{"product_id":"a-dangerous-servant-and-a-fearful-master-9781792464201","title":"A Dangerous Servant and a Fearful Master","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Dangerous Servant and a Fearful Master is a book aimed first and foremost at readers  written to engage not merely the attention of the eye  but the productive effort of the brain as well. Unlike traditional textbooks  it is written as a dialogue between teacher and student  rather than as a monologue from authority or a catalog of bibliographic citations. Unlike traditional textbooks  it is not a compendium of every possible fact or opinion  or a museum of knowledge. It is instead a focused but wide-ranging discussion meant to provoke the reader to connect facts into patterns and to evaluate those results. This is a guidebook to thinking about government  told almost as if a story. Whether an earnest autodidact reading for enrichment  a reluctant student reading for requirement  or an independent home-schooler reading for enlightenment  this book is for you. Not only is it geared to promote critical thinking  its focus on connecting facts and ideas (revealed in the act  rather than the word) makes it an ideal supplement to more comprehensive and less engaging texts. Its readability and examples make it an excellent beginning or background touchstone to supplement comparative or constitutional law texts. Honors students will appreciate the engagement in thinking and the narrative style; Advanced Placement students will appreciate the practice integrating information into a framework and marshalling evidence into an argument. This book is a book at heart  meant to prompt growth as a student and person  not simply temporary retention of faceless facts. It is written to help those who are teaching  not instructing  whether they teach others or themselves. If you like books  if you like working through questions and other puzzles  and want to learn about American government  you will love this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652767342645,"sku":"ByrdShop_1792464207","price":138.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781792464201.jpg?v=1781852696","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-dangerous-servant-and-a-fearful-master-9781792464201","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}