Bøker av Dan Castell

A song of praise to the American Constitution and the cultural legacy that enabled it to produce unsurpassed liberty and opportunity for centuries, American Badass explores the extraordinary power of the four key values which empowered everyday Americans to become models of human potential: FREEDOM: the burning love of libertySELF-RELIANCE: the unbending toughness requisite to stand on your own feetUNCONQUERABILITY: the gritty determination needed to manifest your goalsIMPOSSIBLISM: the indefatigable idealism which does the "impossible" Through historical narrative, legal and scholarly proof, and earthy anecdote, here you discover these four core principles at work on the leaking, creaking Mayflower plus: underlying the vision and sacrifice of American Revolution 1.0; shaping the lives and characters of such foundational figures as Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, John and Abigail Adams; emboldening the People--individually and collectively--to overcome virtually every challenge. You will see how the Constitution codified and encouraged the development of a cultural ethos which engendered personal independence, inventiveness, and prosperity which flourished well into the 1800s. You will also find, however, how banking and financial interests continually sought to wrest control of the levers of legislative and monetary control from the People, and how they have produced the ever more malign and chaotic cultural conditions we find today. And, by the end, you will grasp--through dozens of stories of straight-up Yankee badass from those revolutionary generations through our own time--how those core principles of American Badass can provide innumerable examples and pathways to solve today's challenges...and how the rediscovery and restoration of that can-do American spirit is not only possible but imminent, as AmRev 2.0 prepares the way for a next-level liberation of the human spirit not only stateside, but around the world.

THE FUNNIEST THING YOU'LL EVER SEE WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON Now revealed for the first time anywhere, THE MARX BROTHERS MEET GOD is comedy with all the safeties off. Join Groucho, Chico, and Harpo on a hilarious romp through the heavenly realms...and enjoy the glory and wonder of an afterlife turned upside down. SO GUT-BUSTIN' FUNNY, YOU'LL BEG FOR MERCY Discover valuable afterlife secrets previously known only to a saintly few: The tasty snack food Saint Peter keeps hidden in his robes The rare artistic medium Leonardo da Vinci now prefers to paint The latest word on Shakespeare's upcoming musical comedy Who Brunhilde is, and why she holds Groucho in such thrall and terror What to do when assaulted by prophetic polka-dotted frogs ...and, Who really knows where all those missing socks go on laundry day Plus, bonus features on the power of love, the funk of fish, and how to fling a good whoopee. LIBRARIAN GENERAL'S WARNING: Read at your own risk. Excessive exposure may cause dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, halitosis maximosis, and possibly that whole Bermuda Triangle business (we're still working on that part). Not to be taken internally. Harmful or strangeful if swallowed. (And what were you thinking when you swallowed the dang thing, anyway?!) If symptoms persist, seek medical advice. If symptoms are enjoyable, seek psychiatric advice. In fact, you might want to take to your bed, pull the covers over your head, and wait until this whole thing blows over. Or... Go ahead and do like the other cool kids: Buy this book and snort-laugh yourself into a cataleptic coma! Buy this book today! Buy this book or die!