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The Death of Common Sense

Author : Philip K. Howard

Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 21,74 MB

Release : 2011-05-03

Category : Law

ISBN : 0812982746

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common Sense. Here Howard offers nothing less than a fresh, lucid, practical operating system for modern democracy. America is drowning—in law, lawsuits, and nearly endless red tape. Before acting or making a decision, we often abandon our best instincts. We pause, we worry, we equivocate, and then we divert our energy into trying to protect ourselves. Filled with one too many examples of bureaucratic overreach, The Death of Common Sense demonstrates how we—and our country—can at last get back on track.



A Commonsense Book of Death

Author : Edwin S. Shneidman

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 41,73 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780742563315

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A distinguished lifelong thanatologist--expert on death--reviews his life, a previous prize-winning book of thirty five years ago, and his own impending death in this extraordinary volume of life's most ubiquitous event.



Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left

Author : Philip K. Howard

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 237 pages

File Size : 44,56 MB

Release : 2019-01-29

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1324001771

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Award-winning author Philip K. Howard lays out the blueprint for a new American society. In this brief and powerful book, Philip K. Howard attacks the failed ideologies of both parties and proposes a radical simplification of government to re-empower Americans in their daily choices. Nothing will make sense until people are free to roll up their sleeves and make things work. The first steps are to abandon the philosophy of correctness and our devotion to mindless compliance. Americans are a practical people. They want government to be practical. Washington can’t do anything practically. Worse, its bureaucracy prevents Americans from doing what’s sensible. Conservative bluster won’t fix this problem. Liberal hand-wringing won’t work either. Frustrated voters reach for extremist leaders, but they too get bogged down in the bureaucracy that has accumulated over the past century. Howard shows how America can push the reset button and create simpler frameworks focused on public goals where officials—prepare for the shock—are actually accountable for getting the job done.





The Death Cure

Author : James Dashner

Publisher : Delacorte Press

Page : 353 pages

File Size : 47,53 MB

Release : 2011-10-11

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0375896120

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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES • “[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games” (Entertainment Weekly) WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends—the Gladers. But it’s finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test. What WICKED doesn’t know is that Thomas remembers far more than they think. And it’s enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they say. Thomas beat the Maze. He survived the Scorch. He’ll risk anything to save his friends. But the truth might be what ends it all. The time for lies is over. The first two books, The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials, are also #1 worldwide blockbuster movies featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O'Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster! Look for more books in the blockbuster Maze Runner series: THE MAZE RUNNER • THE SCORCH TRIALS • THE DEATH CURE • THE KILL ORDER • THE FEVER CODE



Genius of Common Sense

Author : Glenna Lang

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 45,8 MB

Release : 2012-08

Category : City planners

ISBN : 9781567924565

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Recounts the life and career of the author of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," discussing her influence on city planning and architecture.



The Kill Order

Author : James Dashner

Publisher : Chicken House

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 27,49 MB

Release : 2013-12-05

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1908435690

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When sun flares hit the Earth, intense heat, toxic radiation and flooding followed, wiping out much of the human race. Those who survived live in basic communities in the mountains, hunting for food. For Mark and his friends, surviving is difficult, and then an enemy arrives, infecting people with a highly contagious virus. Thousands die, and the virus is spreading. Worse, it's mutating, and people are going crazy. It's up to Mark and his friends to find the enemy - and a cure - before the Flare infects them all ...



Common-sense Suicide

Author : Doris Portwood

Publisher : Hemlock Society U. S. A.

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 19,86 MB

Release : 1983

Category : True Crime

ISBN : 9780394620138

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Death Sworn

Author : Leah Cypess

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 12,54 MB

Release : 2014-03-04

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 006222123X

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When a young sorceress is exiled to teach magic to a clan of assassins, she will find that secrets can be even deadlier than swords. Teen Vogue proclaimed, "It's impossible not to fall deep into the dark yet alluring world of sorcery and secret assassins." A dangerous and eerie fantasy about murder, shocking discoveries, and fiery star-crossed romance that readers of Cinda Williams Chima and Robin LaFevers won't be able to put down. Ileni is losing her magic. And that means she's losing everything: her position as the rising star of her people, her purpose in life, and even the young man she loves. Sent to the assassins' cave hidden deep within the mountains, she expects no one will ever hear from her again. The last two sorcerers sent died within weeks of each other. Accidents? Or something more sinister? As Ileni navigates the dangers—both natural and human—of the caves, she'll discover secrets that have been kept for decades. And she'll find an ally in Sorin, the deadly young man who could be the assassins' next leader. With Sorin determined to protect her, sparks—magical and romantic—will fly. But will even he understand the choice she must make in the end?



The Death of Civility and Common Sense

Author : Mike McLeod

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 11,76 MB

Release : 2016

Category :

ISBN : 9781619844704

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This book describes how America has become more polarized than at any time since the American Civil War. The book is timely because we are currently enduring the most divisive presidential election campaign of the last 100 years. The author calls on his first hand experience in over four decades of experience as a senate staff member and then as a Washington lawyer-lobbyist. Since there is no magic formula for the bipartisan functioning of government, he relies on the examples of some great mentors he has had. These include Senator Robert Byrd, who served as Senate Majority Leader, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, And Senator Herman Talmadge, who brought him to Washington, DC. He relates his experiences working in three presidential campaigns, one that was a winning campaign and two that were losing campaigns. During his career he has gotten to know personally as well as political leaders in both the senate and the House.