A clear portrait of a fifty-year period in the career of the premier architect of the civil rights movement in the U.S. and how Du Boois changed the way Americans think about themselves.
Acclaimed by leading historians and critics when it appeared shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this foundational biography wends through the corridors in which King held court, posing the right questions and providing a keen measure of the man whose career and mission enthrall scholars and general readers to this day. Updated with a new preface and more than a dozen photographs of King and his contemporaries, this edition presents the unforgettable story of King's life and death for a new generation.
Skillful journalism and meticulous scholarship are combined in the full-bodied portrait of that enigmatic folk hero, Henry Ford, and of the company he built from scratch. Writing with verve and objectivity, David Lewis focuses on the fame, popularity, and influence of America's most unconventional businessman and traces the history of public relations and advertising within Ford Motor Company and the automobile industry.
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How the US Government Uses Powerful Corporations and Leading Universities to Support Government Policies, Silence Top Scientists, Jeopardize Our Health, and Protect Corporate Profits
How the US Government Uses Powerful Corporations and Leading Universities to Support Government Policies, Silence Top Scientists, Jeopardize Our Health, and Protect Corporate Profits
For the first time in paperback and with a new introduction. Discover how and why the government is corrupting scientific research. When Speaker Newt Gingrich greeted Dr. David Lewis in his office overlooking the National Mall, he looked at Dr. Lewis and said: “You know you’re going to be fired for this, don’t you?” “I know,” Dr. Lewis replied, “I just hope to stay out of prison.” Gingrich had just read Dr. Lewis’s commentary in Nature, titled “EPA Science: Casualty of Election Politics.” Three years later, and thirty years after Dr. Lewis began working at EPA, he was back in Washington to receive a Science Achievement Award from Administrator Carol Browner for his second article in Nature. By then, EPA had transferred Dr. Lewis to the University of Georgia to await termination—the Agency’s only scientist to ever be lead author on papers published in Nature and Lancet. The government hires scientists to support its policies; industry hires them to support its business; and universities hire them to bring in grants that are handed out to support government policies and industry practices. Organizations dealing with scientific integrity are designed only to weed out those who commit fraud behind the backs of the institutions where they work. The greatest threat of all is the purposeful corruption of the scientific enterprise by the institutions themselves. The science they create is often only an illusion, designed to deceive; and the scientists they destroy to protect that illusion are often our best. This book is about both, beginning with Dr. Lewis’s experience, and ending with the story of Dr. Andrew Wakefield. This new edition, now for the first time in paperback, features a new introduction by the author.
Take Me With You is an extraordinary story of an ordinary family as they face and resolve problems common to us all. David Lewis portrays his characters in a very compelling and compassionate way. This book is definitely worth the read.Marilyn Willett Heavilinauthor of Roses In December.Take Me With You is a compelling and griping story told in a way that will bless and touch your heart. It is a reminder that our heritage is a gift from God, and despite the challenges of life, God has a plan and purpose for our lives. You will laugh -- you will cry, but you will come away blessed as you spend time with Dave's book. A great book to share with families that are experiencing pain and difficulty - a resource that will provide hope!Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KeswickTake Me With You is a heart grabbing Christian story about a true to life family. There is joy, sorrow, success and failure but at the end of the journey it is love and forgiveness that rules life.Dr. Joseph F. Scro, Pastor of Easton Bible ChurchDavid has shown us his love for family in his first book, TAKE ME WITH YOU. Having a diversified life experience, his Midwestern roots flavor and influence what he writes. His writing experience has blossomed from a humble beginning in the corporate world of interdepartmental communication, creating training manuals and marketing material, to writing drama skits, a play, poetry, short articles for the Ohio Historical Society, and now his first book. He is presently working on his second book about a runaway slave family during the Civil War, which should be available in the latter part of 2011.David is a retired schoolteacher. He is an accomplished musician and speaker, able to communicate with any age group. He and his wife Karlyn have been married for thirty-four years, and have three children, and eight grandchildren. Born in Ohio, he presently resides in New Jersey.
Of all the characters bequeathed to us by the Hebrew Bible, none is more compelling or complex than David. Divinely blessed, musically gifted, brave, and eloquent, David's famous slaying of Goliath also confirms that he is a redoubtable man of war. Yet, when his son Absalom rebels, David is dogged by the accusation than he will lose his kingdom because he is not merely a man of war, but a man of 'bloods' - guilty of shedding innocent blood. In this book, for the first time, this language of 'innocent blood' and 'bloodguilt' is traced throughout David's story in the books of Samuel and 1 Kings. The theme emerges initially in Saul's pursuit of David and resurfaces regularly as David rises and men like Nabal, Saul, Ishbosheth, and Abner fall. Innocent blood and bloodguilt also turn out to be central to David's reign. This is seen in a surprising way in David's killing of Uriah, but also in the subsequent deaths of his sons, Amnon and Absalom, his general, Amasa, and even in David's encounters with Shimei. The problem rears its head again when the innocent blood of the Gibeonites shed by Saul comes back to haunt David's kingdom. Finally, the problem reappears when Solomon succeeds David and orchestrates the executions of Joab and Shimei, and the exile of Abiathar. Attending carefully to the text and drawing extensively on previous biblical scholarship, David J. Shepherd suggests that innocent blood is not only a pre-eminent concern of David, and his story in Samuel and 1 Kings, but also shapes the entirety of David's history.
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