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Robert F. Kennedy

    November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968

    Robert F. Kennedy was a pivotal figure in American politics, serving as Attorney General and later as a Senator for New York. His political career was deeply intertwined with the Civil Rights Movement and international crises, where he acted as a trusted advisor to his brother. Kennedy was characterized by his unwavering commitment to justice and equality, making him an inspirational figure to many. His pursuit of change and his untimely end left an indelible mark on American history.

    American Values: Lessons I Learned from My Family
    American Values
    A Nation of Immigrants
    Of Knowledge and Power
    RFK
    The Real Anthony Fauci
    • The Real Anthony Fauci

      • 216 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.6(627)Add rating

      "The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets, scientific journals, key government and quasi-governmental agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19 virulence and pathogenesis, and to muzzle debate and ruthlessly censor dissent"-- Provided by publisher

      The Real Anthony Fauci
    • RFK

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
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      In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Francis Kennedy’s death, an inspiring collection of his most famous speeches accompanied by commentary from notable historians and public figures. Twenty-five years after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, RFK: His Words for Our Times, a celebration of Kennedy’s life and legacy, was published to enormous acclaim. Now, a quarter century later, this classic volume has been thoroughly edited and updated. Through his own words we get a direct and intimate perspective on Kennedy’s views on civil rights, social justice, the war in Vietnam, foreign policy, the desirability of peace, the need to eliminate poverty, and the role of hope in American politics. Here, too, is evidence of the impact of those he knew and worked with, including his brother John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chavez, among others. The tightly curated collection also includes commentary about RFK’s legacy from major historians and public figures, among them Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Eric Garcetti, William Manchester, Elie Wiesel, and Desmond Tutu. Assembled with the full cooperation of the Kennedy family, RFK: His Words for Our Times is a potent reminder of Robert Kennedy’s ability to imagine a greater America—a faith and vision we could use today.

      RFK
    • Of Knowledge and Power

      The Complexities of National Intelligence

      • 282 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      The book delves into the intricate challenges faced by the Intelligence Community in delivering accurate intelligence for U.S. foreign policy and national security. It explores the collection process, highlighting the need for strategic vision and the constraints from the executive branch. The analysis of collected information is examined, focusing on the roles of personnel, technology, and budgetary limitations. Additionally, it addresses quality control and oversight issues, concluding with the challenges in distributing intelligence products and the implications of political influences on the intelligence process.

      Of Knowledge and Power
    • “In this book, President Kennedy tells us what immigrants have done for America, and what America has done for its immigrants. It is one of the dramatic success stories of world history.... It can stand as a testament to a cause President Kennedy cherished, and which we should carry on.” — Robert F. Kennedy Throughout his presidency, John F. Kennedy was passionate about the issue of immigration reform. He believed that America is a nation of people who value both tradition and the exploration of new frontiers, deserving the freedom to build better lives for themselves in their adopted homeland. This 60th anniversary edition of his posthumously published, timeless work—with a foreword by Jonathan Greenblatt, the National Director and CEO of the ADL, formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League—offers President Kennedy’s inspiring words and observations on the diversity of America’s origins and the influence of immigrants on the foundation of the United States. The debate on immigration persists. Complete with updated resources on current policy, this new edition of A Nation of Immigrants emphasizes the importance of the collective thought and contributions to the prominence and success of the country.

      A Nation of Immigrants
    • With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller’s gift, RFK Jr. describes his life growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation, religion, race, and inequality that we confront today.

      American Values
    • The science is overwhelming; the facts are in. The planet is heating up at an alarming rate and the results are everywhere to be seen. Yet, as time runs out, climate progress is blocked by the men who are profiting from the burning of the planet: Energy moguls like the Koch brothers and ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. Powerful politicians like Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Inhofe, who receive massive contributions from the oil and coal industries. Most of these men are too intelligent to truly believe that climate change is not a growing crisis. And yet they have put their profits and careers ahead of the health and welfare of the world’s population—and even their own children and grandchildren. How do they explain themselves to their offspring, to the next generations that must deal with the environmental havoc that these men have wreaked? With a new introduction from the authors, Climate in Crisis takes a very personal look at this global crisis, literally bringing it home.

      Climate in Crisis: Who's Causing It, Who's Fighting It, and How We Can Reverse It Before It's Too Late
    • Thirteen Days

      A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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      A memoir on the threat and aversion of the world's first great nuclear crisis in October, 1962.

      Thirteen Days
    • Zen Gifts to Christians

      • 131 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
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      Robert Kennedy is one of three Jesuits in the world who answer to both the titles "Father" and "Roshi," or venerable Zen teacher. In 1991, after ten years of practicing Zen meditation, he was installed as a Zen teacher at the recommendation of his teacher, Glassman Roshi, and of Glassman Roshi's teacher, Maezumi Roshi. Today, he directs a dozen groups of people from many religious persuasions--even atheists and agnostics--who sit weekly in Zen meditation throughout the greater New York metropolitan area. This book is specifically addressed to the Christian practitioners of Zen meditation or those who are curious about it. It is structured around ten well-known ox-herding pictures that have been a consistent source of inspiration to Zen students for centuries.Each picture represents a specific Zen insight to life, and these insights, says Kennedy, are not only fully compatible with Christianity but can help Christians achieve the spiritual goals enshrined in a Christian classic. For example, "The Cloud of Unknowing:" to be silent and attentive, to be wholly present to life, to be able to separate one's true self from one's false self, the self-seeking part of the personality that so often brings on pain.

      Zen Gifts to Christians
    • Phonology

      • 376 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      This thoughtfully ordered introduction to a wide range of phonological phenomena is accessibly written to assist student understanding.

      Phonology