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Death Is Our Business : Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare. by Lechner, John.;
Featuring exclusive interviews with over 30 of its members, 'Death is Our Business' is the shocking inside story of how the Wagner Group rose to make private military companies inextricable from Russia's anti-Western foreign strategy.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union;
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The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World... : Essays. by Graeber, David.;
Today we live amidst converging political, economic, and ecological crises, and yet our politics are dominated by either a "business as usual" attitude or nostalgia for a mythical past. In essays published over three decades and ranging across the biggest issues of our time, David Graeber challenges old assumptions about political life and offers hope for a more equitable world. An iconic thinker and a renowned activist, Graeber died in 2020.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Civilization; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social;
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Giuliani : the rise and tragic fall of America's mayor / by Kirtzman, Andrew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In this revealing biography, Andrew Kirtzman pieces together Giuliani's rise and fall from hundreds of interviews with friends, family members, White House officials, business partners, and close confidants, some of whom have never gone on the record before. He reveals new information about Giuliani's role in the 2020 election debacle, his relationship with Trump, his troubled personal life, and much more.
Subjects: Biographies.; Giuliani, Rudolph W.; Lawyers; Mayors;
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The big fix : how companies capture markets and harm Canadians. by Hearn, Denise.;
"More and more of the Canadian economy is dominated by a handful of huge companies that control what we buy, how we work, and which other businesses can or can't thrive. Beyond the obvious examples of airlines, telcos, grocery chains, and banks, The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians shows how corporate concentration is growing across many industries, leading to higher prices for consumers, lower worker's wages, more inequality, fewer startups, less innovation, and lower growth and productivity. In this galvanizing book, Hearn and Bednar show how companies perpetuate the illusion of rivalry to disguise their dominance, and how they've shifted from competing within industries to accumulating assets across industries, further entrenching their power. The authors coach readers on how to think about competition, how markets are made and remade, and how the right set of attitudes and policies reduce corporate power and rebalance it throughout the economy. The future of Canada's economy is up for grabs, and The Big Fix shows how the country can achieve a more innovative, productive, and livable economy for all Canadians."--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy;
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Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose / by Biden, Joseph R.,author.;
The former vice-president of the United States chronicles the difficult final year of his son's battle with cancer, his efforts to balance his responsibilities to the country and his family, and the lessons he learned.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Biden, Joseph R.; Biden, Beau, 1969-2015.; Vice-Presidents; Fathers and sons; Cancer; Presidents;
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The fall : the end of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty / by Wolff, Michael,1953-author.;
In The Fall, Wolff returns to one of the foundational subjects of his journalistic career, Rupert Murdoch, to tell the story of the collapse of a media dynasty. He writes of the effects of Foxs all-powerful controlling shareholders age (92), the desperate rivalries and contradictory desires of his children regarding the future of the network (the flesh and blood version of HBOs Succession ), the irresolvable contradiction of Rupert Murdochs antipathy to Trump, and to Foxs own stars, the full backstory of Tucker Carlsons ouster and of Foxs Chief Legal Officer, Viet Dinhs recent ouster, and reveals hidden details of the Dominion Settlement. Foxs power and its business are unsustainable, says Wolff, and the end of the network is not only imminent, but inevitable as we accelerate into the 2024 presidential election and a looming future without the patriarch.
Subjects: Murdoch, Rupert, 1931-; Fox News.; Television and politics; Television broadcasting of news;
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Branding : a very short introduction / by Jones, Robert,1957 August 31-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and indexIn this 'Very Short Introduction' Robert Jones discusses the rising omnipresence of brands, and analyses how they work their magic. He considers the incredible potency of brands as a commercial, social, and cultural force, and looks at the many different kinds of brands that exist - from products, services, and artistic properties, to companies, charities, sports clubs, and political parties. Defining what we mean by the word 'brand', he explores both the positive and negative aspects of brands. Finally Jones considers the business of branding, and asks whether the idea of brands and branding is starting to decline, or whether it has a long future ahead.LSC
Subjects: Branding (Marketing); Brand name products.;
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Blue gold : the battle against corporate theft of the world's water / by Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-265) and index.
Subjects: International business enterprises; International trade; International trade; Economic policy; Water resources development.; Water-supply;
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New power : how power works in our hyperconnected world- and how to make it work for you / by Heimans, Jeremy,author.; Timms, Henry,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From two influential and visionary thinkers comes a big idea that is changing the way movements catch fire and ideas spread in our highly connected world. For the vast majority of human history, power has been held by the few. "Old power" is closed, inaccessible, and leader-driven. Once gained, it is jealously guarded, and the powerful spend it carefully, like currency. But the technological revolution of the past two decades has made possible a new form of power, one that operates differently, like a current. "New power" is made by many; it is open, participatory, often leaderless, and peer-driven. Like water or electricity, it is most forceful when it surges. The goal with new power is not to hoard it, but to channel it. New power is behind the rise of participatory communities like Facebook and YouTube, sharing services like Uber and Airbnb, and rapid-fire social movements like Brexit and #BlackLivesMatter. It explains the unlikely success of Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and the unlikelier victory of Donald Trump in 2016. And it gives ISIS its power to propagate its brand and distribute its violence. Even old power institutions like the Papacy, NASA, and LEGO have tapped into the strength of the crowd to stage improbable reinventions. In New Power, the business leaders/social visionaries Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms provide the tools for using new power to successfully spread an idea or lead a movement in the twenty-first century. Drawing on examples from business, politics, and social justice, they explain the new world we live in--a world where connectivity has made change shocking and swift and a world in which everyone expects to participate."--
Subjects: Social movements; Internet and activism.; Social media.; Power (Social sciences); Internet; Technology;
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Abundance. by Klein, Ezra.;
From bestselling authors and journalistic titans, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, 'Abundance' is a once-in-a-generation, paradigm-shifting call to rethink big, entrenched problems that seem mired in systemic scarcity, from climate change to housing, education to healthcare. Klein is the author of 'Why We're Polarized', which was named one of Barack Obamas top books of 2022.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General;
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