Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Halliburton agenda The Halliburton agenda Dan Briody The author of the bestseller The Iron Triangle untangles a web of political back scratching in one of the world's most powerful companies Halliburton-a Texas oil-field company Dick Cheney ran before… OL16028817W
Republic, lost Republic, lost Lawrence Lessig In an era when special interests funnel huge amounts of money into our government—driven by shifts in campaign-finance rules and brought to new levels by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Feder… OL16202595W
The shadow world The shadow world Andrew Feinstein,Andrew Feinstein The Shadow World is the harrowing, behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade. Pulling back the curtain on this secretive world, Andrew Feinstein reveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind … OL16455126W
Soccer vs. the State Soccer vs. the State Gabriel Kuhn Soccer has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Professionalism and commercialization dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-… OL17519914W
The price of politics The price of politics Bob Woodward This book examines the struggle between President Obama and the United States Congress to manage federal spending and tax policy for the three and one half years between 2009 and the summer of 2012. … OL17813325W
The secret world of oil The secret world of oil Ken Silverstein "The oil industry provides the lifeblood of modern civilization, and bestselling books have been written about the industry and even individual companies in it, like ExxonMobil. But the modern oil in… OL19978656W
The looting machine The looting machine Tom Burgis The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Afric… OL19996755W
Red Notice Red Notice Bill Browder Bill Browder's journey started on the South Side of Chicago and moved through Stanford Business School to the dog-eat-dog world of hedge fund investing in the 1990s. It continued in Moscow, where Bro… OL19999600W
Saving the Reagan presidency Saving the Reagan presidency Richard E. Neustadt,David M. Abshire "What did the president know, and when did he know it? Once again, only a dozen years after Watergate, the nation faced these troubling questions. Would we see another president forced to resign or b… OL20588874W
Bad banks Bad banks Alex Brummer Bad Banks is a gripping account of the problems and scandals that continue to bedevil the world's banking system some seven years after the credit crunch. It follows the fortunes and misfortunes of i… OL20983038W
So damn much money So damn much money Robert G. Kaiser The startling story of the monumental growth of lobbying in Washington, D.C., and how it undermines effective government and pollutes our politics.A true insider, Robert G. Kaiser has monitored Ameri… OL2164727W
Great balls of fire Great balls of fire Tomlinson, Alan.,John Sugden "An examination of how money is hijacking world football, set against the backdrop of France '98." OL24156028W
Imprisoned in India Imprisoned in India James Tooley James Tooley has been described as a 21st-century Indiana Jones, travelling to remote parts of the developing world to track something that many regarded as mythical: private schools serving the poor… OL27288200W
Corruption in transitional China Corruption in transitional China Qingli Meng This book is an invaluable and informative volume for anyone interested in corruption issues and anti-corruption policies not only in China but applicable elsewhere. This is the first-ever work offer… OL27739713W
Capitalism's Achilles Heel Capitalism's Achilles Heel Raymond W. Baker For over forty years in more than sixty countries, Raymond Baker has witnessed the free-market system operating illicitly and corruptly, with devastating consequences. In Capitalism's Achilles Heel, … OL8231515W