It S Better Than It Looks

Author : Gregg Easterbrook
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610397421

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It's Better Than It Looks by Gregg Easterbrook Pdf

Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism, environmental collapse, racial and economic inequality, and more. Yet this narrative misses something important: by almost every meaningful measure, the modern world is better than it ever has been. In the United States, disease, crime, discrimination, and most forms of pollution are in long-term decline, while longevity and education keep rising and economic indicators are better than in any past generation. Worldwide, malnutrition and extreme poverty are at historic lows, and the risk of dying by war or violence is the lowest in human history. It's not a coincidence that we're confused -- our perspectives on the world are blurred by the rise of social media, the machinations of politicians, and our own biases. Meanwhile, political reforms like the Clean Air Act and technological innovations like the hybridization of wheat have saved huge numbers of lives. In that optimistic spirit, Easterbrook offers specific policy reforms to address climate change, inequality, and other problems, and reminds us that there is real hope in conquering such challenges. In an age of discord and fear-mongering, It's Better Than It Looks will profoundly change your perspective on who we are, where we're headed, and what we're capable of.

Author : Thomas E. Mann,Norman J. Ornstein
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780465096732

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It's Even Worse Than It Looks by Thomas E. Mann,Norman J. Ornstein Pdf

Hyperpartisanship is as old as American democracy. But now, acrimony is not confined to a moment; it's a permanent state of affairs and has seeped into every part of the political process. Identifying the overriding problems that have led Congress—and the United States—to the brink of institutional collapse, It's Even Worse Than It Looks profoundly altered the debate about why America's government has become so dysfunctional. Through a new preface and afterword, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein bring the story forward, examining the 2012 presidential campaign and exploring the prospects of a less dysfunctional government. As provocative and controversial as ever, It's Even Worse Than It Looks will continue to set the terms of our political debate in the years to come.

Author : Margrit Eichler,Patrizia Albanese,Susan Ferguson,Nicky Hyndman,Lichun Willa Liu,Ann Mattews
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780889614819

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More Than It Seems by Margrit Eichler,Patrizia Albanese,Susan Ferguson,Nicky Hyndman,Lichun Willa Liu,Ann Mattews Pdf

Household work is an essential part of many people's lives, yet all too often it is rendered invisible. More Than It Seems aims not only to make this vitally important work visible, but also to reconsider it as a source of learning. Drawing on a large study conducted in Canada, the authors consider diverse forms of household work, including carework. They highlight the experiences of people at the margins - including immigrants, Aboriginal women, people with disabilities, nannies, and people who provide and receive care - and analyze those experiences through the prism of lifelong learning theory. The result is a pioneering work that challenges our assumptions about both household work and lifelong learning.

Author : Jill Brown
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781641583909

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We’re Stronger than We Look by Jill Brown Pdf

Caregiver, are you overwhelmed? Do you secretly (or not so secretly) have bouts of despair, bitterness, and even hopelessness? As a caregiver, you run the risk of disappearing. Your time goes overwhelmingly to the needs of your loved one. Relationships get strained, and challenges and anxieties are difficult to articulate. It’s easier to just keep your head down and do what must be done. What’s more, you probably didn’t sign up for this role or train for it. And yet here you are, reliving the trauma that got you here, providing support you didn’t know you had in you to give, struggling with fatigue, making critical, life-altering decisions, and yearning for the community you had that has changed or disappeared. As a caregiver, do you ever wonder: Where did everybody go? Why can’t I do a better job? Am I a complete failure? How can I keep up this level of care without exhausting myself? Rich in stories, threaded with humor, and unflinchingly real, We’re Stronger than We Look is a safe place for you to process the life you’ve been given, to accept that it’s okay not to have it all together, and to be inspired about your caregiving role—even while recognizing the need to take care of yourself as well.

Author : Gerry Dee
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780385677479

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Teaching by Gerry Dee Pdf

Hilarious, cringe-inducing stories about teachers, students and parents, from CBC star of Mr. D, one of Canada's hottest comedic talents. Gerry Dee is a rising comic star whose humour has been compared to Bill Cosby's. He spent ten years working as a teacher and survived (barely) to tell his tales. Told from the honest point-of-view of a not-so-good, often-very-bad public school teacher--the kind who teaches hungover (and lies about it), loses his students' exams (and lies about it), and stages an impromptu baseball game in the middle of history class just to kill some time, Teaching: It's Harder Than It Looks is Mr. D at his best. This book collects Gerry's funniest anecdotes about teaching, about students and about their parents. As Gerry's ode to school life, it's sure to bring back a memory or two, whether you were the teacher's pet or the class clown. Throughout, he offers tongue-in-cheek "Teacher Tips and Tricks," uncomfortable notes to parents, awkward report cards and all manner of memorabilia of school days. He's extremely funny, on the page as well as in person, and he's the kind of personality who will reach out beyond his own core comedy audience to a broad demographic of educators, parents and students who relate to his humour and experiences.

Author : Lynn Johnston
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0836218531

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A Look Inside For Better Or For Worse: by Lynn Johnston Pdf

Lynn Johnston's own family bears an uncanny resemblance to the fictional Patterson family. In A Look Inside For Better or For Worse you'll find the evolution of Lynn Johnston's strip. From the turmoils of toddlerhood to the shock of "a teenager in the house," For Better or For Worse presents a decade of entertainment.

Author : Allie Brosh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781451666182

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Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh Pdf

#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

Author : Azel Stevens Roe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600059634

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A long look ahead; or, The first stroke and the last. Unabridged ed by Azel Stevens Roe Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Ratface and Roland Ratface
Publisher : Elizabeth Ratface
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781310557095

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The Stupider Sex by Elizabeth Ratface and Roland Ratface Pdf

Which sex is stupider? This volume seeks to answer this question, using heavy doses of humor and a multitude of examples. Written by Liz and her husband Roland in order to give both sides of the story, chapters explore the myths of women who cannot operate simple devices, men who bungle simple shopping tasks, women drivers, and men who are clueless about relationships.

Author : F. R. Waring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Psychology
ISBN : BL:A0025152103

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Truths versus Shadows, or the Real and the False by F. R. Waring Pdf

Author : Richard Farina
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101549520

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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me by Richard Farina Pdf

A witty, psychedelic, and telling novel of the 1960s Richard Fariña evokes the Sixties as precisely, wittily, and poignantly as F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age. The hero, Gnossus Pappadopoulis, weaves his way through the psychedelic landscape, encountering-among other things-mescaline, women, art, gluttony, falsehood, science, prayer, and, occasionally, truth. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Raziel Reid
Publisher : Arsenal Pulp Press
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781551525754

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When Everything Feels like the Movies (Governor General's Literary Award winner, Children's Literature) by Raziel Reid Pdf

Winner, Governor General's Literary Award Finalist, Lambda Literary Award and Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction "Raziel Reid is a really extraordinary guy. He's got a great thing going."—Anne Rice School is just like a film set: there's The Crew, who make things happen, The Extras who fill the empty desks, and The Movie Stars, whom everyone wants tagged in their Facebook photos. But Jude doesn't fit in. He's not part of The Crew because he isn't about to do anything unless it's court-appointed; he's not an Extra because nothing about him is anonymous; and he's not a Movie Star because even though everyone know his name like an A-lister, he isn't invited to the cool parties. As the director calls action, Jude is the flamer that lights the set on fire. Before everything turns to ashes from the resulting inferno, Jude drags his best friend Angela off the casting couch and into enough melodrama to incite the paparazzi, all while trying to fend off the haters and win the heart of his favourite co-star Luke Morris. It's a total train wreck! But train wrecks always make the front page. Raziel Reid is a graduate of the New York Film Academy. He currently lives in Vancouver.

Author : Jorge Saba Arbache
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Country Data
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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More Growth Or Fewer Collapses? a New Look at Long Run Growth in Sub-saharan Africa by Jorge Saba Arbache Pdf

Abstract: Low and highly volatile growth define Africa's growth experience. But there is no evidence that growth volatility is associated to long term economic performance. This result may be misleading if it suggests that volatility is not important for economic and social progress. In this paper we use a variant of the method developed by Hausmann, Pritchett, and Rodrik (2005) to identify both growth acceleration and deceleration episodes in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors find that Africa has had numerous growth acceleration episodes in the last 30 years, but also nearly a comparable number of growth collapses, offsetting most of the benefits of growth. Had Africa avoided its growth collapses, it would have grown 1.7 percent a year instead of 0.7 percent, and its GDP per capita would have been more than 30 percent higher in 2005. The authors also find that growth accelerations and decelerations have an asymmetric impact on human development outcomes. Finally, our results suggest that it is easier to identify the likely institutional and policy origins of growth decelerations than of growth accelerations.

Author : Beverly Paul
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781304685612

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Look Younger and More Attractive In 7 Days or Less by Beverly Paul Pdf

You see the people at the parties and at work. They are attractive and successful; they have animal magnetism and charm and age does not seem to touch them. They are the celebrities and the power players at work. They never get flustered and they always know what to say. You do not have to be a celebrity to have all that. You too can be sexy, alluring, attractive, and successful all while retaining that youthful glow. You can be that person that attracts people. You can be the person that has what it takes to be noticed and make a positive impact. You can have all that you want. Learn how to energize your body and your mind to look and stay young. Learn how to dress for success and turn heads. Learn the tips and tricks of looking good and feeling good. Learn how to stay positive and handle stress and do it all with a smile. Learn how to enter a room and be that person that is everybody's friend. This book will help you look younger and more attractive, from the inside out.

Author : Elizabeth Rundle Charles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLI:1050346-10

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Chronicles of the Schoenberg-Cotta Family by Elizabeth Rundle Charles Pdf