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Buy This Book View Full Table of Contents Episode One: Fantasy: Alice Meets Humpty Dumpty Rove.   Episode Four: Fantasy: Alice Meets Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum   Episode Fourteen: Fantasy: Alice Sees Humpty Dumpty Rove Again. Fact Sheet: What Alice Didn't Know about King Bush's Record on the Environment. Fact Sheet: What Alice Didn't Know about the Health Effects of Pollution.   What you and Alice can do... Information about how to change things   Other Books by Peggy Wireman, Ph.D.	Other books by Peggy Wireman, Ph.D.   Connecting the Dots: Building Strong Families, Strong Communities and Terrific Neighborhoods shows what people who live near each other -- in city neighborhoods, suburbs and small towns -- can do to help each other. It also assesses the realistic limits of local solutions for problems caused by outside forces, whether business, government, the media or other organizations. If "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child," it also takes a nation to build a village. The book examines myths about the structure of the American family, community, the types of relationships in neighborhoods, and diversity. It then looks at how what happens at the neighborhood level affects families' abilities to accomplish basic tasks. After discussing community connections, community organizing and community-based corporations, the book shows how neighborhoods can address family tasks. The concluding chapters discuss the need for contributions from outside actors including business, religious organizations and government, and presents four proposals for changes in national policy. If you wish to be notified when the book is available, contact Dr. Wireman at pwireman@aliceinbushland.com. Partnerships in Prosperity: Museums and Economic Development shows how to use museums and other attractions to promote cultural and heritage tourism. Available from Dr. Wireman, e-mail aliceinbushland@yahoo.com, for $27 plus postage, or obtain from the publisher, the American Association of Museums, 1575 Eye Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005.
Compassionate King Bush weeps as the poor oysters fall through the safety net.	About the Author, Peggy Wireman, Ph.D. Dr.Wireman has extensive experience working as a legislative aide in Congress and in the Executive branch in both Democratic and Republican administrations. She also covered the Maryland State Legislature as a reporter and has been active in local political campaigns. She has worked as a grassroots community organizer, as a Congressional Fellow, and provided policy analysis for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She managed an $8 million economic development grants program for the U.S. Department of Commerce and the $5 million Small Business Development Center.   Currently, Dr.Wireman is a freelance consultant in community and economic development. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology and certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners. She has lectured and consulted in 10 countries.   Her previous books include Urban Neighborhoods, Networks and Families: New Forms for Old Values, Partnerships for Prosperity: Museums and Economic Development, and the 2004 edition of Alice in Bushland: Fact and Fantasy in the Bush Administration. Her fifth book, Connecting the Dots: Building Strong Families, Strong Communities and Terrific Neighborhoods, will be published next year. Dr. Wireman can be contacted at pwireman@aliceinbushland.com