Great Parties

Great Parties

Author: Martha Stewart

Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 060980099X

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Offers advice on planning menus and table setting for different types of parties, including Texas barbecues, skating parties, and country picnics.


Absolutely Unforgettable Parties!

Absolutely Unforgettable Parties!

Author: Janet Litherland

Publisher: Meriwether Publishing Ltd.

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780916260637

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Twenty-three party themes for all seasons and occasions. Each party plan tells how to do it, gives food suggestions with recipes, reproducible party game papers, checklists and invitations.


We Miss All the Great Parties

We Miss All the Great Parties

Author: David Hopkins

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-02-09

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1312709197

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10 stories about odd encounters and personal exploration: A young man in search of meaning connects with his dead girlfriend's son. A group of men in Wisconsin start a poetry group while waiting for their favorite bar to be rebuilt. A woman discovers her husband has been hiding a secret. He also wants to rob a bank. A basketball player continually relives the last six seconds of his worst game. An amateur chess player encounters greatness. A girl attempts to leave a small town. But before she goes, she learns the story of one who stayed.


American Institutions and Their Influence

American Institutions and Their Influence

Author: Alexis de Tocqueville

Publisher:

Published: 1851

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13:

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In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution in the United States. It also contains an analysis of why republican representative democracy has succeeded in the United States while failing in so many other places.


Congressional Record

Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 1354

ISBN-13:

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)


Democracy in America

Democracy in America

Author: de Tocqueville, Alexis

Publisher: Lexham Press

Published: 2016-11-09

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1577997662

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French thinker Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America has for years been a classic for American political studies. The expansive 2-volume original is here provided in a new abridgement for students, giving an accessible yet complete picture of Tocqueville’s thought. With a new introduction by editor John D. Wilsey, this volume opens a clear window into American political, cultural, and religious history.


Europe and elsewhere

Europe and elsewhere

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-07-09

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13:

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"Europe and elsewhere" by Mark Twain. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.


Election Law in the American Political System

Election Law in the American Political System

Author: James A. Gardner

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2023-02-01

Total Pages: 1164

ISBN-13: 1543819796

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The third edition of Election Law in the American Political System pivots to place front and center the profound challenges to American democracy posed by the emergence of a political environment in which repeated, partisan attempts to undermine longstanding democratic processes have become a new norm of political contestation. Like prior editions, it offers an easy to teach, student-friendly, intellectually rich casebook with comprehensive coverage of the legal rules and doctrines that shape democratic participation in the 21st century American political system. New to the Third Edition: Addresses the perils currently facing American democracy including democratic backsliding, authoritarianism, and election denialism Contextualizes the problem of democratic backsliding as a global phenomenon Provides important intellectual framework and scaffolding by explaining the joint pathologies of illiberalism and populism and how they affect American democracy Updated caselaw with partisan gerrymandering: Rucho v. Common Cause; the Voting Rights Act: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee; racial gerrymandering: Cooper v. Harris; and political speech: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky Professors and students will benefit from: Organization that tracks the lifecycle of the democratic process from distribution of the franchise to processes and relationships of representation and through parties, candidate selection, campaign speech and spending, to electoral administration. Multidisciplinary coverage of theories of voting behavior, alternative electoral systems, evolution of judicial review of democratic processes, and developments concerning the advent of “fake news” in election campaigns. Comprehensive coverage of developments in partisan gerrymandering, the Voting Rights Act, judicial campaigning, campaign finance, and electoral administration. A focus on the current problems facing American democracy. A rich set of theoretical materials to help facilitate teaching and engagement of doctrine Well-organized and self-contained units that allow professors to cover topics in the depth and breadth they prefer. Clear, concise, and informative notes to help focus student attention on the issues that are relevant.