Dennis P. Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta “The Economic Situation and Financial Markets” Online address by the speaker: "Two Views of the Economy, " [speech given at Third Annual Rocky Mountain Economic Summit, Jackson Hole, Wyo.] (29 July, 2011). Article by the speaker to read online with a Jacksonville Public Library card number, or request a copy via e-mail from inform@coj.net: "Navigating around financial turbulence," Partners in Community and Economic Development (Winter 2007). Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: What's next? : unconventional wisdom on the future of the world economy / edited by David Hale and Lyric Hughes Hale. (2011) The next convergence : the future of economic growth in a multispeed world / Michael Spence. (2011)
A. Paul Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Jaxport “JAXPORT’s Ties to the Economic Future of the First Coast Community” Related reading available online: Maintaining Jacksonville's competitive advantage: a public policy discussion / Mayor John Peyton. (June 2011) Note: A paper copy of this document is available for review in the Main Library's Florida Collection.
Fouad Ajami, Fouad Ajami is a senior fellow at The Hoover Institution at Stanford University and co-chairman of Hoover's Working Group on Islamism and the International Order “The Arab Spring: Outlook for The Middle East” Books by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: The foreigner's gift : the Americans, the Arabs, and the Iraqis in Iraq / Fouad Ajami. (2006) Does the world hate the United States? / Andrea C. Nakaya, book editor. -- A fear of modernism results in anti-Americanism / Fouad Ajami. (2005) How did this happen? : terrorism and the new war / edited by James F. Hoge and Gideon Rose. -- The uneasy imperium : Pax Americana in the Middle East / Fouad Ajami. (2001) The dream palace of the Arabs : a generation's odyssey / Fouad Ajami. (1998) Beirut : city of regrets / photographs by Eli Reed ; text by Fouad Ajami. (1988) The vanished Imam : Musa al Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon / Fouad Ajami. (1986) Selected articles by the speaker to read online with a Jacksonville Public Library card number, or request copies via e-mail from inform@coj.net: "Demise of the Dictators ," Newsweek (February 14, 2011) "Pity the Christian Arabs," Newsweek International (January 24, 2011) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: Conversations with terrorists : Middle East leaders on politics, violence, and empire / Reese Erlich ; foreword by Robert Baer ; afterword by Noam Chomsky. (2010) The Arab lobby : the invisible alliance that undermines America's interests in the Middle East / by Mitchell Bard. (2010) What's really wrong with the Middle East / Brian Whitaker. (2009) NovemberM. Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. “The Future of U.S. Manufacturing” Internet resources featuring the speaker: Videoclips and transcripts of various appearances, 2003-2011 Article by the speaker to read online with a Jacksonville Public Library card number, or request a copy via e-mail from inform@coj.net: "CEOs can ease strife," Chief Executive (U.S.) (December 2003) Selected related reading available online: The impact of exporting on the stability of U.S. manufacturing industries / by David Riker and Brandon Thurner, Office of Competition and Economic Analysis. (2011) A framework for revitalizing American manufacturing / Executive Office of the President. (2009) Norman J. Ornstein, Co-director, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project “Looking Ahead to the 2012 Elections” Online resources by the speaker: American Enterprise Institute Articles and Commentary (2011 and earlier) Books by or featuring the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Political campaigns / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.-- (Opposing Viewpoints) -- Campaign finance reform is working / Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein. (2010) The presidential election process / Tom Lansford, book editor. -- (Opposing Viewpoints) -- Public election financing should be expanded / Norman J. Ornstein. (2008) The broken branch : how Congress is failing America and how to get it back on track / Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein. (2006) The George W. Bush presidency : an early assessment / edited by Fred I. Greenstein. -- President Bush: legislative strategist / John C. Fortier and Norman J. Ornstein (2003) After the people vote : a guide to the electoral college / edited by Walter Berns ; with essays by Norman J. Ornstein and Martin Diamond. (1992) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: Our patchwork nation : the surprising truth about the "real" America / Dante Chinni and James Gimpel. (2010) The democracy index : why our election system is failing and how to fix it / Heather K. Gerken. (2009) Grand illusion : the myth of voter choice in a two-party tyranny / Theresa Amato. (2009) JanuaryDavid Ignatius, National Defense Analyst, Washington Post Columnist and Novelist“How Secure Is Our National Security: Where Are The Threats?” Books and audiobooks by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library:NONFICTION America and the world : conversations on the future of American foreign policy / Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft ; moderated by David Ignatius. (2008) FICTION Bloodmoney : a novel of espionage / David Ignatius. (2011) The increment : a novel / David Ignatius. (2009) The increment [downloadable OverDrive WMA audiobook] : a novel / David Ignatius. (2009) Body of lies : a novel / David Ignatius. (2007) Body of lies [unabridged audiobook on CD] : a novel / David Ignatius. (2007) The sun king : a novel / David Ignatius. (1999) A firing offense / David Ignatius. (1997) Siro/ David Ignatius. (1991) Article by the speaker to read online: "The double mirror," Time. 177.21 (May 23, 2011) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: Necessary secrets : national security, the media, and the rule of law / Gabriel Schoenfeld. (2010) The watchers : the rise of America's surveillance state / Shane Harris. (2010) Arsenal of democracy : the politics of national security--from World War II to the War on Teorism / Julian E. Zelizer. (2009) February Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist “China: An Economic Outlook” and “The China Challenge”Books and audiobooks by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Half the sky: turning opression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2009) Half the sky [downloadable Adobe eBook] : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2009) Half the sky [unabridged audiobook on CD] : turning opression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2009) Thunder from the East : portrait of a rising Asia / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2001) Thunder from the East : portrait of the rising Asia / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (2001) China wakes : the struggle for the soul of a rising power / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (1994)Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: Tide players : the movers and shakers of a rising China / Jianying Zha. (2011) On China / Henry Kissinger. (2011) China : getting rich first : a modern social history / Duncan Hewitt. (2008) MarchFrank Trotter, President of EverBank Direct "Geopolitical Events & Sovereign Debt: Ideas to Cover the Risk” Selected related resources available from Jacksonville Public Library: America's ticking bankruptcy bomb : how the looming debt crisis threatens the American dream-- and how we can turn the tide before it's too late / Peter Ferrara. (2011) The ten trillion dollar gamble : the coming deficit debacle and how to invest now / Russ Koesterich. (2011) Frontline : Ten trillion and counting [OverDrive downloadable videorecording]/ a production of WGBH-TV Boston. (2010) Michael Mandelbaum, Author and the Christian A. Herter Professor and Director of American Foreign Policy, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies“That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back”Books by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back / Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum. (2011) Democracy's good name : the rise and risks of the world's most poular form of government / Michael Mandelbaum. (2007) The case for Goliath : how America acts as the world's government in the twenty-first century / Michael Mandelbaum. (2005) The meaning of sports : why Americans watch baseball, football, and basketball, and what they see when they do / Michael Mandelbaum. (1998) The global rivals / Seweryn Bialer and Michael Mandelbaum. (1988) Reagan and Gorbachev / Michael Mandelbaum and Strobe Talbott (1987) The nuclear question : the United States and nuclear weapons, 1946-1976 / Michael Mandelbaum. (1979) Article by the speaker to read online: "Shrinking the Middle East," Time (August 23, 2010) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: The post-American world : release 2.0 / Fareed Zakaria. (2011) The next decade : where we've been -- and where we're going / George Friedman. (2011) AprilMichael J. Sandel, Harvard Professor and Author of Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do? “How to Think About Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in a Global Age” Books by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Justice : what's the right thing to do? / Michael J. Sandel. (2009) Justice [downloadable OverDrive WMA Audiobook] : what's the right thing to do? / Michael J. Sandel. (2009) Stem cells/ Jacqueline Langwith, book editor. -- (Opposing Viewpoints) -- Therapeutic cloning to obtain embryonic stem cells is not immoral / Michael J. Sandel. (2007) The case against perfection : ethics in the age of genetic engineering / Michael J. Sandel. (2007) Public philosophy : essays on morality in politics / Michael J. Sandel. (2005) DVD featuring the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Justice [videorecording] : what's the right thing to do? / produced by WGBH Boston in association with Harvard University ; producer, Loen Kelley. (2009) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: The moral landscape : how science can determine human values / Sam Harris. (2010) The idea of justice / Amartya Sen. (2009) Global values 101 : a short course / edited by Kate Holbrook ... [et al.]. (2006)
Norman J. Ornstein, Co-director, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project “Looking Ahead to the 2012 Elections” Online resources by the speaker: American Enterprise Institute Articles and Commentary (2011 and earlier) Books by or featuring the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Political campaigns / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.-- (Opposing Viewpoints) -- Campaign finance reform is working / Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein. (2010) The presidential election process / Tom Lansford, book editor. -- (Opposing Viewpoints) -- Public election financing should be expanded / Norman J. Ornstein. (2008) The broken branch : how Congress is failing America and how to get it back on track / Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein. (2006) The George W. Bush presidency : an early assessment / edited by Fred I. Greenstein. -- President Bush: legislative strategist / John C. Fortier and Norman J. Ornstein (2003) After the people vote : a guide to the electoral college / edited by Walter Berns ; with essays by Norman J. Ornstein and Martin Diamond. (1992) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: Our patchwork nation : the surprising truth about the "real" America / Dante Chinni and James Gimpel. (2010) The democracy index : why our election system is failing and how to fix it / Heather K. Gerken. (2009) Grand illusion : the myth of voter choice in a two-party tyranny / Theresa Amato. (2009) JanuaryDavid Ignatius, National Defense Analyst, Washington Post Columnist and Novelist“How Secure Is Our National Security: Where Are The Threats?” Books and audiobooks by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library:NONFICTION America and the world : conversations on the future of American foreign policy / Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft ; moderated by David Ignatius. (2008) FICTION Bloodmoney : a novel of espionage / David Ignatius. (2011) The increment : a novel / David Ignatius. (2009) The increment [downloadable OverDrive WMA audiobook] : a novel / David Ignatius. (2009) Body of lies : a novel / David Ignatius. (2007) Body of lies [unabridged audiobook on CD] : a novel / David Ignatius. (2007) The sun king : a novel / David Ignatius. (1999) A firing offense / David Ignatius. (1997) Siro/ David Ignatius. (1991) Article by the speaker to read online: "The double mirror," Time. 177.21 (May 23, 2011)
Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: Necessary secrets : national security, the media, and the rule of law / Gabriel Schoenfeld. (2010) The watchers : the rise of America's surveillance state / Shane Harris. (2010) Arsenal of democracy : the politics of national security--from World War II to the War on Teorism / Julian E. Zelizer. (2009)
Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist “China: An Economic Outlook” and “The China Challenge”Books and audiobooks by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Half the sky: turning opression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2009) Half the sky [downloadable Adobe eBook] : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2009) Half the sky [unabridged audiobook on CD] : turning opression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2009) Thunder from the East : portrait of a rising Asia / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (2001) Thunder from the East : portrait of the rising Asia / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (2001) China wakes : the struggle for the soul of a rising power / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. (1994)Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: Tide players : the movers and shakers of a rising China / Jianying Zha. (2011) On China / Henry Kissinger. (2011) China : getting rich first : a modern social history / Duncan Hewitt. (2008)
Michael Mandelbaum, Author and the Christian A. Herter Professor and Director of American Foreign Policy, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies“That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back”Books by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World We Invented and How We Can Come Back / Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum. (2011) Democracy's good name : the rise and risks of the world's most poular form of government / Michael Mandelbaum. (2007) The case for Goliath : how America acts as the world's government in the twenty-first century / Michael Mandelbaum. (2005) The meaning of sports : why Americans watch baseball, football, and basketball, and what they see when they do / Michael Mandelbaum. (1998) The global rivals / Seweryn Bialer and Michael Mandelbaum. (1988) Reagan and Gorbachev / Michael Mandelbaum and Strobe Talbott (1987) The nuclear question : the United States and nuclear weapons, 1946-1976 / Michael Mandelbaum. (1979) Article by the speaker to read online: "Shrinking the Middle East," Time (August 23, 2010) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: The post-American world : release 2.0 / Fareed Zakaria. (2011) The next decade : where we've been -- and where we're going / George Friedman. (2011) AprilMichael J. Sandel, Harvard Professor and Author of Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do? “How to Think About Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in a Global Age” Books by the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Justice : what's the right thing to do? / Michael J. Sandel. (2009) Justice [downloadable OverDrive WMA Audiobook] : what's the right thing to do? / Michael J. Sandel. (2009) Stem cells/ Jacqueline Langwith, book editor. -- (Opposing Viewpoints) -- Therapeutic cloning to obtain embryonic stem cells is not immoral / Michael J. Sandel. (2007) The case against perfection : ethics in the age of genetic engineering / Michael J. Sandel. (2007) Public philosophy : essays on morality in politics / Michael J. Sandel. (2005) DVD featuring the speaker available from Jacksonville Public Library: Justice [videorecording] : what's the right thing to do? / produced by WGBH Boston in association with Harvard University ; producer, Loen Kelley. (2009) Selected related reading available from Jacksonville Public Library: The moral landscape : how science can determine human values / Sam Harris. (2010) The idea of justice / Amartya Sen. (2009) Global values 101 : a short course / edited by Kate Holbrook ... [et al.]. (2006)
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