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Summary: "All The Presidents' Bankers is a compelling narrative of how a small group of private bankers and their financial institutions shaped America's economy and its global position since the start of the twentieth century. Through personal, political and professional networks, these bankers strategically exercised, and continue to exercise, disproportionate control over the destiny of billions of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2013
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Summary: A look at why the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 FRATaibbi, Matt.
Summary: An investigation of financial, political, and media power in the United States, looking at what the author sees as a complete transfer of control in the first decade of the twenty-first century from a democracy to the self-interested elite.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & grau trade paperbacks 2011
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Summary: Recounts the former Michigan governor's struggles to solve the problems of unemployment and budget deficits with the auto industry collapse and global financial crisis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRANHOLM, JENNIFER GraCorn, David.
Summary: Based on interviews with senior administration officials and others close to the Oval Office, a political journalist presents a behind-the-scenes look at Obama's third year, documenting and evaluating the crucial decisions of the president.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 CORAlter, Jonathan.
Summary: A narrative thriller about the battle royale surrounding Barack Obama's quest for a second term amid widespread joblessness and one of the most poisonous political climates in American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: An analysis of the events, ideas, and conflicts that have defined the Obama administration's foreign policy explores the struggles to enact coherent and effective policies at a time of global turmoil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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Summary: In this blockbuster follow-up to the "New York Times"-bestseller "The Roots of Obama's Rage," D'Souza reveals how President Obama's recent actions prove his anti-colonialist roots and predicts how much worse America will be if President Obama wins a second term.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2012
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Summary: Outline blueprints for President Obama's second term in office, contending that he is preparing a New Deal-style overhaul that will establish government control over the economy and a government-run jobs program based on paycheck fairness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WND Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 KLEToobin, Jeffrey.
Summary: Presents an insider's account of the ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration, tracing several landmark cases and the strong views that will be shaping the Court of the near future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 347.73 TOOGingrich, Newt
Summary: Understanding Trump requires a willingness to study and learn from him. His principles grow out of five decades of business and celebrity success. Trump behaves differently than traditional politicians because his entire life experience has been different than most traditional politicians. This book will explain the Trump phenomenon and help people understand the emerging movement and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 GINNader, Ralph.
Summary: Surveying the state of American society and the economy, offers solutions for saving the country, including cracking down on corporate crime, rebooting civic education, and innovating new programs to create job growth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 NADSteyn, Mark.
Contents: Prologue: the stupidity of broke -- The new Rome: the decaying city -- Undreaming America: serfing USA -- The new Athens: the drowning city -- Decline: American idyll -- The new Britannia: the depraved city -- Fall: beyond the green zone -- The new Jerusalem: the city besieged -- After: a letter from the post-American world -- Epilogue: the hope of audacity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 STEHedges, Chris.
Summary: Drawing on two decades of experience as a war correspondent and based on his numerous columns for Truthdig, Chris Hedges presents The World As It Is, a panorama of the American empire at home and abroad, from the coarsening effect of America's War on Terror to the front lines in the Middle East and South Asia and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Underlying his reportage is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.09 HEDHorowitz, David
Summary: Horowitz presents a White House battle plan to halt the Democrats' march to extinguish the values America holds dear. He details President Trump's like moves, and explores the opportunities he will have to reshape the American political landscape while securing the nation's vital security interests abroad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Humanix Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 HORCarville, James.
Summary: "In We're Still Right, They're Still Wrong, Carville analyzes how the Republican party has ultimately failed to deliver on its promises and how Donald J. Trump--the party's likely nominee in the 2016 presidential election--is the embodiment of that failure--and worse..."--Dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Books 2016
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Summary: Authoritative, timely, and provocative, this deeply researched biography of Donald Trump provides a complex portrait of the man who--despite broad skepticism--could be the next president of the United States. Despite decades of scrutiny, many aspects of Trump's life are not well known. Few individuals have ever roamed so widely through such diverse realms as real estate, sports, entertainment,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TRUMP, DONALD KRAObama, Barack.
Contents: "What I am opposed to is a dumb war" : Speech Against the Iraq War, Chicago, IL, October 2, 2002 -- "The Audacity of Hope" : Speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, July 27, 2004 -- "How Far We've Come" : Remarks at John Lewis's 65th Birthday Gala, February 21, 2005 -- "We cannot abandon the field of religious discourse" : Keynote Address at the Call to Renewal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: A critical biography of the former vice-presidential candidate discusses personal secrets about Palin's marriage, her extremist religious views, her selection as John McCain's running mate, and her presidential aspirations for 2012.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2011
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Summary: Conservative commentator Ann Coulter attacks the immigration issue head-on, flying in the face of La Raza, the Democrats, a media determined to cover up immigrants' crimes, churches that get paid by the government for their "charity," and greedy Republican businessmen and campaign consultants -- all of whom are profiting handsomely from mass immigration that's tearing the country apart....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.6 COURyan, Paul
Summary: "THE WAY FORWARD challenges conventional thinking, outlines his political vision for 2014 and beyond, and shows how essential conservatism is for the future of our nation. Beginning with a careful analysis of the 2012 election--including a look at the challenge the GOP had in reaching a majority of voters and the prevalence of identity politics--Ryan examines the state of the Republican party...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 320.9 RYAWarren, Elizabeth
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.5 WARLindsey, Lawrence
Summary: "An audacious and desperately needed primer on how America's Ruling Class have upended the Constitution and taken over our country--and how we must unite to regain control of our liberty. A Ruling Class have emerged in America against the hopes and designs of our Founding Fathers. Over the last hundred years, they have rejected the Constitution and expanded their own power, slowly at first and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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Summary: Argues that progressives and radical Islamists are working toward similar ends by compromising democratic principles to instill a government of absolute power without representation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2015