The World Factbook 2003
Title | The World Factbook 2003 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Central Intelligence Agency |
Publisher | Potomac Books |
Pages | 712 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781574886412 |
By intelligence officials for intelligent people
The Fact Book
Title | The Fact Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Civil service |
ISBN |
Investing in America's Workforce
Title | Investing in America's Workforce PDF eBook |
Author | Carl E. Van Horn |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Human capital |
ISBN | 9780692163184 |
Strangers in Their Own Land
Title | Strangers in Their Own Land PDF eBook |
Author | Arlie Russell Hochschild |
Publisher | The New Press |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2018-02-20 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1620973987 |
The National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller that became a guide and balm for a country struggling to understand the election of Donald Trump "A generous but disconcerting look at the Tea Party. . . . This is a smart, respectful and compelling book." —Jason DeParle, The New York Times Book Review When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, a bewildered nation turned to Strangers in Their Own Land to understand what Trump voters were thinking when they cast their ballots. Arlie Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, had spent the preceding five years immersed in the community around Lake Charles, Louisiana, a Tea Party stronghold. As Jedediah Purdy put it in the New Republic, "Hochschild is fascinated by how people make sense of their lives. . . . [Her] attentive, detailed portraits . . . reveal a gulf between Hochchild's 'strangers in their own land' and a new elite." Already a favorite common read book in communities and on campuses across the country and called "humble and important" by David Brooks and "masterly" by Atul Gawande, Hochschild's book has been lauded by Noam Chomsky, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, and countless others. The paperback edition features a new afterword by the author reflecting on the election of Donald Trump and the other events that have unfolded both in Louisiana and around the country since the hardcover edition was published, and also includes a readers' group guide at the back of the book.
The National Geographic Bee Ultimate Fact Book
Title | The National Geographic Bee Ultimate Fact Book PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Wojtanik |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1426309473 |
Whether you are studying for a test at school of just seeking to expand you knowledge of the world, you'll find this to be an invaluable tool.
The War on Normal People
Title | The War on Normal People PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Yang |
Publisher | Hachette Books |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2018-04-03 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0316414255 |
The New York Times bestseller from CNN Political Commentator and 2020 former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, this thought-provoking and prescient call-to-action outlines the urgent steps America must take, including Universal Basic Income (UBI), to stabilize our economy amid rapid technological change and automation. The shift toward automation is about to create a tsunami of unemployment. Not in the distant future--now. One recent estimate predicts 45 million American workers will lose their jobs within the next twelve years--jobs that won't be replaced. In a future marked by restlessness and chronic unemployment, what will happen to American society? In The War on Normal People, Andrew Yang paints a dire portrait of the American economy. Rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and automation software are making millions of Americans' livelihoods irrelevant. The consequences of these trends are already being felt across our communities in the form of political unrest, drug use, and other social ills. The future looks dire-but is it unavoidable? In The War on Normal People, Yang imagines a different future--one in which having a job is distinct from the capacity to prosper and seek fulfillment. At this vision's core is Universal Basic Income, the concept of providing all citizens with a guaranteed income-and one that is rapidly gaining popularity among forward-thinking politicians and economists. Yang proposes that UBI is an essential step toward a new, more durable kind of economy, one he calls "human capitalism."
The United States Activity and Fact Book
Title | The United States Activity and Fact Book PDF eBook |
Author | Dylanna Press |
Publisher | |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 2020-09-29 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781647900625 |
Explore the United States with this fun and fact-filled workbook. A comprehensive guide to each state with colorable maps as well as state animals, birds, and plants.