In a nation whose debt has outgrown the size of its entireeconomy, the greatest threat comes not from any foreign force but fromWashington politicians who refuse to relinquish the intoxicating power toborrow and spend. Senator Tom Coburn reveals the fascinating, maddening storyof how we got to this point of fiscal crisis-and how we can escape.

Long before America's recent economic downturn, beltwaypoliticians knew the U.S. was going bankrupt. Yet even after several so-called'change' elections, the government has continued its wasteful ways in the faceof imminent danger. With passion and clarity, Coburn explains why Washingtonresists change so fiercely and offers controversial yet commonsense solutionsto secure the nation's future.

'Democracy never lastslong. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracyyet that did not commit suicide.' -John Adams

Throughout a distinguished career as a business owner,physician, and U.S. senator, Tom Coburn has watched his beloved republic careendown a suicidal path. Today, the nation stands on the precipice of financialruin, a disaster far more dangerous to our safety than any terrorist threats weface. Yet Coburn believes there is still hope-if enough Americans are willingto shake the corridors of Washington and demand action.

With an insider's keen eye and a caregiver's deft touch,Coburn diagnoses the mess that career politicians have made of things whilemisusing their sacred charge to govern.

Coburn's incisive analysis:

Reveals the root causes of America's escalating financial crisis

Exposes Washington's destructive appetite for wastefulspending, power grabs, backroom deals, and quick non-fixes

Rises above partisanship to implicate elected officials ofall stripes in steering the nation off course

Lays out a commonsense guide to restoring order

Concludes with a clarion call and sound advice forAmericans who would dedicate themselves to defusing the debt bomb

This fourth edition of Communication, Cultural and Media Studies: The Key Concepts is an indispensible guide to the most important terms in the field. It offers clear explanations of the key concepts, exploring their origins, what they’re used for and why they provoke discussion. The author provides a multi-disciplinary explanation and assessment of the key concepts, from ‘authorship’ to ‘censorship’; ‘creative industries’ to ‘network theory’; ‘complexity’ to ‘visual culture’.

• The new edition of this classic text includes:
• Over 200 entries including 50 new entries
• All entries revised, rewritten and updated
• Coverage of recent developments in the field
• Insight into interactive media and the knowledge-based economy
• A fully updated bibliography with 400 items and suggestions for further reading throughout the text

This fourth edition of Communication, Cultural and Media Studies: The Key Concepts is an indispensible guide to the most important terms in the field. It offers clear explanations of the key concepts, exploring their origins, what they’re used for and why they provoke discussion. The author provides a multi-disciplinary explanation and assessment of the key concepts, from ‘authorship’ to ‘censorship’; ‘creative industries’ to ‘network theory’; ‘complexity’ to ‘visual culture’.

• The new edition of this classic text includes:
• Over 200 entries including 50 new entries
• All entries revised, rewritten and updated
• Coverage of recent developments in the field
• Insight into interactive media and the knowledge-based economy
• A fully updated bibliography with 400 items and suggestions for further reading throughout the text

The Great Plains, stretching northward from Texas into Canada, is a region that has been understudied and overlooked. The Atlas of the Great Plains, however, brings a new focus to North America's midcontinent. With more than three hundred original full-color maps, accompanied by extended explanatory text, this collection chronicles the history of the Great Plains, including political and social developments. Far more than simply the geography of the region, this atlas explores a myriad of subjects from Native Americans to settlement patterns, agricultural ventures to voting records, and medical services to crime rates. These detailed and beautifully designed maps convey the significance of the region, capturing the essence of its land and life. The only current and comprehensive atlas of the Great Plains region, it is also the first atlas to include both the United States and Canada, showing the region's full length and breadth.

This volume is number ten in the 11-volume Handbook of the History of Logic. While there are many examples were a science split from philosophy and became autonomous (such as physics with Newton and biology with Darwin), and while there are, perhaps, topics that are of exclusively philosophical interest, inductive logic - as this handbook attests - is a research field where philosophers and scientists fruitfully and constructively interact. This handbook covers the rich history of scientific turning points in Inductive Logic, including probability theory and decision theory. Written by leading researchers in the field, both this volume and the Handbook as a whole are definitive reference tools for senior undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in the history of logic, the history of philosophy, and any discipline, such as mathematics, computer science, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence, for whom the historical background of his or her work is a salient consideration.

• Chapter on the Port Royal contributions to probability theory and decision theory

• Serves as a singular contribution to the intellectual history of the 20th century • Contains the latest scholarly discoveries and interpretative insights

In 1998, Gary and Rosemary Barletta purchased seven acres of land on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Descending to the west from the state route that runs along on the ridge overlooking the lake, the land was fertile, rich with shalestone and limestone bedrock, and exposed to moderating air currents from the lake. It was the perfect place to establish a vineyard, and the Barlettas immediately began to plant their vines and build the winery about which they had dreamed for years.

The Barlettas' story, as John C. Hartsock tells it, is a window onto the world of contemporary craft winemaking, from the harsh realities of business plans, vineyard pests, and brutal weather to the excitement of producing the first vintage, greeting enthusiastic visitors on a vineyard tour, and winning a gold medal from the American Wine Society for a Cabernet Franc. Above all, Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery describes the connection forged among the vintner, the vine, and terroir. This ancient bond, when tended across the cycle of seasons, results in excellent wines and the satisfaction, on the part of the winemaker and the wine enthusiast, of tasting a perfect harvest in a single glass.

Today, Long Point Winery sits on seventy-two acres (eight of which are under cultivation with vinifera grapes) and produces sixteen varieties of wine, a number of which are estate wines made from grapes grown on their property. With interest in winemaking continuing to grow, the Barlettas' experience of making award-winning wines offers both practical advice for anyone running (or thinking of running) their own winery, whether in the Finger Lakes or elsewhere, as well as insights into the challenges and joys of pursuing a dream.