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Social Insecurity: 401(k)s and the Retirement Crisis
James W. Russell · Beacon Press
Format: Kindle Edition
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How 401(k) s have gutted retirement security, from charging exorbitant hidden fees to failing to replace the income of traditional pensionsNamed one of PW's Top 10 for Business & Economics A retirement crisis is looming. In 2008, as the 401(k) fallout rippled across the country,... |
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Understanding Trump
Newt Gingrich · Center Street
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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With this book, Newt Gingrich provides insight and inspiration for Americans as they embrace their new president in office. Donald Trump is a remarkable phenomenon. He is the only person ever elected president without holding office or serving as a general. Trump and "Trumpism "... |
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We're still right - and they're still wrong.
James Carville · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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Every politico and pundit has tried to explain the 2016 presidential race, but James Carville - the multiple best-selling Ragin' Cajun and grand strategist of Bill Clinton's rise to the White House - has largely stayed silent. Until now. "He straddled the punch bowl, dropped his pants,... |
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Lenin on the Train
Catherine Merridale · Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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A gripping, meticulously researched account of Lenin's fateful 1917 rail journey from Zurich to Petrograd, where he ignited the Russian Revolution and forever changed the worldIn April 1917, as the Russian Tsar Nicholas II's abdication sent shockwaves across war-torn Europe, the future... |
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The Secret State: A History of Intelligence and Espionage
John Hughes-Wilson · Pegasus Books
Pages: 528
Format: Print book
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A ground-breaking history of intelligence -- from its classical origins to the onset of the surveillance state in the digital age -- that lifts the veil of secrecy from this clandestine world. Comprehensive and authoritative, The Secret State skillfully examines the potential pitfalls of the traditional... |
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Discontent and Its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London
Mohsin Hamid · Riverhead Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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From one of his generations most inventive and gifted writers The New York Times, intimate and sharply observed commentary on life, art, politics, and the war on terror. Mohsin Hamids brilliant, moving, and extraordinarily clever novels have not only made him an international bestseller,... |
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American Warlord: A True Story
Johnny Dwyer · Knopf
Format: Kindle Edition
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Chucky Taylor is the American son of the infamous African dictator Charles Taylor. Raised by his mother in the Florida suburbs, at the age of 17 he followed his father to Liberia, where he ended up leading a murderous militia. Chucky is now in a federal penitentiary, the only American ever... |
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Fairies: The Myths, Legends, & Lore
Skye Alexander · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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An enchanting treasury of fairy lore!Around the corner, behind the bushes, and just out of sight...fairies have spent hundreds of years weaving their way in and out of our homes and gardens to spread their magic. Featuring folklore, mythology, and poetry from around the world, this lovely... |
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Murder at Camp Delta: A Staff Sergeant's Pursuit of the Truth About Guantanamo Bay
Joseph Hickman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The revelatory eyewitness account about Guantánamo Bay - detainees murdered, a secret CIA facility for torture, and the US government cover up - by the Staff Sergeant who felt honor-bound to uncover it.Staff Sergeant Joe Hickman was a loyal member of the armed forces and a proud American... |
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Apps for Librarians: Using the Best Mobile Technology to Educate, Create, and Engage
Nicole Hennig · Libraries Unlimited
Pages: 197
Format: Print book
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Smartphones and other mobile devices that support downloadable applications - universally referred to as "apps" - can be used to foster productivity, conduct research, or read and study. Additionally, savvy librarians can better serve their communities by gaining expertise in mobile... |
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America in the Age of Trump: A Bipartisan Guide
Douglas E. Schoen · Encounter Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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America in the Age of Trump is a bracing, essential look at the failure of a great nation to meet the needs of its people and the challenges of the age - and the resulting collapse of public trust in government, as well as a pervasive crisis of national values, from broken families to a loss... |
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