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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
In May 1970, four days after Kent State, construction workers
chased students through downtown Manhattan, beating scores of
protestors bloody. As hardhats clashed with hippies, it soon became
clear that something larger was happening; Democrats were at war
with themselves. In The Hardhat Riot, David Paul Kuhn tells the
fateful story-how chaotic it was, when it began, when the white
working class first turned against liberalism, when Richard Nixon
seized the breach, and America was forever changed. It was
unthinkable one generation before: FDR's "forgotten man" siding
with the party of Big Business and, ultimately, paving the way for
presidencies from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump. In the shadow of
the half-built Twin Towers, on the same day the Knicks rallied
against the odds and won their first championship, we relive the
schism that tore liberalism apart. We experience the tumult of
Nixon's America and John Lindsay's New York City, as festering
division explodes into violence. Nixon's advisors realize that this
tragic turn is their chance, that the Democratic coalition has
collapsed and that "these, quite candidly, are our people now." In
this nail-biting story, Kuhn delivers on meticulous research and
reporting, drawing from thousands of pages of never-before-seen
records. We go back to a harrowing day that explains the politics
of today. We experience the battle between two tribes fighting
different wars, soon to become different Americas, ultimately
reliving a liberal war that maimed both sides. We come to see how
it all was laid bare one brutal day, when the Democratic Party's
future was bludgeoned by its past, as if it was a last gasp to say
that we once mattered too.
In "The 'F' Word: Good Words for Great Leaders," the leadership
lexicon of freedom, focus, fidelity, fortitude, forbearance,
forgiveness, and faith represent seven tenets for those who wish to
inspire others.
David Paul Eich shares what he learned from several "teachers,"
whose stories set the bar for those who strive to become
outstanding leaders. Readers will meet the teenager whose freedom
to smile in the face of death, gives new meaning to a positive
attitude; an advertising director who taught the author how to
focus on what is, and what is not, "a bad day"; a marketing
executive whose unusual approach to fidelity inspired an entire
sales force; a father whose "face the wind" philosophy represents
an antidote for adversity; a crippled wife and mother that claims
her life has been "perfect;" an unbelievable testimonial by a
patient who personally gave three hundred health care executives
the gift of forgiveness; and the Peace Corps volunteer, who found
God in the smiles of two starving children.
These role models join several others as they provide the
lessons and principles necessary for good men and women to become
great leaders.
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Heat 16 (Hardcover)
David Paul Miller
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R472
R446
Discovery Miles 4 460
Save R26 (6%)
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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The story of the physical and spiritual development of a Catholic
High School boy with his two brothers, two girlfriends, teachers
and buddies.
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