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Manhood Acts

Gender and the Practices of Domination

by Michael Schwalbe ...

In Manhood Acts Michael Schwalbe offers a new perspective on the social construction of manhood and its relationship to male domination. Schwalbe argues that study of masculinity has lost touch with its feminist roots and has been seduced by the politically safe notion of 'multiple masculinities'. Manhood Acts delineates the practices males use to construct 'women' and 'men' as unequal categories. ... Read more

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In Manhood Acts Michael Schwalbe offers a new perspective on the social construction of manhood and its relationship to male domination. Schwalbe argues that study of masculinity has lost touch with its feminist roots and has been seduced by the politically safe notion of 'multiple masculinities'. Manhood Acts delineates the practices males use to construct 'women' and 'men' as unequal categories.
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Trials and Tribulations of a Travelling Prostitute

by Andrew Mackay ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 49 min

If you work at a multinational company, at some point you may be asked to travel the world to maintain or install equipment or seek to boost your firm’s reputation. It happened to Andrew Mackay, and he was unprepared from the moment he stepped on an helicopter to go to a Chevron platform in the North Sea, when everyone was dressed for freezing temperatures except him. Working as what he calls “a ... Read more

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If you work at a multinational company, at some point you may be asked to travel the world to maintain or install equipment or seek to boost your firm’s reputation. It happened to Andrew Mackay, and he was unprepared from the moment he stepped on an helicopter to go to a Chevron platform in the North Sea, when everyone was dressed for freezing temperatures except him. Working as what he calls “a
... Read more
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Coastal Warfare against the Vietcong

Volume One 1964-1966

by James Steffes ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

This book documents and tells the history of the establishment and growth of the Coastal Surveillance Force, Task Force 71. This grew to Task Forces 115, 116 and 117. My research for this history came from veterans serving in this period and the documentation of the Commander Naval Forces Vietnam Monthly Summaries. These documents did not exist before January 1966, so the early period was ... Read more

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This book documents and tells the history of the establishment and growth of the Coastal Surveillance Force, Task Force 71. This grew to Task Forces 115, 116 and 117. My research for this history came from veterans serving in this period and the documentation of the Commander Naval Forces Vietnam Monthly Summaries. These documents did not exist before January 1966, so the early period was
... Read more

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George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry”

July 4 to August 19, 1781

by Mary Sudman Donovan ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

Gen. George Washington faced a myriad of obstacles in the summer of 1781. In George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry,” author and historian Mary Sudman Donovan explores this crucial period during the American Revolutionary War by chronicling his activities. In July, he moved a large contingent of the Continental army to the east bank of the Hudson River near the eastern terminus of Dobbs ... Read more

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Gen. George Washington faced a myriad of obstacles in the summer of 1781. In George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry,” author and historian Mary Sudman Donovan explores this crucial period during the American Revolutionary War by chronicling his activities. In July, he moved a large contingent of the Continental army to the east bank of the Hudson River near the eastern terminus of Dobbs
... Read more

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Boys’ Secrets and Men’s Loves:

A Memoir

by David A.J. Richards ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

Boys’ Secrets and Men’s Loves is the memoir of a law professor who has written over twenty books on the basic rights of American constitutionalism. He has been a prominent advocate of gay rights and feminism, which joins men and women in resistance. A gay man born into an Italian American family in New Jersey, he relates in this book his own experience on how the initiation of boys into patriarchy ... Read more

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Boys’ Secrets and Men’s Loves is the memoir of a law professor who has written over twenty books on the basic rights of American constitutionalism. He has been a prominent advocate of gay rights and feminism, which joins men and women in resistance. A gay man born into an Italian American family in New Jersey, he relates in this book his own experience on how the initiation of boys into patriarchy
... Read more
Handbook of the Social Psychology of Inequality

Edited by Michael Schwalbe, Jane D. McLeod, Edward J. Lawler ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of social psychological research on inequality for a graduate student and professional audience. Drawing on all of the major theoretical traditions in sociological social psychology, its chapters demonstrate the relevance of social psychological processes to this central sociological concern. Each chapter in the volume has a distinct ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of social psychological research on inequality for a graduate student and professional audience. Drawing on all of the major theoretical traditions in sociological social psychology, its chapters demonstrate the relevance of social psychological processes to this central sociological concern. Each chapter in the volume has a distinct
... Read more
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Chronicles of a Marine Rifleman

Vietnam, 1965-1966

by Herb Brewer ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

6 hours 36 min

This is a captivating account of a Marine Rifle Squad as it prepared for deployment to Vietnam, and establishing the enclave south of Da Nang, Vietnam. Mentored by Korean Veterans, the Marine Riflemen become veterans tested in the rice paddies at Da Nang, Phu Bai, and the highlands of Khe Sanh. They walked from Khe Sanh to Dong Ha, Vietnam, one of the first units to do so since the fall of the ... Read more

$9.99 USD

This is a captivating account of a Marine Rifle Squad as it prepared for deployment to Vietnam, and establishing the enclave south of Da Nang, Vietnam. Mentored by Korean Veterans, the Marine Riflemen become veterans tested in the rice paddies at Da Nang, Phu Bai, and the highlands of Khe Sanh. They walked from Khe Sanh to Dong Ha, Vietnam, one of the first units to do so since the fall of the
... Read more
Audiobook

Risk Thinking

...in an Uncertain World

by Ron S. Dembo ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Our age of radical uncertainty requires a new way of assessing risk that pays more attention to the extreme outliers that too often become tomorrow’s reality.Today’s models cannot cope with the frightening new unpredictable risks we face every day that frequently seem to come out of left field – the effects of climate change, a killer pandemic, a cascading wildfire, a financial crisis triggered by ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Our age of radical uncertainty requires a new way of assessing risk that pays more attention to the extreme outliers that too often become tomorrow’s reality.Today’s models cannot cope with the frightening new unpredictable risks we face every day that frequently seem to come out of left field – the effects of climate change, a killer pandemic, a cascading wildfire, a financial crisis triggered by
... Read more
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The 5C Leader

Exceptional Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Times

by W. James Weese Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

Some leaders make it look easy. Others who have every opportunity to lead effectively make it appear impossible. One thing is certain with leadership: People notice it when it is absent.W. James Weese, a professor of leadership at one of Canada’s top universities, advances the concept of leadership in his exciting book.In doing so, he argues that the best leaders exhibit 5C qualities: credibility, ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Some leaders make it look easy. Others who have every opportunity to lead effectively make it appear impossible. One thing is certain with leadership: People notice it when it is absent.W. James Weese, a professor of leadership at one of Canada’s top universities, advances the concept of leadership in his exciting book.In doing so, he argues that the best leaders exhibit 5C qualities: credibility,
... Read more
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Mind Rules

Who's in Control - You or Your Mind?

by David Zierk PsyD ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Have you ever wanted the power to rule the world? Sounds amazing, right? But maybe not possible. Instead, what if you were given the rules that power your mind? What if you could learn to read minds, starting with your own? What would you do with your new superpower? How would you rule your world? Your mind operates on a set of unspoken, yet extremely persuasive internalized rules. Understanding ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

Have you ever wanted the power to rule the world? Sounds amazing, right? But maybe not possible. Instead, what if you were given the rules that power your mind? What if you could learn to read minds, starting with your own? What would you do with your new superpower? How would you rule your world? Your mind operates on a set of unspoken, yet extremely persuasive internalized rules. Understanding
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Heaven’s Gate

The Pencil from Above

by John Muza ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

3 hours 43 min

Inspired by God to write about human pain and the ability to witness his love and mercy, author John Muza presents Heaven’s Gate. It offers a collection of gospels and spiritual inspirations based on the words of the Bible.A devout Catholic who serves on the board of directors of Full Gospel Business Men’s International, Muza puts into writing his thoughts on a wide array of subjects using God’s ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Inspired by God to write about human pain and the ability to witness his love and mercy, author John Muza presents Heaven’s Gate. It offers a collection of gospels and spiritual inspirations based on the words of the Bible.A devout Catholic who serves on the board of directors of Full Gospel Business Men’s International, Muza puts into writing his thoughts on a wide array of subjects using God’s
... Read more
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Fields

by Vincent J. Hyde ...

Narrated by Michael Schwalbe ...

Unabridged

3 hours 37 min

Fields is the last link to the other five books, it shows how the Dust in Heaven follows the macroscopic rules to make the Black Hole Fields, the Galaxy Fields, the Star Fields, and the Planetary and Moon Fields. The Planetary and Moon Fields have rules that allow matter to exist in Inanimate Fields and Animate Fields. Earth provides the essential environments that have the temperature, the ... Read more

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Fields is the last link to the other five books, it shows how the Dust in Heaven follows the macroscopic rules to make the Black Hole Fields, the Galaxy Fields, the Star Fields, and the Planetary and Moon Fields. The Planetary and Moon Fields have rules that allow matter to exist in Inanimate Fields and Animate Fields. Earth provides the essential environments that have the temperature, the
... Read more