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In Bed with Wall Street: The Conspiracy Crippling Our Global Economy

Larry Doyle · St Martins Pr
Pages: 225
Format: Hardcover

The Wall Street meltdown in 2008 brought the country to its knees, and spawned nationwide protests against the lack of regulation and oversight facing Wall Street. But the average American still fails to fully grasp what was -- and still is -- happening: that the inmates continue to run the asylum....
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Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

ANONYMOUS. · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 228
Format: Print book

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE | NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2017 BY: The Washington Post * Bustle * Men's Journal * The Chicago Reader * StarTribune...

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Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests, 7th Edition

Cynthia Orr · Libraries Unlimited; 7 edition
Format: Hardcover

For readers advisory librarians with patrons looking for their next great read, professors teaching readers advisory service, or even enthusiastic readers who prefer to help themselves, Genreflecting A Guide to Popular Reading Interests serves all of their needs. A new introductory section...
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Power Grab: Obama's Dangerous Plan for a One-Party Nation

Dick Morris · Humanix Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times best-selling authors Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, in their upcoming release by Humanix Books, contend that President Obama is at war with the Constitution and its provisions that provide forchecks and balances. President Obama s style of leadership is proof that he is willing...
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Why Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy Give, and What It Means for Our Economic Well-Being

Zoltan J. Acs · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

Philanthropy has long been a distinctive feature of American culture, but its crucial role in the economic well-being of the nation--and the world--has remained largely unexplored. Why Philanthropy Matters takes an in-depth look at philanthropy as an underappreciated force in capitalism,...
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Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits

Joseph Matthews · Nolo
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefits. If you want to get the highest possible retirement or pension income - not to mention the best medical coverage, turn to Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions to discover the benefits you're entitled...
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Entering the Shift Age: The End of the Information Age and the New Era of Transformation

David Houle · Sourcebooks
Format: Book

Praise for David Houle "Houle breaks down big ideas into easily digestible, entertaining small bites...Crack this book open whenever globalization's gotten you down."-Slate.com. "The Shift Age lifts us out of the rapids of techno-change and helps us see the course of the river...
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The Bankers' New Clothes: What's Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It

Anat Admati · Princeton University Press
Format: Book

What is wrong with today's banking system? The past few years have shown that risks in banking can impose significant costs on the economy. Many claim, however, that a safer banking system would require sacrificing lending and economic growth. The Bankers' New Clothes examines this...
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iWar: War and Peace in the Information Age

Bill Gertz · Threshold Editions
Pages: 364
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author and veteran Washington Times columnist explains how the United States can beat China, Russia, Iran, and ISIS in the coming information-technology wars.

America is at war, but most of its citizens don't know it.

Covert information...
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Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas

Edward Klein · Regnery Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

1 New York Times Bestseller In this highly anticipated follow-up to his blockbuster The Amateur, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein delves into the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. An old-school reporter with incredible insider contacts, Klein...
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Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama’s Impeachment

Andrew C McCarthy · Encounter Books
Format: Hardcover

We still imagine ourselves a nation of laws, not of men. This is not merely an article of faith but a bedrock principle of the United States Constitution. Our founding compact provides a remedy against rulers supplanting the rule of law, and Andrew C. McCarthy makes a compelling case for using...
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How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood

Jim Grimsley · Algonquin Books
Format: Print book

"White people declared that the South  would rise again. Black people raised one fist and chanted for black power. Somehow we negotiated a space between those poles and learned to sit in classrooms together . . .  Lawyers, judges, adults declared that the days   ...
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Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy

Doug Wead · Center Street
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Here is the first, insider, account of the precipitous fall of Hillary Clinton. How the scandals of a lifetime finally reached critical mass. How, in the last few days of the campaign, some on her staff saw the ghostly shroud of defeat creeping over them but were helpless to act, frozen...
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Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous

Gabriella Coleman · Verso; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Here is the ultimate book on the worldwide movement of hackers, pranksters, and activists that operates under the non-name Anonymous, by the writer the Huffington Post says "knows all of Anonymous' deepest, darkest secrets."Half a dozen years ago, anthropologist Gabriella...
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