Adventures in the Human Spirit
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    Adventures in the Human Spirit
    Philip E. Bishop
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    Exceptionally student-friendly, extensively illustrated, and engagingly thought-provoking, this one-volume historical survey of the humanities is accessible—and inviting—to readers with little background in the arts and humanities. Carefully balanced among the major arts, philosophy, and religion and finely focused on selected principal events, styles, movements, and figures, it brings the past to life by including authentic documents from daily life, comparative global perspectives, and examples from literature, philosophy, music—including the contributions of women and minority artists. For individuals waiting to discover the humanities' rich connections to their own
    2011, The Evacuation of Planet Earth
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      2011, The Evacuation of Planet Earth
      G. Cope Schellhorn
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      At a time when political corruption and social unrest have undermined the democratic process, shortly after a limited nuclear exchange, the almost unthinkable come to pass: the Great Accident (a large asteroid impact) followed soon after by the Great Catastrophe (a shifting of the Earth's axis). 2011 is the account of Jason Riddle, his wife Janine, and a hardy band of neighbors intent on survival in the woods of Wisconsin during a time when the world seems to have gone mad. Few survive. Fewer than 144,000 are saved. But those that are rescued by the heretofore unknown good samaritans from the sky find that they face a fantastic future almost as demanding as the trials they have already experienced.
      Adventures in Kinship With All Life
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      • Love is the supreme attractive force
      • Adventures in mind expansion
      Adventures in Kinship With All Life
      John Allen Boone
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      ASIN: 0930852273

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      ADVENTURES IN KINSHIP WITH ALL LIFE tells heartwarming, inspiring, true stories of the amazing power of extra-sensory perception in animals, of a bond of trust between people and animals of all kinds, and a new and wonderful world of silent communication. Adventures salutes the divinity within all living creatures. In his encounter with Just Joe, his monkey-companion, J. Allen Boone struggles to become the pupil, with the small simian as a teacher whose wisdom is not measured in words, but in his ability to vibrate with life s pulsations. Other characters are horses, gophers, seagulls and two remarkable and faithful dogs, Sally and Bomber. A chapter entitled The Love Compass tells of a mysterious power animals possess. Boone teaches the reader how to learn the silent language and become a master at interspecies relationships. In his thoughtful tales he speaks silently with all forms of life and grows to understand their silent replies. Boone never looked down on animals as lesser creatures; rather he looked across at them as companions in the grand adventure of life. His cultivated mental affinity with nature allowed him to see that everything that lives has something of value to share with us.

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      5 out of 5 stars Love is the supreme attractive force.......2006-11-12

      The following review of Adventures in Kinship with All Life was published by The Book Reader, an "Independent Review of New Books:"

      These essays by the gentle Boone are about the silent communication that exists, or can exist, between people and animals. Boone was an adept at interspecies communication, at "the science and art of right relations." He plunged right in to universal vibrations and discovered man's unitive experiences with all things living.
      "When one's heartbeat is in tune and in time with the universal heartbeat, everything that he meets will want to cooperate with him and be his friend," wrote Boone.
      The book includes many stories of folks and animals coming together, discovering each other. Of earth reverberations, of dogs and plants, of a man who lived in the jungle for over forty years. "He had mastered, to a superlative degree, the science and art of right relations."
      Here are high level adventures in kinship, life, and love. "Love, then, is the supreme attractive force. Humans who possess this capacity to love their pets and other animals must have within them a sort of love-magnet, a particular magnetic pole of affection."
      The publication of these adventures is a good and brave act by a woman who rescued the manuscript from the trash after Boone passed on. She is Bianca Leonardo, editor, and owner of Tree of Life Publications.
      "ADVENTURES..." is the sequel to Boone's earlier book, "KINSHIP WITH ALL LIFE" (Harper & Row), which has sold 300,000 copies since it was first published in 1954. The sequel is nicely done. We wish it the same success.

      5 out of 5 stars Adventures in mind expansion.......2001-12-05

      If you've ever wondered what God put animals on this Earth for, reading this book will give you an immensely practical and satisfying answer. Animals are our teachers, says Boone. Great teachers, too. Intelligent, aware teachers. What have I to learn? you may ask. Reading this book will give you example after example in the form of fascinating true stories written with clarity and humor. A must read for the spiritually open or for anyone who loves animals.
      Literature for Adventures in the Human Spirit, Vol. I
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        Philip E. Bishop
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        This is a chronologically developed anthology of major works of literature, philosophy and major religious traditions. This book features complete works or major excerpts. It ensures accurate yet reader accessible translations. Volume I covers Antiquity through Middle Ages. Volume II covers Renaissance through the 20th Century.
        Exchanging Realities - A True Spiritual Adventure
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Phenominal!!!
        Exchanging Realities - A True Spiritual Adventure
        Janis Abriel
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        Exchanging Realities is Janis Abriel's own amazing - some would say unbelievable - story. It forges the realities of the multiple dimensions into an adventure of the heart and spirit.

        Challenged by the thirty-eight year old, chronically ill body she "walked into," and the glimpses of memory she retained of her own life and family on another planet, Jan launched into her Earthean experience in 1987.

        Jan invites you to share with her in this book the personal heartaches, joys, and growth she has realized during her walk through the "Earthean ways." In the process, you will share with her the insights and stories she brings back with her from her frequent sojourns through interdimensional portals and into the lands of the spirit, the angels, the extraterrestials, the gods, and The Creator.

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        5 out of 5 stars Phenominal!!!.......2001-09-20

        This book has changed my life! After reading this book, I see things in a different light. Our existance now makes sense...our purpose is more clear. Janis's story of the truth and her life allowed me to reflect and see the whole picture. It motivated me to do more searching and questioning. Reading the words of the Transendents and the Source Creator as channeled through her, touched and enlightened me. Her book has become like a second Bible to me. I find myself reading it over and over. Each time, the words touch me in a different way. They relate to my life and help me to focus and live my life on a more positive and enlightened path.

        This book is a must read for those seeking enlightenment and the truth.
        Humanities Notes, a Reading and Lecture Companion
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          Humanities Notes, a Reading and Lecture Companion

          Manufacturer: Pearson/Prentice Hall
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          Humanities Notes, A Reading and Lecture Companion to accompany Adventure in the Human Spirit fourth edition. Humanities Notes is designed to help students organize their course notes. Each chapter includes key text headings, illustrations, and short literary excerpts, with space beside each for students to take notes.
          Adventures in the Human Spirit Study Guide
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            Adventure of Spirit: A Perspective on the Human Journey
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              Adventure of Spirit: A Perspective on the Human Journey
              Patricia Daly Lawn
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              Adventure of Spirit acknowledges and celebrates our connection to the spiritual world. Through information and examples, it reinforces our relationship to each other and the spirit beings who are always with us. It is written from the perspective of one who always felt the energy of love that emanates from the God-force and pervades all creation.

              At this time in history, we are preparing for the next step in our evolution. This step will take us into the higher realms. Many people feel the quickening of the divine spark within their being. As we acknowledge and understand that we are spiritual beings, we are better prepared for our entrance into the spiritual dimensions and the challenges we face along the way. Adventure of Spirit bravely answers the questions of who we are and why we are here. The purpose of our existence is explored honestly and compassionately. This book is a celebration of who we are.

              “ Adventure of Spirit is inspirational and informative. Patricia Lawn shares her unique Â`piece of the puzzleÂ' in a gentle and loving way.” —Peggy Phoenix Dubro, originator of the EMF Balancing Technique® Co-author of Elegant Empowerment

              Adventures in the Human Spirit with Cd
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                Philip Bishop
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                Exceptionally student-friendly, extensively illustrated, and engagingly thought-provoking, this one-volume historical survey of the humanities is accessiblendash;and invitingndash;to readers withlittle background in the arts and humanities.Carefully balanced among the major arts, philosophy, and religion and finely focused on selected principal events, styles, movements, and figures, it brings the past to life by including authentic documents from daily life, comparative global perspectives, and examples from literature, philosophy, musicndash;including the contributions of women and minority artists.For individuals waiting to discover the humanities' rich connections to theirownlives.
                Adventures in the Human Spirit- Text Only
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                  ASIN: 0006405304

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                  Exceptionally student-friendly, extensively illustrated, and engagingly thought-provoking, this one-volume historical survey of the humanities is accessibleand invitingto students with little background in the arts and humanities. Carefully balanced among the major arts, philosophy, and religion and finely focused on selected principal events, styles, movements, and figures, it brings the past to life by including authentic documents from daily life, comparative global perspectives, and examples from literature, philosophy, musicincluding the contributions of women and minority artists. A wealth of critical thinking, writing, and discussion activities helps students make aesthetic and philosophical judgments, synthesize and compare topics, and discover the humanities' rich connections to their own lives.

                  Losing Ground: American Environmentalism at the Close of the Twentieth Century
                  Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                  • What goes around, comes around.
                  • A good history of American environmentalism
                  • Good Points
                  • Critique of mainstream's blindsiding of the environment.
                  • Critique of mainstream's blindsiding of the environment.
                  Losing Ground: American Environmentalism at the Close of the Twentieth Century
                  Mark Dowie
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                  A recent history replete with compromise and capitulation has pushed a once promising and effective political movement to the brink of irrelevance.

                  So states Mark Dowie in this provocative critique of the mainstream American environmental movement. Dowie, the prolific award-winning journalist who broke the stories on the Dalkon Shield and on the Ford Pinto, delivers an insightful, informative, and often damning account of the movement many historians and social commentators at one time expected to be this century's most significant. He unveils the inside stories behind American environmentalism's undeniable triumphs and its quite unnecessary failures.

                  Dowie weaves a spellbinding tale, from the movement's conservationist origins as a handful of rich white men's hunting and fishing clubs, through its evolution in the 1960s and 1970s into a powerful political force that forged landmark environmental legislation, enforced with aggressive litigation, to the strategy of "third wave" political accommodation during the Reagan and Bush years that led to the evisceration of many earlier triumphs, up to today, where the first stirrings of a rejuvenated, angry, multicultural, and decidedly impolite movement for environmental justice provides new hope for the future.

                  Dowie takes a fresh look at the formation of the American environmental imagination and examines its historical imperatives: the inspirations of Thoreau, the initiatives of John Muir and Bob Marshall, the enormous impact of Rachel Carson, the new ground broken by Earth Day in 1970, and the societal antagonists created in response that climaxed with the election of Ronald Reagan. He details the subsequent move toward polite, ineffectual activism by the mainstream environmental groups, characterized by successful fundraising efforts and wide public acceptance, and also by new alliances with corporate philanthropists and government bureaucrats, increased degradation of environmental quality, and alienation of grassroots support. Dowie concludes with an inspirational description of a noncompromising "fourth wave" of American environmentalism, which he predicts will crest early in the next century.

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                  5 out of 5 stars What goes around, comes around........2002-11-30

                  Although this book is now 7 years old, it seems more relevant today than when Dowie wrote it. I keep hoping for a new, revised, edition. The elections of 2000 and 2002 have shown that the mainstream environmental organizations in the U.S. have lost most of their strength in the political arena. Despite major attempts to influence elections. . .the Senatorial race in Colorado for example. . .their efforts were either not effective or salient to the electorate. The Green Party seems to have filtered off those voters who are primarily concerned with environmental issues and most indications are that those voters are not impressed with the mainstream environmental establishment in the U.S. The Green Parties of Europe seem to be making a resurgence, but progress in the U.S. is not evident.

                  Dowie's main critique is of the established, major environmental organizations; those groups who enjoyed so much growth during the Reagan era as a reaction to James Watt and others in the Reagan Cabinet. While Gale Norton is from the same mold as Watt, and Christy Todd Whitman is not far removed, they do not seem to be provoking the same degree of unrest among America's electorate. Arguable the Administration of George "5-4" W. Bush is even worse than Reagan Administration in Environmental Policy, and seem to be drifting even further since the 2002 elections. However the major environmental organizations do not seem to be able to focus attention, or perhaps interest, on this issue. The reason for that may be changing social and cultural norms, but it also may be due to the perception that these organizations are not relevant.

                  Dowie's book may be a bit out-of-date, but it is well worth the read. I think Dowie was right in 1995 and his ideas still ring true today.

                  5 out of 5 stars A good history of American environmentalism.......2002-06-24

                  I havn't read much about the history of environmentalism so when I saw this at a used bookstore I decided to pick it up. It gave a very good overview about how environmentalism progressed throughout the 20th century and the different groups involved. At the end the author gives his theory about where the environmental movement is heading in the future. Overall I would recommend it to anyone interested in environmental politics and the movement in general.

                  4 out of 5 stars Good Points.......2001-02-20

                  I think Mark Dowie did a great job showing some problems of today. Even though I feel this book was meant to be read in the mid-1990s, Dowie's points are still valid. Dowie also showed how different groups that call themselves *environmentalists* have different areas of concern (not all are out to save the "cute fuzzy animals," but have other important concerns/issues).

                  4 out of 5 stars Critique of mainstream's blindsiding of the environment........1996-10-05

                  Perhaps the greatest weakness of individual environmentalists and the environmental "movement" is the absence of public self-examination. While political insiders may clearly see the difference between the National Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club, the public has few resources to gauge them. Opening the doors is author Mark Dowie, a champion of local activism and the integration of environmental issues with other social movements. Tracing the origins and bureaucratization of the environmental movement, Dowie criticizes the most recent surge of co-option, the "third wave" or economics-based environmentalism. "Regulatory flexibility and 'constructive engagement' with industry have created some business heroes, but they can be counted on one hand," he writes. "The rest, unfortunately, need to be regulated." This is not to say this book is a rant against environmental business. There are no heroes or villains in this book, which makes it a rarity in the environmental lexicon. Instead, Dowie criticizes the corporate structure of environmental groups, and portrays each organization with their individual merits and flaws. Compromising Local Leadership Dowie reminds readers of the decision by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Cultural Survival to negotiate with the Ecuadorian government over oil drilling in the Yasuni Reserve. Arguing that oil drilling would be inevitable, and "[w]ithout consulting the Huaorani people or the appropriate Ecuadorian environmental organizations, [NRDC's] Scherr and Kennedy struck a deal: Conoco could drill on the Huaoroni reserve in return for a $10-million donation to an Ecuadorian foundation created by NRDC and Cultural Survival, an indigenous-rights groups based in Cambridge, Massachusetts." The NAFTA debate saw essentially the same argument made: free trade is inevitable, so environmentalists have to go along and get what they can. NAFTA's "It's a win-win-win situation" argument was accepted by various environmental groups. In the long run, the agreement and side provisions may indeed provide resources and rewards for cross-border environmental planning. But Dowie draws back to review the consequences of increased commerce. "It should be clear to any environmental thinker that free trade can only lead to the globalization of massive, consumer- based economies that are, in the long run, whatever the legislated safeguards, ecologically destructive. But mainstream environmental officials evidently don't think a lot about the distant future. Like the corporations they have come to resemble, they tend to be occupied with the day-to-day imperatives of strategy, competition and survival." From a parochial viewpoint, it would have been interesting had Dowie included a critique of the way in which many D.C. groups finally "discovered" environmental problems along the border and how most of these organizations lost interest in the border after NAFTA passed. It would also be interesting to document the criticism the mainstream groups made of those local groups that disagreed with them on the potential consequences of NAFTA. At the Center and Stumbling The problem with mainstream environmental groups stems from their decisions in the 1980s to focus energies on power plays in Washington, D.C., instead of reaching out to state and community organizations. Had the focus remained on "reaching out to state, local and regional organizations," he writes, "the American environmental movement today would be much stronger and more consequential than it is. An explosive critical mass of national activism could have been formed. Instead, a relatively harmless and effete new club appeared." Dowie suggests that the disproportionate ratio of funding (70 percent to 30 percent) between mainstream and grassroots groups remains an obstacle for community organization, suggesting that "a 20-point shift, of $200 million would change the complexity of the entire environmental community." The publication of Losing Ground offers readers an insightful view of relations among environmental groups, many of which demand transparency in government and business circles, but not among themselves or their colleagues. This is one of the most valuable guidebooks and is one of the year's must-reads.

                  4 out of 5 stars Critique of mainstream's blindsiding of the environment........1996-10-05

                  Perhaps the greatest weakness of individual environmentalists and the environmental "movement" is the absence of public self-examination. While political insiders may clearly see the difference between the National Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club, the public has few resources to gauge them. Opening the doors is author Mark Dowie, a champion of local activism and the integration of environmental issues with other social movements. Tracing the origins and bureaucratization of the environmental movement, Dowie criticizes the most recent surge of co-option, the "third wave" or economics-based environmentalism. "Regulatory flexibility and 'constructive engagement' with industry have created some business heroes, but they can be counted on one hand," he writes. "The rest, unfortunately, need to be regulated." This is not to say this book is a rant against environmental business. There are no heroes or villains in this book, which makes it a rarity in the environmental lexicon. Instead, Dowie criticizes the corporate structure of environmental groups, and portrays each organization with their individual merits and flaws. Compromising Local Leadership Dowie reminds readers of the decision by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Cultural Survival to negotiate with the Ecuadorian government over oil drilling in the Yasuni Reserve. Arguing that oil drilling would be inevitable, and "[w]ithout consulting the Huaorani people or the appropriate Ecuadorian environmental organizations, [NRDC's] Scherr and Kennedy struck a deal: Conoco could drill on the Huaoroni reserve in return for a $10-million donation to an Ecuadorian foundation created by NRDC and Cultural Survival, an indigenous-rights groups based in Cambridge, Massachusetts." The NAFTA debate saw essentially the same argument made: free trade is inevitable, so environmentalists have to go along and get what they can. NAFTA's "It's a win-win-win situation" argument was accepted by various environmental groups. In the long run, the agreement and side provisions may indeed provide resources and rewards for cross-border environmental planning. But Dowie draws back to review the consequences of increased commerce. "It should be clear to any environmental thinker that free trade can only lead to the globalization of massive, consumer- based economies that are, in the long run, whatever the legislated safeguards, ecologically destructive. But mainstream environmental officials evidently don't think a lot about the distant future. Like the corporations they have come to resemble, they tend to be occupied with the day-to-day imperatives of strategy, competition and survival." From a parochial viewpoint, it would have been interesting had Dowie included a critique of the way in which many D.C. groups finally "discovered" environmental problems along the border and how most of these organizations lost interest in the border after NAFTA passed. It would also be interesting to document the criticism the mainstream groups made of those local groups that disagreed with them on the potential consequences of NAFTA. At the Center and Stumbling The problem with mainstream environmental groups stems from their decisions in the 1980s to focus energies on power plays in Washington, D.C., instead of reaching out to state and community organizations. Had the focus remained on "reaching out to state, local and regional organizations," he writes, "the American environmental movement today would be much stronger and more consequential than it is. An explosive critical mass of national activism could have been formed. Instead, a relatively harmless and effete new club appeared." Dowie suggests that the disproportionate ratio of funding (70 percent to 30 percent) between mainstream and grassroots groups remains an obstacle for community organization, suggesting that "a 20-point shift, of $200 million would change the complexity of the entire environmental community." The publication of Losing Ground offers readers an insightful view of relations among environmental groups, many of which demand transparency in government and business circles, but not among themselves or their colleagues. This is one of the most valuable guidebooks and is one of the year's must-reads.
                  Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
                  Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                  • This book is not about race...
                  • Fabulous analysis combined with lousy policy ideas
                  • Interesting read
                  • An example of political and racist "science"
                  • Psuedo social science junk
                  Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
                  Charles Murray
                  Manufacturer: Basic Books
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                  Book Description

                  With a new introduction by the author, this tenth anniversary edition of the classic book argues that the ambitious social programs of the Great Society designed to help the poor and disadvantaged often made things worse.

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                  5 out of 5 stars This book is not about race..........2007-08-28

                  Losing ground uses the coincidence of the post segregation poverty of African Americans to demonstrate the devastating effects social welfare programs have on the futures of poor youth (off all races). It is an empirical buttress to Milton Friedman's paraphrased quote, "If you pay people to be poor you will get more poor people". Losing ground provides statistical proof of this truism.

                  5 out of 5 stars Fabulous analysis combined with lousy policy ideas.......2007-02-15

                  This is two books in one. First, it is perhaps the best book ever written on why the War on Poverty in America failed. Second, it is a tedious libertarian screed on policy. The defects in the second book blind too many people to the excellence of the first book.

                  The first part of the book is an absolute classic. Murray examines a mystery. Wh is it that, at exactly the same time that America first devoted huge government resources to fighting poverty, the poverty rate -- which had been falling quickly -- stopped falling, crime went up and society, in some many ways, started to fall apart? Everyone has heard part of Murray's argument, that the expansion of welfare encouraged dependence. There are other parts of the argument that are less well known. He argues that social controls, in general, were systematically dismantled during this period, with disasterous results for the poor. His analysis is dead on, and none of it has been damaged in the years since.

                  The second part of the book is a tedious snore. Murray gives a moral argument that the government ought not to be fighting poverty. He assumes that the only way to fight poverty is to hand out government money, which he argues is seldom a good idea. His own analysis of the problem, however, is light years ahead of his policy ideas. He showed how poverty is largely caused by govenment attacks on social order. It does not occur to him that restoring order might reverse the problem.

                  1 out of 5 stars Interesting read.......2007-02-07

                  Murray's claims have been discredited since the 1984 publication of this book. However, it is interesting to look into how Murray perceived the welfare issue 20 years ago.

                  2 out of 5 stars An example of political and racist "science".......2007-01-15

                  Murray's book is good for those racist republican white men, who don't understand the underlying socio-cultural-historical patterns, that makes the socioeconomic status of the blacks so diffrent from the whites.

                  1 out of 5 stars Psuedo social science junk.......2005-07-12

                  This book by Murray is little more than pompous propaganda--albeit effective politics for the right-wing. His pseudo social scientific analyses fail to hold water when backed up by more than 100 real social-scientific studies published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. As a social scientist trained in sociology and economics, I find this book offensive for its lack of objectivity, sloppy research and unsubstantiated claims. Published and marketed by wealthy corporate donors whose objectives in the 1980's were to slash social and economic safety nets from the beginning, Murray attempts to posit the work as rigorly objective, academic research. Murray argues that government aid to the poor and working class left them only deeper in poverty and because of this, the government ought to slash social spending for the good of the poor themselves and the rest of society. He ignores most of the real causes of poverty--the de-industrialization and de-unionization of much of the country along with massive federal cutbacks in housing, income, education and health assistance. Murray's book brings out the worst in society as he attempts to legitimate the lack of concern, contempt and ignorance by priviledged citizens for the underpriveledged for political gain. This book truly deserves the dust bin.
                  Gaining People, Losing Ground: A Blueprint for Stabilizing World Population
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                    Killing Time, Losing Ground: Experiences of Unemployment
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                          Charles Murray
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                                Losing Ground : American Environmentalism at the Close of the Twentieth Century
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