Public Finance or Better but Not Well

Public Finance

Author: Harvey S Rosen

Public Finance--while continuing to follow an innovative approach that is both theoretical and empirical--is now completely updated to reflect major changes in its key topics. New or revised information includes explanations of the Social Security trust fund, a new section on the alternative minimum tax (AMT), possible links between the corporation tax and high-profile scandals such as Enron, and more.

Harvey S. Rosen is a professor of economics and business policy at Princeton University. He was appointed by President Bush to serve on the Council of Economic Advisors.

Booknews

This text on public finance for undergraduates and for public administration graduate programs describes the institutional and legal settings of finance and emphasizes the links between economic analysis and current political issues. Chapters provide an overview of government's role in the economy, and explore tools for positive and normative analysis, tax analysis, and the US revenue system. The appendix discusses basic microeconomics. This fourth edition includes new chapters on health care issues and revised material on taxation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

See also: Pedras angulares de Contabilidade Administrativa

Better but Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the United States Since 1950

Author: Richard G Frank

The past half-century has been marked by major changes in the treatment of mental illness: important advances in understanding mental illnesses, increases in spending on mental health care and support of people with mental illnesses, and the availability of new medications that are easier for the patient to tolerate. Although these changes have made things better for those who have mental illness, they are not quite enough.

In Better But Not Well, Richard G. Frank and Sherry A. Glied examine the well-being of people with mental illness in the United States over the past fifty years, addressing issues such as economics, treatment, standards of living, rights, and stigma. Marshaling a range of new empirical evidence, they first argue that people with mental illness -- severe and persistent disorders as well as less serious mental health conditions -- are faring better today than in the past. Improvements have come about for unheralded and unexpected reasons. Rather than being a result of more effective mental health treatments, progress has come from the growth of private health insurance and of mainstream social programs -- such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, housing vouchers, and food stamps -- and the development of new treatments that are easier for patients to tolerate and for physicians to manage.

The authors remind us that, despite the progress that has been made, this disadvantaged group remains worse off than most others in society. The "mainstreaming" of persons with mental illness has left a policy void, where governmental institutions responsible for meeting the needs of mental health patients lack resources and programmatic authority. To fillthis void, Frank and Glied suggest that institutional resources be applied systematically and routinely to examine and address how federal and state programs affect the well-being of people with mental illness.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction	1
2	The population with mental illness	8
3	The evolving technology of mental health care	26
4	Health care financing and income support	48
5	The supply of mental health services	70
6	Policy making in mental health : integration, mainstreaming, and shifting institutions	91
7	Assessing the well-being of people with mental illness	104
8	Looking forward : improving the well-being of people with mental illness	140

Women and Leadership or Profilers

Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change

Author: Barbara Kellerman

Women and Leadership brings together in one comprehensive volume preeminent scholars from a range of disciplines to address the challenges involving women and leadership. These experts explore when and how women exercise power and what stands in their way. This groundbreaking volume offers readers an informed analysis of the state of women and leadership and offers the most informed and current thinking on

·        The perils of stereotypes

·        The importance of leadership style

·        Gender differences in the decision to seek leadership roles

·        Lessons from women leaders

·        “Opt out” patterns and the need for flexible career paths

·        Global inequalities and initiatives

·        Strategies that get women to the top 

 

Women and Leadership is indispensable for understanding recent progress  toward equal opportunity and the challenges that remain.

 

 

Table of Contents:

Foreword   Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.)     xiii
Women and Leadership: The State of Play   Deborah L. Rhode   Barbara Kellerman     1
Gender Differences and Gender Stereotypes
Crossing the Bridge: Reflections on Women and Leadership   Nannerl O. Keohane     65
The Great Women Theory of Leadership? Perils of Positive Stereotypes and Precarious Pedestals   Todd L. Pittinsky   Laura M. Bacon   Brian Welle     93
Overcoming Resistance to Women Leaders: The Importance of Leadership Style   Linda L. Carli   Alice H. Eagly     127
Women, Leadership, and the Natural Order   Rosalind Chait Barnett     149
What Difference Will Women Judges Make? Looking Once More at the "Woman Question"   Anita F. Hill     175
Leadership in Context: Women in Politics
Opening the Door: Women Leaders and Constitution Building in Iran and Afghanistan   Pippa Norris     197
Will Gender Balance in Politics Come by Itself?   Drude Dahlerup     227
The Future of Women's Political Leadership: Gender and the Decision to Run for Elective Office   Richard L. Fox     251
It's Woman Time   Marie C. Wilson     271
She's the Candidate! A Woman for President   Ruth B. Mandel     283
Leadership Redefined: Authority, Authenticity, Power
Leadership, Authority, and Women: A Man's Challenge   Ronald A. Heifetz     311
Bringing Your Whole Self to Work: Lessons in Authentic Engagement from Women Leaders   Laura Morgan Roberts     329
Women and Power: New Perspectives on Old Challenges   Evangelina Holvino     361
Women in Corporate Leadership: Status and Prospects   Katherine Giscombe     383
Redefining the Problem, Recasting the Solutions
Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Women's Nonlinear Career Paths   Silvia Ann Hewlett     407
Isn't She Delightful? Creating Relationships That Get Women to the Top (and Keep Them There)   Karen L. Proudford     431
Disrupting Gender, Revising Leadership   Debra Meyerson   Robin Ely   Laura Wernick     453
Acknowledgments     475
Contributors     477
Index     489

Interesting textbook: Marchés financiers et monétaires :les Institutions Financières et les Instruments dans une Place du marché Globale

Profilers: Leading Investigators Take You Inside the Criminal Mind

Author: John H Campbell

In Profilers, editors John H. Campbell and Don DeNevi offer a selection of accounts that clarifies criminal investigative analysis, offering thorough reviews of cases and in-depth explanations of methodologies. These articles - by top homicide profilers in the FBI and other law enforcement agencies - bring together for the first time an informative yet riveting mix of styles and approaches to criminal profiling.

Publishers Weekly

A bone-chilling conversation with Jeffrey Dahmer is just one highlight from this anthology of seasoned examinations of one of law enforcement's grimmest challenges. Campbell and DeNevi's second collaboration (after Into the Minds of Madmen) casts a wide net; although famous profilers like John Douglas contribute several of the 28 essays here, most are written by accomplished but little-known specialists. The result is a no-nonsense, technically oriented but readable look at how cops grapple with the worst felonies, including hostage taking, serial rape and murder, and child abduction/murder. The contributors take a measured tone toward the lethal predators they examine, as in Robert Ressler's discussion of his Dahmer interviews: "We must never forget that... there are many Jeffrey Dahmers walking among us." James Fitzgerald gives an account of using forensic linguistics to decode more than 200 of the Unabomber's writings, such as elusive marks like "indented writing," marks left by writing on another piece of paper over the examined one. FBI Special Agent Mary Ellen O'Toole offers a useful overview of the often misunderstood science of profiling ("Contrary to the current television and movie depictions..., a successful profiler is not psychic"). Other chapters offer updates on multidisciplinary approaches to cold cases and geographic profiling innovations. This is a rigorous and disturbing collection, accessible but compiled with law enforcement professionals in mind. Illus. (Nov.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Constitution of the United States or Classics of Public Administration

Constitution of the United States: A Primer for the People

Author: David P Curri

A masterly introduction to the United States Constitution, this slim book leads the reader through a concise overview of the document's individual articles and amendments. With clear and accessible language, Currie then examines each of the three branches of the federal government and explains the relation between the federal and state governments. He analyzes those constitutional provisions that are designed to protect citizens from governmental interference, such as the due process and equal protection clauses and the confusing first amendment provisions respecting the separation of church and state, and includes discussions of judicial review and freedom of speech and of the press.
A sympathetic yet critical guide, Currie's book enables students and laypersons to understand one of the cornerstones of the Western political tradition. The second edition, along with an updated chronology and bibliography, incorporates the Supreme Court decisions over the past decade that have affected constitutional interpretation.
"Superb . . . highly recommended for those seeking a reliable, understandable, and useful introduction to our constitution."—Appellate Practice Journal and Update

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	Introduction
	Congress	2
	The President	4
	The Courts	8
	The Bill of Rights	10
	Later Amendments	12
2	Judicial Review
	Origin and Justification	15
	Scope and Limitations	19
3	Federalism
	Federal Powers	26
	The Commerce Clause and State Authority	31
	Intergovernmental Immunities	33
4	The Separation of Powers
	The Rule of Law	36
	Military Powers	40
	Independent Agencies	42
5	Due Process of Law
	Procedural Requirements	47
	Substantive Due Process	50
	Alternative Theories	55
6	Equality	59
	Racial Discrimination and Segregation	59
	Affirmative Action and De Facto Discrimination	61
	Nonracial Classifications	64
	State Action	67
	The Right to Vote	70
7	Freedom of Speech and of the Press	74
	Content Regulation	76
	Time, Place, and Manner Regulations	80
8	Church and State	83
	The Free Exercise of Religion	83
	Establishment of Religion	86
9	Conclusion	91
	App. A: Chronology	95
App. B	The Constitution of the United States	102
	Notes	127
	Bibliography	148
	Index	151

Book review: Living with Hepatitis B or First Year Prostate Cancer

Classics of Public Administration

Author: Jay M Shafritz

CLASSICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION is a collection of articles carefully chosen for their readability and continuing contribution to the study of Public Administration. Written by the most significant scholars from the field, these classics focus on topics and issues that are recognized as important ongoing themes in the field of Public Administration.

The Maternal Is Political or Forensic Nurse

The Maternal Is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change

Author: Shari MacDonald Strong

The saying is true: The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. And the world has never needed mothers more. World and national leaders can't agree on how to educate our children or empower us to feed our families, on how to join together as a global community or keep us safe. Fortunately, mothers-the most underestimated and unsung political group-hold the future in their arms and hands.

Whether they're starting ambitious movements by taking on urgent matters that affect millions or speaking quietly within their homes and communities, the mothers in this collection are, like mothers everywhere, making a difference one person, one issue, one wrong-that-needs-righting at a time. For moms who are willing to fight that good fight, The Maternal Is Political is a comfort, an inspiration, fuel for the fire, and a roadmap to a better future ... for us and for all of our children.

Publishers Weekly

In a raw and emotional literary anthology, 30 women express their frustrations about motherhood, their disappointment with unsupportive work environments and their deep desire for social change. In her debut effort as an anthology editor, Strong brings together voices of veteran and first-time writers in a cacophony of cries that mothering isn't just personal, it's political. The stories include Jennifer Margulis and her husband who, unable to reconcile full-time work and parenting, quit office work and begin a home business; and Helaine Olen's horror stories of "mean moms" in playgroups who look down on stay-at-home mothers. Anne Lamott writes of the difficulty of espousing a pro-choice position before a largely Catholic audience. This book has a liberal bent, and happy, content mothers don't get much airtime. Young women considering motherhood may be taken aback by the rage and unchecked anger in some of the essays and the lack of solutions presented. But if shock spurs action, this anthology has done its job.

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents:

Foreword   Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner     1
Introduction   Shari MacDonald Strong     5
Believe
Motherhood Made Me Do It   Judith Stadtman Tucker     15
Alien   Sarah Masterson     25
Mom, Interrupted   Marrit Ingman     30
Rebel Mom   Tracy Thompson     40
As a Mother   Nancy Pelosi     48
Life Under Construction   Jennifer Margulis     50
Of Volcanoes and Ruins and Gardens   Violeta Garcia-Mendoza     59
Mothers Against Faith   Marion Winik     67
Well-Behaved Women   Jennifer Niesslein   Stephanie Wilkinson     70
The Secret Lives of Babysitters   Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser     75
My Bus   Karen Maezen Miller     83
On Receiving Notice of My Stepdaughter's Pregnancy   Mary Akers     89
Shown the Ropes   J. Anderson Coats     94
In Albania   Mona Gable     101
Teach
Twists in the Plot   Jennifer Brisendine     111
First-Grade Values   Susie Bright     124
How to Make a Democrat from Scratch   Stephanie Losee     129
Revolution on Your Skin   Susan Ito     135
Because I'm Not Dead   Ona Gritz     138
Making a Minyan in Vermont   Nina Gaby     147
The Making of a Scholar   Vera Landry     155
Chubby Cheeks, Dimpled Chin   Margaret McConnell     164
Mothering in Real Time   Jane Hammons     174
All-Consumed   Alisa Gordaneer     181
Playground Prophets   Carolyn Alessio     189
Girl-Shy   Kris Malone Grossman     194
A Letter to My Daughter at Thirteen   Barbara Kingsolver     201
Act
The Maternal Is Sustainable   Rebecca Walker     219
Politics of the Heart   Jennifer Graf Groneberg     225
Campaign Confidential   Ann Douglas     230
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Miles   Amy L. Jenkins     240
The Mean Moms   Helaine Olen     243
One Day   Benazir Bhutto     250
Trying Out   Gayle Brandeis     253
Good Riddance, Attention Whore   Cindy Sheehan     260
Adoption in III Acts   Kathy Briccetti     264
Performing Mother Activism   Beth Osnes     280
Pregnant in New York   Anna Quindlen     285
The Born   Anne Lamott     289
Signora   Gigi Rosenberg     293
Raising Small Boys in a Time of War   Shari MacDonald Strong     298
The Mother Is Standing   Denise Roy     309
Peace March Sans Children   Valerie Weaver-Zercher     314

Interesting textbook: Herbal Remedies or Yoga for Stress Relief

Forensic Nurse: The New Role of the Nurse in Law Enforcement

Author: Serita Stevens

ON THE FRONT LINES
A young victim of a hit and run is brought to the ER...A college student thinks she may have been raped....A homeless man is covered with chemical burns but won't say how he got them... Across the country, in moments of crisis, nurses are often the first witnesses to acts of trauma. And when the human body itself is a crime scene, what a nurse does—from asking the right questions to preserving the key evidence—can make all the difference in the world.

IN THE HEART OF THE ACTION
Now, a new kind of nurse is being deployed to the front lines. Detective, advocate, caregiver: specially trained forensic nurses play an increasingly critical role in cases of violence, negligence and mayhem—and giving justice a fighting chance.

AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME...
This book chronicles dozens of riveting cases, from the bizarre to the commonplace. Spotlighting pioneering personalities in forensic nursing today, this book shows how forensic nurses do their job, why they often become key witnesses in trials, and how these unsung heroes help police solve society's most baffling crimes.

Publishers Weekly

The author, a registered nurse and mystery writer (Bagels for Tea), does an excellent job of conveying the importance of an emerging medical specialty. Because forensic nurses described by Stevens as "law enforcement's secret weapon," with a "unique combination of medical skill, legal knowledge, and criminology" are often first on the scene of a crime or in an emergency room, they are in a unique position to collect evidence regarding accidents, alleged sexual assault, spousal abuse and other violent incidents. Stevens details how forensic nurses are trained to preserve and interpret evidence that physicians may overlook. A sexual assault nurse examiner, for example, assists alleged rape victims with a careful physical examination, an in-depth interview and emotional support. Stevens shows how savvy FNs deal with physicians who resent forensic nurses, viewing them as encroaching on their territory (she suggests telling the doc, " `I would love to have you do this exam... the whole six hours of interviewing... and doing the evidence collection.' See how quickly they back out"). Drawing on case histories, Stevens describes how forensic nurses are trained to remain objective, serve as legal witnesses and work with law enforcement. She also highlights the problems these skilled nurses face, such as inadequate compensation. Agent, Lettie Lee of the Ann Elmo Agency. (Sept. 20) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Stevens, a registered nurse and mystery author, paints a vivid picture of how forensic training now enables the nurse to play the traditional patient-advocate role in groundbreaking ways, such as identifying suspicious injuries, gathering evidence, and working with law enforcement. Nurses function in a forensic capacity when they care for criminals within the criminal justice system, work as legal nurse consultants for law firms, or, most important, encounter victims of crime or abuse. Stevens's goal is to define and promote this rapidly growing field; unfortunately, her book is not up to that task. Inadequately researched, repetitive, and poorly written, it also devotes too much space to presenting numerous case studies. There is coverage of various forensic roles, but the text is unevenly weighted to "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner." Another flaw is the outdated and incomplete bibliography. Although this is the only book available on the topic, it is recommended only for the most extensive nursing collections. Bridget Faricy-Beredo, Lorian Cty. Community Coll., Elyria, OH Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

The Libertarian Reader Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao Tzu to Milton Friedman or Earth in the Balance

The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao-Tzu to Milton Friedman

Author: David Boaz

The first collection of seminal writings on a movement that is rapidly changing the face of American politics, The Libertarian Reader links some of the most fertile minds of our time to a centuries-old commitment to freedom, self-determination, and opposition to intrusive government. A movement that today counts among its supporters Steve Forbes, Nat Hentoff, and P.J. O'Rourke, libertarianism joins a continuous thread of political reason running throughout history.

Writing in 1995 about the large numbers of Americans who say they'd welcome a third party, David Broder of The Washington Post commented, "The distinguishing characteristic of these potential independent voters—aside from their disillusionment with Washington politicians of both parties—is their libertarian streak. They are skeptical of the Democrats because they identify them with big government. They are wary of the Republicans because of the growing influence within the GOP of the religious right."

In The Libertarian Reader, David Boaz has gathered the writers and works that represent the building blocks of libertarianism. These individuals have spoken out for the basic freedoms that have made possible the flowering of spiritual, moral, and economic life. For all independent thinkers, this unique sourcebook will stand as a classic reference for years to come, and a reminder that libertarianism is one of our oldest and most venerable American traditions.

New interesting textbook: Last Food of England or Cooks Pocket Companion

Earth in the Balance

Author: Al Gor

A passionate and lifelong defender of the environment, Vice President Al Gore describes in this classic best-selling book how human actions and decisions can endanger or safeguard the vulnerable ecosystem that sustains us all. The book's groundbreaking analysis helped place the environment on the national agenda, summoning politicians, the media, and the public to attention and action. The message remains just as urgent today as it did eight years ago: while much has been accomplished, we must meet a global environmental challenge that reaches into every aspect of our society.
In brave and unforgettable terms, Earth in the Balance probes the roots of the environmental crisis and offers a bold and forceful vision of a new, more sustainable path. Having provoked international discussion upon its original publication, it continues to confront us with profound challenges. Human civilization must change its course if we are to heal our ailing environment and preserve the earth's ecology for future generations.
Vice President Gore describes in a new foreword to this classic what we have achieved and what remains to be done, and issues a clarion call to begin the millennium with an "Environment Decade." It is time to reflect deeply on the fate of our planet and commit ourselves to its future.

Publishers Weekly

Vice President-elect Gore explains the necessity of enviromentalism and offers bold initiatives for change in this thoughtful, compelling primer, a QPB selection and PW bestseller. Illustrations. (Jan.)

School Library Journal

YA-- Too often, environmental challenges are presented in such a way that the more one learns, the more hopeless it all seems. Earth in the Balance does not shrink from the magnitude and painfulness of the conflicts YAs will soon inherit, but it also gives encouragement, offering the possibility of resolution. A passionate yet clearheaded exposition of a worldwide crisis is the starting point of this courageous book. Retracing his own journey, Gore leads readers toward a greater understanding of humanity and toward thinking beyond currently perceived limitations. With often stunning insight, he looks at how ``dysfunctional civilization,'' political realities, and religious traditions have helped to shape the current global ecological situation. This breadth of perspective should speak to a diversity of readers, while the final section, outlining a plausible plan of action, can capture the imaginations of practical as well as idealistic readers. The book may seem daunting to some, but its 3-part, 15-chapter structure, which allows readers to browse at will, should make it accessible enough to most YAs.-- Christine C. Menefee, Fairfax County Public Library, VA

Booknews

Senator (and vice presidential candidate) Gore (Democrat, Tennessee) demonstrates that the quality of air, water, and soil is at grave risk, not only locally or regionally but globally, and argues that only a radical rethinking of the human relationship with nature can save the earth's ecology for future generations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Foreword to the Plume Edition
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Balance at Risk
1	Ships in the Desert	19
2	The Shadow Our Future Throws	36
3	Climate and Civilization: A Short History	56
4	Buddha's Breath	81
5	If the Well Goes Dry	99
6	Skin Deep	115
7	Seeds of Privation	126
8	The Wasteland	145
Pt. II	The Search for Balance
9	Self-Stewardship	167
10	Eco-nomics: Truth or Consequences	182
11	We Are What We Use	197
12	Dysfunctional Civilization	216
13	Environmentalism of the Spirit	238
Pt. III	Striking the Balance
14	A New Common Purpose	269
15	A Global Marshall Plan	295
	Conclusion	361
	Acknowledgments	371
	Notes	374
	Bibliography	386
	Index	394
	Credits	408

The Long Road Home or Leap of Faith

The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family

Author: Martha Raddatz

The First Cavalry Division came under surprise attack in Sadr City on April 4, 2004, now known as "Black Sunday." On the homefront, over 7,000 miles away, their families awaited the news for forty-eight hellish hours- expecting the worst. ABC News' chief correspondent Martha Raddatz shares remarkable tales of heroism, hope, and heartbreak.

The Washington Post - Andrew Carroll

… Martha Raddatz's The Long Road Home is a masterpiece of literary nonfiction that rivals any war-related classic that has preceded it … this is a book that will last, and it will do so for the same reason that any great work endures -- because, through the strength and grace of its prose, it pulls us into a world that is simultaneously foreign and familiar and makes us care about the individuals who inhabit this place long after we have closed the covers. And because, one by one, we will pass the book along to others with the only words of praise that really matter: "Here, you've got to read this."

The New York Times - Janet Maslin

Ms. Raddatz conveys who these men were (one was Specialist Casey Sheehan, whose mother, Cindy, would later become such a visible opponent of the war) and what their hellish experience was like. Her account has grit and high drama.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A poignant piece of work that will grab and hold you....Raddatz writes for women as well as for men... lets people tell their stories in their own words, from the choked-up phrases of the wives to the F-bombs dropped so promiscuously by the soldiers. Her dialogue just smells like cordite in combat.

Seattle Times

Extraordinary...an important and profoundly moving story....Raddatz is a top-notch reporter and a masterful storyteller.

Publishers Weekly

Violent resistance in post-invasion Iraq kicked into high gear on April 4, 2004, when American troops in Sadr City faced a massive assault that claimed eight soldiers' lives and wounded more than 70 others. Raddatz, an Emmy-winning correspondent for ABC News, clearly aims to equal the storytelling in Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Downin her account of the battle, and hits the mark with distinction. Extensive interviews with the commanding officers of the army's 1st Cavalry division and the soldiers pinned down in the streets provide a clear narrative of how U.S. troops, prepared for "a babysitting mission," found themselves in a bloodbath, as efforts to rescue the first soldiers fired upon met with even greater resistance from Mahdi militiamen who did not hesitate to use small children as frontline attackers. Heroic moments abound, like Casey Sheehan's volunteering to take another man's place on the rescue team, which resulted in his death. Raddatz touches upon the reaction of his mother, noted antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, but this is just one of many perspectives from families on the home front. The gripping account eschews politics and focuses squarely on the soldiers and their sacrifices. (Mar. 1)

Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Don Wismer - Library Journal

Many mark April 4, 2004, as the beginning of the full-fledged Iraq insurgency. On that day, a platoon of U.S. soldiers engaged in helping the part of Baghdad called Sadr City deal with horrible sanitation problems and found themselves attacked by hundreds, if not thousands, of members of the Mahdi Militia, a creation of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The first thing the soldiers noticed was an eerie absence of people on the street. Then they began to take withering fire from rooftops, windows, and doors-seemingly from everywhere. The platoon, as it sought its way out, found that the streets were strewn with all variety of junk meant to impede their escape. The irony of the battle sank deep into the minds of the soldiers, who viewed themselves as helpers of the populace, not their enemy, and who had liberated these same Shi'ites from Saddam Hussein. As the day dragged on, the Americans were appalled when organized mobs of women and children marched down the alley from both directions, camouflaging rank upon rank of militiamen. The soldiers had no choice but to fire into the crowds. Hundreds of Iraqis died, as did eight Americans, including Casey Sheehan, whose mother, Cindy, has become one of the most prominent antiwar activists. Raddatz, a well-known journalist and an award-winning correspondent for ABC News, interweaves battle vignettes with vividly written descriptions of the people on the home front-wives, children, mothers and fathers, and fellow soldiers. The author's declarative and journalistic writing style brings a blunt, matter-of-fact passion to the descriptions of the soldiers and their families. This book is a triumph of description and horror; Raddatz studiouslyavoids any political carping, letting the events tell their own story, however one wants to interpret them. Narrator Joyce Bean is skilled and effective as well; she uses subtle changes in accent and tone to individualize the personalities as they stride across the audio landscape. Recommended for public and academic libraries.

Kirkus Reviews

The personal stories of U.S. soldiers caught in a deadly 2004 ambush in Sadr City that the author believes marked a turning point, when the war's mission shifted from peacekeeping and nation-building to battling an insurgency. ABC News Chief White House correspondent Raddatz, who has reported frequently from Iraq, displays a compassionate heart in her first book, which is also notable for its cinematic narrative structure. Chapters are short and focused. The author whisks us rapidly from Iraq to Texas to Alabama and frequently shifts her lens from the killing zone to the home front and back. Raddatz is comfortable writing about high-tech weapons and the intricacies of urban warfare. She doesn't shy away from gore, either: After a battle, soldiers clean from vehicles the remains of their comrades' brains, "soft and slippery and horrifying." She was able to coax intimate revelations from combatants, their officers, their families; she makes use of this material in italicized passages that voice the players' thoughts. Raddatz's principal interest is in the human beings caught up in the war. She tells their backstories, describes their experiences in high school, their marriages, their parents. She shows us what the wives were doing back at Fort Hood, reveals how some of them received the awful news that a husband had fallen. Her message appears to be that we are asking some sweet young people to do some awful things. Two-thirds of the way through, a surprise-the story of the death of Casey Sheehan, son of antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan. A horrifying story, clearly told, though some readers may regret that the author stays so far in the background that she is nearly invisible.

Interesting textbook: The Linguist and the Emperor or Crime Scene

Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life

Author: Queen Noor

Born in 1951 to a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Najeeb Halaby became the fourth wife of King Hussein at age 27. With her husband being not only Jordan's monarch but the spiritual leader of all Muslims, Lisa was unsure what her role would be. This moving memoir provides a timely look at one woman's story against a backdrop of 30 turbulent years: the displacement of over 1 million Palestinians by the creation of Israel, King Hussein's frustrated efforts for peace, and the effect of Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War on Jordan and the royal family. Queen Noor offers intimate new glimpses of King Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Queen Elizabeth, Arafat, and many other world leaders.

Houston Chronicle

Queen Noor has led a more interesting, committed life than the majority of authors writing their memoirs...it's hard to imagine a better story.

New York Times Book Review

Candid...an affecting wifely portrait of King Hussein.

USA Today

The book's ending has real power. Hussein's death from lymphoma was a painful ordeal for him, his wife, his family and his small grieving country.

Yet he conducted himself with kindness and concern for others to the end. If Queen Noor's object was to make the Arab world more human and understandable, she has succeeded. — Deirdre Donahue

The New York Times

Leap of Faith will not dispel its author's impression that she has often been misunderstood. On one hand, this is a glossy and decorous account of the queen's unusual experiences, with a polite tendency to accentuate the positive. ("I urged everyone I worked with to speak freely and offer honest, constructive criticism.") On the other, it is a fiery account of her husband's frustrations in dealing with international diplomacy in general and the United States and Israel in particular. — Janet Maslin

Publishers Weekly

Anyone who loved The King and I will readily warm to the love story of Queen Noor and the late King Hussein of Jordan. Born in America in 1951 as Lisa Halaby, Noor came from a wealthy, well-connected family and was part of Princeton's first co-ed class. Her father's aviation business produced a chance meeting with King Hussein in 1976, and a year or two later Noor realized the king was courting her. He was 41, she was 26. The rumor mills buzzed: was she the next Grace Kelly? Before long, the king renamed her Noor (light in Arabic), and she converted to Islam. They were married in the summer of 1978. From this point on, her story is mostly his, mainly covering his attempts to broker peace in the Middle East. There are meetings with Arafat, Saddam Hussein, American presidents and other leaders. Noor details Hussein's struggles to create Arab unity and his vision of peaceful coexistence with Israel. Her own activities developing village-based economic self-sufficiency projects and improving Jordan's medical, educational and cultural facilities take second place to her husband's struggles on the world stage. And while she occasionally acknowledges her domestic difficulties, Noor is careful not to allow personal problems to become any more than asides. Her pleasing memoir ends with the king's death after his struggle with cancer, although readers may suspect that this smart, courageous woman will remain a world presence for years to come. (On sale Mar. 18) Forecast: The legions of royalty fans will clamor for this long-awaited memoir, and with the queen's appearances on Good Morning America and Larry King Live, an excerpt in this month's Vogue and ubiquitous reviews, it should draw readers. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

We love stories about princesses. This particular royal tale is true and shows that being a contemporary princess (or queen) involves a tremendous amount of responsibility and not a little loneliness. Of Jordanian and Swedish descent, American-born and Princeton-educated Lisa Najeeb Halaby was 26 years old when she became the fourth wife of Jordan's King Hussein in 1978. Upon her conversion to Islam he chose Noor Al Hussein as her Arabic name, meaning "Light of Hussein." The Arab-Israeli conflict and Hussein's efforts at peacemaking are a large part of this work, part love story, part political commentary, told naturally from the Jordanian side. Hussein's stance estranged him at times from other Arabs (in particular Egyptians) as well as from Israelis, a point Noor emphasizes perhaps to make him more appealing to American readers. In addition to raising their four children (and his eight from previous marriages) and traveling with her husband, she chaired the board of the Noor Al Hussein Foundation, which promotes culture and development in Jordan, with an emphasis on women's issues. She now works with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Noor ably reads the introduction, but the rest of the book is narrated by Suzanne Toren, whose precise, cultured tone is exactly what we expect from a queen.-Nann Blaine Hilyard, Zion-Benton P.L., IL Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Diane Sawyer
Extremely eloquent, very personal, very candid.
—Good Morning America

Great Depression or Firefighting Strategies and Tactics

Great Depression: An International Disaster of Perverse Economic Policies

Author: Thomas E Hall

The Great Depression was the worst economic catastrophe in modern history. Not only did it cause massive worldwide unemployment, but it also led to the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany, World War II in Europe, and the tragic deaths of tens of millions of people. This book describes the sequence of policy errors committed by powerful, well-meaning people in several countries, which, in combination with the gold standard in place at the time, caused the disaster. In addition, it details attempts to reduce unemployment in the United States by Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, and in Germany by Hitler's National Socialist economic policies.

A comprehensive economic and historical explanation of the events pertaining to the Depression, this book begins by describing the economic setting in the major industrialized countries during the 1920s and the gold standard that linked theory economies together. It then discusses the triggering event that started the economic decline--the Federal Reserve's credit tightening in reaction to perceived overspeculation in the U.S. stock market. The policy bungling that transformed the recession into the Great Depression is detailed: Smoot Hawley, the Federal Reserve's disastrous adherence to the real bills doctrine, and Hoover's 1932 tax hike. This is followed by a detailed description of the New Deal's shortcomings in trying to end the Depression, along with a discussion of the National Socialist economic programs in Germany. Finally, the factors that ended the Depression are examined.

This book will appeal to economists, historians, and those interested in business conditions who would like to know more about the causes and consequencesof the Great Depression. It will be particularly useful as a supplementary text in economic history courses.

Thomas E. Hall and J. David Ferguson are both Professors of Economics, Miami University.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Great Depression Timeline
1	What Happened?	1
2	Payback Time?	17
3	The Gold Standard	31
4	International Considerations	43
5	The Start of the Great Depression, 1929-30	63
6	Sowing the Seeds of Disaster	75
7	1931: The Make-or-Break Year	91
8	More Bank Failures, 1932-33	103
9	Economic Recovery: The Early Years of the New Deal	113
10	Germany: Recovery, but at a Very High Cost	131
11	The Second New Deal and the 1937-38 Recession	141
12	It's Finally Over	153
13	A Summing Up; and Could It Happen Again?	161
	Notes	167
	Glossary	175
	Bibliography	181
	Index	189

See also: Forensics or Patterson for Alabama

Firefighting Strategies and Tactics

Author: James Angl

This comprehensive text is an ideal building block for aspiring fire officers and an essential review for experienced command officers. Incident command requires background knowledge and application skills in all phases of strategy and tactics—knowing what needs to be done as well as the how it is going to be accomplished. An important element of this book is the use of case studies based on actual incidents to show the applications of the theories to real world situations. The authors' myriad experiences in all phases of the operational fire service are included to detail the command operations from the company level to major alarms. The book uses a clear, systematic approach correlating with the course objectives of Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education enabling it to be used by all levels of fire fighters and fire officers.

Religion in American Politics or Soldier Stories

Religion in American Politics: A Short History

Author: Frank Lambert

The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. But they could not keep religion out of American politics. From the election of 1800, when Federalist clergymen charged that deist Thomas Jefferson was unfit to lead a "Christian nation," to today, when some Democrats want to embrace the so-called Religious Left in order to compete with the Republicans and the Religious Right, religion has always been part of American politics. In Religion in American Politics, Frank Lambert tells the fascinating story of the uneasy relations between religion and politics from the founding to the twenty-first century.

Lambert examines how antebellum Protestant unity was challenged by sectionalism as both North and South invoked religious justification; how Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" competed with the anticapitalist "Social Gospel" during postwar industrialization; how the civil rights movement was perhaps the most effective religious intervention in politics in American history; and how the alliance between the Republican Party and the Religious Right has, in many ways, realized the founders' fears of religious-political electoral coalitions. In these and other cases, Lambert shows that religion became sectarian and partisan whenever it entered the political fray, and that religious agendas have always mixed with nonreligious ones.

Religion in American Politics brings rare historical perspective and insight to a subject that was just as important--and controversial--in 1776 as it is today.

Publishers Weekly

Of the writing of books about the rise and rumored fall of the religious right there is no end. But most of these tend toward the genre of the rant, which is why Lambert's new book is important. It gives a history of the intertwining of evangelical faith and political engagement in America that displays no obvious agenda other than to illuminate. He lays religionalongside other competing influences in American politics and has an eye for fascinating (and quirky) fights over religion in early America: should the mail run on Sundays, as the religiously disinclined Thomas Jefferson preferred, or should the nation honor the fourth commandment? (Answer: the debate vanished once telegraphs could operate 24/7). Recent efforts to align Christianity and specific political positions are not without precedent in U.S. history, as Lambert makes clear. That early history is riveting, especially when it is counterintuitive: ironically, Massachusetts-the bête noir of evangelical voters now-was the last state to discontinue public funding for the Congregational Church in 1833. Lambert's treatment of more recent religious trends, from the Civil Rights movement to the rise of the religious right and left, feels a bit more boilerplate. Yet the whole book will be useful as a handy, clear and fair treatment of this most contentious subject. (Mar.)

Copyright 2007Reed Business Information

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     1
Providential and Secular America: Founding the Republic     14
Elusive Protestant Unity: Sunday Mails, Catholic Immigration, and Sectional Division     41
The "Gospel of Wealth" and the "Social Gospel": Industrialization and the Rise of Corporate America     74
Faith and Science: The Modernist-Fundamentalist Controversy     104
Religious and Political Liberalism: The Rise of Big Government from the New Deal to the Cold War     130
Civil Rights as a Religious Movement: Politics in the Streets     160
The Rise of the "Religious Right": The Reagan Revolution and the "Moral Majority"     184
Reemergence of the "Religious Left"? America's Culture War in the Early Twenty-first Century     218
Notes     251
Index     271

Go to: The Rational Unified Process or The New CIO Leader

Soldier Stories: True Tales of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice from the Frontlines

Author: Joe L Wheeler

Joe Wheeler, called "America's storyteller" by James Dobson, pens his most soul-stirring book to date yet--the true, courageous stories of the men and women who have laid their lives on the line for America. Through frontline stories from battles throughout modern history--including WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and the Iraq War--readers will be encouraged and humbled by the valor and sacrifice portrayed in these riveting pages.

The Global Assault on Teaching Teachers and their Unions or Public and Private Families

The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers, and their Unions: Stories for Resistance

Author: Mary Compton

Increasingly public education’s character is under assault. This collection of essays by noted scholars, teacher activists, and teacher union leaders from around the world fuses personal stories, research, and political analysis, explaining why such profound and damaging changes are being made to schools and teaching, and how teachers, their unions, and supporters of public education can make real the goal of quality education for all the world’s children.

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Public and Private Families: An Introduction

Author: Andrew J Cherlin

Nationally recognized for its sound scholarship and balanced approach and written by one of the leading authorities in the field, this text examines the family through two lenses: the familiar private family in which we live most of our personal lives, and the public family in which we, as adults, deal with broader societal issues such as the care of the elderly, the increase in divorce, and childbearing outside of marriage. The book looks at intimate personal concerns, such as whether to marry, as well as societal concerns, such as governmental policies that affect families. Distinctive chapters – Chapter 9, “Children and Parents;” Chapter 10, “The Elderly and Their Families;” and Chapter 14, “The Family, the State and Social Policy” – examine issues of great current interest, such as income assistance to poor families, the effects of out-of-home childcare, and the costs of the Social Security and Medicare programs.

Booknews

New edition of a sociology text presenting the concepts of the private family and the public family and examining how sociologists study them. Coverage encompasses the larger social structures in which family relations are embedded, and the activities of private life such as dating, courtship, and cohabitation. The final section deals with the consequences of conflict and of inequalities of power. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	List of Boxes
	Preface
1	Public and Private Families	3
2	The History of the Family	31
3	Gender and Families	67
4	Social Class and Families	99
5	Race, Ethnicity, and Families	125
6	The Family, the State, and Social Policy	159
7	Sexuality and Love	187
8	Paths to Family Formation	221
9	Spouses and Partners	259
10	Work and Families	287
11	Domestic Violence	319
12	Divorce	349
13	Remarriage	379
14	Children and Parents	407
15	The Elderly and Their Families	445
16	Social Change and Families	477
	Glossary	505
	Acknowledgments	511
	Photo Credits	515
	Index	517

Holy War Inc or Still More George W Bushisms

Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden

Author: Peter L Bergen

On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever as more than three thousand men, women, and children lost their lives in the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. The attack was masterminded by Osama bin Laden and his Jihad group -- an organization that CNN's terrorism analyst Peter Bergen calls Holy War, Inc. One of the few Western journalists to have interviewed bin Laden face-to-face, Bergen has produced the definitive book on the global Jihadist network, revealing:

How bin Laden lives, travels, and communicates with his "cells."

How his role in the crushing defeat of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan made him a hero to Muslims all over the world.

How the bombings of the American embassies in Africa and the USS Cole in Yemen were planned and executed.

What we can expect from Islamic extremists in the future.

Above all, Peter Bergen helps us to see bin Laden's organization in a radically new light: as a corporation that has exploited modern technology and weaponry in the service of global terrorism and the destruction of the West.

Both author and publisher will donate a portion of the proceeds from this book to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Publishers Weekly

Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama Bin Laden by Peter L. Bergen. CNN journalist Bergen examines the activities and mission of the terrorist leader suspected of the September 11 attacks. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

As CNN terrorism analyst Bergen avows, this journalistic study of Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network was rushed to publication and thus lacks some editorial smoothness in its delivery. Nevertheless, this book offers a mature, balanced description of bin Laden's background; a concise summary of the organization of the al-Qaeda terrorist network as it has developed in the Middle East, Europe, and America; and a brief narrative of terrorist events through September 11. Bergen asserts that bin Laden's hostility emanates from his religious opposition to an American military presence in Saudi Arabia, American policy toward Israel, and the "un-Islamic" behavior of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Bergen personalizes his story with an account of his 1997 interview with bin Laden and the contacts he made with bin Laden's militant Islamic associates. Here, an interesting story drifts a bit from bin Laden to accounts of al-Qaeda operations. Bergen has, however, pulled together a significant amount of solid information, which he presents with perception and without grand swings of passion. This is an important initial glimpse of bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the associated Taliban of Afghanistan and is strongly recommended for all libraries. John F. Riddick, Central Michigan Univ. Lib., Mt. Pleasant Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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Still More George W. Bushisms: "Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican"

Author: Jacob Weisberg

There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."

With signature remarks like these, it's hardly surprising that George W. Bush's malapropisms have become renowned around the world. Editions of Bushisms have become bestsellers in Germany, France, and Italy, and they remain as popular in the United States as ever. Jacob Weisberg, faithful scribe, here presents the best of the latest crop:

"There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like."

"I'm the master of low expectations."

"First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.

Publishers Weekly

As Franken gleefully points out, Slate editor Weisberg has found a true gravy train, discovering enough previously uncollected nonsensical utterances by President Bush to fill a third volume. The president may have begun watching what he says since the publication of the first two volumes; Weisberg has to return to the 2000 campaign trail to fill out this collection. At least one statement, substituting "plowed" for "proud," raises the question of a presidential speech impediment, but that excuse won't get the self-proclaimed "master of low expectations" out of any of the other verbal missteps recorded here for posterity. (Nov. 4) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Benjamin Rush or Crude Chronicles

Benjamin Rush: Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Author: David Barton

Dr. Benjamin Rush was a great American hero and role model. At the time of his death in 1813, he was heralded as one of America's three most notable men, along with George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. And no wonder! He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, served under three Presidents, helped found five universities and colleges, is titled "The Father of American Medicine," led both the abolition and prison reform movements, and founded American Sunday Schools and the nation's first Bible Society. Amazingly, two hundred years ago, Dr. Benjamin Rush offered insights still applicable today. Learn about the inspiring life of Dr. Benjamin Rush, and read from his insightful writings -- many of which are here reprinted for the first time in two centuries! Dr. Benjamin Rush -- a true American hero!

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Crude Chronicles: Indigenous Politics, Multinational Oil, and Neoliberalism in Ecuador

Author: Suzana Sawyer

Ecuador is the third-largest foreign supplier of crude oil to the western United States. As the source of this oil, the Ecuadorian Amazon has borne the far-reaching social and environmental consequences of a growing U.S. demand for petroleum and the dynamics of economic globalization it necessitates. Crude Chronicles traces the emergence during the 1990s of a highly organized indigenous movement and its struggles against a U.S. oil company and Ecuadorian neoliberal policies. Against the backdrop of mounting government attempts to privatize and liberalize the national economy, Suzana Sawyer shows how neoliberal reforms in Ecuador led to a crisis of governance, accountability, and representation that spurred one of twentieth-century Latin America's strongest indigenous movements.

Through her rich ethnography of indigenous marches, demonstrations, occupations, and negotiations, Sawyer tracks the growing sophistication of indigenous politics as Indians subverted, redeployed, and, at times, capitulated to the dictates and desires of a transnational neoliberal logic. At the same time, she follows the multiple maneuvers and discourses that the multinational corporation and the Ecuadorian state used to circumscribe and contain indigenous opposition. Ultimately, Sawyer reveals that indigenous struggles over land and oil operations in Ecuador were as much about reconfiguring national and transnational inequality -- that is, rupturing the silence around racial injustice, exacting spaces of accountability, and rewriting narratives of national belonging -- as they were about the material use and extraction of rain-forest resources.

Table of Contents:

I	National narratives
1	Amazonian imaginaries	27
2	Crude excesses	57
II	Petroleum politics
3	Neoliberal ironies	91
4	Corporate antipolitics	118
III	Raced realities
5	Contested terrain	149
6	Liberal legal-scapes	182
	Closing : a plurinational space	211

History of the Arab Israeli Conflict or My Traitors Heart

History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Author: Ian J Bickerton

This concise and comprehensive text presents a balanced, impartial, and well-illustrated coverage of the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The authors identify and examine the issues and themes that have characterized and defined the conflict over the past century. The new Fifth Edition examines the many developments since 9/11 and its aftermath.

Table of Contents:

1	Palestine in the nineteenth century	15
2	Palestine during the mandate	34
3	World War II, Jewish displaced persons, and the partition of Palestine	65
4	The proclamation of Israel and first Arab-Israeli War	96
5	The conflict widens : Suez, 1956	112
6	The turning joint : June 1967	133
7	Holy days and holy war : October 1973	155
8	The search for peace, 1973-1979	178
9	Lebanon and the intifada	205
10	The peace of the brave	237
11	The peace progresses	272
12	Collapse of the peace process	304
13	The Arab-Israeli conflict in the post-9/11 world	343

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My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience

Author: Rian Malan

An astonishing work of reportage—a book unlike any other about South Africa. Malan searches for the truth behind apartheid, and finds it not in the way black and white South Africans live, but in the way they die at one another's hands.

Publishers Weekly

Written with smoldering moral outrage, this odyssey offers a firsthand glimpse of South African apartheid and its practitioners' rationalizations. The author grew up in a white Johannesburg suburb; his great-uncle Daniel Malan was the first Afrikaner nationalist prime minister and an architect of today's racist system. The author, a youthful leftist, then a crime reporter, left his homeland in 1977 to become a Los Angeles rock 'n' roll critic, returning to South Africa in 1985. His blistering book combines autobiography, reportage, coming to terms with his ancestral roots and loosely-stitched-together tales of murder and violence committed predominantly by whites. He claims that, for fear of being branded racists, white liberals avoid discussing certain topics, such as atrocities committed by blacks in the name of the anti-apartheid struggle and blacks' involvement in animistic religions. He sees no ready solutions in the fight to change an oppressive system. Author tour. (Jan.)

Library Journal

This soul-searching account of an Afrikaner's life in apartheid South Africa joins a growing body of publications by South Africans of every ethnic group. Malan, the grand nephew of a major definer of the doctrine of apartheid, Daniel Malan, left South Africa in 1977, in part to avoid military service, and returned eight years later. This book reports his observations of violent death in the land. He details instances of whites killing blacks, blacks killing blacks, blacks killing whites, politically motivated murder, and economically motivated murder. Well written, gripping, and disturbing, the descriptions leave one with a sense of despair which makes Malan's final note of hope all the more remarkable. Recommended for adult general readers as well as those with a special interest in South Africa.-- Maidel Cason, Univ. of Delaware Lib., Newark

Cities of Tomorrow or South Park Conservatives

Cities of Tomorrow

Author: Peter Hall

Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it. Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled account of its crucial subject.
The third edition of Cities of Tomorrow is comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new literature published since its original appearance, and to view the 1990s in historical perspective. This is the definitive edition, reviewing the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth century.

Booknews

Readings provide students with a range of interpretations, by Schumpeter, Isaiah Berlin, Croce, Lukacs, Miliband, Gramsci, Althusser, Poulantzas and Habermas. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

List of Figures.
Preface to the First Edition.
Preface to the Third Edition.
Acknowledgements.
1. Cities of Imagination: Alternative Visions of the Good City, 1880-1987.
2. The City of Dreadful Night: Reactions to the Nineteenth-Century Slum City: London; Paris; Berlin; New York, 1880-1900.
3. The City of By-Pass Variegated: The Mass Transit Suburb: London; New York, 1900-1940.
4. The City in the Garden: The Garden City Solution: London; Paris; Berlin; New York, 1900-1940.
5. The City in the Region: The Birth of Regional Planning: Edinburgh; New York; London, 1900-1940.
6. The City of Monuments: The City Beautiful Movement: Chicago; New Delhi; Berlin; Moscow, 1900-1940.
7. The City of Towers: The Corbusian Radiant City: Paris; Chandigarh; Brasilia; London; St Louis, 1920-1970.
8. The City of Sweat Equity: The Autonomous Community: Edinburgh; Indore; Lima; Berkeley; Macclesfield, 1890-1987.
9. The City on the Highway: The Automobile Suburb: Long Island; Wisconsin; Los Angeles; Paris, 1930-1987.
10. The City of Theory: Planning and the Academy: Philadelphia; Manchester; California; Paris, 1955-1987.
11. The City of Enterprise: Planning turned Upside Down: Baltimore; Hong Kong; London, 1975-2000.
12. The City of the Tarnished Belle Epoque: Infocities and Informationless Ghettos: New York; London; Tokyo, 1985-2000.
13. The City of the Permanent Underclass: The Enduring Slum: Chicago; St Louis; London, 1920-1987.
References.
Index.

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South Park Conservatives: The Revolt against Liberal Media Bias

Author: Brian C Anderson

For the better part of 30 years, liberal bias has dominated mainstream media. But author and political journalist Brian Anderson reveals in his new book that the era of liberal dominance is going the way of the dodo bird.

The New York Times - Liesl Schillinger

The purpose of Anderson's book is subtle and -- in spite of its just-folks pretenses -- intellectual: claiming cultural territory for conservatives not by seizing it outright but by crawling gingerly across it, inch by inch, with his arm over his head, as if a liberal weenie might jump out and clobber him at any moment. By all appearances, he wants to seem reasonable, and his book tries to maintain a tone of genial detachment. But it also puts forward a deeply partisan argument: the American right is more reasonable than the American left and, what's more, conservatives are still being suppressed by liberal bullies.

Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway or Norman Halls State Trooper and Highway Patrol Exam Preparation Book

Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions

Author: Dave Barry

Understanding the urgent need for a deeply thoughtful, balanced book to explain our national political process, Dave Barry has not even come close. Though he himself has covered many campaigns, run for president several times, and run for cover at the rainy inauguration of George W. Bush (the man will spare nothing for his art), Barry has instead outdone himself.

Below the Beltway includes Barry's stirring account of how the United States was born, including his version of a properly written Declaration (When in the course of human events it behooves us, the people, not to ask "What can our country do for us, anyway?" but rather whether we have anything to fear except fear itself) and a revised Constitution (Section II: The House of Representatives shall be composed of people who own at least two dark suits and have not been indicted recently).

Dave also cracks the income-tax code and explains the growth(s) of government, congressional hearing difficulties, and the persistent rumors of the influence of capital in the Capitol. Among other civic contributions, his tour of Washington D.C. should end school class trips forever.

Publishers Weekly

Sporting red trunks, white and blue boxing gloves and an American flag towel on the cover, pugilistic Pulitzer-winner Barry (Dave Barry Turns 50, etc.) appears ready for all contenders in this satirical, hard-hitting political commentary ("Whatever the needs of the public are, the government responds to those needs by getting larger"). Beginning with a study of "Early Human Governments" when homo sapiens "were short, hairy, tree-dwelling creatures that strongly resembled Danny DeVito," the sardonic Miami Herald columnist breezes through the centuries to the U.S.'s birth and then to the present, amending the Constitution en route: "If a citizen is arrested, and that citizen hides his or her face from the news media, then as far as the Constitution is concerned, that citizen is guilty." He tours D.C. sites like the Mall, the Smithsonian (which "will pay you top dollar for your Beanie Babies, Cabbage Patch dolls, Pokemon cards, refrigerator magnets, ceramic cats") and the White House ("To take a tour, simply climb over the fence and hold very still until men come sprinting to assist you"). He aims jaundiced japery at presidential "language problems" and elections ("One of these years we're going to elect a president whose first official act will be to launch nuclear strikes against Iowa and New Hampshire"). Once again, the winner is... Dave Barry. 22 illus. and charts not seen by PW. Agent, Fox Chase Agency. (On sale Oct. 2) Forecast: Syndicated in hundreds of newspapers, Barry continues to widen his readership. A nine-city author tour will help launch this onto bestseller lists. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

This reviewer has been told all his life that foods like chicken livers, tofu, brussels sprouts, and other gagging delights are good for him and he is just in a weird little minority. Well, here's another trend he'll buck. Most libraries will buy Barry's book just because he's written it and because most normal people sit down to chuckle with his witticisms after consuming a meal of Cornish game hen or haggis. The author purports to poke fun at politics in the vein of P.J. O'Rourke and Al Franken, but it seems as if he gathers a lot of funny words, throws them at a Velcro board, and sees what sticks. There is no cohesion to his ramblings, and there is very little to laugh at, which is a shame, because O'Rourke and Franken have found that politics is ripe for the picking. The work is read by Dick Hill, but one would swear it is Arte Johnson trying desperately to spin gold out of this verbal dross. Go ahead and buy it your customers will love you for it but don't say you weren't warned. Joseph L. Carlson, Lompoc P.L., CA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

Adult/High School-Once again Barry meets the challenge of finding humor in United States politics, beginning with a history of how things seemed to have evolved. His perspective is different from the traditional textbook approach to government, history, and perhaps everything else. He good-naturedly pokes fun at great American documents including the Mayflower Compact and the Constitution and provides a unique view of famous events from our past, such as the Boston Tea Party, where he insists that a giant zucchini had an influence on the resultant events. He spends some time pointing out problems in the government, federal spending, and the legislative branch, but he really hits his stride once he starts retelling Florida's role in the last presidential election. For Barry's fans, this will be another book to enjoy and for those who haven't encountered him before, this is a good place to start.-Pam Johnson, Fairfax County Public Library, VA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Ch. 1	The Origins of Government (or) Defending Humanity from Giant Carnivorous Vegetables	1
Ch. 2	The United States Is Born (or) The Spirit of Freedom Wakes Up and Smells the Heifers	29
Ch. 3	Our Government Today (or) Protecting You from Misleadingly Named Dried Fruit	59
Ch. 4	Touring Washington, D.C. (or) The Many Wonders of Wing Tip World	87
Ch. 5	The Presidential Election Process (or) Goobers on Parade	125
Ch. 6	A Modern American Political Campaign (or) Seven Weeks of Truth in Advertising	157
Ch. 7	The Making of the President 2000 (or) Let's Give Florida Back to Spain (Assuming Spain Will Take It)	171
Ch. 8	The Making of the President 2000, Continued (or Quick! Fetch Mr. Rather's Tranquilizer Dart! (or) Lawyers Out the Wazoo	223
	Conclusion	245

Interesting book: Understanding China or The Age of Lincoln

Norman Hall's State Trooper and Highway Patrol Exam Preparation Book: Guaranteed Methods to Score 80% to 100% or Your Money Back

Author: Norman S Hall

Text expert Norman Hall shows readers methods for scoring 80 to 100 percent on state trooper and highway patrol officer qualification tests. Hall analyzes every aspect of the most current versions of the tests and shows readers what they need to know to qualify.

George C Marshall or Eyes to My Soul

George C. Marshall: Soldier-Statesman of the American Century, Vol. 10

Author: Mark A Stoler

In a career that paralleled the emergence of the United States as an international power, Marshall was a participant in every significant event contributing to the nation's status as a superpower. From his first combat duty in the Philippines at the turn of the century, through both World Wars, into the cold war and the Korea conflict, Marshall was a key figure in devising and implementing U.S. military strategies and foreign policies. Stoler emphasizes the years 1939-1951, while Marshall served as World War II army chief of staff, special presidential representative to China, secretary of state at the beginning of the cold war, and Korean War secretary of defense.

Mark Stoler's book is unique in its merging of military and diplomatic history with biography. A valuable contribution to the emerging field of national security policy history, George C. Marshall: Soldier-Statesman of the American Century is the first single-volume scholarly biography of this important figure. A chronology and bibliographic essay are included.

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Eyes to My Soul: The Rise or Decline of a Black FBI Agent

Author: Tyrone Powers

Unjustified FBI harassment of Black mayors Coleman Young (Detroit), Harold Washington (Chicago) and Marion Barry (Washington, DC); white agents urinating on photographs of President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore; a white agents' fundraiser for white policemen accused of murdering a Black Detroit motorist; agents pasting the picture of an ape over the photo of an African American agent's child; sheet-clad classmates pretending to be Ku Klux Klansmen at the FBI Academy; the mysterious explosion of a "troublesome" Black agent's FBI-issued vehicle -- all of this, too, is the FBI, and former Special Agent Tyrone Powers tells it as only a conscious Black insider could.

Introduction to Comparative Politics or Insurgency and Counter Insurgency in Iraq

Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas

Author: Mark Kesselman

Written by a distinguished group of comparativists, this innovative and accessible introductory text surveys 12 key countries organized according to their level of political development: established democracies, transitional democracies, and non-democracies. The country studies illuminate four comparative themes in a global context: the world of states, examining the interaction of states within the international order; governing the economy, covering the role of the state in economic management; the democratic idea, discussing the pressure for more democracy and the challenges of democratization; and the politics of collective identities, studying the political impact of diverse attachments and sources of group identity.

The theoretical framework developed in an expanded introduction provides a rich context for each country study, and clear prose makes the book accessible to students with little or no background in political science. Students will also benefit from the data sheet at the beginning of each chapter that includes basic demographic, socioeconomic, and political information, to aid in country comparisons. In addition, they can use the Geographic Setting sections in each chapter, as well as maps, tables, charts, photographs, and political cartoons to further their understanding of each country studied.

• New! Updated content includes coverage of recent events such as the May 2005 general election in Britain and the referendum in France.
• New! Civil liberties, security, political conflict, political identities and military policy are considered in the context of a post-September 11 world.
• All 12 country studies, as well as five additionalstudies, are available in an online database. Instructors may choose from among these chapters (a minimum of 7) to create a customized text. Recent additions to the database include studies of East-Central Europe, South Africa, Indonesia, Turkey, and Cuba.
• Key terms appear as bold in the text and a glossary at the end defines key concepts in comparative politics. In addition, an appendix explains the Human Development Index.

Table of Contents:

Contents

• I. Introduction
• 1. Introducing Comparative Politics (Mark Kesselman, Joel Krieger, and William Joseph)
  The Global Challenge of Comparative Politics
  What—and How—Comparative Politics Compares
  Themes for Comparative Analysis
  Classifying Political Systems
  Organization of the Text

  II. Consolidated Democracies

  2. Britain (Joel Krieger)

  The Making of the Modern British State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  British Politics in Transition

  3. France (Mark Kesselman)

  The Making of the Modern French State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  French Politics in Transition

  4. Germany (Christopher S. Allen)

  The Making of the Modern German State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  German Politics in Transition

  5. Japan (Shigeko N. Fukai and Haruhiro Fukui)

  The Making of the Modern Japanese State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Japanese Politics in Transition

  6. India (Atul Kohli and Amrita Basu)

  The Making of the Modern Indian State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Indian Politics in Transition

  7. The United States (Louis DeSipio)

  The Making of the Modern American State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  United States Politics in Transition

  III. TransitionalDemocracies

  8. Russia (Joan DeBardeleben)

  The Making of the Modern Russian State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Russian Politics in Transition

  9. Brazil (Alfred P. Montero)

  The Making of the Modern Brazilian State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Brazilian Politics in Transition

  10. Mexico (Merilee S. Grindle)

  The Making of the Modern Mexican State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Mexican Politics in Transition

  11. Nigeria (Darren Kew and Peter Lewis)

  The Making of the Modern Nigerian State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Nigerian Politics in Transition

  IV Authoritarian Regimes

  12. Iran (Ervand Abrahamian)

  The Making of the Modern Iranian State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Iranian Politics in Transition

  13. China (William A. Joseph)

  The Making of the Modern Chinese State

  Political Economy and Development

  Governance and Policy-Making

  Representation and Participation

  Chinese Politics in Transition

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Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq

Author: Ahmed S Hashim

More than two years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a loosely organized insurgency continues to target American and Coalition soldiers, as well as Iraqi security forces and civilians, with devastating results. In this sobering account of the ongoing violence, Ahmed Hashim, a specialist on Middle Eastern strategic issues and on irregular warfare, reveals the insurgents behind the widespread revolt, their motives, and their tactics. The insurgency, he shows, is not a united movement directed by a leadership with a single ideological vision. Instead, it involves former regime loyalists, Iraqis resentful of foreign occupation, foreign and domestic Islamist extremists, and elements of organized crime. These groups have cooperated with one another in the past and coordinated their attacks; but the alliance between nationalist Iraqi insurgents on the one hand and religious extremists has frayed considerably. The U.S.-led offensive to retake Fallujah in November 2004 and the success of the elections for the Iraqi National Assembly in January 2005 have led more "mainstream" insurgent groups to begin thinking of reinforcing the political arm of their opposition movement and to seek political guarantees for the Sunni Arab community in the new Iraq.

Hashim begins by placing the Iraqi revolt in its historical context. He next profiles the various insurgent groups, detailing their origins, aims, and operational and tactical modi operandi. He concludes with an unusually candid assessment of the successes and failures of the Coalition's counter-insurgency campaign. Looking ahead, Hashim warns that ethnic and sectarian groups may soon be pitted against one another in what will be a fiercely contested fight over who gets what in the new Iraq. Evidence that such a conflict is already developing does not augur well for Iraq's future stability. Both Iraq and the United States must work hard to ensure that slow but steady success over the insurgency is not overshadowed by growing ethno-sectarian animosities as various groups fight one another for the biggest slice of the political and economic pie.

In place of sensational headlines, official triumphalism, and hand-wringing, Insurgency and Counter-insurgency in Iraq offers a clear-eyed analysis of the increasingly complex violence that threatens the very future of Iraq.

Author Bio:Ahmed S. Hashim is Professor of Strategic Studies at the U.S. Naval War College. His previous books include Iran: Dilemmas of Dual Containment and Iraq: Sanctions and Beyond, both written with Anthony H. Cordesman.

Library Journal

Hashim (strategic studies, U.S. Naval War Coll.; Iran: Dilemmas of Dual Containment) has written a much-needed assessment of the Iraqi insurgency. He has spent several months in Iraq from 2003 through 2005; his interviews and experiences there, combined with his use of primary sources, including a range of newspaper and Internet references, have resulted in a compelling account of the socioeconomic factors that spur the insurgency as well as the problems, both political and strategic, that have fed its growth and hampered U.S. counterinsurgency efforts. Hashim has succeeded in putting together an analysis of the violent situation in Iraq that avoids ideological posturing: his analysis is productive, and his intent is to explain rather than to proselytize. One regrettable omission: in a book covering people and organizations not likely to be familiar to all readers, a glossary would have been helpful. Highly recommended for all libraries with military collections and/or collections on current international affairs. John Russell, Georgia State Univ. Lib., Atlanta Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.