books by Bill Moyers     books:     Bill Moyers      Moyers on Democracy Bill Moyers Doubleday, 2008 The Call for Truth Bill Moyers writes with passion and outrage about the current state of affairs in America. The speeches in this book were given over a period of years from 1987 to 2007. Each speech is introduced with a current comment. Unfortunately the issues addressed haven't ...             Inequality Matters: The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its Poisonous Consequences New Press, 2007 Inequality Matters -- and How! Midway through 2004, veteran journalist James Lardner, with the help of the Demos think tank in New York, put together the first national conference directly focused on economic inequality - the gap between America's rich and everyone else - since that gap started ...             The Power of Myth Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers Anchor, 1991 A fitting Introduction It isn't often that one comes across a book that can be referenced again and again. This is probably best described as broad overview of the late Joseph Campbell's best work. For those who are not familiar with the scholar's previous works, including the world ...             Healing and the Mind Bill Moyers Main Street Books, 1995 A cautious look into the role of alternative medicene A very conservative look from one angle of alternative medicene yields opinions from respected medical practioners that there is more to healing then completing your perscription on time. The last section, focussed on traditional Chinese Healing, is the most ...             Genesis: A Living Conversation (Pbs Series) Bill Moyers Main Street Books, 1997 Illuminating conversation When I watched the PBS series, I locked myself in the room each week so I wouldn't be disturbed. Imagine several bright, articulate folks who weren't arguing over the historicity of the Gensis accounts, but simply looking for their meaning. Moreover, all weren't ...             The Language of Life Bill Moyers Main Street Books, 1996 Poetry alive & breathing The companion book to Moyers' PBS series "The Power of the Word" and "The Language of Life," which brought to a national audience the vigorous living poetry of a number of contemporary poets from the U.S. and abroad. Poetry is not the dead old thing critics like ...             Faith Works: How to Live Your Beliefs and Ignite Positive Social Change Jim Wallis Random House, 2005 Jim Wallis nails it on the head I am not an evangelist and yet I absolutely am enjoying this book. Wallis has a strong case for his beliefs and has inspired me to take a look at what I am doing to make the world a better, easier place to live in. It seems to me that a book like this, to be ...             Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Times Bill Moyers Anchor, 2005 A Challenge to 'Compassionate Conservatism' When George W. Bush began his second term, he promised the privitization of Social Security, tort reform and tax reform. According to a NEW YORK TIMES story that was reported by THE WASHINGTON SPECTATOR, he told a private Republican fund-raising meeting that "I'm going ...             Fooling with Words: A Celebration of Poets and Their Craft Bill Moyers Harper Paperbacks, 2001 What a GREAT book! Hi, I am someone who has loved English Literature, and struggled with it during the high school years, as English was not my mother tongue. Poetry was always the hardest to grasp. I've always wished I could get to know it better, but I've felt the high barriers time ...             Doing Democracy Bill Moyer, JoAnn McAllister, ... New Society Publishers, 2001 Extraordinary Strategic/Tactical Guide for People Power This book is both a strategic orientation to, and a tactical primer on, how to develop and manage non-violent social movements at the grassroots or "people power" level. The reason this book is important is because it solves the most important problem or gap facing all ...             Talking about Genesis Bill Moyers Main Street Books, 1996 Great resource for other perspectives This book is a great resource for more thought. Each of the ten chapters focuses on a prominent Genesis story and features a short essay by authors from one of the 3 "descendent" religions. Some of the more interesting essays included: Reverend Leighton's "The Legacy ...             Welcome to Doomsday (New York Review Books Collection) Bill Moyers New York Review Books, 2006 This should be required reading! Because Bush & Co have, without a doubt, diabolically turned our country upside-down, Bill Moyers book, "Welcome To Doomsday" should be required reading! Mr. Moyers, truly a national treasure, is also most certainly one of our most prolific 'thinkers' and writers. This ...             Bill Moyer's World of Ideas Bill Moyers Doubleday, 1989 An Insightful Book on New and Useful Ideas The book is roughly 512 pages long. It is formatted as an intervirew that Bill Moyers, the host has, with some of the most intellectually enlightening people of our generation. The book is divided into two sections: Our changing American Values and American Values in ...             Living, Leading, and the American Dream John W. Gardner Jossey-Bass, 2003 For all those that care about democracy, this is for you. In this time of political fear and war mongering, it is great to be reminded that dissent is not un-American and in fact it is your patriotic duty to stand up for the ideas and beliefs you hold true. And Gardner was true to his word. He stepped down from the Johnston ...             Faith Works: How Faith Based Organizations Are Changing Lives, Neighborhoods, and America Jim Wallis PageMill Press, 2001 Don't Just Stand There, Do Something! I really liked the preview of this book. Jim says many things we have all heard before but says it so well! I too believe we need to look beyond our backdoor or comfort zones and really open our eyes to what's going on around us. By that I mean nationally and ...          products you might be interested in search for books celebration, collection, consequences, conversation, neighborhoods, organizations      toavi.com    web we recommend A fitting Introduction randomly chosen book: Working with Families of the Poor