{"product_id":"common-ground-jacob-a-plummer-9798256196677","title":"Common Ground: The Fight to Rebuild Trust in a Divided America","description":"\u003cp\u003eFamilies avoid difficult conversations. Friendships fracture over political beliefs. Neighbors judge one another by campaign signs. Social media platforms reward outrage, institutions lose credibility, and disagreement increasingly turns into contempt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCommon Ground: The Fight to Rebuild Trust in a Divided America\u003c\/em\u003e, veteran, civic leader, and writer Jacob A. Plummer examines how identity-driven politics, digital outrage, loneliness, declining community spaces, and institutional distrust have pushed Americans further apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from fifteen years of leadership experience in the United States Army and years of civic service, Plummer explores the human cost of polarization and asks an urgent question: Can Americans learn to coexist without abandoning their convictions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not call for political conformity, superficial unity, or silence in the face of meaningful disagreement. Instead, it presents a deeply human case for listening, restraint, respect without agreement, stronger local communities, and the everyday relationships that make democratic life possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers exhausted by hostility but unwilling to surrender hope, \u003cem\u003eCommon Ground\u003c\/em\u003e offers a timely path toward rebuilding trust, preserving human dignity, and learning to disagree without dehumanizing one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause democracy requires more than elections and institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt requires neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob A. Plummer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256196677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plummer Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Jacob A. Plummer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997998625023,"sku":"9798256196677","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/common-ground-jacob-a-plummer-9798256196677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}