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Once upon a time in Russia [large print] the rise of the oligarchs--a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-(CARDINAL)343288;
Includes bibliographical references.Once Upon a Time in Russia is the untold true story of the larger-than-life billionaire oligarchs who surfed the waves of privatization to reap riches after the fall of the Soviet regime: "Godfather of the Kremlin" Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician whose first entrepreneurial venture was running an automobile reselling business, and Roman Abramovich, his dashing young protégé who built a multi-billion-dollar empire of oil and aluminum. Written with the heart-stopping pacing of a thriller -- but even more compelling because it is true -- this story of amassing obscene wealth and power depicts a rarefied world seldom seen up close.
Subjects: Biographies.; Large print books.; Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Businessmen; Oligarchy; Political corruption;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Once upon a time in Russia: the rise of the oligarchs -- a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-author.(CARDINAL)343288;
Subjects: Biographies.; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-; Businessmen; Political corruption; Oligarchy;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17
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Once upon a time in Russia : the rise of the oligarchs -- a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-author.(CARDINAL)343288;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.Two larger-than-life Russian Oligarchs amass megafortunes while locked in a complex partnership that will irrevocably change their lives -- and their country's destiny. Boris Berezovsky, former mathematician turned successful businessman, becomes known as the Godfather of the Kremlin and mentors Roman Abramovich, a dashing young entrepreneur who builds a multibillion-dollar empire of oil and aluminum. They battle their way through the "Wild East" of Russian privatization, until their relationship sours after Berezovsky attacks President Putin in the media. Dead bodies trail Berezovsky, who escapes to London, where he is found dead in his luxurious mansion outside London, declared a suicide. His associate Alexander Litvinenko dies painfully of polonium poisoning, creating an international furor and continuing investigation. With unprecedented, exclusive first-person sourcing, this tru-life thriller depicts a world of extraordinary wealth, power, and corruption, in one of the great epics of our time. -- Back cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-; Businessmen; Political corruption; Oligarchy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Appeal to the people of North-Carolina : are we a self-governing people, or shall we surrender our liberties to a despicable oligarchy? / by Vox populi.(CARDINAL)224372;
Subjects: North Carolina. General Assembly; Election law; North Caroliniana.; Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The hidden history of neoliberalism : how Reaganism gutted America and how to restore its greatness / by Hartmann, Thom,1951-author.(CARDINAL)265942;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Progressive radio host Thom Hartmann reveals how and why neoliberalism became so prevalent in the United States and why it's time for us to turn our backs to it. While America is at a crossroads regarding its economic future, many of us don't fully understand how we got here. In this powerful and accessible book, Thom Hartmann demystifies neoliberalism and explains how we can use this pivotal point in time to create a more positive future. This book traces the history of neoliberalism-which applies to a set of capitalistic philosophies favoring free trade, financial austerity, and deregulation-up to the present. Hartmann explains how neoliberalism was sold as a cure for wars and the Great Depression. He outlines the impact that it has had on America, looking at different sectors, including healthcare, unemployment, and education. Hartmann highlights how America can go one of two ways: continue going down the road to neoliberal oligarchy, as supported by the GOP, or choose to return to FDR's Keynesian economics, raise taxes on the rich, reverse free trade, and create a more pluralistic society"--
Subjects: Neoliberalism; Free trade; Liberty; Oligarchy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How the South won the Civil War [sound recording] : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America / by Richardson, Heather Cox,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)639925;
Performed by Heather Cox Richardson.In this provocative new work, Heather Cox Richardson argues that while the North won the Civil War, ending slavery, oligarchy, and giving the country a 'new birth of freedom, ' the victory was short-lived.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Political culture; Political culture; Oligarchy; Conservatism; Equality;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How the South won the Civil War : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America / by Richardson, Heather Cox,author.(CARDINAL)639925;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The roots of paradox -- The triumph of equality -- The West -- Cowboy Reconstruction -- Western politics -- The West and the South join forces -- The rise of the new West -- Oligarchy rides again -- Conclusion: What then is this American?"While in the short term--militarily--the North won the Civil War, in the long term--ideologically--victory went to the South. The continual expansion of the Western frontier allowed a Southern oligarchic ideology to find a new home and take root. Even with the abolition of slavery and the equalizing power of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and the ostensible equalizing of economic opportunity afforded by Western expansion, anti-democratic practices were deeply embedded in the country's foundations, in which the rhetoric of equality struggled against the power of money. As the settlers from the East pushed into the West, so too did all of its hierarchies, reinforced by the seizure of Mexican lands at the end of the Mexican-American War and violence toward Native Americans. Both the South and the West depended on extractive industries--cotton in the former and mining and oil in the latter--giving rise to the creation of a white business elite"--
Subjects: Political culture; Political culture; Oligarchy; Conservatism; Equality;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 23
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The Siberian dilemma / by Smith, Martin Cruz,1942-author.(CARDINAL)710165;
"Journalist Tatiana Petrovna is on the move. Arkady Renko, iconic Moscow investigator and Tatiana's part-time lover, hasn't seen her since she left on assignment over a month ago. When she doesn't arrive on her scheduled train, he's positive something is wrong. No one else thinks Renko should be worried--Tatiana is known to disappear during deep assignments--but he knows her enemies all too well and the criminal lengths they'll go to keep her quiet. Renko embarks on a dangerous journey to find Tatiana and bring her back. From the banks of Lake Baikal to rundown Chita, Renko slowly learns that Tatiana has been profiling the rise of political dissident Mikhail Kuznetsov, a golden boy of modern oil wealth and the first to pose a true threat to Putin's rule in over a decade. Though Kuznetsov seems like the perfect candidate to take on the corruption in Russian politics, his reputation becomes clouded when Boris Benz, his business partner and best friend, turns up dead. In a land of shamans and brutally cold nights, oligarchs wealthy on northern oil, and sea monsters that are said to prowl the deepest lake in the world, Renko needs all his wits about him to get Tatiana out alive."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Renko, Arkady (Fictitious character); Police; Women journalists; Women journalists; Political corruption; Oligarchy; Police.;
Available copies: 33 / Total copies: 35
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The oligarch's daughter : a novel / by Finder, Joseph,author.(CARDINAL)167376;
"From the New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire, a breakneck thriller that marries the dynastic opulence of Succession with the tense and disorienting spy-craft of The Americans. Paul Brightman is a man on the run, living under an assumed name in a small New England town with a million-dollar bounty on his head. When his security is breached, Paul is forced to flee into the New Hampshire wilderness to evade Russian operatives who seem to be able to predict his every move. Flash to six years earlier, when Paul was a rising star on Wall Street who fell in love with a beautiful photographer named Tatyana-unaware that her father was a Russian oligarch, the object of considerable interest from several US intelligence agencies. In order to save his own life, Paul must unravel a decades-old conspiracy that extends to the highest reaches of the government. The Oligarch's Daughter is a breakneck thriller and the perfect successor to the great Cold War spy novels, built for the frightening world we live in now"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Women photographers ; Espionage, Russian ; Oligarchy ; Man-woman relationships ; Power (Social sciences) ; Conspiracies ;
Available copies: 88 / Total copies: 110
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The oligarch's daughter [sound recording] : a novel / by Finder, Joseph,author.(CARDINAL)167376; Bramhall, Mark,narrator.(CARDINAL)348903;
Performed by Mark Bramhall."Paul Brightman is a man on the run, living under an assumed name in a small New England town with a million-dollar bounty on his head. When his security is breached, Paul is forced to flee into the New Hampshire wilderness to evade Russian operatives who can seemingly predict his every move. Six years ago, he was a rising star on Wall Street who fell in love with a beautiful photographer named Tatyana--unaware that her father was a Russian oligarch and the object of considerable interest from several US intelligence agencies. Now, to save his own life, Paul must unravel a decades-old conspiracy that extends to the highest reaches of the government."--Title from container.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Suspense fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Intelligence officers; Women photographers; Espionage, Russian; Conspiracies; Oligarchy; Man-woman relationships; Spy stories; World politics;
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 22
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