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The Battle for Social Security - Nancy J. Altman - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Battle for Social Security - Nancy J. Altman - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book illuminates the politics and policy of the current struggle over Social Security in light of the program''s compelling history and ingenious structure. After a brief introduction describing the dramatic response of the Social Security Administration to the 9/11 terrorist attack, the book recounts Social Securityâ??s lively history. Although President Bush has tried to convince Americans that Social Security is designed for the last century and unworkable for an aging population, readers will see that the President''s assault is just another battle in a longstanding ideological war. Prescott Bush, the current Presidentâ??s grandfather, remarked of FDR, "The only man I truly hated lies buried in Hyde Park." The book traces the continuous thread leading from Prescott Bush and his contemporaries to George W. Bush and others who want to undo Social Security. The book concludes with policy recommendations which eliminate Social Security''s deficit in a manner consistent with the program''s philosophy and structure.

DKK 258.00
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Jump Write In! - Valerie Chow Bush - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Jump Write In! - Valerie Chow Bush - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Classroom teachers often feel pressure to choose between using standards-based lessons and activities that engage their students'' creativity and encourage personal expression. In Jump Write In!, however, the experienced writer-teachers from WritersCorps offer numerous exercises that do both: build key standards-based writing skills and give voice to youth. Through poetry, fiction, personal narrative, and playwriting, students will improve their writing skills by being invited to put their truths on the page. Perfect for a moment of inspiration as well as for deeper exploration, these easy-to-use and field-tested activities engage students from a variety of ethnic, educational, and economic backgrounds and encourage the recognition that their voices matter. The book''s eleven chapters include: - - Dozens of exercises accompanied by teacher notes and suggestions. - - Links to standards for each activity. - - Examples of student work. - - An overview of the writing process from icebreakers to editing. - - Suggestions for further reading. - Order your copy today.

DKK 209.00
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Contemplative Practices in Higher Education - Mirabai Bush - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Contemplative Practices in Higher Education - Mirabai Bush - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Contemplative pedagogy is a way for instructors to: - - empower students to integrate their own experience into the theoretical material they are being taught in order to deepen their understanding; - - help students to develop sophisticated problem-solving skills; - - support students’ sense of connection to and compassion for others; and - - engender inquiries into students’ most profound questions. - Contemplative practices are used in just about every discipline—from physics to economics to history—and are found in every type of institution. Each year more and more faculty, education reformers, and leaders of teaching and learning centers seek out best practices in contemplative teaching, and now can find them here, brought to you by two of the foremost leaders and innovators on the subject. This book presents background information and ideas for the practical application of contemplative practices across the academic curriculum from the physical sciences to the humanities and arts. Examples of contemplative techniques included in the book are mindfulness, meditation, yoga, deep listening, contemplative reading and writing, and pilgrimage, including site visits and field trips.

DKK 337.00
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Rove Exposed - James Moore - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Rove Exposed - James Moore - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

With Bush as President, many suspect that the most powerful individual in the US is Karl Rove. Although Rove is officially listed as White House Senior Advisor, responsible for managing the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the White House, he is, in fact, Bush''s chief political strategist and his "political brain." Rove''s hand is seen in virtually every presidential decision -- whether it involves steel import tariffs, extending the war on terrorism, the tax cut, the Middle East crisis or the environment. James Moore and Wayne Slater, the veteran journalists who wrote Bush’s Brain , have written a new, updated version of their original book, ROVE EXPOSED: How Bush’s Brain Fooled America . This engaging book offers readers a condensed version of Bush’s Brain , plus new material highlighting Karl Rove’s political maneuverings since the last presidential election.

DKK 104.00
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Investment Leadership - Dale Primer - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Investment Leadership - Dale Primer - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

A comprehensive guide to best practices within the investment industry Investment Leadership provides readers with the tools to understand the leadership factors that contribute to sustainable growth; diagnose their firm''s culture and understand why it is important; and replicate best practices from leading firms. With the help of diagnostic tools, practical advice from industry leaders, and real-life case studies, this book sets out to explain what is wrong with the status quo and reveal the secrets of long-term success in the investment industry. James W. Ware, CFA, currently works as a consultant to money managers. He is the coauthor of The Leadership Genius of George W. Bush (0-471-42006-9). Beth Michaels has worked with many organizations, including Chevrolet Motors and the McDonald''s Corporation. Dale Primer has worked with business executives from more than 700 individual businesses in over eighty-five separate industries.

DKK 460.00
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Why the Christian Right Is Wrong - Robin Meyers - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Why the Christian Right Is Wrong - Robin Meyers - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

"I join the ranks of those who are angry, because I have watched as the faith I love has been taken over by fundamentalists who claim to speak for Jesus but whose actions are anything but Christian." —Robin Meyers, from his "Speech Heard Round the World" Millions of Americans are outraged at the Bush administration''s domestic and foreign policies and even angrier that the nation''s religious conservatives have touted these policies as representative of moral values. Why the Christian Right Is Wrong is a rousing manifesto that will ignite the collective conscience of all whose faith and values have been misrepresented by the Christian Right. Praise for Why the Christian Right Is Wrong : "In the pulpit, Robin Meyers is the new generation''s Harry Emerson Fosdick, George Buttrick, and Martin Luther King. In these pages, you will find a stirring message for our times, from a man who believes that God''s love is universal, that the great Jewish prophets are as relevant now as in ancient times, and that the Jesus who drove the money changers from the Temple may yet inspire us to embrace justice and compassion as the soul of democracy. This is not a book for narrow sectarian minds; read it, and you will want to change the world." —Bill Moyers "In this book, a powerful and authentic religious voice from America''s heartland holds up a mirror to the Bush administration and its religious allies. The result is a vision of Orwellian proportions in which values are inverted and violence, hatred, and bigotry are blessed by one known as ''The Prince of Peace,'' who called us to love our enemies. If you treasure this country and tremble over its present direction, this book is a must-read!" —John Shelby Spong author, The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible''s Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love "This is a timely warning and a clarion call to the church to recover the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to a great nation to resist the encroachment of the Christian Right and of Christian fascism. Many of us in other parts of the world are praying fervently that these calls will be heeded." —Archbishop Desmond Tutu

DKK 130.00
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Silent Running - James F. ) Calvert - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Silent Running - James F. ) Calvert - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

"I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine duringWorld War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of anyrevisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert forsharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult andexciting time." --President George Bush "Hardened old sub vet that I am, I still felt the need for twoweeks R&R after reliving Jim''s only too realistic warpatrolling adventures." --C. W. Nimitz, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN(Ret.) "I believe it is the best personal account yet written on U.S.submarine operations in the Second World War. [Calvert] writes withlucidity and a rare candor. We get an extraordinary sense of whatit was like, feeling the tensions and emotions, sharing thesuccesses and disappointments, ... This is a true story with tealpeople, always gripping and sometimes tender. It is exciting toread and hard to put down. --J. L. Holloway, Admiral, USN (Ret.)President, Naval Historical Society, Chief of Naval Operations,1974-1978. "I knew Jim Calvert Throughout the war, and in this book he hastold the submarine story in a way that catches the flavor and tangof the real thing. This is the way it really was." --Frederick B.Warder, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Legendary W.W. II skipper of theSeawolf.

DKK 297.00
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Silent Running - James F. ) Calvert - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Silent Running - James F. ) Calvert - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

"I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine duringWorld War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of anyrevisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert forsharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult andexciting time." --President George Bush "Hardened old sub vet that I am, I still felt the need for twoweeks R&R after reliving Jim''s only too realistic warpatrolling adventures." --C. W. Nimitz, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN(Ret.) "I believe it is the best personal account yet written on U.S.submarine operations in the Second World War. [Calvert] writes withlucidity and a rare candor. We get an extraordinary sense of whatit was like, feeling the tensions and emotions, sharing thesuccesses and disappointments, ... This is a true story with tealpeople, always gripping and sometimes tender. It is exciting toread and hard to put down. --J. L. Holloway, Admiral, USN (Ret.)President, Naval Historical Society, Chief of Naval Operations,1974-1978. "I knew Jim Calvert Throughout the war, and in this book he hastold the submarine story in a way that catches the flavor and tangof the real thing. This is the way it really was." --Frederick B.Warder, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) Legendary W.W. II skipper of theSeawolf.

DKK 170.00
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I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla - Marguerite Wright - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla - Marguerite Wright - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

This superb, rational, and highly readable volume answers a deeplyfelt need. Parents and educators alike have long struggled tounderstand what meanings race might have for the very young, andfor ways to insure that every child grows up with a healthy senseof self. Marguerite Wright handles sensitive issues with consummateclarity, practicality, and hope. Here we have an indispensableguide that will doubtless prove a classic. --Edward Zigler, sterling professor of psychology and director,Yale Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy A child''s concept of race is quite different from that of an adult.Young children perceive skin color as magical--even changeable--andunlike adults, are incapable of understanding adult predjudicessurrounding race and racism. Just as children learn to walk andtalk, they likewise come to understand race in a series ofpredictable stages. Based on Marguerite A. Wright''s research and clinical experience,I''m Chocolate, You''re Vanilla teaches us that the color-blindnessof early childhood can, and must, be taken advantage of in order toguide the positive development of a child''s self-esteem. Wright answers some fundamental questions about children and raceincluding: * What do children know and understand about the color of theirskin? * When do children understand the concept of race? * Are there warning signs that a child is being adversely affectedby racial prejudice? * How can adults avoid instilling in children their own negativeperceptions and prejudices? * What can parents do to prepare their children to overcome theracism they are likely to encounter? * How can schools lessen the impact of racism? With wisdom and compassion, I''m Chocolate, You''re Vanilla spellsout how to educate black and biracial children about race, whilepreserving their innate resilience and optimism--the birthright ofall children.

DKK 162.00
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The Average Family's Guide to Financial Freedom - Bill Toohey - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Average Family's Guide to Financial Freedom - Bill Toohey - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bill and Mary Toohey are average middle income people from a small Iowa town. Bill has been employed for 23 years as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Mary has worked for 20 years as an Office Manager for a small psychological firm. They started saving and investing in 1991 when their net worth was $63,000. Eight years later their net worth was $467,000. In other words, their assets increased by an average of more than $50,000 per year during that period while their income (not counting dividends and capital gains) averaged about $65,000 per year. But it wasn''t always easy. They have three children, Colleen (24), Tim (22), and Meghann (14). Tim has been severely disabled since birth and despite the challenges of helping Tim cope with his chronic illnesses, the Toohey family has been able to achieve financial freedom on a modest income. They were able to build a sizable nest egg in eight years while encountering some of life''s biggest expenses during the period. They helped to pay for their daughter''s college education and wedding, paid cash for a new car, and made several expensive home improvements. Despite those major expenses the Tooheys still managed to save 46% of their gross income and were listed among the "Best Personal Finance Managers in America" in the December 1994 issues of Money magazine. The Tooheys'' story, in an article written by Bill, appeared in the April 1997 issue of Money magazine. Mary co-authored an article published in the February 1998 issue of McCall''s magazine. In May, 1997 Bill was invited to speak at Money magazine''s Elgin Project seminar series. Money magazine "adopted" Elgin, Illinois and brought in speakers with expertise in personal finance. Former President Bush kicked off the event. How did they do it? How do they think? How do they live? Is it possible to save so much and still have a decent life? Can my family do this? Get the answers to all these questions and more in a book written specifically for families with children who don''t earn big bucks.

DKK 229.00
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