Political science

  • Both/and : a life in many worlds

    Creator

    Abedin, Huma

    Abstract

    In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin-Hillary Clinton's famously private top aide and longtime advisor-emerges from the wings of American political history to take command of her own story. The daughter of Indian and Pakistani intellectuals and advocates, Abedin grew up in the United States and Saudi Arabia and traveled widely. Both/And grapples with family, legacy, identity, faith, marriage, motherhood-and work-with wisdom, sophistication, and clarity.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • The big cheat : how Donald Trump fleeced America and enriched himself and his family

    Creator

    Johnston, David Cay.

    Abstract

    Pulitzer Prize­-winning reporter and dean of Trumpologists David Cay Johnston reveals years of eye-popping financial misdeeds by Donald Trump and his family. While the world watched Donald Trump's presidency in horror or delight, few noticed that his lifelong grifting quietly continued. Less than forty minutes after taking the oath of office, Trump began turning the White House into a money machine for himself, his family, and his courtiers. More than $1.7 billion flowed into Donald Trump's bank accounts during his four years as president.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • The madness of crowds : gender, race and identity

    Creator

    Murray, Douglas

    Abstract

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year Updated with a new afterword by the author 'Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues' - Jordan B. Peterson '[Murray's] latest book is beyond brilliant and should be read, must be read, by everyone' - Richard Dawkins Are we living through the great derangement of our times? In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    London

    Bloomsbury Continuum

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  • Too famous : the rich, the powerful, the wishful, the notorious, the damned

    Creator

    Wolff, Michael

    Abstract

    This program includes an introduction read by the author. If you can judge an audiobook by its enemies, Too Famous could be an instant classic. Bestselling author of Fire and Fury and chronicler of the Trump White House Michael Wolff dissects more of the major monsters, media whores, and vainglorious figures of our time. His scalpel opens their lives, careers, and always equivocal endgames with the same vividness and wit he brought to his disemboweling of the former president.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • The reckoning : our nation's trauma and finding a way to heal

    Creator

    Trump, Mary L.

    Abstract

    This program is read by the author. The instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller From the #1 bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough : A diagnosis of America's national trauma, and a way to heal. The Reckoning will examine America's national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral policies. Our failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone root it out, has allowed it to metastasize.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Aftershocks : pandemic politics and the end of the old international order

    Creator

    Kahl, Colin

    Abstract

    This program includes a bonus conversation with the authors. Two of America's leading national security experts offer a definitive account of the global impact of COVID-19 and the political shock waves it will have on the United States and the world order in the 21st Century. "Informed by history, reporting, and a truly global perspective, this is an indispensable first draft of history and blueprint for how we can move forward." - Ben Rhodes.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • The search for the "Manchurian candidate" : the CIA and mind control: the secret history of the behavioral sciences

    Creator

    Marks, John D.

    Abstract

    A "Manchurian Candidate" is an unwitting assassin brainwashed and programmed to kill. In this book, former State Department officer John Marks tells the explosive story of the CIA's highly secret program of experiments in mind control. His curiosity first aroused by information on a puzzling suicide. Marks worked from thousands of pages of newly released documents as well as interviews and behavioral science studies, producing a book that "accomplished what two Senate committees could not" (Senator Edward Kennedy).

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Old Saybrook

    Tantor Audio

    Not specified
  • Malibu rising

    Creator

    Reid, Taylor Jenkins

    Schiff, Adam

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller -Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today -From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . "Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad."- People Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives will change forever Malibu: August 1983.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Justice on the brink : the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and twelve months that transformed the Supreme Court

    Creator

    Greenhouse, Linda

    Abstract

    "This landmark new book gives us an invaluable perspective on the Supreme Court in democracy's hour of maximum danger."-Jon Meacham. The gripping story of the year that transformed the Supreme Court into the court of Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning law columnist for The New York Times. At the end of the Supreme Court's 2019-20 term, the center was holding.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Flying blind : the 737 max tragedy and the fall of Boeing

    Creator

    Robison, Peter

    Abstract

    From the award-winning reporter for Bloomberg, a suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction and mismanagement that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX. Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings. The planemaker remains a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, as well as a linchpin in the awesome routine of modern air travel. But in 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 killed 346 people.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified