Case for Open Borders

by John Washington ...

A beautifully-written, broadly accessible, and forthright argument for a solution to the migration crisis: open the gates.Because of restrictive borders, human beings suffer and die. Closed borders force migrants seeking safety and dignity to journey across seas, trudge through deserts, and clamber over barbed wire. In the last five years alone, at least 60,000 people have died or gone missing ... Read more

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A beautifully-written, broadly accessible, and forthright argument for a solution to the migration crisis: open the gates.Because of restrictive borders, human beings suffer and die. Closed borders force migrants seeking safety and dignity to journey across seas, trudge through deserts, and clamber over barbed wire. In the last five years alone, at least 60,000 people have died or gone missing
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The Declaration of Independence

by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, U.S. Government ...

A revolutionary document that changed the course of history. Drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence stands as one of the most influential political texts ever written. Created by the American Founding Fathers—including figures such as John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and others—this historic ... Read more

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A revolutionary document that changed the course of history. Drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence stands as one of the most influential political texts ever written. Created by the American Founding Fathers—including figures such as John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and others—this historic
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The Magnetic Tape Miracle: The Sound of Paper

Fritz Pfleumer, Iron Oxide, and the 1920s German Invention That Birthed Modern Data Storage

by John Washington ...

In the 1920s, the cutting-edge technology for recording audio involved massive, heavy steel wires that were incredibly difficult to edit and prone to violently snapping and injuring engineers. An Austrian-German engineer named Fritz Pfleumer changed the world not by improving the steel wire, but by asking a radical question: could you record a symphony on a piece of paper? Pfleumer had previously ... Read more

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In the 1920s, the cutting-edge technology for recording audio involved massive, heavy steel wires that were incredibly difficult to edit and prone to violently snapping and injuring engineers. An Austrian-German engineer named Fritz Pfleumer changed the world not by improving the steel wire, but by asking a radical question: could you record a symphony on a piece of paper? Pfleumer had previously
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Declaration of Independence

by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison ...

Own the Birth Certificate of American Liberty. In the summer of 1776, a group of visionaries risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to articulate a radical new vision for humanity. This definitive edition presents the Declaration of Independence, the cornerstone of the American experiment and a beacon of hope for self-governance across the globe. This volume captures the ... Read more

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Own the Birth Certificate of American Liberty. In the summer of 1776, a group of visionaries risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to articulate a radical new vision for humanity. This definitive edition presents the Declaration of Independence, the cornerstone of the American experiment and a beacon of hope for self-governance across the globe. This volume captures the
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The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection

Forty Civil War Tales of Battle, Emancipation, Memory, and Union and Confederate Lives

by Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, John Esten Cooke, Edward Robins, John William De Forest, Ambrose Bierce, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Edward Everett Hale, Charles King, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, Stephen Crane, Charles Carleton Coffin, James Ford Rhodes, John McElroy, Lucy Foster Madison, Harry Hazelton, Henry F. Keenan, George W. Peck, John R. Musick, Robert W. Chambers, Joseph A. Altsheler, G. A. Henty, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Byron A. Dunn, Ellen Glasgow, María Ruiz de Burton, Thomas Dixon Jr. ...

The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection assembles an expansive literary archive of the American Civil War and its contested afterlives. Across historical romance, adventure fiction, memoir-inflected narrative, juvenile literature, satire, regional realism, political commentary, and speculative imagination, the volume maps war as battlefield event, domestic crisis, and enduring cultural memory. ... Read more

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The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection assembles an expansive literary archive of the American Civil War and its contested afterlives. Across historical romance, adventure fiction, memoir-inflected narrative, juvenile literature, satire, regional realism, political commentary, and speculative imagination, the volume maps war as battlefield event, domestic crisis, and enduring cultural memory.
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THE BEGINNING OF THE WEB

How Magicians Stayed Up Late to Create the Internet

by John Washington ...

Welcome to "THE BEGINNING OF THE WEB: How Magicians Stayed Up Late to Create the Internet"! This book tells the fascinating story of the early days of the internet, when a small group of visionaries, engineers, and magicians came together to create a revolutionary new technology.In this book, you'll learn about the people who made the internet possible, their struggles and triumphs, and how they ... Read more

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Welcome to "THE BEGINNING OF THE WEB: How Magicians Stayed Up Late to Create the Internet"! This book tells the fascinating story of the early days of the internet, when a small group of visionaries, engineers, and magicians came together to create a revolutionary new technology.In this book, you'll learn about the people who made the internet possible, their struggles and triumphs, and how they
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Devil Stories: An Anthology

Exploring the Enigmatic: A Journey into Devil Archetypes

by Wilhelm Hauff, Niccolò Machiavelli, Edgar Allan Poe, Richard Garnett, Anatole France, Alphonse Daudet, Guy de Maupassant, John Masefield, Washington Irving, William Makepeace Thackeray, Fernán Caballero, Charles Deulin, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Francis Oscar Mann, Nikolái Vasilévich Gógol, Frederick Beecher Perkins, Maxím Gorky ...

Devil Stories: An Anthology offers an enthralling amalgamation of stories that examine the devil's enduring presence in literature. By weaving through a tapestry of cultural beliefs, moral quandaries, and satirical insights, this collection explores the myriad ways in which the devil is portrayed'Äîfrom sinister tempter to cunning trickster, and even misunderstood anti-hero. Each piece in the ... Read more

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Devil Stories: An Anthology offers an enthralling amalgamation of stories that examine the devil's enduring presence in literature. By weaving through a tapestry of cultural beliefs, moral quandaries, and satirical insights, this collection explores the myriad ways in which the devil is portrayed'Äîfrom sinister tempter to cunning trickster, and even misunderstood anti-hero. Each piece in the
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Certified Mail

The David Green Chronicles, #1

by John Washington III ...

Series Book 1 - The David Green Chronicles
David Green has the best arm in San Antonio — and the worst luck. He's a mailman with a viral package throw, a neighbor who films his every move, a best friend whose job nobody believes is real, and a girlfriend who keeps him honest. When a local news station turns his fifteen minutes of fame into a TV segment, David's quiet route turns into the loudest, funniest block in Texas. From stakeouts to ... Read more

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David Green has the best arm in San Antonio — and the worst luck. He's a mailman with a viral package throw, a neighbor who films his every move, a best friend whose job nobody believes is real, and a girlfriend who keeps him honest. When a local news station turns his fifteen minutes of fame into a TV segment, David's quiet route turns into the loudest, funniest block in Texas. From stakeouts to
... Read more
Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete Edition

American Civic Rhetoric on Union, Liberty, Power, and Democratic Renewal

by George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, James Knox Polk, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Milhous Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald John Trump ...

Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States—Complete Edition gathers a foundational civic archive: addresses that transform constitutional ritual into public argument. Ranging from eighteenth-century republican restraint to nineteenth-century appeals to union and emancipation, and from Progressive reform to Cold War internationalism and contemporary populist rhetoric, these ... Read more

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Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States—Complete Edition gathers a foundational civic archive: addresses that transform constitutional ritual into public argument. Ranging from eighteenth-century republican restraint to nineteenth-century appeals to union and emancipation, and from Progressive reform to Cold War internationalism and contemporary populist rhetoric, these
... Read more
The Wrong Man

The Authorization, #8

by John Washington III ...

Series Book 8 - The Authorization
The cover-up is worse than the crime. John Washington III watched a president die in Dallas — and he knows the lone-gunman story is a lie.In the eighth book of The Authorization, John hunts the real assassin through changed security details, reassigned agents, missing footage, and witnesses who've been 're-interviewed.' With Dallas detective Harlan Pryce at his side, he follows the money up past ... Read more

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The cover-up is worse than the crime. John Washington III watched a president die in Dallas — and he knows the lone-gunman story is a lie.In the eighth book of The Authorization, John hunts the real assassin through changed security details, reassigned agents, missing footage, and witnesses who've been 're-interviewed.' With Dallas detective Harlan Pryce at his side, he follows the money up past
... Read more
The Dispossessed

A Story of Asylum and the US-Mexican Border and Beyond

by John Washington ...

The first comprehensive, in-depth book on the Trump administration’s assault on asylum protectionsArnovis couldn’t stay in El Salvador. If he didn’t leave, a local gangster promised that his family would dress in mourning—that he would wake up with flies in his mouth. “It was like a bomb exploded in my life,” Arnovis said.The Dispossessed tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man, ... Read more

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The first comprehensive, in-depth book on the Trump administration’s assault on asylum protectionsArnovis couldn’t stay in El Salvador. If he didn’t leave, a local gangster promised that his family would dress in mourning—that he would wake up with flies in his mouth. “It was like a bomb exploded in my life,” Arnovis said.The Dispossessed tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man,
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