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English
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Today our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser that the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism or communism. But one advantage is that we can learn from experience. Timothy Snyder discusses how every American can keep themselves informed in order to resist tyranny.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
306 p.
Language
English
Description
Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power,would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top...
3) New power
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (600 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From two visionary thinkers and practitioners comes a big idea about how power works differently in the hyper-connected age. Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms provide the tools for using new power to successfully spread an idea, lead a movement, or build a career in the twenty-first century.
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English
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""As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not." In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched...
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Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Twins imbued with incredible magic and near-immortality will do anything to keep their family safe-even if it tears the siblings apart-in the first book of a mythic epic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls. Rhea and her twin brother, Lexos, have spent an eternity helping their father rule their small, unstable country, using their control over the seasons, tides, and stars to keep the people in line. For a hundred years,...
7) Blowback
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"No one should be above the law-not even the president-in Blowback, "The perfect beach read for political junkies"(Kirkus). US President Keegan Barrett has swept into office on his success as Director of the CIA. Six months into his first term, he devises a clandestine power grab with deadly consequences. Barrett personally orders CIA agents Liam Grey and Noa Himel to execute his plan, but their loyalties are divided. The CIA serves at the pleasure...