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The Illuminati : the secret society that hijacked the world / by Marrs, Jim,1943-2017,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-360)."Chilling initiations. Big banks and money manipulations. Possible links to the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Adamses, and Bushes. Reviewing the evidence, documents, and connections, The Illuminati: The Secret Society That Hijacked the World by award-winning journalist and author Jim Marrs shines a light on the history, workings, continuing influence, and pernicious and hidden power of this secret order. Surveying experts-from those who dismiss the Illuminati as a short-lived group of little consequence to skeptics who dare question the government's accounts and pronouncements-Marrs cuts through the wild speculation and the attempts to silence critical thinkers to tell the true story of this secret cabal. He investigates their origin as "The Ancient and Illuminated Seers of Bavaria," the depiction on the United States one-dollar bill of an all-seeing eye and pyramid on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States, the Protocols-or procedures-for usurping national governments and gaining world domination, the symbolism found in today's international corporate logos, Knights Templar, assassins, Skull and Bones, whistle blowers, the revolutions in France, Russia, and America, and much, much more. Wealth, power, and intrigue come together in this in-depth expose on the Illuminati, their history, connections to powerful people, and their place in modern America"--
Subjects: Illuminati; Freemasonry; Secret societies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Power rules : how common sense can rescue American foreign policy / by Gelb, Leslie H.(CARDINAL)175845;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Pt. I: Power in the new world. The revolution in world power ; What power is, and what power isn't ; Power in the American century ; The new pyramid of world power -- Pt. II: Rules for exercising power. Strategy and power : mutual indispensability ; Intelligence and power ; U.S. domestic politics and power ; Military power ; Economic power ; Stage-setting power -- Pt. III: Policy and power. Foreign policy power ; U.S. policy and power in the Middle East ; Necessity, choice, and common sense.Leading foreign policy expert Gelb offers guidelines on how American power actually works and should be wielded in today's tumultuous world. He argues that Washington risks losing the essential lifeblood of its national security--its power--unless American leaders relearn the lessons of how to use that power. The United States remains far and away the most powerful country in a world where power remains sharply pyramidal. But the U.S. is not the dominant power, and it can't dictate to others. Gelb persuasively shows that America's future power must be based on the principle of mutual indispensability: Washington is the indispensable leader because it alone can galvanize coalitions to solve major international problems (and all nations know this), while other key nations are indispensable partners in getting the job done. The reality is this: succeed together or fail apart.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Power (Social sciences); World politics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Untouchable : how powerful people get away with it / by Honig, Elie,author.;
"Do what you have to do" -- The Southern District of New York and "Individual-1": behind the scenes in the Department of Justice's internal struggle over Trump -- Boss tactics: how criminal kingpins play the system. Control the lawyers, control the game -- Defense, at a cost -- Insulation: the hiearchical pyramid -- Say it without saying it -- It takes a criminal to catch a criminal -- Fear in the jury box -- Omerta: enforcing silence -- "Without fear or favor": the truth about how prosecutors treat the powerful -- Prey on the vulnerable -- Biases, individual and systemic -- One man, above the law: when the boss is the president. Indictment-proof: he who shall not be charged -- "We're fighting all the subpoenas": executive privilege gone wild -- Pardons for the silent -- "Tawdry," "distasteful", but perfectly legal -- Pursuing Donald Trump. United States v. Donald John Trump -- The Southern District of New York and "Individual-1": post-presidency but still no charge -- Georgia: the looming showdown -- Waiting for Garland.In this vital, incisive book, Honig explains how men like Trump repeatedly beat the system. He goes inside the hall of the Justice Department to report for the first time on how federal prosecutors went light on Trump in an infamous case involving hush money payments and campaign finance violations. From his insider's perspective, Honig exposes what makes so many prosecutors treat powerful criminals as untouchable--and how we can upend this untenable situation.--
Subjects: Political corruption.; Misconduct in office.; Public administration;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 27
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Rule by secrecy : the hidden history that connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, and the Great Pyramids / by Marrs, Jim,1943-2017.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-449) and index.
Subjects: Trilateral Commission.; Council on Foreign Relations.; Conspiracies; Secret societies;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Ancient Mexico & Central America : archaeology and culture history / by Evans, Susan Toby,1945-(CARDINAL)763674;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-587) and index.pt. 1. Mesoamerica, middle America, and its peoples -- 1. Ancient Mesoamerica, the civilization and its antecedents -- Ancient Mexico and Central America in geographical, cultural, and global context -- Middle American and Mesoamerican culture history -- 2. Ecology and culture : Mesoamerican beginnings -- Mesoamerica's major geophysical and biotic features -- Mesoamericans and cultural ecology -- Cultural regions -- Mesoamerica's first inhabitants : hunter-foragers, to 8000 BC -- 3. Archaic foragers, collectors, and farmers (8000-2000 BC) -- Archaic transformations : changes toward domestication of plants, and settled life -- From early archaic to middle archaic and beyond -- The middle archaic, c. 5500-3500 BC, and late archaic, c. 3500-2000 BC -- 4. The initial formative (c. 2000-1200 BC) -- Cultural trends of the formative period -- Isthmian region -- Highlands West of the Isthmus -- pt. 2. Complex societies of the formative -- 5. The Olmecs : early formative (c. 1200-900/800 BC) -- Early formative and initial Olmec -- Early Olmecs and their neighbors -- Highland developments, West of the Isthmus -- 6. The Olmecs : middle formative (c. 900-600 BC) -- Developments in the Southwestern highlands -- Isthmus and East -- 7. Middle to late formative cultures (c. 600/500-300 BC) -- West of the Isthmus : rise of Monte Albán -- Elsewhere in the highlands and West Mexico -- Last years of the Olmecs in the Isthmus and East -- 8. The emergence of stats in the late formative (300 BC-AD 1) -- Proto-states in the highlands west of the Isthmus -- Isthmus and East -- 9. The terminal formative (AD 1-300) -- Early Maya centers -- West of the Isthmus -- Teotihuacan, the place where time began --pt. 3. Cultures of the early classic -- 10. Teotihuacan and its international influence (AD 250/300-600) -- Teotihuacan : pyramids and palaces -- Teotihuacan presence West of the Isthmus -- 11. The Maya in the early classic (AD 250-600) -- Maya lowlands -- Southeastern Mesoamerica and the intermediate area -- Isthmus, coastal plain, Chiapas, and Guatemala highlands -- pt. 4. Late classic, classic collapse, and epiclassic -- 12. The lowland Maya : Apogee and collapse (AD 600-900) -- Late classic Maya culture -- Maya of the Southern lowlands -- Elsewhere among the Maya -- 13. The late classic and epiclassic in the West (AD 600-1000/1100) -- The basin of Mexico and regions to its North and West -- Gulf lowlands -- Puebla, Tlaxcala, and Morelos -- Mixtec regions and Oaxaca -- 14. The Maya in the terminal classic and early postclassic (AD 800-1200) -- Northwestern Yucatán : the Puuc region -- Northeastern Yucatan : Cobá and its region -- Vectors of change : Chichén Itzá and the Putún Maya -- Southern Pacific coast and Southeastern Mesoamerica -- 15. The rise of Tula and other epiclassic transformations (AD 900-1200) -- Tula and Toltec culture -- Tula's neighboring regions -- Puebla/Tlaxcala and the Southwestern highlands -- pt. 5. The postclassic and the rise of the Aztecs -- 16. The middle postclassic (1200s-1430) -- East of the Isthmus and the Gulf lowlands -- West Mexico : the rise of the Tarascans of Michoacán -- The basin of Mexico -- 17. The Aztecs : an empire is born (1325-1440) -- Basin of Mexico -- 18. The Aztec empire develops (1440-1481) -- The reign of Motecuzoma Ilhuicamina, 1440-1469 -- The reign of Axayacatl, 1469-1481 -- 19. The Aztec empire at its height (1481-1519) -- Tizoc, 1481-1486 -- Ahuitzotl, 1486-1502 -- Motecuzoma Xocoyotzin, 1502-1520 -- 20. The conquest of Mexico and its aftermath -- The Spaniards collect allies -- Motecuzoma, prisoner of fear -- Early colonial New Spain.
Subjects: Indians of Central America; Indians of Mexico;
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Disease and medical care in the United States : a medical atlas of the twentieth century / by Shannon, Gary William.(CARDINAL)153145; Pyle, Gerald F.(CARDINAL)137636;
Characteristics of the population at risk -- Historical overview -- Population changes -- Deaths and diseases -- Death registration area -- Medical care -- General population characteristics -- Population growth in the twentieth century -- Population pyramids -- Population density -- Racial composition -- Per capita income -- Geographic patterns of infirmity and mortality -- Lingering morbidity problems: tuberculosis and influenza -- Tuberculosis -- History -- Etiology -- Epidemiology -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Influenza -- Geography and influenza genetics -- International dimensions of the 1918-1919 pandemic -- Influenza in the 1920s -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Chronic disease mortality: an overview -- Geographic variation -- Coronary heart disease -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Male-to-female mortality ratios -- Cerebrovascular disease -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Cancer -- Lung cancer -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Breast cancer -- Etiology -- Macroscale geographic comparisons.Geographic variations within the United States -- Stomach cancer -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Infant mortality -- Mortality trends -- Causes of deaths -- Advances in medical care -- Advances in public health and social reform -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- AIDS -- Etiology and possible international origins -- Geography of AIDS in the United States -- Need for primary prevention -- Alzheimer's disease -- Difficulties in diagnosis -- Prevalence -- Suspected risk factors -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Motor vehicle fatalities -- Development of the automobile industry -- Mortality rates -- Geographic patterns in mortality rates -- Medical care resources and treatment facilities -- Physician supply and distribution -- Nineteenth-century concerns -- Review and reform in the twentieth century -- Geographic patterns of physician distribution -- Dentist supply and distribution -- Geographic patterns of dentist distribution -- Distribution of hospitals -- Early hospital experience -- Hospital growth in the United States -- Geographic patterns in hospital bed distribution -- Distribution of mental health care -- Historical origins -- Geographic patterns in the distribution of mental health care.
Subjects: Atlases.; Medical geography; Epidemiology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. [videorecording] / by Cook, Donovan,director.; Seidenberg, Mark,producer.(CARDINAL)484522; Mendoza, Ashley,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)611687; Anselmo, Tony,voice actor.(CARDINAL)669348; Burton, Corey,voice actor.(CARDINAL)529967; Cummings, Jim,1952-voice actor.(CARDINAL)433303; Farmer, Bill,1952-voice actor.(CARDINAL)495091; Iwan, Bret,voice actor.; MacNeille, Tress,voice actor.(CARDINAL)547315; Paulsen, Rob,1956-voice actor.(CARDINAL)546149; Taylor, Russi,voice actor.(CARDINAL)547314; Winchell, April,voice actor.(CARDINAL)547283; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)340297; Disney Junior (Firm)(CARDINAL)598889; DQ Entertainment International,production company.; Walt Disney Television Animation,production company.(CARDINAL)346706;
Art director, Sy Thomas ; character design, Jose Zelaya ; music by Mike Himelstein & Michael Turner ; film editor, Susan Edmunson.Voices: Tony Anselmo, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Bret Iwan, Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, Russi Taylor, April Winchell.Join Mickey, Minnie and pals on a whirlwind trip! Climb the Eiffel Tower in France and say bonjour to Mademoiselle Daisy and Monsieur Donald Duck. Then, rescue Gondolier Goofy when he goes adrift in Italy's Grand Canal; solve the mysterious riddle of Pharaoh Pete's pyramid in Egypt, and meet a dancing dragon at the Great Wall of China. Featuring over two hours of song-filled fun, the global adventure proves it's a small world after all!Rating: TV-Y.DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; 2.0 Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Computer animation television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Mickey Mouse (Fictitious character); Mouse, Minnie (Fictitious character); Voyages around the world;
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Nash Falls / by Baldacci, Davidauthorauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut(CARDINAL)340258;
"Walter Nash is a sensitive, intelligent and kindhearted man. He has a wife and a daughter and a very high-level position at Sybaritic Investments, where his innate skills and dogged tenacity have carried him to the top of the pyramid in his business career. Despite never going on grand adventures, and always working too many hours, he has a happy and upscale life with his family. However, following his estranged Vietnam-veteran father's funeral, Nash is unexpectedly approached by the FBI in the middle ofthe night. They have an important request: become their inside man to expose an enterprise that is laundering large sums of money through Sybaritic. At the top of this illegal operation is Victoria Steers, an international criminal mastermind that the FBI has been trying to bring down for years. Nash has little choice but to accept the FBI's demands and try to bring Steers and her partners to justice. But when Steers discovers that Nash is working with the FBI, she turns the tables on him in a way he never could have contemplated. And that forces Nash to take the ultimate step both to survive and to take his revenge: He must become the exact opposite of who he has always been. And even that may not be enough"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels; Fiction;
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King dollar : the past and future of the world's dominant currency / by Blustein, Paul,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-292) and index."An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacy--and what that means for America and the world. Prophecies that the dollar will lose its status as the world's dominant currency have echoed for decades--and are increasing in volume. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts claim that Bitcoin or other blockchain-based monetary units will replace the dollar. Foreign policy hawks warn that China's renminbi poses a lethal threat to the greenback. And sound money zealots predict that mounting US debt and inflation will surely erode the dollar's value to the point of irrelevancy. Contra the doomsayers, Paul Blustein shows that the dollar's standing atop the world's currency pyramid is impregnable, barring catastrophic policy missteps by the US government. Recounting how the United States has wielded the dollar to impose devastating sanctions against adversaries, Blustein explains that although targets such as Russia have found ways to limit the damage, Washington's financial weaponry will retain potency long into the future. His message, however, is that America must not be complacent about the dollar; the great power that its supremacy confers comes with commensurate responsibility."--
Subjects: Dollar, American; Monetary policy; International finance.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fighting poverty together : rethinking strategies for business, governments, and civil society to reduce poverty / by Karnani, Aneel.(CARDINAL)503038;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-287) and index.Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1: Fighting Poverty * Part I: Failure of the Libertarian Approach * Chapter 2: Microcredit Misses its Mark * Chapter 3: Mirage at the Base of the Pyramid * Chapter 4: Romanticizing the Poor * Part II: Fighting Poverty * Chapter 5: Selling Beneficial Goods to the Poor * Chapter 6: Employment is the Solution * Chapter 7: More Government, Please * Chapter 8: Social Entrepreneurship: Beyond the Hype."Global poverty continues to be a major problem, one that has received much attention and resources for the last 60 years. The developed countries, international institutions such as the World Bank and United Nations, various aid agencies, and civil society have contributed trillions of dollars fighting poverty yet there are more "poor" today than there were a decade ago. In this hard-hitting polemical Karnani demonstrates what is wrong with today's approaches to reducing poverty. He proposes an eclectic approach to poverty reduction that emphasizes the need for business, government and civil society to partner together to create employment opportunities for the poor, arguing that the only way they will ever be truly lifted out of poverty is to create jobs that provide financial support for entire local communities in developing nations."--
Subjects: Job creation; Poverty;
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