Kevin Phillips
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
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A fascinating up-to-date look at the roots of our financial crisis from the New York Times bestselling author Kevin Phillips Kevin Phillips’s Bad Money revealed the roots of the financial malignance that led to 2008’s devastating market meltdown, explaining how the financial sector hijacked the American economy and put our very global future at risk. In this substantial and thought-provoking update, he refocuses his arguments through the...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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A survey of the role of America's financial sector in compromising the nation's global future examines the sources of rising debt, high mortgage rates, and increasing oil prices, making sobering predictions about the downfall of America as a world power.
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English
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In this book the author, a historian punctures the myth that 1776 was the watershed year of the American Revolution. He suggests that the great events and confrontations of 1775 such as Congress's belligerent economic ultimatums to Britain, New England's 'rage militaire,' the exodus of British troops and expulsion of royal governors up and down the seaboard, and the new provincial congresses and hundreds of local committees that quickly reconstituted...
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Series
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An account of the political career and legacy of president William McKinley notes the United States's diplomatic and military debut as a world power during his administration, his presidency during a major realignment of the U.S. party system, and his contributions to the GOP's cycle of power.
8) Pride
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1970's Philadelphia, a swim coach attempts to transform street kids into a swim team in time for the state championship despite the racism, violence, and threats from the community.
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