Local Government category: 1701 books
Guns Are Not Our God! The NRA Is Not Our Church!
In Support of #MarchForOurLives & #NationalSchoolWalkout
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
We are in crisis over guns in the United States. We’ve had the logic of statistics, the emotions of seeing innocents die, the public health rationales of experts – but nothing has yet swayed the outcome of the gun debate. This is because the gun identity is embedded into the psyche of American...
by Saladin M. Ambar
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
A governor's mansion is often the last stop for politicians who plan to move into the White House. Before Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, four of his last five predecessors had been governors. Executive experience at the state level informs individual presidencies, and, as...
by Charles W. McCurdy
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003
A compelling blend of legal and political history, this book chronicles the largest tenant rebellion in U.S. history. From its beginning in the rural villages of eastern New York in 1839 until its collapse in 1865, the Anti-Rent movement impelled the state's governors, legislators, judges, and journalists,...
by Scott L. McLean, Sean D. Foreman, Donna R. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
The 2020 United States presidential race is arguably already over except for about 12 states and 20 counties. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2020, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their...
Where We Live: Communities for All Ages
100+ Inspiring Ideas from Americas Mayors
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
"This collection of more than 100 innovative and inspirational ideas from America's mayors is a perfect springboard for creative thinking. It can help all of us play a role in imagining new solutions to a complex challenge."- David Kelley, Founder and Chairman of IDEO and Founder of Stanford's...
by Esra Kus
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Madness Overrated explores the mad dynamics of the consumption-based, growth-driven world and its undeniably powerful role in affecting virtually every aspect of our lives and reshaping our existence as humans.
The book presents deep-reaching observations on the human mind as it undergoes various...
The One Percent Solution
How Corporations Are Remaking America One State at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
In the aftermath of the 2010 Citizens United decision, it's become commonplace to note the growing political dominance of a small segment of the economic elite. But what exactly are those members of the elite doing with their newfound influence? The One Percent Solution provides an answer to this...
Political Hypocrisy
The Mask of Power, from Hobbes to Orwell and Beyond, Revised Edition - Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
What kind of hypocrite should voters choose as their next leader? The question seems utterly cynical. But, as David Runciman suggests, it is actually much more cynical to pretend that politics can ever be completely sincere. Political Hypocrisy is a timely, and timeless, book on the problems of sincerity...
Human Life
Human life by S. S. KNIGHT
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2013
The habitat of man.--The length of time during which man has existed.--The physical limitations of existence.--The purpose of life.--Knowledge and education.--Religion and ethics.--Love.--Problems of the future
Je Suis Charlie
The Charlie Hebdo Newspaper Massacre
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
This book examines the meanings behind the meme, "Je Suis Charlie," that spread round the world following the terrorist massacre at Charlie Hebdo. For years, the satirical French newspaper has polarized opinion in Europe and abroad. Its publication of the notorious Danish Muhammad...
Being Governor
The View from the Office
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
This book examines the changing role of the governor in our federal system, giving particular attention to recent developments. The expansion of gubernatorial responsibilities into managerial, executive, and intergovernmental positions has taken place at the same time that the governor's role as leader...
by Karl Laemmermann
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Banned books are books to which free access is not permitted. The practice of banning books is a form of book censorship, and often has political, religious or moral motivations.
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon...
by SARDONICUS
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 10, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 10, 2015
I napoletani visti da un non napoletano. Pregi e difetti di un popolo che fa sempre parlare di sè, nel bene e nel male.
by David M. Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Water users of the Platte River Basin have long struggled to share this scarce commodity in the arid high plains, ultimately organizing collectively owned and managed water systems, allocating water along extensive stream systems, and integrating newer groundwater with existing surface-water uses....