Running against the Grain
Running against the Grain

Author: David A. Crockett

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2009-03-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781603441315

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Some presidents enter office with an uphill climb in front of them: their political party represents a different governing philosophy than the dominant strain of the day. These, David A. Crockett says, are “opposition presidents.” If they are, in a sense, out of step with their times, how do they ever get elected in the first place? In Running against the Grain: How Opposition Presidents Win the White House, Crockett employs historical comparisons to draw conclusions about what it takes for these candidates to win the office. He focuses on seven presidents in twelve elections: William Henry Harrison (1840) and Zachary Taylor (1848), Grover Cleveland (1884 and 1892) and Woodrow Wilson (1912 and 1916), Dwight Eisenhower (1952 and 1956) and Richard Nixon (1968 and 1972), and Bill Clinton (1992 and 1996). Crockett draws on the work of Stephen Skowronek and others in the tradition of American political development to establish the periodization for his study. Through a comparative analysis of victorious opposition candidates, Crockett finds explanations that transcend specific campaigns or even specific eras. He contends that, because the way one acquires the office may have an effect on the practice of leadership in the office, “running against the grain” has implications far beyond Election Day.

Against the Grain
Against the Grain

Author: Richard Manning

Publisher: North Point Press

Published: 2005-02-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1466823429

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In this provocative, wide-ranging book, Against the Grain, Richard Manning offers a dramatically revisionist view of recent human evolution, beginning with the vast increase in brain size that set us apart from our primate relatives and brought an accompanying increase in our need for nourishment. For 290,000 years, we managed to meet that need as hunter-gatherers, a state in which Manning believes we were at our most human: at our smartest, strongest, most sensually alive. But our reliance on food made a secure supply deeply attractive, and eventually we embarked upon the agricultural experiment that has been the history of our past 10,000 years. The evolutionary road is littered with failed experiments, however, and Manning suggests that agriculture as we have practiced it runs against both our grain and nature's. Drawing on the work of anthropologists, biologists, archaeologists, and philosophers, along with his own travels, he argues that not only our ecological ills-overpopulation, erosion, pollution-but our social and emotional malaise are rooted in the devil's bargain we made in our not-so-distant past. And he offers personal, achievable ways we might re-contour the path we have taken to resurrect what is most sustainable and sustaining in our own nature and the planet's.

Against The Grain
Against The Grain

Author: Jared B Morse

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2024-03-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Against The Grain is full of principles and ideas that you can apply to improve your business and your life. Taken from 15 years of running and exiting multiple businesses, this book gives stories, experiences and real world advice on how to take action on achieving your dreams, how to build a business, and how to create the life you've always wanted. Key concepts: The Great Law of the Universe Creating Your Vision and Ideal The Wolf You Feed What I Learned From Addiction How We Built a Multi-Million Dollar Business Marketing & Business Secrets Positioned Luck The Abundance Mentality The Law of the Harvest The Power of Paradigm How To Take Action On Your Goals Excerpt: If you're reading this book you'll get some tools and lessons I learned the hard way through life and business, and hopefully there will be a few gems in here that you can take and apply to your life or your business moving forward. My main goal of this book is to help you to get clear on what your vision, dream and ideal is, and to give you some actionable steps on how you can achieve that dream. I chose "Against the Grain" as the title for this book, because: A) Most of my career has been all about leather, and leather is classified by the type of grain it has, i.e. full-grain, top-grain, genuine, etc. B) Most of my life has been, in a way, against the grain of societal norms. I haven't exactly gone the most straightforward, direct route in life that a lot of people would probably choose to go. C) I want to challenge each of you to forget what the norm is and to have the courage to go against the grain in your own life. To pursue your unique vision and purpose, even if it is completely different than what you think may be expected of you. It doesn't matter what type of job you are in or what type of goal you are working on. These principles can help improve your life in any situation you may be in. If you want to become the best janitor, or the best teacher, coach or CEO, or if your dream is to make an impact by helping others in a positive way, anyone can take these ideas and apply them to achieving their own unique dream or vision for how they want their life to look, and to reach their own definition of success.

Against the Grain
Against the Grain

Author: Melanie Harding-Shaw

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06-07

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780473575076

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A coeliac mountain biking witch finds a dash of romance while facing a dark trap with her snarky demon familiar.

Running against the Grain
Running against the Grain

Author: David A. Crockett

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2009-03-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 160344131X

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Some presidents enter office with an uphill climb in front of them: their political party represents a different governing philosophy than the dominant strain of the day. These, David A. Crockett says, are “opposition presidents.” If they are, in a sense, out of step with their times, how do they ever get elected in the first place? In Running against the Grain: How Opposition Presidents Win the White House, Crockett employs historical comparisons to draw conclusions about what it takes for these candidates to win the office. He focuses on seven presidents in twelve elections: William Henry Harrison (1840) and Zachary Taylor (1848), Grover Cleveland (1884 and 1892) and Woodrow Wilson (1912 and 1916), Dwight Eisenhower (1952 and 1956) and Richard Nixon (1968 and 1972), and Bill Clinton (1992 and 1996). Crockett draws on the work of Stephen Skowronek and others in the tradition of American political development to establish the periodization for his study. Through a comparative analysis of victorious opposition candidates, Crockett finds explanations that transcend specific campaigns or even specific eras. He contends that, because the way one acquires the office may have an effect on the practice of leadership in the office, “running against the grain” has implications far beyond Election Day.

Dave Pelz's Putting Bible
Dave Pelz's Putting Bible

Author: Dave Pelz

Publisher: Doubleday

Published: 2000-06-06

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0385500246

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Combines step-by-step drawings and photographs with detailed instruction in the author's techniques to provide a master class in the art of putting and offers advice on everything from perfecting the set-up to reading a tricky green.

International Law and Agroecological Husbandry
International Law and Agroecological Husbandry

Author: John W. Head

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-11-25

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1315446502

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Remarkable advances are being made in life science and agricultural research to reform the methods of food production, particularly with regard to staple grain and legume crops, in ways that will better reflect ecological realities. However, advances in science may be insufficient to ensure that these possibilities for agricultural reform are realized in practice and in a sustainable way. This book shows how these can only be achieved through changes in legal norms and institutions at the global level. Interdisciplinary in character, the book draws from a range of issues involving agricultural innovation, international legal history and principles, treaty commitments, global institutions, and environmental challenges, such as climate change, to propose broad legal changes for transforming global agriculture. It first shows how modern extractive agriculture is unsustainable on economic, environmental, and social grounds. It then examines the potential for natural-systems agriculture (especially perennial-polyculture systems) for overcoming the deficiencies of modern extractive agriculture, especially to offset climate change. Finally it analyses closely the legal innovations that can be adopted at national and international levels to facilitate a transition from modern extractive agriculture to a system based more on ecological principles. In particular the author argues for the creation of a Global Convention on Agroecology.

Woodworker's Guide to Wood (Back to Basics)
Woodworker's Guide to Wood (Back to Basics)

Author: Skills Institute Press

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2015-11-25

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1607650525

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The practical information in this shop-tested manual gives woodworkers everything they need to know about their favorite material: wood. Woodworkers will learn how wood behaves in response to atmospheric humidity, how to measure its moisture content, how to shop for wood, how to manage various lumber grades and defects, how to work with manufactured boards and veneers, and how to harvest and season their own wood. Several woodworking projects are also detailed in this guide, including how to build a solar kiln to season wood and how to build storage racks. An extensive listing of wood species with working properties and full-color photos helps woodworkers save money on their next project by choosing the appropriate species and grade of wood.

Running on the Edge
Running on the Edge

Author: William Barnes

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-09

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0595362893

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While crossing the Texas border with other illegal immigrants, Hope Alijondro's brother is kidnapped. Hope, a nurse and part Tarahumara Indian, enlists the aid of Hispanic reporter Juanita Costillos in her search efforts. Checking cryptic ads in a San Antonio newspaper, they follow a lead of tiny fossils found on victims of a serial murderer dubbed the "Puta Killer". In love with Hope ever since she treated severe injuries he suffered in a Colorado mountain Ultra-Sports race, Temple Carruthers, quits theBorder Patrol to help find Hope's brother. Though his injuries had made him a paraplegic, Temple pursues the kidnapper in a kayak race through deep canyons and treacherous rapids while Hope runs cross-country to head them off-only to encounter the "Puta Killer". *** "I haven't read a novel since grade school, but I read Running on the Edge in four days! William Barnes has created an excellent adventure tale and my only question is, 'Have you begun working on a sequel?'" -Mike Campbell, National Aeronautics And Space Administration Washington, DC Participant in eleven 100-mile Ultra-Sport races.