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Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by the opioid crisis. Addiction is a trans-partisan issue that impacts individuals from every walk of life. Millions of Americans, tired of watching their loved ones die while politicians ignore this issue. Where is the solution? Where is the hope? Where's the outrage? Ryan Hampton is a young man who has made addiction and recovery reform his life's mission. Through the wildly successful non-profit...
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From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Will Bunch, the epic untold story of college—the great political and cultural fault line of American life
Winner of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award | Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | "This book is simply terrific." —Heather Cox Richardson | "Ambitious and engrossing." —New York Times Book Review | "A must-read."
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Healthcare is often a confusing maze with many moving parts. It can be hard to understand your role as a patient and the power that you wield within that role to get your needs met.
Seeing the vast amounts of misinformation, distrust of political and other leaders, and the subpar performance of the U.S. in the COVID-19 pandemic, author Rahul Anand was inspired to write The Unshackled Prescription: How YOU Can Fix American Healthcare to cultivate...
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Why do American husbands come home from work too exhausted to interact with their families? When did a healthy quest for prosperity become a twisted game no one can win? How did BlackBerries and internet porn become more interesting to men than their flesh-and-blood spouses?
Shmuley Boteach has made a great study of how families live today-both in his work as a rabbi privately and as host of TLC's "Shalom in the Home". He's discovered a disturbing...
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"What if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating housing shortages, stunted growth and innovation, persistent racial and economic segregation, and car-dependent development? It's time for America to move beyond zoning, argues city planner M. Nolan Gray in Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. With lively explanations and stories, Gray shows why zoning abolition is a necessary-if...
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The flaws in the American electoral process have become more apparent over many years. The contemporary tipping point in public awareness occurred during the 2000 election count, but several major structural weaknesses exacerbated doubts in the 2016 campaign, worsening party divisions and further corroding public trust in the electoral process. It is impossible to fix a problem without understanding its nature. To gather independent evidence about...
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The view that something is amiss in American government is now widely shared. "We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years," say scholars Tomas E. Mann and Norman Ornstein, "and never have we seen them this dysfunctional." Even some elected officials acknowledge they have a problem. "We need to change the way we do business," says Tom Udall, a Democratic senator from New Mexico. "Right now, we have gridlock. We have...
8) The Political Fix: Changing the Game of American Democracy, from the Grassroots to the White House
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Top political insider Douglas E. Schoen dissects the failures of modern politics and unveils the practical-minded, citizen-powered solutions that will revive American democracy
One of America's foremost political pollsters, Douglas E. Schoen, shows how the electoral system can be mended so that it once again serves and inspires the American people-no matter their party.
In The Political Fix, Schoen lays out provocative yet highly achievable solutions-from...
9) The Political Fix: Changing the Game of American Democracy, From the Grass Roots to the White House
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Most Americans agree that our political system is fundamentally broken. It is increasingly clear that politicians are dedicated not to the public's welfare but to their own reelections, which are dependent on unbending loyalty to party leaders and perpetual fund-raising. The justice system is entangled with electoral machinations, perverting the checks and balances at the heart of democracy. But the electoral system can be mended.
In The Political...
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Today there are two Americas, separate and unequal, one educated and one not. And these two tribes, the resentful “non-college” crowd and their diploma-bearing yet increasingly disillusioned adversaries, seem on the brink of a civil war. This conflict is, the culmination of an almost, secret history of the United States since World War II, centered on the college diploma and how, it devolved from a symbol of America’s commitment to learning,...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Business Book of the Year—Association of Business Journalists
From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system—and the people who are saving it—now with a new Afterword by the author.
"A must-read for every American." —Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief,...
Business Book of the Year—Association of Business Journalists
From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system—and the people who are saving it—now with a new Afterword by the author.
"A must-read for every American." —Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief,...
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"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. In 2007, David Goldhill's father died from a series of infections acquired in a well-regarded New York hospital. The bill was for several hundred thousand dollars--and Medicare...
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One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr. Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble. Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research, and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of price-gouging, middlemen, and a series of elusive money games in need...
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Good Books
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What if you could prepare summery meals for friends and family without heating up the house, spending hours standing at the grill, or wasting precious summer afternoons in the kitchen? Now you can. Let your slow cooker do the heavy lifting while you sit on the porch with a tall glass of lemonade. Here are 150 slow cooker recipes that will spice up your picnics, take the stress out of church suppers, and free you up for easy summertime livin'. From...
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This work calls attention to a criminal justice system that needs improvement. The author shows that the police themselves often violate the law; that prosecutors send innocent citizens to prison and even to death row ; that defense attorneys take on cases they are not prepared to handle ; that juries vote guilt or innocence on the basis of emotion, not facts ; that judges are often failed attorneys or unscrupulous politicians ; and that jails and...
20) Throwback
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"Priscilla is first-generation Korean American, a former high school cheerleader who expects Sam to want the same all- American nightmare. Meanwhile, Sam is a girl of the times who has no energy for clichéd high school aspirations. After a huge blowup, Sam is desperate to get away from Priscilla, but instead, finds herself thrown back. Way back. To her shock, Sam lands in the '90s . . . alongside a 17-year-old Priscilla. Now, Sam has to deal with...
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