It's not an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species and that the American Dream of a secure, comfortable standard of living has become as outdated as an Edsel with an eight-track player—that the United States of Amer
Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America
Who filled the trough? Who set the table at the banquet of greed? How has it been possible for corporate pigs to gorge themselves on grossly inflated pay packages and heaping helpings of stock options while the average American struggles to make do with t
Arianna Huffington How to Overthrow the Government-如何推翻政府
Powerful and enlightening. How to Overthrow the Government is an impassioned call to arms from one of America's sharpest and most independent commentators. In its pages Huffington breaks away from the party-line platitudes of Republicans and Democrat
First Responders: Inside the U.S. Strategy for Fighting the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis
An insider’s view of the U.S. government’s response to the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, as recounted by the people who made the key decisions
In 2008, the world’s financial system stood on the brink of disaster. The United States faced an unprece
In 2008, the world’s financial system stood on the brink of disaster. The United States faced an unprece
21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve deployed an extraordinary range of policy tools that helped prevent the collapse of the financial system and the U.S. economy. Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues lent directly to U.S. businesse
Ben S. Bernanke Essays on the Great Depression-关于大萧条的论文
Few periods in history compare to the Great Depression. Stock market crashes, bread lines, bank runs, and wild currency speculation were worldwide phenomena--all occurring with war looming in the background. This period has provided economists with a marv
Ben S. Bernanke The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis-美联储与金融危机
Ben Bernanke's history of the Federal Reserve and its response to the 2008 financial crisis
In 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, gave a series of lectures about the Federal Reserve and the 2008 financial crisis, as part of
In 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, gave a series of lectures about the Federal Reserve and the 2008 financial crisis, as part of
Ben S. Bernanke Firefighting: The Financial Crisis and Its Lessons-消防:金融危机及其教训
From the three primary architects of the American policy response to the worst economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, a magnificent big-picture synthesis--from why it happened to where we are now.
In 2018, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner, and Hank
In 2018, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner, and Hank
They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency
作者:Malcolm W. Nance
书名:They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency
简介:To varying degrees, as many
书名:They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency
简介:To varying degrees, as many
David K. Shipler Work Doesn't Work: From The Working Poor-工作不起作用:来自工作穷人
At the bottom of America’s working world, millions live in the shadow of prosperity, in the twilight of poverty and prosperity. Many are trapped for life in a perilous zone of low-wage work that keeps middle-class comforts and necessities forever beyond t
David K. Shipler Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America-面临风险的权利:现代美国的自由限度
An enlightening, intensely researched examination of violations of the constitutional principles that preserve individual rights and civil liberties from courtrooms to classrooms.
With telling anecdote and detail, Pulitzer Prize–winner David K. Shiple
With telling anecdote and detail, Pulitzer Prize–winner David K. Shiple
The Rights of the People: How Our Search for Safety Invades Our Liberties
From the best-selling author of The Working Poor, an impassioned, incisive look at the violations of civil liberties in the United States that have accelerated over the past decade—and their direct impact on our lives.
How have our rights to privacy an
How have our rights to privacy an
David K. Shipler Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword-言论自由:比剑更强大
A provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America
With his best seller The Working Poor, Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times veteran David K. Shipler cemented his place among our most trenchant social commentators. Now
With his best seller The Working Poor, Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times veteran David K. Shipler cemented his place among our most trenchant social commentators. Now
David K. Shipler Russia: Broken Idols, Solemn Dreams-俄罗斯:破碎的偶像,庄严的梦想
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Shipler spent four years in Moscow as a New York Times correspondent. He did extensive research into the stereotypes of the Russian people--from that work he produced this book which reveals the nature of the Russia
David K. Shipler A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America-陌生国度:美国的黑人和白人
A Country of Strangers is a magnificent exploration of the psychological landscape where blacks and whites meet. To tell the story in human rather than abstract terms, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David K. Shipler bypasses both extremists and celebri
David K. Shipler Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land-阿拉伯人和犹太人:在应许之地受伤的灵魂
The Jew, according to the Arab stereotype, is a brutal, violent coward; the Arab, to the prejudiced Jew, is a primitive creature of animal vengeance and cruel desires. In this monumental work, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that h
David K. Shipler The Working Poor: Invisible in America-工作穷人:在美国看不见
As David K. Shipler makes clear in this powerful, humane study, the invisible poor are engaged in the activity most respected in American ideology—hard, honest work. But their version of the American Dream is a nightmare: low-paying, dead-end jobs; the pr
Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission-感谢你的服役
作者:Mark Leibovich
书名:Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission《感谢你的服役》
简介:From the author of the #1 N
书名:Thank You For Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission《感谢你的服役》
简介:From the author of the #1 N
Raphael Patai The Arab Mind-阿拉伯人的思想
Since its original publication in 1983, the revised edition of Raphael Patai's The Arab Mind has been recognized as one of the seminal works in the field of Middle Eastern studies. This penetrating analysis unlocks the mysteries of Arab society to he
Radicals Chasing Utopia: Inside the Rogue Movements Trying to Change the World
"It's the hubris of every generation to think that they have arrived at the best way of living. But all the things we now take for granted, all the modern wisdoms we hold to be self-evident, were once derided as dangerous or foolish radical thin
Jamie Bartlett The People Vs Tech: How the Internet Is Killing Democracy-人民与科技:互联网如何扼杀民主
The internet was meant to set us free.
Tech has radically changed the way we live our lives. But have we unwittingly handed too much away to shadowy powers behind a wall of code, all manipulated by a handful of Silicon Valley utopians, ad men, and vent
Tech has radically changed the way we live our lives. But have we unwittingly handed too much away to shadowy powers behind a wall of code, all manipulated by a handful of Silicon Valley utopians, ad men, and vent
Jamie Bartlett The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld-暗网:数字黑社会内部
SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS AND LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit – a world of Google, Hotmail, Facebook and Amazon – lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities and cu
Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit – a world of Google, Hotmail, Facebook and Amazon – lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities and cu
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy-领导力:世界战略六案研究
作者:Henry Kissinger
书名:Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy《领导力:世界战略六案研究》
简介:Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he ha
书名:Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy《领导力:世界战略六案研究》
简介:Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he ha
Pete Hegseth Modern Warriors: Real Stories from Real Heroes-现代勇士:真实英雄的真实故事
After three Army deployments—earning two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge—Pete Hegseth knows what it takes to be a modern warrior. In Modern Warriors he presents candid, unfiltered conversations with fellow modern warriors and digs for real a
Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation
作者:Pete Hegseth
书名:Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation
简介:FOX News host Pete Hegseth is back with what he says is his most
书名:Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation
简介:FOX News host Pete Hegseth is back with what he says is his most