Download or read book Pearls of Patriotism written by Jay Schofield and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pearls of Patriotism, a book written from personal memoirs through interviews, are true stories bringing American history to life. Clients' actual words, be they foreign-born immigrants or native-born, foster a sense of "being there." Stories range from an escape from the British during the Revolutionary War's "privateering" days to the helicopter pilots involved in Saddam Hussein's hanging. Hearing differing accounts on one subject from several different perspectives helps many learn history. Three different clients report their individual takes on meeting Charles Lindbergh while three others provide different experiences on the bombing of Pearl Harbor. A surviving American POW and a German POW describe their first-hand experiences in captivity. An Auschwitz Holocaust survivor describes confronting Dr. Josef Menegele, the Nazi's "Angel of Death." Best news of all? Each Pearls of Patriotism story is told for the first time in print for public reading.
Download or read book Patriotism written by Yukio Mishima and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Was it death he was now waiting for? Or a wild ecstasy of the senses?' For the young army officer of Yukio Mishima's seminal story, 'Patriotism, ' death and ecstasy become elementally intertwined. With his unique rigor and passion, Mishima hones in on the body as the great tragic stage for all we call social, ritual, political.
Download or read book Patriotism written by Yukio Mishima and published by New Directions Pearls. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most powerful short stories ever written, this work discusses the dynamics of patriotism and honor, love and suicide.
Download or read book Tax the Rich written by Morris Pearl and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerfully persuasive and thoroughly entertaining guide to the most effective way to un-rig the economy and fix inequality, from America's wealthiest “class traitors” The vast majority of Americans—71 percent—believe the economy is rigged in favor of the rich. Guess what? They’re right. How do you rig an economy? You start with the tax code. In Tax the Rich! former BlackRock executive Morris Pearl, the millionaire chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, and Erica Payne, the organization’s founder, take readers on an engaging and enlightening insider’s tour of the nation’s tax code, explaining exactly how “the rich”—and the politicians they control—manipulate the U.S. tax code to ensure the rich get richer, and everyone else is left holding the bag. Blunt and irreverent, Tax the Rich! unapologetically dismantles the “intellectual” justifications for a tax code that virtually guarantees destabilizing levels of inequality and consequent social unrest. Infographics, charts, cartoons, and lively characters including “the Werkhardts” and “the Slumps” make a complicated subject accessible (and, yes, sometimes even funny) and illuminate the practical reforms that can put America on the road to stability and shared prosperity before it’s too late. Never have the arguments in this book been more timely—or more important.
Download or read book Patriotism Democracy and Common Sense written by Alan Curtis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patriotism, Democracy, and Common Sense is a new strategic analysis of common-sense alternatives to the public policies America has pursued since September 11, 2001. This important book features more than three dozen internationally known experts in economics, foreign and domestic policy, media, and political action.
Download or read book Native Americans written by James S. Robbins and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you an American? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, increasing numbers of people are claiming "American" as their national ancestry. In our melting pot of cultures, they are taking a stand as authentic representatives of the American nation. This growing social phenomenon serves as the launching point for a discussion of what twenty-first century Americanism means--its roots and its significance--and the unrelenting assault from multiculturalists who believe that the term "American" either signifies nothing or is a badge of shame. Author James S. Robbins describes the foundations of the American ideal, the core set of beliefs that define American values, and the ways in which these standards have been undermined and corrupted. He also makes the case for the benefits of an objective standard of what it means to be an American and for returning to the values that turned America from an undeveloped wilderness to the most exceptional country in the world.
Download or read book The Patriot written by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of a young Chinese revolutionist and his experiences in Japan and China.
Download or read book Pearls of Thought written by Samuel M. Fleischman and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The True Patriot written by Eric Liu and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential read for both progressives and conservatives, this ‘little red book’ challenges modern patriotism, calling for a return to the ideals on which our democracy was founded Over the course of a generation, patriotism in America has been hijacked by the right and abandoned by the left. But the principles and values of true patriotism—country above self, contribution above consumption, stewardship over exploitation, freedom with responsibility, purpose through sacrifice and service, pragmatism, a fair shot for all—are inherently progressive. Written in the pamphleteering style of Thomas Paine (Common Sense), The True Patriot challenges progressives to reclaim patriotism and spells out just how to do it. This powerful and timely “little red book” combines a manifesto, a ten-principle plan, a model speech, and a moral code. Throughout, it weaves between the words of the authors and excerpts from foundational American texts and speeches, as well as a parade of iconic American images.
Download or read book A Patriot s History of the United States written by Larry Schweikart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-12-29 with total page 1350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin. A Patriot’s History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true and proud history.
Download or read book The Patriot written by Pearl S. Buck and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Chinese dissident is torn between love and country in this novel from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Good Earth. When Wu I-wan starts taking an interest in revolution, trouble follows: Winding up in prison, he becomes friends with fellow dissident En-lan. Later, his name is put on a death list and he’s shipped off to Japan. Thankfully, his father, a wealthy Shanghai banker, has made arrangements for his exile, putting him in touch with a business associate named Mr. Muraki. Absorbed in his new life, I-wan falls in love with Mr. Muraki’s daughter, and must prove he is worthy of her hand. As news spreads of what the Japanese army is doing back in China, I-wan realizes he must go back and fight for the country that banished him. The Patriot is an engrossing story of revolution, love, and reluctantly divided loyalties by the Nobel Prize–winning author renowned for her novels set in Asia and informed by the sweep of history, including the New York Times bestsellers The Living Reed and The Hidden Flower. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.
Download or read book Why America Fights written by Susan A. Brewer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why America Fights explores how the U.S. government has sold war aims designed to rally public support throughout the 20th century.
Download or read book The Call of Patriotism written by and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous and inspiring tribute to George H. W. Bush’s life and legacy. George H. W. Bush heeded the call to patriotism, the summons that he so keenly urged a new generation to pick up as “a thousand points of light.” He served as a congressman, an Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to the People’s Republic of China, Director of Central Intelligence, Vice President, and, of course, the 41st President of the United States. Later, he became the first former U.S. president since John Adams to see his own son take the Presidential Oath of Office. The Call of Patriotism reflects the wit and wisdom of a life extraordinarily well-lived—of one patriot’s place in the tides of history.
Download or read book The Patriot written by and published by . This book was released on 1748 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pearls before Poppies written by Rachel Trethewey and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1918, when the First World War was still being bitterly fought, prominent society member Lady Northcliffe conceived an idea to help raise funds for the British Red Cross. Using her husband’s newspapers, The Times and the Daily Mail, she ran a campaign to collect enough pearls to create a necklace, intending to raffle the piece to raise money.The campaign captured the public’s imagination. Over the next nine months nearly 4,000 pearls poured in from around the world. Pearls were donated in tribute to lost brothers, husbands and sons, and groups of women came together to contribute one pearl on behalf of their communities. Those donated ranged from priceless heirlooms –one had survived the sinking of the Titanic – to imperfect yet treasured trinkets.Working with Christie’s and the International Fundraising Committee of the British Red Cross, author Rachel Trethewey expertly weaves the touching story of a generation of women who gave what they had to aid the war effort and commemorate their losses.
Download or read book Pearls of Wisdom written by Elizabeth Clare Prophet and published by Summit University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The patriot written by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
