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Having it So Good

Britain in the Fifties

By: Peter Hennessy

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Having it So Good

Britain in the Fifties

By: Peter Hennessy

Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Peter Hennessy's Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties captures Britain in an extraordinary decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence. The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released 'Rock Around the Clock', rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez War. In this highly enjoyable, original book, Peter Hennessy takes his readers into front rooms, classrooms, cabinet rooms and the new high-street coffee bars of Britain to recapture, as no previous history has, the feel, the flavour and the politics of this extraordinary time of change. 'Utterly engaging ... a treat. It breathes exhilaration' Libby Purves, The Times 'If the Gods gossip, this is how it would sound' Philip Ziegler, Spectator Books of the Year 'A particular treat ... fine, wise and meticulously researched' Andrew Marr 'Stands clear of the field as our best narrative history of this decisive decade' Peter Clarke, Sunday Times 'A compelling narrative ... Hennessy's love of the flesh and blood of politics breathes on every page' Tim Gardam, Observer 'The late Ben Pimlott once described Hennessy as "something of a national institution". You can forget the first two of those five words' Guardian

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Penguin UK

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0141929316

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9780141929316

Why Government Fails So Often

By: Peter H. Schuck

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Why Government Fails So Often

By: Peter H. Schuck

From healthcare to workplace conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. The most alarming consequence of ineffective policies, in addition to unrealized social goals, is the growing threat to the government's democratic legitimacy. Understanding why government fails so often--and how it might become more effective--is an urgent responsibility of citizenship. In this book, lawyer and political scientist Peter Schuck provides a wide range of examples and an enormous body of evidence to explain why so many domestic policies go awry--and how to right the foundering ship of state.Schuck argues that Washington's failures are due not to episodic problems or partisan bickering, but rather to deep structural flaws that undermine every administration, Democratic and Republican. These recurrent weaknesses include unrealistic goals, perverse incentives, poor and distorted information, systemic irrationality, rigidity and lack of credibility, a mediocre bureaucracy, powerful and inescapable markets, and the inherent limits of law. To counteract each of these problems, Schuck proposes numerous achievable reforms, from avoiding moral hazard in student loan, mortgage, and other subsidy programs, to empowering consumers of public services, simplifying programs and testing them for cost-effectiveness, and increasing the use of "big data." The book also examines successful policies--including the G.I. Bill, the Voting Rights Act, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and airline deregulation--to highlight the factors that made them work.An urgent call for reform, Why Government Fails So Often is essential reading for anyone curious about why government is in such disrepute and how it can do better"--

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484

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Princeton University Press

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0691168539

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9780691168531

So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?

An In-Depth Q&A Tour of the Revolutionary Decade 1965-1975

By: Peter E. Meltzer

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So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?

An In-Depth Q&A Tour of the Revolutionary Decade 1965-1975

By: Peter E. Meltzer

Rolling Stone magazine recently released its list of the 100 greatest albums in rock music history, a period spanning more than fifty years. Nearly 60 percent of those albums were released in the decade from 1965 to 1975—the golden age of classic rock. This book is a wide-ranging portrait of that transformative and remarkable time, from the dawn of the singer-songwriter era to days before disco. This book is presented in a question-and-answer format, but it is hardly a “trivia” book. It covers such diverse topics as censorship, chart phenomena, album covers, rock groupies, manufactured bands, one-hit wonders, rock festivals, supergroups, novelty songs, and the Beatles. All of the major figures of the ‘60s and ‘70s are here: Cream, CCR, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Neil Young, the Eagles, the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel, Marvin Gaye, David Bowie, James Taylor, Carole King, Aretha Franklin, Lou Reed, Carly Simon, Laura Nyro, and many others. Exhaustively researched, So You Think You Know Rock and Roll? is filled with “I never knew that!” moments on every page.

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459

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Skyhorse

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1510717684

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9781510717688

The Journey So Far

Philosophy Through the Ages

By: Peter Hicks

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The Journey So Far

Philosophy Through the Ages

By: Peter Hicks

An accessible Christian survey of the history of philosophy, tracing the journey of human thought about God, the world, and humanity's relation to both.

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510

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Zondervan

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0310240034

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9780310240037

So Rich, So Poor

Why It's so Hard to End Poverty in America

By: Peter Edelman

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So Rich, So Poor

Why It's so Hard to End Poverty in America

By: Peter Edelman

“A competent, thorough assessment from a veteran expert in the field.” —Kirkus Reviews Income disparities in our wealthy nation are wider than at any point since the Great Depression. The structure of today’s economy has stultified wage growth for half of America’s workers—with even worse results at the bottom and for people of color—while bestowing billions on the few at the very top. In this “accessible and inspiring analysis”, lifelong anti-poverty advocate Peter Edelman assesses how the United States can have such an outsized number of unemployed and working poor despite important policy gains. He delves into what is happening to the people behind the statistics and takes a particular look at young people of color, for whom the possibility of productive lives is too often lost on the way to adulthood (Angela Glover Blackwell). For anyone who wants to understand one of the critical issues of twenty-first century America, So Rich, So Poor is “engaging and informative” (William Julius Wilson) and “powerful and eloquent” (Wade Henderson).

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New Press, The

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1595589570

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9781595589576

So You're Going To Be a Dad

By: Peter Downey

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So You're Going To Be a Dad

By: Peter Downey

Lighthearted but serious advice for the father-to-be.

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212

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Da Capo Press, Incorporated

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1555612415

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9781555612412

A Rape of the Soul So Profound

The return of the Stolen Generation

By: Peter Read

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A Rape of the Soul So Profound

The return of the Stolen Generation

By: Peter Read

A Rape of the Soul So Profound began when a young researcher accidentally came upon restricted files in an archives collection. What he read overturned all his assumptions about an important part of Aboriginal experience and Australia's past. The book ends in the present, 20 years later, in the aftermath of the Royal Commission on the Stolen Generations. Along the way Peter Read investigates how good intentions masked policies with inhuman results. He tells the poignant stories of many individuals, some of whom were forever broken and some who went on to achieve great things. This is a book about much sorrow and occasional madness, about governments who pretended things didn't happen, and about the opportunities offered to right a great wrong.

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147

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Routledge

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1000319504

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9781000319507

So You're Going to Be a Dad, revised edition

By: Peter Downey

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So You're Going to Be a Dad, revised edition

By: Peter Downey

For the first-time dad, useful and practical information about pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care, including: what to say -- and what not to say--when you hear the news; taking care of moms-to-be; what childbirth feels like; crying, diapers, and bathtime; and baby-proofing the home.

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Da Capo Lifelong Books

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073821907X

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9780738219073

So You Think You Know Baseball?: A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules

By: Peter E. Meltzer

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So You Think You Know Baseball?: A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules

By: Peter E. Meltzer

Examines rules in baseball, illustrating each with actual plays from historical and contemporary games to understand the mechanics of a play or how it should be scored.

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369

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039334438X

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9780393344387

The Not So Wild, Wild West

Property Rights on the Frontier

By: Terry Lee Anderson,Peter Jensen Hill

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The Not So Wild, Wild West

Property Rights on the Frontier

By: Terry Lee Anderson,Peter Jensen Hill

Cooperation, not conflict, is emphasized in a study that casts America's frontier history as a place in which local people helped develop the legal framework that tamed the West.

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Stanford University Press

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0804748543

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9780804748544

Utah Trails Southwest Region

By: Peter Massey,Jeanne Wilson

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Utah Trails Southwest Region

By: Peter Massey,Jeanne Wilson

Utah Trails Southwest region guides travelers along spectacular backroads and four-wheel drive trails.

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Adler Publishing

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1930193106

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9781930193109

Backcountry Adventures Southern California

The Ultimate Guide to the Backcountry for Anyone with a Sport Utility Vehicle

By: Peter Massey,Jeanne Wilson

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Backcountry Adventures Southern California

The Ultimate Guide to the Backcountry for Anyone with a Sport Utility Vehicle

By: Peter Massey,Jeanne Wilson

Beautifully crafted, high quality, sewn, 4 color guidebook. Part of a multiple book series of books on travel through America's beautiful and historic backcountry. Directions and maps to 2,970 miles of routes that travel through the beautiful mountain regions of Big Sur, across the arid Mojave Desert, and straight into the heart of the aptly named Death Valley. Trail history comes alive through the accounts of Spanish Missionaries; eager prospectors looking to cash in during California's gold rush; and legends of lost mines. Includes wildlife information and photographs to help readers identify the great variety of native birds, plants, and animal they are likely to see. Contains 153 trails, 640 pages, and 645 photos.

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Adler Publishing

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1930193262

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9781930193260

Jurisprudence Lecture Notes

By: Peter Curzon

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Jurisprudence Lecture Notes

By: Peter Curzon

The Cavendish Law Cards cover the broad range of subjects available on the undergraduate law programme,as well as on the CPE/Diploma in Law course. Each one of the Cavendish LawCards is a complete, pocket-sized guide to key examinable areas of the law syllabus. Their concise text, user-friendly layout and compact format make the Cavendish LawCards ideal revision aids for identifying, understanding and committing to memory the salient points of each topic.

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1843142945

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Book's by Peter So

Having it So Good

Having it So Good

Why Government Fails So Often

Why Government Fails So Often

So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?

So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?

The Journey So Far

The Journey So Far

So Rich, So Poor

So Rich, So Poor

So You're Going To Be a Dad

So You're Going To Be a Dad

A Rape of the Soul So Profound

A Rape of the Soul So Profound

So You're Going to Be a Dad, revised edition

So You're Going to Be a Dad, revised edition

So You Think You Know Baseball?: A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules

So You Think You Know Baseball?: A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules

The Not So Wild, Wild West

The Not So Wild, Wild West

Utah Trails Southwest Region

Utah Trails Southwest Region

Backcountry Adventures Southern California

Backcountry Adventures Southern California

Jurisprudence Lecture Notes

Jurisprudence Lecture Notes

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