Reinventing Civil Society criticises the hard-boiled economic rationalism of the Thatcher years. Thatcherite emphasis on the 'vigorous virtues' of self-sufficiency, energy, and adventurousness was necessary to halt Britain's economic decline, but there was a missing ingredient: the 'civic virtues' of solidarity, service to others, duty and self-sacrifice. "The chief thing this important book does is to show the part which voluntary organisations can play in contemporary societies. David Green...shows with a wealth of historical detail how the spontaneously emerging voluntary organisations of Victorian times...were undermined and virtually eliminated by state-sponsored charity." Professor Lord Skidelsky. "Reinventing Civil Society takes us back to fundamentals. It reminds us that the dispersion of power, rather than material self-interest as such, is the essence of a free-market economy imbued with the idea of liberty. It underlines the connection between liberty and personal responsibility and, therefore, emphasises the moral foundations of a free society...David Green's book is essential reading for those really concerned with social issues." Professor Harold Rose, London Business School. "Thatcherism has been criticised by the Institute of Economic Affairs ...for placing too much emphasis on the economy at the expense of a sense of community." The Times "a new Institute of Economic Affairs paper argues that the self-help ethos of the Thatcher years must now be expanded into a wider concept of civic duty." The Daily Telegraph. "Thatcherism failed to address 'the deeper questions facing any civilisation', a free-market think-tank ...says." The Guardian.

Reinventing civil society: The rediscovery of welfare without politics (Choice in welfare series)

David Green

Civitas:Institute for the Stud

Boat Fishing

Ron CALCUTT

Hike to deep stream-cut valleys, broad glacial basins, peaceful old-growth forests, and breath-taking ridgecrest panoramas in Marble Mountain Wilderness in far northern California This book covers all the maintained trails in the wilderness with directions on how to get to the trailhead, and a trail description. Includes a four-color topographic map of the region at the scale of 1:63,360.

Marble Mountain Wilderness: Hiking and Backpacking in Far Northern California

Sports & Outdoors

Wilderness Press

On October 1, 1982, The Walt Disney Company opened its EPCOT Center to the world, heralding changes that would take the Disney property in Florida from a mere theme park to a world-class resort destination. Authors Steve Alcorn and David Green were there, as employees of Disney's WED Imagineering. "Building a Better Mouse" tells the tale of the "hundreds of mostly young, mostly bright and all embarrassingly idealistic people" who worked on Epcot, and gives a unique insider's perspective on what it was like to be in the trenches as a Disney Imagineer in the early 1980s, from pixie dusting - when new employees are indoctrinated into all things Disney - through the craziness of the engineering design process, right up until the last frantic dash to opening day. It is a breathtaking, breezy, E-ticket ride of a book, required reading for both hard-core Disneyphiles and people interested in the business side of themed entertainment.

Building A Better Mouse: The Story Of The Electronic Imagineers Who Designed Epcot

History

Steve Alcorn

Americas

Theme Perks Press

Maximising The Benefits Of Psychotherapy

Green, David, Jr.

Gary Latchford

Wiley & Sons, Limited, John

Leadership Not by the Book: 12 Unconventional Principles to Drive Incredible Results

Bill High

Baker Books

Giving It All Away...and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously

David Green believes that generosity and building a legacy based on giving can lead to getting back what you really want: a family that stays together, prays together, and shares life joyfully.Green tells the story of caring for the small things and starting Hobby Lobby in their garage. He shares the difference between the worlds of "having and hoarding" and a world of "giving and generosity," the principle of working for God and not for men, and that now is not too soon to consider what you want your legacy to be.As proof of how living by those principles can change your life, Green shares that when Hobby Lobby came close to bankruptcy in 1986 and when the Supreme Court challenged the Hobby Lobby's right to life beliefs in 2014, the company emerged with its integrity intact.Green sees the life of giving as a life of adventure. But it's a life that pays the best rewards personally, offers a powerful legacy to your family, and changes those you touch.

Giving It All Away...and Getting It All Back Again

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan on Brilliance Audio

If conventional leadership wisdom is to be believed, Hobby Lobby shouldn't work. So why does it?David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby and an unlikely leader, grew his company from a $600 startup to a $8 billion company that gives 50 percent of its profits away to fund initiatives all over the world. He blazed his own path in business, drawn not from business gurus but from the pages of Scripture.In this inspirational book, David Green challenges talented leaders with hearts committed to Christ to consider this question: What if God wants to use you to do a new, even greater work? To raise up and encourage the next generation of leaders, David Green shares 12 unconventional principles that drive Hobby Lobby. These core principles can open doors to greater success in business and life.Whether you lead a business or a nonprofit, a small business or a multinational corporation, a start-up or a department, this book will show you how breaking the conventional "rules" of business may be the best decision you ever make.

Business & Money

High, Bill

Management & Leadership

If we desire to honor God in all we do, we need to be in his Book every day. Through the Bible, God offers us so much more wisdom for living and leading--and for every domain of life--than anything this world can ever give us. That's why Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green wrote The Leader's Devotional. By sharing the biblical principles that are the foundation of his life and leadership, he challenges and encourages each of us to seek God's guidance for our lives, for our families, and for our organizations. With Scripture, reflection questions, and a short prayer, each devotional hits on a topic that is close to the heart. Do you want to live and work according to God's plans, hear what he's saying to you, and put it into practice? Then this is the devotional for you.

The Leader's Devotional: 90 Days of Biblical Wisdom for Honoring God in All You Do

VISIONS AND CYPHERS is a rhetorical reader that takes a writing about writing approach to literacy and composition studies to encourage students to think through the role of writing and writing instruction in their academic and social development. Employing essays that consider race, culture, and difference in discussions about writing instruction and composition practices, Visions and Cyphers stresses the idea that writing is a fluid and purposeful mixture of language, design, and cultural choices. The essays featured in Visions and Cyphers are authored by an impressive range of diverse scholarly writers, each of whom is prominent in the field of composition and literacy studies and each of whom engages conversations about language, writing, culture, and rhetorical possibilities from intense and creative perspectives. 
 Complemented by discussion questions that prompt students to think about the authors rhetorical choices and the context and cultural relevance for writing, the essays in Visions and Cyphers help students puzzle through the complex theories that inform writing instruction to help them to take ownership of their writing development and their roles as social engineers and culture keepers.

Visions and Cyphers: Explorations of Literacy, Discourse, and Black Writing Experiences

Inprint Editions

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