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The plot to seize the White House

By Jules Archer. 1973

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Politics and government, Biography, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Story of Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, an incorruptible patriot, practicing Quaker, and medal of honor recipient, who believed that arch-conservatives were conspiring against President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933

Owsley County, Kentucky, And The Perpetuation Of Poverty (Contributions To Southern Appalachian Studies #18)

By John R. Burch. 2008

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Business and economics, United States history, Social issues, General non-fiction
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Owsley County, Kentucky, is well known by journalists, academics, and local historians as a quintessential example of rural poverty in…

Appalachia. This study identifies several reasons behind Owsley County's ongoing struggle with poverty, including the county's lack of natural resources, a poor transportation system, and a centralized socio-political power structure controlled by the entrenched elite. The author asserts that Owsley County's economic hardships are far from unique, but rather are representative of a significant number of Appalachian counties and towns. Several tables and appendices provide useful demographic, legislative, and agricultural data.

Crises of the Republic: lying in politics, civil disobedience on violence, thoughts on politics, and revolution

By Hannah Arendt. 1972

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Social issues
Human-narrated audio
A political philosopher examines, defines, and clarifies the concerns of Americans in this collection of essays

Who really runs America?

By Robert A Liston. 1974

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Politics and government, Social issues
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A guide to the intricate history and delicate balance of power, both official and unofficial, in the United States. For junior and senior high readers

Rules for radicals: a practical primer for realistic radicals

By Saul David Alinsky. 1971

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Politics and government, Social issues
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Describes the way young radicals and others can act effectively. The author has contempt for the power structure and advocates…

any means available to achieve an objective. May shock some readers

Growing older: what you need to know about aging (Human development books)

By Margaret Hellie Huyck. 1974

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Health and medicine, Psychology, Social issues
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A professor of psychology explains how to prepare oneself for the prospect of aging as well as how to help…

one's parents cope with old age. Explains biological and physical changes and shows how to deal most effectively with these changes

The wedding book: alternative ways to celebrate marriage

By Howard Kirschenbaum. 1974

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Social issues, Family and relationships
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Charts the course for those who wish to move away from traditional ceremonies dictated by church and state. Includes descriptions and texts of actual weddings along with planning checklists

The gay mystique: the myth and reality of male homosexuality

By Peter Fisher. 1972

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Social issues
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Comprehensive, frank look at male homosexuality. Fisher compares sexual minorities to racial and ethnic minorities in American society

Just between us Blacks

By Carl Thomas Rowan. 1974

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Social issues
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Based on radio talks, these selections focus on blacks, national security, and politics. Rowan points out the injustices to blacks, but he is optimistic about their future

Real lace: America's Irish rich

By Stephen Birmingham. 1973

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Biography, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Covers the political, financial, and social rise of the "Irishtocracy," descendants of Irish immigrants to the United States

Why am I afraid to tell you who I am: (Insights on self-awareness, personal growth and interpersonal communication) (Peacock books)

By John Joseph Powell. 1969

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Psychology, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Perceptive insights on self-awareness, personal growth, and interpersonal communication. The author discusses common roles, defenses, and games, encouraging people to supplant them with meaningful experiences of each other

Racism

By Robert Froman. 1972

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Social issues
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Focusing on prejudice in the United States, this discussion explores the biological differences between races and man's emotional reactions to them. For junior and senior high readers

The feminine mystique

By Betty Friedan. 1963

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Women biography, Social issues
Human-narrated audio

A well-known feminist discusses the problems of American women today. She believes women are victims of a distorted image of…

their femininity, which has arrested their intellectual growth, hampered their sexual fulfillment, threatened their marriages, and become the major barrier to self-realization

Male survival: masculinity without myth

By Harvey E Kaye. 1974

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Social issues
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Challenges the misconceptions of the masculine mystique, offering new definitions of masculinity, and new perspectives for men to cope with the requirements of modern society

The human condition (Charles R. Walgreen Foundation lectures)

By Hannah Arendt. 1958

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Social issues
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Probes man's relation to work, which was once viewed merely as a means of survival, and concludes that contemporary attitudes toward work threaten individuality and creativity

Ark II; social response to environmental imperatives

By Dennis Pirages. 1974

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Politics and government, Nature, Social issues
Human-narrated audio

The authors contend that deepening environmental and resource crises are rooted in social behavior formed during the period of abundance…

that accompanied the industrial revolution. They also feel that the present disillusioning aspects of economic and political events accelerate the impact on American lives

Questions women ask

By Renatus Hartogs. 1974

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Social issues
Human-narrated audio
The author, who writes a column for "Cosmopolitan," helps women cope with problems dealing with all phases of womanhood, from personal appearance and abortions to gambling, shyness, and violence

Until Further Notice: A Year in Pandemic Time

By Amy Kaler. 2022

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Social issues, Journals and memoirs, History, Anthologies
Human-narrated audio
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.

The emerging nations and the American Revolution

By Richard Brandon Morris. 1970

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Politics and government, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Traces the impact of the American Revolution which, the author asserts, still serves as an inspiration and model for the developing nations of Latin America, Asia, and Africa

Let's talk about adoption

By Susan Klibanoff. 1973

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Social issues, Family and relationships
Human-narrated audio
A pair of adoptive parents examines the myths, problems, and confusion of adoption that bewilder parents, social workers, and children

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