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Death of a nation : plantation politics and the making of the Democratic party / by D'Souza, Dinesh,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Who is killing America? Is it really Donald Trump and a GOP filled with white supremacists? In a major new work of historical revisionism, Dinesh D'Souza makes the provocative case that Democrats are the ones killing America by turning it into a massive nanny state modeled on the Southern plantation system. This sweeping alternative history of the Democratic Party goes back to its foundations in the antebellum South. The slaveholding elite devised the plantation as a means of organizing labor and political support. It was a mini welfare state, a cradle to grave system that bred dependency and punished any urge to independence. This model impressed northern Democrats, inspiring the political machines that traded government handouts for votes from ethnic immigrant blocs. Today's Democrats have expanded to a multiracial plantation of ghettos for blacks, barrios for Latinos, and reservations for Native Americans. Whites are the only holdouts resisting full dependency, and so they are blamed for the bigotry and racial exploitation that is actually perpetrated by the left. Death of a Nation's bracing alternative vision of American history explains the Democratic Party's dark past, reinterprets the roles of figures like Van Buren, FDR and LBJ, and exposes the hidden truth that racism comes not from Trump or the conservative right but rather from Democrats and progressives on the left.
Subjects: Democratic Party (U.S.);
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Think again : the power of knowing what you don't know / by Grant, Adam M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to question, and mental laziness leads us to prefer the ease of old routines to the difficulty of new ones. We fail to update the beliefs we formed in the past for the challenges we face in the present. But in a rapidly changing world, we need to spend as much time rethinking as we do thinking. Think Again is a book about the benefit of doubt, and about how we can get better at embracing the unknown and the joy of being wrong. Evidence has shown that creative geniuses are not attached to one identity but constantly willing to rethink their stances, that leaders who admit they don't know something and seek critical feedback lead more productive and innovative teams, and that our greatest presidents have been open to updating their views. The new science of intellectual humility shows that as a mindset and a skillset, rethinking can be taught, and Grant explains how to develop the necessary qualities. The first section of the book explores why we struggle to think again and how we can improve individually, and argues that such engines of success as "grit" can actually be counterproductive; the second section discusses how we can help others think again through the skill of "argument literacy"; and the third looks at how institutions like schools, business, and governments fall short in building cultures that encourage rethinking. In the end, it's intellectual humility that makes it possible for us to stop denying our weaknesses so that we can start improving ourselves"--
Subjects: Belief and doubt.; Knowledge, Theory of.; Questioning.; Thought and thinking.;
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Adults / by Unsworth, Emma Jane,author.;
'Adults' is the newest book from the author of 'Animals', and is the story of one woman learning how to fall back in love with her life. It will remind you that when the world throws you a curve ball (or nine), it may take friendship, gin & tonics or even your mother to bring you back.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Women; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Female friendship; Self-actualization (Psychology) in women; Social media;
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End of story : a novel / by Finn, A. J.,author.;
Invited by a reclusive mystery novelist to help draft his life story, a longtime correspondent and detective fiction expert finds herself in a real whodunnit when she learns the writer's first wife and son mysteriously vanished.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Novelists; Recluses;
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The hidden kingdom / by Sutherland, Tui,1978-;
The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Dragons; Princesses; Kings and rulers; Prophecies; Identity (Psychology); Fate and fatalism;
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End of story [text (large print)] : a novel / by Finn, A. J.,author.;
Invited by a reclusive mystery novelist to help draft his life story, a longtime correspondent and detective fiction expert finds herself in a real whodunnit when she learns the writer's first wife and son mysteriously vanished.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Novelists; Recluses;
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Turbo's special delivery / by Reagan, Jean,1965-; Marticorena, Eduardo.;
"Turbo the truck loves to drive fast, but has to learn to slow down for a very special delivery"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Trucks; Conduct of life; Identity (Psychology);
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Things you save in a fire / by Center, Katherine,author.;
From Katherine Center, author of 'How to Walk Away', comes a new novel that is not only about learning to love against all odds, but about the strength of vulnerability, the nourishing magic of forgiveness, and the life-changing power of defining courage, at last, for yourself.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Women fire fighters; Mothers and daughters; Fire stations;
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Think like a monk : train your mind for peace and purpose every day / by Shetty, Jay,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wisdom he learned as a monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Self-realization.; Meaning (Psychology); Conduct of life.; Hindu monastic and religious life.;
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Our better angels : seven simple virtues that will change your life and world / by Reckford, Jonathan T. M.,1962-author.; Carter, Jimmy,1924-writer of foreword.; Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.;
In this powerful book from Habitat for Humanity, CEO Jonathan Reckford shares moving and inspiring stories of ordinary people whose lives have been changed by working together to help one another. And he shows what we can all learn from these everyday heroes.
Subjects: Conduct of life.; Motivation (Psychology); Virtues.;
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