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The Samaritan's Dilemma

Should Government Help Your Neighbor?

By Deborah Stone


Too much help makes people passive and dependent, experts say, and self-interest is the only motive that spurs people to work and contribute to society. The Samaritan's Dilemma challenges this conventional wisdom. We live by everyday altruism. So when leaders define the ideal citizen as someone who withholds help, good people are repelled by politics.
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A People's History of Science

Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechaniks

By Clifford D. Conner


In the traditional history of science, a few extraordinary men--Galileo, Newton, Einstein--tower over the masses. But science has always been a collective endeavor. This book turns our attention to the ordinary, working people who furthered the development of science.

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American Rebels


By Jack Newfield


In this anthology of original essays, leading American writers discuss individuals who reconciled authentic patriotism with original artistic creation, unpopular opinion, and real moral principles.

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