Random House New Releases - Philosophy - Political - Between May 24, 2012 and June 23, 2013.

Notes On Democracy by H.L. Mencken

2013-03-20T00:30:00-05:00

Notes On Democracy
Written by H.L. Mencken

[Democracy] is, perhaps, the most charming form of government ever devised by man... It is based on propositions that are palpably not true and what is not true, as everyone knows, is always immensely more fascinating and satisfying to the vast majority of men than what is true...

H.L. Mencken, America's greatest journalist and critic, wrote Notes on Democracy over 80 years ago. His time, the paranoid and intolerant years of World War I, Prohibition and the Scopes trial, is strikingly like our own. Notes isn't just a blast from the past, but also a perceptive and unsentimental report on contemporary life.

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

2012-08-07T00:30:00-05:00

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

Lifelong activist Tom Atlee proposes innovative ways to distill the wisdom of ordinary people in order to better guide public policy. In Empowering Public Wisdom, Atlee recognizes currently popular forms of progressive democracy advocates, such as citizen participation and voter education, but suggests that what is really needed is a re-thinking of the very concept of democracy; Atlee advocates the use of "public wisdom," a collective intelligence that can be drawn upon to guide public policy and action. Reaching beyond partisan politics, Atlee explores how a diversity of views can be engaged around public issues in ways that generate a coherent, shared "voice of the people" that takes most or all of the population's perspectives and needs into account. Atlee's core approach is through "citizen deliberative councils," in which a small group of people randomly selected creates a "mini-public" or a microcosm of the larger population. Citizen councils engage in the study of a public issue and make recommendations to public officials and the community, but disband afterward; when a new issue arises, a new council is formed. Ultimately, Atlee aims even higher, suggesting a possible fourth branch of government to better balance our current democratic system. Combining a radical vision with practical solutions, Empowering Public Wisdom provides a unique and refreshing voice in the political arena.

Empowering Public Wisdom is part of the EVOLVER EDITIONS Manifesto Series.

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

2012-08-07T00:30:00-05:00

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

The Prince by Michael Ennis

2012-07-17T00:30:00-05:00

The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Foreword by Michael Ennis

Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.

Astonishing in its candor, The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. In The Prince what he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion. Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government and is the ultimate book on power politics.

In the foreword to this edition of W.K. Marriott's classic translation, author Michael Ennis delves into the motivations and machinations behind Machiavelli's work. As a bonus, this e-book includes five chapters from Ennis's novel, The Malice of Fortune, a heart-pounding, mind-bending mystery that pits Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci against a ruthless serial killer, set in the seething heart of Borgia politics.

Random House New Releases - Philosophy - Political - Between May 24, 2012 and June 23, 2013.

Notes On Democracy by H.L. Mencken

Notes On Democracy Written by H.L. Mencken

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led PoliticsWritten by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led PoliticsWritten by Tom Atlee

The Prince by Michael Ennis

The Prince Written by Niccolo Machiavelli Foreword by Michael Ennis

Notes On Democracy
Written by H.L. Mencken

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

Empowering Public Wisdom A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics
Written by Tom Atlee

The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Foreword by Michael Ennis