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Devils' Advocates

The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests

by Kenneth P. Vogel ...

“Deeply reported and compellingly told, Kenneth Vogel’s Devils’ Advocates shines a light into the underground world of foreign cash, Washington lobbyists, and the selling of American policy to outsiders. This book hits at the perfect moment, giving invaluable insight into why foreign interests are so powerful in Washington.” —#1 New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesNew ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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“Deeply reported and compellingly told, Kenneth Vogel’s Devils’ Advocates shines a light into the underground world of foreign cash, Washington lobbyists, and the selling of American policy to outsiders. This book hits at the perfect moment, giving invaluable insight into why foreign interests are so powerful in Washington.” —#1 New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesNew
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Big Money

2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle, and a Pimp-on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics

by Kenneth P Vogel ...

Mark Hanna -- the turn-of-the-century iron-and-coal-magnate-turned-operative who leveraged massive contributions from the robber barons -- was famously quoted as saying: "There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money, and I can't remember what the second one is." To an extent that would have made Hanna blush, a series of developments capped by the Supreme Court's 2010 ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Mark Hanna -- the turn-of-the-century iron-and-coal-magnate-turned-operative who leveraged massive contributions from the robber barons -- was famously quoted as saying: "There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money, and I can't remember what the second one is." To an extent that would have made Hanna blush, a series of developments capped by the Supreme Court's 2010
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Cruise Ship Tourism

by Ross Dowling, Clare Weeden, Professor Michael Clancy, Professor Ross A Klein, Dr William Terry, Professor Xavier Font, Dr Mireia Guix Navarrete, Dr Maria Jesús Bonilla, Dr Michael Lück0, Dr Jill Poulston1, Michael P. Vogel2, Dr Adam Weaver3, Alexis Papathanassis4, Dr Philip Gibson5, Dr Maree Thyne6, James Henry7, Jo-Anne Lester8, Dr Júlio Mendes9, Dr Manuela Guerreiro0, Bingjie Liu1, Dr Lori Pennington-Gray2, Dr Peter Tarlow3, Dr Arja Lemmetyinen4, Dr Gabriella Polizzi5, Dr Antonino Mario Oliveri6, Dr Sheree-Ann Adams7, Professor James Petrick8, Suiwen Zou9, Dr Kam Hung0, Dr Claire Lambert1, Dr Nigel Jarvis2, Dr Ioannis Pantelidis3, Dr Abel Alonso4, Nevil Alexander5, Dr Eloise Botelho6, Carla Fraga7, Rodrigo Vilani8, Dr Michael Shone9, Dr Jude Wilson0, Dr David G Simmons1, Dr Joseph M Cheer2, Dr Gaetano Sabato3, C Michael Hall4, Hannah Wood5, Sandra Wilson6, Dr Claire Ellis7, Dr Pascal Scherrer8, Kaye Walker9, Dr Daniela Liggett0, Emad Monshi1, Professor Noel Scott2, Dr Marianna Sigala3, Dr Véronique Mondou4, Benjamin Taunay5, Dr Iris Mao6, Dr Emma Stewart7 ...

Completely updated and revised, Cruise Ship Tourism, 2nd Edition covers the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, combining the latest knowledge and research to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. Despite the industry growing rapidly, there is a substantial gap in the related literature, and this book addresses the key issues for researchers, students and industry ... Read more

$205.09 USD

Completely updated and revised, Cruise Ship Tourism, 2nd Edition covers the economic, social and environmental impacts of cruising, combining the latest knowledge and research to provide a comprehensive account of the subject. Despite the industry growing rapidly, there is a substantial gap in the related literature, and this book addresses the key issues for researchers, students and industry
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Generation Jobless?

Turning the youth unemployment crisis into opportunity

by P. Vogel ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
Offering guidance on the opportunities and threats for future generations, and featuring interviews with business leaders, this book provides a constructive look at change. It directs the youth to become job creators, not job seekers, and to approach the corporate and political worlds with an entrepreneurial mind-set. ... Read more

$31.49 USD

Offering guidance on the opportunities and threats for future generations, and featuring interviews with business leaders, this book provides a constructive look at change. It directs the youth to become job creators, not job seekers, and to approach the corporate and political worlds with an entrepreneurial mind-set.
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Genetics and Genomics of Brachypodium

Edited by John P. Vogel ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Grasses dominate many natural ecosystems and produce the bulk calories consumed by humans either directly in the form of grains or indirectly through forage/grain fed animals. In addition, grasses grown as biomass crops are poised to become a significant source of renewable energy. Despite their economic and environmental importance, research into the unique aspects of grass biology has been ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Grasses dominate many natural ecosystems and produce the bulk calories consumed by humans either directly in the form of grains or indirectly through forage/grain fed animals. In addition, grasses grown as biomass crops are poised to become a significant source of renewable energy. Despite their economic and environmental importance, research into the unique aspects of grass biology has been
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Environmental Kuznets Curves

A Study on the Economic Theory and Political Economy of Environmental Quality Improvements in the Course of Economic Growth

by Michael P. Vogel ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
Environmental Kuznets Curves - one of the most controversial issues of current environmental economics - suggest that economic growth may lead to environmental quality improvements. Why and under which circumstances this may be so, are the questions addressed in this book. The approach taken is formal, using techniques of static and dynamic optimisation. In addition, the main assumptions, ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Environmental Kuznets Curves - one of the most controversial issues of current environmental economics - suggest that economic growth may lead to environmental quality improvements. Why and under which circumstances this may be so, are the questions addressed in this book. The approach taken is formal, using techniques of static and dynamic optimisation. In addition, the main assumptions,
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Devils' Advocates

The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests

by Kenneth P. Vogel ...

Narrated by Joe Knezevich ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

“Deeply reported and compellingly told, Kenneth Vogel’s Devils’ Advocates shines a light into the underground world of foreign cash, Washington lobbyists, and the selling of American policy to outsiders. This book hits at the perfect moment, giving invaluable insight into why foreign interests are so powerful in Washington.” —#1 New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesNew ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“Deeply reported and compellingly told, Kenneth Vogel’s Devils’ Advocates shines a light into the underground world of foreign cash, Washington lobbyists, and the selling of American policy to outsiders. This book hits at the perfect moment, giving invaluable insight into why foreign interests are so powerful in Washington.” —#1 New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie ParnesNew
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Mississippi Swindle

Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America

by Shad White ...

Narrated by Eric Burgher ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

**How America’s youngest state auditor uncovered the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the nation’s poorest state“A must read” with all the thrills of a John Grisham novel — for fans of shocking true crime exposés like Black Edge and Bad Blood (Peter Schweizer, author of Secret Empires)**This riveting exposé details how a small team of auditors and investigators, led by the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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**How America’s youngest state auditor uncovered the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the nation’s poorest state“A must read” with all the thrills of a John Grisham novel — for fans of shocking true crime exposés like Black Edge and Bad Blood (Peter Schweizer, author of Secret Empires)**This riveting exposé details how a small team of auditors and investigators, led by the
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Maestro

Greenspans Fed And The American Boom

by Bob Woodward ...

Narrated by James Naughton ...

Abridged

5 hours 22 min

Perhaps the last Washington secret is how the Federal Reserve and its enigmatic chairman, Alan Greenspan, operate. What do they do? Why precisely do they do it? Who is Greenspan? How does he think? What is the basis for his decisions? Why is he so powerful? What kind of relationships has he had with Reagan, Bush, and Clinton -- presidents during the 13 years he has been Fed chairman?The Greenspan ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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Perhaps the last Washington secret is how the Federal Reserve and its enigmatic chairman, Alan Greenspan, operate. What do they do? Why precisely do they do it? Who is Greenspan? How does he think? What is the basis for his decisions? Why is he so powerful? What kind of relationships has he had with Reagan, Bush, and Clinton -- presidents during the 13 years he has been Fed chairman?The Greenspan
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The Invention of Power

Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita ...

Narrated by Michael Beck ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?Western exceptionalism—the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent—is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and ... Read more

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In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?Western exceptionalism—the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent—is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and
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Target Tehran

How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East

by Yonah Jeremy Bob, Ilan Evyatar ...

Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year/PoliticsWinner of the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Notable Book Prize“One of the most accurate and fascinating books so far” (Michael Bar-Zohar, coauthor of Mossad) about how Israel used sabotage, assassination, cyberwar—and diplomacy—to thwart Iran’s development of nuclear weapons and, in the process, begin to reshape the Middle East.Yonah Bob and Ilan ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year/PoliticsWinner of the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Notable Book Prize“One of the most accurate and fascinating books so far” (Michael Bar-Zohar, coauthor of Mossad) about how Israel used sabotage, assassination, cyberwar—and diplomacy—to thwart Iran’s development of nuclear weapons and, in the process, begin to reshape the Middle East.Yonah Bob and Ilan
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Fat Leonard

How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

by Craig Whitlock ...

Narrated by Dan Bittner ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s “masterly investigation into one of the Navy’s worst scandals” (The New York Times)—a riveting account of military corruption, bribery, and security failures inside the US Navy.All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis—either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was the larger-than-life defense contrac... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s “masterly investigation into one of the Navy’s worst scandals” (The New York Times)—a riveting account of military corruption, bribery, and security failures inside the US Navy.All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis—either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was the larger-than-life defense contrac...
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