Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created the most expensive disaster, the largest evacuation, and the third deadliest flood in American history. Nobody can control Mother Nature but the world's most advanced nation could have protected its citizens better. This disaster revealed the faulty psychological reactions of officials who not only failed to protect the public from danger in New Orleans, but lacked effective responses to the calamity. We elect and hire people who are supposed to protect us from attacks by nature and enemies. However, they fail us because of their human nature. They are as imperfect as we are, but we expect them to collect and heed facts that we cannot know, to prepare for predictable disasters, and to focus on long-term solutions rather than short-term fixes. Engaged in popularity contests, politicians and officials at all levels did too little about obvious problems. The ugly picture of poor and mainly black flood victims jolted us with poverty, racism, and segregation. Leaders must not wait to improve flood protection, racial inequities, a deteriorating healthcare system, dwindling resources, and climatic changes until crises occur. This costly disaster should awaken us to re-examine and change our methods of selecting politicians and leaders. "We must change our current leadership by the President, captains of industry, leaders of government, law enforcement, healthcare, and the media. We are inundated with self-serving behaviors from those who loot and shoot to those in power who cast aspersions and dodge blame." Ken Jacuzzi, business coach/consultant and author.

This novel is a suspenseful story of a presidential assassin based on real life events. We follow the assassin through his diary, letters, radio shows, and descriptions of his actions. Readers can peer into the mind of this assassin and see how he tries to fulfill his goals, despite numerous blockades. The novel is interspersed with extracts from real world leaders adding an opportunity to know more about the thinking of many other people as they discussed real momentous events in the novel.

Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, has remained an enigma for several decades. Fortunately, Lee Harvey Oswald was one of those people who wrote a lot. As a result, the public can see the workings of his mind as his writings are displayed in chronological order throughout his life. They are accompanied by historical events and psychological commentary. The activities of Jack Ruby, who killed Oswald, are tracked and give insight regarding his murderous act. A psychological and political analysis of Oswald is included, as well as an explanation of most of Oswald's entries in his address book.

Songwriters dramatically captured the details of how Americans lived, thought and changed in the first half of the twentieth century. This book examines 1033 songs about WWI and WWII wars, presidents, Womens Suffrage, Prohibition, the Great Depression, immigration, minority stereotypes, new modes of transportation, inventions, and the changing roles of men and women. America invited immigrants and went to war to ensure democracy but within its borders, lyrics display intolerant attitudes toward women, blacks, and ethnic groups. Songs covered labor strikes, communism, lynchings, women voting and working, love, sex, airships, radio, telephones, the lure of movies and new movie star role models, drugs, smoking, and the atom bomb.History books cannot match the humor, poignancy, poetry and thrill of lyrics in describing the essence of American life as we moved from a rural white male dominated society toward an urban democracy that finally included women and minorities.

Michigan Sheriff Johannes Spreen went to jail today to defend his beliefs and actions saying Id rather be right than free. Walter Cronkite, CBS News, May 7, 1977. Im inspired by legendary police commissioner and former sheriff Johannes Spreen, whose community-partnership approach encouraged people to work together, and it was successful. Arizona Police Chief Dan Saban. Johannes Spreen was a police officer extraordinary; a man who helped restructure and develop New York City Police Academy training leading to a college program, a West Point for police officersnow John Jay College for Criminal Justice. Johannes Spreen is a man of enthusiasm, indeed a prophet; always ahead of his time. Rudolph P. Blaum, retired NYPD and co-developer of John Jay College courses. This intimate portrait of former Detroit Police Commissioner and Michigan Sheriff Johannes F. Spreen, forming his attitudes against the rugged tides of experience and events, is a delight to read. The revealing rise of a German immigrant through New York and Michigan police hierarchies adds to our understanding of policing, competitive police turf battles and the criminal forces that drive our nation to the brink in attempting to maintain freedom and peace. Spreens innovations re-shaped American law enforcement thinking.

Analyzing Leaders, Presidents and Terrorists will astonish, entertain and inform those interested in what makes leaders tick. Matters of the greatest moment hinge on the psychological health of world leaders, and profoundly affect their administration. How can we ensure that rational decisions are being made when the person elected or leaders affecting our nation are not psychologically healthy? This books examines 13 leaders: Truman, Hitler, Mao, Khrushchev, Castro, Kennedy, Johnson, Meir, Nixon, Reagan, Thatcher, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. It explores their upbringing, morals, sexual behavior, use and abuse of power, leadership style, what they do when the going gets tough, accomplishments and shortcomings. It is a disquieting, thought-provoking study. This powerful analysis provides good information for parents, employers, governments and anyone who is interested in those who have shaped the modern world.

Eating with others is a restorative activity. When dining in an historic restaurant, the setting, cuisine, and relics of the past take us back in time. We come to understand a people’s history through the restaurant, those who founded it, how it stayed afloat, special dishes, and past famous guests. Recipes featuring local foods prepared by distinctive chefs leave diners with a souvenir of a beloved restaurant. We may find ourselves swept away by the unique atmosphere, friendly waitpersons, and abundant information to inform our historic journey.

No one knows more about classroom humor than a teacher (unless it's a student). If teachers hope to survive, they better have a sense of humor. Nobody knows more about the quirky behavior of some teachers than administrators and vice versa. The origin is laid clear of the phrase "Those who can, do; and those who can't do, teach." Marital partners also need a sense of humor. With nearly four decades of teaching and marital experience, Bob Cheney delights readers as he attempts to "stamp out ignorance." With his matrimonial partner, a psychologist, a contrast of personalities produces hilarious predicaments. No marriage is perfect, least of all this one. Anecdotes illustrate how two people with different lifestyles can live together in relative harmony. And then there are funny things that happen outside of teaching or marriage. Students, teachers, administrators and couples can relate to these amusing tales.

The question of why Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald was the central issue of his trial by Judge Joe B. Brown, Sr. With compelling immediacy and exhaustive detail, the judge's memoir is a vital contribution to the quintessential murder mystery of the 20th century. Here for the first time, we get to know what really went on in Ruby's trial and in his mind. Judge Brown had access to previously unpublished facts involved in the "trial of the century", as it was called. His memoir has been combined with the Warren Commission interrogation of Ruby and with Ruby' polygraph conducted by the F.B.I., accompanied by enlightening psychological commentary. With a selection of previously unpublished photographs, this is a brilliant, illuminating new view of the event that has dominated the consciousness of the American public as no other ever has.

Praise for Other Works Jacuzzi: A Father’s Invention to Ease a Son’s Pain: Glimpse the Jacuzzi family from their invention of the first enclosed cabin monoplane to the world’s most recognized brand of whirlpool baths and spas. Barbara Barrett, attorney Ch. U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy The Mind of Oswald focuses on the factual evidence of Oswald’s life. Reading the words of this infamous man is more illuminating than a dozen volumes of character analysis. The man shines through his own writing. This book fills a definite niche in American history and is long overdue. Morgan Ann Adams The Charlotte Austin Review Ltd. JFK Assassination Aftermath: What Happened to Key Figures 1963-2024. While dozens of books, documentaries, and government reports have illuminated the details of JFK’s shocking assassination, this collection has a wide focus, broadening the account to include the effects it has had on members of the Kennedy family into the present day. This unique angle helps the book transcend conspiracy and political drama, revealing the emotional and cultural cascade that began with the death of one man. Self-Publishing Review Sleep Problems: Food Solutions is history, lore, and valuable advice in a sleep manual that promotes a productive life. Cheney’s expansive narrative is loaded with intriguing nuggets about sleep through human history, children and naptime, dreaming, REM cycles, and famous recipes for sleep inducing snacks. Kirkus Reviews, January 2020 Academy Award Winning Movies: 1928-2020 is an entertaining and insightful collection of history, culture, celebrity, and cinema. Of particular interest is a chapter about early movies produced for blacks when they were not welcome in many movie theaters. Self-Publishing Review