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  • Amácio Mazzaropi in the Film and Culture of Brazil

    After Cinema Novo

    by E. Bueno ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Amácio Mazzaropi's work is a unique instance in Brazilian culture - as an artist not connected with the subsidized film industry, he developed a singular voice and represents a segment of the population usually either ignored or viewed with contempt by the established, experimental filmmakers. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Dictator's Handbook

    Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

    by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith ...
    “A lucidly written, shrewdly argued meditation on how democrats and dictators preserve political authority.” —Wall Street JournalBruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith’s canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition: leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don’t care about the “national interest”—or even their subjects ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Invention of Power

    Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West

    by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita ...
    In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?Western exceptionalism—the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent—is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Fast Your Way to Health

    by Lee Bueno ...
    Having received a death sentence from her doctors, Lee Bueno-Aguer found that God had given her a better prescription—fasting to regain her health. From her own and others’ experiences, as well as sound scriptural and medical guidelines, she discusses many aspects of fasting, including:Who should and should not fastVarious kinds of fastsHow to begin and end a fastThe difference between fasting and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spoils of War

    Greed, Power, and the Conflicts That Made Our Greatest Presidents

    by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith ...
    Two eminent political scientists show that America's great conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, were fought not for ideals, or even geopolitical strategy, but for the individual gain of the presidents who waged them.It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate-Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few-oversaw ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    The Dictator's Handbook

    Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

    by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith ...
    Narrated by Dan Woren ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 38 min

    “A lucidly written, shrewdly argued meditation on how democrats and dictators preserve political authority.” —Wall Street JournalBruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith’s canonical book on political science turns conventional wisdom on its head. They start from a single proposition: leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don’t care about the “national interest”—or even their subjects ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Invention of Power

    Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West

    by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita ...
    Narrated by Michael Beck ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 22 min

    In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?Western exceptionalism—the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent—is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Predictioneer's Game

    Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future

    by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita ...
    Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 32 min

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a master of game theory, which is a fancy label for a simple idea: People compete, and they always do what they think is in their own best interest. Bueno de Mesquita uses game theory and its insights into human behavior to predict and even engineer political, financial, and personal events. His forecasts, which have been employed by everyone from the CIA to major ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Principles of International Politics

    by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita ...
    Series series Principles of International Politics
    Renowned scholar Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, who set the standard for the scientific approach to international relations and transformed the field, has returned with a reformulated fifth edition based on extensive reviewer feedback and guided by an emphasis on questions about the causes and consequences of war, peace, and world order. More than ever before, the strategic perspective in international ... Read more

    $100.99 USD

  • The Logic of Political Survival

    by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Randolph M. Siverson, James D. Morrow ...
    The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why some countries experience successful economic development and others do not. The authors construct ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Christmas at the Havenwood Diner

    A Heartwarming Holiday Romance About Second Chances, Forgiveness and Hope

    by Sophie Bueno ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Mary G ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 48 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When a billionaire goes undercover at a small-town diner, he discovers the true meaning of Christmas—and a love that could change everything.When Alex Sterling, heir to a restaurant empire, loses touch with what truly matters, his father gives him an unexpected challenge: Spend one winter working undercover at a struggling diner in a tiny Colorado town ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Predictioneer's Game

    Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future

    by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita ...
    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a master of game theory, which is a fancy label for a simple idea: People compete, and they always do what they think is in their own best interest. Bueno de Mesquita uses game theory and its insights into human behavior to predict and even engineer political, financial, and personal events. His forecasts, which have been employed by everyone from the CIA to major ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook