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Books narrated by Peter Ackerman

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  • The Lonely Phone Booth

    by Peter Ackerman ...
    Illustrated by Max Dalton ...
    A sad, forgotten, New York City phone booth becomes a hero in this story of community and caring for others.The Phone Booth on the corner of West End Avenue and 100th Street was one of the last remaining phone booths in New York City. Everyone used it―from ballerinas and birthday clowns, to cellists and even secret agents. Kept clean and polished, the Phone Booth was proud and happy until, the day ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Force More Powerful

    A Century of Nonviolent Conflict

    by Peter Ackerman, Jack DuVall ...
    This nationally-acclaimed book shows how popular movements used nonviolent action to overthrow dictators, obstruct military invaders and secure human rights in country after country, over the past century. Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall depict how nonviolent sanctions--such as protests, strikes and boycotts--separate brutal regimes from their means of control. They tell inside stories--how Danes ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Checklist to End Tyranny

    How Dissidents Will Win 21st Century Civil Resistance Campaigns

    by Peter Ackerman ...
    Today the deadliest conflicts are not between states but rather within them, pitting tyrants against the populations they oppress. Over a century of data shows that civil resistance campaigns-employing strikes, boycotts, mass protests, and many other nonviolent tactics-are the most powerful means for societies to confront authoritarians. The Checklist to End Tyranny is dedicated to enabling ... Read more

    $2.00 USD

  • Preventing Mass Atrocities

    From a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) to a Right to Assist (RtoA) Campaigns of Civil Resistance

    by Peter Ackerman, Hardy Merriman ...
    Events of the last decade demand new approaches to atrocity prevention that are adaptable, innovative and independent of a state-centered doctrine. With the aim of reducing risk factors such as civil war, Ackerman and Merriman argue for a new normative framework called The Right to Assist (RtoA), which would strengthen international coordination and support for nonviolent civil resistance ... Read more

    $3.00 USD

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    I'd Rather Eat Pants

    by Peter Ackerman ...
    Narrated by Edward Asner, Jonathan Banks, Anne Meara, Bob Edwards, Clea Lewis, Dan Castellaneta, Derek Cecil, Ed Begley Jr., Emily Bergl, Kendall Schmidt, Susan Stamberg ...

    Unabridged

    36 min

    What do fast-talking, New York octogenarians, Abe and Mabel, do when their life-long grocery store, Pepperstein Produce, is driven out of business by Wonder Food? They embark on the ultimate road trip with a nineteen year-old stoner, Wisdom, to Los Angeles to become actors.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring Edward Asner, Jonathan Banks, Ed Begley Jr., Emily Bergl, Dan ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight

    by Peter Ackerman ...
    Narrated by Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Kind, Full Cast ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 15 min

    A brand spanking new bedroom farce about three couples who say what they oughtn’t, do what they shouldn’t, and deliver terrific one-liners while doing it!An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Kind, Mandy Siegfried, Alan Mandell, Clea Lewis and Joey Slotnick. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Precursor

    A Novel about Ukrainian Philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda

    by Vasyl Shevchuk ...
    Narrated by Peter Ackerman, Mr Onyx ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 13 min

    Precursor by Vasyl Shevchuk tells the story of Hryhoriy Skovoroda, Ukraine’s “wandering philosopher” of the 18th century. A defender of justice and freedom, Skovoroda lived an unsettled life, challenging social and religious hypocrisy in his search for truth.In Precursor, Vasyl Shevchuk offers a compelling portrait of Hryhoriy Skovoroda, one of Ukraine’s most celebrated thinkers and a unique ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • History of the Future

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  • Understanding Modern Nigeria

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