Book Description
When you're 50 or 60 years old, the job market is a combat zone, no matter what your skills or experience. Battle-scarred veterans report that they're passed over time and again for jobs which they are eminently qualified for. Successful applicants, often with fewer skills and almost always with far less experience, do seem to have one significant thing in common-they are younger, sometimes painfully younger.
There was a time, not that long ago, when you automatically retired at 60 or 65, presuming you actually lived that long. Today, many seniors are still going strong at 60, 70, even 80 and don't intend to retire. Or they've tried the beach hut or snow cottage and found them…BORING. Increasingly, many such seniors are choosing new careers, ones that fit their particular strengths.
Finding a Job After 50 is a "guerilla guide" that gives you the powerful tools you need to substitute real satisfaction for the rat race. Getting the job you want may be a battle, so you have to approach it as such, equipping yourself with the right weapons to succeed in today's job market. Your arsenal better be well stocked before you enter the fray.
You are probably healthier, better educated, and more experienced that any previous generation at the same age. You may be the best man or woman for the job. But you're going to have to prove it. To do so, you must know what (and who) you're up against and how to beat it (them)! This book will show you how.
Book Description
Often, the bathroom is one of the first choices when homeowners decide to do a little refurbishing. Sunset's new addition to the Reinvent series points the way to a born-again bathroom with more than 60 projects and decorating ideas, most of which can be done in a weekend. Whether you want to tackle a tile job, install a pedestal sink, or simply change some fixtures, Reinvent Your Bathroom guides you with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos. See what a difference these quick and easy projects-for storage, lighting, mirrors, and more-will make in your bathroom.
Customer Reviews:
Doesn't measure up to Sunset standards!.......2006-11-18
Reinvent Your Bathroom is not at all what I had anticipated. I expected bathrooms to be photographed before & after reflecting spectalar changes!
The let down was primarily due to the quality of some of the make-overs, photographs that often showed the finished project so close up, one could not really decipher what it actually ended up looking like.
For example, pg. 85 shows a Cornice finished so up-close that even though they show you on the following page how to build it...you never get to see the overall effect it would have in a room.
Planning & lay-out is greatly lacking, yet the quality of the photographs seems ok.
I just didn't find ANY of the projects very impressive...
The Cottage Cupboard project on pg. 61 was nice & the Tile Surround around the window on pg. 98 was a novel idea...but quite frankly the book just isn't worth buying... there just isn't enough quality & the presentation is altogether poor.
Sorry Sunset...you've done so much better than this...
Another GREAT Sunset book!.......2003-04-09
They've done it again! From the new kitchen book and kids' rooms book to this. There are some unbelievably do-able and creative projects in this book.
Plus this is the first time I've seen a good description of how to put in glass block. I wish it was available when I did my first (and only) glass block project two years ago. The glass block manufacturers instructions were moronic compared to this. Even a web search produced lousy instructions.
Also, not only do they give you the idea for stenciled wall texture, but the stencils are included, just photocopy them to size and cut them out! I'm glad this book is here, what will be next for these "Reinventors"? Consistent writing and good instructions make this book (and the others in the series) a great guide for people like me who aren't very industrious. Thanks Sunset!
Book Description
Ask yourself, are you the person you want to be? Are you living the life you wish you could? Do you always look and feel your best? Do you feel outdated and out of shape? Do you catch yourself saying, "Remember when ... " when you look in the mirror do you ask yourself, "What happened? Who is that stranger staring back at me?"
It doesn't have to be that way. Kris Gebhardt has been there and done that, but he discovered the key to turn it all around. Using the principles in this book, Kris transformed himself-completely rebuilding his body, remaking his appearance and reinventing himself a confident, fit, successful person. Kris learned that improving your appearance, fitness level and body image is the greatest self development tool there is because when you don't feel good about the way you look and feel it shackles you. It puts a dark cloud over every thing you do. It subconsciously holds you back.
With Overhaul you can take control and learn the secrets to looking and feeling your best, but the real gem in the book is that you will discover how valuable these principles and practices are to succeeding in all areas of life. Because after all, when you feel and look your best everything else in life is better! With Overhaul you will be able to discover your best and expose your hidden potential-finding fitness, health, attractiveness, beauty, confidence, happiness, fulfillment and success along the way.
Hearing Kris' story will challenge, motivate, and inspire you to transform yourself into the person you have always wanted to be, but were too distracted, busy or intimidated to become.
Customer Reviews:
A guy who walks his talk!.......2004-02-29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
---------------------
Kris Gebhardt has the magic formula you must have to turn resolutions into reality.
New book from the guy rock stars, supermodels, Broadway performers, billionaires and CEOs consult to rebuild their bodies, makeover their appearance and reinvent themselves.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - (Send2Press Newswire) - February 16, 2004 - GCI Press (www.trainingyourself.com) announced today that "Overhaul" (ISBN: 1-891947-06-0) written by author and fitness consultant Kris Gebhardt and beauty expert Angela Gebhardt will hit bookstores nationwide this month. Overhaul combines Kris's unique philosophy of self-reinvention with his amazing body rebuilding program. Also including remake tips from his wife Angela, a salon owner, the book offers readers the magic formula they need to transform into a more confident, attractive, and successful person.
According to Kris himself, twenty years ago he was the "poster boy for overweight and washed up." With no special training or advanced education, and armed only with the desire to change, Kris developed his winning formula and discovered the key to turn it all around. Using the principles he now shares in his new book, Kris completely rebuilt his body and reinvented himself as a confident, fit and successful individual.
Kris learned that improving your appearance, fitness level and body image is the greatest self-development tool there is because when you don't feel good about the way you look it puts a dark cloud over everything you do, and can subconsciously hold you back. Since then, Kris has become a master at helping his clients achieve levels of excellence and attractiveness that they could never achieve on their own, and now offers readers his secrets for maintaining peak performance and sustaining their personal best.
Publcist
GCI Press
Average customer rating:
|
Reinvent Yourself: A Lesson in Personal Leadership
John J. Murphy
Manufacturer: Bookworld Services
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 Job Hunting & Careers
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
| General
| Guides
| Interviewing
| Job Hunting
| Job Markets & Advice
| Resumes
| Vocational Guidance
| Volunteer Work
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Self-Help
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Personal Transformation
| Self-Help
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Success
| Self-Help
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Psychology & Counseling
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 096390132X |
Book Description
An entertaining and inspiring story on how to get the most out of life. Covers seven "musts" to leading a happy, productive life with rich and rewarding relationships.
Average customer rating:
- A Clear, Concise Guide for Career Change
- Another Great One From Gary Grappo!
- Practical Applications for Anyone to Follow!
|
Career ReExplosion: Reinvent Yourself in Thirty Days
Gary Joseph Grappo
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Job Hunting & Careers
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Guides
| Job Hunting & Careers
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
Management & Leadership
| Business & Investing
| Subjects
| Books
| Business Ethics
| Consolidation & Merger
| Decision-Making & Problem Solving
| Distribution & Warehouse Management
| Industrial
| Information Management
| Leadership
| Management
| Management Science
| Motivational
| Negotiating
| Operations Research
| Planning & Forecasting
| Pricing
| Production & Operations
| Project Management
| Quality Control
| Risk Assessment
| Statistics
| Strategy & Competition
| Systems & Planning
| Systems Analysis
| Teams
| Total Quality Management
| Training
ASIN: 0425174441
Release Date: 2000-07-10 |
Book Description
This 30-day life-changing plan will help today's workers ride the career-changing wave of tomorrow.
In recent years, career change has become a national trend. Baby boomers are looking for new career options. Downsizing is forcing more and more people out of work. New technology is creating new ways of doing business. Now--in this life-changing guide to changing careers in today's market--long-time career consultant Gary Joseph Grappo shows how anyone can do it successfully--in just thirty days...
Recognize the warning signs that you're in need of a change
Discover what your dream career really is
Overcome the barriers to breaking out of your job
Translate your current knowledge into a new, stimulating career
Promote yourself in the right way to new employers
and more
Customer Reviews:
A Clear, Concise Guide for Career Change.......2004-04-26
Gary Grappo comes up with another winning thirty-day formula for those who are seeking a career change but unsure of how to go about it. In a quick, easy-to-read format, Grappo guides the reader through a series of fun exercises to generate a list of career possibilities, and follows up with specific steps to take on a daily basis to land a dream job. Grappo's positivity and enthusiasm motivated this reader to take action.
Another Great One From Gary Grappo!.......2000-08-21
This book grabs you and forces you to realize the negative forces that are against you when making a career change. After recognizing them, it then helps you to identify ways to overcome them! This is a must read for anyone thinking of changing careers or even changing jobs. A perfect compliment to "Get the job you want in 30 Days!"
Practical Applications for Anyone to Follow!.......2000-08-14
Gary Grappo does it again with easy practical steps in making your career and personal goals mesh. He takes simple ways of evaluating our personal desires and balancing them with our career. If you've ever felt like you've needed change in your current job or you want to get on a that career path you've always wanted to take, then read this book. It will give you the direction you need and the motivation to "take action".
Average customer rating:
|
How to Reinvent Yourself: Inspiring Strategies for Personal Renewal
Marcellus B. Andersen
Manufacturer: Brooke Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Self-Help
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Motivational
| Self-Help
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Personal Transformation
| Self-Help
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Success
| Self-Help
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Personal Transformation
| Spirituality
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0968468209 |
Book Description
How to Reinvent Yourself: Inspiring Strategies for Personal Renewal provides us with effective strategies to address the obstacles we encounter in our process of personal change. This book teaches us how to identify and remove the psychological barriers that keep us from achieving our goals. Is is more than just another self-help book in that it guides us to the root cause of our fears and provides a systematic method for getting ourselves "out of our own way." Instead of telling us "what to do" to achieve our goals, How to Reinvent Yourself tells us how to "undo" what is stopping us from achieving them in the first place. This is an inspiring book full of great ideas about what we can do to increase our sense of fulfillment and purpose in our everyday lives.
Book Description
These cool, easy, and hip fashion accessory and home decor projects give readers the chance to show off their individuality—and no sewing machine is necessary! Easy-to-follow steps guide readers through each project, and sweet and sassy illustrations make the process extra fun.
Customer Reviews:
Fun DIY projects.......2005-11-27
Divided into four categories, DIY contains fashion, beauty, decorating and entertaining projects for teens that range from funky to fabulous. Step-by-step directions illustrated with effective line drawings show teens how to create a tulle overskirt, a blue jean purse, or ribbon memento board from recycled materials and thrift store finds. Entertaining is covered from theme to food to invitations to favors for picnics, decade parties and more.
Some ideas are downright tacky, such as a hotdog and pineapple kabob snack for a luau (suggesting the substitution of red cabbage for the pineapple if it's too expensive - ugh!), but the clever ideas far outweigh the lame ones and the authors always leave for or encourage individual creativity and personal embellishments. Shortcuts like asking a local hardware store to do some drilling for you, or using brownie mix instead of baking from scratch, simplify and save time. I might even try the tab curtain sundress idea myself!
A website reveals more of the same; projects are similar, but none of the items in the book are online. Many projects feel revamped from teen magazines -- the turn your jeans into a denim skirt idea is hardly new. Trendiness may date the book quickly (retro 80's style is a strong theme and the truck stop shindig is so Ashton Kutcher); turn to Hey Day by "Super Clea" Hartman (Harper, 2001) for slightly more original, timeless projects and ideas.
Excellent Book!!!.......2004-04-14
This book is so COOL the projects are really fun and not too hard to make. I had a slumber party and my friends and I stayed up making things from the book...it was a blast!!!!The Rock and Roll skirt and the Pin It Tee Shirts turned out really cute.
The best gift for a creative teen or young adult........2004-04-08
I can't sew. I can't draw. I can't make anything. I am not crafty or artistic and it drives me crazy. I bought this book and made really cool and easy stuff. I think it's the perfect book for someone who is dying to be creative and crafty but feels like they might have two left scissors. It's fun and easy. The instructions are clear and it's really the ideal gift!
Customer Reviews:
Great book!.......2007-01-15
Best so far a saw,very accurate and full of good information.Would like to recomend to anyone who is interested in this special history.
Good book gone bad.......2005-08-24
Although book gives great info on OSS agents, there missions and political games which were going on, author needlessly attempts to influence reader by defending actions of Mihailovic's and his Chetniks and transfer as much as blame is possible on to Tito and his communist Partisans which to anyone better familiar with World War 2 in Yugoslavia look pathetic and ridiculous.
One of the first thing author attacks is the fact that Partisans used guerilla tactics and rarely defended captured territory when faced with massive German superiority. Well I'm guessing author never served in Vietnam or any military and has no clue how guerilla war is waged, no wonder he like Mihailovic more then Tito, Mihailovic also didn't have a clue. Claims that Partisans mostly avoided fighting Germans after Italian capitulation and concentrated on Chetniks are easily dismissed by fact of over 40,000 dead, wounded and missing Germans from September 1943 to December 1944 from German 2. Panzer Army alone.
Author repeatedly refers to German-Partisans negotiations in 1943 as proof that Partisans would collaborated if they were offered the opportunity conveniently forgetting that negotiations took place at critical moment during Operation Weiss when Partisans and Tito were encircled by Germans on right bank of Neretva river with some 3500 wounded and left bank being held by Italian supplied Chetniks.
Also there is issue of sudden mysterious decision of evil paranoid communists to block work of allied missions in partisan territory. For someone who has Ph.D. from subject in question it is amazing he makes absolutely no connection to the fact that at the same time in Greece British troops joined civil war in support of nationalist against communist!
Idea that it was alright for Mihailovic, since he was fighting for "free democratic Yugoslavia", to do a "little collaboration" with nazis and fascists in order to save his country form evil of communism is probably worst insult to thousands that have been killed and murdered there is. By adopting Greater Serbian ideology to fight communist and Ustasha, Mihailovic might as well have shot himself in the foot, Croats and Muslims had little choice but to make a pick between Partisans or Ustasha if they wanted to escape Chetnik knife - thousands have failed.
Attempts to prove that there was Ustashe-Partisan collaboration like using names of Andrija Augustincic and Vladimir Nazor to prove Ustasha connection with Partisans are just too funny to keep them to myself.
According to author world famous sculptor Augustincic made bust of Pavelic and joined partisans in 1941 so he must be Ustasha! Since he also made numerous statues of King Aleksandar and Peter, also statue of Tito in Kumrovec and numerous other communist monuments not to mention state Peace - Horsewoman in New York in front of UN, besides being Ustasha, Augustincic must also be a monarchist a communist a ... or maybe he is only a sculptor? As for Nazor, he joined partisans in 1942 at the age of 66! He must have felt really stupid hiding for next three years in forest when he could have stayed with Ustasha and still be first post-war president of Croatian (communist) parliament.
Another blunder is that general Franya Pirtz was highly decorated Ustasha for his actions against the Russians on the Eastern Front! Colonel France Pirc, a Slovene national born in 1899, become officer during Austro-Hungary, rose to rank of Air Force Colonel in Yugoslav Kingdom and AF regiment commander. Joined Croatian AF and worked with communists from 1941. Defected in aircraft in 1943 after which Ustashe murdered his family. In Partisans he becomes chief of YAF - it is highly doubtful that Germans sent forty year old to fly on Eastern front!
Account of "notorious Croatian Ustasha (major) who butchered many Serbs when Germans first attacked Yugoslavia" and won Iron Cross while fighting in Black Legion on Eastern front defecting to Partisans and having diner with two OSS officers is even better. Quick check of history books finds Black Legion only fighting in Bosnia for few months before being disbanded; on Eastern Front there was Croatian Legion which was part of regular Wehrmacht. Ustasha officers were rarely captured alive by partisans and if such thing occurred they would be put in front of people's court since many partisans veteran's from 1941 were in fact Serbs which avoided Ustasha knife - it's highly doubtful they would allow themselves to be commanded by former executioner.
This could have been excellent book if author had decided to stay objective and kept his anti-communism to himself. Despite impressive bibliography author either didn't read it too carefully or he decided to use only selective parts that support his story - distorting the truth in best Stalinist way.
Amazon.com
n Democracy Matters, Cornel West's follow-up to 1993's Race Matters, the author's diagnosis of the state of modern American democracy is grim. The institution suffers, he says, from what he calls free market fundamentalism, aggressive militarism and escalating authoritarianism, forces that put a stranglehold on efforts to achieve better social and political results on a global scale. These systemic problems exist simultaneous to a pervading sense of nihilism throughout the American corridors of power, West contends, making lawmakers feel that they are inherently virtuous because they are so powerful and accepting a system they know to be unjust, while the press sacrifices truth and insight in pursuit of a sentimental story. Along the way, West makes extensive use of literary and historical parallels, employing Alexis de Tocqueville, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Toni Morrison and others, with grea! t efficacy for the most part, to illustrate his points. West's prescription calls for a path toward a style of Christianity more in keeping with what he sees as true Christian ideals as well as a greater enfranchisement and understanding of young people and youth culture. West has a lot to say and the vast scope of West's arguments could be construed in at least a couple of ways: either he boldly takes on the enormity inherent to the topic of democracy, or he loses his way and attempts to touch on too wide a swath of topics while rarely going into sufficient detail on any of them. Besides being a provocative author, West is a highly respected professor and Democracy Matters reads something like a university lecture sounds: often insightful, occasionally disjointed, periodically obtuse, and sometimes brilliant. But in the ongoing effort to establish a better democracy, Professor West's perspective is highly instructive. --John Moe
Book Description
Praised by the New York Times for his “ferocious moral vision,” Cornel West returns to the analysis of what he calls the arrested development of democracy with a masterful diagnosis. Pointing to the rise of three antidemocratic dogmas that are rendering the energy of American democracy impotent—a callous free-market fundamentalism, an aggressive militarism, and an insidious authoritarianism—West argues that racism and imperial bullying have gone hand in hand in our countryÂ's inexorable drive toward world dominance, including our current militaristic excesses. This impassioned and empowering call for the revitalization of AmericaÂ's democracy, by one of our most distinctive and compelling social critics, will reshape the raging national debate about AmericaÂ's role in todayÂ's troubled world.
Customer Reviews:
West disappoints again.......2007-09-15
I'll be honest, I've never been able to understand the level of academic success Cornel West has been able to achieve over the years. I read "Race Matters" as a senior in high school and found it to be a somewhat half-hearted and ultimately trite examination of what at times can be a very serious problem in our country - racial relations. Having had seven years of education since reading "Race Matters" I feel even more comfortable denouncing West as something of an intellectual hack. My criticism of West is not a mere "polemic against the left," as some reviewers have claimed. I am a liberal, but I can honestly say I have never met an (in my opinion) intelligent liberal who has thought Cornel West has contributed anything truly worthwhile to the racial dialogue. This is not to say if you liked his book you are an idiot. But I've always been concerned that West's writing resonates with the same demographic of liberalism that, for example, considers Al Sharpton to be a meaningful black leader.
West's writing to me always displays the worst of academia: using big words to paint broad concepts but never truly drawing any actual conclusions. In a book called "Democracy Matters," West never takes the time to explain or define what he really means by "democracy." Is it free speech and open dialogue? Elected government? Personal involvement in the political process? All of these? Without a more specific explanation, I had a difficult time understanding what precisely it was about democracy that mattered, since democracy is, after all, a complex concept with multiple variations and meanings. In the end I felt like I'd just read through 200-pages of a George Bush speech, which is to say: democracy = good.
Reading the book I was also struck by the extent to which Cornel West is essentially a racist - or "Afro-centrist," if you prefer the more patronizing term. I do not exaggerate when I say every other paragraph had a reference to either the hegemony imposed by white males over various demographics of American society or the manner in which black-specific contributions to American culture (ie, jazz or Toni Morrison) are the true reflection of democracy. I believe both that white men have exercised an oppressive dominance over American society and that black culture has offered much to the American experience, but neither to the extent West does. A good but benign example is when West refers to Tavis Smiley as the political voice of my generation. I respect Tavis Smiley very much, but it is pretty well accepted that it is in fact Jon Stewart, a mere white man, who is the political voice of my generation. In the end I found this overpromotion of black America off-putting and self-serving, distracting from what should otherwise have been an examination of the importance of "democracy" (however you define it to be).
I also found it to be incredibly self-serving on the part of West to dedicate a significant portion of one chapter - and I kid you not - to essentially gripe about how Lawrence Summers was mean to him at Harvard. Their famous exchange may have deserved an off-handed mention in a paragraph, possibly two, particularly to illuminate West's point about opening a racial dialogue in America through all mediums accessible (rap CDs, you see, are one such medium, while scholarly journals are not). But to dedicate page after page to the incident not only distracted from the true focus of the book, but also came off as childish.
I can guess by the low ratings that negative reviews have garnered on Amazon that this review will not be received favorably. I hope people will understand that this is intended to be an honest examination of the book and not an opportunity to put down Professor West. Despite having little respect for his intellectual acumen, I purchased and approached this book with my best effort at an open mind, hoping to be convinced that West's supposed brilliance would in fact be merited. But in the end I walked away with the conviction that my friends' appraisal of West is in fact the correct one, and that he is riding off the (undeserved) goodwill of liberal America, rather than any sort of meaningful continued contribution to the racial dialogue.
Audio CD: Concentrate to follow.......2007-08-03
I've heard professor West speak on TV on many occasions (Tony Browns Journal) and enjoy his conversation style. Listening to him on this CD was more difficult than I'd expected... reading his own words sometimes losses some of the natural emphasis. The content of this book is exceptional, though, and makes the book 'a keeper'. I'd like to see more books published by Dr. West... he has a lot of truth to tell... and all we have to do is open our ears and minds and listen.
Personal tastes of Cornel West.......2007-04-28
This book is a brilliantly written analysis of racism and democracy in America. My one complaint, and the reason I didn't add that fifth star, is that West incorporates his personal tastes- his love of jazz and the blues, and his fondness for the writings of Toni Morrison- as integral to an understanding of democracy.
As someone who hates jazz and who thought Morrison's Beloved was overwritten and preachy, I find it hard to believe that I have turned my back on two forms of art which promote democracy. Literature and music are what they are...I'm glad West gets such pleasure from these art forms, but I would have preferred more history and less promotion of them. When West sticks to historical fact, and his analysis of it, he is unsurpassed.
democracy matters= thought provoking.......2007-04-05
I just finished reading Democracy Matters by Dr. Cornel West. I actually got the opportunity to meet Dr. Wset and have him personally sign my book while he was on tour with Tavis Smiley promoting the Covenant in Action book.
As for the book, itself, it really helps deine what democracy is and how we as a nation have not yet reached the point of democracy. As Dr. West puts it we are nihilistic meaning that we are people of being or existence. This is a true statement; he also goes on to say how are judegemental of others. If we are truly a nation that deals with democracy then we would treat our people with respect, etc. Read the book, I think overall anyone who enjoys history, or a decent philosophical read but WITHOUT the use of BIG words then this is a book for you.
West in Search for Democracy.......2007-02-26
In essence, Cornel West appeals to the democratic traditions of the USA as part of effort to inspire resistance to the antidemocratic forces raging within the body of the Republic. For him the question is whether we yield to the authoritarian forces begotten of plutocracy, racism and imperialism, or whether we can "revitalize our democratic fires" to insure that the nation can enjoy a new birth of freedom, equality and justice.
Frankly, I think he ought to have focused more criticisms on the limitations of our "deep democratic tradtiions" especially in light of his own observations that "the enslavement of Africans and imperial expansion over indigenous people and their lands were undeniable preconditions for the possibility of American democracy."
Far from being "too left" of center, I felt that perhaps he didn't go far enough. His analysis might have gone further in exposing the hard core of plutocracy within the form of the Republic. Just how democratic is "our democracy"? Must we not rethink the very meaning of democracy. A think that a deeper and more radical idea and practice of democracy is needed than his analysis. And I think that this need is implied by his analysis without being clearly stated.
Unfortunately, I cannot explain all this here. But I have a more thoroughgoing review (which West personally thanked me for despite my criticisms) which I can share with anyone who's interested.
West deeply cherished out democratic values, and the tradition of creative dissent without which we would be a lot poorer, and a far more repressive society. He sees himself in the tradition of Emerson even though (as a social critic) I would view him more in line Melville. (Emerson and Melville being for him the twin cultural founders of America's democratic traditions).
Though West sometimes speaks too uncritically of "our democracy", he does not simplistically equate the American status quo with the essence of democracy. Very importantly, he understands that democracy is "more a verb than a noun" and "is more a dynamic striving and collective movement than a static order or stationary status quo." It is a "cultural way of being." In short, democracy is praxis--and a communal achievement rather than the idiocy of privatized life.
As for those who think West is too "leftist," I can assure you that today is basically a "moderate" leftist. I've known him for over twnety years, and I assure you he is FAR more moderate than myself.
Now, I would like to commend Bryan Bugham and Ted Steele for trying to wrestle with Democracy Matters with a bit of intellectual honesty and interest. That's a refreshing turn from much of the uncritical praise or unthinking rejection and condemnation from some commentators here.
For the authors of the reviews entitled "Democracy Matters, this book does not" and "Walking Contradiction", I would like to point out that simple dismissal hardly counts as rebuttal. It is somewhat juvenile to dismiss a philosopher's ideas with a silly quote from mentally light weight politician. And ad Hominem references to an author's address or income hardly are irrelevant if not also dishonest.
In fact, such "criticisms" are examples of the impoverishing of national discourse and dialogue which West rightly sees as a threat to the future of democracy. At least take time to read and study the book you wish to review.
Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Catholic Reporter, published by National Catholic Reporter on February 11, 2005. The length of the article is 778 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Dogmas that threaten democracy: author urges dismantling of the American empire.(Book Review)
Author: Chris Byrd
Publication:
National Catholic Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 11, 2005
Publisher: National Catholic Reporter
Volume: 41
Issue: 15
Page: 11a(1)
Article Type: Book Review
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Ebony, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 514 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: The gift of books and holiday reading.(BookSHELF)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Author: Lynette R. Holloway
Publication:
Ebony (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 61
Issue: 2
Page: 28(1)
Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Average customer rating:
|
Our Black Jeremiah.(Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight against Imperialism)(Book Review): An article from: New Criterion
Mark Bauerlein
Manufacturer: Foundation for Cultural Review
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
| Classics
| Comic
| Contemporary
| Literary
General
| Politics
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
Political Science
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
General
| Nonfiction
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
Political Science
| Nonfiction
| HTML
| Formats
| e-Docs
| Formats
| Books
ASIN: B0009GSR1O
Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
Book Description
This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on December 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1280 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Our Black Jeremiah.(Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight against Imperialism)(Book Review)
Author: Mark Bauerlein
Publication:
New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Foundation for Cultural Review
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Page: 76(3)
Article Type: Book Review
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Average customer rating:
|
Atmospheric Diagnostics of Stellar Evolution: Chemical Peculiarity Mass Loss (I a U Colloquium//Proceedings)
Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Astronomy
| Astronomy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Astrophysics & Space Science
| Astronomy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Solar System
| Astronomy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Star-Gazing
| Astronomy
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Evolution
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Rocks & Minerals
| Nature & Ecology
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Astrophysics & Space Science
| Astronomy
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0387194789 |
Books:
- First Aid for a Mother's Soul (Charming Petites Series)
- Gb Thanks, Mom!
- Gender, Family and Economy: The Triple Overlap (SAGE Focus Editions)
- God is Calling... Got a Minute?
- Golden Rules of Parenting: For Children & Parents of All Ages (Capital Ideas)
- Good Bones: The Complete Guide to Building & Maintaining the Healthiest Bones
- Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes...No Two Are Alike: Words of Wisdom, Gentle Advice, & Hilarious Observations
- Head Injury: Information and Answers to Commonly Asked Questions: A Family's Guide to Coping
- Helping Young Children at Risk: A Psycho-Educational Approach
- Hepatitis C: The Silent Epidemic (Authoritative Guide)
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Casa California: Spanish-Style Houses From Santa Barbara to San Clemente
- 101 French Proverbs
- The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Fifth Edition
- Twelve Faces of Saturn: Your Guardian Angel Planet
- When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race
- 100 Butterflies and Moths: Portraits from the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
- Within Reach: My Everest Story
- Painting Borders For Your Home With Donna Denberry
- Upgrade: 10 Secrets to the Best Education for Your Child
- Gentianaceae: Systematics and Natural History
225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers
How to Find a Job After 50: From Part-Time to Full-Time, from Career Moves to New Careers
Over-40 Job Search Guide: 10 Strategies For Making Your Age An Advantage In Your Career
Second Careers: New Ways to Work after 50
Guide to Internet Job Searching 2006-2007 (Guide to Internet Job Searching)
