Bending The Arc
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Bending The Arc
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Author : Keeda Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Seal Press
Release Date : 2021-11-16
Bending The Arc written by Keeda Haynes and has been published by Seal Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A searing exposé of the profound failures in our justice system, told by a woman who has journeyed from wrongfully accused prisoner to acclaimed public defender Keeda Haynes was a Girl Scout and a churchgoer, but after college graduation, she was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Her boyfriend had asked her to sign for some packages--packages she did not know were filled with marijuana. As a young Black woman falsely accused, prosecuted, and ultimately imprisoned, Haynes suffered the abuses of our racist and sexist justice system. But rather than give in to despair, she decided to fight for change. After her release, she attended law school at night, became a public defender, and ultimately staged a highly publicized campaign for Congress. At every turn of her unlikely story, she gives unique insights into the inequities built into our institutions. In the end, despite the injustice she endured, she emerges convinced that ours can become a true second-chance culture.
The Moral Arc
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Author : Michael Shermer
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2015-01-20
The Moral Arc written by Michael Shermer and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with Science categories.
The New York Times–bestselling author of The Believing Brains explores how science makes us better people. From Galileo and Newton to Thomas Hobbes and Martin Luther King, Jr., thinkers throughout history have consciously employed scientific techniques to better understand the non-physical world. The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment led theorists to apply scientific reasoning to the non-scientific disciplines of politics, economics, and moral philosophy. Instead of relying on the woodcuts of dissected bodies in old medical texts, physicians opened bodies themselves to see what was there; instead of divining truth through the authority of an ancient holy book or philosophical treatise, people began to explore the book of nature for themselves through travel and exploration; instead of the supernatural belief in the divine right of kings, people employed a natural belief in the right of democracy. In The Moral Arc, Shermer explains how abstract reasoning, rationality, empiricism, skepticism—scientific ways of thinking—have profoundly changed the way we perceive morality and, indeed, move us ever closer to a more just world. “Michael Shermer is a beacon of reason in an ocean of irrationality.” —Neil deGrasse Tyson “A memorable book, a book to recommend and discuss late into the night.” —Richard Dawkins “[A] brilliant contribution . . . Sherman’s is an exciting vision.” —Nature
Bending History
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Author : Martin Indyk
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2012
Bending History written by Martin Indyk and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Political Science categories.
A trio of prominent foreign policy experts present the first serious book-length appraisal of Barack Obama's foreign policy, arguing that Obama thus far has, above all, been a foreign policy pragmatist, tackling one issue at a time in a thoughtful way.
To Repair The World
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Author : Paul Farmer
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2019-11-19
To Repair The World written by Paul Farmer and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Social Science categories.
Doctor and social activist Paul Farmer shares a collection of charismatic short speeches that aims to inspire the next generation. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice, Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Farmer’s vision in a single, accessible volume. A must-read for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice, To Repair the World: challenges readers to counter failures of imagination that keep billions of people without access to health care, safe drinking water, decent schools, and other basic human rights champions the power of partnership against global poverty, climate change, and other pressing problems today overturns common assumptions about health disparities around the globe by considering the large-scale social forces that determine who gets sick and who has access to health care discusses how hope, solidarity, faith, and hardbitten analysis have animated Farmer’s service to the poor in Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, Russia, and elsewhere leaves the reader with an uplifting vision: that with creativity, passion, teamwork, and determination, the next generations can make the world a safer and more humane place.
Bending Toward Justice
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Author : Gary May
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2013-04-09
Bending Toward Justice written by Gary May and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-09 with History categories.
When the Fifteenth Amendment of 1870 granted African Americans the right to vote, it seemed as if a new era of political equality was at hand. Before long, however, white segregationists across the South counterattacked, driving their black countrymen from the polls through a combination of sheer terror and insidious devices such as complex literacy tests and expensive poll taxes. Most African Americans would remain voiceless for nearly a century more, citizens in name only until the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act secured their access to the ballot. In Bending Toward Justice, celebrated historian Gary May describes how black voters overcame centuries of bigotry to secure and preserve one of their most important rights as American citizens. The struggle that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act was long and torturous, and only succeeded because of the courageous work of local freedom fighters and national civil rights leaders -- as well as, ironically, the opposition of Southern segregationists and law enforcement officials, who won public sympathy for the voting rights movement by brutally attacking peaceful demonstrators. But while the Voting Rights Act represented an unqualified victory over such forces of hate, May explains that its achievements remain in jeopardy. Many argue that the 2008 election of President Barack Obama rendered the act obsolete, yet recent years have seen renewed efforts to curb voting rights and deny minorities the act's hard-won protections. Legal challenges to key sections of the act may soon lead the Supreme Court to declare those protections unconstitutional. A vivid, fast-paced history of this landmark piece of civil rights legislation, Bending Toward Justice offers a dramatic, timely account of the struggle that finally won African Americans the ballot -- although, as May shows, the fight for voting rights is by no means over.
Haiti After The Earthquake
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Author : Paul Farmer
language : en
Publisher: Public Affairs
Release Date : 2012-07-10
Haiti After The Earthquake written by Paul Farmer and has been published by Public Affairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-10 with History categories.
The celebrated physician and anthropologist offers a vivid on-the-ground account of the relief effort in the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake—and issues a powerful call to action. Reprint.
In The Company Of The Poor
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Author : Michael Griffin
language : en
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date : 2013
In The Company Of The Poor written by Michael Griffin and has been published by Orbis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Religion categories.
Paul Farmer, the renowned physician who is the subject of Tracy Kidder's Pulitzer-Prize winning book 'Mountains Beyond Mountains' and Gustavo Gutiérrez, the Peruvian priest often called the 'father of liberation theology' join in an inspiring conversation about life, liberation, and the call to accompany the poor.
Island Arcs Deep Sea Trenches And Back Arc Basins
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Author : Manik Talwani
language : en
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Release Date : 1977
Island Arcs Deep Sea Trenches And Back Arc Basins written by Manik Talwani and has been published by American Geophysical Union this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Science categories.
Proceedings of a symposium held in honor of Maurice Ewing at Arden House, Harriman, N.Y. on March 28-31, 1976.
Fracture Mechanics
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Author : John H. Underwood
language : en
Publisher: ASTM International
Release Date : 1986
Fracture Mechanics written by John H. Underwood and has been published by ASTM International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Bending Layouts Made Easy 4 X 6
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Author : J. P. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2020-05-28
Bending Layouts Made Easy 4 X 6 written by J. P. Hamilton and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-28 with Education categories.
Bending Layouts Made Easy By: J. P. Hamilton J. P. Hamilton has created a simple and practical reference guide for tube bending work stations. Bending Layouts Made Easy contains all of the formulas a bender needs to lay out and execute a series of bends on tube, including tables of calculated values for radius benders from 9/16” to 5”. It also contains trigonometric values and a section on pitch to calculate unknown angles. This is a must-have book for professional tube and pipe benders.