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In What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank pointed out that a great number of Americans actually vote against their own interests. In The Political Mind, George Lakoff explains why. As it turns out, human beings are not the rational creatures we’ve so long imagined ourselves to be. Ideas, morals, and values do not exist somewhere outside the body, ready to be examined and put to use. Instead, they exist quite literally inside the brain—and they take physical shape there. For example, we form particular kinds of narratives in our minds just like we form specific muscle memories such as typing or dancing, and then we fit new information into those narratives. Getting that information out of one narrative type and into another—or [More..] | |
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When Dane Deverall’s ex-wife is murdered, it pretty much puts a lid on his political ambitions to be the next governor of California. When it turns out that his ex was turning tricks as a high-priced call girl, it pretty much puts a nail in that lid. Dane returns to the small town of Sea Crest to protect his son from the fall-out of the scandal only to discover one of the homicide detectives is Samantha Walsh, the one woman he’d loved and lost.Sammi is thrilled to get her first homicide investigation…until she learns the victim is the ex-wife of her former lover, the current lieutenant governor of California. As the murder investigation unfolds, Sammi discovers Dane's ex-wife was into some risky business and kinky relationships. Did s [More..] | |
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Politics, Philosophy, Culture contains a rich selection of interviews and other writings by the late Michel Foucault. Drawing upon his revolutionary concept of power as well as his critique of the institutions that organize social life, Foucault discusses literature, music, and the power of art while also examining concrete issues such as the Left in contemporary France, the social security system, the penal system, homosexuality, madness, and the Iranian Revolution. [More..] | |
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. [More..] | |
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Physics and Politics Or thoughts On The Application Of The Principles of "Natural Selection and "Inheritance" To Political Society written by Walter Bagehot in 1869. Walter Bagehot (February 3, 1826-March 24 1877) was a British businessman, essayist, and journalist who wrote extensively about literature, government, and economic affairs. [More..] | |
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Two of America’s most perceptive political reporters join forces for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the race for the White House in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012, a series of four instant digital books on the 2012 presidential election. The first edition, The Right Fights Back, follows the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination promises to be one of the most hotly contested and closely fought in recent memory, as establishment Republicans, Tea Party favorites, and dark horse insurgents vie to take on President Obama in the November election. In The Right Fights Back, Mike Allen, chief White House correspondent for POLITICO, and Evan Thomas, the award-winn [More..] | |
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A groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality, which turns out to be the basis for religion and politics. The book is timely (explaining the American culture wars and refuting the "New Atheists"), scholarly (integrating insights from many fields) and great fun to read (like Haidt's last book, The Happiness Hypothesis). [More..] | |
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How to Lose at Politics,Or, Not Bad for a LibertarianOn Nov. 2, 2010, 669 people in the slice of Henderson, Nevada known as Green Valley cast their vote for Nevada State Assembly District 29 for an openly bi heathen part-Native American differently abled woman of size Libertarian. An early Tea Party favorite, the national attention Lale got focused on how her existence challenged what people thought they knew about the Tea Party. This is the story of Erin Lale's campaign.Told largely through posts on her blog, Lale's Magical Thinking Emporium, How to Lose at Politics is an account of the tranformation of an angry, poor, unemployed geek into a polished, gladhanding, poor, unemployed celebrity. Along the way, Lale was interviewed by Rolling S [More..] | |
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Featuring analysis of healthcare issues and first-person stories, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care helps you develop skills in influencing policy in today's changing health care environment. Approximately 150 expert contributors present a wide range of topics in policies and politics, providing a more complete background than can be found in any other policy textbook on the market. Discussions include the latest updates on conflict management, health economics, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change. With these insights and strategies, you'll be prepared to play a leadership role in the four spheres in which nurses are politically active: the workplace, government, professional organizations, and the [More..] | |
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