The individual who reaches age twenty-one without smoking, using illegal drugs, or abusing alcohol is virtually certain never to do so. As Joseph Califano points out in his searing indictment of Americas irresponsible attitude towards drug abuse, by failing to act on this lesson, we have lost untold lives and resources. Califano deftly ...
In this portrait of LBJ, Joseph Califano reveals the giant at close hand. Califano captures his mentor's lively, irascible spirit as he puts us in the White House alongside LBJ during the trauma of the Vietnam War and the creation of the Great Society.
Substance abuse is the primary preventable factor in the three leading causes of death in women: heart disease, stroke, and cancer. This comprehensive and accessible book documents the physical and emotional effects of substance abuse in girls and women, explores the role of the advertising and entertainment industries in popularizing various ...
From a childhood in rough-and-tumble 1940s Brooklyn to a life "inside" the corridors of power. Joe Califano grew up in a tight-knit working class family in Depression-era Brooklyn. His parents instilled in their son a work ethic, sense of self, and devotion to Church that stayed with him as he rose through the ranks of America's ruling class. From ...
The Washington policy maker and author of America's Health Care Revolution heats up the health care debate with a warning against "sick care" and a call for patient empowerment. The book offers no-nonsense solutions and moves the debate into the 21st century.
'It is the Italian students who have characterized the student revolution as a global confrontation. They see it as global in two aspects: geographically and ideologically, a world-wide attack on the moral values of modern society and on the corrupt and non- responsive institutions of the establishment.'Mr. Califano discusses perceptively the ...
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