andersen kurt evil geniuses how big money took over america
Andersen K. Evil Geniuses. How big money took over America
How an elite clique rewrote the American dream for their own benefit - and left the rest of the world behind.Evil Geniuses is a secret story about how over the past half century, even before Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, America has sharply deviated from its dream of progress for many to a system of unlimited profit and personal interests for a few.When the social liberation of the 1960s finally ended with the chaos of Vietnam and Watergate, a cabal of wealthy industrialists, business executives, wide-eyed libertarians and right-wing economic radicals waited, determined to reclaim everything they considered rightfully theirs.Mostly out of sight, they quickly built and funded a new empire of think tanks, academic institutions and professional organizations, lobbying and political groups, using them to transform politics, media, finance, the legal system and laws of the United States to reinvent and control the political economy. Going back to the robber barons a century earlier, they sold the redesigned system to the people as a nostalgic return to traditional American values. For a decade, America's thriving visionary vision has been imprisoned by the uncontrolled financial accumulation and political power of the super-rich.Now financiers run everything.In this fascinating and deeply researched cultural and economic expose, New York Times bestselling author Kurt Andersen maps a rich history of tangled networks, unlikely connections and dark truths that control the people, showing how on earth America is where it is now and what it can do to defeat its progressive future.
1007 Руб.
Andersen K. Evil Geniuses. How big money took over America
How an elite clique rewrote the American dream for their own benefit - and left the rest of the world behind.Evil Geniuses is a secret story about how over the past half century, even before Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, America has sharply deviated from its dream of progress for many to a system of unlimited profit and personal interests for a few.When the social liberation of the 1960s finally ended with the chaos of Vietnam and Watergate, a cabal of wealthy industrialists, business executives, wide-eyed libertarians and right-wing economic radicals waited, determined to reclaim everything they considered rightfully theirs.Mostly out of sight, they quickly built and funded a new empire of think tanks, academic institutions and professional organizations, lobbying and political groups, using them to transform politics, media, finance, the legal system and laws of the United States to reinvent and control the political economy. Going back to the robber barons a century earlier, they sold the redesigned system to the people as a nostalgic return to traditional American values. For a decade, America's thriving visionary vision has been imprisoned by the uncontrolled financial accumulation and political power of the super-rich.Now financiers run everything.In this fascinating and deeply researched cultural and economic expose, New York Times bestselling author Kurt Andersen maps a rich history of tangled networks, unlikely connections and dark truths that control the people, showing how on earth America is where it is now and what it can do to defeat its progressive future.
1007 Руб.
Andersen Kurt Evil Geniuses
How an elite cabal rewrote the American dream for their gain – and left the rest of world behind. Evil Geniuses is the secret history of how, over the last half century, from even before Ronald Reagan through Donald Trump, America has sharply swerved away from its dream of progress for the many to a system of unfettered profit and self-interest for the few. As the social liberation of the 1960s finally ended in the chaos of Vietnam and Watergate, a cabal of rich industrialists, business chiefs, wide-eyed libertarians and right-wing economic radicals were waiting, determined to claw back everything they saw as rightfully theirs. Largely out of sight, they rapidly built and funded a new empire of think tanks and academic institutions and professional organisations, lobbying and political groups, using them to transform politics, media, finance, the legal system and US laws to reinvent and control the political economy. A throwback to the robber barons of a century earlier, they sold the remade system to the people as a nostalgic return to traditional American values. Within a decade, America’s flourishing forward-thinking vision was incarcerated by the unchecked financial accumulation and political power of the super-rich. Now, the moneymen are running the show. In this hugely entertaining and deeply researched cultural and economic expose, New York Times bestselling author Kurt Andersen maps the rich history of intricate networks, unlikely connections and dark truths which are controlling a nation, revealing how on earth America got to where it is now – and what it might do to win its progressive future back.
1806 Руб.
Perkins John The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. How America really took over the world
False economics. Threats, bribes, extortion. Debt, deception, coups, assassinations and unbridled military power. These are the tools used by the 'corporatocracy' - a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments and rich and powerful individuals - to ensure that they retain and expand their wealth and influence, growing richer and richer as the poor become poorer. In his original, post 9/11 book, John Perkins revealed how he was recruited as an economic hit man in the 1970s, and exposed the corrupt methods American corporations use to spread their influence in the developing world, cheating countries out of trillions of dollars. In this new, extensively updated edition he lays bare the latest, terrifying evolution of the economic hit man, and how the system has become even more entrenched and powerful than ever before. In New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins provides fresh and chilling evidence of how the corporatocracy has grown its influence to every corner of the globe, making us all unwitting slaves to their regime. But he also provides advice on how we can end our unconscious support of the system and its self-serving, lethal economy.
5504 Руб.
Davies William Nervous States. How Feeling Took Over the World
How have feelings come to shape the world around us? Why has politics become so fractious and warlike? What might the future hold? In this bold and compelling exploration of our new political reality, William Davies reveals how feelings have come to reshape our world. Drawing on history, philosophy, psychology and economics, Nervous States is an essential guide to the turbulent times we are living through.
2534 Руб.
Poulsen K. Kingpin : How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Former hacker Kevin Poulsen has, over the past decade, built a reputation as one of the top investigative reporters on the cybercrime beat. In Kingpin, he pours his unmatched access and expertise into book form for the first time, delivering a gripping cat-and-mouse narrative--and an unprecedented view into the twenty-first centurys signature form of organized crime. The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: Someone--some brilliant, audacious crook--had just staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the US economy.
868 Руб.
Harari Yuval Noah Unstoppable Us. Volume 1. How Humans Took Over the World
From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers. We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world? The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear. And it's a true story… Have you ever wondered how we got here? From hunting mammoths, to flying to the moon? It is because we are unstoppable. But what made us so? Well, we have the most amazing superpower: the ability to tell stories. Fairy tales have led us from imagining ghosts and spirits to being able to create money (yes, really!). And this has made us very powerful... but very deadly. Nothing stands in our way, and we always want more. So get ready for the most amazing story there ever was - the incredible true tale of the Unstoppables. Find out how fire shrank our stomachs, how our ancestors spoke to animals, what football can tell us about being human, how we used our superpower for good and bad... and how you have the superpower to change the world. With full-colour illustrations showing the relentless rise and rise of the human race, this is history like you've never experienced it before.
6580 Руб.
Poulsen K. Kingpin : How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Former hacker Kevin Poulsen has, over the past decade, built a reputation as one of the top investigative reporters on the cybercrime beat. In Kingpin, he pours his unmatched access and expertise into book form for the first time, delivering a gripping cat-and-mouse narrative--and an unprecedented view into the twenty-first centurys signature form of organized crime. The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: Someone--some brilliant, audacious crook--had just staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the US economy.
868 Руб.
Mafi T. Restore Me
THE GIRL WITH THE POWER TO KILL WITH A SINGLE TOUCH NOW HAS THE WORLD IN THE PALM OF HER HAND . . .It's been sixteen days since Juliette Ferrars killed the supreme commander of North America and took over as ruler ofThe Reestablishment. Sixteen days since she assassinated Warner's father. She thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45 and now has Warner by her side.When tragedy strikes, Juliette must confront the darkness that consumes her world - and those she loves. Can she control the power she wields, or will it control her?
1197 Руб.
Mafi T. Restore Me
THE GIRL WITH THE POWER TO KILL WITH A SINGLE TOUCH NOW HAS THE WORLD IN THE PALM OF HER HAND . . .It's been sixteen days since Juliette Ferrars killed the supreme commander of North America and took over as ruler ofThe Reestablishment. Sixteen days since she assassinated Warner's father. She thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45 and now has Warner by her side.When tragedy strikes, Juliette must confront the darkness that consumes her world - and those she loves. Can she control the power she wields, or will it control her?
1197 Руб.
Shaxson Nicholas The Finance Curse. How global finance is making us all poorer
We need finance – but when finance grows too big it becomes a curse. The City of London is the single biggest drain on our resources, sucking talent out of every sphere, siphoning wealth and hoovering up government time. Yet to be ‘competitive’, we’re told we must turn a blind eye to money laundering and appease big business with tax cuts. Tracing the curse back through economic history, Nicholas Shaxson uncovers how we got to this point. Moving from offshore tax havens to the bizarre industry of wealth management, he tells the explosive story of how finance established a stranglehold on society – and reveals how we can begin to break free.
2607 Руб.
Bryson Bill Made In America. An Informal History of American English
Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. In Made in America, Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn’t won, why Americans say ‘lootenant’ and ‘Toosday’, how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu.
2725 Руб.
Bryson B. Made in America. An Informal History of American English
Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country , for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. .In Made in America , Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu.
945 Руб.
Bryson B. Made in America. An Informal History of American English
Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country , for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. .In Made in America , Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu.
945 Руб.
Fitzpatrick Kalpana Get To Know. Money
A fun, visual guide for kids about the tricky topic of money: how it works and how to look after it Knowing the ins and outs of money is important for kids, whether they're trying to work out what to do with pocket money, or if they dream of making millions on the stock market. Children can begin to understand how money works with this jam-packed guide, filled with personal finance tips such as how to save money, how to keep it safe, and how to grow it! Get to know: Money will teach children aged 7+ about bigger topics, too - like what the bank does with your savings, how taxes are spent, and how billions are made and moved around the globe. Learning about money doesn't have to be tricky either - this guide features fun activities and quizzes, bright pages and breaks the information into bite-size chunks so that it's easy to digest.
2597 Руб.
Grillo Ioan Blood Gun Money. How America Arms Gangs and Cartels
From the author of El Narco and Gangster Warlords, a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade. Guns from America reach more than 130 countries, and inundate Mexico, with over 200,000 guns every year crossing the border and arming the drug cartels. In this groundbreaking new work of investigative journalism, master of reportage Ioan Grillo delves into the enormous black market for firearms in the Americas: he travels to gun manufacturers, strolls the aisles of gun shows and gun shops, hangs out on Baltimore street corners, talks to federal agents who have infiltrated gangs, and visits the ATF gun tracing centre in West Virginia. Along the way, Grillo lays bare the many ways that guns slip through the legal cracks and into the hands of criminals, fuelling violence among Mexico's powerful cartels and beyond. At a time when debates around gun control are rife, this gripping exposй draws a startling a connection between guns and the global drug trade, revealing them to be key accessories in our epidemics of addiction.
3769 Руб.