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The 9.9 Percent

The New Aristocracy That Is Entrenching Inequality and Warping Our Culture

by Matthew Stewart ...

A “brilliant” (The Washington Post), “clear-eyed and incisive” (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyone—including themselves.In 21st-century America, the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution have walked away with the big prizes even while the bottom 90% have lost ground. What’s left of the American Dream has taken refuge in ... Read more

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A “brilliant” (The Washington Post), “clear-eyed and incisive” (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyone—including themselves.In 21st-century America, the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution have walked away with the big prizes even while the bottom 90% have lost ground. What’s left of the American Dream has taken refuge in
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An Emancipation of the Mind

Radical Philosophy, the War over Slavery, and the Refounding of America

by Matthew Stewart ...

**"[A] bracingly original book." —Harold Holzer, Wall Street JournalHow a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders’ oligarchy in the Civil War.**This is a story about a dangerous idea—one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and ... Read more

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**"[A] bracingly original book." —Harold Holzer, Wall Street JournalHow a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radical philosophical inspirations of the first American Revolution to defeat the slaveholders’ oligarchy in the Civil War.**This is a story about a dangerous idea—one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and
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The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong

Debunking Modern Business Philosophy

by Matthew Stewart ...

A brilliant, not-to-be missed account of the reasons why management thinks the way it does—and why they are flawed.If CEOS, consultants, top managers, and other financial wizards are so smart, how come they screw up so badly? Why is there no correlation whatsoever between a business school education and success in business? Why might you be better off studying something as irrelevant as—philosophy ... Read more

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A brilliant, not-to-be missed account of the reasons why management thinks the way it does—and why they are flawed.If CEOS, consultants, top managers, and other financial wizards are so smart, how come they screw up so badly? Why is there no correlation whatsoever between a business school education and success in business? Why might you be better off studying something as irrelevant as—philosophy
... Read more
Nature's God

The Heretical Origins of the American Republic

by Matthew Stewart ...

Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy?America’s founders intended to liberate us not just from one king but from the ghostly tyranny of supernatural religion. Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart brilliantly tracks the ancient, pagan, and continental ideas from which America’s ... Read more

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Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy?America’s founders intended to liberate us not just from one king but from the ghostly tyranny of supernatural religion. Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart brilliantly tracks the ancient, pagan, and continental ideas from which America’s
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The Courtier and the Heretic

Leibniz, Spinoza, and the Fate of God in the Modern World

by Matthew Stewart ...

"Exhilarating…Stewart has achieved a near impossibility, creating a page-turner about jousting metaphysical ideas, casting thinkers as warriors." —Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book ReviewOnce upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business—and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as “the ... Read more

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"Exhilarating…Stewart has achieved a near impossibility, creating a page-turner about jousting metaphysical ideas, casting thinkers as warriors." —Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book ReviewOnce upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business—and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as “the
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Everything You Need to Know

How Philosophy Can Set You Free

by Matthew Stewart ...

A fresh, irreverent, and wildly original take on why philosophy matters and how it has changed the world.Why do humans return, again and again, to the “big questions” of philosophy? Why have so many philosophers risked their lives for their vocation? Why have reigning authoritarian rulers been so keen to silence them?Philosophy, in Matthew Stewart’s view, is nothing less than humanity’s search for ... Read more

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A fresh, irreverent, and wildly original take on why philosophy matters and how it has changed the world.Why do humans return, again and again, to the “big questions” of philosophy? Why have so many philosophers risked their lives for their vocation? Why have reigning authoritarian rulers been so keen to silence them?Philosophy, in Matthew Stewart’s view, is nothing less than humanity’s search for
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Blood & Bullets [Dramatized Adaptation]

Firestick 2

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...

Narrated by Full Cast, James Konicek, Kenyatta Rogers, Michael Glenn, Marni Penning, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Matthew Bassett, Stewart Crank, John Kielty, Rayner Gabriel, Daniel Llaca, Kay Elúvian ...

Series series Firestick
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7 hours 33 min

As sleepy as Buffalo Peak's been, legendary marshal, Elwood "Firestick" McQueen, and his deputies "Beartooth" Skinner and "Moosejaw" Hendricks never expected a couple of drifters to wake it up--by kidnapping two lovely ladies in town. Hardly the sharpest quills on a cactus, these dim drifters call it courtin'. Firestick doesn't see it that way. Now the woman snatchers are heading for West Texas ... Read more

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As sleepy as Buffalo Peak's been, legendary marshal, Elwood "Firestick" McQueen, and his deputies "Beartooth" Skinner and "Moosejaw" Hendricks never expected a couple of drifters to wake it up--by kidnapping two lovely ladies in town. Hardly the sharpest quills on a cactus, these dim drifters call it courtin'. Firestick doesn't see it that way. Now the woman snatchers are heading for West Texas
... Read more
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Everything You Need to Know

How Philosophy Can Set You Free

by Matthew Stewart ...

Narrated by Colin White ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

A fresh, irreverent, and wildly original take on why philosophy matters and how it has changed the worldWhy do humans return, again and again, to the "big questions" of philosophy? Why have so many philosophers risked their lives for their vocation? Why have reigning authoritarian rulers been so keen to silence them?Philosophy, in Matthew Stewart's view, is nothing less than humanity's search for ... Read more

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A fresh, irreverent, and wildly original take on why philosophy matters and how it has changed the worldWhy do humans return, again and again, to the "big questions" of philosophy? Why have so many philosophers risked their lives for their vocation? Why have reigning authoritarian rulers been so keen to silence them?Philosophy, in Matthew Stewart's view, is nothing less than humanity's search for
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Wayward Sons

A Jerry Snyder Novel

by Wayne Stinnett, Stewart Matthews ...

Narrated by Nick Sullivan ...

Unabridged

14 hours 29 min

Where Jerry Snyder goes, trouble follows. Someone tried to kill him and his bride on their honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. And moving there permanently is proving to be anything but tranquil.First, he’s working for the secretive Armstrong Organization - a group dedicated to hunting terrorists, drug smugglers, and the nastiest criminals since Blackbeard.Second, his partner is DJ Martin, a one ... Read more

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Where Jerry Snyder goes, trouble follows. Someone tried to kill him and his bride on their honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. And moving there permanently is proving to be anything but tranquil.First, he’s working for the secretive Armstrong Organization - a group dedicated to hunting terrorists, drug smugglers, and the nastiest criminals since Blackbeard.Second, his partner is DJ Martin, a one
... Read more
Australia's Game

The History of Australian Football

by Matthew Nicholson, Bob Stewart, Greg de Moore, Rob Hess ...

Shortlisted for the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) Biennial Book PrizeUnlike every other sport that has captured the nation’s interest, Australian football is not a copy, a clone, or a hand-me-down of European culture. Rather, it is a game with special qualities, which arose from a distinctive series of events in the fledgling colony of Victoria, grew rapidly, and is now the most ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) Biennial Book PrizeUnlike every other sport that has captured the nation’s interest, Australian football is not a copy, a clone, or a hand-me-down of European culture. Rather, it is a game with special qualities, which arose from a distinctive series of events in the fledgling colony of Victoria, grew rapidly, and is now the most
... Read more
Merlin in the Tide of Time

by John Matthews, R.J. Stewart ...

Before Merlin was a wizard, he was a wild man, a prophet, a poet, a shaman—and perhaps something stranger still.Few figures in Western mythology have proved as enduring or as mysterious as Merlin. From the haunted forests of early Celtic tradition to the court of King Arthur, from medieval prophecy and Renaissance magic to Victorian poetry and modern fantasy, the great enchanter has continually ... Read more

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Before Merlin was a wizard, he was a wild man, a prophet, a poet, a shaman—and perhaps something stranger still.Few figures in Western mythology have proved as enduring or as mysterious as Merlin. From the haunted forests of early Celtic tradition to the court of King Arthur, from medieval prophecy and Renaissance magic to Victorian poetry and modern fantasy, the great enchanter has continually
... Read more
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The Courtier and the Heretic

Leibniz, Spinoza, and the Fate of God in the Modern World

by Matthew Stewart ...

Narrated by Graham Rowat ...

Unabridged

13 hours 3 min

Once upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business—and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as "the atheist Jew." As his inflammatory manuscripts circulated underground, Spinoza lived a humble existence in The Hague, grinding optical lenses to make ends meet. Meanwhile, in the glittering ... Read more

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Once upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business—and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as "the atheist Jew." As his inflammatory manuscripts circulated underground, Spinoza lived a humble existence in The Hague, grinding optical lenses to make ends meet. Meanwhile, in the glittering
... Read more

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