Tag: Battling

Battling with the Truth


Free Download Ian Garden, "Battling with the Truth"
English | ISBN: 0750956321 | 2016 | 256 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
The general assumption is that the Allies were the "good guys" in WWII and always told the truth in their media coverage while the Nazis through their Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda deliberately misled their people. But to what extent is this borne out by the facts? Did the Allies always tell the truth? Did the Nazis always tell lies? How is it possible to tell the truth and still tell a lie? How did each side portray the bombing of the likes of Dresden and Coventry? By analyzing Allied and German media reports this book unearths a number of surprising revelations as to which side actually told the truth.

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Battling the Prince A Woman Fights for Democracy


Free Download Claire Snyder-hall, "Battling the Prince: A Woman Fights for Democracy"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 143848464X, 1438484658 | EPUB | pages: 248 | 0.8 mb
What happens when a democratic theory professor gets involved with the Democratic Party? In this political memoir, Claire Snyder-Hall shares lessons learned from eight years in party politics. She tells the story of organizing a grassroots campaign for state senate in a district dominated by good ole boys, of a political milieu in which a letter to the editor results in a smear campaign and broken friendships, and of battling a party establishment more concerned about shoring up its own power than engaging everyday people or fighting for their needs. Using an intersectional understanding of identity, Snyder-Hall unpacks the ways in which gender, class, and sexuality affect political campaigns, and offers advice for progressives. She also draws on insights from Machiavelli, Rousseau, Marx, and Gramsci to argue that a democratic republic requires a politically engaged populace, a democratic culture, and economic justice, and this can only be achieved when people defend democratic values in the face of rising authoritarianism, stand up to bullies, transform their political consciousness, and create a party willing to fight for the 99%.

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A Bipolar Life 50 Years of Battling Manic-Depressive Illness Did Not Stop Me From Building a 60 Million Dollar Business


Free Download Steve Millard, "A Bipolar Life: 50 Years of Battling Manic-Depressive Illness Did Not Stop Me From Building a 60 Million Dollar Business"
English | ISBN: 1600378161 | 2011 | 232 pages | EPUB | 1376 KB
For more than 45 years, Steve Millard has struggled with bi-polar disorder. At his lowest, he was on the absolute brink of suicide, looking down into the abyss. Through his own methods of dealing with this disease, arrived at by trial and error, and the generous help of friends, and the teachings of a wonderful support group called Recovery Inc., he not only survived, he prospered, founding one of the most successful and profitable businesses in the direct marketing industry. "A Bipolar Life" is the story of his struggle.

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