Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5712 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738255 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696170 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706188 Exploring more than 100 big ideas on topics as diverse as the rule of law, the extent of liberty, and the justification of warfare, [this book] takes you on a journey through the history of politics, from the influential theories of ancient Greece, Rome, and Asia to modern concepts voiced by todays brightest political thinkers.--Front jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693594 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705008 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712681 The true story of how a small-town lawman in upstate New York busted a Cosa Nostra conference in 1957, exposing the Mafia to America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732796 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682864 A chronicle of key events in the civil rights movement traces how it evolved from a bus strike to a political and social revolution. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687144 From the editor-at-large of Breitbart.com, a timely and compelling look at how liberals use bullying toward their opponents on todays top political issues-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742019 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731362 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712797 For over 65 years, the United States war machine has been on auto pilot. Since World War II, the world has believed that US foreign policy means well, and that Americas motives in spreading democracy are honorable, even noble. In this startling and provocative book from William Blum, one of the United States leading non-mainstream chroniclers of American foreign policy and author of the popular online newsletter, Anti-Empire Reports, demonstrates that nothing could be further from the truth. Americas Deadliest Export is the in-depth exposé of the many contradictions surrounding the nature of US foreign policy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711457 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738892 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705033 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731262 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732718 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731403 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667627 Bancroft Prize-winning historian and legal expert Michael Klarman here offers an illuminating and engaging account of modern litigation over same-sex marriage. After looking at the treatment of gays in the decades after World War II and the birth of the modern gay rights movement with the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969, Klarman describes the key legal cases involving gay marriage and the dramatic political backlashes they ignited. He examines the Hawaii Supreme Courts ruling in 1993, which sparked a vast political backlash--with more than 35 states and Congress enacting defense-of-marriage acts--and the Massachusetts decision in Goodridge in 2003, which inspired more than 25 states to adopt constitutional bans on same-sex marriage. Klarman traces this same pattern--court victory followed by dramatic backlash--through cases in Vermont, California, and Iowa, taking the story right up to the present. He also describes some of the collateral political damage caused by court decisions in favor of gay marriage--Iowa judges losing their jobs, Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle losing his seat, and the possibly dispositive impact of gay marriage on the 2004 presidential election. But Klarman also notes several ways in which litigation has accelerated the coming of same-sex marriage: forcing people to discuss the issue, raising the hopes and expectations of gay activists, and making other reforms like civil unions seem more moderate by comparison. In the end, Klarman discusses how gay marriage is likely to evolve in the future, predicts how the U.S. Supreme Court might ultimately resolve the issue, and assesses the costs and benefits of activists pursuing social reforms such as gay marriage through the courts-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694331 In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682485 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696594 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711541 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679390 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696384 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679394 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731363 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693629 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736371 The co-author of the best-selling Nudge and regulatory advisor to President Obama draws on cutting-edge work in behavioral psychology and economics to trace behind-the-scenes, life-saving policy changes that reflect smarter and simpler government practices while preserving freedom of choice for everyday people in areas ranging from mortgages and student loans to food labeling and health care. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738893 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742001 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675600 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713197 For twenty-five years, John E. Douglas worked for the FBI, where he headed the elite Investigative Support Unit. Hes had a brilliant and terrifying career, getting inside the minds of notorious murderers and serial killers. Through a series of character-driven case histories--from the earliest trials in Salem, Massachusetts, to the bungled trial of Amanda Knox--Douglas shows what happens when the system breaks down and bias, media coverage, and other influences get in the way of a dispassionate pursuit of the evidence. Here also are Douglas personal reflections on his ongoing search for the truth, from painful lessons learned early in his career to his controversial findings in the West Memphis Three and JonBenet Ramsey investigations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738895 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705717 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1683347 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682784 A visionary and completely original investigation that will change the way we think about health care: how and why it is failing, why expanding insurance coverage will only make things worse, and how it can be transformed into a transparent, affordable, successful system-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732824 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742041 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731375 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744342 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738306 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687136 The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1654017 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682648 The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, connecting the dots among the social, economic, and political forces shaping our present and future. A rising global consciousness is forcing people around the world, but especially Americans, to rethink their basic assumptions about how the world works, and, even more fundamentally, how it should and can work. Borders matter less than ever. Technology is constantly reordering the way we live, think, work, learn, love, pray, and play-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1737980 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742983 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705028 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1692973 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711464 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679391 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738309 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684933 In Dangerous Convictions, former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen, explains how beneath the surface of our political debates, the incompatible world views of the two parties have turned Congress into a dysfunctional body. Years of listening to what seemed to me to be preposterous arguments in committee, on the House floor, or in private conversations, he writes, changed my mind about our capacity to find bipartisan agreement on the most fundamental topics. Likewise, most Republican Members of Congress gave no credence to Democratic arguments on budget and tax issues, health care, and climate change. Allen argues that smaller government, lower taxes in all times and circumstances is not an economic policy, but an ideological barrier to meaningful debate and the simplest compromises. In the last thirty years, he suggests, Republicans and Democrats have been speaking different languages; GOP Members increasingly see government as a threat to personal liberty, while Democrats continue to believe it can be a vehicle to expand opportunity and serve the common good. Combining personal experience with the insights of George Lakoff, Norman Ornstein, Robert Bellah, Isaiah Berlin, and many others, Allen explains why we need to understand the ideological conflict and escape its grip--and allow Congress to work productively on our 21st century challenges. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712323 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743593 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1671975 Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and al-Qaeda are fighting a clandestine war of drones and suicide bombers in an unforgiving corner of Arabia. The Last Refuge charts the rise, fall, and resurrection of al-Qaeda in Yemen over the last thirty years, detailing how a group that the United States once defeated has now become one of the worlds most dangerous threats. An expert on Yemen who has spent years on the ground there, Gregory D. Johnsen uses al-Qaedas Arabic battle notes to reconstruct their world as they take aim at the United States and its allies. Johnsen brings readers inside al-Qaedas training camps and safe houses as the terrorists plot and debate. The Last Refuge is an eye-opening look at the successes and failures of fighting a new type of war in one of the most turbulent countries in the world.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694350 This is An Inconvenient Truth for everything, a sober assessment of the facts of the matters at hand, from population and partisanship to health and wealth to religion and technology. The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613380 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704104 In Raising Global IQ, Carl Hobert calls on K-12 teachers, administrators, parents, and students alike to transform the educational system by giving students the tools they need to become responsible citizens in a shrinking, increasingly interdependent world. Drawing on his nearly thirty years teaching, developing curricula, and leading conflict-resolution workshops here and around the world, he offers creative, well-tested, and understandable pedagogical ideas to help improve our childrens GIQ: Global Intelligence Quotient. Cognizant of many U.S. schools limited budgets and time, Hobert advocates teaching foreign languages early in life, honing students conflict-resolution skills, providing creative-service learning opportunities, and offering cultural-exchange possibilities in students own communities, as well as nationally and abroad--all before they graduate from high school-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694344 The true story of how a small-town lawman in upstate New York busted a Cosa Nostra conference in 1957, exposing the Mafia to America. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693635 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731365 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741989 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741991 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738894 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711354 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712684 Traces the legal, political, and moral campaign for equality that led to Harry Trumans 1948 desegregation of the U.S. military, documenting the contributions of black troops since the Revolutionary War and their efforts to counter racism on the fields and on military bases. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731388 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704168 In Overheated, Guzman takes climate change out of the realm of scientific abstraction to explore its real-world consequences. He writes not as a scientist, but as an authority on international law and economics--Book jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742083 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738940 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706119 The media dropped the ball in covering the 2012 election by focusing exclusively on trifles and distorations instead of serious, substantive journalism, writes David Freddoso, editorial page editor of The Washington Examiner, and in doing so failed in their responsibility to keep politicians honest and the public well-informed. Freddoso, a New York Times bestselling author and former congressional reporter for National Review, fills this volume not only with outrageous examples of media bias, but also with dozens of real stories that genuinely inquisitive reporters should have relished but that the overwhelmingly liberal press didnt even bother to cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742092 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712671 Expanded from an article that created a stir in foreign policy circles, this book shows why five central arguments promoting nuclear weapons are, in essence, myths. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731398 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738308 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742072 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742059 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664178 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713186 Former Florida governor Jeb Bush and prominent constitutional attorney Clint Bolick explore the current and divisive topic of immigration. The authors explain that over the past several decades, a large percentage of immigrants have entered the U.S. illegally, and argue that the immigration system needs an overhaul. They propose a solution to the immigration problem centered around two core principles: immigrations importance to the U.S.s future; and the need for structure in immigration. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741988 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679319 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731376 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687132 To understand the problems that vast individual fortunes pose for democratic values, Robert Dalzell presents an intriguing cast of wealthy individuals from colonial times to the present, including George Washington, one of the richest Americans of his day, the robber baron John D. Rockefeller, and Oprah Winfrey, for all of whom extreme wealth is inextricably tied to social concerns. In the process Dalzell uncovers the sources of our contradictory feelings toward the very rich, how they have sought to be perceived as the good rich, and the reality behind the widespread notion that wealth and generosity go hand in hand in America. Finally, in a thoughtful and balanced conclusion, the author explores the cost of our long-standing attitudes toward the rich.--pub. desc. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693130 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675741 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738307 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706097 For twenty-five years, John E. Douglas worked for the FBI, where he headed the elite Investigative Support Unit. The real-life model for FBI Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, hes had a brilliant and terrifying career, getting inside the minds of notorious murderers and serial killers including Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and David Berkowitz (Son of Sam). Written with long-time collaborator Mark Olshaker, Law & Disorder is Douglas most provocative and personal book to date. In it, he addresses every law enforcement professionals worst nightmare: those cases where, for one reason or another, justice was delayed...or even denied. Through a series of character-driven case histories--from the earliest trials in Salem, Massachusetts to the bungled trial of Amanda Knox--Douglas shows what happens when the system breaks down and bias, media coverage, and other influences get in the way of a dispassionate pursuit of the evidence. Here also are Douglas personal reflections on his ongoing search for the truth--from painful lessons learned early in his career to his controversial findings in the West Memphis Three and Jon Benet Ramsey investigations. Brimming with procedural detail, Law & Disorder is an eye-opening insiders account of the exhilaration and frustration that attend the quest for justice.--from publishers description http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714711 A biography of the philosopher and political revolutionary describes his childhood and family life along with his public life as an agitator and dissident and compares him to his contemporaries. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1737977 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695100 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684967 In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716029 The attorney general of Virginia documents his fight against the overreach of the Obama administration, arguing that the goals of redistributing wealth and concentrating power in Washington are contrary to the Constitution. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713207 Whether youre thinking of becoming a private investigator or youre just looking for some information, youve come to the right place. This revised and updated guide gives you everything you need to know to catch cheating spouses, locate missing people, track down deadbeat parents, perform background checks, and more. --cover p. 4. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734530 Traces the crisis period leading up to Americas entry into World War II, describing the nations polarized interventionist and isolationist factions as represented by the government, in the press, and on the streets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1671224 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657372 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647796 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668544 Gone is the era of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, when news programs fought to gain the trust and respect of a wide spectrum of American viewers. Today, the fastest-growing news programs and media platforms are fighting hard for increasingly narrow segments of the public and playing on old prejudices and deep-rooted fears, coloring the conversation in the blogosphere and the cable news chatter to distract from the true issues at stake. Using the same tactics once used to mobilize political parties and committed voters, they send their fans coded messages and demonize opposing groups, in the process securing valuable audience share and website traffic. Race-baiter is a term born out of this tumultuous climate, coined by the conservative media to describe a person who uses racial tensions to arouse the passion and ire of a particular demographic. Even as the election of the first black president forces us all to reevaluate how we think about race, gender, culture, and class lines, some areas of modern media are working hard to push the same old buttons of conflict and division for new purposes. In Race-Baiter, veteran journalist and media critic Eric Deggans dissects the powerful ways modern media feeds fears, prejudices, and hate, while also tracing the history of the word and its consequences, intended or otherwise-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668196