Daydream Believers

Author : Fred Kaplan
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470489758
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daydream Believers written by Fred Kaplan and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's power is in decline, its allies alienated, its soldiers trapped in a war that even generals regard as unwinnable. What has happened these past few years is well known. Why it happened continues to puzzle. Celebrated Slate columnist Fred Kaplan explains the grave misconceptions that enabled George W. Bush and his aides to get so far off track, and traces the genesis and evolution of these ideas from the era of Nixon through Reagan to the present day.

Author : Fred Kaplan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470121181
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daydream Believers written by Fred Kaplan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-01-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Slate.coms most celebrated columnists combines high-level reporting with razor-sharp analysis to explain, once and for all, how President Bush has gotten so far off track on foreign policy--and why much of the nation has followed him.

Author : Kerrie Soraghan
Publisher : Nero
ISBN 13 : 1863959254
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mighty West written by Kerrie Soraghan and published by Nero. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Guy Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317649923
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Foreign Policy and China written by Guy Roberts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is an exploration of how U.S.-China relations were managed by President George W. Bush. Roberts argues that contrary to conventional wisdom, President Bush conducted a calculated, pragmatic and highly successful strategy toward Beijing, which avoided conflict, resolved crisis and significantly increased economic and diplomatic ties. Roberts identifies key players and polices of the Bush White House and the specific themes of engagement (successful and unsuccessful) that unfolded during Bush’s first term. Research is based on analysis of primary and secondary documentation, as well as interviews with key White House actors (including Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage), and two former Australian Prime Ministers. Topics of discussion include China’s changing attitude toward international engagement, China’s rising economic power and the tensions this triggered in the American establishment, the nature of U.S. China relations, contemporary and ideological understanding of the Bush Presidency as well as the strengths and weaknesses of different sources of information. US Foreign Policy and China will be of great interest to students and scholars of US foreign policy and China Studies.

Author : Matthew Yglesias
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047008622X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heads in the Sand written by Matthew Yglesias and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the wrong-headed foreign policy stance of conservatives, neocons, and the Republican Party for what it is—aggressive nationalism. Yglesias reminds us of the rich tradition of liberal internationalism that, developed by Democrats, was used with great success by both Democratic and Republican administrations for more than fifty years. [from publisher description].

Author : Kurt Andersen
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812978897
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Believers written by Kurt Andersen and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • San Francisco Chronicle In True Believers, Kurt Andersen—the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Heyday and Turn of the Century—delivers his most powerful and moving novel yet. Dazzling in its wit and effervescent insight, this kaleidoscopic tour de force of cultural observation and seductive storytelling alternates between the present and the 1960s—and indelibly captures the enduring impact of that time on the ways we live now. Karen Hollander is a celebrated attorney who recently removed herself from consideration for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her reasons have their roots in 1968—an episode she’s managed to keep secret for more than forty years. Now, with the imminent publication of her memoir, she’s about to let the world in on that shocking secret—as soon as she can track down the answers to a few crucial last questions. As junior-high-school kids back in the early sixties, Karen and her two best friends, Chuck and Alex, roamed suburban Chicago on their bikes looking for intrigue and excitement. Inspired by the exotic romance of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels, they acted out elaborate spy missions pitting themselves against imaginary Cold War villains. As friendship carries them through childhood and on to college—in a polarized late-sixties America riven by war and race as well as sex, drugs, and rock and roll—the bad guys cease to be the creatures of make-believe. Caught up in the fervor of that extraordinary and uncanny time, they find themselves swept into a dangerous new game with the highest possible stakes. Today, only a handful of people are left who know what happened. As Karen reconstructs the past and reconciles the girl she was then with the woman she is now, finally sharing pieces of her secret past with her national-security-cowboy boyfriend and activist granddaughter, the power of memory and history and luck become clear. A resonant coming-of-age story and a thrilling political mystery, True Believers is Kurt Andersen’s most ambitious novel to date, introducing a brilliant, funny, and irresistible new heroine to contemporary fiction. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for True Believers “Funny, fiendishly smart.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A great American novel.”—Vanity Fair “A big, swinging novel . . . [a] colorful story . . . This could be the most rambunctious meeting your book club will have for a long time.”—The Washington Post “Intelligent and insightful . . . Think The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and Atonement, a ’60s-era female Holden Caulfield. . . . Andersen is an agile storyteller. . . . [There are] witty, occasionally even profound observations about the ’60s and today.”—USA Today “So epic: Part thriller, part coming-of-age tale, the novel alternates between the present and the 1960s, capturing some of America’s most pivotal moments in history like a time capsule.”—Marie Claire “This is an ambitious and remarkable novel, wonderfully voiced, about memory, secrets, guilt, and the dangers of certitude. Moreover, it asks essential questions about what it means to be an American and, in a sense, what it means to be America.”—Booklist (starred review) “Fascinating and wisely observant.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

Author : Micky Dolenz
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780815412847
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I'm a Believer written by Micky Dolenz and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In fascinating, star-studded anecdotes, original Monkee Mickey Dolenz takes readers from his starring role at age 12 as TVs Circus Boy to the open casting call that brought the Monkees together, through the creative conflicts that finally drove them apart.

Author : Rosanne Welch
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078647923X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why The Monkees Matter written by Rosanne Welch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hit television show about a fictitious rock band, The Monkees (1966-1968) earned two Emmys--Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy. Capitalizing on the show's success, the actual band formed by the actors, at their peak, sold more albums than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined, and set the stage for other musical TV characters from The Partridge Family to Hannah Montana. In the late 1980s, the Monkees began a series of reunion tours that continued into their 50th anniversary. This book tells the story of The Monkees and how the show changed television, introducing a new generation to the fourth-wall-breaking slapstick created by Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. Its creators contributed to the innovative film and television of 1970s with projects like Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laugh-In and Welcome Back, Kotter. Immense profits from the show, its music and its merchandising funded the producers' move into films such as Head, Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces.

Author : Kirsten McKenna
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244988293
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LEAD WELL written by Kirsten McKenna and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steve O'Grady
Publisher : ShieldCrest
ISBN 13 : 1912505444
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Right Back At You written by Steve O'Grady and published by ShieldCrest. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right back at you holds a magnifying glass to the mysteries of our minds, exploring how our human minds are immersed in simulation because the universe is a simulation. Fight your fear of death, banish ghosts and see your reflection in a mirror in a brand new light. mind your language when you speak of mental-illness and face your fears of infection and disease. Scrutinising stars, understanding black holes, challenging superheroes, decoding consciousness and awakening from our dreams are equally important steps on the journey. Referencing tv shows, movies, science journals, comic books, art and literature, the book examines why our conflicts with ourselves create who we really are.