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 Jirí Pribán, "The Defence of Constitutionalism: Or the Czech Question in Post-National Europe " English | ISBN: 8024634236 | 2018 | 280 pages | EPUB | 962 KB More than a century after the publication of Czech politician Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk's study The Czech Question, Czech politics-instead of the nation's historical struggle for survival and independence-has become a pragmatic question of democratic constitutionalism and civility. Originally published in major Czech newspapers, these essays on contemporary European politics demonstrate that this new understanding involves both technical questions of power making and critical questions of its meaning. Democracy, Přibáň shows, is the process of permanent self-correction. It possesses both the capacity to respond to unexpected problems and crises and intrinsic tensions between principled arguments and everyday administrative processes. Defending constitutionalism, therefore, draws on principles of civil rights and freedoms, limited government, and representative democracy, the validity and persuasive force of which are at stake not only in the Czech Republic, but also in the post-national European Union and our global society at large.
 Joseph Mello, "The Courts, the Ballot Box, and Gay Rights: How Our Governing Institutions Shape the Same-Sex Marriage Debate" English | ISBN: 0700622918 | 2016 | 248 pages | EPUB | 1397 KB If the same-sex marriage debate tells us one thing, it's that rights do not exist in a vacuum. What works for one side at the ballot box often fails in the courtroom. Conservative opponents of same-sex marriage used appeals to religious liberty and parental rights to win ballot measure campaigns, but could not duplicate this success in court. Looking at the same-sex marriage debate at the ballot box and in the courts, this timely book offers unique insights into one of the most fluid social and legal issues of our day-and into the role of institutional context in how rights are used.  The Convoluted Universe: Book Two (The Convoluted Universe) by Dolores Cannon English | October 27th, 2021 | ISBN: 1886940983 | 661 pages | True EPUB | 3.64 MB For those who have enjoyed the challenges of Book One of this series, we present Book Two. Buckle your seat belts and get ready for another roller coaster ride that will present new concepts and either threaten or expand your belief systems. Dolores Cannon continues to uncover complicated metaphysics, creating the need for sequels.
 The Consulting Room and Beyond: Psychoanalytic Work and Its Reverberations in the Analyst's Life by Therese Ragen English | ISBN: 0881634727, 0881634719 | 152 pages | EPUB | April 15, 2010 | 0.91 Mb The Consulting Room and Beyond is not a typical example of clinical writing in the field of psychoanalysis. Therese Ragen, pushing the boundaries of the genre, thoughtfully explores in a very immediate way the intersubjective nature of psychoanalysis, particularly looking at the role of the psychoanalyst's subjectivity, both how it influences and is influenced by the psychoanalytic relationship. The profound ways in which analyst and patient affect each other are captured as the author moves from a moment with a patient, to one of her own memories, to a dream, to a professional consultation and back to the session with the patient. Ragen's detailed descriptions of her subjective experiences and clinical skill help to weave the anecdotes into a compelling narrative, worthy of the attention of theorists, academics and clinicians alike.
 The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present (Revised Edition) by David Runciman English | October 31, 2017 | ISBN: 0691178135 | True EPUB | 416 pages | 0.7 MB Why democracies believe they can survive any crisis―and why that belief is so dangerous  The Confession By James E. McGreevey; David France 2006 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 0060898623 | EPUB | 3 MB In August 2004, Governor James E. McGreevey of New Jersey made history when he stepped before microphones, declared "My truth is that I am a gay American," and announced his resignation. The story made international headlines-but what led to that moment was a human and political drama more complex and fascinating than anyone knew. Now, in this extraordinarily candid memoir, McGreevey shares his story of a life of ambition, moral compromise, and redemption.From childhood, McGreevey lived a kind of idealized American life. The son of working-class Irish Catholic parents, named for an uncle who died at Iwo Jima, he strove to exceed expectations in everything he did, meeting each new challenge as though his "future rode on every move." As a young man he was tempted by the priesthood, yet it was another calling-politics-that he found irresistible. Plunging early into the dangerous waters of New Jersey politics, he won three elections by the age of thirty-six, and soon thereafter nearly toppled the state's popular governor, Christie Todd Whitman, in a photo-finish election. Four years later, he won the governorship by a landslide.Throughout his adult life, however, Jim McGreevey had been forced to suppress a fundamental truth about himself: that he was gay. He knew at once that the only clear path to his dreams was to live a straight life, and so he split in two, accepting the traditional role of family man while denying his deepest emotions. And he discovered, to his surprise, that becoming a political player demanded ethical shortcuts that became as corrosive as living in the closet. In the cutthroat culture of political bosses, backroom deals, and the insidious practice known as "pay-to-play," he writes, "political compromises came easy to me because I'd learned how to keep a part of myself innocent of them." His policy triumphs as governor were tempered by scandal, as the transgressions of his staff came back to haunt him. Yet only when a former lover threatened to expose him did he finally confront his divided soul, and find the authentic self that had always eluded him.More than a coming-out memoir, The Confession is the story of one man's quest to repair the rift between his public and private selves, at a time in our culture when the personal and political have become tangled like frayed electric cables. Teeming with larger-than-life characters, written with honesty, grace, and rare insight into what it means to negotiate the minefields of American public life, it may be among the most honest political memoirs ever written.  Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt, "The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest" English | 2015 | ISBN: 0312168144, 1509867996 | ASIN: B0140MQVI8 | EPUB | pages: 409 | 3.6 mb [center]  The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy by Daniel A. Bell English | June 2, 2015 | ISBN: 0691166455, 0691173044 | True EPUB | 336 pages | 2.2 MB How China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracy  The Chief: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron by Andrew Roberts English | August 4, 2022 | ISBN: 1398508691 | True EPUB | 560 pages | 2.9 MB A definitive and compelling biography of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922), the greatest press magnate in history, the genius who invented modern popular journalism, and against whom all the other great newspaper proprietors must be measured.  The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health English | 2022 | ISBN: 1108843905 | 505 Pages | PDF | 4 MB The persistence of stigma of mental illness and seeking therapy perpetuates suffering and keeps people from getting the help they need and deserve. This volume, analysing the most up-to-date research on this process and ways to intervene, is designed to give those who are working to overcome stigma a strong, research-based foundation for their work. Chapters address stigma reduction efforts at the individual, community, and national levels, and discuss what works and what doesn't. Others explore how holding different stigmatized identities compounds the burden of stigma and suggest ways to attend to these differences. Throughout, there is a focus on the current state of the research knowledge in the field, its applications, and recommendations for future research. The Handbook provides a compelling case for the benefits reaped from current research and intervention, and shows why continued work is needed. |
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