Unbidden Persuaders

Author : John Doyle
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595368013

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Unbidden Persuaders by John Doyle Pdf

Author : Anand Giridharadas
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780593312643

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The Persuaders by Anand Giridharadas Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy—from disinformation fighters to a leader of Black Lives Matter to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more—by the best-selling author of Winners Take All and award-winning former New York Times columnist “Anand Giridharadas shows the way we get real progressive change in America—by refusing to write others off, building more welcoming movements, and rededicating ourselves to the work of changing minds.” —Robert B. Reich, best-selling author of The System The lifeblood of any free society is persuasion: changing other people’s minds in order to change things. But America is suffering a crisis of faith in persuasion that is putting its democracy and the planet itself at risk. Americans increasingly write one another off instead of seeking to win one another over. Debates are framed in moralistic terms, with enemies battling the righteous. Movements for justice build barriers to entry, instead of on-ramps. Political parties focus on mobilizing the faithful rather than wooing the skeptical. And leaders who seek to forge coalitions are labeled sellouts. In The Persuaders, Anand Giridharadas takes us inside these movements and battles, seeking out the dissenters who continue to champion persuasion in an age of polarization. We meet a leader of Black Lives Matter; a trailblazer in the feminist resistance to Trumpism; white parents at a seminar on raising adopted children of color; Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; a team of door knockers with an uncanny formula for changing minds on immigration; an ex-cult member turned QAnon deprogrammer; and, hovering menacingly offstage, Russian operatives clandestinely stoking Americans’ fatalism about one another. As the book’s subjects grapple with how to call out threats and injustices while calling in those who don’t agree with them but just might one day, they point a way to healing, and changing, a fracturing country.

Author : John V. Doyle
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781450255363

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Tales from the Tail End by John V. Doyle Pdf

What is it like to grow old? Only the elderly can tell you. John Doyle is 88. What is it like to live in an elderly retirement community. Only one who lives there can tell you. John Doyle does. These are questions of great interest to some 37 million people in the U.S. over 75 and many times that number of children and grandchildren. The latter may be stunned to learn what kind of life their beloved parents and grandparents are experiencing. These questions are answered in "Tales from the Tail End," which factually and often humorously describes the aging process in a retirement community and considers how to deal with it gracefully. The author's former pastor, Father Jim Hawker, says this about the book, "I just couldn't put it down. John Doyle shares a memorable story replete with fascinating experiences and personal insights. His humor and pathos are truly infectious. The message of "'Tales from the Tail End'" is both intriguing and inspiring as the author invites the reader to come along and catch the spirit of the ups and downs of the aging process."

Author : Frederick Escreet Smith,Brian Clemens,Milton S. Gelman
Publisher : Pan
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0330028847

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The Persuaders! by Frederick Escreet Smith,Brian Clemens,Milton S. Gelman Pdf

Author : James Irving Crump
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780892641291

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Legends of the Warring States by James Irving Crump Pdf

This volume of selections and commentary by the premier Western translator and interpreter of the Chan-kuo Ts'e contains all of the author's favorite pieces. It also features more complete warring states narratives, the "romances"--persuasions of four of the best-known figures, Fan Chü, Chang Yi, Su Ch'in, and Ch'un-shen Chün, augmented by biographical material from the Shi-chi. This reader highlights both the nature of Chan-kuo Ts'e, an important pre-Han collection, and its considerable pleasures. J. I. Crump is Professor Emeritus of Chinese literature, University of Michigan. He is also author of Chinese Theater in the Days of Kublai Khan, Songs from Xanadu, and Song-poems from Xanadu.

Author : James Reason
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351888103

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The Human Contribution by James Reason Pdf

This book explores the human contribution to the reliability and resilience of complex, well-defended systems. Usually the human is considered a hazard - a system component whose unsafe acts are implicated in the majority of catastrophic breakdowns. However there is another perspective that has been relatively little studied in its own right - the human as hero, whose adaptations and compensations bring troubled systems back from the brink of disaster time and again. What, if anything, did these situations have in common? Can these human abilities be ’bottled’ and passed on to others? The Human Contribution is vital reading for all professionals in high-consequence environments and for managers of any complex system. The book draws its illustrative material from a wide variety of hazardous domains, with the emphasis on healthcare reflecting the author’s focus on patient safety over the last decade. All students of human factors - however seasoned - will also find it an invaluable and thought-provoking read.

Author : Luca Spaghetti
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101514061

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Un Amico Italiano by Luca Spaghetti Pdf

"Luca Spaghetti is not only one of my favorite people in the world, but also a natural-born storyteller. . . . This [is a] marvelous book." -Elizabeth Gilbert When Luca Spaghetti (yes, that's really his name) was asked to show a writer named Elizabeth Gilbert around Rome, he had no idea how his life was about to change. She embraced his Roman ebullience, and Luca in turn became her guardian angel, determined that his city would help Liz out of her funk. Filled with colorful anecdotes about food, language, soccer, daily life in Rome, and Luca's own fish-out-of-water moments as a visitor to the United States-and culminating with the episodes in Liz's bestselling memoir, told from Luca's side of the table-Un Amico Italiano is a book that no fan of Eat, Pray, Love will want to miss.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : Scotland
ISBN : UOM:39015030603891

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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : England
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007790400

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Blackwood's Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Greg Cox
Publisher : Ace
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0441015077

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Fifty-two by Greg Cox Pdf

The epic follow-up to Infinite Crisis-starring the superheroes of the DC Comics universe. Earth's greatest protectors-Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman-have vanished. The cities of Metropolis and Gotham are overrun with criminal activity both on the streets and behind the closed doors of powerful corporations as villains take advantage of the absence of superheroes. In their place stand the veteran and rookie heroes they inspired. From popular media personality Booster Gold and the enigmatic Question to the mysterious vigilante Batwoman and the secretive Supernova, these heroes are the only ones who can turn the tide against a vast conspiracy of evil determined to take control of the planet. This is the story of one year without the world's greatest superheroes. Twelve months. 365 days. 52 weeks.

Author : University of Michigan. Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015071891092

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Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies (University of Michigan) Publications by University of Michigan. Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Pdf

Includes miscellaneous newsletters, student publications, calendars, bibliographies, and brochures. Also contains a set of monographs produced in various series by the center.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : England
ISBN : MSU:31293010326324

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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary C. Grimes
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0252012828

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The Knights in Fiction by Mary C. Grimes Pdf

Breaking the chains was first published in 1887, in serial form, in The Lance, a labor newspaper in Salem, Oregon. Many other novels from this period addressed the problems of labor conflict and inequality, but Gantt was one of the very few to see unionization as the answer to the problems of working people. Although the Knights officially prohibited lawyers (“non-producers”) from membership, Gantt was both a member of the bar and the Knights. Gantt’s description, which presumably drew from his own experience in District Assembly 66 in Washington, D.C., conveyed a sense of the diverse social, political, and intellectual functions that the meeting hall played for its members, as well as the issues that animated their debates.

Author : Lee Child
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 3883 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804180344

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The Essential Jack Reacher 11-Book Bundle by Lee Child Pdf

“If you’re a thriller fan and you’re not reading the Reacher series . . . you’re not a thriller fan.”—Chicago Tribune Jack Reacher is the most compelling hero in action and suspense today—hailed by Stephen King as “the coolest continuing series character now on offer” and a household name for legions of fans who can’t get enough of Lee Child’s #1 bestsellers. “The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times Once an elite military cop, Reacher is now a man with no phone, no address, and no ties anywhere. He wanders the land and lives in the moment—a cool-headed righter of wrongs who can’t let the bad guys get away with anything. This addictive eBook bundle features eleven Reacher adventures, which can be read in any order. But fair warning: Once you start, you won’t stop until you’ve finished them all. PERSUADER THE ENEMY ONE SHOT THE HARD WAY BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE NOTHING TO LOSE GONE TOMORROW 61 HOURS WORTH DYING FOR THE AFFAIR A WANTED MAN Also includes the eBook short stories “Second Son” and “Deep Down” as well as an excerpt of the latest Jack Reacher thriller, Never Go Back! Praise for #1 bestselling author Lee Child and his Reacher series “Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly “Like his hero Jack Reacher, Lee Child seems to make no wrong steps.”—Associated Press “Lee Child [is] the current poster-boy of American crime fiction.”—Los Angeles Times “Indisputably the best escape artist in this escapist genre.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times “Jack Reacher is much more like the heir to the Op and Marlowe than Spenser ever was. . . . Reacher is as appealingly misanthropic as ever.”—Esquire “For pure fun, the Reacher novels are easily the best thriller series going.”—NPR “Widely admired by other writers as a master craftsman of action thrillers.”—The Wall Street Journal “Implausible, irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Lee Child
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 1737 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812987874

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The Essential Jack Reacher, Volume 1, 7-Book Bundle by Lee Child Pdf

Seven modern classics featuring the ultimate thriller hero, Jack Reacher—hailed by Stephen King as “the coolest continuing series character now on offer” Once an elite military cop, Reacher is now a man with no phone, no address, and no ties anywhere. He wanders the land and lives in the moment—a cool-headed righter of wrongs who won’t let the bad guys get away with anything. This addictive eBook bundle features seven Reacher adventures, which can be read in any order. But fair warning: Once you start, you won’t stop until you’ve finished them all. PERSUADER THE ENEMY ONE SHOT THE HARD WAY BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE NOTHING TO LOSE GONE TOMORROW Also includes a preview of the highly anticipated new Jack Reacher thriller, Make Me! Praise for #1 bestselling author Lee Child and his Reacher series “Welcome to the relentless world of Jack Reacher and his impressive tendency to be in the wrong place at the right time. . . . Child has created an iconic character that other thriller writers try to emulate but don’t come close to matching.”—Associated Press “[Reacher] is the stuff of myth, a great male fantasy. . . . One of this century’s most original, tantalizing pop-fiction heroes.”—The Washington Post “Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly “Easily the best thriller series going.”—NPR “The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “If you’re a thriller fan and you’re not reading the Reacher series, you’re not a thriller fan.”—Chicago Tribune