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Author : Stephen Fender
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781282744073
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)
Download or read book 50 Facts That Should Change The Usa written by Stephen Fender and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Fender
Publisher : Disinformation Company
ISBN 13 : 9781932857863
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)
Download or read book 50 Facts That Should Change the USA written by Stephen Fender and published by Disinformation Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's really going on in our country? This book will truly open your eyes.
Author : Stephen Fender
Publisher : Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1934708224
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (347 download)
Download or read book 50 Facts That Should Change The USA written by Stephen Fender and published by Red Wheel Weiser. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are Americans being told the full story about what’s going on in the United States today? In this book, you’ll learn hard facts that will open your eyes and minds to a very different reality than the official versions. Following the popular 50 Facts That Should Change The World, this new book puts our nation under the microscope, telling us that: The United States of America is a country with fifty capital cities, few of which anyone can name/ a nation with 65 million gun owners and 35,000 gun deaths each year/ a place where there’s one car for every adult/ and where twice as many people claim to go to church as actually do.One town in Kentucky elected a black Labrador as its mayor.The United States produces a quarter of global CO2 emissions, and has a population rising twice as fast as that of the European Union.German could have been the national language.Republican states are the most generous givers to charity.The United States boasts the largest welfare state in the world—our military. Stephen Fender presents a vibrant, proud, and yet critical portrait of the world’s most powerful but least understood nation.
Author : Jessica Williams
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459621603
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)
Download or read book 50 Facts That Should Change the World 2. 0 written by Jessica Williams and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised, updated, and every bit as vital as the first edition!...
Author : Thomas Ford
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781541305694
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (56 download)
Download or read book 50 States of America Facts & Trivia written by Thomas Ford and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-24 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "50 States of America- Facts & Trivia" aim to be a source of information about the US history, present-day life, and interesting facts as we have a passion for statistics, facts, and historical records.
Author : Jessica Williams
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ISBN 13 : 9781840466461
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (664 download)
Download or read book 50 Facts that Should Change the World written by Jessica Williams and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cars kill two people every minute. More than 150 countries use torture. America spends the same on pornography as it does on foreign aid. Think you know what's going on in the world? The author will make you think again. Read about hunger, poverty, material and emotional deprivation, human rights abuses, unimaginable wealth, the decline of religion, the unstuppable rise of consumerism, mental illness, the drugs trade, corruption, gun culture, the abuse of our environment and much more in this shocking bestseller.
Author : Michael Harrington
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 068482678X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)
Download or read book The Other America written by Michael Harrington and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
Author : Isabel Sawhill
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300230362
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Forgotten Americans written by Isabel Sawhill and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sobering account of a disenfranchised American working class and important policy solutions to the nation's economic inequalities One of the country's leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society--economic, cultural, and political--and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a significant portion of the American workforce disenfranchised and skeptical of governments and corporations alike. And yet both have a role to play in improving the country for all. Sawhill argues for a policy agenda based on mainstream values, such as family, education, and work. Although many have lost faith in government programs designed to help them, there are still trusted institutions on both the local and the federal level that can deliver better job opportunities and higher wages to those who have been left behind. At the same time, the private sector needs to reexamine how it trains and rewards employees. This book provides a clear-headed and middle-way path to a better-functioning society in which personal responsibility is honored and inclusive capitalism and more broadly shared growth are once more the norm.
Author : Michael Lewis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324002654
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)
Download or read book The Fifth Risk written by Michael Lewis and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works? "The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out: Trump appointees were few and far between; those that did show up were shockingly uninformed about the functions of their new workplace. Some even threw away the briefing books that had been prepared for them. Michael Lewis’s brilliant narrative takes us into the engine rooms of a government under attack by its own leaders. In Agriculture the funding of vital programs like food stamps and school lunches is being slashed. The Commerce Department may not have enough staff to conduct the 2020 Census properly. Over at Energy, where international nuclear risk is managed, it’s not clear there will be enough inspectors to track and locate black market uranium before terrorists do. Willful ignorance plays a role in these looming disasters. If your ambition is to maximize short-term gains without regard to the long-term cost, you are better off not knowing those costs. If you want to preserve your personal immunity to the hard problems, it’s better never to really understand those problems. There is upside to ignorance, and downside to knowledge. Knowledge makes life messier. It makes it a bit more difficult for a person who wishes to shrink the world to a worldview. If there are dangerous fools in this book, there are also heroes, unsung, of course. They are the linchpins of the system—those public servants whose knowledge, dedication, and proactivity keep the machinery running. Michael Lewis finds them, and he asks them what keeps them up at night.
Author : Ben L. Orchard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781075328671
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (286 download)
Download or read book Interesting Facts About US Presidents written by Ben L. Orchard and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know? Obama is the only president born outside of the continental United States--born and educated in Hawaii. Packed with lots of interesting facts of our presidents from the first to the current president Trump, this book is guaranteed to entertain you and your family. Written in mind for younger readers, this book is an easy read for most ages! This is also the perfect gift for students and kids.
Download or read book Welcome to the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Author : Heather McGhee
Publisher : One World
ISBN 13 : 0525509577
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book The Sum of Us written by Heather McGhee and published by One World. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color. WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ms. magazine, BookRiot, Library Journal “This is the book I’ve been waiting for.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist Look for the author’s new podcast, The Sum of Us, based on this book! Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out? McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Maine to Mississippi to California, tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm—the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others. Along the way, she meets white people who confide in her about losing their homes, their dreams, and their shot at better jobs to the toxic mix of American racism and greed. This is the story of how public goods in this country—from parks and pools to functioning schools—have become private luxuries; of how unions collapsed, wages stagnated, and inequality increased; and of how this country, unique among the world’s advanced economies, has thwarted universal healthcare. But in unlikely places of worship and work, McGhee finds proof of what she calls the Solidarity Dividend: the benefits we gain when people come together across race to accomplish what we simply can’t do on our own. The Sum of Us is not only a brilliant analysis of how we arrived here but also a heartfelt message, delivered with startling empathy, from a black woman to a multiracial America. It leaves us with a new vision for a future in which we finally realize that life can be more than a zero-sum game. LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL
Author : Lynn G. Gref
Publisher : Algora Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0875867537
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (758 download)
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of American Technology written by Lynn G. Gref and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He contrasts the commonly-held perception that the pace of technology is accelerating with the historical record. He highlights the people and the organizations which are responsible for America's technological largesse. The book "follows the money" to uncover the underlying trends. The beginning of a decline in technology development is detected using indirect indicators for clues. Impacts on the formation of companies, employment and productivity provide sobering reasons to enlighten others and demand a change in course. After considering the possibilities, the book proposes several constructive actions which avoid the proverbial tendency to "throw more money at the problem." The goal of the book is to provoke discussion and promote action where appropriate. Americans' standard of living is at stake. Tech-savvy readers will want to understand this issue so as to influence others. Long-range thinkers will want to factor these considerations into their prognostications. The titans of the technology-based companies can develop new and improved strategies based on the findings of this book. And, our elected officials may want to act before a catastrophic disaster confronts the nation. This book will strike a chord with everyone who is interested in America's future economic health. Specific audience groups include scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, employees in technology based companies, government and corporate policymakers deciding the future of research and development (R&D) programs, government workers involved in the execution of government R&D programs and those thinking about a career in R&D. It is complementary to such works as Politics and Economics in America: The Way We Came to Be, by Richard E. Carmichael (Krieger Publishing Company, 1998), which explores political and economic history in order to explain the emergence of the United States' world economic dominance. Carmichael's book makes recommendations on how government could assist America's businesses in maintaining our economic leadership, but it does not address any aspects of technology development and associated issues. Closing the Innovation Gap by Judy Estrin (McGraw Hill, 2009), provides business leaders with concepts for leading their organizations so as to close the innovation gap with competitors. It focuses on the innovation environment within the organization, whereas Dr. Gref addresses the complete technology development cycle, its financing, America's rise to global dominance, and the specter of a national decline.
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Total Pages : 1248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Multinational Corporations and United States Foreign Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sara E. Gorman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199396604
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Denying to the Grave written by Sara E. Gorman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some people keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they cannot possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere. In Denying to the Grave, Gorman and Gorman, a father-daughter team, explore the psychology of health science denial. Using several examples of such denial as test cases, they propose six key principles that may lead individuals to reject accepted health-related wisdom: the charismatic leader; fear of complexity; confirmation bias and the internet; fear of corporate and government conspiracies; causality and filling the ignorance gap; and the nature of risk prediction. The authors argue that the health sciences are especially vulnerable to our innate resistance to integrate new concepts with pre-existing beliefs. This psychological difficulty of incorporating new information is on the cutting edge of neuroscience research, as scientists continue to identify brain responses to new information that reveal deep-seated, innate discomfort with changing our minds. Denying to the Grave explores risk theory and how people make decisions about what is best for them and their loved ones, in an effort to better understand how people think when faced with significant health decisions. This book points the way to a new and important understanding of how science should be conveyed to the public in order to save lives with existing knowledge and technology.
