T R Reid: 7 books
Confucius Lives Next Door
What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Those who've heard T. R. Reid's weekly commentary on National Public Radio or read his far-flung reporting in National Geographic or The Washington Post know him to be trenchant, funny, and cutting-edge, but also erudite and deeply grounded in whatever subject he's discussing. In Confucius Lives...
A Fine Mess
A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
New York Times bestelling author T. R. Reid travels around the world to solve the urgent problem of America's failing tax code, unravelling a complex topic in plain English - and telling a rollicking story along the way.
The U.S. tax code is a total write-off. Crammed with loopholes and special...
Congressional Odyssey
The Saga Of A Senate Bill
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1980
Washington Post reporter T.R. Reid takes a candid look at Washington personalities and politics, revealing the motives and strategies, the cooperation and rivalry, the honesty and the deceit behind a seemingly minor piece of legislation. He traces the course of S.790--the Inland Waterways Bill--from...
The Healing of America
A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform Bill
Bringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany,...
The Chip
How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Barely fifty years ago a computer was a gargantuan, vastly expensive thing that only a handful of scientists had ever seen. The world’s brightest engineers were stymied in their quest to make these machines small and affordable until the solution finally came from two ingenious young Americans....
by Richard T. Callaghan, Michael P. Pateman, Daniel Torres Etayo
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and...
DEEP, DARK & UNSETTLING: 100+ Gothic Classics in One Edition
Novels, Tales and Poems: The Mysteries of Udolpho, The Tell-Tale Heart, Wuthering Heights, Sweeney Todd, The Orphan of the Rhine, The Headless Horseman & many more
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Who doesn't love a bit of surprise, danger, eerie atmosphere, and just the right hint of romance! So, here's presenting to you our best ever gothic collection, with all the well known classics, all the hidden gems, and lots of surprises for all the fans of chills, darkness and mystery out there. Also,...