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For millions of conservative Christians, America is their kingdom--a land set apart, a nation uniquely blessed, a people in special covenant with God. This love of country, however, has given way to right-wing nationalist fervor, a reckless blood-and-soil idolatry that trivializes the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Alberta retraces the arc of the modern evangelical movement, placing political and cultural inflection points in the context of church teachings...
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This assortment of essays from the most censored comedian in America digs into ideas that the mainstream media will not allow on the corporate airways. It includes essays on how to abolish prisons, how to abolish police, how to create a world of justice, equality, and sustainability. And it does it all while making readers laugh. As George Carlin's daughter Kelly said, "Lee reminds me of my father... He's keeping my father's torch lit."
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On nous avait dit qu'un antique calendrier Maya fixait la fin du monde le 21 décembre 2012. D'autres archéologues, avec d'autres calendriers Mayas, ont démenti. Nous sommes sauvés. On nous a juré que la Belgique ne survivrait pas à la crise communautaire. Après 541 jours et la patience d'Elio Di Rupo, elle est toujours là. On nous a prédit cent fois la fin de l'euro. L'Allemagne est sévère et la Grèce à genoux, mais il a toujours cours....
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Originally published in 1984, Senator Ervin's delightful collection of stories and anecdotes winds its way from his native Morganton through Chapel Hill and Harvard, the military, the North Carolina Supreme Court, the United States Senate, and Watergate. It represents a lifetime of wit and wisdom--told in the late Senator Ervin's inimitable style.
5) Donald Trump Makes Words: Illustrated guide to 101 dumb and awful statements by the 45th President
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Many words have been used to describe Donald Trump: infantile, fascist, narcissist, buffoon (to name but a very few).
All are accurate, as far as they go. Yet, in isolation, they describe only a very small part of the whole. To understand the man in his entirety, a more comprehensive study is warranted.
Syd Boyle has taken on this enormous task by presenting quotes from the former president covering a wide range of topics, each accompanied by...
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Tattoos. Unwed pregnancy. Giving up on shaving...showering...and employment. These used to be signatures of a trashy individual. Now they're the new norm. What happened to etiquette, hygiene, and self restraint? Charlotte Hays, Southern gentlewoman extraordinaire, takes a humorous look at the spread of white trash culture to all levels of American society.
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Legendary for his clever gibes, bits of wisdom, and ability to laugh at himself, Ronald Reagan endeared himself to the public from the moment he entered the political arena. Few presidents have been so frequently quoted for their one-liners or quick comebacks.
Now, for the first time, The Reagan Wit offers the Reagan humor in hundreds of quotations, both famous and unfamiliar, from every phase of his life, all in his own words. Following Reagan through...
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To unravel the mysteries of war, P.J. O'Rourke first visits Kosovo. ("Wherever there's injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months later and bomb the country next to where it's happening.") He travels to Israel at the outbreak of the intifada. He flies to Egypt in the wake of the 9/11 terrorists' attacks. And contemplates bygone lunacies. ("Why are the people in the Middle East so crazy? Here, at the pyramids, was an answer...
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I think our agenda is clear. We are opposed to: government spending, Kennedy kids, seat-belt laws, busing our children anywhere other than Yale, trailer courts near our vacation homes, all tiny Third World countries that don't have banking secrecy laws, aerobics, the UN, taxation without tax loopholes, and jewelry on men. We are in favor of: guns, drugs, fast cars, free love (if our wives don't find out), a sound dollar, and a strong military with...
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This comedy is a dialog in which the characters Damien and Desha learn about ranked choice voting. Also they learn why a well-designed election system will bring widespread economic prosperity.
A young carpenter named Damien struggles to understand why the worlds of business and politics are upside-down for himself, his fiancé, and for his generation. He flunked out of community college so he gets assistance from Desha who is a wild young woman...
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Bigly is an hilarious compilation of memorable quotes from President Donald Trump, arranged as poetry that will have the president's fiercest supporters and harshest critics asking the same question: Can a president appoint himself Poet Laureate? Divided into sections on Life, Love, Beauty, and Death - and including a dedicatory haiku by Milo Yiannopoulos, a foreword by How to Lose Friends and Alienate People author Toby Young, and poignant editor's...
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George Washington was said to be "First in War, First in Peace." In The Making of the President 1789, humorist Marvin Kitman argues that our first president was also the first American leader to ride his personal foibles to political greatness. Kitman lampoons the modern "campaign insider" books, asking: "How is it possible that a man with no military experience becomes a general? He loses more battles than he wins and becomes a war hero? He has absolutely...
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C'est bien simple : un pape qui jette l'éponge, c'était plus arrivé depuis 600 ans. Je ne dessinais pas encore. Là-dessus, c'est Albert II qui s'en va ! Basta ! Delphine qui court derrière. Fabiola qui compte ses sous. Sept maillots jaunes retirés d'un seul coup à Lance Armstrong, c'est pas tous les ans non plus ! Et aussi Obama, Hollande, Berlusconi, Mittal, Depardieu, Di Rupo, la guerre en Syrie, des morts en Égypte, la crise en Europe,...
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DER MANN AN DER KANNE
ist eine Geschichte über das Scheitern von Geist und Gemüt, eine Geschichte über die seltsamen Wege, die zu gehen uns das "Schicksal" wohl vorbestimmt hat. Wie sagte mal ein guter Bekannter zu mir: "Männer sind "Tiere", Frauen "Geschöpfe"!" Stimmt das? Keine Ahnung. Muss wohl so sein, denn sonst würde unsere Welt doch vollkommen aus den Fugen geraten! "Balance" heißt das Spiel. Versuche ich auch immer zu halten, aber jedes...
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P.J. O'Rourke began writing funny things in 1960s "underground" newspapers, became editor-in-chief of National Lampoon, then spent 20 years reporting for Rolling Stone and The Atlantic Monthly as the world's only trouble spot humorist, going to wars, riots, rebellions, and other "Holidays in Hell" in more than 40 countries. Now O'Rourke, born at the peak of the Baby Boom, turns his keen eye on himself and his 75 million accomplices in making America...
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P. J. O'Rourke's savagely funny and national best-seller Parliament of Whores has become a classic in understanding the workings of the American political system. Originally written at the end of the Reagan era, this new edition includes an extensive foreword by the renowned political writer Andrew Ferguson - showing us that although the names and the players have changed, the game is still the same. Parliament of Whores is an exuberant, broken-field...
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"I don't know if I should Buenos Aires or Bonjour, or... this is such a melting pot. This is so beautiful. I love this diversity. Yeah. There were a whole bunch of guys named Tony in the photo line, I know that."
"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada. And I think now, isn't that ironic?"
Sometimes she makes perfect sense. Sometimes she channels something deeper than sense. And sometimes she turns a phrase that is...
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This workbook accompanies A Survey of the Old Testament by Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton. It follows the textbook's structure and offers readings, activities, and exercises designed to support the students' learning experience as they explore the literary, historical, and theological issues behind each book of the Old Testament. A Survey of the Old Testament Workbook offers students an additional contact point with the content and concepts from...
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Imagine since the beginning of time, late-night talk show hosts walked the earth while commenting on the day's events. Author Ben Alper looks at history through the delightfully distorted lens of these evening comedic commentators.
Their monologues crack wise about then-current events-From 2,000,000 BC when Homo Erectus first rose up on two legs and cried, "I have extra sandals for sale," to 1892 AD when Lizzie Borden introduced America to anger...
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Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes." --Tom DeLay, America's Community Bankers meeting, March 12, 2003
* After revealing absurd 911 phone calls and America's dumbest criminal antics, former Saturday Night Live writer Leland Gregory skewers political pandering and pen-pushing philosophizing.
Leland Gregory generates the best laughs by exposing the worst of human nature. Inside Idiots in Charge: Lies, Trick, Misdeeds,...
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