The Reluctant Republican
Author: Barbara F. Olschner
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780813044538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGives a behind-the-scenes look at Barbara Olschner's run for state senate in the Florida panhandle.
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Grassroots Liberals
Author: Royce Koop
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-05-01
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 0774821000
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Liberal Party has fallen on hard times since 2006. Once Canada’s natural governing party but now confined to the opposition benches, it struggles to renew itself – presumably without the support of the provincial-level Liberal parties. Drawing on interviews and personal observations in cross-country ridings, Royce Koop reveals that although the Liberal Party, like other parties, disassociated itself from its provincial cousins to rebuild itself in the mid-twentieth century, grassroots Liberals and other partisans continue to build bridges between the national party and the provinces. This insider’s view of Liberal party politics not only challenges the idea that Canada has two distinct political spheres – the provincial and the national – it suggests that national parties can overcome the challenges of multi-level politics, strengthen their ties to provincial politics, and deepen their legitimacy by tapping the activism, energy, and support of constituency associations and local campaigns.
The Reluctant Leader
Author: Peter Shaw
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Published: 2016-09-23
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1848258755
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking on a leadership role does not always come naturally. Lack of confidence, self-doubt, apprehension and fear of failure all hold many gifted people back. In The Reluctant Leader, coaching experts Peter Shaw and Hillary Douglas share wisdom gained from working extensively with leaders across all sectors, helping you turn your natural hesitation into a confident use of your leadership gifts. Recognising the importance of humility, they offer many practical tips for gaining confidence by adopting good role models, building support, experimenting with a wider repertoire of skills, celebrating success and growing through failure. With many examples and tips for good practice, The Reluctant Leader explores reluctance at emotional, intellectual and practical levels, asking such questions as: - Why do I not want to stand out from others? - Why do I dwell on risks and fears? - Why do I shy away from conflict? - Why do I have to be 100 per cent sure before taking a step forward? - How can I overcome a fear of public speaking?
1912
Author: James Chace
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-11-24
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1439188262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeginning with former president Theodore Roosevelt’s return in 1910 from his African safari, Chace brilliantly unfolds a dazzling political circus that featured four extraordinary candidates. When Roosevelt failed to defeat his chosen successor, William Howard Taft, for the Republican nomination, he ran as a radical reformer on the Bull Moose ticket. Meanwhile, Woodrow Wilson, the ex-president of Princeton, astonished everyone by seizing the Democratic nomination from the bosses who had made him New Jersey’s governor. Most revealing of the reformist spirit sweeping the land was the charismatic socialist Eugene Debs, who polled an unprecedented one million votes. Wilson’s “accidental” election had lasting impact on America and the world. The broken friendship between Taft and TR inflicted wounds on the Republican Party that have never healed, and the party passed into the hands of a conservative ascendancy that reached its fullness under Reagan and George W. Bush. Wilson’s victory imbued the Democratic Party with a progressive idealism later incarnated in FDR, Truman, and LBJ. 1912 changed America.
Leadership and Ethics
Author: Jacqueline Boaks
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-09-24
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1472570685
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContemporary discussions about the nature of leadership abound. But what constitutes a good leader? Are ethics and leadership even compatible? Accounts of leadership often lie at either end of an ethical spectrum: on one end are accounts that argue ethics are intrinsically linked to leadership; on the other are (Machiavellian) views that deny any such link-intrinsic or extrinsic. Leadership appears to require a normative component of virtue; otherwise 'leadership' amounts to no more than mere power or influence. But are such accounts coherent and justifiable? Approaching a controversial topic, this series of essays tackles key questions from a range of philosophical perspectives, considering the nature of leadership separate from any formal office or role and how it shapes the world we live in.
Governing in a Polarized Age
Author: Alan S. Gerber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-02-27
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1107095093
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume provides an in-depth examination of representation and legislative performance in contemporary American politics.
The Reluctant Detective
Author: Charles Nettleton
Publisher: Lion Fiction
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781782640684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPolicewoman-turned-Anglican priest Faith Morgan is visiting the village of Little Worthy, Winchester, to look around the parish where she is about to start her ministry. But within an hour of her arrival to the sleepy village she witnesses the sudden shocking death of a fellow priest during a communion service. Then a further horrifying event deepens the mystery.
The Phantom Respondents
Author: John O. Brehm
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2016-10-30
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 0472750496
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVExamines a fundamental problem for opinion polls and those who use them. /div
Electronic Commerce
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Author: Conrad Black
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2012-03-13
Total Pages: 1329
ISBN-13: 1610392132
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFranklin Delano Roosevelt stands astride American history like a colossus, having pulled the nation out of the Great Depression and led it to victory in the Second World War. Elected to four terms as president, he transformed an inward-looking country into the greatest superpower the world had ever known. Only Abraham Lincoln did more to save America from destruction. But FDR is such a large figure that historians tend to take him as part of the landscape, focusing on smaller aspects of his achievements or carping about where he ought to have done things differently. Few have tried to assess the totality of FDR's life and career. Conrad Black rises to the challenge. In this magisterial biography, Black makes the case that FDR was the most important person of the twentieth century, transforming his nation and the world through his unparalleled skill as a domestic politician, war leader, strategist, and global visionary -- all of which he accomplished despite a physical infirmity that could easily have ended his public life at age thirty-nine. Black also takes on the great critics of FDR, especially those who accuse him of betraying the West at Yalta. Black opens a new chapter in our understanding of this great man, whose example is even more inspiring as a new generation embarks on its own rendezvous with destiny.
