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Download or read book The Longest Con written by Joe Conason and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise – and why Donald Trump became the living emblem of the American right’s moral decay. The Longest Con tells the fascinating story of the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time, creating a toxic phenomenon that culminated in the election of Donald Trump, a bumptious fraud whose checkered career and tawdry retinue, including his presidential cabinet, have featured almost every variety of scam. But long before he appeared, Trump’s path to power was blazed by the motley horde of swindlers and quacks who preceded him. From the “professional anti-communists” (whose tactics even J. Edgar Hoover despised) to the “populist” grifters of the Tea Party movement and the religious charlatans of the “prosperity gospel” (who provided a pious front for Trump), the right-wing ripoff has remained remarkably consistent, even as personalities change and new technologies emerge: Stir up anger and resentment, demonize political opponents, promise vengeance, and collect donations from the gullible. It’s a highly lucrative game that any unscrupulous charlatan can play, as many have – and they are named in these pages. In an unsparing and often comic narrative, Joe Conason explores the right’s long, steep descent into a movement whose principal aim is not to protect freedom or defend the Constitution, but merely to line the pockets of pretenders and blowhards whose malevolent tactics now endanger the nation.
Book Synopsis The Longest Con by : Michaelbrent Collings
Download or read book The Longest Con written by Michaelbrent Collings and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-06 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, thousands of people attend comic-cons dressed as monsters.Of course, you probably already knew that.But did you ALSO know that...every year, thousands of MONSTERS attend comic-cons dressed as PEOPLE.Sure. Nothing could POSSIBLY go wrong there.Luckily, the con organizers have placed Wardens throughout the conventions. These undercover supernatural troubleshooters are tasked with stopping mayhem before it starts . . . or solving the murders after they happen.I'M MICHAELBRENT COLLINGS: author of this book, and one of the Wardens. My job is to go to the cons, where I sell books, make fans, and kill the occasional monster.It's not just me, either. KEVIN J. ANDERSON, LARRY CORREIA, ORSON SCOTT CARD, and more . . . you'd never guess what many of your favorite authors are REALLY up to at the conventions.Luckily, though, you don't have to guess.JUST READ THIS BOOK.And get ready to have . . . your . . . mind . . . BLOWN.** Disclaimer: your mind may or may not be blown.
Book Synopsis The Longest Cave by : Roger W. Brucker
Download or read book The Longest Cave written by Roger W. Brucker and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1987-02-16 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic story of several generations of cavers whose exciting and dangerous explorations in Kentucky's limestone labyrinths culminated in the big connection between the Flint Ridge Cave System and Mammoth Cave, forming the longest cave in the world.
Book Synopsis The Longest War by : Peter L. Bergen
Download or read book The Longest War written by Peter L. Bergen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED since the shocking attacks on the World Trade Center, and after seven years of conflict, the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq—only to move into Afghanistan, where the ten-year-old fight continues: the war on terror rages with no clear end in sight. In The Longest War Peter Bergen offers a comprehensive history of this war and its evolution, from the strategies devised in the wake of the 9/11 attacks to the fighting in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and beyond. Unlike any other book on this subject, here Bergen tells the story of this shifting war’s failures and successes from the perspectives of both the United States and al-Qaeda and its allies. He goes into the homes of al-Qaeda members, rooting into the source of their devotion to terrorist causes, and spends time in the offices of the major players shaping the U.S. strategic efforts in the region. At a time when many are frustrated or fatigued with what has become an enduring multigenerational conflict, this book will provide an illuminating narrative that not only traces the arc of the fight but projects its likely future. Weaving together internal documents from al-Qaeda and the U.S. offices of counterterrorism, first-person interviews with top-level jihadists and senior Washington officials, along with his own experiences on the ground in the Middle East, Bergen balances the accounts of each side, revealing how al-Qaeda has evolved since 9/11 and the specific ways the U.S. government has responded in the ongoing fight. Bergen also uncovers the strategic errors committed on both sides—the way that al-Qaeda’s bold attack on the United States on 9/11 actually undermined its objective and caused the collapse of the Taliban and the destruction of the organization’s safe haven in Afghanistan, and how al-Qaeda is actually losing the war of ideas in the Muslim world. The book also shows how the United States undermined its moral position in this war with its actions at Guantánamo and coercive interrogations—including the extraordinary rendition of Abu Omar, who was kidnapped by the CIA in Milan in 2003 and was tortured for four years in Egyptian prisons; his case represents the first and only time that CIA officials have been charged and convicted of the crime of kidnapping. In examining other strategic blunders the United States has committed, Bergen offers a scathing critique of the Clinton and Bush administrations’ inability to accurately assess and counter the al-Qaeda threat, Bush’s deeply misguided reasons for invading Iraq—including the story of how the invasion was launched based, in part, on the views of an obscure academic who put forth theories about Iraq’s involvement with al-Qaeda—and the Obama administration’s efforts in Afghanistan. At a critical moment in world history The Longest War provides the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror.
Book Synopsis The Longest Psalm by : Michael Casey
Download or read book The Longest Psalm written by Michael Casey and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the longest Psalm in the Bible, Psalm 119 comprises 176 verses. Its message sings the praise of Israel’s Law and describes how the faithful should respond to the gift of God’s self-revelation. In The Longest Psalm, Michael Casey offers a meditative reading of each verse of the psalm, intended to be read one at a time, to facilitate a personal prayer and reflection. Psalm 119 brings together elements found throughout the Psalter and the reflections focus on universal themes as well as specific questions of daily life, such as our experience of yearning, service, affliction, and stumbling. Each verse stands alone, intended to be read slowly, like the litanies familiar to Catholic devotion. Perfect for a brief meditation before beginning the day, Casey invites us to spend time wandering with the psalmist to allow God’s Word to play a significant role in our lives. Through this careful reflection on the longest psalm, readers will discover the text is not merely a psalm to be sung but also a path to be followed.
Book Synopsis 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes by : Sheri R. Colberg
Download or read book 50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes written by Sheri R. Colberg and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest scientific research confirms that you can live well and long with diabetes without suffering from its more devastating health complications. Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you have the ability to improve the quality and length of your life through physical activity, a positive mental outlook, and certain diabetes tools and medications. Now, the longest living people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes share the secrets that have helped them achieve longevity and wellness. From interviews with more than fifty people who have thrived with the condition for as many as 84 years, diabetes authorities Drs. Colberg and Edelman distill their lifelong habits into fifty user-friendly, easy-to-adopt secrets. Featuring profiles of ten people who have each lived an average of 65 years with diabetes and practical advice for incorporating each secret into your daily life, this invaluable resource will inform, inspire, and motivate you to live well—and fully—to 90 and beyond. Find out what some of the secrets are: • Live first and be diabetic second • Know your numbers and assume nothing • Have kids if you want to • Erase your mistakes with exercise No matter what type of diabetes you have, you control the ability to escape serious complications (or control the ones you may have) and add years, if not decades, to your life.
Download or read book The Long Con written by Dylan Meconis and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is over, but the con has just begun. Five years ago, a cataclysmic event obliterated everything within a fifty mile radius of the Los Spinoza Convention Center—right in the middle of Long Con, the world's biggest (and longest) pop culture convention. Underdog reporter Victor Lai barely escaped with his life, but his nerdy friend Dez Delaney—publicist for an indie darling comics publisher—wasn't so lucky.
Book Synopsis Science by : John Michels (Journalist)
Download or read book Science written by John Michels (Journalist) and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 1034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.
Download or read book The New England Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Fishes of North and Middle America by : David Starr Jordan
Download or read book The Fishes of North and Middle America written by David Starr Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Bulletin of the United States National Museum written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineering News written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Factory and Industrial Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :948 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers by : American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
Download or read book Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers written by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Industrial Management by : John R. Dunlap
Download or read book Industrial Management written by John R. Dunlap and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Engineer and Contract written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the Western Society of Engineers by : Western Society of Engineers (Chicago, Ill.)
Download or read book Journal of the Western Society of Engineers written by Western Society of Engineers (Chicago, Ill.) and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
