If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty

If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty by Eric Metaxas
2016 | ISBN: 1101979984 | English | 272 pages | EPUB | 0.4 MB

#1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas delivers an extraordinary book that is part history and part rousing call to arms, steeped in a critical analysis of our founding fathers’ original intentions for America.

In 1787, when the Constitution was drafted, a woman asked Ben Franklin what the founders had given the American people. “A republic,” he shot back, “if you can keep it.” More than two centuries later, Metaxas examines what that means and how we are doing on that score.

If You Can Keep It is at once a thrilling review of America’s uniqueness—including our role as a “nation of nations”—and a chilling reminder that America’s greatness cannot continue unless we embrace our own crucial role in living out what the founders entrusted to us. Metaxas explains that America is not a nation bounded by ethnic identity or geography, but rather by a radical and unprecedented idea, based on liberty and freedom for all. He cautions us that it’s nearly past time we reconnect to that idea, or we may lose the very foundation of what made us exceptional in the first place.

American Scientist - July/August 2016

American Scientist – July/August 2016

English | True PDF | 68 Pages | 8.17 MB

American English Pronunciation • The Rachel"s English Guide to Sounding American (2015)

American English PronunciationThe Rachel’s English Guide to Sounding American

2015 | English | MP3, True PDF, 290 pages | 509.35 MB

Rachel’s eBook shows you, from start to finish, how to improve your English speaking skills. Improve your English to excel at work or school and feel at ease speaking with Americans.

The American Phoenix: And Why China and Europe Will Struggle after the Coming Slump (repost)

Charles Dumas, “The American Phoenix: And Why China and Europe Will Struggle after the Coming Slump”
2011 | ISBN 10: 1846685648 | PDF | 224 pages | 3 MB

2012 will bring another global economic crisis. It could have been avoided if America and other deficit countries had embarked on currency devaluation and tighter domestic policy to sustain recovery and growth, boost exports and savings, while cutting excessive debts built up in the pre-crisis ‘gilded age’. But they didn’t. Instead they continued to run large government deficits, effectively transferring debt from private to public hands, rather than reducing it through rising national savings rates.

Savings-rich countries, notably China, have not helped. To get the global economy in better balance they needed to reduce exports by revaluing their currencies and encouraging domestic demand. Instead,the second, third and fourth largest economies in the world have continued to increase their net exports, thwarting recovery in the United States, Britain and southern Europe. This economic imbalance, say Dumas and Choyleva, is going to cause another global economic crunch.

And afterwards? Perhaps surprisingly, but with impeccable reasoning, Dumas and Choyleva go on to argue that America will emerge from the slump in the strongest shape, China will struggle unless it takes steps to tackle its structural problems, Eurozone countries like Spain, Portugal and Greece are in for a depressing decade, while Britain, because of its labour market and exchange rate flexibility, will be in better shape to emulate America’s recovery. These are precarious times. To understand and prepare for them, this book will be invaluable

Asian American Religious Cultures [2 volumes]

Jonathan H. X. Lee, Fumitaka Matsuoka, “Asian American Religious Cultures [2 volumes]”
2015 | ISBN-10: 1598843303 | 1060 pages | PDF | 23 MB

A resource ideal for students as well as general readers, this two-volume encyclopedia examines the diversity of the Asian American and Pacific Islander spiritual experience.

• Covers both common motifs in Asian American religious culture, such as Chinese New Year festivals and mortuary rituals, as well as many newly established faith traditions

• Contains entries on rarely addressed topics within Asian American religion, such as Hezhen Shamanism

American Woodworker - October/November 2013

American Woodworker – October/November 2013

English | True PDF | 76 Pages | 36.20 MB

American Woodworker - December/January 2014

American Woodworker – December/January 2014

English | True PDF | 76 Pages | 35.61 MB

American Woodworker 2013 Full Year Collection

American Woodworker 2013 Full Year Collection

English | True PDF | 7 Issues | 245.85 MB

Scientific American Brazil - Junho 2016

Scientific American Brazil – Junho 2016
Portuguese | 100 pages | True PDF | 22 MB

Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business [Audiobook]

Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business [Audiobook] by Rana Foroohar
English | May 17, 2016 | ASIN: B01CUKFLII | M4B@64 kbps | 13 hrs 25 mins | 366 MB
Narrator: Rachel Fulginiti | Genre: Nonfiction/Economics

Eight years on from the biggest market meltdown since the Great Depression, the key lessons of the crisis of 2008 still remain unlearned – and our financial system is just as vulnerable as ever. Many of us know that our government failed to fix the banking system after the subprime mortgage crisis. But what few of us realize is how the misguided financial practices and philosophies that nearly toppled the global financial system have come to infiltrate all American businesses, putting us on a collision course with another cataclysmic meltdown.

Drawing on in-depth reporting and exclusive interviews at the highest rungs of Wall Street and Washington, Time assistant managing editor and economic columnist Rana Foroohar shows how the “financialization of America” – the trend by which finance and its way of thinking have come to reign supreme – is perpetuating Wall Street’s reign over Main Street, widening the gap between rich and poor, and threatening the future of the American dream.

Policy makers get caught up in the details of regulating “too big to fail” banks, but the problems in our market system go much broader and deeper than that. Consider that:

Thanks to 40 years of policy changes and bad decisions, only about 15 percent of all the money in our market system actually ends up in the real economy – the rest stays within the closed loop of finance itself.

The financial sector takes a quarter of all corporate profits in this country while creating only 4 percent of American jobs.

The tax code continues to favor debt over equity, making it easier for companies to hoard cash overseas rather than reinvest it on our shores.

Our biggest and most profitable corporations are investing more money in stock buybacks than in research and innovation.

And still the majority of the financial regulations promised after the 2008 meltdown have yet come to pass thanks to cozy relationships between our lawmakers and the country’s wealthiest financiers.

Exploring these forces that have led American businesses to favor balancing-sheet engineering over the actual kind and the pursuit of short-term corporate profits over job creation, Foroohar shows how financialization has so gravely harmed our society and why reversing this trend is of grave importance to us all. Through colorful stories of both “Takers” and “Makers”, she’ll reveal how we change the system for a better and more sustainable shared economic future.

American Miniaturist - July 2016

American Miniaturist – July 2016
English | 100 pages | True PDF | 50 MB

The New American Cooking

The New American Cooking by Joan Nathan
2005 | ISBN: 1400040345 | English | 464 pages | EPUB | 24 MB

Joan Nathan, the author of Jewish Cooking in America, An American Folklife Cookbook, and many other treasured cookbooks, now gives us a fabulous feast of new American recipes and the stories behind them that reflect the most innovative time in our culinary history.

The huge influx of peoples from all over Asia–Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, India–and from the Middle East and Latin America in the past forty years has brought to our kitchens new exotic flavors, little-known herbs and condiments, and novel cooking techniques that make the most of every ingredient. At the same time, health and environmental concerns have dramatically affected how and what we eat. The result: American cooking has never been as exciting as it is today. And Joan Nathan proves it on every page of this wonderfully rewarding book.

Crisscrossing the country, she talks to organic farmers, artisanal bread bakers and cheese makers, a Hmong farmer in Minnesota, a mango grower in Florida, an entrepreneur of Indian frozen foods in New Jersey, home cooks, and new-wave chefs.

Among the many enticing dishes she discovers are a breakfast huevos rancheros casserole; starters such as Ecuadorean shrimp ceviche, Szechuan dumplings, and Malaysian swordfish satays; pea soup with kaffir leaves; gazpacho with sashimi; pasta dressed with pistachio pesto; Iraqi rice-stuffed Vidalia onions; and main courses of Ecuadorean casuela, chicken yasa from Gambia, and couscous from Timbuktu (with dates and lamb). And there are desserts for every taste.

Old American favorites are featured, too, but often Nathan discovers a cook who has a new way with a dish, such as an asparagus salad with blood orange mayonnaise, pancakes made with blue cornmeal and pine nuts, a seafood chowder that includes monkfish, and a chocolate bread pudding with dried cherries.

Because every recipe has a story behind it, The New American Cooking is a book that is as much fun to read as it is to cook from–a must for every kitchen today.

American Hunter - June 2016

American Hunter – June 2016

English | True PDF | 86 Pages | 50.45 MB

Christopher Andersen - Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage [Repost]

Christopher Andersen – Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage
2009 | ISBN: 1501284312, 0061771961 | English | 336 pages | EPUB | 1 MB

They exploded on the national political scene in 2004 and within four short years captured the ultimate political prize. By the time they claimed the White House in one of the most hotly-contested presidential races in modern history, Barack and Michelle Obama were seen by millions around the world as the new Jack and Jackie Kennedy―brilliant, attractive, elegant, youthful, exciting. Accompanied by their two young daughters Malia and Sasha, the Obamas would arrive at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with the promise of a new Camelot all but assured. Given the obvious historic significance of what they accomplished together, the marriage of Barack and Michelle stands as one of the great personal and political partnerships in American history. Yet, incredibly, the true nature of that relationship remains a mystery. Until now. In the style of his #1 New York Times bestsellers The Day Diana Died and The Day John Died, as well as his bestselling books about the Kennedys, the Clintons and the Bushes, author Christopher Andersen draws on important sources―some speaking for the first time―to paint the first complete, compelling portrait of America’s first black First Family.

50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.

Brent D. Glass, “50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.”

ISBN: 1451682034 | 2016 | EPUB | 320 pages | 34 MB

A one-of-a-kind guide to fifty of the most important cultural and historic sites in the United States guaranteed to fascinate, educate, and entertain—selected and described by the former director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

From Massachusetts to Florida to Washington to California, 50 Great American Places takes you on a journey through our nation’s history. Sharing the inside stories of sites as old as Mesa Verde (Colorado) and Cahokia (Illinois) and as recent as Silicon Valley (California) and the Mall of America (Minnesota), each essay provides the historical context for places that represent fundamental American themes: the compelling story of democracy and self-government; the dramatic impact of military conflict; the powerful role of innovation and enterprise; the inspiring achievements of diverse cultural traditions; and the defining influence of the land and its resources. Expert historian Brent D. Glass explores these themes by connecting places, people, and events and reveals a national narrative that is often surprising, sometimes tragic, and always engaging—complete with photographs, websites for more information, and suggestions for other places nearby worth visiting.

Sites you would expect to read about—in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC—are here, as well as plenty of surprises, such as the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, or Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, or the Village Green in Hudson, Ohio; less obvious places that, together with the more well-known destinations, collectively tell the story of America. For families who want to take a trip that is both educational and entertaining, for history enthusiasts, or anyone curious about our country’s greatest places, this book is the perfect guide.

American Decades: 1940-1949

American Decades: 1940-1949 by Victor Bondi
English | June 1, 1995 | ISBN: 0810357267 | 642 Pages | PDF | 16 MB

Intended as a reference source for American social history, this volume discusses the people, events and ideas of the 1940s. After an introductory overview and chronology, subject chapters follow with subject-specific timelines and alphabetically arranged entries.

Rick Perlstein - Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus [Repost]

Rick Perlstein – Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
2009 | ISBN: 1568584121 | English | 704 pages | EPUB | 2.8 MB

Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who loathed federal government, despised liberals, and mocked “peaceful coexistence” with the USSR. Perlstein’s narrative shines a light on a whole world of conservatives and their antagonists, including William F. Buckley, Nelson Rockefeller, and Bill Moyers. Vividly written, Before the Storm is an essential book about the 1960s.

Columbus Food Truck Cookbook, The (American Palate)

Renee Casteel Cook, Tiffany Harelik, “Columbus Food Truck Cookbook, The (American Palate)”
English | ISBN: 1467135801 | 2016 | EPUB | 176 pages | 4,3 MB

Every food truck in Columbus has a story. Jim Pashovich, godfather of the local scene, honors his Macedonian heritage with his fleet of Pitabilities trucks. After working as a New York City line cook, Catie Randazzo returned to Columbus to open Challah! and wow the hometown crowd with her reimagined Jewish comfort food. Chef Tony Layne of PorKetta serves up rotisserie-style porcine fare in his tin-roofed truck. Established favorites like Paddy Wagon and Explorers Club pair with the citys best nightlife venues and breweries to extend their offerings at permanent pop-up kitchens. With insider interviews and over thirty recipes, food authors Tiffany Harelik and Renee Casteel Cook chew their way through the thriving food truck scene of Columbus.

Joseph J. Ellis - American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic [Repost]

Joseph J. Ellis – American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic
2007 | ISBN: 0739331922, 0307276457 | English | 304 pages | EPUB | 0.3 MB

Acclaimed historian Joseph J. Ellis brings his unparalleled talents to this riveting account of the early years of the Republic.

The last quarter of the eighteenth century remains the most politically creative era in American history, when a dedicated group of men undertook a bold experiment in political ideals. It was a time of both triumphs and tragedies—all of which contributed to the shaping of our burgeoning nation. Ellis casts an incisive eye on the gradual pace of the American Revolution and the contributions of such luminaries as Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, and brilliantly analyzes the failures of the founders to adequately solve the problems of slavery and the treatment of Native Americans. With accessible prose and stunning eloquence, Ellis delineates in American Creation an era of flawed greatness, at a time when understanding our origins is more important than ever.

Scientific American - Brasil - Edição 168 - Maio de 2016

Scientific American – Brasil – Edição 168 – Maio de 2016

Portuguese | Pages: 52 | PDF | 33.5 mb

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