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A national bestseller on its original publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is a riveting account of the life of America's first woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. For eight years, during Bill Clinton's two presidential terms, Albright was a high-level participant in some of the most...

Today, 90 percent of psychiatric beds are located in jails and prisons across the United States, institutions that confine disproportionate numbers of African Americans. After more than a decade of research, the celebrated scholar and activist Mab Segrest locates the deep historical roots of this startling fact, turning her sights on a long-forgotten cauldron of racial ideology: the state mental asylum system in which psychiatry was born and whose influences extend into our troubled present.

“My friend Matt Kibbe uniquely understands what the Tea Party movement is really all about, where it’s going, and why it’s happening now.” —Glenn Beck Matt Kibbe, the high-profile leader of FreedomWorks—which the New York Times calls, “the most influential Tea Party-aligned group...

" On ne choisit pas d'entrer au KGB, c'est le KGB qui vous choisit. " Lorsqu'il intègre à dix-sept ans l'Institut d'État des relations internationales (MGIMO) à Moscou, Sergueï Jirnov est loin d'imaginer que ses pas seront bientôt guidés par le KGB. Et pourtant, ce dernier l'a choisi pour intégrer l'élite suprême de son cheptel d'espions : les " éclaireurs ". C'est ainsi que l'on désigne les « illégaux », ceux dont la mission est d'infiltrer en profondeur et sur la durée l'ennemi occidental en se faisant passer pour l'un des siens.

As one of two FBI agents posted at the White House to perform background checks on appointees, FBI Special Agent Gary Aldrich intended to close his eventful career in peace and dignity. But what he witnessed during the Clinton administration left him deeply troubled, then alarmed, and finally, so outraged that he felt compelled to leave.

Accede al contenido íntegro de la Ley 39/2015 de forma cómoda y práctica con este audiolibro. Escucha y comprende sus disposiciones en cualquier momento y lugar, facilitando el aprendizaje y la retención de sus artículos. Una herramienta ideal para quienes buscan familiarizarse con el procedimiento administrativo de manera eficiente y accesible. ¡Optimiza tu tiempo y aprende de forma dinámica!

In The Ten Year War, veteran journalist Jonathan Cohn offers the compelling story of the defining political battle of our time, one that will shape political conversations for decades. At the heart of the book is the decades-old argument over what’s wrong with American health care and how to fix it. But the battle over health care was always about more than policy. The Ten Year War offers a deeper examination of how our governing institutions, the media and the two parties have evolved, and the dysfunction those changes have left in their wake.

For the last decade, decorated Navy SEAL, accomplished athlete, and bestselling author Don Mann has been traveling across the country giving motivational talks and in the process inspiring hundreds with the secrets behind his awe-inspiring achievements. In Reaching beyond Boundaries, Mann brings his much sought-after wisdom to the audiobook. As an elite Navy SEAL, Mann performed seemingly impossible tasks on a regular basis. Here he details the lessons he learned from his training and shows how the rest of us can apply those teachings to our daily lives.