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Encompassing a broad range of themes and topics-from the occult to
legends and ghost stories-this collection of thirty short stories
offers unique insights from the personal perspective of author Joe
Lieberman. "The Legend of Taps" explores the origin of this
haunting military bugle call sounded at funerals and memorial
services. "See and Learn" demonstrates the power of a young man's
dedication to two deaf puppies and their positive effect on deaf
youth. The title story of "Dancing at the Edge" examines the
relationship of a man and woman thrown into a crisis situation and
the unexpected result of their chance encounter. In the poignant
story of "Jacob and Sarah," a violin plays on its own after the
death of its owner. The stories, told at a light and rapid pace,
offer an insightful look at romance, war, adventure, ghosts, and
humor. In Dancing at the Edge, Lieberman demonstrates his power as
a master storyteller as he weaves his unique views into each and
every tale.
This in-depth chronicle of 110 families in Washington, DC's
Opportunity Scholarship Program provides a realistic look at how
urban families experience the process of using school choice
vouchers and transform from government clients to consumers of
education and active citizens.
Born in Prague to Holocaust survivors, Hadassah Lieberman and her
family immigrated in 1949 to the United States. She went on to earn
a BA from Boston University in government and dramatics and an MA
in international relations and American government from
Northeastern University. She built a career devoted largely to
public health that has included positions at Lehman Brothers,
Pfizer, and the National Research Council. After her first marriage
ended in divorce, she married Joe Lieberman, a US senator from
Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president with
Al Gore and would go on to run for president. In Hadassah,
Lieberman pens the compelling story of her extraordinary life: from
her family's experience in Eastern Europe to their move to Gardner,
Massachusetts; forging her career; experiencing divorce; and,
following her remarriage, her life on the national political stage.
By offering insight into her identity as an immigrant, an American
Jew, a working woman, and a wife, mother, and grandmother,
Lieberman's moving memoir speaks to many of the major issues of our
time, from immigration to gender politics. Featuring an
introduction by Joe Lieberman and an afterword by Megan McCain, it
is a true American story.
Presidential candidates often talk about being uniters. They pledge
to break through the partisan gridlock in Washington. They vow to
bring Democrats and Republicans together to tackle the nation's
most vexing problems. But they never explain how they plan to do
this – and their promises rarely translate to action. In this
volume, NO LABELS provides a real strategy for how – how today's
political leaders can finally unite a divided country to solve
urgent problems, from stagnating wages to social safety net
programs heading toward insolvency. This groundbreaking plan of
action is called the National Strategic Agenda. It begins with
goals for the country that come straight from the American people
and ends with a commitment by the next president to embark on this
bipartisan problem-solving process within 30 days of taking the
oath of office. The National Strategic Agenda has already gained
the support of major figures in business, economics, academia,
policy and politics, and more than 65 members of Congress. In this
timely book, arguably the most important you will read during the
2016 campaign season, NO LABELS co-chairs Gov. Jon Huntsman and
Sen. Joe Lieberman are joined by other leaders who've been on the
front lines of problem solving in politics and business to make a
strong case for this new governing framework.
Senator Joseph Lieberman offers a master class in effective
government by probing his forty years in elective office-from the
Vietnam War era to the Presidency of Barack Obama-and by shining a
light on historic acts of centrism and compromise, extracting
productive and problem-solving lessons and techniques we need now
more than ever. In this era of extremism, our largest problems
remain unsolved and our international leadership is compromised.
Having two fiercely opposed political parties is what John Adams,
the second President of the United States, dreaded "as the greatest
political evil under our Constitution." If American government is
to work, it must do so in the center-where open discussion, hard
negotiation, and effective compromise take place. No living
politician knows this better than former Senator Joseph I.
Lieberman, who served for forty years in state and national
government, including twenty-four in the United States Senate and a
campaign for the Vice Presidency. In this vivid account of his
political life, Senator Lieberman shows how legislative progress
and all-inclusive government occurs when politicians reject
extremism and embrace productive compromise. In The Centrist
Solution, he shines a light on ten milestones of centrist success
during his time in government-from the Clean Air Act of 1990 and
the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to the creation of the Department
of Homeland Security and the repeal of the military's anti-gay
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, along with a Vice Presidential run
with Presidential Candidate Al Gore, and being vetted by John
McCain to be his potential running mate on the 2008 Republican
Ticket. In the telling, Senator Lieberman extracts clear lessons
and proven methods of centrist collaboration that can carry us
forward after years of partisan warfare and legislative inaction.
The centrist solution leads to government truly of the people, by
the people, and for the people-a citizenry looking for solutions,
not extremist standoffs.
Encompassing a broad range of themes and topics-from the occult to
legends and ghost stories-this collection of thirty short stories
offers unique insights from the personal perspective of author Joe
Lieberman. "The Legend of Taps" explores the origin of this
haunting military bugle call sounded at funerals and memorial
services. "See and Learn" demonstrates the power of a young man's
dedication to two deaf puppies and their positive effect on deaf
youth. The title story of "Dancing at the Edge" examines the
relationship of a man and woman thrown into a crisis situation and
the unexpected result of their chance encounter. In the poignant
story of "Jacob and Sarah," a violin plays on its own after the
death of its owner. The stories, told at a light and rapid pace,
offer an insightful look at romance, war, adventure, ghosts, and
humor. In Dancing at the Edge, Lieberman demonstrates his power as
a master storyteller as he weaves his unique views into each and
every tale.
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