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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
While the world watched Donald Trump s presidency in horror or delight, few noticed that his lifelong grifting quietly continued. Less than forty minutes after taking the oath of office, Trump began turning the White House into a money machine for himself, his family, and his courtiers. The Big Cheat takes you on a guided tour of how money flowed in and out of Trump s hundreds of enterprises, showing in simple terms how his family and courtiers used...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The author forces readers to confront fundamental questions about the balance between free speech and state secrecy, and between individual rights and corporate power as he traces the rise of whistleblowing through a series of riveting cases.
Author
Publisher
Dafina Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Since childhood, Yolanda Vance has forged her desire to escape poverty into a laser-like focus that took her through prep school and Harvard Law. So when her prestigious New York law firm is raided by the FBI, Yolanda turns in her corrupt bosses to save her career--and goes to work for the Bureau. Soon she's sent undercover at Red, Black, and Green--an African-American extremist activist group back in her California college town. They claim a biotech...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author John Perkins tells the dramatic story of how his experiences with shamans in Ecuador and Guatemala transformed him from an economic hit man to a dedicated decolonizer-and how anyone can overcome fear and take action"--
11) Cut and run
Author
Series
Lucy Kincaid thrillers volume 16
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Three years ago, authorities assumed that the Albright family fled the country to avoid prosecution for embezzlement. But when their remains are discovered after a recent storm, the FBI is called in to investigate -- and find the youngest child, whose body wasn't found with the others. If the child is dead, why wasn't his body found with his family? If he's alive, where has he been for the last three years? As FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid and her partner...
Author
Publisher
Forum Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The inside story of how our political class enabled an era of unaccountable corporate might that left ordinary Americans isolated and powerless-and how we can fight back-from the acclaimed author of The Unbroken Thread. Over the past two generations, U.S. leaders deregulated big business on the faith that it would yield a better economy and a freer society. But the opposite happened. Americans lost stable, well-paying jobs, Wall Street dominated...
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