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Das Sachbuch "Der Aufstieg der wissenschaftlichen Diktatur" zeichnet die Entstehungsgeschichte moderner Technokratien nach. Es handelt sich dabei um Regierungsformen, die streng an "wissenschaftlichen" Kriterien ausgerichtet sind bzw. sich der Erkenntnisse der modernen Wissenschaften zur Manipulation, Konditionierung und Steuerung der Massengesellschaften bedienen - beispielsweise der Soziologie, der Psychologie sowie der Naturwissenschaften. ...

Using Machiavelli's The Prince as its model, Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover's The Judge offers judges advice on how to be effective political actors.

This book provides a concise, critical expert overview of the elite group of consultants, analysts and commentators known as `management gurus¿.Often dismissed as lacking in substance, this volume demonstrates that gurus must be taken seriously given their impact on the world of management.

First Things First is a college coursebook like no other. Written by three First Amendment experts and professors, the book provides students with the fundamentals of modern American free speech law in a clear, concise, and accessible manner. First Things First also introduces readers to First Amendment issues related to topics such as student speech, freedom of the press, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, advertising, music censorship, and artifici...

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This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time. The book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations.

Tehran was well known to American businessman Jack Devlin until the day everything changed. When radical Islamic students stormed the US embassy on November 4, 1979, Jack narrowly escaped the revolutionary chaos, leaving behind 80 percent of his business and 100 percent of his heart. To get his beautiful girlfriend, Farideh, out of Iran, Jack accepts a devil's bargain with the CIA and MI6. He must slip back into Tehran, where the militant stud...

Das Prequel schildert die Welt von Panem 64 Jahre vor den Ereignissen der bereits erschienenen ersten drei Bände und beginnt mit dem Morgen der Ernte der zehnten Hungerspiele.

Four gay men. Four addictions. One landlord from Hell. Welcome to Summerdale, the beginning of a horror novel series set in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. The landlord of Summerdale House is Mr. McGreevy, a charismatic sociopath who enables addiction and isolates his tenants until the only place they feel safe is inside his house. Throughout the series, Summerdale will focus on issues in the gay community including racism, misogyny, sub...

Matt Tompkins, a reserved gay man, has always played by the rules and has created a comfortable but unfulfilling life for himself. When his bold best friend Greg reaps unexpected rewards for standing up for himself in a very public display, Matt's jealousy leads him to risk everything when he's confronted by two attackers. Determined to be more like Greg, a split-second reaction brings astonishing changes to Matt's life--for better and for wor...

This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time. The book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations.

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and...

In the 1800s, the moist soil of the Midwest would stick to plow blades, stopping the farmers as they plowed. Young blacksmith John Deere knew about the problem, so he designed and built a self-scouring plow. With this small start, he founded the famous farm implement company Deere & Company and started down the road to success.

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By the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of the Hudson River in August 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his life. A two-year stint in a reformatory straightened out the wayward youth but did little to curb the wild ways of his friends.MANIA tells the story of this remarkable group-who strained ...

With a novelist's flair, noted free speech authorities, Ronald K. L. Collins and David Skover tell the true story of an American maverick who refused to play it safe and who in the process gave staying power to freedom of the press in America.