Political science

  • Crisis of conscience : whistleblowing in an age of fraud

    Creator

    Mueller, Tom

    Abstract

    A David-and-Goliath story for our times: the riveting account of the heroes who are fighting a rising tide of wrongdoing by the powerful, and showing us the path forward. We are living in a time of mind-boggling corruption, but we are also, as it happens, living in a golden age of whistleblowing. Over the past two decades, the brave insiders who decide to expose wrongdoing have gained unprecedented legal and social stature, emerging as the government's best weapon against corporate misconduct--and the citizenry's best defense against government gone bad.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Books on Tape

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • See Jane win : the inspiring story of the women changing American politics

    Creator

    Moscatello, Caitlin

    Abstract

    From an award-winning journalist covering gender and politics comes an inside look at the female candidates fighting back and winning elections in the crucial 2018 midterms. After November 8, 2016, first came the sadness; then came the rage, the activism, and the protests; and finally, for thousands of women, the next step was to run for office-many of them for the first time. More women have been campaigning for local or national office over the past two years than at any other time in American history.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Books on Tape

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • For the record

    Creator

    Cameron, David

    Abstract

    David Cameron was elected Conservative leader in 2005, promising to modernize the party following its three successive electoral defeats. He became Prime Minister in 2010, forming Britain's first coalition government in 70 years, at a moment of economic crisis, and went on to win the first outright Conservative majority for 23 years at the 2015 general election.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Targeted : the Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's inside story of how Big Data, Trump, and Facebook broke democracy and how it can happen again

    Creator

    Kaiser, Brittany

    Abstract

    In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump-and how this could easily happen again in the 2020 presidential election.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • American carnage : on the front lines of the Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump

    Creator

    Alberta, Tim

    Abstract

    Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent provides a rollicking insider's look at the making of the modern Republican Party-how a decade of cultural upheaval, populist outrage, and ideological warfare made the GOP vulnerable to a hostile takeover from the unlikeliest of insurgents: Donald J. Trump. The 2016 election was a watershed for the United States. But, as Tim Alberta explains in American Carnage, to understand Trump's victory is to view him not as the creator of this era of polarization and bruising partisanship, but rather as its most manifest consequence.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Homewreckers : how a gang of Wall Street kingpins, hedge fund magnates, corrupt banks and vulture capitalists suckered millions out of their homes and demolished the American dream

    Creator

    Glantz, Aaron

    Abstract

    In the spirit of Evicted, Bait and Switch, and The Big Short, a shocking, heart-wrenching investigation into America's housing crisis and the modern-day robber barons who are making a fortune off the backs of the disenfranchised working and middle class-among them, Donald Trump and his inner circle. Two years before the housing market collapsed in 2008, Donald Trump looked forward to a crash: "I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy," he said. But our future president wasn't alone.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • The shadow war : inside Russia and China's secret operations to defeat America

    Creator

    Sciutto, Jim

    Abstract

    CNN's Chief National Security Correspondent reveals the invisible fronts of twenty-first century warfare and identifies the ongoing battles being waged-often without the public's full knowledge-from disinformation campaigns to advanced satellite weaponry. The United States is currently under attack from multiple adversaries-yet most Americans have no idea of the dangers threatening us.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Beneath the tamarind tree : a story of courage, family, and the lost schoolgirls of Boko Haram

    Creator

    Sesay, Isha

    Abstract

    The first definitive account of Boko Haram's abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, their years in captivity, and why this story still matters - by celebrated international journalist Isha Sesay. The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in 2014 made global headlines. From poor Nigerian families, these girls had defied the odds and pursued an education, but daring to dream resulted in one of the most high-profile abductions in modern history.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • The case for nationalism : how it made us powerful, united, and free

    Creator

    Lowry, Rich

    Abstract

    In this timely history, the editor of the National Review chronicles the history of nationalism and its intellectual roots, revealing how this political model-a refutation of globalism-became maligned and why it offers a viable way forward for America. In The Case for Nationalism, Rich Lowry refutes critics on the left as he argues that there is an intellectual argument for nationalism, revealing how citizens have always had to come together nationally to survive.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Government information in Canada : access and stewardship

    Abstract

    Public access to government information forms the foundation of a healthy liberal democracy, but because this information can be precarious, it needs stewardship. Government Information in Canada provides analysis about the state of Canadian government information publishing. Practitioners from across the country draw on decades of experience and hands-on practice to offer a broad, well-founded survey of history, procedures, and emerging issues--particularly the challenges posed by the transition of government information from print to digital access.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Edmonton, Alberta

    The University of Alberta Press

    Not specified