Author: Thom Hartmann
Publisher: Viking Adult
Keywords: culture, western, crisis, threshold
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-07-23
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0670020915
ISBN-13: 9780670020911

An urgent look at our world’s looming crises and what we must do to avert themIn Threshold, writer and Air America host Thom Hartmann looks at the deteriorating state of our planet, where the dynamics of environmental, economic, and population change are boiling over the limits within which society can function. In clear and impassioned prose, Hartmann busts the myths and ideologies of religious fundamentalism, capitalism run amok, male domination, and militarism that are draining our world of its natural and human resources and engendering the suffering of millions for the benefit of th

Author: Thom Hartmann
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Keywords: democracy, return, jefferson
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2005-08-23
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1400052092
ISBN-13: 9781400052097

Today, some 80 nations can be described as fully democratic. Yet in numerous countries around the world, democracy has failed or is tottering, and in the United States its principles are increasingly under siege from corporate and other forces.In What Would Jefferson Do? Thom Hartmann shows why democracy is not an aberration in human history but the oldest, most resilient, and most universal form of government, with roots in nature itself. He traces the history of democracy in the United States, identifies the most prevalent myths about it, and offers an inspiring yet realistic plan for transf

Author: Thom Hartmann
Publisher: Rodale Books
Keywords: theft, human, rights, dominance, corporate, protection, rise, unequal
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2004-04-24
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1579549551
ISBN-13: 9781579549558

Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human RightsWas the Boston Tea Party the first WTO-style protest against transnational corporations? Did Supreme Court sell out America’s citizens in the nineteenth century, with consequences lasting to this day? Is there a way for American citizens to recover democracy of, by, and for the people?Thom Hartmann takes on these most difficult questions and tells a startling story that will forever change your understanding of American history. He begins by uncovering an original eyewitness account of the Boston Tea Party

Authors:Lamar Waldron, Thom Hartmann,
Publisher: Counterpoint
Keywords: assassination, jfk, shadow, secrecy, legacy
Number of Pages: 864
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $33.00
ISBN-10: 1582434220
ISBN-13: 9781582434223

John F. Kennedy’s assassination launched a frantic search to find his killers. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and other top officials to hide the fact that in November 1963 the United States was on the brink of invading Cuba, as part of a JFK-authorized coup. The coup plan’s exposure could have led to a nuclear confrontation with Russia, but the cover-up prevented a full investigation into Kennedy’s assassination, a legacy of secrecy that would impact American politics and foreign policy for the next 45 years. It also allowed

Authors:Thom Hartmann, Lucy Jo Palladino,
Publisher: Park Street Press
Keywords: hunter, child, gift, adhd, gene, edison
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2003-08-11
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0892811285
ISBN-13: 9780892811281

New scientific research shows how the ADHD gene has been critical to humanity’s development for 40,000 years • Shows how artists, inventors, and innovators carry the gene necessary for the future survival of humanity • Explains why children with the Edison gene are so often mislabeled in our public schools as having ADHD • By the creator of the "hunter/farmer hypothesis" of ADHD Thomas Edison was thrown out of school for behavior that today would label him as having ADHD, but his mother understood how to salvage his self-esteem and prepare him for a lifetime of success. Th

Authors:Thom Hartmann, Janie Bowman,
Publisher: Underwood Books
Keywords: experience, fast, think
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1996-04-10
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1887424083
ISBN-13: 9781887424080

Expert information on treatment plus the real-life everyday experiences of people with Attention Deficit Disorder presented in a format that can be read cover to cover or scanned for specific topics. This unique book is the first collection of expert opinions on ADD presented along with the experiences of ADD people from around the world.

Authors:Thom Hartmann,  Mark Crispin Miller,
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publisher
Keywords: class, currents, middle, war, undeclared, screwed
Number of Pages: 239
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1576754146
ISBN-13: 9781576754146

Hartmann argues that the middle class is not the natural consequence of a free market based economy, but rather, the intended result of policies put into place to maximize the public good. Unfortunately, he maintains, the American middle class is on its deathbed.