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Audiobooks. bibliography biography Educational films. Internet videos. memoir Videorecording.Chait, Jonathan
Summary: "Jonathan Chait ... digs deep into Obama's record on major policy fronts-- economics, the environment, domestic reform, health care, race, foreign policy, and civil rights-- to demonstrate why history will judge our forty-fourth president as among the greatest in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 CHADillon, Molly
Summary: "An anthology for young women by young women, featuring stories from ten inspiring young staffers who joined the Obama administration in their 20s with the hope of making a difference"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 973.931 DILTaibbi, 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: The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 only prologue. The rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class--made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding--has been growing in power for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 TAIGates, Robert Michael
Summary: The former Secretary of Defense offers a candid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GATES, ROBERT MICHAEL GATGranholm, Jennifer.
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 GraMcGinniss, Joe.
Summary: Presents a study of the illusion and the reality of Sarah Palin.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 PALIN SARAH McGNader, Ralph
Summary: "In letters addressed to Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama, Ralph Nader provides incisive critiques of more than a decade of American policy decision and indecision. Each letter offers frank advice and shines light on government mishaps and missed opportunities for progress. With his signature dry wit, Nader holds these presidents to their campaign promises. He also boldly points to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 NADAckerman, Spencer
Summary: "An examination of the profound impact that the War on Terror had in pushing American politics and society in an authoritarian direction for an entire generation, at home and abroad, the United States has waged an endless conflict known as the War on Terror. In addition to multiple ground wars, it has pioneered drone strikes and industrial-scale digital surveillance, as well as detaining people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 ACKSummary: Have security tactics damaged our individual liberties? How much independent power should we give the FBI? And do the FBI abuses of Americans’ rights during the Cold War prove that its power must be counterbalanced by the courts? Security versus Liberty, a part of the PBS America at a Crossroads series, is a post 9/11 look at “questionable security practices” - and those who challenge them. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Obama, 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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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 WESummary: With debate over the war in Iraq still dominating policy discussions, The Case for War, a part of the PBS film series, America at a Crossroads, follows former Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle as he travels the globe, defending and debating the neoconservative case for an assertive American foreign policy. From a conversation with Abdel Bari Atwan, editor of Arabic newspaper Al Quds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: On August 29th, 2005, a catastrophic hurricane named Katrina made landfall on the Gulf coast of the United States. When the skies finally cleared, the survival of New Orleans hung in the balance. In the wake of this devastating event, as Americans continue a dialogue about the future of one of the nation's most distinctive cities, PBS American Experience presents New Orleans, a provocative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This chapter of the acclaimed series New York: A Documentary Film provides a powerful portrait of the events leading up to and following the 2001 terrorist attacks on September 11, reaching back to when the idea of a “world trade center” was first conceived and the towers were constructed. Filmmaker Ric Burns explores the physical, economic, and symbolic aftermath of the 9/11 attack - and what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: An Emmy award-winning documentary, and part of the PBS film series, America at a Crossroads, Operation Homecoming explores accounts from service men and women participating in the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan - in their very own words. Through poignant interviews and dramatic readings, the film transforms an extraordinary collection of poetry, fiction, memoirs, letters, journals and essays into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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West, Allen
Summary: An engrossing account of the inspiring life and uncensored views of a veteran, patriot, former Congressman, conservative icon, and warrior for personal liberty.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 328.73 WESNoonan, Peggy
Summary: Witty, incisive, at times prophetic, and always original, this collection offers the best of Peggy Noonan's writing. The book travels the path of her remarkable career, showing how she became one of the most influential voices in America. It begins with an essay about Noonan's motivations as a writer and thinker, followed by a personal talk on the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.5 NOODunn, Geoffrey.
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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PALIN, SARAH DUNPrins, Nomi.
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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.1 PRICarville, James.
Summary: "For twenty years, James Carville and Mary Matalin have held the mantle of the nation's most politically opposed, ideologically mismatched, and intensely opinionated couple. In this follow-up to their groundbreaking All's Fair : Love, War, and Running for President, Carville and Matalin take a look at how they--and America--have changed in the last two decades. If nothing else, this new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARVILLE, JAMES & MATALIN, MARY CARLeibovich, Mark.
Summary: "Author of the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller This Town, Mark Leibovich returns with a masterly collection of portraits of Washington's elite, and wannabe elites. Hailed by The Washington Post as a 'master of the political profile,' Leibovich has spent his career writing memorable, buzz-worthy, and often jaw-dropping features about politicians and other notables. Currently chief...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 LEISummary: At Guantanamo Bay detention camp, history has proved that concepts of right and wrong can all too easily become distorted by expediency and ambiguity. This program examines the lives of high-profile individuals from both sides of the razor wire who have intimate knowledge of the horrors of Gitmo: Murat Kurnaz, a former inmate who was detained without trial for five years; former Navy officer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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McCarthy, Andrew C
Summary: "The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. It was between the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration. The law-enforcement and intelligence arms of government were placed in the service of the Democratic presidential bid and, failing that, were deployed against the incoming Republican administration with the goal of strangling it in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encounter Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 MCCWolff, Michael
Summary: Thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff tells the story of the stormy first nine months of Donald Trump's term as President. Among the revelations: What President Trump's staff really thinks of him -- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama -- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired -- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2017