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Producing Politics

Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics for All of Us

By: Daniel Laurison

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Producing Politics

Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics for All of Us

By: Daniel Laurison

The first book to uncover the hidden and powerful role campaign professionals play in shaping American democracy by delving into the exclusive world of politicos through off-the-record interviews We may think we know our politicians, but we know very little about the people who create them. Producing Politics will change the way we think about our country’s political candidates, the campaigns that bolster them, and the people who craft them. Political campaigns are designed to influence voter behavior and determine elections. They are supposed to serve as a conduit between candidates and voters: politicos get to know communities, communicate their concerns to candidates, and encourage individuals to vote. However, sociologist Daniel Laurison reveals a much different reality: campaigns are riddled with outdated strategies, unquestioned conventional wisdom, and preconceived notions about voters that are more reflective of campaign professionals’ implicit bias than the real lives and motivations of Americans. Through over 70 off-the-record interviews with key campaign staff and consultants, Laurison uncovers how the industry creates a political environment that is confusing, polarizing, and alienating to voters. Campaigns are often an echo chamber of staffers with replicate backgrounds and ideologies; most political operatives are white men from middle- to upper-class backgrounds who are driven more by their desire to climb the political ladder than the desire to create an open conversation between voter and candidate. Producing Politics highlights the impact of national campaign professionals in the US through a sociological lens. It explores the role political operatives play in shaping the way that voters understand political candidates, participate in elections, and perceive our democratic process—and is an essential guide to understanding the current American political system.

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Beacon Press

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0807025070

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The Class Ceiling

Why it Pays to be Privileged

By: Friedman, Sam,Laurison, Daniel

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The Class Ceiling

Why it Pays to be Privileged

By: Friedman, Sam,Laurison, Daniel

Politicians continually tell us that anyone can get ahead. But is that really true? This important, best-selling book takes readers behind the closed doors of elite employers to reveal how class affects who gets to the top. Friedman and Laurison show that a powerful 'class pay gap’ exists in Britain’s elite occupations. Even when those from working-class backgrounds make it into prestigious jobs, they earn, on average, 16% less than colleagues from privileged backgrounds. But why is this the case? Drawing on 175 interviews across four case studies – television, accountancy, architecture, and acting – they explore the complex barriers facing the upwardly mobile. This is a rich, ambitious book that demands we take seriously not just the glass but also the class ceiling.

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Policy Press

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1447336100

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Comedy and Critique

Stand-up Comedy and the Professional Ethos of Laughter

By: Daniel R. Smith

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Comedy and Critique

Stand-up Comedy and the Professional Ethos of Laughter

By: Daniel R. Smith

Comedy and Critique explores British professional stand-up comedy in the wake of the Alternative Comedy movement of the late twentieth century, seeing it as an extension of the politics of the New Left: standing up for oneself as anti-racist, feminist and open to a queering of self and social institutions. Daniel Smith demonstrates that the comic sensibility pervading contemporary humour is as much ‘speaking truth to power’ as it is realising one’s position ‘in’ power. The professionalisation of New Left humour offers a challenge to social and cultural critique. Stand-up comedy has made us all sociologists of self, identity and cultural power while also resigning us to a place where a comic sensibility becomes an acknowledgment of the necessity of social change.

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Policy Press

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1529200164

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The fall and rise of the English upper class

Houses, kinship and capital since 1945

By: Daniel R. Smith

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The fall and rise of the English upper class

Houses, kinship and capital since 1945

By: Daniel R. Smith

The fall and rise of the English upper class explores the role traditionalist worldviews, articulated by members of the historic upper-class, have played in British society in the shadow of her imperial and economic decline in the twentieth century. Situating these traditionalist visions alongside Britain’s post-Brexit fantasies of global economic resurgence and a socio-cultural return to a green and pleasant land, Smith examines Britain’s Establishment institutions, the estates of her landed gentry and aristocracy, through to an appetite for nostalgic products represented with pastoral or pre-modern symbolism. It is demonstrated that these institutions and pursuits play a central role in situating social, cultural and political belonging. Crucially these institutions and pursuits rely upon a form of membership which is grounded in a kinship idiom centred upon inheritance and descent: who inherits the houses of privilege, inherits England.

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Manchester University Press

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1526157004

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Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Blueprint for the Social Sciences

By: Briggs, Daniel,Ellis, Anthony

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Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Blueprint for the Social Sciences

By: Briggs, Daniel,Ellis, Anthony

In challenging social science’s established orthodoxies, this first in a series of books is a call for its disciplines to embrace new theoretical paradigms and research methods to better understand the reality of life in a post-COVID world. By offering a detailed insight into the harmful effects of neoliberalism before the pandemic, as well as the intervallic period the world is currently living through, the authors show how it is more important than ever for social science to evolve and take a leading role in contextualising the biggest crisis of the 21st century. This is a critical blueprint for ongoing debates about the COVID-19 pandemic and alternative modes of research.

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Policy Press

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1447362314

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Producing Politics

Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics for All of Us

By: Daniel Laurison

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Producing Politics

Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics for All of Us

By: Daniel Laurison

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0807025062

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The Class Ceiling

Why it Pays to be Privileged

By: Friedman, Sam,Laurison, Daniel

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Why it Pays to be Privileged

By: Friedman, Sam,Laurison, Daniel

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From Darkness to Light

By: Daniel Bourguet

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From Darkness to Light

By: Daniel Bourguet

In these meditations Daniel Bourguet enables us to draw alongside the thief on the cross and enter his dialogue with Christ; he guides us downward into the darkness of hell through a reading of Psalm 88; and finally we discover on Easter morning both the confusion and then faith of Mary Magdalene as she meets the Risen Lord (John 20). Bourguet's confidence in the biblical text means that he engages with it and follows wherever it leads, however risky . . . and he emerges--with us--miraculously enriched.

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1498281869

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From Lo-Debar to the King's Table: A journey from an orphan spirit to Sonship

By: Daniel Joseph Petrucci

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From Lo-Debar to the King's Table: A journey from an orphan spirit to Sonship

By: Daniel Joseph Petrucci

From Lo-Debar to the King's Table is a truly inspiring and uplifting account of Daniel's life and journey from having an orphan heart to Sonship. The book takes you through Daniel's heart-wrenching childhood experiences of feeling unloved, abandoned, lonely, alienated, and isolated. However, his resilience and determination to overcome the obstacles that life has dealt him show his unwavering faith and trust in God. Daniel's story teaches us that even in the face of adversity, we can find strength and hope through our faith in Father God and ultimately that our true identity is only found in Him. Do you know who you are? Where does your identity lie? This book will show you how to find your identity in Christ by seeking His face, ending up in His embrace, as you become an eternal son or daughter of King Jesus! --Lisa Clayton, founder of Get Them to Jesus Ministries and author of A Map from the Womb to Eternity Do you know who you are? Where does your identity lie? This book will show you how to find your identity in Christ by seeking His face, ending up in His embrace, as you become an eternal son or daughter of King Jesus! --Lisa Clayton, founder of Get Them to Jesus Ministries and author of A Map from the Womb to Eternity

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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Light for Life

By: Sherene Daniel

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Light for Life

By: Sherene Daniel

This book is about God’s love for us in our lives. He is our loving Father who is reaching out to us and calling us to Him. No matter what difficulty we may be in, God is still there for us. He wants us to know that and wants to help us in our present situation. It is up to us to respond to His call. When we are in trouble, fear, worry, pain and sickness, suffering, lonely, sad or anger we can reach out to our Lord. Each topic has a small chapter with a prayer, bible verses and a small discussion. There are also chapters on God’s forgiving love, redemption, and His blessings and temptation. Joy and doing good have also been added. The last chapter is on the pandemic.

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WestBow Press

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1664229205

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Breath of Life

Three Breaths that Shaped Humanity

By: Daniel Kooman

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Breath of Life

Three Breaths that Shaped Humanity

By: Daniel Kooman

The world began when God, the Creator of everything said, “Let there be light.” As the wonder of the world came to life with all its intricate beauty, the most miraculous moment had yet to become reality. That’s when God breathed into Adam and, with that one breath, shaped humanity. In this thoughtful and inspiring book, Daniel Kooman, the award-winning director of She Has a Name and Dream: Find Your Significance, shares the creation story in a way you have never experienced it before. Breath of Life examines three breaths from God that shaped humanity: The first breath that brought humanity to life; a second breath that redeemed humanity from sin; and a third breath that continues to shape the course of human history as we know it. Original and refreshing, it helps readers rethink something they take for granted every waking moment of the day: the very breath in their lungs.

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Red Arrow Media

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057872054X

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The Well Eternal

Reflections on Messiah

By: Daniel Thomas

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The Well Eternal

Reflections on Messiah

By: Daniel Thomas

Jacob set his head on a “stone–pillow”, and he dosed off. “He dreamt of a stairway (‘ladder’) that rested on the ground, with its top reaching up to the heavens. On it, he saw the angels of God, going up (ascending) and descending.” (Genesis 28: 11-12) And there was the LORD above the top-rung, saying; “I AM the Lord, the God of Abraham, and your father Isaac. In you, and your descendants, all the families of the earth will find blessing. I AM with you. I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you, until I (the Lord) have done all that I promised.” (Genesis 28: 14–15) Now, fast forward to the arrival of the Messiah. “Philip, who was from Bethsaida (the same town as Andrew and Peter) found Nathaniel, and enthusiastically to him; ‘We’ve found the One about whom Moses wrote, whom the prophets spoke of, the Messiah, Yeshua, the son of Joseph.” (John 1: 45) Nathaniel’s dismissive response illustrates just how presumptuous human nature can be; quick to jump to the wrong conclusion based limited understanding. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (John 1: 46) He errantly assumed that “nothing of value” could come from the sleepy “backwards” village of Nazareth. Philip was undaunted; telling Nathaniel to “come and see!” Yeshua later explained; “You shall see even greater things than this. You will see the sky (the heavens) opened, and the angels of God going up (ascending) and descending on the Son of Man.” (John 1: 50-51) A person’s willingness to believe (faith) activates God’s faithfulness to promises. The miracle of Israel is a testament to the restorative power of God...Eternal. And the Messiah’s story is a reconstituted version of “Jacob’s (Israel’s) journey.” “You are My witnesses. I have chosen you as My servant, so that you can know Me. I AM the LORD.” (Isaiah 43: 10) Those with “eyes of faith” witness “Jacob’s ladder”, personified.

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Balboa Press

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1982230789

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9781982230784

Dancing with a Shadow

Making Sense of God's Silence

By: Daniel Schaeffer,Dan Schaeffer

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Dancing with a Shadow

Making Sense of God's Silence

By: Daniel Schaeffer,Dan Schaeffer

Schaeffer takes a personal look at God's providence in difficult circumstances. This insightful study takes readers through the often overlooked book of Esther, uncovering the way God moves in all our lives--silent yet active. Discussion questions and studies of the main characters in the story of Esther help readers find a practical perspective on how God moves in our daily lives.

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0929239733

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Personal Reality, Volume 2

By: Daniel Paksi

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Personal Reality, Volume 2

By: Daniel Paksi

Western civilization was built on the concept of God. Today modern science, based on the critical method and so-called objective facts, denies even the existence of our soul. There is only matter: atoms, molecules, and DNA sequences. There is no freedom; there are no well-grounded beliefs. The decline of Western civilization is not the simple consequence of decadence, hedonism, and malevolence. Modern critical science has liberated us from the old dogmas but failed to establish our freedoms, values, and beliefs. However, human knowledge is not objective but personal. We are the children of evolution. Everybody sees the world from his own personal point of view anchored into his/her body. We use our billions-of-years-old evolutionary skills and thousands-of-years-old cultural heritage to recognize and acknowledge the personal facts of our reality, freedom, and most important natural beliefs: respect and speak the truth. In reality, even science itself is based on our personal knowledge. Only our false conceptual dichotomies paralyze our thinking. God or matter? - there is a third choice: the emergence of life and human persons. This is the only way to defend our freedoms and the Christian moral dynamism of free Western societies.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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0227177177

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Manna and Mercy

A Brief History of God's Unfolding Promise to Mend the Entire Universe

By: Daniel Erlander

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Manna and Mercy

A Brief History of God's Unfolding Promise to Mend the Entire Universe

By: Daniel Erlander

Through imagination, clarity, humor and cartoon, Daniel Erlander retells the Bible's story. Follows the themes of bread and forgiveness.

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Messiah Proposes

By: Dan Lattarulo,Rich Lattarulo

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Messiah Proposes

By: Dan Lattarulo,Rich Lattarulo

Man's made the earth a mess. The planet's been polluted, profaned by excessive pride. Messiah Proposes suggests a profound new way to think about God: proposing marriage to his 'woman'. This concept will completely change the meaning of our lives.

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Book's by Daniel Laurison

Producing Politics

Producing Politics

The Class Ceiling

The Class Ceiling

Comedy and Critique

Comedy and Critique

The fall and rise of the English upper class

The fall and rise of the English upper class

Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Blueprint for the Social Sciences

Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Blueprint for the Social Sciences

Producing Politics

Producing Politics

The Class Ceiling

The Class Ceiling

From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light

From Lo-Debar to the King's Table: A journey from an orphan spirit to Sonship

From Lo-Debar to the King's Table: A journey from an orphan spirit to Sonship

Light for Life

Light for Life

Breath of Life

Breath of Life

The Well Eternal

The Well Eternal

Dancing with a Shadow

Dancing with a Shadow

Personal Reality, Volume 2

Personal Reality, Volume 2

Manna and Mercy

Manna and Mercy

Messiah Proposes

Messiah Proposes

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