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The American Political Scandal

Author : David R. Dewberry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442242922
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The American Political Scandal written by David R. Dewberry and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this holistic examination of political scandal in the United States, David Dewberry argues convincingly that such scandals follow a consistent narrative centered largely on media coverage and politician performance rather than the actual corruption or ethics violation committed. In making this argument, he also provides an analytical framework for understanding the patterns underlying scandals regardless of their unique political contexts. Dewberry dissects four major examples—Teapot Dome, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and Clinton/Lewinsky—and explores the roles of various constituencies involved in creating, reacting to, and mediating the scandal. What is the true role of journalism within the context of scandal? What persuasive techniques do politicians employ to develop and perpetuate scandals? What motives and values bring scandals to a close? In addition to the core cases, Dewberry incorporates briefer examples from contemporary and ongoing controversies including Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal, money and sex in Congress, how cover-ups have gone digital, and Chris Christie’s Bridgegate. The result is a fascinating and thoughtful look at the relationships among political discourse, free speech, and democracy.

Close to You

Author : Stacia Kane
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1466849193
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Close to You written by Stacia Kane and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Close to You: A Downside Ghosts Story by Stacia Kane THE HOLIDAYS ARE HELL Churchwitch Chess Putnam has seen, and banished, her share of ghosts, but not of the Christmas Past variety--the holiday has been illegal since the Church of Real Truth defeated the undead and took control of the world in 1997. Yet when she and her boyfriend, Terrible, make a trip to an abandoned auto junkyard, they find more than the rusted auto parts and spare tires they'd bargained for. They also run across a creepy Miss Havisham-type hell-bent on reuniting with her long-dead husband just in time for Christmas--even if it means taking Chess and Terrible down with her into the City of Eternity... If Chess and Terrible don't manage to keep these ghosts in the past, they won't have a future...

The Scandal of Adaptation

Author : Thomas Leitch
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031141539
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Scandal of Adaptation written by Thomas Leitch and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume seek to expose the scandals of adaptation. Some of them focus on specific adaptations that have been considered scandalous because they portray characters acting in ways that give scandal, because they are thought to betray the values enshrined in the texts they adapt, because their composition or reception raises scandalous possibilities those adapted texts had repressed, or because they challenge their audiences in ways those texts had never thought to do. Others consider more general questions arising from the proposition that all adaptation is a scandalous practice that confronts audiences with provocative questions about bowdlerizing, ethics, censorship, contagion, screenwriting, and history. The collection offers a challenge to the continued marginalization of adaptations and adaptation studies and an invitation to change their position by embracing rather than downplaying their ability to scandalize the institutions they affront.

Some Kind of Wonderful

Author : Beth Ciotta
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1466847107
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Some Kind of Wonderful written by Beth Ciotta and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have yourself a scrumptious, small-town Christmas with this special Cupcake Lovers holiday novella, Some Kind of Wonderful! Growing up in Sugar Creek, Maya Templeton and Zachary Cole were best friends. After high school, each went out into the world in search of adventure. Maya moved to Florida to explore her passion for baking and pastry-making, eventually establishing her own business: Cupcakes & Dreamscapes. Zach joined the military and became a Marine Scout Sniper. Now, after years apart, they're both going home for the holidays. They don't seem to have much in common anymore. In fact, Zach seems to have the hots for Maya's business partner. But when the two get stranded together during a blizzard, they are forced to reexamine their connection. Are Maya and Zach better off "just friends"-just as they were when they were young? Or could it be that true love was there all along? Look for Anything But Love-available now!-from St. Martin's Paperbacks. Praise for Beth Ciotta's Cupcake Lovers series: "An absolute treat."-Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author "Ciotta is a master of the fun-to-read romance, and this [series] is no exception."-RT BOOKreviews "Will keep readers waiting eagerly for [more]." -Publishers Weekly ABOUT THE AUTHOR Beth Ciotta is an award-winning author who specializes in romantic comedy with a twist. Her work includes contemporary, historical, and paranormal romantic fiction. "I can't think of anything more fulfilling than writing stories where everyone (except the villain, of course) gets a happy ending!" Beth lives in New Jersey with her husband, two zany dogs, and a crazy cat. A retired professional performer, Beth now pours her artistic passion into her writing.

The Scandals of '51

Author : Charley Rosen
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 9781888363913
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book The Scandals of '51 written by Charley Rosen and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 1999-01-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The college basketball scandals of 1951 were to basketball what the 1919 Black Sox scandals were to baseball—a loss of innocence, after which the game would be permanently tarnished, its relationship to power and big money firmly established. In Scandals of '51, Charley Rosen identifies all the major figures—including players, coaches, gangsters, clergymen, politicians—that made up the elaborate network that controlled the outcomes to many games or protected those who did so. Rosen shows who got caught and who didn't, and what role class, race, and religion played in determining this.

Spirituality in Season

Author : Ross Thompson
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1853118923
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book Spirituality in Season written by Ross Thompson and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2008-12-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are used to making Lent a special time for renewal, but much less has been written on the other seasons of the year. This resource explores the traditions that have shaped each season, the lectionary readings, and the liturgies observed across the ecumenical spectrum.

Christian History Made Easy

Author : Timothy Paul Jones
Publisher : Rose Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1596365773
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book Christian History Made Easy written by Timothy Paul Jones and published by Rose Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER of the Christian Retailers' Choice Awards 2010 for the "most significant new life-changing products in the Christian retail industry." Christian History Made Easy clearly lays out the most important events in the history of the church, from the time of Jesus to modern day. Christian History Made Easy explains early church history, the Church Councils, the Great Schism, the Crusades, Francis of Assisi, John Wycliffe, Martin Luther, the Protestant Reformation, and more. This incredible handbook presents key church history events and great Christian leaders everyone should know, along with full-color church history timelines, photos, pictures, and maps. The study guide and worksheets in the back makes this book an excellent Bible Study, adults Sunday school topics, or homeschool curriculum. Author Timothy Paul Jones makes Christian history refreshingly fun while at the same time informing Christians about the history of the Christian faith. Key Features ENGAGING—Find out the fascinating and inspiring stories of key people, such as Martin Luther, Augustine, Francis of Assisi, John Calvin, Charles Finney, John Bunyan, and more! EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND—Enjoy getting a simple overview of all key events throughout Christian history, including how we got the Bible; creeds; the Crusades; revivals; and more! PACKED WITH VISUALS—including charts, time lines, pictures, maps, photos, and illustrations. FASCINATING FACTS—Enjoy discovering fascinating facts, such as: St. Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and sold to a sheepherder in Ireland! Each Chapter of Christian History Made Easy Includes Key events & conceptsNames, key terms, and definitions you should knowFull-color Bible maps and timelinesAt the end of each chapter is a student guide, student worksheet, learning activity and quiz

Global Politics of Celebrity

Author : Mehdi Semati
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000894193
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Global Politics of Celebrity written by Mehdi Semati and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the age of networked publics and global viral publicity, celebrity is transnational. Its circulation illuminates global, national, and local dynamics of power and resistance. Celebrity shapes concepts of race, gender, class, and national identity on a global scale. Governments use transnational celebrity as evidence of their country’s cultural power, transmuting cultural influence into economic and political power. Meanwhile, celebrities who cross borders become potent and contested icons of national identity. At the grassroots level, citizens in diverse geographic contexts are becoming increasingly fluent in the global language of celebrity and are mobilizing it in new ways for personal and political projects. Reaching beyond the Global North, this book showcases research on transnational celebrity as a technology of soft power and counter-hegemonic organizing, and as a driver of discourses of race and migration. It also explores self-presentation and self-branding in the globalized attention economy. This book demonstrates the need for a renewed politicized treatment of the topic of celebrity in its transnational and globalizing reach. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Popular Communication.

The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture

Author : Brenda Ayres
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000782638
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture written by Brenda Ayres and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture exposes, explores, and examines what Victorians once considered flagrant breaches of decorum. Infringements that were fantasized through artforms or were actually committed exceeded entertaining parlor gossip; once in print they were condemned as socially contaminative but were also consumed as delightfully sensational. Written by scholars in diverse disciplines, this volume: Demonstrates that spreading scandals seemed to have been one of the most entertaining sources of activities but were also normative efforts made by the Victorians to ensure conformity of decorum. Provides a broad spectrum of infractions that were considered scandalous to the Victorians. Identifies Victorian transgressions that made the news and that may still shock modern readers. Covers a gamut of moral infractions and transgressions either practiced, rumored, or fantasized in art forms. This handbook is an invaluable resource about Victorian literature, art, and culture which challenges its readers to ponder perplexing questions about how and why some scandals were perpetrated and propagated in the nineteenth century while others were not, and what the controversies reveal about the human condition that persists beyond Victoria’s reign of propriety.

A World Ablaze

Author : Craig Harline
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190275189
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book A World Ablaze written by Craig Harline and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's not always easy to find the human Martin Luther underneath the centuries of accumulated myth. A World Ablaze focuses on the drama and uncertainty of the first few critical years of Luther's rise, when his personal struggles with salvation were transformed into a crisis of Christendom.

Personal Foul

Author : Tim Donaghy
Publisher : Clerisy Press
ISBN 13 : 0615379095
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Personal Foul written by Tim Donaghy and published by Clerisy Press. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the true story behind the Netflix documentary Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul. “The book the NBA doesn’t want you to read.” —Deadspin.com Tim Donaghy loved basketball. In many ways, his zest for the game came from his father, who officiated high school and college games for over 30 years. After graduating from Villanova, Donaghy was unsatisfied with his career until he followed his heart and became a basketball referee, first in the CBA and then the NBA, where he officiated for 13 seasons: 772 regular-season games and 20 playoff games. He loved his job, his family, his life. He felt like he had everything. And then, suddenly, he had nothing. He succumbed to a gambling addiction and to intimidation from well-connected criminals—and began using inside information to win bets for them. Following an FBI investigation, Donaghy pled guilty to two federal charges, and on August 15, 2007, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison. He was released on November 4, 2009, after serving his sentence. This is his story, which provides a stunningly candid admission of his mistakes, as well as his insider’s account of the world of professional basketball. With a foreword by Phil Scala, the FBI special agent who worked the Gambino case, Personal Foul reveals how the fast life of professional sports can tempt and trap the unwary and unwise. Donaghy has written an unforgettable page-turner, one of the most controversial sports books ever published. It will confirm your suspicions about the influence of the front offices of major league sports, while examining the corrosive power of money and fame. From the Introduction: I’m guilty. For 13 years I was a referee in the National Basketball Association, living a glamorous life on and off the court, rubbing elbows with superstar players and celebrity A-listers. I suppose many would say that I had it all—a great job, money, a wonderful family—but it was all an illusion. You see, during my last four years in the NBA, I led a secret life that would ultimately cost me everything: my integrity, my reputation, my career, my livelihood, my marriage, my family, and my freedom.

One Hundred Tons of Ice

Author : Lawrence Wood
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664226879
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book One Hundred Tons of Ice written by Lawrence Wood and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of thirty-one beautifully written and wonderfully moving sermon-length reflections that read more like stories from Lake Wobegone. Wood weaves together history, legends, and references to popular culture seamlessly with biblical passages to create reflections that are both inspirational and educational. "A modern Scheherezade, this gifted United Methodist preacher unspools a series of compelling stroies as he seeks to draw out the presence of God in the historical, the legendary, the ordinary, and the bizarre events of human life. . . . This debut collection has the potential to be a book for all seasons." --Publisher's Weekly

Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1084 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wanderlust

Author : Kitty French
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1466849185
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Wanderlust written by Kitty French and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanderlust by Kitty French Ruby has been in love with Ford since their university days, but she hasn't seen her former best friend in years--not since the one unforgettable kiss they shared right before he went off globe-trotting and she stayed behind. When he returns to town unexpectedly for their friends' New Year's Eve wedding, the sparks between them ignite, but can her wanderer ever settle down? Ford has never forgotten Ruby, or the kiss that changed everything between them, despite the many women he has tried to erase her with. His return to England for the wedding means a second chance with Ruby--but will one passion-filled evening with her be enough, or has he finally found his home?

The Lancet

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1498 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Lancet written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Political Scandals

Author : Andy Hughes
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844680894
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book A History of Political Scandals written by Andy Hughes and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A MUST-BUY BOOK for everyone interested in history and the scandalous behaviour of politicians across the world. Andy Hughes' fascinating book guides us through centuries of political abuse - and just plain stupidity. The Profumo Affair is still shocking to modern voters, possibly because the MP actually stepped down after being caught out after sharing his mistress with a Russian spy. This Pocket Guide will expose the secret side of politics, including which politicians risked or ruined their own careers for personal gain. This gripping book includes stories include the MP who liked to party hard and be whipped even harder, the Prime Minister and his hookers, expenses claims for manure and the US President who called for all gay men to be castrated. There is definitely no shortage of scandalous behaviour. In fact, politicians have mixed scandal with eggs, adult movies, helicopters, drugs, shoes, beef burgers, public toilets, mobile phones, rape, turkeys, orgies and even ice cream. You name it and politicians have been mixed up in it somehow. It is not just today's politicians who are embroiled with scandal, as this explosive Pocket Guide to Political Scandals reveals the questionable behaviour of politicians of yesteryear and from around the world; the corruption, dishonesty and like of morals and judgement all come out in the stories in the book. As featured on BBC Three Counties Radio