Bøger af Brian Alexander

It is a time born after centuries of war. The great heroes have turned to legend, and the might of champions has dwindled. Times are well and prosperous, and the people of Algoria live happily under the rule of Hauldwood, Lord of the Dawn, and descendant of Kings. Crops thrive, the rivers run deep, and the forests grow strong. But a shadow looms in the West. When darkness strikes, Mardina, daughter of the King, must set out to return what was stolen from her home; one of the two Power Stones, the gems which would give any man the power of a god, and the might to bring the world to its knees. But she will not face this evil alone. Together with the son of a powerful Lord, and the warrior Prince of a forgotten age, Mardina journeys towards the great battle between good people of the East, and foul monsters of the West-the climax of the Great War which ravages through Time, condemning the world to its inevitable fate.

Norms play an important role in the functioning of the U.S. Congress. The first book-length treatment of the topic in over fifteen years, A Social Theory of Congress addresses what are norms, what congressional norms exist, and what effects norms have, and adds a new theoretical perspective to consider Congress.

USA Today's 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISS"Alexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about." -New York Times"Takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before." -Fortune"With his signature gut-punching prose, Alexander breaks our hearts as he opens our eyes to America's deep-rooted sickness and despair by immersing us in the lives of a small town hospital and the people it serves." -Beth Macy, bestselling author of DopesickBy following the struggle for survival of one small-town hospital, and the patients who walk, or are carried, through its doors, The Hospital takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. Americans are dying sooner, and living in poorer health. Alexander argues that no plan will solve America's health crisis until the deeper causes of that crisis are addressed. Bryan, Ohio's hospital, is losing money, making it vulnerable to big health systems seeking domination and Phil Ennen, CEO, has been fighting to preserve its independence. Meanwhile, Bryan, a town of 8,500 people in Ohio's northwest corner, is still trying to recover from the Great Recession. As local leaders struggle to address the town's problems, and the hospital fights for its life amid a rapidly consolidating medical and hospital industry, a 39-year-old diabetic literally fights for his limbs, and a 55-year-old contractor lies dying in the emergency room. With these and other stories, Alexander strips away the wonkiness of policy to reveal Americans' struggle for health against a powerful system that's stacked against them, but yet so fragile it blows apart when the pandemic hits. Culminating with COVID-19, this book offers a blueprint for how we created the crisis we're in.

BEST OF THE 2022 RUSA Book & Media AWARDS | One of Biblioracle's 8 favorite nonfiction books of 2021 in the Chicago Tribune | The New York Post's BEST BOOKS OF 2021 | USA Today's 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISS"Alexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about." -New York Times"Takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before." -FortuneBy following the struggle for survival of one small-town hospital, and the patients who walk, or are carried, through its doors, The Hospital takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. Americans are dying sooner, and living in poorer health. Alexander argues that no plan will solve America's health crisis until the deeper causes of that crisis are addressed. Bryan, Ohio's hospital, is losing money, making it vulnerable to big health systems seeking domination and Phil Ennen, CEO, has been fighting to preserve its independence. Meanwhile, Bryan, a town of 8,500 people in Ohio's northwest corner, is still trying to recover from the Great Recession. As local leaders struggle to address the town's problems, and the hospital fights for its life amid a rapidly consolidating medical and hospital industry, a 39-year-old diabetic literally fights for his limbs, and a 55-year-old contractor lies dying in the emergency room. With these and other stories, Alexander strips away the wonkiness of policy to reveal Americans' struggle for health against a powerful system that's stacked against them, but yet so fragile it blows apart when the pandemic hits. Culminating with COVID-19, this book offers a blueprint for how we created the crisis we're in.

What is the role that norms play in the U.S. Congress? At a time of unprecedented partisanship and high-profile breaches of legislative norms in the modern Congress, the relationship between norms and the functioning of the institution is a growing and pressing concern. Despite the importance of the topic, recent scholarship has not focused on congressional norms. Meanwhile, previous research leaves open many relevant questions about the role of norms in the Congress of the twenty-first century. A Social Theory of Congress brings norms back in to the study of Congress by defining what are legislative norms, identifying which norms currently exist in the U.S. Congress, and examining the effects that congressional norms have. This book provides a new research approach to study congressional norms through a comprehensive review of previous scholarship and a combination of interviews, survey research, and analysis of member behavior. What's more, an innovative theoretical framework a social theory of Congress provides new perspectives in the study of legislatures and political behavior. The findings are striking. Norms of cooperation are surprisingly alive and well in an otherwise partisan Congress. But norms of conflict are on the rise. In addition, norms of a changing culture are affecting how members understand their role as lawmakers and in their interactions among one another. Together, these findings suggest that norms play an important role in the functioning of the legislature and as norms evolve so too does the performance of Congress in American democracy.

"A devastating read... For anyone wondering why swing-state America voted against the establishment in 2016, Mr. Alexander supplies plenty of answers." - The Wall Street Journal