Books written by Norman Solomon
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Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media
By mid - 1989 , a theme of renewal was canned and on the media shelf : The new HUD secretary Jack Kemp , as Newsweek phrased the common acclaim , “ has earned high marks for his candor and swift attention to the crisis .
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The Power of Babble: The Politician's Dictionary of Buzzwords & Doubletalk for Every Occasion
Just in time for the height of the 1992 presidential campaign, an essential dictionary for anyone seeking to understand the political doubletalk. Includes examples taken from actual speeches of politicians...
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Historical Dictionary of Judaism
The Cambridge History of Judaism Vol. 2: The Hellenistic Age, ed. W. D. Davies and Louis Finkelstein. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. The Cambridge History of Judaism Vol. 3: The Early Roman Period, ed.
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Torah from Heaven: The Reconstruction of Faith
Rabbinic reading of scripture is not slavishly literal. ... This non-literal reading involves not contradiction of a biblical statement, but a reasonable understanding, in the light of ... 28 Daniel Frank, Search Scripture Well, 24.
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Abraham's Children: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Conversation
The book will inspire readers in the process of inter-faith dialogue, contribute clearly to vital religious issues of contemporary world concern and help readers to understand faiths that are different from their own.
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Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You
The acclaimed political analyst offers an examination of the arguments for and against war with Iraq, and exposes the alliance between the news media and the Bush administration.
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War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
War Made Easy cuts through the dense web of spin to probe and scrutinize the key "perception management" techniques that have played huge roles in the promotion of American wars...
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Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
Outlines the basics of practical Judaism and considers how Judaism has responded to, and dealt with, a number of key issues and debates, including the impact of the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel.
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Adventures in Medialand: Behind the News, Beyond the Pundits
Molly Ivins says in her introduction: "Dive in and enjoy some of the best press-bashing, honest sleuthing, news-consumer tips and happy hell-raising with the powers-that-be to be found anywhere." And...
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Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
In this new edition, Solomon considers issues of contemporary Judaism in the twenty first century. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.
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Historical Dictionary of Judaism
... Shekhina does not mean the place where the Deity is to be found . . . but His manifest and hidden presence,” and “The concept of the Shekhina does not aim to solve the question of God's quiddity, but to give expression to His presence ...
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Judaism and World Religion
A text which draws on traditional sources, mainly but not exclusively Jewish, to address contemporary issues, ranging from conservation of the environment, through to business and commercial ethics, to relations between State and religion.
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当代学术入门: 犹太教
当代学术入门: 犹太教
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War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine
War Made Invisible, by the journalist and political analyst Norman Solomon, exposes how this happened, and what its consequences are, from military and civilian casualties to drained resources at home.
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The Trouble with Dilbert: How Corporate Culture Gets the Last Laugh
Most readers assume Dilbert is on their side in a tough workaday world. But Dilbert is a fraud. Are you surprised that Dilbert's creator, Scott Adams, actually favors downsizing? Are...
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Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in News Media
Reveals how and why news media are distorting current events.
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Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State
Blending personal history and social commentary, "Made Love, Got War" documents five decades of rising American militarism and the media s all-too-frequent failure to challenge it.
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War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
This guide to disinformation analyzes American military adventures past and present to reveal striking similarities in the efforts of various administrations to justify, and retain, public support for war.
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Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience with Atomic Radiation
Provides a detailed investigation of various facets of America's involvement with nuclear power--including both wartime and peacetime applications--and exposes the dangers of and potential disasters in the nuclear industry
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False Hope: The Politics of Illusion in the Clinton Era
False Hope: The Politics of Illusion in the Clinton Era