The All New Dont Think of an Elephan..., George Lakoff
The All New Dont Think of an Elephan..., George Lakoff
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The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!
Know Your Values and Frame the Debate

Author: George Lakoff

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/23/2014


Synopsis

Ten years after writing the definitive, international bestselling book on political debate and messaging, George Lakoff returns with new strategies about how to frame today’s essential issues.

Called the “father of framing” by The New York Times, Lakoff explains how framing is about ideas—ideas that come before policy, ideas that make sense of facts, ideas that are proactive not reactive, positive not negative, ideas that need to be communicated out loud every day in public.

The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant! picks up where the original book left off—delving deeper into how framing works, how framing has evolved in the past decade, how to speak to people who harbor elements of both progressive and conservative worldviews, how to counter propaganda and slogans, and more.

In this updated and expanded edition, Lakoff, urges progressives to go beyond the typical laundry list of facts, policies, and programs and present a clear moral vision to the country—one that is traditionally American and can become a guidepost for developing compassionate, effective policy that upholds citizens’ well-being and freedom.

About George Lakoff

George Lakoff is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley and a senior fellow at the Rockridge Institute, a think tank in Berkeley. He is the author of Don't Think of an Elephant! Moral Politics, and Whose Freedom? and coauthor of Thinking Points: A Progressive's Handbook, as well as many books and articles on cognitive science and linguistics. He lives in Berkeley, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish

This slim handbook subtitled “Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives” was originally published in 2004. It is slightly more than one hundred pages that recaps the large ideas Lakoff had written about in his role as cognitive scientist, in a book called Moral Poli......more

Goodreads review by Natalie

Have you ever pondered why people driving old hoopdee mobiles plaster George W stickers on their bumpers? Or...Why do people struggling to pay their rent vote for Republican candidates? Personally, I've always wondered how any teacher in a public school could ever support any conservative nut. It un......more

Goodreads review by Betsy

Although it is only 168 pages and subtitled "The essential progressive guide for the issues that define our future . . .," cognitive scientist George Lakoff has written an opus, not a quick-fix, sound-bite-loaded little guide. Often it suffers from too much detail, but I'm giving it five stars for t......more