Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History, Paperback - Matt Taibbi

A brilliantly illuminating and darkly comic tale of the ongoing financial and political crisis in America The financial crisis that exploded in 200...

One of NPR's Best Books of the Year An Amazon Best History and Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 So Far "Gripping. . . R]eads like a crime novel in the ...

Driven by immersive reporting, this is a stunning, enraging revelation of the newest high-stakes divide in the US: between a lawless aristocracy of...

Reducere. DescriptionAn Amazon Best History and Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 So Far "Gripping. . . R]eads like a crime novel in the best way possible. . . No...

One of the most important voices in contemporary American journalism - Independent Matt Taibbi is one of the few journalists in America who speaks ...

Reducere. An award-winning reporter chronicles the calamitous story of Washington Mutual, the single-largest bank failure in American history, in a fast-pace...

Reducere. A devastating loss of life and a community's response March 4, 1908, was an ordinary morning in Collinwood, Ohio, a village about ten miles outside...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Secretariat's life and races *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Secretariat's life and races *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a...

Reducere. The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David.On June...

In a panoramic history of our criminal justice system from Colonial times to today, one of our foremost legal thinkers shows how America fashioned ...

Reducere. DescriptionSee the times as they were, the people, the places, the food, the importance of events as they happened. From Columbus boyhood to his di...

Reducere. Bad Guys in American History recounts the events related to our country's most compelling outlaws, from colonial times to the 1930s. Complete with ...

Reducere. "Gripping . . . A valuable recounting of a lurid and little-known episode in American history." -- Washington Post Beginning in the summer of 1903,...

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Reducere. Explore the Captivating Life of Aaron Burr and His Duel with Alexander HamiltonBased on his early achievements, Aaron Burr Jr. should have become a...

Reducere. Readers around the world have been enthralled by Killing England, Killing the Rising Sun, and Killing Reagan--riveting works of nonfiction that jou...

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Reducere. The most famous duel in American history dramatized by leading nonfiction picture book illustrator, Don Brown.Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton wer...

Reducere. "Novelist Denise Gess and historian William Lutz brilliantly restore the event to its rightful place in the forefront of American historical imagin...

Reducere. Enter the City of Brotherly Love and see how the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process-using a bold plan to get to first by becoming the wor...

States of Exception in American History brings to light the remarkable number of instances since the Founding in which the protections of the Const...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this ambitious and provocative text, environmental historian Ted Steinberg offers a sweeping history of the United States--a history ...

DescriptionEach biography ties the present generation to the past through a concise, but fact-filled manner. These men and women are inspirations, ...

Reducere. Learn about the leading figures, important Pacific battles, major events, and intelligence strategies of World War II, which involved 20 nations ac...

From fibs about royal incest in America's first newspaper to social-media-driven conspiracy theories surrounding Barack Obama's birthplace, Andie T...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bernard F. ClarkOil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their BankersThe history of oilmen ...

Reducere. Throughout American history, some social movements, such as organized labor and the Christian Right, have forged influential alliances with politic...

Reducere. In this book, you'll find fun-packed puzzles about some of the world's greatest artists and greatest artworks, spanning thousands of years of civil...

Reducere. 200 puzzles covering the events, pop culture, trends, and more of the last 100 years in America.The Great American Decades Puzzle Book series is a ...

A history of the Industrial Revolution and the steam engine, as well as an account of how inventors first came to own and profit from their ideas a...

In real life, there is a person like "Anonymous", who, for the sake of this story, I'll call Huey Carmichael. I was friends with this person for a ...

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Reducere. 100 Puzzles from our Great American History providing fun for young and old alike

Steve Fraser is the preeminent historian of America as a capitalist civilization

Reducere. The Frontier in American History By Frederick Jackson Turner

A highly rated, vivid and readable account of U.S. tanks in action in 1944 based on six years of research, interviews and battlefield visits."[An] ...

The history of oilmen and the energy bankers who loan them capital is inextricably bound together. Energy bankers have reacted, adjusted and evolve...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Caleb GayleNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 236 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

Reducere. For 3, 000 years, the woman known as Helen of Troy has been both the ideal symbol of beauty and a reminder of the terrible power beauty can wield.I...

A charming, heart-warming and rave-reviewed story of long lost love, courage and hope by journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Matt Cain. Think Mike Gayle...

Reducere. This two-hundred puzzle book also works as a travel guide to help travelers explore the public lands all across America. Stop at Sawtooth National ...