David Chrisinger Books

A foreword by former soldier and memoirist Brian Turner, author of My Life as a Foreign Country, and an afterword by military wife and memoirist Angela Ricketts, author of No Man's War: Irreverent Confessions of an Infantry Wife, bookend the volume.

A vital tool for any policy writer or analyst, Public Policy Writing That Matters is a book for everyone passionate about using writing to effect real and lasting change.

Focusing on Ernie Pyle's role as a combat journalist during World War II, the narrative emphasizes his empathetic storytelling and its significance for veterans coping with trauma. The author honors Pyle as an ordinary American hero, exploring his lasting influence on the war and its memory. This work not only sheds light on Pyle's experiences but also engages with broader themes of war's impact on individuals and society, enriching our understanding of how we process and remember such profound events.

"The value and prominence of data has never been clearer. From the way we make policies at the highest levels, all the way down to our daily business practices, we try to be informed by data. The ability to not only analyze data but also to present it clearly and compellingly has become an important part of many people's work. In clear, well-organized chapters, Chrisinger and Brodsky introduce key concepts for communicating data and its usefulness. Across the fields of public health, health policy, and public policy more generally, but also in many other places, policymakers, advocates, and researchers will benefit from the big-picture overview and practical details presented by the authors"--