Bøger af Lewis D. Solomon

With the announcement of his resignation from the World Bank, the ongoing saga of Paul Wolfowitz, played out in the front pages of the world's newspapers, came to a dramatic conclusion.

Space was at the center of America's imagination in the 1960s. The Apollo mission's success in July 1969 made almost anything seem possible, but the Cold War made space flight the province of governmental agencies in the United States. This book details the US and international laws dealing with space use, settlement, and exploration.

In The Jewish Tradition, Sexuality, and Procreation, Lewis Solomon presents the guidance offered by the Jewish tradition regarding questions of sexual and reproductive ethics. Solomon's approach is unique in presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints from various strands of contemporary Judaism- traditional (Orthodox) and more modern and flexible (Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist).

From Athens to America calls for the reversal of the withdrawal of the character-forming function from the political domain, arguing for public sector-federal, state, and local-involvement in character formation.

Many scientists today are working to retard the aging process in humans so as to increase both life expectancy and the quality of life

Space was at the center of America's imagination in the 1960s

Considers scientific studies by exploring biomedical anti-aging techniques. The book also considers research on mental enhancements and assesses the scientific doubts of skeptics. It also examines corporations pursuing age-related interventions, profiling their scientific founders and top executives, and examining intellectual property, etc.

As America's most dysfunctional big city, Detroit faces urban decay, population losses, fractured neighborhoods with impoverished households, an uneducated, unskilled workforce, too few jobs, a shrinking tax base, budgetary shortfalls, and inadequate public schools

America's elderly population is soaring, presenting challenges for policymakers in the US. Solomon offers perspectives on how to meet the future costs of social security without bankrupting the next generation or gravely damaging the US economy. He also shows, more broadly, how to provide for the financial security of America's senior populations.

As we approach the 21st century, we must rethink our centralized monetary system as part of a larger reexamination of existing political economy, according to Solomon.

As a result of the rapid wealth creation, the world boasts 1,125 billionaires, many of whom are self-made, according to the "Forbes'" 2008 list. Imaginative giving by the billionaires is beginning to transform philanthropy in terms of timing, involvement, strategy, and tactics. This book focuses on how this development impacts society as a whole.

[In Evangelical Christian Executives,] Dr. Solomon has captured the essence of an effective and refreshingly different approach to business. In telling the compelling stories of six Christian CEOs, he shows us an alternative to an ethic of greed that has so tarnished corporate America. --John D

Death and the Afterlife comprise the latest frontier of human knowledge and awareness. Rabbi Solomon addresses the Jewish perspective on the soul's afterlife journey. As a work of practical spirituality, The Jewish Book of Living and Dying applies traditional Jewish concepts to help us meet the difficult times we all face.