Jane Addams was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This masterful biography reveals her early development as a political activist and social philosopher in lively detail and with deep appreciation for motive and character. In "Citizen", we observe the powerful mind of a woman encountering the radical ideas of her age, most notably the ever-changing meanings of democracy.

Swan Song [Audiobook

Duration : 34 hrs 22 min

"We're about to cross the point of no return. God help us; we're flying in the dark, and we don't know where the hell we're going."

Facing down an unprecedented malevolent enemy, the government responds with a nuclear attack. America as it was is gone forever, and now every citizen - from the president of the United States to the homeless on the streets of New York City - will fight for survival.

Citizen Emperor：Napoleon in Power 1799-1815

Napoleons legend is so persistent that it confounds the historical reality in the popular imagination.
He himself contributed much towards the construction of his own myth, from his youth even until after he fell from power, when, while in exile, he dictated his memoirs to a group of disciples who took down his every word in the hope that his version of history would prevail.
Such were Napoleons skills as a chronicler that much of the legend is still unquestioningly accepted.

Citizen Shakespeare: Freemen and Aliens in the Language of the Plays

Shakespeare lived his professional life amid the London streets and died a prominent figure in the town of Stratford. The language of his plays is shot through with the concerns of London "freemen" and their wives, the diverse commercial class that nevertheless excluded adult immigrants from c

Thomas Sowell explains exactly what economics is and what its guiding principles are. No jargon, no graphs, no equations in this comprehensive survey, from scarcity, the balance of trade, and price controls to minimum-wage laws, competition, profits, losses and the role of government. Intended as a primer for the citizen not trained in the basics of economic theory.

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