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Author | : Felix G. Rohatyn |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2009-02-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1416566066 |
Bold Endeavors is a compelling narrative of ten large and transformative events in American history. It is an absorbing journey through the past as we read about determined national leaders -- Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Eisenhower -- who found the will, steadiness, and political acumen to make decisions that were often unpopular but that proved to be visionary -- decisions that are the building blocks of America's destiny. Rohatyn begins with the diplomatic intrigues of the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the country; moves to the controversial construction of the Erie Canal, which opened a water route to the West; then continues to Lincoln's resolute support for the transcontinental railroad, Land Grant colleges, and the Homestead Act; documents the strategy -- and ruthless determination -- that built the Panama Canal; details the visionary and pragmatic politics that allowed FDR to bring electricity to rural America and use the Reconstruction Finance Act to help pull the country from the grip of the Depression; captures the foresight of national purpose which led to the G.I. Bill, which propelled the nation forward; and describes the creation of the interstate highway system that modernized America. Bold Endeavors is an urgent call for present-day action in this time of grave national crisis. "The nation is falling apart -- literally," Rohatyn warns. "America's roads and bridges, schools and hospitals, airports and roadways, ports and dams, water lines and air control systems -- the country's entire infrastructure is rapidly and dangerously deteriorating." To reverse this catastrophic degeneration and create tens of thousands of new jobs, Rohatyn offers a carefully reasoned and practical solution. Bold and imaginative political leadership must use the power and the resources of the federal government to finance the rebuilding of the nation's infrastructure. Rohatyn's page-turning case studies are precedents for purposeful, resourceful, and tenacious leadership that is necessary to accomplish both the rebuilding of America and the country's emergence from its present financial crisis. These bold endeavors from the nation's past are instructive, a guide and an inspiration for Americans today. If the nation is to be rebuilt and its infrastructure renewed, if the country is to emerge from the present economic crisis and reclaim its position of unqualified strength and leadership in world affairs, then it must be guided by the vision, determination, and investments that originally helped create a secure and prosperous America.
Author | : Jack W Stuster |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2011-01-15 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1612510310 |
Bold Endeavors: Lessons from Polar and Space Exploration presents the results of 15 years of research for NASA and the Department of Defense concerning the factors that contribute to adjustment and sustained human performance under conditions of isolation and confinement. The research involved the study of previous space operations and conditions on Earth, such as submarines, Antarctic stations, polar expeditions, and voyages of discovery, that are comparable to what might be expected for future long duration space missions. Bold Endeavors is read by students, engineers, behavioral scientists, modern explorers, and the personnel staffing US Antarctic stations, among others; it has been described as “required reading” for members of NASA’s Expedition Corps, astronauts who are preparing for expeditions to the International Space Station and beyond. Bold Endeavors is of interest to the fields of psychology, psychiatry, human factors and ergonomics, anthropology, aerospace engineering, space medicine, personnel selection, organizational management, and the history of exploration. The chapter on Food is even used as a reference in culinary and hospitality-management programs.
Author | : Jack Stuster |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The experiences of explorers, military personnel, and astronauts in long-duration confinement are distilled in this highly readable guide.
Author | : Peter H. Diamandis |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2016-02-23 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1476709580 |
Bold is a radical how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the lives of billions. A follow-up to the authors' Abundance (2012).
Author | : William Wians |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2010-07-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1438427433 |
Explores the philosophical dimensions present in the works of ancient Greek poets and playwrights.
Author | : Richard W |
Publisher | : High Ground Press |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0975404520 |
Author | : Holly Meade |
Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2011-04-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0763640719 |
A young bird, safe in its nest, debates whether or not to risk trying its wings.
Author | : Baekelmans, CICM, Peter |
Publisher | : Orbis Books |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2022-06-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1608339149 |
"An overview of trends in Catholic mission from SEDOS Mission Symposium 2021"--
Author | : Albert A. Harrison |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2002-11-10 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780520236776 |
Publisher Fact Sheet An exploration of the human side of spaceflight: what living & working in space will really be like in the decades to come.
Author | : Arianna Huffington |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2010-09-07 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0307719979 |
It’s not an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species and that the American Dream of a secure, comfortable standard of living has become as outdated as an Edsel with an eight-track player. That the United States of America is in danger of becoming a third world nation. The evidence is all around us: Our industrial base is vanishing, taking with it the kind of jobs that have formed the backbone of our economy for more than a century; our education system is in shambles, making it harder for tomorrow’s workforce to acquire the information and training it needs to land good twenty-first century jobs; our infrastructure—our roads, our bridges, our sewage and water, our transportation and electrical systems—is crumbling; our economic system has been reduced to recurring episodes of Corporations Gone Wild; our political system is broken, in thrall to a small financial elite using the power of the checkbook to control both parties. And America’s middle class, the driver of so much of our economic success and political stability, is rapidly disappearing, forcing us to confront the fear that we are slipping as a nation – that our children and grandchildren will enjoy fewer opportunities and face a lower standard of living than we did. It’s the dark flipside of the American Dream – an American Nightmare of our own making. Arianna Huffington, who, with the must-read Huffington Post, has her finger on the pulse of America, unflinchingly tracks the gradual demise of America as an industrial, political, and economic leader. In the vein of her fiery bestseller Pigs at the Trough, Third World America points fingers, names names, and details who’s killing the American Dream. Finally, calling on the can-do attitude that is part of America’s DNA, Huffington shows precisely what we need to do to stop our freefall and keep America from turning into a third world nation. Third World America is a must-read for anyone disturbed by our country’s steady descent from 20th century superpower to backwater banana republic.