Local Government category: 1701 books
The €uro Crash - European Time Bomb
Irland, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Spain and then France..
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Euro Crash. The European Time Bomb.
The Spread beyond Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, France and finally Germany. The euro is a ticking time bomb and the Countdown runs. A currency reform in the near future is more likely than never. Politicians desperately try to fake...
Self-Sufficiency or Green anarchism
After the death of Communism, Socialism and Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
Et l’économie, idiots !
Chronique d’un Liban qui tombe
Language: French
Release Date: June 17, 2017
Un milliard Un milliard, c’est mille millions, Ce n’est pas un zéro, c’est 9 zéros Ce n’est même pas 6 zéros, c’est 9 zéros C’est 9 zéros, et ce n’est même pas un milliard, C’est 5 milliards, le manque à gagner hors budget Et c’est 5 milliards le gaspillage dans le budget,...
by Heinz Duthel
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
I am leaving the toxic orbit of Bilderberg so I can breathe freely. So I can walk down a sidestreet without being followed by plainclothes policemen. I'm tired of men in the lobby, men on the stairs, the same men in different doorways, on different corners wherever I go. Cars pulling away from the...
Summary & Analysis of Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup | A Guide to the Book by John Carreyrou
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Journalist John Carreyrou uncovers the scam of a century in his riveting investigative book, Bad Blood. In it, he unravels the lies told by billionaire sweetheart Elizabeth Holmes, who found her success by selling a technology that never existed--for more than 10 years.
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Made with Words
Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2009
Hobbes's extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personhood, and group formation. But this work is of immense interest in itself, as Philip Pettit shows in Made with Words, and it critically shapes Hobbes's political...
by Unknown Torontonian
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Watch out, Sarah Palin -- here comes Rob Ford! Love him or hate him, Rob Ford and his public (mis)statements are endlessly entertaining, often antagonizing, and always outrageous. For the first time ever, here are more than 100 of the best quips, quotes, jabs, and gaffes from one of Canada's most...
by Leonard Cusack
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
This book is dedicated to all of the people who bought memberships, raised money and fought elections, especially in the dark, lean opposition years, to maintain the Progressive Conservative Party as a viable option in Island politics.
The Presidency in Black and White
My Up-Close View of Four Presidents and Race in America
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
2016 NAACP Image Award Nominee, Essence Top 10 books of 2015, African American Literary Show Inc. 2015 Best Non Fiction Award
When the award-winning The Presidency in Black and White first appeared, readers were captivated by journalist April Ryan’s compelling behind-the-scenes look at race...
Inside Newark
Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
For decades, leaders in Newark, New Jersey, have claimed their city is about to return to its vibrant past. How accurate is this prediction? Is Newark on the verge of revitalization? Robert Curvin, who was one of New Jersey’s outstanding civil rights leaders, examines the city, chronicling its history,...
Spygate
The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Everyone has an opinion about whether or not Donald Trump colluded with the Russians to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016. The number of actors involved is staggering, the events are complicated, and it’s hard to know who or what to believe. Spygate bypasses opinion and brings facts together to expose...
Wallace
The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
“A sensitive, informed and funny feat of high journalism that is a classic of the kind.”—The New York Times Book Review
Wallace is a classic portrait of one of the century’s most fiery and controversial political figures. Initially conceived as a novel, Marshall Frady’s biography of George...
Rogues and Redeemers
When Politics Was King in Irish Boston
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
From the bestselling coauthor of Black Mass, a behind-the-scenes portrait of the Irish power brokers who forged and fractured twentieth-century Boston.
Rogues and Redeemers tells the hidden story of Boston politics--the cold-blooded ward bosses, the smoke-filled rooms, the larger-than-life pols...