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Canadian politics and government, Politics and government, Politics and government biography
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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. Foreign governments rented out whole floors of his hotel five blocks from the White House while lobbyists conducted business in the hotel's restaurants. Payday lenders and other trade groups moved their annual conventions to Trump golf resorts. And individual favor seekers joined his private Mar-a-Lago club with its $200,000 admission fee in hopes of getting a few minutes with the President. Despite earning more than $1 million every day he was in office, Trump left the White House as he arrived—hard up for cash. More than $400 million in debt comes due by 2024, and Trump still lacks the resources to pay it back. The Big Cheat takes you on a guided tour of how money flowed in and out of Trump's hundreds of enterprises, showing in simple terms how his family and courtiers used his presidency to enrich themselves, even putting national security at risk. Johnston details the four most recent years of the corruption that has defined the Trump family since 1885 and reveals the costs of Trump's extravagant lifestyle for American taxpayers
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Business and economics, Canadian politics and government, Politics and government
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A deeply informed and unflinching look at the way corporations have slyly rebranded themselves as socially conscious entities ready to…
tackle society's problems, while CEO compensation soars, income inequality is at all-time highs, and democracy sits in a precarious situation. &“A very important book, an arresting study directed to a central issue of the times&” (Noam Chomsky), from the author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power . Over the last decade and a half, business leaders have been calling for a new kind of capitalism. With income inequality soaring, wages stagnating, and a climate crisis escalating, they realized that they had to make social and environmental values the very core of their messaging. The problem is corporations are still, first and foremost, concerned with their bottom line. In lucid and engaging prose, Joel Bakan documents how increasing corporate freedom encroaches on individual liberty and democracy. Through deep research and interviews with both top executives and their sharpest critics, he exposes the inhumanity and destructive force of the current order—profit-driven privatization subverting the public good, governments neglecting duties to protect the environment, the increasing alienation we experience as every aspect of life is economized, and how the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare the unjust fault lines of our corporate-led society. Beyond diagnosing major problems, in The New Corporation Bakan narrates a hopeful path forward. He reveals how citizens around the world are fighting back and making gains in ways that bolster democracy and benefit ordinary citizens rather than the corporate elite
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Canadian politics and government, Business and economics, Economics
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In the wake of the 2010 elections, former U.S. president Clinton explains his views of what has happened to America…
in the past thirty years and why our political system has not met the challenges facing our nation. Provides forty-six specific proposals to restore economic growth. Bestseller. 2011
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History, General non-fiction, Asian travel and geography, Customs and cultures, Asian history
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Journalist Giridharadas, a first-generation American, moves to his parents' homeland of India in 2003 to work and record the societal…
changes wrought by the country's economic boom. Details the cultural upheaval as younger Indians seek betterment and escape from restrictive traditions. 2011
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Politics and government, United States history, Canadian politics and government, Politics and government biography, Business and economics
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Award-winning reporter chronicles the White House's efforts to restore the American economy from 2009-2011, giving special attention to the debt-limit…
showdown. Posits that lack of leadership and resistance to alliances with top members of Congress led to discord and a possible 2013 fiscal crisis. Strong language. Bestseller. 2012
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Canadian politics and government, Canadian history
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En 1960, RENÉ LÉVESQUE fait le saut en politique avec l'«équipe du tonnerre» de Jean Lesage. Ministre des Ressources naturelles,…
l'ancien journaliste pilote le projet de nationalisation de l'électricité. Sa conviction profonde que le Québec doit être maître de son destin l'incite à fonder le Mouvement souveraineté-association, puis le Parti québécois. Une fois aux commandes de l'État, de 1976 à 1985, il poursuit l'héritage de la Révolution tranquille en multipliant les réformes.Profondément démocrate, René Lévesque aura jonglé tout au long de sa carrière politique avec la quête d'un pays et la gestion d'un État en mutation.À l'aube de son centième anniversaire de naissance, que reste-t-il de lui et de l'empreinte qu'il a voulu laisser sur le Québec? Les auteurs sont allés à la rencontre de membres de sa famille, d'amis, de collaborateurs, d'observateurs et d'adversaires pour tenter de répondre à cette question complexe. Ceux-ci se sont confiés avec franchise pour nous faire découvrir «leur» René Lévesque dans ce portrait intime et pluriel.
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Food and drink, Science and technology, Science and medicine biography, Asian travel and geography
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True story behind one of the world's most popular foods. Every day, Momofuku Ando would tinker with recipes until he…
came up with a new kind of ramen noodle soup that was quick, convenient, and tasty. For grades K-3. 2019
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Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography, Food and drink
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An innovative new take on the travel guide, Rice, Noodle, Fish decodes Japan's extraordinary food culture through a mix of…
in-depth narrative and insider advice. In this 5000-mile journey through the noodle shops, tempura temples, and teahouses of Japan, Matt Goulding, cocreator of the enormously popular Eat This, Not That! book series, navigates the intersection between food, history, and culture, creating one of the most ambitious and complete books ever written about Japanese culinary culture from the Western perspective. Written in the same evocative voice that drives the award-winning magazine Roads & Kingdoms, Rice, Noodle, Fish explores Japan's most intriguing culinary disciplines in seven key regions, from the kaiseki tradition of Kyoto and the sushi masters of Tokyo to the street food of Osaka and the ramen culture of Fukuoka. You won't find hotel recommendations or bus schedules; you will find a brilliant narrative that interweaves immersive food journalism with intimate portraits of the cities and the people who shape Japan's food culture. Rice, Noodle, Fish is a rare blend of inspiration and information, perfect for the intrepid and armchair traveler alike. Combining literary storytelling and indispensable insider information, the end result is the first ever guidebook for the new age of culinary tourism
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History, Asian travel and geography, Ancient history, Asian history
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Overview of the history and accomplishments of ancient India's civilization, including its government and the birth of Buddhism. Provides details…
on art, faith, culture, military might, and its continuing legacy. For grades 6-9. 2015
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History, Asian travel and geography, Asian history, Archaeology, Adventure and exploration
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Explores the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds, and sheds light on what life…
was like during the Han dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). Details the burial and condition of Lady Dai's body and cause of death. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2014
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General fiction, Suspense and thrillers, Family stories, Historical fiction, Mysteries and crime storiesCriticism, Asian travel and geography, General non-fiction
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Liu Yuejin, a worksite cook and a thief, has his pack with money stolen. While searching for it, he discovers…
another bag which contains a USB card detailing corruption of high officials and putting him in danger. Translated from the original 2007 Chinese edition. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015
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Science and technology, Nature, Careers and job hunting, History, Asian travel and geography, Science and medicine biography
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Explores the dangers of living near volcanoes and details past deadly eruptions around the world. Highlights a group of scientists…
working with the U.S. Geological Survey in the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program to help predict future eruptions. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2013
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Canadian history, Canadian politics and government
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Pour saisir rapidement les aspects essentiels de la Révolution tranquille. Un livre à la fine pointe de la recherche sur…
le Québec en histoire et en sciences sociales. Une approche centrée sur une institution en particulier : l'État québécois.
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General non-fiction, Asian travel and geography, Nature
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A boy grows up to make positive change in his community. After suffering much heartache, Sundar decides change must come…
to his small Indian village. He believes girls should be valued as much as boys and that land should not be needlessly destroyed. Sundar's plan? To celebrate the birth of every girl with the planting of 111 trees. Though many villagers resist at first, Sundar slowly gains their support, and today, over a quarter of a million trees grow in his village. A once barren, deforested landscape has become a fertile, prosperous one where girls can thrive. Sure to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone's reach.
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Travel and geography, Journals and memoirs, Arts and entertainment, Asian travel and geography
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Journalist recounts her midlife crisis in Los Angeles and decision to seek change. Describes moving to Bhutan in 2006; volunteering…
at the country's first radio station, Kuzoo FM 90; and encountering a society that measures its GNH (Gross National Happiness). Some descriptions of sex. 2010
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Biography, History, Asian history, Historical biography, Asian travel and geography
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Portrays the life, career, and legacy of Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227). Discusses the customs of the Mongolians, their weapons…
and warfare techniques, military and legal reforms, conquests in China and western Asia, and the empire after the death of Kublai Khan, Genghis's grandson. For grades 6-9. 2011
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History, United States history, Social issues, United States travel and geography, Asian travel and geography, Asian history
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Recounts the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The San Francisco Bay island served as an entry point for…
half a million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century. Highlights life in the detention barracks, interrogations, and the hardships the immigrants endured. For grades 5-8. 2013
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Business and economics, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government, Science and technology
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Joel Kurtzman believes the talk about America's decline is not only baseless but dead wrong. Four transformational forces--unrivaled manufacturing depth,…
soaring levels of creativity, massive new energy sources, and gigantic amounts of capital have been gathering steam. When combined they will provide the foundation for a much stronger economy, robust growth, and broad-based prosperity that will propel the United States to new heights
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True crime, Psychology, Medicine, Religion, Buddhism, Canadian politics and government
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Thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012. Scott Carney, an investigative journalist…
and anthropologist who lived in India for six years and study Tibetan Buddaism there, was struck by how Thorson's demise resembled the suicide of a young women he knew on a silent meditation retreat half a decade earlier. Is there a connection between intensive meditation and mental instability? Unrated
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Animals and wildlife, Nature, Adventure and exploration, Travel and geography, Arts and entertainment, Asian travel and geography
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Chronicles a trip to Altai Mountains, Mongolia, by scientist Tom McCarthy and his team, who study and protect the elusive…
snow leopard. Discusses McCarthy's background, interests, and enjoyment of field work. Provides facts on the animals, peoples, and history of the region. For grades 5-8. 2009