Résultats pour "Stand" dans Politiciens

As the Minnesota Senate Majority Leader, Paul Gazelka had an unparalleled vantage point on Governor Tim Walz's leadership failures. In Behind the Veil, Gazelka exposes the critical missteps of Walz's tenure, from the faltering response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the chaotic handling of the George Floyd riots to the troubled management of the state budget. This compelling political memoir offers a candid look at Gazelka's daily struggles with Walz's leadership and sheds light on the broader implications for our political landscape.

John Kasich calls it like he sees it. A former long-time U.S. congressman, a respected author, and popular television host, Kasich has been around the neighborhood a few times. In his first book, Courage Is Contagious, he celebrated the under-the-radar accomplishments of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to change America. Now, in Stand for Something, he tackles head-on the erosion of long-standing, hard-earned values upon which our nation is built.

Long before he was considered a top prospective presidential candidate for 2012, Governor Tim Pawlenty had already earned legendary status in conservative circles. In his hard-left-leaning home state of Minnesota, the man known as "T-Paw" somehow erased a $4.8-billion budget deficit while simultaneously reforming health care, creating jobs, improving education, and supporting renewable energy reform—all without raising taxes. In Courage to Stand, Pawlenty reveals for the first time how he found the resolve to get the job done.

With jackhammer force and candor, ex-Navy SEAL and professional wrestler, and current Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura issues an urgent wake-up call to America - a resounding indictment of our creeping national cynicism.

On July 31, 2020, sixth pick in the 2017 NBA draft Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic was the lone NBA player to stand for the national anthem amid a league-wide demonstration of kneeling in solidarity against racial injustice. In Why I Stand, Jonathan pulls back the curtain and shares his story of how, through a series of divine connections and a willingness to follow Christ, his fear and insecurity-driven life transformed into one of confidence and purpose.