Born Liberal, Raised Right

Born Liberal, Raised Right
Author: Reb Bradley
Publisher: WND Books
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2008
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1935071009

America has a problem. Conservatives aren't helping their kids mature past that arrested development phase also known as liberalism! In this groundbreaking book, noted speaker Reb Bradley proves that societal pressures and foolish child-raising theories that have gone mainstream are preventing parents from developing in their kids the key ingredients of maturity, including self-control. Too many children are becoming adults who are ruled purely by magical thinking, passions, emotions and desires -- the hallmarks of the liberal mindset. It's up to parents to turn their baby Bolsheviks into good citizens by helping their kids mature past their infantile liberal stage. Reb Bradley shows how.

Born & Raised

Born & Raised
Author: Chris Ross
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-02-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780981645377

"Sean fights not to come apart in his small southern Indiana town where hope and defeat stain both sides of the same coin. Sean is the baby of the Yoakam family, but he's the only real grown-up in the bunch. By the summer of 1984, it's been seven years since his mother left, and thirteen-year-old Sean has grudgingly become accustomed to his chaotic life. As he fixes himself root beer floats for dinner and deals with the confusing feelings he gets from admiring a model in the Sears catalog, his father, Roy, and his older sister, Billie, flirt with their own demons. Six years later, in the summer of '90, Sean is a virgin with a high school diploma and isn't sure what comes next. As Roy liked to say, wish in one hand, shit in the other - see which fills up first. Given this precarious foundation, what can Sean do?"--Back cover.

Born, Not Raised

Born, Not Raised
Author: Susan Madden Lankford
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0979236649

"In the final volume of her trilogy on interlinked social issues, [the author] explores the troubled psyches of young people incarcerated in Juvenile Hall. The perspectives of psychiatrists, neuroscientists, and experts in the field of juvenile justice, combined with dramatic contributions elicited from the youths themselves, underscore the social and neurobiological impacts of childhood trauma. Ultimately, however, the message of 'Born, not raised' is hope-- that unnurtured youth, with all their dreams and deficits, can be reparented and rewoven into the social fabric."--Page 4 of cover.

Pawnee

Pawnee
Author: Leslie Knope
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2011-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1401304419

Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana. The book chronicles the city's colorful citizens and hopping nightlife, and also explores some of the most hilarious events from its crazy history -- like the time the whole town was on fire, its ongoing raccoon infestation, and the cult that took over in the 1970s. Packed with laugh-out-loud-funny photographs, illustrations, and commentary by the other inhabitants of Pawnee, it's a must-read that will make you enjoy every moment of your stay in the Greatest Town in America.

I was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees

I was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees
Author: Jim Arnosky
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1988
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Observations by one forest dweller of the plants and animals that surround him.

Mixturao and Other Poems

Mixturao and Other Poems
Author: Tato Laviera
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2008-09-30
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1611922259

In the title poem of Tato LavieraÍs fifth poetry collection, ñMixturao,î he celebrates the mix of diverse cultures and languages that make up America, and challenges those who advocate a monolingual existence: ñWe who integrate / urban America / simmering in each otherÍs / slangs indigenous / nativizing our tonguesÍ / cruising accents / who are you, English, / telling me, ïSpeak only English / or die?Íî Laviera deftly combines English and Spanish in this poetic celebration of his own bilingual, bicultural existence and the ever-increasing use of both languages in all fields, from music to technology. In his poem entitled ñSpanglish,î he writes: ñpues estoy creando spanglish / bi-cultural systems / scientific lexicographical / inter-textual integrations / two expressions / existentially wired / two dominant languages / continentally abrazàndose ƒî Divided into sections that examine borders, women, men, neighborhoods, and folklore, Laviera continues his life-long poetic exploration of his Afro-Puerto Rican roots planted in the urban cacophony of New York City. In ñNideaquinedeallàî (ñNeither from Here nor from Thereî), he writes about the sense of alienation that all immigrants face when they are considered foreigners in both their native and adopted lands. The poems of Tato Laviera are complex and engaging, and through his words, his spirit, his bilingualism, and his dual identity, he offers the reader poems that are a celebration of life and identity.

The Externalist Challenge

The Externalist Challenge
Author: Richard Schantz
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2011-08-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3110915278

The debate between internalism and externalism has become a focal point of attention both in epistemology and in the philosophy of mind and language. Externalism challenges basic traditional internalist conceptions of the nature of knowledge, justification, thought and language. What is at stake, is the very form that theories in epistemology and the philosophy of mind ought to take. This volume is a collection of original contributions of leading international authors reflecting on the present state of the art concerning the exciting controversies between internalism and externalism.