Following an economic tsunami of historic proportions, American democracy finds itself plagued by partisan polarization, a rigidly divided Congress, superficial political debate, and political paralysis. Even before the economic crisis, the United States was beleaguered by choiceless elections, out-of-control campaign spending, suspicious voting equipment, partisan election officials, even a partisan U.S. Supreme Court. Americans are growing increasingly frustrated and tuned out, as the middle collapses and the partisans take over. Just in time for the 2012 elections, "10 Steps to Repair American Democracy: A More Perfect Union" addresses head-on the mine field built into our political system. In a brand new edition, political critic Steven Hill expands on his ten-step program to improve American democracy. He proposes specific reforms to give voters more choices at the ballot box, boost voter turnout, calm the Senate s filibuster gone wild ways, modernize our media institutions, turn off the spigot of corporate donations, and bring the U.S. government back to the mainstream. In the face of mounting cynicism about the American political system, "10 Steps to Repair American Democracy" is a refreshing blueprint for how to resurrect our Founders' democratic vision. "It will change the way you think about American politics..".".as practical as it is insightful..." Arianna Huffington We are fortunate to have 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy, to help us find our political compass." Hendrik Hertzberg, Senior Editor, "The New Yorker"Features of this New Edition:

Following an economic tsunami of historic proportions, American democracy finds itself plagued by partisan polarization, a rigidly divided Congress, superficial political debate, and political paralysis. Even before the economic crisis, the United States was beleaguered by choiceless elections, out-of-control campaign spending, suspicious voting equipment, partisan election officials, even a partisan U.S. Supreme Court. Americans are growing increasingly frustrated and tuned out, as the middle collapses and the partisans take over. Just in time for the 2012 elections, 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy: A More Perfect Union addresses head-on the mine field built into our political system. In a brand new edition, political critic Steven Hill expands on his ten-step program to improve American democracy. He proposes specific reforms to give voters more choices at the ballot box, boost voter turnout, calm the Senate's "filibuster gone wild" ways, modernize our media institutions, turn off the spigot of corporate donations, and bring the U.S. government back to the mainstream. In the face of mounting cynicism about the American political system, 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy is a refreshing blueprint for how to resurrect our Founders' democratic vision. It will change the way you think about American politics.

Biological rhythms time the ebb and flow of virtually every physiological process, and their mutual coordination guarantees the integrity of the organism over space and time. Aging leads to the disintegration of this coordination, as well as to changes in the amplitude and/or frequency of the underlying rhythms. The results of this are accelerated loss of health during aging, and in experimental model systems curtailed lifespan occurs. This book will examine the machinery that constitutes circadian systems and how they impact physiologic processes. It will also discuss how disturbances of circadian rhythms can lead to complex diseases associated with aging. Much of this treatment will focus on metabolism and genome stability. Importantly, the chapters in this book will encompass work in several different models, in addition to human. The book will conclude with a discussion of modeling approaches to biologic cycles and chronotherapy, for future research and translation.

The Adventures of Katie Bubbles is a new series written for today's children. Illustrated by a nine-year-old girl, this vocabulary building, faced paced, amusing and imaginative series, tells the tale of Katie Bubbles, a warm hearted, red headed girl, given to random acts of kindness. The trouble is her genius inventor big brother, Giggles Bubbles. In Book 1: The Boston Adventure, Giggles makes a "floating water-mix" in Katie's wading pool and the next thing you know, Katie Bubbles hears a noise out by her pool and goes out to investigate and accidentally winds up in a giant floating bubble When the winds kick up, Katie finds herself floating through the sky toward the Boston Public Library. Giggles watches in amazement and shock as his sister floats away. He panics and goes next door and begs his sister's best friend, Sujatha Wong-Sanchez, to help him rescue Katie. Sujatha suggests that they call Giggles' capable, military trained almost-Uncle Dom to ask for help and the adventure begins The book contains 12+ black and white, full page, wonderful illustrations Spread across 17 exciting chapters (70 pages of enjoyment ). Written for young readers ages 7-12, this book will keep the interest of parents (and Grandparent's) that read to their younger children. Both girls and boys will enjoy this book. The series takes place in today's digital world and computers, GPS's, and flat screens, are as common in the book as they are in real life today. Learn more at http: //mykatiebubbles.com On Facebook and Twitter The series is designed with vocabulary enrichment in mind, so All Katie Bubbles books include a "Words You May Not Know" vocabulary building appendix where "big words" are defined by the author in simple language, so that children can quickly learn the meaning of new words, while they enjoy reading the Katie Bubbles Series. A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to breast cancer research, via a charitable donation to Susan G Komen, for the Cure.

A quiet revolution has been occurring in post-World War II Europe. A world power has emerged across the Atlantic that is recrafting the rules for how a modern society should provide economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability. In "Europe's Promise," Steven Hill explains Europe's bold new vision. For a decade Hill traveled widely to understand this uniquely European way of life. He shatters myths and shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength, with Europe now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China "combined"; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union. "Europe's Promise" masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a worldwide economic crisis and global warming.

A quiet revolution has been occurring in post-World War II Europe. A world power has emerged across the Atlantic that is recrafting the rules for how a modern society should provide economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability. In "Europe's Promise," Steven Hill explains Europe's bold new vision. For a decade Hill traveled widely to understand this uniquely European way of life. He shatters myths and shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength, with Europe now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China "combined"; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union. "Europe's Promise" masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a worldwide economic crisis and global warming.