Mann, Thomas E.
Summary: Outlines recommendations for ending obstructionist tactics and barriers to compromise, suggesting specific institutional restructuring measures while calling on the public and media to work with government to correct problems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2012
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Summary: "The conditions that allowed humans to live on Earth are incredibly fragile. Climate variability has at times created new niches that humans or their ancestors could potentially exploit, and challenges that at times have spurred innovation. But there's a relatively narrow envelope of climate variability within which human civilization remains viable, and our survival depends on conditions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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Summary: "Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the tactics that we've been told can slow climate change. But most of these recommendations are a result of a multi-pronged marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixingclimate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals. Fossil fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame...
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.738 MANDe Graaf, John.
Summary: Explores the origins, causes, and symptoms of Affluenza, society's compulsive desire to acquire, and discusses such treatment as strengthening immunity against advertising and minimizing the side-effects of over-consumption.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stanford General Books 2002
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Summary: "Compelling stories that present a new view of ADHDSmart but Stuck offers 15 true and compelling stories about intelligent, capable teens and adults who have gotten "stuck" at school, work, and/or in social relationships because of their ADHD. Dr. Brown highlights the often unrecognized role that emotions play in this complex disorder. He explains why even very bright people with ADHD get stuck...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marlowe & Co. in association with the Touch the Earth Foundation 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.3 MAIRicks, Thomas E.
Contents: Containment -- A bad ending -- Containment and its discontents -- This changes everything: the aftermath of 9/11 -- The war of words -- The run-up -- The silence of the lambs -- Into Iraq -- Winning a battle -- How to create an insurgency (I) -- How to create an insurgency (II) -- The CPA: "can't produce anything" -- Getting tough -- The descent into abuse -- The long term -- "The Army of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 956.7044 RICWoods, Thomas E.
Summary: Libertarian author Woods sets the record straight with a provocative look at the hidden truths about our nation's history--the ones that have been buried because they're too politically incorrect to discuss. Woods draws on real scholarship--as opposed to the myths, platitudes, and slogans so many other "history" books are based on--to ask and answer tough questions about American history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: CRC Press 2005
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Summary: A "dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2017
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Summary: "The Gamble," the story of Gen. David Petraeus and the American military, reveals that many high-level officials were opposed to the 2003 invasion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2009
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Summary: Describes the values, strategic thinking, and leadership qualities of military leaders from World War II to the present day and how the widening separation between performance and accountability has not resulted in any recent Marshalls, Eisenhowers, or Pattons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Visible Ink Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.46 SVAWartenberg, Thomas E.
Summary: "Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education. Wartenberg also gives advice on how to construct a 'learner-centered'...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.8 WARJoiner, Thomas E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2005
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Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: Outlines a plan for Israel's future, arguing against any acquiescence to U.S. foreign policy and discussing such topics as the "two state/one state" stalemate, nationalism, and the potential for severing the bond between Israel and the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2012
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Contents: The beaast in the jungle / Henry James. -- Saint Joan / Bernard Shaw. -- Heart of Darkness / Joseph Conrad. -- Uncle Vania / Anton Chekhov. -- Six characters in search of an author / Luigi Pirandello. -- Swann in love (from Remembrance of things past) / Marcel Proust. -- A lost lady / Willa Cather. -- Death in Venice / Thomas Mann. -- A portrait of the artist as a young man / James Joyce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopaedia Britannica 1990
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Summary: "How could General Electric-perhaps America's most iconic corporation-suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace?"-- Since its founding in 1892, General Electric has been more than just a corporation: it was job security, a solidly safe investment, and an elite business education for top managers. GE electrified America, from lightbulbs to turbines, and became fully integrated into the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Summary: Traces the life of the thirty-ninth president from his childhood in Plains, Georgia, through his career in the Navy, to his term in the White House, as well as his later humanitarian and diplomatic efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1998
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Publisher / Publication Date: Praeger 1973
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Summary: Centering Prayer is a precious part of the ancient spiritual traditions of the West. When this practical guide was first published in 1978, people all over the world welcomed its simple and beautiful form of meditative prayer. Reflections and advice on Centering Prayer's possibilities?and its pitfalls?are presented with clarity and simplicity, exposing a vision of the deeper life of the soul...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SkyLight Paths Pub. 2007
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Summary: A discussion of John Cage's "4'33"," a mid-twentieth-century musical work composed entirely of silence, providing a cultural context for the piece, and examining the musical, philosophical, and environmental factors that influenced Cage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2010