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Understanding How Science Explains the World

By: Kevin McCain

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Understanding How Science Explains the World

By: Kevin McCain

An accessible exploration of scientific explanation and how it leads to knowledge and understanding of the world.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316518175

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The God Strategy

How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America

By: David Domke,Kevin Coe

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The God Strategy

How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America

By: David Domke,Kevin Coe

This volume offers a timely and dynamic study of the rise of religion in American politics, examining the public messages of political leaders over the past seventy-five years. The authors show that U.S. politics today is defined by a calculated, deliberate, and partisan use of faith that is unprecedented in modern politics. Beginning with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, America has seen a no-holds-barred religious politics that seeks to attract voters, identify and attack enemies, and solidify power. Domke and Coe identify a set of religious signals sent by both Republicans and Democrats in speeches, party platforms, proclamations, visits to audiences of faith, and even celebrations of Christmas. The updated edition of this ground-breaking book includes a new preface, an updated analysis of the last Bush administration, as well as a new final chapter on the Jeremiah Wright controversy, the candidacies of Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin, and Barack Obama's victory.

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OUP USA

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0195326415

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9780195326413

The Disappearing God Gap?

Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election

By: Corwin Smidt,Kevin den Dulk,Bryan Froehle,James Penning,Stephen Monsma,Douglas Koopman

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The Disappearing God Gap?

Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election

By: Corwin Smidt,Kevin den Dulk,Bryan Froehle,James Penning,Stephen Monsma,Douglas Koopman

After the reelection of George W. Bush in 2004, the "God Gap" became a hotly debated political issue. Religious voters were seen as the key to Bush's victory, and Democrats began scrambling to reach out to them. Four years later, however, with the economy in a tailspin on election day, religion barely seemed to register on people's radar screens. In this book, a team of well-regarded scholars digs deeper to examine the role religion played in the 2008 campaign. They take a long view, placing the election in historical context and looking at the campaign as a whole, from the primaries through all the way through election day. At the heart of their analysis is data gleaned from a national survey conducted by the authors, in which voters were interviewed in the spring of 2008 and then re-interviewed after the election.

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Oxford University Press

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0199798885

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9780199798889

Insurrection

Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power

By: Kevin Danaher,Jason Mark

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Insurrection

Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power

By: Kevin Danaher,Jason Mark

The definitive insider's chronicle of the powerful and growing anti-corporate movement. The New York Times has described Kevin Danaher as the "Paul Revere of globalization's woes.

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Routledge

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113593956X

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The Drift

Stopping America's Slide to Socialism

By: Kevin A. Hassett

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The Drift

Stopping America's Slide to Socialism

By: Kevin A. Hassett

Kevin Hassett wasn’t always a Trump supporter. Before his surprising appointment as the top White House economist, he took a dim view of the populist agenda and mercurial temperament of the man who had won control of the Republican Party. But experience would soon change his mind. As chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Hassett helped Donald Trump bring about a golden age of prosperity, in which Americans who had been left behind by decades of failed policy were given the opportunity to succeed. The miracle lasted three years, until a virus from China killed it. Trump proved that a mix of free-market principles and enlightened nationalism could revive the American economic dynamo. Guided by an unlikely team of brilliant advisers and driven by his own force of will, he recognized that Washington bureaucrats had undermined the American dream by inserting themselves into every aspect of the economy. These “experts” were leading us down the path to socialism, and Trump fought like mad to turn things around. Enjoying not only direct access to the president but also his trust and respect, Hassett was involved in almost every important policy debate. After two exhausting but successful years, he stepped down from the CEA and returned to private life—only to return as a special adviser on pandemic policy in 2020. The Drift offers a unique perspective on a pivotal presidency. Unconnected and unbeholden to Donald Trump, Kevin Hassett came to the administration with a critical eye. But working with Trump the president convinced him that this flawed leader might be the only man who could halt the drift toward a statist and moribund economy. Filled with urgent lessons, this book is essential reading as the drift resumes.

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Simon and Schuster

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1684512662

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Analyzing American Democracy

Politics and Political Science

By: Jon R. Bond,Kevin B. Smith,Lydia M Andrade

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Analyzing American Democracy

Politics and Political Science

By: Jon R. Bond,Kevin B. Smith,Lydia M Andrade

Providing the tools for critical thinking, the fifth edition of Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science relies on statistical analysis, constitutional scholarship, and theoretical foundations to introduce the structure, process, and outcomes of the U.S. political system. Interpretation and implications of the 2022 mid-term elections and full results of the 2020 census are included, as are discussions of:: the January 6th commission, major developments in the Supreme Court, the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and other key political events that shape domestic, foreign, judicial, and economic policies. For introductory courses in American government, this text covers theory and methods as well. New to the Fifth Edition • New and updated statistical data reflecting the 2020 census and the 2022 midterm elections, and discussions of the implications of the data and the results. • Offers a retrospective analysis of the entire Trump presidency and the first years of the Biden presidency. • Examines contemporary questions of social justice and anticipates upcoming challenges to voting rights, affirmative action policies, health care and reproductive rights, and protections for ethnic minorities and the LGBT community. • Previews the policy implications of an increasingly partisan Supreme Court, recaps the controversial recent decisions on health care, abortion, and environmental policy, and covers the historic confirmation of new justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000907694

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Fear and the First Amendment

Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court

By: Kevin A. Johnson,Craig R. Smith

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Fear and the First Amendment

Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court

By: Kevin A. Johnson,Craig R. Smith

A whole host of fears may motivate calls to restrict First Amendment rights, prioritizing one fear over another. Fear and the First Amendment unveils these negotiations of various fears and related protections as they appear in the contemporary Supreme Court, showing that fear is significant and rhetorical in First Amendment conflicts"--

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University of Alabama Press

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0817361456

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Principled Leadership

Theory and Case Studies

By: Kevin Dougherty

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Principled Leadership

Theory and Case Studies

By: Kevin Dougherty

Among dozens of leadership theories, types, and styles, "principled leadership," is increasingly in demand as ethical crises plague more and more organizations and individuals. But despite strong consensus surrounding the need for principled leadership, there is little common understanding of it as an art and science. What exactly is principled leadership? How does it work? How does a leader practice it? What distinguishes it from other leadership types? What does it look like in action? How is principled leadership more than just individual principled behavior? This book answers these and more questions, introducing principled leadership theory and illustrating it through practical case studies. Principled leadership holds powerful, positive effects for leaders who practice its concepts.

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McFarland

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1476694818

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Saving Democracy

A Plan for Real Representation in America

By: Kevin O'Leary

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Saving Democracy

A Plan for Real Representation in America

By: Kevin O'Leary

Saving Democracy presents a bold yet practical plan for reinventing American democracy for the twenty-first century. The book diagnoses contemporary political ills as symptoms of corruption in our large republic and develops a new understanding of representative democracy. Building on the ideas of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, Saving Democracy shows how it is possible to combine the traditional town hall and the Internet to fashion a new theory of representative government that empowers citizens and bridges the enormous gap that now exists between the political elite and the average voter. Under the author's plan, in each of the nation's 435 congressional districts a local assembly of 100 citizens, selected by lot, would meet to discuss the major domestic and international issues. The role of this assembly would be deliberative and advisory and its views would constitute a second, more sophisticated and informed measure of public opinion than traditional public opinion polls. The next step would be the establishment of the People's House, which would hold actual legislative power.

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Stanford University Press

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0804754985

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Civil Liberties and the Constitution

Cases and Commentaries

By: Lucius J Barker,Michael Combs,Kevin Lyles,H W Perry, Jr.,Twiley Barker

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Civil Liberties and the Constitution

Cases and Commentaries

By: Lucius J Barker,Michael Combs,Kevin Lyles,H W Perry, Jr.,Twiley Barker

Updated in a new 9th edition, this casebook explores civil liberty problems through a study of leading judicial decisions. It offers a reasonable sample of cases across a broad spectrum of rights and liberties. This book introduces groups of featured cases with in-depth commentaries that set the specific historical-legal context of which they are a part, allowing readers to examine significant portions of court opinions, including major arguments from majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions.

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1317349512

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Levers of Power

How the 1% Rules and What the 99% Can Do About It

By: Michael Schwartz,Tarun Banerjee,Kevin A. Young

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Levers of Power

How the 1% Rules and What the 99% Can Do About It

By: Michael Schwartz,Tarun Banerjee,Kevin A. Young

It's no secret that "the 1%" - the business elite that commands the largest corporations and the connected network of public and private institutions- exercise enormous control over U.S. government. While this control is usually attributed to campaign donations and lobbying, Disruptive Power argues that corporate power derives from control over the economic resources on which daily life depends. Government officials must constantly strive to keep capitalists happy, lest they go on "capital strike" - that is, refuse to invest in particular industries or locations, or move their holdings to other countries - and therefore impose material hardship on specific groups or the economy as a whole. For this reason, even politicians who are not dependent on corporations for their electoral success must fend off the interruption of corporate investment. Disruptive Power documents the pervasive power of corporations and other institutions with decision-making control over large pools of capital, particularly the Pentagon. It also shows that the most successful reform movements in recent U.S. history - for workers' rights, for civil rights, and against imperialist wars - succeeded by directly targeting the corporations and other institutional adversaries that initiated and benefitted from oppressive policies. Though most of today's social movements focus on elections and politicians, movements of the "99%" are most effective when they inflict direct costs on corporations and their allied institutions. This strategy is also more conducive to building a revolutionary mass movement that can replace current institutions with democratic alternatives.

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Verso Books

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1788730976

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Rebooting American Politics

The Internet Revolution

By: Jason Gainous,Kevin M. Wagner

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Rebooting American Politics

The Internet Revolution

By: Jason Gainous,Kevin M. Wagner

Going beyond theory and guess-based forecasts, this book systematically explores and measures the implications of the growing use of the Internet in the American political landscape. The authors show that the Internet changes the way voters process information and explain how the use of the Internet is causing a marked shift not just in who votes but in who wins. Breaking away from conjecture, the book demonstrates how the new digital world is changing the very heart of American politics."--Publisher description.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442210494

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A Century of Votes for Women

American Elections Since Suffrage

By: Christina Wolbrecht,J. Kevin Corder

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A Century of Votes for Women

American Elections Since Suffrage

By: Christina Wolbrecht,J. Kevin Corder

How have American women voted in the first 100 years since the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment? How have popular understandings of women as voters both persisted and changed over time? In A Century of Votes for Women, Christina Wolbrecht and J. Kevin Corder offer an unprecedented account of women voters in American politics over the last ten decades. Bringing together new and existing data, the book provides unique insight into women's (and men's) voting behavior, and traces how women's turnout and vote choice evolved across a century of enormous transformation overall and for women in particular. Wolbrecht and Corder show that there is no such thing as 'the woman voter'; instead they reveal considerable variation in how different groups of women voted in response to changing political, social, and economic realities. The book also demonstrates how assumptions about women as voters influenced politicians, the press, and scholars.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316947211

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9781316947210

The Shattering: America in the 1960s

By: Kevin Boyle

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The Shattering: America in the 1960s

By: Kevin Boyle

A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year From the National Book Award winner, a masterful history of the decade whose conflicts shattered America’s postwar order and divide us still. On July 4, 1961, the rising middle-class families of a Chicago neighborhood gathered before their flag-bedecked houses, a confident vision of the American Dream. That vision was shattered over the following decade, its inequities at home and arrogance abroad challenged by powerful civil rights and antiwar movements. Assassinations, social violence, and the blowback of a “silent majority” shredded the American fabric. Covering the late 1950s through the early 1970s, The Shattering focuses on the period’s fierce conflicts over race, sex, and war. The civil rights movement develops from the grassroots activism of Montgomery and the sit-ins, through the violence of Birmingham and the Edmund Pettus Bridge, to the frustrations of King’s Chicago campaign, a rising Black nationalism, and the Nixon-era politics of busing and the Supreme Court. The Vietnam war unfolds as Cold War policy, high-stakes politics buffeted by powerful popular movements, and searing in-country experience. Americans’ challenges to government regulation of sexuality yield landmark decisions on privacy rights, gay rights, contraception, and abortion. Kevin Boyle captures the inspiring and brutal events of this passionate time with a remarkable empathy that restores the humanity of those making this history. Often they are everyday people like Elizabeth Eckford, enduring a hostile crowd outside her newly integrated high school in Little Rock, or Estelle Griswold, welcoming her arrest for dispensing birth control information in a Connecticut town. Political leaders also emerge in revealing detail: we track Richard Nixon’s inheritances from Eisenhower and his debt to George Wallace, who forged a message of racism mixed with blue-collar grievance that Nixon imported into Republicanism. The Shattering illuminates currents that still run through our politics. It is a history for our times.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393356078

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Trump's Trials

One Started with a Phone Call. The Other with a Deadly Riot. Here is the Story.

By: Kevin Sullivan,Mary Jordan

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Trump's Trials

One Started with a Phone Call. The Other with a Deadly Riot. Here is the Story.

By: Kevin Sullivan,Mary Jordan

Previously published under title: Trump on trial: the investigation, impeachment, acquittal and aftermath. (Scribner, 2020).

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Simon and Schuster

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1982153008

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9781982153007

Vets and Pets

Wounded Warriors and the Animals That Help Them Heal

By: Dava Guerin,Kevin Ferris

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Vets and Pets

Wounded Warriors and the Animals That Help Them Heal

By: Dava Guerin,Kevin Ferris

Experience firsthand the inspiring and heartwarming bonds between wounded veterans and their service and companion animals. "Vets and Pets tells fifteen emotional and entertaining stories of the incredible bonds between wounded warriors, veterans, and other service members and their service and companion animals. Whether these special relationships are with dogs, cats, horses, pigs, or even birds of prey, readers will discover how these remarkable animals help veterans return to civilian life and live independently while simultaneously bringing joy and confidence into their lives. Tyler struggled to adjust to civilian life after losing both of his legs in Afghanistan, until he met his intelligent and willfully disobedient red European Doberman pinscher, Apollo. Vietnam veteran Patrick regained a sense of well-being and hope through the study of birds of prey. Max the horse has helped numerous veterans learn to trust, improve their communication, and increase their self-confidence and self-esteem. Mandi discovered that the intelligence and unconditional love of pigs were exactly what she needed to heal from an abusive past and a disappointing army-training injury. These are just a few of the uplifting stories that are featured in this striking collection. In addition to exploring the unique, lifelong bonds that can develop between veterans and their animal companions, Vets and Pets spotlights extraordinary nonprofits that unite wounded warriors with service and companion animals, including Pets for Patriots, Hooves Marching for Mercy, Horses Helping Heroes, and Avian Veteran Alliance, among others. A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to Pets for Patriots.

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1510721940

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44 Degrees

Unveiling the Mystery and Magnitude of the Seasons of Joseph

By: Kevin McCoy Hunt

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44 Degrees

Unveiling the Mystery and Magnitude of the Seasons of Joseph

By: Kevin McCoy Hunt

The story of Joseph of Egypt, Jacobs eleventh son, has always been affectionately upheld as one of the greatest sagas of betrayal and redemption. Joseph is well-known by Bible readers for his dreams and sudden exaltation. In 44, the author shares his testimony of a heavenly visitation that gave him deeper insight into this extraordinary life that unfolds its universal impact. This influence soars through history and continues into modern day scenarios, including the election of the 44th President of the United States. 44 uncovers how Josephs second dream surpasses his fathers interpretation. It reveals that the prophecies concerning him have affected world history as well as current events. This book also states further--with fresh insight--that Jesus of Nazareth demonstrated the endowment that impacted the life of Joseph. The spiritual link revealed in 44 has been understood by some religious scholars of yesterday, regarding Englands rise to its height of worldwide influence, before the torch was passed onto the development of the New World, spotlighting the USA. This examination is highlighted by the spiritual law of repeated history, and it points to the One who will provide the world with the genuine love all creation is longing for. The hope is that in discovering 44, many will view life with a greater appreciation and expectancy.

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WestBow Press

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1490841601

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Vietnam War

By: Kevin Hillstrom

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Vietnam War

By: Kevin Hillstrom

A comprehensive examination of the Vietnam war.

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0787648868

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Twice Around the Bases

The Thinking Fan's Inside Look at Baseball

By: Kevin Kennedy,Bill Gutman

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Twice Around the Bases

The Thinking Fan's Inside Look at Baseball

By: Kevin Kennedy,Bill Gutman

Nobody knows baseball like Kevin Kennedy! Kevin Kennedy was a catcher and a Montreal, coach in the minors, a farm director for the Expos and a bench coach for Felipe Alou before moving on to manage the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. Now one of the sport's most respected analysts and commentators, he offers a fresh look at baseball from the viewpoint of a "lifer," capturing the intricacies of the professional game with a sharp analytical eye and unabashed candor, including: The lengths to which teams and players will go to gain the competitive edge -- from doctored playing fields to performance-enhancing drugs The politics and egos that keep the managerial carousel spinning The often delicate balance when managing superstar players like Roger Clemens, Pudge Rodriguez, and Jose Canseco The little-known world of the Latin American winter leagues Intelligent, insightful, and engaging, Twice Around the Bases is a treat for anyone who truly loves the game.

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Harper Collins

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0060734647

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Boom!

7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual

By: Kevin Freiberg,Jackie Freiberg

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Boom!

7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual

By: Kevin Freiberg,Jackie Freiberg

Using twenty years of wisdom distilled into seven choices, two bestselling authors show how to become impassioned, engaged, and indispensable at work. When you realize your career is a result of choices, and not conditions, the effect is absolutely liberating. You begin to think big and act bold. You become impassioned and engaged. Coworkers look to you for leadership and inspiration. You close the gap between the corporate culture you envision and the one in which you work. You become indispensable on the job. After twenty years of talking to America’s most innovative and unconventional business leaders and liberated employees, the Freibergs have distilled this collective wisdom into seven essential choices. If you’re ready to move from a life stuck in neutral to the freedom of seeing work as an exciting and passionate adventure, then BOOM! is your ticket. Expand your influence and engage in work that matters! Are you tired of blaming your unhappiness and lack of job satisfaction on others? Then it’s time to read Choice #2: Be Accountable—There Is No “THEY”—Only You and Me. Are you constantly asking negative, defensive questions like “Why is this happening to me?” Then it’s time to make Choice #4 Focus Forward—Your Future Is Not in the Rearview Mirror. Are you always tempted to play it safe and stay within your tightly define comfort zone? Then it’s time to embrace Choice #7: Risk More/Gain More—The World Isn’t Changed by Those Who Are Unwilling to Take Risks. Leadership doesn’t come from having an official title but from making choices: to serve others, take on risk, assume responsibility and discover a life where passion and excitement replace ho-hum routine. BOOM! is a wake-up call for every person who wants to make a difference and every business leader who wants to change the DNA of an organization doing business as usual. Praise for BOOM! “Every leader asks, ‘How can we motivate our people?’ The Freibergs get to the heart of what it takes to create engaged, indispensable, and results-oriented employees one choice at a time.” —Richard Floersch, Executive VP Worldwide HR, McDonald’s Corporation “In this breezy but helpful book, the Freibergs deliver with easy-to-act-on ideas and their spirited and irreverent voice. Make the choice to read it, and put yourself on course.” —Tim Sanders, author of Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends

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1418576948

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Promise and Performance of American Democracy

By: Jon R. Bond,Richard Abernathy Watson,Kevin B. Smith

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Promise and Performance of American Democracy

By: Jon R. Bond,Richard Abernathy Watson,Kevin B. Smith

This brief but inclusive narrative textbook focuses on the comparison of the theoretical promise of democracy with its actual performance. Readily accessible to undergraduates, the text is anchored in and motivated by political science scholarship. This new edition has been completely revised and updated and incorporates the results of the 2000 presidential and congressional elections. With thorough coverage of the successes and failures of the workings of democracy in today's United States, PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY provides students with tools they can use to understand politics, evaluate the functioning of democracy, and make educated voting decisions.

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Wadsworth

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0875814395

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Evidentialism and Epistemic Justification

By: Kevin McCain

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Evidentialism and Epistemic Justification

By: Kevin McCain

Evidentialism is a popular theory of epistemic justification, yet, as early proponents of the theory Earl Conee and Richard Feldman admit, there are many elements that must be developed before Evidentialism can provide a full account of epistemic justification, or well-founded belief. It is the aim of this book to provide the details that are lacking; here McCain moves past Evidentialism as a mere schema by putting forward and defending a full-fledged theory of epistemic justification. In this book McCain offers novel approaches to several elements of well-founded belief. Key among these are an original account of what it takes to have information as evidence, an account of epistemic support in terms of explanation, and a causal account of the basing relation (the relation that one's belief must bear to her evidence in order to be justified) that is far superior to previous accounts. The result is a fully developed Evidentialist account of well-founded belief.

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