Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Melville House
BBB Library: Politics and Public Affairs
ISBN: 978-1612196329
During election campaigns myths about the candidates are formed to polish their image before the voters. Like all campaigns, the Trump campaign has formed a polished image of him in an exceptional skill and determination. In this book, we try to unveil the real story of Trump as the journalist David Cay Johnston tells it.
1984 tells the story of Winston Smith, a tall, fragile, thirty-nine-year-old man in blue overalls. Winston came from a world where one was always watched, even in their bedroom; a world where children went to public executions for fun; a world where one was either a member of the Party, or
A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. In Endurance, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the
The End of Government examines how bureaucracy can be updated to deal with the quickly evolving demands of the twenty first century, and also uses real-world examples to help us understand how new alternatives can best be applied.
In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents. Drawing on unique high-level access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Warrick weaves gripping, moment-by-moment operational
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of
Bob Woodward reveals in this book the details of the political life of President Donald Trump in the White House and shows precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward was able to give a full image on that by conducting interviews with important sources, meeting notes,
The first time my father met Donald Trump was in the early ‘90s. They were both in their mid-forties and coming out from under financial ruin. Trump’s self-named organization was crumbling under the weight of the debt he’d piled up his mistress was newly pregnant, and his ex-wife was destroying him in
India is everywhere - Indian studios produce animated features and special effects for Hollywood movies; Indian software manages our health records; and Indian customer service centres answer our calls. A country of English speakers and a free-market democracy, with the youngest population on Earth, India is not only the fastest growing
Business and political leaders often talk about what their respective countries must do to compete in the world economy. But what does it really mean for a country to compete, and how do they do this successfully? Countries develop strategies to compete for the markets, technologies, skills, and investment that will
The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against failed states around the globe. In this much-anticipated follow-up to his international bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, showing how the United States itself shares features with other failed states-suffering from a severe democratic deficit, eschewing
When Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey on May 9, 2017, it ignited a political firestorm. The man at the center of that storm has kept silent—until now. James Comey writes for the first time about his role in the historic 2016 election and its aftermath. In A Higher Loyalty,
With extraordinary access to the Trump White House, Michael Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our time. The first nine months of Donald Trump’s term were stormy, outrageous—and absolutely mesmerizing. Now Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery