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Instant New York Times bestseller "Howard Zinn on acid or some
bullsh*t like that." -Tim Heidecker The creators of the cult-hit
podcast Chapo Trap House deliver a manifesto for everyone who feels
orphaned and alienated-politically, culturally, and economically-by
the lanyard-wearing Wall Street centrism of the left and the
lizard-brained atavism of the right: there is a better way, the
Chapo Way. In a guide that reads like "a weirder, smarter, and
deliciously meaner version of The Daily Show's 2004 America (The
Book)" (Paste), Chapo Trap House shows you that you don't have to
side with either sinking ships. These self-described "assholes from
the internet" offer a fully ironic ideology for all who feel
politically hopeless and prefer broadsides and tirades to reasoned
debate. Learn the "secret" history of the world, politics, media,
and everything in-between that THEY don't want you to know and
chart a course from our wretched present to a utopian future where
one can post in the morning, game in the afternoon, and podcast
after dinner without ever becoming a poster, gamer, or podcaster. A
book that's "as intellectually serious and analytically original as
it is irreverent and funny" (Glenn Greenwald, New York Times
bestselling author of No Place to Hide) The Chapo Guide to
Revolution features illustrated taxonomies of contemporary liberal
and conservative characters, biographies of important thought
leaders, "never before seen" drafts of Aaron Sorkin's Newsroom
manga, and the ten new laws that govern Chapo Year Zero (everyone
gets a dog, billionaires are turned into Soylent, and logic is
outlawed). If you're a fan of sacred cows, prisoners being taken,
and holds being barred, then this book is NOT for you. However, if
you feel disenfranchised from the political and cultural nightmare
we're in, then Chapo, let's go...
In May of 1976, twenty-four-year-old Carol Menaker was impaneled
with eleven others on a jury in the trial of Freddy Burton, a young
Black prison inmate charged with the grisly murders of two white
wardens inside Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison. After being
sequestered for twenty-one days, the jury voted to convict Mr.
Burton, who was then sentenced to life in prison without parole.
For more than forty years, Menaker did what she could to put the
intensely emotional experience of the sequestration and trial
behind her, rarely speaking of it to others and avoiding jury
service when at all possible. But the arrival of a jury summons at
her home in Northern California in 2017 set her on a path to
unravel the painful experience of sequestration and finally ask the
question: What ever happened to Freddy Burton—and is it possible
that my youth and white privilege were what led me to convict him
of murder? The Worst Thing We’ve Ever Done is Menaker’s
inspirational account of journeying back in time to uncover the
personal bias that may have led her to judge someone whose shoes
she never could have walked in.
These significant papers, written over a period of more than forty
years, document the evolution of Dr. Esther Menaker's thinking from
a Freudian position - reflective of her early training with Anna
Freud in Vienna - to a self psychological approach both in theory
and in practice. In developing treatment objectives, Dr. Menaker
traces the historical and social factors that lead to different
psychological problems, and emphasizes growth and the optimal
fulfillment of an individual's potentiality, rather than the
elimination of symptoms as constituting "cure". Her shift from
classical instinct theory as the primary explanation of human
behavior to what Kohut termed the empathic stance as a legitimate
method of observation is clearly illustrated with clinical
material. Organized in sections that reflect Dr. Menaker's major
areas of interest, and written from the vantage point of more than
sixty years of experience as a psychoanalyst and gifted teacher,
this volume focuses on self psychology, masochism, women's issues,
and the history of psychoanalysis. The book concludes with an
interview with Dr. Menaker that captures the author's candid style
in regard to her work and life.
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My Mistake (Paperback)
Daniel Menaker
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Daniel Menaker started as a fact checker at "The New Yorker" in
1969. With luck, hard work, and the support of William Maxwell, he
was eventually promoted to editor. Never beloved by William Shawn,
he was advised early on to find a position elsewhere; he stayed for
another twenty-four years.
Now Menaker brings us a "ruefully funny insider's tour of the
publishing world" (Vogue.com). Haunted by a self-doubt sharpened by
his role in his brother's unexpected death, he offers wry,
hilarious observations on publishing, child-rearing, parent-losing,
and the writing life. In a memoir full of stories "not to be
missed" (NPR.org), we witness a moving, thoughtful meditation on
years well lived, well read, and well spent. Full of mistakes,
perhaps. But full of effort, full of accomplishment, full of
life.
A GOOD TALK is an analysis of and guide to that most exclusively
human of all activities-- conversation.
Drawing on over forty years of experience in American letters,
Menaker pinpoints the factors that drive and enliven every good
conversation: the vagaries (and joys) of subtext; the deeper
structure and meaning of conversational flow; the subliminal
signals that guide our disclosures and confessions; and the
countless other hurdles we must clear along the way. Moving beyond
self-help musings and "how to" advice, he has created a stylish,
funny, and surprising book: a celebration of "the most excusively
human of all activities."
In a time when conversation remains deeply important-- for building
relationships, for relaxing, even for figuring out who we are-- and
also increasingly imperiled (with Blackberries and texting
increasingly in vogue), A GOOD TALK is a refreshing celebration of
the subtle adventures of a good conversation.
Three Traditions of Greek Political Thought: Plato in Dialogue is
an analysis of the emergence of Western philosophical and political
thought in archaic and classical Greece. With particular focus on
Plato, this book is an in-depth study of the contentious dialogue
in classical political philosophy. In the late archaic and
classical periods, two major traditions of philosophical and
political thought developed. One tradition was associated with the
Presocratic mechanistic materialistic philosophers and the
Sophists. The second tradition, beginning with Pythagoras, gained
full expression in the collected dialogues of Plato. Both of these
philosophic traditions challenged the long established Greek
mythico/religious tradition associated with Homer, Hesiod,
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and others. This study examines the dynamic
dialogue involving these three traditions, which present competing
and conflicting world views. It concludes that Plato's dialogues,
taken together, quintessentially embody the mainstream dialogue or
trialogue, as it could be called, in Greek political thought. This
book also makes the case that the three major traditions of Greek
political thought set the stage for the future dialogue of Western
political philosophy even to this day.
This collection of essays on psychoanalytical thought represents
Esther Menaker's emphasis on the individual's self-esteem as
reflected in the ego-ideal and the sense of identity. These papers
centre on three vital issues: masochism, identification and the
social process, and creativity."
Law for Architects: What You Need to Know guides design
professionals through the daunting landscape where design and
construction meet the legal system. It provides an introduction
written in clear, reader-friendly language to issues that arise at
every stage in the practice of architecture. For architects
starting or building their own practice: Why do I need a written
agreement with my clients? Why do I need insurance? How do I
organize my firm? For seasoned architects considering retirement:
How do I transfer ownership in my company? How can I benefit from
the good will I helped to build? For students who want to learn
more about the practicalities of starting out: Why is it important
to have a license? Isn t it enough to have a degree in
architecture? What are my rights as an employee? It also addresses
the perennial questions that concern architects: How do I protect
myself from being sued? How do I protect my intellectual property
rights in my work? and much more. Law for Architects identifies the
legal issues that lurk in every corner of your design practice and
helps you figure out what questions you need to ask."
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