DescriptionAlexis de Tocqueville's renowned analysis of American democracy still has relevance today. In 1831 de Tocqueville was sent to America by the French government to study the U.S. penal system, but his real aim was to observe a democratic republic firsthand to see if such an entity could function with dignity and humanity. His travels, which took him to the cities of the Northeast, to the frontier and the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi and through the South, showed him a great deal about the United States. In 1834, he wrote Democracy in America, in which he examines the advantages and pitfalls of democracy, the conditions and conflicts among the races, and the movements that grip the country.
DescriptionIt all started when Georgie, hardly more than a wisp of thistledown, discovered she could jump down twelve steps in two big graceful bounds. Next, to her great delight, she learned that jumping from the porch and floating as high as the rooftop was possible too. So when the mysterious Canada goose appeared at her window one night it seemed only natural to climb onto his back and go off with him to learn how to really fly. But no one wants Georgie flying. And one person, that horrible Ralph Preek, will stop at nothing to prevent Georgie's lovely Goose Prince from coming.
DescriptionDr. Dyer reflects on the many great teachers who have influenced him. Whether statesmen, spiritual avatars, poets, or writers, these individuals all "lived lives in which they were independent of the good opinion of others". Dr. Dyer recommends that you "make them come alive in your own life", commenting that many of these thinkers took great personal risks to provide us with these inspirational teachings. Set to Richard Del Maestro's elegant music, the poems and excerpts on which Dr. Dyer reflects will fill you with tranquility and inspire profound insights.
DescriptionWas he the father of liberty, enterprise, and equality, or a slave master and a racist? Filmmaker Martin Doblmeier uncovers evidence of both in this intriguing look at one of America's most beloved and complex figures.
DescriptionBaghdad was burning. With these words, Ambassador L. Paul "Jerry" Bremer begins his gripping memoir of 14 danger-filled months as America's proconsul in Iraq. My Year in Iraq is the only senior insider's perspective on the crucial period followin…
