For those who don’t enjoy going to the doctor or anybody who thinks of them as stuffy, stern, and no-nonsense, Dr. David Friedman is here to set you straight! In his new book, the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of Food Sanity: How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction shares some much-needed laughter during these stressful times.This hilarious collection of back-to-back puns, wit, cartoons, and rib-tickling true tales spans Dr. Friedman’s thirty years as a c...

THE TERRORIST MASSACRE COMMITTED BY HAMAS AGAINST INNOCENT ISRAELIS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023 BROUGHT GREAT TRAUMA TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL.BUT IT ALSO HAS BROUGHT GREAT CLARITY.It is this clarity that tells us we must try something NEW.It is this clarity that tells us Israel must plan its future on its own and not obsess about what others think.And it is this clarity that compels us to go ba...

The Trump administration’s peace agreements in the Middle East were the greatest foreign policy accomplishment in decades. Now, for the first time, his ambassador to Israel explains how they pulled it off.Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity. For decades, the U.S. State Department called it diplomacy.David Friedman was an outside candidate when President Trump appointed him U.S. ambassador to Israel. He took office to find U.S.-Isra...

In this work, the author brings the book of Bereshit (Genesis) to life by his idiomatic, easily understood translation of the Masoretic text. Dr. Friedman takes many ancient Hebrew idioms and unfolds them and their significance for the reader. Additionally, the reader enters into the flow of the text through his commentary, one that is based on unique Jewish approaches to understanding this foundational biblical book. This translation is both scholarly and artistic; upholding the holiness ...

What does economics have to do with law? Suppose legislators propose that armed robbers receive life imprisonment. Editorial pages applaud them for getting tough on crime. Constitutional lawyers raise the issue of cruel and unusual punishment. Legal philosophers ponder questions of justness. An economist, on the other hand, observes that making the punishment for armed robbery the same as that for murder encourages muggers to kill their victims. This is the cut-to-the-chase quality that ma...

David Friedman has a PhD in physics but has spent most of his career as an academic economist. He has taught at VPI, UCLA, Tulane, Chicago, and Stanford. His current position is as a law professor at Santa Clara University, specializing in the economic analysis of law. In addition to economics and libertarianism, his interests include historical recreation from the middle ages, science fiction and fantasy, and poetry. He is a long term member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, author...

Whether enemy or ally, demon or god, the source of satisfaction or the root of all earthly troubles, the penis has forced humanity to wrestle with its enduring mysteries. Here, in an enlightening and entertaining cultural study, is a book that gives context to the central role of the penis in Western civilization.A man can hold his manhood in his hand, but who is really gripping whom? Is the penis the best in man -- or the beast? How is man supposed to use it? And when does that us...

This is the Third Edition of this classic 1971 work of libertarianism by David D. Friedman, anarcho-capitalist, significantly revised and updated from 1989's Second Edition. It engagingly describes and celebrates a society based on individual private property rights and the right to consent to cooperative ventures free of coercion. From these basic principles it follows that that government is best which governs least. This book shows why and precisely how to privatize the State; how priva...

During his twenty-eight years as a holistic practitioner and health expert on syndicated TV and radio, Dr. David Friedman has interviewed hundreds of world-renowned doctors and bestselling authors. From proponents of a vegan, paleo, mediterranean diet to a gluten-free and low-carb diet, the opinions are as different as night and day.After becoming frustrated with all the conflicting research and opinions, Dr. Friedman wrote Food Sanity, which explores all the fads, facts, ...

A new edition of the definitive guide to value sensitive design—chock full of theory, design methods, and hands-on studios and applications for practice.In the midst of technological, environmental, and social turmoil, engineers, policymakers, and designers of all kinds seek approaches to responsible innovation, approaches that foreground human values. How do we make good on responsible AI and social media? On sustainable agriculture, energy, healthcare, and transp...

He Didn't Get the Surrender Memo!It's the perfect storm for conquest: a dysfunctional kingdom reels under a weak monarch. A powerful order of warrior maidens turns to infighting after suddenly losing its charismatic leader. Worst of all, a disciplined and blooded imperial army stands ready to invade and dominate. If ever a moment called for grit, competence, and an utter lack of wishful thinking it is now. Enter Harald of the Vales. Family man and teller of tales. Warrior's warrior...

Organising is full of challenges and dilemmas. How do you decide who to talk to, if your co-workers all seem scared or apathetic? What if you invite people to a meeting and no one comes? What should you do when your organising committee is splitting apart? What if your own union leaders break your heart? This book will help you evaluate any situation and find a way forward. Drawing on a half century of experiences in training and advising thousands of workplace activists, Ellen David Fried...