The Method to the Madness
The Method to the Madness

Author: Allen Salkin

Publisher: All Points Books

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1250202817

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A Rosetta Stone for understanding Donald Trump's style, mindset, and every action, made up of over one hundred interviews with his closest associates and adversaries over the last 15 years. To his critics, Donald Trump is an impulsive, undisciplined crackpot who accidentally lucked into the presidency. But in The Method to the Madness, reporters Allen Salkin and Aaron Short reveal that nothing could be further from the truth. This objective, nonpartisan oral history shows that Trump had carefully planned his bid for the presidency since he launched what many considered to be a joke candidacy in 1999. Between 2000 and 2015, when he announced his candidacy in the lobby of Trump Tower, he was able to identify an unserved political constituency, hone a persuasive message that appealed to their needs, and deliver it effectively, despite intense media opposition. Through candid conversations with more than 100 subjects close to the President, Salkin and Short make the case that Donald Trump’s ostensibly erratic approach to politics is consistent with his carefully honed personal and professional style of information gathering, opinion seed-planting, and conclusion sharing. His business, media, and political dealings from this era serve as a guide for understanding the man, his mindset, and his every action. The Method to the Madness is an accessible and unbiased oral history that brings readers into the private rooms where decisions are made, confidences are broken, strong words fly, and not all eye-witnesses see the same scene in quite the same way. Full of scoops both large and small, this is the first book to bring Trump, the politician, into focus.

Method and Madness
Method and Madness

Author: Norman G. Finkelstein

Publisher: OR Books

Published: 2015-01-15

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1939293723

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In the past five years Israel has mounted three major assaults on the 1.8 million Palestinians trapped behind its blockade of the Gaza Strip. Taken together, Operation Cast Lead (2008-9), Operation Pillar of Defense (2012), and Operation Protective Edge (2014), have resulted in the deaths of some 3,700 Palestinians. Meanwhile, a total of 90 Israelis were killed in the invasions. On the face of it, this succession of vastly disproportionate attacks has often seemed frenzied and pathological. Senior Israeli politicians have not discouraged such perceptions, indeed they have actively encouraged them. After the 2008-9 assault Israel’s then-foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, boasted, “Israel demonstrated real hooliganism during the course of the recent operation, which I demanded.” However, as Norman G. Finkelstein sets out in this concise, paradigm-shifting new book, a closer examination of Israel’s motives reveals a state whose repeated recourse to savage war is far from irrational. Rather, Israel’s attacks have been designed to sabotage the possibility of a compromise peace with the Palestinians, even on terms that are favorable to it. Looking also at machinations around the 2009 UN sponsored Goldstone report and Turkey’s forlorn attempt to seek redress in the UN for the killing of its citizens in the 2010 attack on the Gaza freedom flotilla, Finkelstein documents how Israel has repeatedly eluded accountability for what are now widely recognized as war crimes. Further, he shows that, though neither side can claim clear victory in these conflicts, the ensuing stalemate remains much more tolerable for Israelis than for the beleaguered citizens of Gaza. A strategy of mass non-violent protest might, he contends, hold more promise for a Palestinian victory than military resistance, however brave.

Method in the Madness
Method in the Madness

Author: Parameswaran Iyer

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2021-01-31

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9390327571

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Parameswaran Iyer, former Secretary to the Government of India, is best known for leading the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship programme, which became the world's largest sanitation revolution. But Iyer is not your typical bureaucrat. With a far-from-usual career combining two distinguished tenures in the government and an eventful stint outside it, he likes to describe himself as an uncommon 'Insider-Outsider-Insider'. In Method in the Madness, he reflects on the unique path he chose - from cracking the IAS to becoming a globe-trotting World Bank technocrat, to playing the role of a coach to his professional tennis-playing children, to finally returning to India and implementing the SBM. Written with humour and wisdom, this is an inspiring read full of key management insights, practical career advice, and valuable life lessons that will resonate with readers across age groups and professions.

Method to the Madness
Method to the Madness

Author: B.H. James

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1475825390

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This book is ideal for the thousands of teachers who entered the profession in the last ten years and taught prescribed curriculum geared toward end of year bubble testing. Its intent is to empower districts and their teachers to create their own (free!) curriculum that will exceed the expectations of Common Core assessments, as well as create life-long learners that are college and career ready. By employing inquiry based units of study that insist on the use of iconic literature at the center, students will be more prepared for what awaits them with Common Core exams.

Method--or Madness?
Method--or Madness?

Author: Robert Lewis

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1958

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780573690334

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Eight lectures given in 1957 at the Playhouse Theatre, New York.

Method to My Madness
Method to My Madness

Author: Uche Ohalete Ogbonna

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1449792049

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Method to My Madness captures in simple but powerful words the desire of God for all His children to reach full potential and achieve great things wherever they are found. Riding on the truth of God's undiluted Word, Method to My Madness seeks to challenge all Christian youth to attempt great things and set the pace in every field, industry, and endeavor, chasing after their dreams and doing big things to the glory of God! The book seeks to stir every sincere heart and motivate every true seeker to another level, energizing the reader's spirit to a point of action that will bring God's desire to manifestation on the Earth.

The Group Theatre
The Group Theatre

Author: Mark Connelly

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2024-04-29

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1476651124

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This book examines the history and influence of the Group Theatre, the most significant acting company in America. Founded during the Great Depression, the Group presented the first plays of Clifford Odets, Sidney Kingsley, and William Saroyan, and launched the careers of Franchot Tone, John Garfield, Elia Kazan, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Martin Ritt, and Luther Adler. The intense realism of their performances inspired generations of writers, actors, and directors in both theater and film. After the Group closed, its former members directed or produced the Broadway plays Brigadoon, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Camino Real, Bus Stop, The Music Man, Equus, and Yentl. In Hollywood, Group alumni produced, directed, or starred in the award-winning films On the Waterfront, East of Eden, Twelve Angry Men, Hud, Fail-Safe, 1776, Serpico, Network, Norma Rae, and The Verdict. Four of the nation's best-known acting teachers--Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Robert Lewis, and Stella Adler--came from the Group. The studios they established remain the most highly regarded acting schools in the world, with venues on four continents.

Unbreakable Cord
Unbreakable Cord

Author: Karen Barquero

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2023-11-22

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13:

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About the Book Drugs are fun. Until they're not. There's never an easy or comfortable way of approaching someone with an addiction, but Unbreakable Cord breaks down those obstacles. Loaded with real experiences from a born again, Christ professing recovered addict, and the family members who were most affected by it. Within these pages you will find the answers to the most daunting questions that circle around addiction: What makes an addict think the way they do? What influences an addict the most? Why would an addict choose drugs over their own well-being? Among many others... If you've been held captive by an addiction, or know someone who has, and have a desire to finally breakthrough the chains, then Unbreakable Cord is the book you've been longing for.