{"product_id":"civestor-daniel-devine-9798198750197","title":"Civestor: Reclaiming Your Power As An Active Citizen","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the most important shift in American civic life started with a single word?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, politicians have called us \"taxpayers\" - reducing our relationship to democracy to a billing transaction. We pay. They spend. That's the deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Devine rejects that identity. And this book will help you reject it too.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCIVESTOR: Reclaiming Your Power as an Active Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a powerful new framework built around one concept: you are not a taxpayer. You are a \u003cb\u003eCivestor(TM)\u003c\/b\u003e - a citizen who actively invests time, voice, energy, and presence in the democracy you are supposed to own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his journey from a Hicksville childhood to elected Election District Leader in Suffolk County and founder of American Civic Power, Devine delivers both an inspiring civic identity and a practical toolkit for democratic action. \u003ci\u003eCIVESTOR\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e12 Points of Good Governance\u003c\/b\u003e - a framework for demanding accountable democratic institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA deep investigative look at machine governance in action - Nassau County's IDA revolving door, law firms that profit from it, and the self-perpetuation cycle that eliminates electoral competition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical chapters on digital civesting, holding representatives accountable, local government engagement, and the long game of sustained civic participation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimary source documents and case studies from Long Island's civic history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book for anyone who has ever felt shut out, written off, or told their participation doesn't matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCivestors civest. Are you one?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Devine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198750197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Daniel Devine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659946242303,"sku":"9798198750197","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civestor-daniel-devine-9798198750197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}