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Politique et gouvernement, Histoire, Sociologie
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This program includes an author's note read by the author. An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the…
Congo's cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all. Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt. To uncover the truth about brutal mining practices, Kara investigated militia-controlled mining areas, traced the supply chain of child-mined cobalt from toxic pit to consumer-facing tech giants, and gathered shocking testimonies of people who endure immense suffering and even die mining cobalt. Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, the batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles. Roughly 75 percent of the world's supply of cobalt is mined in the Congo, often by peasants and children in sub-human conditions. Billions of people in the world cannot conduct their daily lives without participating in a human rights and environmental catastrophe in the Congo. In this stark and crucial audiobook, Kara argues that we must all care about what is happening in the Congo—because we are all implicated. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press
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Sociologie, Histoire
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A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day....
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Anthologies, Histoire
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"There may be no more important listen regarding the fate of the nation's democracy than this historical record."- AudioFile. This…
program is read by the author and full cast, includes actual audio clips from historical and political figures, and has actors narrating the entire undelivered speeches throughout. A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events. In Undelivered , political speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable speeches the public never heard, from Dwight Eisenhower's apology for a D-Day failure to Richard Nixon's refusal to resign the presidency, and even Hillary Clinton's acceptance for a 2016 victory—the latter never seen until now. Examining the content of these speeches and the context of the historic moments that almost came to be, Nussbaum considers not only what they tell us about the past but also what they can inform us about our present.
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Histoire
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An account of Rome's rise, glory and fall, beginning with its mysterious Etruscan precursors. Includes word portraits of the Roman…
people, details on statecraft, commerce, domestic life, warfare, and social customs
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Histoire
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Chronicles the epic struggle of the 6,000-mile Long March undertaken by the Chinese Communist Army in 1935 to escape Chiang…
Kai-shek's Nationalist forces in the south of China, then to reappear in the north as a unified, conquering host, headed by Mao Tse-tung
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Histoire
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A discussion of facts and theories about how prehistoric man came to this continent and how he survived after he got there. For grades 6-9
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Sociologie, Journaux personnels et mémoires, Histoire, Anthologies
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Amy Kaler explores the changing consciousness and confusion of life during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year. Reflexive and relatable, she captures fine-grained, everyday experiences from an extraordinary year.
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Politique et gouvernement (biographies), Histoire
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The forty-five-year reign of Elizabeth I, who assumed the throne as a lonely young woman and who recognized the importance of maintaining her popularity with the people
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Histoire, Littérature (biographies)
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The life of John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester (1647-1680), a notorious rake whose work as a poet was overshadowed by his lechery, drunkenness, and pranks
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Histoire
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The history of the North Carolina colony from Sir Walter Raleigh's first unsuccessful attempts to settle it to the Revolutionary period. For grades 5-8
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Histoire
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A geologist offers an alternative hypothesis of the function, nature, and character of palaces in ancient Crete. The author believes…
that Knossos, Mallia, and Phaistos were actually necropolises for an elaborate death cult
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Histoire
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Describing the decline and fall of reason in America, Fair speculates that the current emphasis on intuition, emotion, and gut…
reactions may be precursors of a national collapse into irrationality, absurdity, and revolution. 1974
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Histoire
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Picture of the natural beauty, architecture, and daily life of France. Emphasizes the changing spirit of the country in youth,…
family life, education, and culture. For junior and senior high readers
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Politique et gouvernement (biographies), Histoire
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Portrait of an extraordinary, controversial man. Admitting to an ambivalent attitude toward him, the author evaluates De Gaulle's career, his dealings with Churchill and Roosevelt, and his achievements and failures
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Histoire
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A popular archeological history of ancient Egypt. Describes the people and culture and exciting findings of Egyptologists
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Biographies, Histoire
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Daisy Baker, at 76, fulfills her lifelong dream of owning a donkey and cart. Ending her days of confinement at…
her cottage, she tells of her travels and memories from these outings
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The evolution of France from early times to 1946, touching on nearly every phase of French culture. Dr. Guerard recaptures…
the pageantry of the country of Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, Richelieu, and de Gaulle
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Histoire
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A historian provides an introduction to everyday life in medieval times, examining the all-pervasive feudal system and tracing the rise of towns and commerce
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Femmes (biographies), Biographies, Histoire
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Brief biographies of thirteen notable African women, including Angie Brooks, Margaret Kenyatta, and Miriam Makeba. For junior and senior high readers
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Biographies, Histoire
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An aide-de-camp in Hitler's bunker at the fall of Berlin recounts the dictator's last days and tells of his own career in the German Army