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The 9/11 Commission Report

The Great Divide

The above website has this book available as a free download

The above website has this book available as a free download

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.

The Great Divide offers a unique geopolitical view that explains both the origin and nature of the divide that characterizes contemporary America.   The United States is in effect two nations divided by history, ethnicity, culture, religion, economics and finally, politics. The authors name these two nations “Retro” and “Metro” America.  

Metro America – progressive and focused on the future and Retro America: conservative and focused on the past.

Merchants of Deception

Lessons from the Identity Trail

   

The above website has this book available as a free download

The above website has this book available as a free download

“Mr. Scheibeler's book is a chilling portrayal of the process by which intelligent people can persist for years in pursuing the Amway dream while making no money. It is all the more significant because he earned his way to one of the highest distributor levels in the Company....I learned of similar experiences from ex-distributors when I interviewed them for the State of Wisconsin's Amway litigation in the early 80's. Such conditioning may explain why the tax returns (obtained for this litigation) of all active Wisconsin Direct Distributors, the company's top 1%, showed an average net income of minus $900. Why did these men and women persist....under these economic circumstances? Eric Scheibelers book answers this question for those whose minds are clear enough to read its pages."   BRUCE A. CRAIG, retired Assistant Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice  Office of Consumer Protection

During the past decade, rapid developments in information and communications technology have transformed key social, commercial, and political realities. Within that same time period, working at something less than Internet speed, much of the academic and policy debate arising from these new and emerging technologies has been fragmented. There have been few examples of interdisciplinary dialogue about the importance and impact of anonymity and privacy in a networked society. Lessons from the Identity Trail: Anonymity, Privacy and Identity in a Networked Society fills that gap, and examines key questions about anonymity, privacy, and identity in an environment that increasingly automates the collection of personal information and relies upon surveillance to promote private and public sector goals.

Merchants of Deception: Chapter 01 on line

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