Category Archives: Book Spotlight

“On Killing” by Col. David Grossman

Posted on August 14, 2012 by tomdwyer

“On Killing” By Colonel David Grossman In today’s world, this may seem like an impossible thesis to defend: “Human beings are hard-wired NOT to kill.” However, the man who said it, Colonel David Grossman, probably knows what he’s talking … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Gardens of Democracy”

Posted on July 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

Since the Industrial Revolution, the dominant model for any complex system has been the machine. It’s been applied to societies, governments, companies, even individual people. The problem with a model of any kind is that it’s only accurate as far … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “The Republican Brain” by Chris Mooney

Posted on June 1, 2012 by tomdwyer

This month’s Book Spotlight shines on “The Republican Brain” by Chris Mooney. “Ha ha” you say, “Republican brain. What did they use to study it, a microscope? Is it a book of oxymorons? Did they study leprechauns too?” Yes, we … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Doubt Is Their Product” by David Michaels

Posted on April 27, 2012 by tomdwyer

Tom Dwyer Automotive is a proud sponsor of the Illahee Lecture Series, an ongoing lecture series that you’re long overdue to check out. Their speaker in April was Wendell Potter, a health insurance PR executive who quit the industry and … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Rules for Radicals” by Saul Alinsky

Posted on March 30, 2012 by tomdwyer

Flip on any media platform, and you won’t have to wait long to hear the name Saul Alinsky. Alinsky was a community organizer who died over 40 years ago, but to hear Fox tell the tale he has been ruling … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight “Death and Life of the Great American School System”

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

You probably know that we’re proud sponsors of the Illahee Lecture Series, a forum that brings speakers on topics from environmental science to neurobiology to politics. For this month’s Book Spotlight we decided to focus on the next speaker in … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Constitution Café” by Christopher Phillips

Posted on February 3, 2012 by tomdwyer

For three years now, we’ve been proud sponsors of the Illahee Lecture Series, a forum that brings speakers on topics from environmental science to neurobiology to politics. February’s speaker was Christopher Phillips, the inspiration for the “Socrates Café” informal philosophical … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture”

Posted on December 2, 2011 by tomdwyer

It’s the holiday season, the time to spend time with friends and family making the memories we’ll treasure forever. It’s also the time we are herded into the stores to spend about 25% of the year’s total personal spending. As … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- The Family- The Secret Fundamentalism At The Heart Of American Power

Posted on October 31, 2011 by tomdwyer

Just about a year out from the 2012 elections and unbelievably, Herman Cain is the front runner for the Republicans. That will probably change as the reality of the election settles in, and everyone starts pushing their candidates for the … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose The Myth of a Free Press”

Posted on October 7, 2011 by tomdwyer

As we’re writing this, it is Day 13 of the “Occupy Wall Street” protest. People who are fed up with the crumbling economy has moved into Zuccotti Park in Manhattan’s financial district with plans to stay. Each night sees about … Continue reading →