William J Holstein's Books

The Stories We Are

An Essay on Self-Creation, Second Edition

By: William Lowell Randall

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The Stories We Are

An Essay on Self-Creation, Second Edition

By: William Lowell Randall

William Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442626380

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9781442626386

Battlefield Cyber

How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security

By: William J Holstein,Michael McLaughlin

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Battlefield Cyber

How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security

By: William J Holstein,Michael McLaughlin

The United States is being bombarded with cyber-attacks. From the surge in ransomware groups targeting critical infrastructure to nation states compromising the software supply chain and corporate email servers, malicious cyber activities have reached an all-time high. Russia attracts the most attention, but China is vastly more sophisticated. They have a common interest in exploiting the openness of the Internet and social media—and our democracy—to erode confidence in our institutions and to exacerbate our societal rifts to prevent us from mounting an effective response. Halting this digital aggression will require Americans to undertake sweeping changes in how we educate, organize and protect ourselves and to ask difficult questions about how vulnerable our largest technology giants are. If we are waiting for a “Cyber 9/11” or a “Cyber Pearl Harbor,” we are misunderstanding how our adversaries wage cyber warfare. This is a timely and critically important book. No other book has analyzed the threat of cyber warfare with the depth and knowledge brought to the subject by the authors. It has now become a cliché to argue that a “whole of government” or “whole of society” response is necessary to respond to this crisis, but that concept has never been more important. It will take many years and billions of dollars to even begin to secure our IT systems and prevent the slow rot that is destroying America. Using language that the layman can understand, we wish to educate Americans about what has happened and inspire them to seek solutions.

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301

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1633889025

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9781633889026

The Next American Economy

Blueprint for a Real Recovery

By: William J. Holstein

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The Next American Economy

Blueprint for a Real Recovery

By: William J. Holstein

A veteran business writer and author of Why GM Matters presents timely recommendations for how to recover the American economy through the creation of new industries and innovations, drawing on case studies to cite viable examples of cooperative achievements. 35,000 first printing.

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258

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0802777503

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9780802777508

Manage the Media

Don't Let the Media Manage You

By: William J. Holstein

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Manage the Media

Don't Let the Media Manage You

By: William J. Holstein

Today's CEOs are facing a major communications problem: they're getting shellacked by the media. And this is costing companies more than lost reputations--it is costing them lost revenue. In Manage the Media (Don't Let the Media Manage You), veteran business reporter William J. Holstein explains how you can enhance your company's communications skills, strengthen ties to the press, and manage media relationships effectively over the long-term. The incisive insights and practical suggestions in this book will help you take charge of any crisis situation. You can learn to repair your company's public image, and maintain goodwill with the community. Holstein offers you seasoned advice, including how to: - Make sure that your message is always heard - Work with coalitions of labor, environmental, religious, and shareholder groups more effectively - Put press relations first - Establish and maintain positive relationships with the media - Manage the explosion of social media Manage the Media (Don't Let the Media Manage You) is the resource you need now. Your reputation--and your company's--are depending on it. From our new Memo to the CEO series--solutions-focused advice from today's leading practitioners.

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113

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Harvard Business Press

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1422146057

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9781422146057

The Board Book: An Insider's Guide for Directors and Trustees

By: William G. Bowen

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The Board Book: An Insider's Guide for Directors and Trustees

By: William G. Bowen

By far the best book on corporate and institutional governance." —Nicholas Katzenbach, former attorney general of the United States In his new foreword to The Board Book, former Mellon Foundation and Princeton University president William G. Bowen brings his immense experience to bear on the most pressing questions facing boards of directors and trustees today: seeking collaborative relationships and placing a renewed emphasis on sustainable initiatives. The strategies Bowen relates throughout the book foster the collegiality and sense of purpose—more important in today’s turbulent times than ever before—that are integral to any effective board.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393068412

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9780393068412

The Word of God in Transition

From Prophet to Exegete in the Second Temple Period

By: William M. Schniedewind

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The Word of God in Transition

From Prophet to Exegete in the Second Temple Period

By: William M. Schniedewind

The Chronicler distinguishes between "traditional prophets" and "inspired messengers", and thereby highlights a radical transition in the meaning of the "word of God" which takes place in the post-exilic period. The Chronicler summarizes his perspective in 2 Chron. 36.16, saying that Israel rejected "his prophets", "the messengers of God", and "his word" (i.e. Torah). This distinction is reflected in the forms and functions of prophetic speech in the books of Chronicles. Thus, the prophets speak to the king, and the inspired messengers (e.g. priests, levites) speak to the people. The prophets interpret narrative events for the king; they explain how God acts. The inspired messengers exhort the people, admonishing them how they should act. The prophets' speeches usually do not use any kind of inspiration formula, but the inspired messengers' speeches are prefaced with possession formulas. These possession formulas are not typical of classical prophecy and mark the rise of a new kind of prophecy, namely, the inspired interpretation of texts. These inspired messengers are thus forerunners of the inspired interpreters of scripture in Qumran, early Christianity and Judaism.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567358569

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9780567358561

Reading Our Lives

The Poetics of Growing Old

By: William L. Randall,Elizabeth McKim

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Reading Our Lives

The Poetics of Growing Old

By: William L. Randall,Elizabeth McKim

Against the background of Socrates' insight that the unexamined life is not worth living, Reading Our Lives: The Poetics of Growing Old investigates the often overlooked inside dimensions of aging. Despite popular portrayals of mid- and later life as entailing inevitable decline, this book looks at aging as, potentially, a process of poiesis: a creative endeavor of fashioning meaning from the ever-accumulating texts - memories and reflections-that constitute our inner worlds. At its center is the conviction that although we are constantly reading our lives to some degree anyway, doing so in a mindful matter is critical to our development in the second half of life. Drawing on research in numerous disciplines affected by the so-called narrative turn - including cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and the psychology of aging - authors Randall and McKim articulate a vision of aging that promises to accommodate such time-honored concepts as wisdom and spirituality: one that understands aging as a matter not merely of getting old but of consciously growing old.

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Oxford University Press

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0190294469

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9780190294465

The Sociology of Childhood

By: William A. Corsaro

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The Sociology of Childhood

By: William A. Corsaro

The author is a proud sponsor of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop. William A. Corsaro’s groundbreaking text, The Sociology of Childhood, discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective. Corsaro provides in-depth coverage of the social theories of childhood, the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history, and social problems and the future of childhood. The Fifth Edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and the most pertinent information so readers can engage in powerful discussions on a wide array of topics.

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362

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SAGE Publications

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1506386202

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9781506386201

Situated Fathering

A Focus on Physical and Social Spaces

By: William Marsiglio,Kevin Roy,Greer Litton Fox

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Situated Fathering

A Focus on Physical and Social Spaces

By: William Marsiglio,Kevin Roy,Greer Litton Fox

When men act as parents they do so in diverse physical and social spaces imbued with symbolic meaning. They father in the military overseas, on the farm, in dilapidated inner cities, immersed in ethnic neighborhoods, navigating idealized places of leisure where families go, as stepfathers in spaces where physical dimensions and family meanings intersect, as nonresident fathers managing less than ideal conditions, rolling across the interstate as long-haul truckers, playing catch alongside the house, managing precious family-time in prison work-release programs, as participants in community fatherhood initiatives, etc. Until now, family scholars had not explicitly theorized and focused on how physical space shapes fathers' lives. A distinct volume of theoretical and empirical research, Situated Fathering addresses this oversight by proposing a new framework for studying how various contingencies of physical space, in conjunction with social/symbolic issues, affect men's identities as fathers and their involvement with children. Consistent with public interest in men's efforts to 'be there' as providers and caregivers, this book explores issues associated with the barriers and supports to involvement that are part of the physical and social environment. Written largely for family scholars and students, it emphasizes a future-oriented perspective by outlining directions for theoretically guided research in specific, often gendered fathering sites.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1461715253

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9781461715252

The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life

Tales from the Coffee Shop

By: William Lowell Randall

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The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life

Tales from the Coffee Shop

By: William Lowell Randall

William L. Randall shows how narrative psychology is integral to how we navigate everyday life. He makes the case that all people function as narrative psychologists by continually storying their lives - as well as those of others - in memory and imagination. The book weaves anecdotes of encounters its author experiences with speculations on his own life story, probing the narrative complexity of our memories, emotions, and identities, and our experience of everything from romance to rumour and history to religion.

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Explorations in Narrative Psyc

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0199930430

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9780199930432

Sociology in Everyday Life

Fourth Edition

By: David A. Karp,William C. Yoels,Barbara H. Vann,Michael Ian Borer

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Sociology in Everyday Life

Fourth Edition

By: David A. Karp,William C. Yoels,Barbara H. Vann,Michael Ian Borer

Over multiple successful editions, this distinctive text puts day-to-day life under the microscope of sociological analysis, providing an engaging treatment of situations and interactions that are resonant with readers’ daily experiences. Clearly written and well-researched, it reveals the underlying patterns and order of everyday life, employing both seminal classical works and contemporary analyses that define and embrace the theories and methods of symbolic interactionism. The latest edition provides fresh insights into patterns of behavior across a wide range of settings and circumstances, connecting our individual “selves” to such issues as the effects of power differentials on social situations, changing definitions of intimacy, varied experiences of aging and the life course, and the ongoing search for meaning. Boxed inserts highlight topics of related interest, while thought-provoking discussion questions encourage readers to apply chapter content to their daily experiences.

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Waveland Press

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1478633123

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9781478633129

Book's by William J Holstein

The Stories We Are

The Stories We Are

Battlefield Cyber

Battlefield Cyber

The Next American Economy

The Next American Economy

Manage the Media

Manage the Media

The Board Book: An Insider's Guide for Directors and Trustees

The Board Book: An Insider's Guide for Directors and Trustees

The Word of God in Transition

The Word of God in Transition

Reading Our Lives

Reading Our Lives

The Sociology of Childhood

The Sociology of Childhood

Situated Fathering

Situated Fathering

The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life

The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life

Sociology in Everyday Life

Sociology in Everyday Life

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