David Osborne Livres

COVID-19 is real. Twenty is an imagined outbreak that could be unleashed on the Earth's population. We could even be at threat from otherworldly contamination. Labs exist for research everywhere, mostly driven by greed, which is a basal instinct of human nature. There are some who believe the COVID-19 epidemic was wrought on civilization either by intentional or accidental release from a laboratory funded in most part by the United States in Wuhan, China. The ensuing ineptitude of all parties involved should convince someone their safety is most definitely at risk from future disease mutations and creation in the incubator the global population provides. Trust in governments, drug companies, and major corporations to ensure your ultimate protection is doubtful at the very best. This novel portrays one of the possible scenarios that could happen. All you need is to turn the first and the journey thereafter will hook and lead you to the explosive finish.

"A landmark in the debate on the future of public policy."—The Washington Post.

Set against the backdrop of Appalachia, the narrative explores the challenges and joys of growing up in a large family of thirteen children. Living on a modest farm known as "The Holler," the siblings worked alongside their parents, Steve and Thelma, to cultivate the land and sustain their livelihood. David Osborne reflects on the relentless labor that defined their lives, emphasizing the seasonal nature of their work while capturing the essence of family and resilience in a rugged environment.

Set against the backdrop of World War II in 1944, a high school student named Chuck yearns to join the army and fight the Germans. His life takes a turn when he meets Betty Watson, the bank president's daughter, during a chance encounter involving a flat tire. This meeting ignites a new dream for Chuck: to win Betty's heart and marry her, despite their age difference. The story explores themes of love and ambition amidst the turmoil of war.

Set against the backdrop of post-Civil War America, Jake Harn returns home to find his community ravaged by conflict. Influenced by his strong moral compass, he decides to head west, where he develops his skills as a marksman. In Burkeville, he becomes embroiled in a violent range war and embraces the cowboy lifestyle. When the local sheriff is attacked, Jake reluctantly steps in as a part-time lawman, navigating the challenges of lawlessness while striving to protect those in need.

In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city got an unexpected opportunity to recreate their school system from scratch. The state's Recovery School District (RSD), created to turn around failing schools, gradually transformed all of its New Orleans schools into charter schools, and the results are shaking the very foundations of American education. Test scores, school performance scores, graduation and dropout rates, ACT scores, college-going rates, and independent studies all tell the same story: the city's RSD schools have tripled their effectiveness in eight years. Now other cities are following suit, with state governments reinventing failing schools in Newark, Camden, Memphis, Denver, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Oakland. David Osborne uses stories from cities like New Orleans and lays out the history and possible future of public education. Ultimately, he uses his research to argue that in today's world, we should treat every public school like a charter school and grant them autonomy, accountability, diversity of school designs, and parental choice

'Reinventing Government' („Der innovative“) sollte laut Ansicht von Bill Clinton jeder lesen, der in der öffentlichen Verwaltung beschäftigt ist oder in ein Amt gewählt wurde. Diese „Bibel der Verwaltungsmodernisierung“ wurde in den USA von Al Gore als Leitfaden für die grundlegende Reformierung des Verwaltungsapparates eingesetzt. Die Autoren machen zunächst eine aktuelle Bestandsaufnahme all der öffentlichen Verwaltungen in den USA, die bereits auf dem Weg von der Bürokratie und hin zu einer neuen Effizienz sind. Sie skizzieren anschließend zehn Grundsätze für eine neues Paradigma: die unternehmerische Verwaltung. Gegenstand dieses bahnbrechenden Werkes ist nicht die Frage, was eine Verwaltung tun sollte, sondern wie sie es tun sollte. Und hierfür bietet „Der neue Staat“ konkrete Hilfestellung,