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The Devils Deception

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We discuss the Trilateral Commission, founded by David Rockefeller, and their 1975 report "The Crisis of Democracy."

Recently, U.S. politics has appeared to be very much in a state of crisis. The last president was impeached by Congress, and stands accused of inciting an attempted coup in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol. What's more, in devastating acts of judicial review, The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, throwing out the right to an abortion; and its June 30th ruling on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency severely curtailed the EPA's authority under a provision of the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. But rather than all this pointing to a dysfunctional, or even broken, politics, what we are witnessing is a political system working exactly as it was designed to. This is the position taken by Robert Ovetz in his eye-opening new book, We the Elites: Why the U.S. Constitution Serves the Few, in which he examines the constitution for what it is - a rulebook for elites to protect private property and capitalism from democracy. As Robert argues, social movements have misplaced faith in the constitution as a tool for achieving justice when it actually impedes social change through the many roadblocks and obstructions we call 'checks and balances'. This stymies progress on issues like labour rights, poverty, public health and the climate crisis, ultimately propelling the American people and rest of the world towards destruction.Robert joins us on the show this month to talk about the Constitution - from the historical context in which it was written and what its authors set out to achieve; to the many myths and misconceptions that exist around it; to its legacy today, more than 230 years after its ratification.We the Elites is out in September 2022. Podcast listeners can get 50% off the book via plutobooks.com - just use the coupon PODCAST at the checkout.

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On election day, politicians, pundits, and even Facebook friends wax poetic about the virtue of democracy and the importance of voting. But what, if anything, makes democracy moral? In this episode, I'll discuss democracy, the 5th of November, and violent revolutions.Please join me for Teatime, and feel free to Tweet ideas/suggestions/comments to me at @unsafespace, or leave them here on Youtube.Video here:https://youtu.be/0Mf0x1-FYLYLink to \"De-mystifying Democracy\" article:https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2002/02/de-mystifying-democracy/About Teatime:All too often, politicians, pundits, celebrities, and the NPCs who parrot them fabricate \"principles\" of behavior in an attempt to win the argument du jour. But what happens if we actually accept these premises and apply them universally? What happens if we consistently \"believe all women?\"The Enlightenment brought the concept of universal application of philosophic principles to Western Civilization, but today's leftists and their postmodern University charlatans have all but erased it from our culture. It's time to bring it back.Every Tuesday at 16:00 Pacific, I'll choose a few examples of ridiculous premises spouted on Twitter, cable news, or elsewhere, and talk about what would happen if we took these seriously and applied them to everyone universally.

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Today's guests:Vijay Muralidharan - fuel market expert - Director, R Cube Economic Consulting Inc.Edward Burlew - Lawyer Specializing in Firearms LawIra Wells teaches in the Vic One program of the University of TorontoPaul W. Bennett, Ed.D., is Director, Schoolhouse Institute, Adjunct Professor of Education, Saint Mary's UniversityDr. Julian Somers - a clinical psychologist and distinguished professor at Simon Fraser UniversityLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode takes a quick look at some of the most outrageous claims from the Left about how conservatives are threatening democracy and freedom, when the truth lies much more in the conclusion that it is the Left deflecting from its own efforts to ever more boldly take from us our most prized freedoms and right to self governance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solis-veritas/support

In this unlocked bonus episode, Matt and Sam breakdown the GOP's assault on voting-rights-from what's actually been passed to how it all connects to the GOP's strategy of minority rule and the right's longstanding suspicion of mass democracy.

Today is National Voter Registration Day in the United States. And founder and CEO of the Voter Formation Project (and Real Housewives of Potomac guest star!) Tatenda Musapatike is on a mission to use digital tools to register half a million underrepresented voters. FOLLOW Tatenda : https://twitter.com/tatendacheryl Learn more about the Voter Formation Project: https://www.voterformationproject.org/ CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS: https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/ Want to support the show? (thank you!)Subscribe, tell a friend, leave a review, or buy some merch at There Are No Girls on the Internet's store: TANGOTI.COM/STOREJoin our newsletter: Tangoti.com/newsletterSay hello at [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Caspit talks this week with Israeli-Arab journalist Lucy Aharish. The media celebrity warns that Israel's democracy and freedom of speech are shaky and even endangered. She says that with only a small number of media outlets, social media has become more powerful and louder in Israel than anywhere else on the globe. On the other hand, she says, every Israeli journalist knows that over criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would cost him or her their jobs - and she has already been in that spot herself.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On a special Harbinger Society mini episode leading up to the NDP's April 9th to 11th policy convention, community and political organizer Jessa McLean explains why she's campaigning to pull the NDP back to its roots as a bold, socialist alternative to mainstream politics.Find out more about Jessa's campaign at https://www.jessamcleanndp.ca/platform.htmlOpening music on this episode courtesy of Henry Lee. Check out his radical left anthropological narrative show 'Deathnography' wherever you get your podcasts.This conversation was recorded on April 3rd, 2021.

65 MinutesStrong LanguageAaron is one of the hosts of the Timeline Earth podcast.Aaron joins Pete to discuss stories in the news. They talk about happenings in the Iowa State House, The US Senate Chambers and the Polish Sejm Building.Timeline Earth PodcastGet Autonomy19 Skills PDF DownloadSupport Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's VenmoPete on FacebookPete on Twitter

65 MinutesStrong LanguageAaron is one of the hosts of the Timeline Earth podcast.Aaron joins Pete to discuss stories in the news. They talk about happenings in the Iowa State House, The US Senate Chambers and the Polish Sejm Building.Timeline Earth PodcastGet Autonomy19 Skills PDF DownloadSupport Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's VenmoPete on FacebookPete on Twitter

65 MinutesStrong LanguageAaron is one of the hosts of the Timeline Earth podcast.Aaron joins Pete to discuss stories in the news. They talk about happenings in the Iowa State House, The US Senate Chambers and the Polish Sejm Building.Timeline Earth PodcastGet Autonomy19 Skills PDF DownloadSupport Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's VenmoPete on FacebookPete on Twitter

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Vaccines. Provinces going alone? More. Dem Watch. RCMP should update SNC Lavalin obstruction by Trudeau PMO investigationAlan Cross. Cdns worried about future of live concerts.Christine van Geyn. Cdn Constitution Foundation intervenor challenging Ford gov lockdown successfully.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland has been one of the most prominent voices in Congress speaking about Jan. 6 and the aftermath of the insurrection. He has a uniquely personal relationship with the violence that day: he lost his son shortly before the riot, and went on to serve both as an impeachment manager prosecuting the second impeachment of Donald Trump, and as a member of the House select committee on Jan. 6, on which he still sits. On February 15, the Brookings Institution welcomed Representative Raskin to discuss his new book, "Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy." For this special episode of the Lawfare Podcast, we're bringing you audio of the event. First, you'll hear Brookings President John R. Allen in conversation with Rep. Raskin. Then, you'll hear a panel of Brookings scholars discuss Jan. 6 and Rep. Raskin's reflections. Brookings senior fellow Sarah Binder moderated a discussion with Brookings senior fellows Fiona Hill, Rashawn Ray, Molly Reynolds, and Brookings fellow Quinta Jurecic. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On March 23, 2023, an Indian court found Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, guilty of defaming the Prime Minister and the Modi surname. He was sentenced to two years in prison and expelled from Parliament in what journalists and pro-democracy groups view as yet another inflection point of democratic decline under Modi's leadership. To understand the challenges facing Indian society and the current deterioration of India's democracy, Lawfare Legal Fellow Saraphin Dhanani sat down with Debasish Roy Chowdhury an Indian journalist based in Hong Kong and Calcutta, who has written extensively on Indian politics, society, and geopolitics. He co-authored a book titled \"To Kill a Democracy: India's Passage to Despotism,\" which paints a chilling history and reality of the state of Indian democracy. They discussed the Rahul Gandhi case, the spillover of Hindu nationalism into mainstream politics under Modi's leadership, and the future of India's democracy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On March 23, 2023, an Indian court found Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, guilty of defaming the Prime Minister and the Modi surname. He was sentenced to two years in prison and expelled from Parliament in what journalists and pro-democracy groups view as yet another inflection point of democratic decline under Modi's leadership. To understand the challenges facing Indian society and the current deterioration of India's democracy, Lawfare Legal Fellow Saraphin Dhanani sat down with Debasish Roy Chowdhury an Indian journalist based in Hong Kong and Calcutta, who has written extensively on Indian politics, society, and geopolitics. He co-authored a book titled \"To Kill a Democracy: India's Passage to Despotism,\" which paints a chilling history and reality of the state of Indian democracy. They discussed the Rahul Gandhi case, the spillover of Hindu nationalism into mainstream politics under Modi's leadership, and the future of India's democracy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's program, we focus on three extraordinary pieces of legislation being rammed through Wisconsin's state legislature that will absolutely gut transparency democracy and the ability to oversee corruption and electoral fairness in the Badger State. Worse still, what is going on there is the petri dish for Republican attempts to undermine democracy nationwide. Brendan Fischer of WI's Center for Media and Democracy joins us to explain these three unprecedented bills, why they are being passed, and what effect they will have both on the state and the nation. Also today: Death and destruction over the weekend from Oklahoma to British Columbia to Pakistan and Afghanistan, even as Mexico and the U.S. may have dodged a bullet, of sorts, after the strongest hurricane on record came ashore over the weekend.

Josh Matlow, City Councilor for Ward 12, Toronto St. Paul's spoke with Greg about his opinions on John Tory's new mayor powers.

In recent years Lethbridge has watched the local Roman Catholic community in tension with Bishop Henry over who has authority to make decisions around the life and future of that parish. This public debate raises important questions: Should the Roman Catholic Church be more democratic? What about other denominations - are they more democratic? If a church draws its energy and vision from revelation (the Bible, the Holy Spirit, the traditions of the larger Church) how can it be democratic? Would modern churches be far healthier if they were democratic? What is meant by \"democracy\" and what would that look like in the life of churches? The speaker will be exploring these and more questions as he looks at authority in Christian churches, and whether democracy has any place in the life of organized religion.Speaker: Tom RobinsonTom Robinson is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge, where he has taught courses in the history of Christianity and in Greek language for the last twenty-six years. His primary research is in Christianity and Judaism in the Roman Empire and in new religious movements in the early 1900s. His latest books are: Ignatius of Antioch and the Parting of the Ways: Early Jewish-Christian Relations (Baker Academic, 2009) and (with Lanette Ruff) Out of the Mouths of Babes: Girl Evangelists in the Flapper Era (Oxford University Press, 2012).

Dr. Mariam Mufti is an Associate Professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. She and Leslie discuss the various waves of democracy in the past century, and the backlash to them. They discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how most democratic countries have united against it (at least so far). They also talk about what has led to the recent decrease in trust in public institutions, and why democratic voters support authoritarian leaders like Bolsonaro, Modi, Erdogan, and Duterte. Mariam provides suggestions on what citizens and countries can do to protect democracy, and discusses whether there is an inherent contradiction between Islam and democracy. Miriam does her best to convince Leslie that, despite recent setbacks, democracy is not a lost cause around the globe. The statistics from the Economist were cited by Steve Paikin in Exporting Western Democracy on TVO's The Agenda, and that there are three times more autocracies in the world than democracy in 1972 is from Lucan Way and Steve Levitsky's work. Lucan Way, Bessma Momani and Martin Regg-Cohn were the inspiration for the arguments Mariam made in support of democracy in the last question. Podcast for Inquiry is brought to you by the Centre for Inquiry Canada. Produced by Matt Payne. Graphic design by Nikolay Nikitushkin. Music by Anthony Lazaro. Send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected]

Dr. Mariam Mufti is an Associate Professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. She and Leslie discuss the various waves of democracy in the past century, and the backlash to them. They discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how most democratic countries have united against it (at least so far). They also talk about what has led to the recent decrease in trust in public institutions, and why democratic voters support authoritarian leaders like Bolsonaro, Modi, Erdogan, and Duterte. Mariam provides suggestions on what citizens and countries can do to protect democracy, and discusses whether there is an inherent contradiction between Islam and democracy. Miriam does her best to convince Leslie that, despite recent setbacks, democracy is not a lost cause around the globe. The statistics from the Economist were cited by Steve Paikin in Exporting Western Democracy on TVO's The Agenda, and that there are three times more autocracies in the world than democracy in 1972 is from Lucan Way and Steve Levitsky's work. Lucan Way, Bessma Momani and Martin Regg-Cohn were the inspiration for the arguments Mariam made in support of democracy in the last question. Podcast for Inquiry is brought to you by the Centre for Inquiry Canada. Produced by Matt Payne. Graphic design by Nikolay Nikitushkin. Music by Anthony Lazaro. Send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected]

Dr. Mariam Mufti is an Associate Professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. She and Leslie discuss the various waves of democracy in the past century, and the backlash to them. They discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how most democratic countries have united against it (at least so far). They also talk about what has led to the recent decrease in trust in public institutions, and why democratic voters support authoritarian leaders like Bolsonaro, Modi, Erdogan, and Duterte. Mariam provides suggestions on what citizens and countries can do to protect democracy, and discusses whether there is an inherent contradiction between Islam and democracy. Miriam does her best to convince Leslie that, despite recent setbacks, democracy is not a lost cause around the globe. The statistics from the Economist were cited by Steve Paikin in Exporting Western Democracy on TVO's The Agenda, and that there are three times more autocracies in the world than democracy in 1972 is from Lucan Way and Steve Levitsky's work. Lucan Way, Bessma Momani and Martin Regg-Cohn were the inspiration for the arguments Mariam made in support of democracy in the last question. Podcast for Inquiry is brought to you by the Centre for Inquiry Canada. Produced by Matt Payne. Graphic design by Nikolay Nikitushkin. Music by Anthony Lazaro. Send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected]

Dr. Mariam Mufti is an Associate Professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. She and Leslie discuss the various waves of democracy in the past century, and the backlash to them. They discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how most democratic countries have united against it (at least so far). They also talk about what has led to the recent decrease in trust in public institutions, and why democratic voters support authoritarian leaders like Bolsonaro, Modi, Erdogan, and Duterte. Mariam provides suggestions on what citizens and countries can do to protect democracy, and discusses whether there is an inherent contradiction between Islam and democracy. Miriam does her best to convince Leslie that, despite recent setbacks, democracy is not a lost cause around the globe. The statistics from the Economist were cited by Steve Paikin in Exporting Western Democracy on TVO's The Agenda, and that there are three times more autocracies in the world than democracy in 1972 is from Lucan Way and Steve Levitsky's work. Lucan Way, Bessma Momani and Martin Regg-Cohn were the inspiration for the arguments Mariam made in support of democracy in the last question. Podcast for Inquiry is brought to you by the Centre for Inquiry Canada. Produced by Matt Payne. Graphic design by Nikolay Nikitushkin. Music by Anthony Lazaro. Send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected]

Dr. Mariam Mufti is an Associate Professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. She and Leslie discuss the various waves of democracy in the past century, and the backlash to them. They discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how most democratic countries have united against it (at least so far). They also talk about what has led to the recent decrease in trust in public institutions, and why democratic voters support authoritarian leaders like Bolsonaro, Modi, Erdogan, and Duterte. Mariam provides suggestions on what citizens and countries can do to protect democracy, and discusses whether there is an inherent contradiction between Islam and democracy. Miriam does her best to convince Leslie that, despite recent setbacks, democracy is not a lost cause around the globe. The statistics from the Economist were cited by Steve Paikin in Exporting Western Democracy on TVO's The Agenda, and that there are three times more autocracies in the world than democracy in 1972 is from Lucan Way and Steve Levitsky's work. Lucan Way, Bessma Momani and Martin Regg-Cohn were the inspiration for the arguments Mariam made in support of democracy in the last question. Podcast for Inquiry is brought to you by the Centre for Inquiry Canada. Produced by Matt Payne. Graphic design by Nikolay Nikitushkin. Music by Anthony Lazaro. Send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected]

Watch more videos at http://www.SPNN.org Jeff Clements, author of "Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money & Global Corporations" 2/17/2018. This event was sponsored by MN Citizens for Clean Elections (MnCCE), League of Women Voters MN, and Common Cause MN, and Take Back our Republic. Watch more videos at http://www.SPNN.org

Watch more videos at http://www.SPNN.org Jeff Clements, author of "Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money & Global Corporations" 2/17/2018. This event was sponsored by MN Citizens for Clean Elections (MnCCE), League of Women Voters MN, and Common Cause MN, and Take Back our Republic. Watch more videos at http://www.SPNN.org

Watch more videos at http://www.SPNN.org Jeff Clements, author of "Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money & Global Corporations" 2/17/2018. This event was sponsored by MN Citizens for Clean Elections (MnCCE), League of Women Voters MN, and Common Cause MN, and Take Back our Republic. Watch more videos at http://www.SPNN.org

Alistair Cooke considers the tragic sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk and what public reaction in Russia has revealed about the government's relationship with it's people.

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Jacob Weisberg checks back in with Yascha Mounk about the state of liberal democracy in America and abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We often use the terms democracy and liberal democracy interchangeably, but they're not the same thing. Democracy means majority rule and public participation. Liberal democracy means democracy plus minority rights. There's no guarantee that democracy will be liberal. And in fact, some of the same things that enable democracy can also undermine its liberal commitments. Zac Gershberg, a professor of journalism and media studies at Idaho State University and Sean Illing, the host of the Vox Conversations podcast, have recently released a new book, The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion.In the book, they argue that every democracy is fundamentally shaped by the dominant media technology of its time. And that the current landscape of social media and cable news fuels our democracy, but also pushes it in an illiberal authoritarian direction. Alan Rozenshtein spoke with Zac and Sean about how American democracy got to this point, how the present compares to the past, and what, if anything, can be done to put liberal democracy on firmer footing. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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1Theory of Social Revolutions

By Brooks Adams

Brooks Adams (1848-1927), was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He believed that commercial civilizations rise and fall in predictable cycles. First, masses of people draw together in large population centers and engage in commercial activities. As their desire for wealth grows, they discard spiritual and creative values. Their greed leads to distrust and dishonesty, and eventually the society crumbles. In The Law of Civilisation and Decay (1895), Adams noted that as new population centers emerged in the west, centers of world trade shifted from Constantinople to Venice to Amsterdam to London. He predicted in America’s Economic Supremacy (1900) that New York would become the centre for world trade. The Theory of Social Revolutions was written in 1913. (Wikipedia)

2Cattle Brands

By Andy Adams

Cattle Brands is a collection of 14 entertaining short stories depicting not only the life of cowboys in the wild, wild West, but also the harrowing skirmishes with banditos, thrilling shoot-outs, attempt at and the recapture of stolen chattel from fierce desperados, and much, much more exciting accounts that make one think it all actually happened. (Summary by Kehinde)

3Log of a Cowboy

By Andy Adams

The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature. Adams was disgusted by the unrealistic cowboy fiction being published in his day; The Log of a Cowboy was his response. It is still in print, and even modern reviewers consider it a compelling classic. The Chicago Herald said: "As a narrative of cowboy life, Andy Adams' book is clearly the real thing. It carries its own certificate of authentic first-hand experience on every page." (Introduction by Wikipedia)

4Education of Henry Adams

By Henry Brooks Adams

The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its author's 1918 death, whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

5Making a Rock Garden

By Henry Sherman Adams

A short look at building a rock garden, right from the rocks themselves and how to arrange them, to choosing and placing the plants, touching wall and bog gardens, too. In this little monograph, the author is trying to draw the eyes of U.S. gardeners in to the intimate beauty of this neglected hobby.<br><br> (The original work has a number of attractive and useful photographs and drawings.)

6Outlet

By Andy Adams

Andy Adams worked as a cowboy on trail drives from Texas for eight years. This is an account of a drive when he was the foreman of a herd of Texas cattle being driven to Montana. Expect the same quality writing as found in other books by Adams. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)

Abigail Adams lived the American Revolution as the wife of one of its central figures--John Adams. Her family correspondence, published along with a memoir by her grandson, Charles Francis Adams, brings that era into eloquent focus. What was it like to hear the cannon's roar from your window? to face pestilence? food shortages? rampant inflation? devalued coinage? to raise four children alone--and earn the money to keep your household afloat, while your husband was engaged in politics and diplomacy miles and oceans away . . . for years at a time? It's all there in her private letters, letters that were never meant for public eyes, letters that she repeatedly asked to be burned!<br /><br /> Writing to her husband, Abigail expressed anguish at nearby fighting: June 18, 1775, "Charlestown is laid in ashes . . . How many have fallen we know not. The constant roar of the cannon is so distressing, that we cannot eat, drink, or sleep." Yet, she displayed constant fortitude: August 5, 1777, "It is almost thirteen years since we were united, but not more than half that time have we had the happiness of living together. The unfeeling world may consider it in what light they please. I consider it as a sacrifice to my country . . ." And she enlivened her writing with pithy accounts of Revolutionary doings: July 31, 1777, "You must know that there is a great scarcity of sugar and coffee . . . An eminent, wealthy, stingy merchant had a hogshead of coffee in his store, which he refused to sell . . . under six shillings per pound. A number of females . . . assembled with a cart and trucks, marched down to the warehouse, and demanded the keys, which he refused to deliver. Upon which, one of them seized him by his neck . . ." The women "then opened the warehouse, hoisted out the coffee themselves, put it into the truck and drove off. . . .A large concourse of men stood amazed, silent spectators of the whole transaction."<br /><br /> Abigail’s letters, letters of "a vigorous mind," are a fascinating read. (Introduction by Sue Anderson)

8Democracy - An American Novel

By Henry Brooks Adams

Not until after his death in 1918 was it revealed that Henry Adams was the anonymous author of Democracy, which had been published to great acclaim in 1880. Though the book avoids dates and the characters are fictitious, the setting is no doubt that of Washington in the 1870s, the age of Presidents Grant and Hayes. The young widow, Madeleine Lee, wealthy and independent, is the protagonist, who leaves her New York for Washington to turn her intelligence to politics and to see what makes her country tick. There she meets (among others) Senator Silas P. Ratcliffe of Illinois, one of the most powerful and influential (if somewhat uncultured) men of the capital, who is considering a run for the presidency, and who needs a wife to act as First Lady, a position that (he thinks) Mrs. Lee would admirably fill. Through the book Adams plays with the themes of political necessity, compromise, corruption -- particularly the kind of corporate domination of national politics that he saw becoming all too powerful. Should honest and intelligent men keep their integrity by avoiding politics? Or would that simply mean turning over the governance of the country to power-hungry, scheming, and none too honest hacks? For all the witty conversations in his novel, this was a theme that plagued Adams (a presidential grandson) in life as well as literature, and it is a theme that has by no means disappeared today. (Introduction by Nicholas Clifford)</p>

9Secret of Lonesome Cove

By Samuel Hopkins Adams

A body is found on the beach not far from a New England town one morning. Curiously, nobody recognizes the dead woman, and nobody in or near the town seems to be a suspect in a possible murder, therefore most of them assume that she simply washed ashore from a passing vessel. Only problem is vessels didn't pass that stretch of the coast because of it's peculiar tides and eddies; hence its name, Lonesome Cove. Following the finding of the body, the officials of the town start acting a bit peculiar towards how to handle the dead body. The sheriff, the attorney in the town, the village gossip, and even the town doctor all seem to want the identification of the body hushed up. And therefore the body is immediately buried, and the officials hope all will be forgotten and done with. Cause of death: drowning. Enter Chester Kent, who isn't convinced in the same way that the townspeople are, and is willing to pull at his ear lobe in an effort to determine the identity of the body, and how it came to it's demise. (Introduction by Roger Melin)

10Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography

By Andy Adams

Adams breathes life into the story of a Texas cowboy who becomes a wealthy and influential cattleman.. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

11Wanted: A Husband

By Samuel Hopkins Adams

This serious, yet witty and hilarious, romantic comedy by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a must read/listen! From the very beginning it intrigues you with the troubles and feminine woes of young Miss Darcy Cole. Being a dowdy, unkempt fledgling lady, she finds herself in a mirthful fix after telling a whopper to her room-mates in order to save face from her severely lacking personal life. Resentful and jealous of most all other women, and contemplating suicide, she turns to actress Gloria Greene for guidance on how to become more attractive. Miss Cole had no idea what she was getting herself into! Was it even possible to make herself over? How on Earth would she get through the lie of being engaged to a “titled” man, no less! She had never even met Sir Montrose Veyze, let alone be engaged to him! And then there is the charming Jack Remsen, who seems to be in a pickle himself. Darcy knows he would never fall for someone like her; in fact, no man even looks at her! But perhaps he might be coerced into unwittingly helping her out of her predicament.<br /><br /> A true Ugly Duckling tale, Darcy experiences all the emotions that most ALL women have felt at one time or another throughout life. As quoted by the Proof Listener for this work, the narrator does a superb job of “capturing the spirit of the book!” Drawing the listener in and allowing the audience to live and feel the experience along with the characters. A highly entertaining and riveting book! (summary by reader)

12Notting Hill Mystery

By Charles Warren Adams

Charles Felix was the pseudonym of Charles Warren Adams, an English Lawyer and publisher and is now known to have been the author of "The Notting Hill Mystery", thought to be the first full length detective novel in English.<br /><br /> The story first appeared as an eight part serial in a weekly magazine in 1862, and was subsequently published as a single volume novel in 1865.</p> The story deals with the then newly emerging field of 'mesmerism' which we now know as hypnotism, and its use in the planning and execution of three truly devious crimes. The novel, unusually, is written wholly in the form of a series of letters and reports gathered by the investigator from the various witnesses in the case, and the reader is left to decide themselves the guilt or otherwise of the chief suspect. (summary by Kevin Green)

This is a small volume of poems by Canadian women's rights activist and educator Mary Adams. - Summary by Carolin

14State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1790 - 1816)

By John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. - Summary by Wikipedia and Linette Geisel

15State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1817 - 1828)

By John Quincy Adams and James Monroe

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. (Wikipedia and Linette Geisel)

Arguably one of America's greatest writers, Washington Irving is the author of such classics as "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Bracebridge Hall," and "Knickerbocker's History of New York." This book is a concise and extremely entertaining biography of this unique author. <br> Note to the listener: There are a couple of typos in this text. Chapter 33 should have been numbered as chapter 32, and there are two chapter 35's. The readers have keep the typos in the reading, therefore, there is no chapter 32, and the two chapter 35's are designated at "the first" and "the second." - Summary by Greg Giordano

17One Among So Many

By Francis William Lauderdale Adams

Adams' energy and drive can be seen through his large output of written work in his short lifetime. He often wrote quickly and did little revision, living as he did on the proceeds of his own work rather than with the support of a family or sinecure. Songs of the Army of the Night has been reprinted in many editions, but the reputation of these poems ascends from their engagement with social issues, rather than their value as pure poetry for Adams was deeply sympathetic towards downtrodden races and men. - Summary by Wikipedia

18Mystery of the Chinese Ring

By Andy Adams

The Mystery of the Chinese Ring is an exotic adventure story and is set in locations such as Burma and China, with the historical and political ramifications which applied to the mid Twentieth Century and still ring true in the early 21st Century. What is the purpose of the ring? What is the significance of the letter “K”? Why the interest in a sixteen year old boy going to visit a relative in Burma? Why are family dynasties so important, and why the secrecy concerning their survival? This is an audiobook that will find eager listeners from the ages of about ten to octogenarians, male and female, and also those enjoying adventure stories with many twists and turns. The author, Andy Adams, was a well known writer of cowboy books which are thought to be the best in that genre, and his Biff Brewster books, of which he wrote three, are likewise highly regarded. As the main hero is aged sixteen, this story will find resonances in all those that are young in heart, and is an entertaining book in its own right. - Summary by Peter thomlinson

19Brazilian Gold Mine Mystery

By Andy Adams

Mystery adventure, fiction ( Peter Thomlinson). This is a very exciting and gripping story set in the jungles of Brazil and Venezuela, and the quest for the famous El Dorado gold. Incidents with dangerous wild animals, not to mention encounters with head hunters and other native tribes, plus some black magic hocus-pocus all add to the suspense. Double dealing and threats as well as actual confrontations all make life difficult for our brave heroes, and often cause the expedition problems which slows down the quest for the yellow gold. This is a good geography lesson also, and readers will learn about all those huge rivers that flow through these regions, including the huge River Amazon.

20Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery

By Andy Adams

Adventure series in exotic locations. This adventure is set in the exotic Island of Hawaii and involves the search for a missing sloop and the whereabouts of a valuable mine. Biff Brewster, his father and friends become entangled with ruthless criminals who are also intending to find the sunken boat and discover the map and the mine. They have kidnapped the elderly scientist who holds the key to the discovery. An exciting adventure with lots of action on land and sea.- Summary by Peter Thomlinson

21Nothing of Importance

By John Bernard Pye Adams

Fighting in France during the Great War, Bernard Adams, an officer with a Welsh battalion, was moved to chronicle what he saw and experienced: the living conditions and duties of officers and “Tommies” (enlisted men) in their dank, rat-infested trenches and behind the lines; the maiming and deaths; and the quiet periods described in official reports as “nothing of importance”. Adams relates his wounding in June, 1916 and its aftermath. The concluding chapter, which he wrote during his convalescence in “Blighty” (soldiers’ slang for England), is an impassioned reflection on war. Following several months of recuperation Adams returned to the front where, on February 26, 1917 he was wounded again. The following day he died. (Lee Smalley)

22Texas Matchmaker

By Andy Adams

As a boy Andy Adams helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. During the early 1880s he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails. A Texas Matchmaker is a narrative that describes the work of a cowboy on a large southTexas ranch during the late 1800’s. Adams is considered to be one of foremost writers of the life of the real American cowboy. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)