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Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of Democracy (eBook, ePUB)

This book explores the fundamental shift that has occurred in America and Britain as elites accumulate unprecedented capital and influence and a meritocracy has emerged to manage national affairs, a change that means opportunity, affluence, and power have migrated away from most of the population. Arguing the following four points: Geography accounts for the accumulating influence of metropolitan regions, at the expense of smaller cities and rural communities of the heartland. Occupational groups, particularly lawyers, physicians, and financiers, have constructed professional cartels to secure rents at the expense of the prosperity of the public. Think tanks and universities have become the necessary pathways to attain leadership in public affairs. The internationalization of commerce has contributed to a parallel network of economic institutions and think tanks sharing ideas and personnel to lobby for policies favorable to their sponsors. Stoesz connects present and past to look at the progressive-era, the history of professions, and questions of welfare state reform, post-neoliberalism, and marketization. His book will be of great interest to students of sociology, political science, public administration, social policy, history, and economics. Scholars in think tanks and universities as well as political consultants will also find it invaluable.

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Meritocracy, Populism, and the Future of Democracy (eBook, PDF)

This book explores the fundamental shift that has occurred in America and Britain as elites accumulate unprecedented capital and influence and a meritocracy has emerged to manage national affairs, a change that means opportunity, affluence, and power have migrated away from most of the population. Arguing the following four points: Geography accounts for the accumulating influence of metropolitan regions, at the expense of smaller cities and rural communities of the heartland. Occupational groups, particularly lawyers, physicians, and financiers, have constructed professional cartels to secure rents at the expense of the prosperity of the public. Think tanks and universities have become the necessary pathways to attain leadership in public affairs. The internationalization of commerce has contributed to a parallel network of economic institutions and think tanks sharing ideas and personnel to lobby for policies favorable to their sponsors. Stoesz connects present and past to look at the progressive-era, the history of professions, and questions of welfare state reform, post-neoliberalism, and marketization. His book will be of great interest to students of sociology, political science, public administration, social policy, history, and economics. Scholars in think tanks and universities as well as political consultants will also find it invaluable.

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Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and the Taming of Bipolar Disorder , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 654min

For most of human history, mental illness has been largely untreatable. Sufferers lived their lives - if they survived - in and out of asylums, accumulating life's wreckage around them. In 1948, all that changed when an Australian doctor and recently returned prisoner of war, working alone in a disused kitchen, set about an experimental treatment for one of the scourges of mankind - manic depression, or bipolar disorder. That doctor was John Cade and in that small kitchen he stirred up a miracle. John Cade discovered a treatment that has become the gold standard for bipolar disorder - lithium. It has stopped more people from committing suicide than 1000 help lines. Lithium is the penicillin story of mental health - the first effective medication discovered for the treatment of a mental illness - and it is, without doubt, Australia's greatest mental health story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul English. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/002962/bk_boli_002962_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Exponential: A Novel of Monster Horror , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 374min

Five strangers drawn together at a roadside bar on the outskirts of Las Vegas. One rampaging monster, escaped from a secret facility, absorbing victims and accumulating biomass as it moves north from Arizona. The miles between them rapidly dwindling.No, this is not the world’s best math problem, it’s Exponential. The rollicking, brutal, gory, and strangely poignant horror novel from Adam Cesare. Criminals and screw-ups need to face down science run amok in this literary tribute to films like Tremors and The Blob.“Exponential is an excellent novel, one of the best creature features I’ve read in years...” (Horror After Dark)“Adam Cesare’s mix of grim violence and old school horror movie references make for a great read.” (Rue Morgue)"Exponential is fast-paced fun, a rollicking monster movie in 200 quick-moving pages." (Ain't It Cool) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matt Godfrey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/124893/bk_acx0_124893_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Torchwood: Long Time Dead , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 320min

Indira Varma reads this thrilling Torchwood adventure - a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day. Cardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI Tom Cutler is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know. The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what - or who - might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone. Based on the hit series created by Russell T. Davies, Long Time Dead is a prequel to Torchwood: Miracle Day, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles as Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper. It features Suzie Costello, as played by Indira Varma. NB: Contain strong language, sexual references and graphic scenes of violence. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Indira Varma. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/005158/bk_bbcw_005158_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Fresh Air, Walter Kirn and Joanna Merlin, Hörbuch, Digital, 43min

Editor and writer Walter Kirn and casting director and actress Joanna Merlin on this edition of Fresh Air. Kirn's new novel Up in the Air is about 35-year-old Ryan Bingham, a well-traveled business man who has a goal of accumulating one million miles in his frequent flyer account. Kirn is the literary editor for GQ and a contributing editor to Time and Vanity Fair. His fiction and nonfiction work has appeared in The New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine. He's also the author of two other novels and a selection of short stories. And Merlin's written a new guide for actors, Auditioning: An Actor-Friendly Guide. She was the casting director for Harold Prince and his productions of Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Evita, and more. She's casted films, as well as acted in films and on television. (Broadcast Date: July 2, 2001) Language: English. Narrator: Terry Gross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/whyy/010702/rt_whyy_010702_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Love Hunt II: The Love Game: Richidiot.com, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 762min

The Love Hunt has returned. Gracie is back on the dating horse after a huge fall in her first tick-list-tastic love hunt. Her new dating adventures take her and Eva into the depths of "the love game". In the meantime, Eva, the ultimate Russian gold digger, has come to the conclusion that her poor "village idiot boyfriend" will never be enough. He will certainly not pay off her accumulating debts. She needs a rich man, and that means rich idiot dating. In The Love Game, Eva and Gracie travel the journey of extreme love learning. On the way, they will discover their love and lust lists, their intrinsic issues, and experience some hilarious and jaw-dropping dates in pursuit of the wealthy ideal. All of this in the pursuit of love. The Love Hunt II is on! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Helen Lloyd. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/046000/bk_acx0_046000_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Absolute Liability: A Southern Fraud Thriller , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 537min

A woman was abducted in her place. Now, time is running out for Julia Jackson to save herself from the same fate. A woman is taken at gunpoint from a downtown office building, and the police believe the victim is Special Agent Julia Jackson. Only it isn't true. Now, with the help of her new partner Mark Vincent, state fraud investigator Julia Jackson must find justice for the woman who was taken in her place. As Vincent and Julia begin to unravel the multimillion-dollar scam that led to the abduction, they encounter several quirky suspects, one of whom will go to desperate lengths to hide a deadly secret. Things only become more dangerous as bodies begin accumulating around town, and Julia must uncover the truth before the abductor comes to rectify his mistake. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Heather Masters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/075701/bk_acx0_075701_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Leadership: The Real Skills You Need to Influence People and Take the Lead , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 72min

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to grow and develop as a leader, accumulating skills and abilities that are going to prove out more than useful for future projects and objectives. Learn how to behave as a successful leader, discover the importance of emotional intelligence and learn about the myths associated with leadership. Find out about management, communication and social skills leaders should possess and learn how to use persuasion and influence to your own advantage. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: Leadership as a process of social influence Connection between leadership and individual traits How do successful leaders behave? Connection between leadership and emotional intelligence The most common myths regarding leadership How to improve your management skills Communication abilities leaders need Connection between social intelligence and leadership Principles of influence How to deal with disappointment Much, much more! Download your copy today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jared Leslie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/075839/bk_acx0_075839_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Value Investing: The Buffett Techniques of Accumulating Wealth with Practical Strategies to Always Choose the Intelligent Investment , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 44min

Learn how to buy assets that have a higher value than the price you can buy them for. The assets will continue to make you wealthier even though you do not put in any additional time and energy. The Warren Buffett strategy is a long-term value investing approach passed down from Benjamin Graham’s school of value. Buffett is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time. His investing strategy, value, and principles can be used to help investors make good investment decisions. Don’t let fear and greed change your investing criteria and values. Avoid being overwhelmed by outside forces that affect your emotions. Never sell into panic. Value investing is an investment strategy where stocks are selected that trade for less than their intrinsic values. Value investors actively seek stocks they believe the market has undervalued. Investors who use this strategy believe the market overreacts to good and bad news, resulting in stock price movements that do not correspond with a company's long-term fundamentals, giving an opportunity to profit when the price is deflated. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: Understanding what value investing is The Eeonomics of value investing Growth versus value investing Elective methodso of determining value New price-earnings ratio Value investing strategy Criticism of value investing And much, much more Get your copy today! Take action today and download this book now at a special price! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Hays. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/113204/bk_acx0_113204_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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