Download or read book Bringing Down Goliath written by Jolyon Maugham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *The Sunday Times Bestseller* 'Inspiring and illuminating' JAMES O'BRIEN Picked as a 2023 highlight by the Guardian --------------- Our legal system often feels like it only works for the rich and powerful. But we can fight back. Jolyon Maugham KC founded Good Law Project in 2017 with the belief that the law can also put power into the hands of ordinary people. Already the largest legal campaign group in the UK, Good Law Project is shining light into corners the establishment would rather keep dark – from the failures of Brexit to the still-developing PPE scandal, to the tax arrangements of business giants like Uber. In Bringing Down Goliath, Jolyon Maugham KC reveals the story behind these landmark cases and the hidden fault lines of our judicial system. He offers an empowering, bold new vision for how the law can work better for all of us in the fight against injustice.
Download or read book Taking Down Goliath Participant Book written by Johnny Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Standing Up to Goliath written by Rebecca Friedrichs and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen on Fox & Friends! Rebecca Friedrichs tells real-life stories that expose state and national teachers’ unions as the money and muscle behind the degradation of America’s schools and culture. In a book that’s both accessible and enlightening, Rebecca Friedrichs recounts her thirty-year odyssey as an elementary school teacher who comes face-to-face with the forces dividing and corrupting our schools and culture—state and national teachers’ unions. An exciting true story that features real life testimonies of teachers, parents, and kids, as well as political and social commentary, Rebecca’s journey leads her to the realization that the only hope for America’s schools and families is returning authority to parents and teachers while lessening the grip of state and national unions that: • Promote a culture of fear and bully teachers and parents into silence. • Undermine parents’ authority by sexually, socially, and politically indoctrinating kids. • Use the apple-pie image of the PTA as a “front” to promote a partisan agenda. These insights and more led Rebecca and nine other teachers to the US Supreme Court where their case, Friedrichs v California Teachers Association, et al., sought to restore the First Amendment rights of all teachers and government employees. They argued no one should be forced to pay fees to abusive, politically driven unions, and were poised to change the very landscape of American education—until tragedy struck. Saddened but unbowed, Rebecca started a national movement, For Kids and Country, leading the charge of servant leaders who believe Judeo-Christian values (including kindness) and restoration of the teaching profession—possible only by rejecting state and national unions and forming “local only” associations—are the answers to America’s woes. She invites you to join them. “America’s teachers, parents, and kids deserve better,” Rebecca writes. “If we want freedom, we’re going to have to fight for it.”
Download or read book Goliath written by Matt Stoller and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Every thinking American must read” (The Washington Book Review) this startling and “insightful” (The New York Times) look at how concentrated financial power and consumerism has transformed American politics, and business. Going back to our country’s founding, Americans once had a coherent and clear understanding of political tyranny, one crafted by Thomas Jefferson and updated for the industrial age by Louis Brandeis. A concentration of power—whether by government or banks—was understood as autocratic and dangerous to individual liberty and democracy. In the 1930s, people observed that the Great Depression was caused by financial concentration in the hands of a few whose misuse of their power induced a financial collapse. They drew on this tradition to craft the New Deal. In Goliath, Matt Stoller explains how authoritarianism and populism have returned to American politics for the first time in eighty years, as the outcome of the 2016 election shook our faith in democratic institutions. It has brought to the fore dangerous forces that many modern Americans never even knew existed. Today’s bitter recriminations and panic represent more than just fear of the future, they reflect a basic confusion about what is happening and the historical backstory that brought us to this moment. The true effects of populism, a shrinking middle class, and concentrated financial wealth are only just beginning to manifest themselves under the current administrations. The lessons of Stoller’s study will only grow more relevant as time passes. “An engaging call to arms,” (Kirkus Reviews) Stoller illustrates here in rich detail how we arrived at this tenuous moment, and the steps we must take to create a new democracy.
Download or read book Bringing Down the House written by Ben Mezrich and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-12-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 national bestseller, now a major motion picture, 21—the amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas—and lived to tell how. Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.’s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Their small blackjack club develops from an experiment in counting cards on M.I.T.’s campus into a ring of card savants with a system for playing large and winning big. In less than two years they take some of the world’s most sophisticated casinos for more than three million dollars. But their success also brings with it the formidable ire of casino owners and launches them into the seedy underworld of corporate Vegas with its private investigators and other violent heavies.
Download or read book Dot Bomb written by J. David Kuo and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Liar's Poker and Barbarians at the Gate, dot.bomb is a gripping insider's account of e-business gone berserk -- the unforgettable story of the rise and crash of a major Internet startup.
Download or read book Holy Bible NIV written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.
Download or read book Bringing Down Goliath written by Bishop Climate Irungu and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you suffering from strange fears, being tormented every day, panicking for no reason at all? Do you feel like there is always death around you or that someone is trying to destroy your life and your progress? Can you trace the day all your problems began to the moment you allowed a specific person in your life? In his new book "Bringing Down Goliath" discover what is behind every fear, death and confusion in your life. The man of God Bishop Climate speaks to you one on one about what's really going on in your life. You'll learn how to deal with your enemies even when they are stronger than you. You'll discover...- What is a Goliath spirit?- How David REALLY brought down Goliath- 21 prayer points and more...Stop feeling defeated and living in fear and take back what belongs to you!
Download or read book David and Goliath written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he have? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwellchallenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms—all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity. In the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers—The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw—David and Goliath draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.
Download or read book Bringing Down the Colonel written by Patricia Miller and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I’ll take my share of the blame. I only ask that he take his.” In Bringing Down the Colonel, the journalist Patricia Miller tells the story of Madeline Pollard, an unlikely nineteenth-century women’s rights crusader. After an affair with a prominent politician left her “ruined,” Pollard brought the man—and the hypocrisy of America’s control of women’s sexuality—to trial. And, surprisingly, she won. Pollard and the married Colonel Breckinridge began their decade-long affair when she was just a teenager. After the death of his wife, Breckinridge asked for Pollard’s hand—and then broke off the engagement to marry another woman. But Pollard struck back, suing Breckinridge for breach of promise in a shockingly public trial. With premarital sex considered irredeemably ruinous for a woman, Pollard was asserting the unthinkable: that the sexual morality of men and women should be judged equally. Nearly 125 years after the Breckinridge-Pollard scandal, America is still obsessed with women’s sexual morality. And in the age of Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein, we’ve witnessed fraught public reckonings with a type of sexual exploitation unnervingly similar to that experienced by Pollard. Using newspaper articles, personal journals, previously unpublished autobiographies, and letters, Bringing Down the Colonel tells the story of one of the earliest women to publicly fight back.
Download or read book Defeating Goliath written by Ellard Thomas MBA and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unleash your potential and conquer your life's greatest challenges with "Defeating Goliath." Dive into the pages of this empowering guide and discover the transformative principles that will propel you towards your dreams, happiness and success. Drawing inspiration from the timeless story of David and Goliath, this book reveals the secrets to overcoming adversity, achieving success, and fulfilling your destiny. With practical wisdom and actionable steps, "Defeating Goliath" equips you to navigate life's obstacles with confidence and determination. Explore how to harness the power of faith, courage, and resilience as you confront the personal and professional giants in your life. Learn how to cultivate a winning mindset, leverage your strengths, and seize opportunities for advancement. Prepare to be inspired, motivated, and empowered as you embark on this life-changing adventure. "Defeating Goliath" is more than just a book—it's a roadmap to your greatest victories and a blueprint for living the life you were meant to live."
Download or read book Holman Old Testament Commentary 1 2 Samuel written by Stephen J. Andrews and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other reference series gets to the heart of the Old Testament as efficiently as the Holman Old Testament Commentary. When a reader's time allows, the series offers a detailed interpretation based on the popular New International Version text. When time is short, it delivers an essential understanding of the Old Testament with unsurpassed clarity and convenience. 1,2 Samuel is the final volume in the 32-book Old and New Testament series and insightfully magnifies the grace of God that is greater than all our sin through the story of David who, despite his failings, would become a man after God's own heart and the model for all future kings.
Download or read book Kabbalistic Astrology written by Rav P. S. Berg and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Kabbalistic mysticism and the search for meaning by looking to the stars are related in ways that may surprise readers. Kabbalah, in fact, offers arguably the oldest and wisest application of astronomy and astrology known to humankind. Kabbalistic Astrology is a tool for understanding one's individual nature at its deepest level and putting that knowledge to immediate use in the real world. A natural addition to Berg's many writings on spirituality, the book explains why destiny is not the same as predestination and shows that we have many possible futures and can become masters of our fate. Written in Berg's trademark clear, intelligible style, the book teaches how to discover challenges faced in previous incarnations and how to overcome them, as well as the secrets to finding the love, success, and spiritual fulfillment.
Download or read book NGC written by Chris Salt and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and unique four stage evangelism strategy for western evangelical churches that uses the Bible’s five core principles to re-ignite interest in Christianity, the gospel and western cultural renewal.
Download or read book The 26 Power Paradigms in the School of Destiny written by Jonathan I. Obise and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people seek ways to live out their God-given destinies, but how does one go about finding the pathway on which success can be built? The 26 Power Paradigms In The School Of Destiny presents a guide to changing your life and fulfilling its purpose. It contains power paradigms that are time-tested and can help you transcend into new horizons and toward frontiers of limitless possibilities. A companion for your life journey, it offers plain but powerful models that inform your mind and transform your soul, bringing you to the realm of undeniable proof of success, purpose, and significance. The guide includes action-driven questions for each paradigm to empower you to reach your potential. Through knowing and using these personal power paradigms, you can determine how far you accelerate up the ladder of success and significance. Uplifting and encouraging, this faith-based transformative handbook shares twenty-six principles intended to help you achieve the success you are destined to have.
Download or read book 2 in 1 Yada Yada Yada Yada Prayer Group Yada Yada Gets Down written by Neta Jackson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2007-09-30 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2 in 1 collection of Yada Yada Prayer books authored by Neta Jackson.
Download or read book 21 Bringing Down the House written by Ben Mezrich and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life all too rarely offers stories that are quite as satisfying as fiction. Bringing Down the House is one of the exceptions. Cheating in casinos is illegal; card-counting - making a record of what cards have so far been dealt to enable the player to make some prediction of what cards remain in the deck - is not. But casinos understandably dislike the practice and make every effort to keep card-counters out of their premises. Bringing Down the House tells the true story of the most successful scam ever, in which teams of brilliant young mathematicians and physicists won millions of dollars from the casinos of Las Vegas, being drawn in the process into the high-life of drugs, high-spending and sex. Bringing Down the House is as readable and as fascinating as Liar's Poker or Barbarians At the Gate, an insight into a closed, excessive and utterly corrupt world.
