Politisk korruption

"Mørkeland" er Niels Kraus-Kjærs uafhængige fortsættelse af den filmatiserede bestseller-roman "Kongekabale". Mistanke om svindel på højeste plan viser sig at trække tråde langt ind i det danske demokrati. En ung fuldmægtig i indenrigsministeriet myrdes, dagen før der udskrives folketingsvalg. Journalisten Ulrik Torp, der efter en fyringsrunde er endt på kontanthjælp, sendes af Jobcenteret i virksomhedspraktik på Dagbladet og begynder at skrive om mordet. Den unge fuldmægtig havde angiveligt fået færten af et omfattende bedrag, og sammen med en praktikant kommer Ulrik Torp på sporet af en lille kreds af tidligere politikere og topembedsmænd, der med alle midler synes parate til at forsvare samfundet mod en illiberal dagsorden styret af tweets og facebookopslag. Ligesom "Kongekabale" bevæger "Mørkeland" sig i grænselandet mellem medier og politik og beskriver aktuelle politiske dilemmaer, ligesom den trækker den faktuelle historie om Firmaet - en privat efterretningstjeneste i Danmark dannet efter Anden Verdenskrig og angiveligt lukket ned i 1960?erne - ind i en nutidig sammenhæng.

"Nogle gange overgår virkeligheden fantasien." - Kristeligt Dagblad Da lederen af Det Demokratiske Parti bliver alvorligt kvæstet, kastes partiet ud i en beskidt magtkamp mellem gruppeformanden og den politiske ordfører. En af de to skal overtage den fremtidige ledelse af partiet. Fortid, gemen pression og dokumentfalsk tages i brug i deres bestræbelser på at nå helt til tops. Alle bruger alle i det politiske spil, og også journalisterne på Christiansborg har deres egne agendaer. Dette gælder ikke mindst for Ulrik Torp, der langsomt må se sine idealer krakelere og til sidst tvinges til selv at tage affære ? Kongekabale blev efter udgivelsen filmatiseret med Søren Pilmark, Anders W. Berthelsen og Lars Mikkelsen i hovedrollerne og vandt blandt andet otte Robert-priser.

Frank Laursen arbejder i udlændingestyrelsen. I en arbejdskultur præget af kage, fredagsøl og jovial kontorhygge, håndterer han både asylsager og familiesammenføringer. Frank træffer en række dårlige valg, og alt, alt for langsomt opdager han omfanget af sin deroute. STYRELSEN er en graphic novel om manipulation, korruption og om en blød, dansk mands umærkelige fortabelse.

The official report and findings of the bipartisan Congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and Donald Trump's related coup conspiracies to overthrow the election, with an original foreword by attorney and Emmy-winning MSNBC anchor Ari Melber.Only the entire, authoritative House committee report can capture the full range of plots that have been exposed over time, from the violent attack on January 6 to related efforts revealed months after the insurrection. This definitive edition features: • The historic, official text of the House Committee report on the insurrection• New independent analysis of the coup conspiracy by MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber• The definitive accounting of Donald Trump's efforts to end American democracy This is the only edition of the report featuring an additional, original analysis of the coup by a journalist and lawyer at the center of the action -- Melber has interviewed top members of this Committee, Jan. 6 rally planners and other cooperating witnesses, and Trump White House veterans ranging from Steve Bannon to Peter Navarro (now indicted for defying this probe). His report documents how Trump's plots comprise a continuous coup conspiracy -- not a ?riot? that exploded in a ?single day? -- and why that factual prism is vital for accountability, justice, and preventing the next coup attempt.In chilling detail, he shows how that process might have engineered a technical effort to ?override? the election on the floor of Congress?an essential map, and warning, for those who wish to protect democracy. If warnings are ignored and there is no accountability for the plotters at the top, a failed coup may become a training exercise.This report is not only a vital document in modern American history, it can also inform efforts to protect the future of American democracy. As a matter of justice, bipartisanship, and even patriotism, this report will become essential reading for any American determined to defend our democracy.

Silent Coup, written by the acclaimed author Matt Kennard, is a riveting book that will captivate your interest from the first page to the last. Published in 2023 by the renowned Bloomsbury Academic, this book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys insightful and thought-provoking literature. Silent Coup is a masterful blend of intrigue and suspense, showcasing Kennard's ability to weave a compelling narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. As part of the broader genre of contemporary literature, this book offers a unique perspective on the complexities of our modern world. In Silent Coup, Kennard challenges us to question our preconceptions and to engage with the world in new and unexpected ways. A testament to Kennard's storytelling prowess, Silent Coup is a book that will leave you pondering long after you've turned the last page. Don't miss out on this exceptional publication from Bloomsbury Academic.

"Soon after announcing his first campaign for the US presidency, Donald J. Trump [said] ... that life 'has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.' Building on a narrative he had been telling for decades, he spun a hardscrabble fable of how he parlayed a small loan from his father into a multi-billion-dollar business and real estate empire. This feat, he argued, made him singularly qualified to lead the country. Except: None of it was true. Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever. Drawing on over twenty years' worth of Trump's confidential tax information--including the tax returns he tried to conceal--alongside business records and interviews with Trump insiders, New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig track Trump's financial rise and fall, and rise and fall again. For decades, he squanders his fortunes on money-losing businesses, only to be saved yet again by financial serendipity. He tacks his name above the door of every building, while taking out huge loans he'll never repay. He obsesses over appearances, while ignoring threats to the bottom line and mounting costly lawsuits against city officials. He tarnishes the value of his name by allowing anyone with a big enough check to use it, and cheats the television producer who not only rescues him from bankruptcy but casts him as a business savant--the public image that will carry him to the White House"--

Alting begynder et sted … og for den militære elitepolitimand Jack Reacher var stedet Carter Crossing, Mississippi, helt tilbage i 1997. En afsides jernbane. Et gerningssted. Et røgslør.En ung kvinde er død, og bevismaterialet peger entydigt på en soldat fra en nærliggende militærbase. Soldaten har imidlertid magtfulde venner i Washington.Reacher bliver beordret til at gå undercover – for at finde ud af så meget som overhovedet muligt, holde snor i det lokale politi og derefter forsvinde. Reacher er en glimrende soldat. Men efter at være nået frem til Carter Crossing opdager han hemmeligheder, som ingen havde forestillet sig, og efterforskningen løber hurtigt løbsk.Den lokale sherif, Elizabeth Deveraux, er ude efter retfærdighed – og har smag for hemmelighedskræmmeri. Uden at være helt sikre på at kunne stole på hinanden slår Reacher og Deveraux sig modstræbende sammen. Reacher arbejder på at afdække sandheden, mens andre prøver at begrave den for altid. Sammensværgelsen bagved truer med at ryste ham i troen på sin mission og forvandle ham til en mand, man børe være bange for.Den uophørligt medrivende Syndebuk kan kun være skrevet af New York Times-bestselleren Lee Child, og fører os tilbage til begyndelsen af sagaen om Jack Reacher, en spændingsroman der fører Reacher – og læseren – helt ud til kanten … og længere endnu.”Serien om Jack Reacher står i forreste række blandt moderne spændingsromaner.” - The Washington Post ”Lee Childs bøger om Jack Reacher er blandt tidens mest populære kriminalromaner – de er både underholdende og superintense … En af hans bedste.” - Heat”Som håndværker er Child suveræn til at opbygge spænding.” - Entertainment Weekly”Den usandsynlige, uimodståelige Reacher er fortsat noget nær den bedste i spændingslitteraturen til at uddele øretæver.” - Kirkus Reviews”Ligesom sin helt Jack Reacher synes Lee Child ude af stand til at træde ved siden af.” - Associated Press”Lee Child er øjeblikkets helt store navn inden for amerikansk krimilitteratur.” - Los Angeles Times”Uden diskussion den bedste udøver af denne eskapistiske genre.” - The New York Times

New York City. Klokken to om natten. Et undergrundstog er på vej nordpå. I en af vognene sidder Jack Reacher og fem andre passagerer. De fire af dem er helt okay. Det er den femte ikke.I løbet af de næste intense sekunder træffer Reacher et valg og udløser derigennem en heftig række begivenheder i dette rå, medrivende spændingsmesterværk fra New York Times-bestsellerforfatteren Lee Child.Den femte passager var Susan Mark. Hun var ensom, ikke på talefod med sin søn og en stor gåde. Sammen med en politikvinde og en hoben uudgrundelige forbundsansatte prøver Reacher at finde frem til, hvor dyb en afgrund Susan Mark egentlig var endt i, hvor mange liv der allerede var blevet ødelagt, og hvilke farer der her og nu truer ham selv.For et labyrintisk kapløb er begyndt hen ad Manhattans gader, hvor brutale og kompetente soldater på alle sider fører skyggekrig. Susan Marks ordinære lille tilværelse var afgørende for adskillige andre i både Washington, Californien og Afghanistan … en tidligere ansat i Delta Force, der nu er opstillet til det amerikanske senat, en smuk ung kvinde med en utrolig forhistorie og en hærskare af andre, som kun har en ting til fælles: De lyver alle sammen over for Reacher. Lidt. Eller meget. Eller måske lige akkurat nok til at få ham dræbt.I en roman, der hamrer den ene hårfine overraskelse på bordet efter den anden, slipper Lee Child en spændingsfortælling løs med spændvidde over flere årtier og tænderne dybt begravet i den amerikanske sjæl … og for Jack Reacher, som ikke stoler på nogen og foretrækker det sådan, er det et mysterium, der kun kan besvares ved langt om længe at stå ansigt til ansigt med sin værste fjende."Hold godt fast … romanen er i fare for at give dig piskesmældsskader af at vende blad. Kan meget vel være Lee Childs bedste." - USA Today"Højenergisk … [Child er] mesterlig til at skrue spændingen i vejret." - Los Angeles Times"Skarp … medrivende hele vejen igennem." - The Miami Herald"Højspændt og sindrigt konstrueret spænding." - New York Times"En overlegen roman om New York … Child forankrer sin helts rå krop og rå tænkemåde i troværdige detaljer og bygger handlingen op omkring et minutiøst beskrevet landskab." - Booklist"Kendetegnet af den uforudsigelige handling og det ubesværede sprog, som er Childs særkende … Hans forkærlighed for den ensomme ulv og bryske, teknikfjendtlige afkodning af verden er altid en fornøjelse." - Guardian"Forstærker hans status som mytisk hævner … Man sidder tilbage med hamrende hjerte og pulsen i vejret, men pas på, kapitel 63 får man mareridt af." - Evening Standard

Fra en helikopter højt over den øde californiske ørken bliver en mand kastet ud i natten ... I Chicago erfarer en kvinde, at et elitehold af tidligere militære efterforskere er ved at blive udslettet en efter en ... Og på gaden i Portland bliver Jack Reacher – soldat, politimand, helt – revet ud af sin strejfertilværelse af en kodebesked, som kun ganske få andre ville kunne forstå. Lige fra de første chokerende optrin i Lee Childs højenergiske nye roman bliver Jack Reacher sendt som en kniv i hjertet på en sammensværgelse, der slår hans gamle venner ihjel – og er på vej mod noget endnu værre.Ti år efter at have forladt militæret ejer Reacher ikke andet end et hævekort og det tøj, han går og står i – ingen telefon, ingen forpligtelser og ingen fast adresse. Men nu har en kvinde fra hans gamle enhed præsteret det umulige. Fra Chicago finder Frances Neagley frem til Reacher ved at bruge et signal, som kun de otte medlemmer af deres gamle elitehold af militære efterforskere kender. Hun har en gruopvækkende historie at berette – en mand, de begge har tjent sammen med, er blevet brutalt dræbt. Snart genforenes Reacher med de overlevende fra sit gamle hold og skal forsøge både at vække de levende, begrave de døde og skabe sammenhæng i et mysterium, der dag for dag kun bliver mørkere.Jo dybere de graver, desto flere ubekendte faktorer viser der sig at være, for eksempel at to andre kammerater pludselig er forsvundet – og at sporet både fører til neonlyset i Las Vegas og den internationale terrorismes skyggeverden.Her og nu kan Reacher ikke gøre andet end at reagere. På hver eneste lyd. Hver eneste mistanke. Hver eneste lugt og hver eneste situation. Derefter vil han stole på de mennesker, han engang har betroet sit liv – og trænge helt til bunds i begivenhederne. For når nogen i en verden fuld af ulykker og problemer forsøger at gøre det af med Jack Reacher og hans hold, må de også hellere være forberedt på det, der venter dem ..."Anbefales varmt ... en af de bedste bøger i serien.“ – Library Journal„Jack er maskulin som John Wayne, snarrådig som Jack Bauer, handlekraftig som John Rambo og cool som Dirty Harry.“ – Sunday Times„Child er en fremragende fortæller ... som læser føler man sig aldrig snydt ... endnu en stensikker succes.“ – Daily Mirror„Hypnotiserende ... serien er helt og aldeles vanedannende.“ – New York TimesLee Child er en af verdens førende thrillerforfattere. Han er født i Coventry, vokset op i Birmingham og bor nu i New York. Det hævdes, at der hvert niende sekund bliver solgt en af hans romaner om Jack Reacher et sted i verden. Hans bøger ligger jævnligt på toppen af alverdens bestsellerlister og er solgt i over hundrede millioner eksemplarer. Der er foreløbig blevet produceret to store Hollywood-film om Jack Reacher.

I Lee Childs forbløffende nye thriller bemærker den tidligere militærpolitimand Jack Reacher mere end de fleste – og bliver netop af den grund kastet ud i en farlig konfliktsituation, der er tæt på at eksplodere mellem hænderne på ham. For den eneste måde at finde frem til sandheden på – og redde to uskyldige menneskers liv – er ved at gøre det på den hårde måde. Som også er Reachers foretrukne …Jack Reacher var alene, som han bedst kunne lide det, og i færd med at indånde den varme, elektriske nattestemning i New York City, da han så en mand gå over gaden til en parkeret Mercedes og køre væk i den. I bilen lå en million dollar i løsepenge. Og Edward Lane, som har betalt dem, er parat til at betale endnu mere for at få sin familie tilbage. Lane driver en dybt ulovlig lejesoldatvirksomhed. Han vil bruge ubegrænsede midler og alle tænkelige redskaber for at finde sin smukke kone og sit barn. Og derefter slippe Jack Reacher løs – da Reacher er den bedste menneskejæger i verden.På sporet af en ondsindet kidnapper begynder Reacher at opdage grusomme hemmeligheder i sin arbejdsgivers fortid … og et rædselsvækkende drama midt under en modbydelig, lille krig. Det begynder at gå op for ham, at Edward Lane har noget at skjule. Noget beskidt. Noget stort. Men Reacher ved også, at han allerede er alt for dybt involveret til at standse.”Den uovervindelige Reacher er mere uimodståelig end nogensinde.”- Sunday Telegraph„Reacher er bedre end nogensinde.“- Contra Costa Times„Fans kommer til at holde sig fast i stolen, som gjaldt det livet. En hæsblæsende, velstruktureret thriller.“- Denver Post„Med sin fåmælte, men medrivende helt og næsten ubærligt fastholdte spænding er Flugtveje letlæst i ordets bedste betydning.“- The Miami HeraldLee Child er en af verdens førende thrillerforfattere. Han er født i Coventry, vokset op i Birmingham og bor nu i New York. Det hævdes, at der hvert niende sekund bliver solgt en af hans romaner om Jack Reacher et sted i verden. Hans bøger ligger jævnligt på toppen af alverdens bestsellerlister og er solgt i over hundrede millioner eksemplarer.Der er foreløbig blevet produceret to store Hollywood-film om Jack Reacher. Han har modtaget mange hædersbevisninger, senest som Author of the Year ved British Book Awards 2019. Ligeledes i 2019 udnævnte dronning Elizabeth II ham til Commander of the British Empire.

To afsides byer i Colorado: Hope og Despair. Imellem dem tyve kilometer øde landevej. Jack Reacher vender aldrig om. Det ligger ikke i hans natur. Han skal bare have en kop kaffe. I stedet får han store problemer. I Lee Childs medrivende nye roman går Reacher – en mand uden frygt, uden illusioner, og med intet at tabe – i krig mod en by, der ikke blot vil af med ham, men også se ham død. Det var ikke ligefrem den velkomst, Reacher havde forventet. Han var bare på gennemrejse og passede sig selv. Men få minutter efter hans ankomst ligger en hjælpebetjent på hospitalet, mens Reacher selv er tilbage i Hope og ved at etablere et brohoved mod Despair, hvor et enormt, afspærret industrianlæg har gang i aktiviteter, det ikke er meningen at lade nogen få at se … hvor et lille fly letter hver aften og vender tilbage igen syv timer senere … hvor en garnison bemandet med veltrænede og velbevæbnede militærpolitifolk – den samme slags soldater, Reacher engang havde kommandoen over – holder vagt og venter … og frem for alt hvor to unge mænd er forsvundet, mens to skræmte unge kvinder venter og håber på at få dem tilbage. Sammen med en smuk politibetjent, der til daglig holder diskret styr på Hope, går Reacher i kamp mod Despair – mod de hjælpebetjente, der prøver at knække ham, og mod den rigmand, der prøver at skræmme ham – mens han gradvis begynder at få hul på hemmelighederne og afsløre den rædselsvækkende forbindelse til en fjern krig, hvor tusindvis af amerikanere bliver slået ihjel. I en konfrontation mellem en by og dens ejer og mellem Reacher og hans samvittighed må nogen eller noget give efter. Og Reacher giver sig aldrig så meget som en centimeter.”Et muskuløst eventyr med en eftertænksom hilsen til begivenhederne i Irak … medrivende. Spændende.” - OBSERVER”Klassisk Child … eminent opbygget … hans barske, men retfærdige figur Jack Reacher, lige populær hos herrerne og damerne, viser sig endnu engang også i høj grad at være sin egen. Og at ingen skal komme i vejen for ham.” MIRROR ”Lægger en række skallesmækkende slagsmål ind i en overraskende sindrig og aktuel historie … med både følelsesdybde og Reachers nøgterne efterforskning til at holde adrenalinniveauet oppe.” FINANCIAL TIMES”Under læsningen af den seneste bog prøvede jeg at finde ud af, hvorfor jeg er så glad for serien om Reacher … alle bøgerne om Jack Reacher er hævnfantasier. Når man som læser kommer frem til det første slagsmål, er man allerede rasende … Reacher opsøger ikke selv ballade, men til gengæld plejer balladen sagtens at kunne finde frem til ham.” SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE ”Hæsblæsende og nærmest umulig at lægge fra sig.” PEOPLE

Usandsynlighedernes sammensværgelse handler om karakteren Karim Khamoud, der må flygte fra Irak da han som 11-årig ser sin far blive myrdet på bestialsk vis. Hanintegreres efterfølgende i Danmark, hvor han på et tidspunkt ender medjob i politiet og herunder også i deres livvagts afdeling i PET.Dette er en beretning om Karims liv, hvor hans blinde medpassagerhedder PTSD. En farlig følgesvend, der over tid bliver til pga. mængdensamt ikke mindst voldsomheden af de hændelser der rammer ham, specielt fordi hanikke får mentalt restitueret. Det skaber en masse kritiske situationerbl.a fordi hans moralske kompas kommer helt ud af kurs. Dette er en højspændt fiktionsroman med rødder ud i det virkelige liv. Bogen er den første i rækken af en trilogi om karakteren Karim.

En række mystiske dødsfald. En længe hemmeligholdt mission. En ung militærpolitibetjent, der intet har at tabe.1992. På tværs af USA dukker ligene af retskafne, respektable borgere op. Disse dødsfald kunne være ulykker, og der lader ikke til at være nogen sammenhæng mellem dem – indtil et dødbringende fald fra et vindue tiltrækker uventet opmærksomhed.Opmærksomheden kommer fra forsvarsministeren. Lige pludselig vil han have en tværinstitutionel indsatsgruppe til at undersøge dødsfaldene, og han vil have Jack Reacher til at repræsentere hæren. Hvis Reacher opnår resultater: godt. Hvis ikke: så er han en belejlig syndebuk. Men kontorpolitik er ikke noget for Reacher. Tre spørgsmål dukker hurtigt op hos ham: Hvem er med ham? Hvem er mod ham? Og vil den retfærdighed, han skal sikre, sker fyldest være den officielle slags … eller hans egen?”Sandheden om Reacher bliver bedre og bedre … Den her serie [er] yderst afhængighedsskabende.” - The New York Times”Jack Reacher er nutidens James Bond, en thriller-helt vi bare ikke kan få nok af. Jeg læser hver og én, så snart de udkommer.” - Ken Follett”Reacher er mytisk … En af dette århundredes mest originale og tillokkende popkultur-helte.” - The Washington Post ”Jeg er en fan.” - James Patterson”Reacher-romanerne udgør klart den bedste thrillerserie lige nu.” - NPR”Reacher er en mand, for hvem vendingen ’moralt kompas’ blev opfundet: Hans kodeks afgør hans retning … Du har brug for Jack Reacher.” - The Atlantic”Jeg tager fat i Jack Reacher, når jeg er i humør til, at en stor mand løser mine problemer.” - Patricia Cornwell”[En] glohed spændingsserie … Du kan altid regne med bragende action.” - Miami Herald

THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Few books could be more timely than this forensic investigation.' - The Telegraph's list of the 'Best Books of 2024'.'Important, perfectly timed and hugely necessary.' - The Guardian'Admirably Thorough and Persuasively Argued.' - The Irish Times'A must-read on how modern football works.' - Ian Wright'Brave, forensic and utterly gripping.' - Tom Holland______________________________The definitive account of how capitalism and the world's elite corrupted modern footballAs the 2022 World Cup in Qatar drew to a close, there was a bitter undercurrent to Argentina's triumph. Throughout the tournament, numerous allegations of sportswashing and financial misconduct had been made against the state of Qatar, moving what had previously been a smaller conversation into the worldwide spotlight. The question had been asked, who really owns and runs football? Journeying from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle, and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York, journalist Miguel Delaney investigates the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in the beautiful game. The result is a gripping account of how football has been taken over by the world's wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations, media tycoons and oil-rich oligarchs. From Neymar's £198 million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain and Abu Dhabi's construction empire in Manchester to failed Financial Fair Play constraints and the dawn of the European Super League, Miguel draws on exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to key stakeholders to produce an all-encompassing exposé of modern footballs highest echelons.Authoritative, riveting and eye-opening, States of Play reveals how football has become a tool for the world's elite.______________________________'Delaney's diligence and determination to hold authorities to account is the moral compass that the game needs.' - Andy Brassell'In this excellent investigation, Delaney reveals the ugly side of the beautiful game.' - Oliver Bullough'The most important football book of its generation.' - Jack Pitt-Brooke'An eye-opening and essential investigation into the forces shaping the world's most popular sport.' - Joshua Robinson & Jonathan Clegg'This book tackles the major issue affecting football today with fearlessness and forensic scrutiny. An important investigation for our times.' - Laurie Whitwell'Majestic... the essential guide to how the people's game has become the plaything of the very rich and powerful.' - Jonathan WilsonMiguel Delaney's STATES OF PLAY was ranked in the Irish Times bestsellers list weeks of 11th & 18th November 2024.

"Soon after announcing his first campaign for the US presidency, Donald J. Trump told a national television audience that life 'has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.' Building on a narrative he had been telling for decades, he spun a hardscrabble fable of how he parlayed a small loan from his father into a multi-billion-dollar business and real estate empire. This feat, he argued, made him singularly qualified to lead the country. None of it was true. Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever. Drawing on over twenty years' worth of Trump's confidential tax information, including the tax returns he tried to conceal, alongside business records and interviews with Trump insiders, New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig track Trump's financial rise and fall, and rise and fall again. For decades, he squanders his fortunes on money losing businesses, only to be saved yet again by financial serendipity. He tacks his name above the door of every building, while taking out huge loans he'll never repay. He obsesses over appearances, while ignoring threats to the bottom line and mounting costly lawsuits against city officials. He tarnishes the value of his name by allowing anyone with a big enough check to use it, and cheats the television producer who not only rescues him from bankruptcy but casts him as a business savant--the public image that will carry him to the White House. A masterpiece of narrative reporting, Lucky Loser is a meticulous, nearly-century spanning narrative, filled with scoops from Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, Atlantic City, and the set of The Apprentice oment when Trump's tether to success and power is more precarious than ever, here for the first time is the definitive true accounting of Trump and his money--what he had, what he lost, and what he has left--and the final word on the myth of Trump, the self-made billionaire"--

How a con artist 'reformer' shaped America's modern public schools.

In this provocative new book, Lucy Ash reveals how, under Putin, religion is being stripped of its spiritual content and used as a weapon to control the population in a way never seen before. Orthodox clerics and their acolytes are trying to drag Russia backwards into a new Middle Ages.Combining historical research with vivid present-day reportage, The Baton and the Cross explores the impact the Church is having on millions of Russians' lives - from the tower blocks of Moscow and the big cities to far-flung villages in Siberia. Delving into the underbelly of politics, state security and big money, Ash shows how these forces have formed an unholy alliance with Orthodoxy.

"A leading authority on sheriffs in America investigates the impunity with which sheriffs police their communities, alongside the troubling role they play in American life, law enforcement, and, increasingly, national politics. What should be of grave concern to us all is that sheriffs are wholly unaccountable. They do not report to federal, state, or local executives, and sheriffs' duties are often enshrined in state constitutions, making them effectively "above the law." Sheriffs have become a flashpoint in the current politics of toxic masculinity, guns, white supremacy, and rural resentment. They played a role in the January 6 insurrection-their anti-federal government stance coming into perfect alignment with both far-right militia groups and former President Donald Trump. This rise of the sheriff in national politics and their increasing right-wing radicalization has been assisted by the revival of the so-called Constitutional Sheriff movement, which casts sheriffs as the "last line of defense" between citizens and a libertarian definition of freedom in this country. Such sheriffs have been embraced by white nationalists, the far right, and most factions of the GOP, who seek to attain and maintain power at all costs. More than 95 percent of America's three thousand sheriffs are white men. They employ 25 percent of sworn law enforcement officers. They are the only elected law enforcement, but nearly 60 percent of all sheriffs run unopposed, and because they have no term limits, many serve for decades. They patrol the streets, make traffic stops, execute arrest warrants, and investigate crimes. They run county jails that admit 4.9 million people every year, which puts them in contact with some of the most vulnerable and disenfranchised people in the community. Journalist Jessica Pishko deploys a real gumshoe reporting style and prefers to be in the room to get her story. She's spent hours with the sheriffs she reports on. She's attended far-right rallies where prominent sheriffs blast their rallying cries in order to get a sense of the audiences they're reaching. She has signed up for Constitutional Sheriff training programs to immerse herself in the rhetoric. The result is a ground-shaking revelation about how this militant and unchecked law enforcement contingent sees itself and sees the rest of us"--

"This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in the recent years. It is bold, clear, and very well-researched."--John MacArthurIn this rigorously reported exposé, a writer for the Daily Wire exposes the outside forces, including progressive secular billionaires, trying to influence Christian churches across America.Many American Christians are struggling to find places of worship which reflect their core conservative beliefs. Today, many Evangelical leaders are pushing their members to "whisper" about sexual sins, reconsider abortion, lament the effects of climate change, and repent of "perpetuating systemic racism." Meanwhile, America's largest Evangelical denominations are fraught with division over issues like critical race theory, and many ministries are now promoting social justice rather than Scripture.Liberal theology isn't new. Pastors and theologians have drifted, slipped, or even plunged into doctrinal error since the days of the New Testament. But in recent decades, Daily Wire reporter Megan Basham reveals, well-funded forces from outside the church have been secretly sowing seeds of discord, much like the Soviets once did. Based on years of investigation, Shepherds for Sale documents how progressive powerbrokers--from George Soros and the founder of eBay to former members of the Obama administration--set out to transform American Christians.Basham accuses secular foundations and think tanks of deliberately targeting Christian media, universities, megachurches, nonprofits, and entire denominations, not to mention high-profile pastors and influencers. In exchange, many of those church leaders and institutions have received cash, career jumps, prestige, and praise. She has uncovered corruption and compromise at the highest levels of Evangelical leadership, follows the money, names names, and offers proof of her findings. Shepherds for Sale is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the tensions in modern Evangelicalism and the secular forces buffeting today's believers.

The New York Post columnist, Fox News contributor, and national bestselling author of Laptop from Hell returns with the explosive, definitive account of the Biden family scandals. It's rare that a campaign season has anything like an IRS whistleblower and a California US attorney saying they were blocked from pursuing charges, foreign wire transfers of millions of dollars going to several members of politician's family, suspicious slap-on-the-wrist plea deals, mounds of incrimination texts, a previously unacknowledged child with a stripper, and multiple congressional investigations. It's unprecedented to have them all tied to one politician like Joe Biden.The federal government and the mainstream media have been selling the narrative for years that Hunter Biden is a good son with addiction problems who has suffered enough. But what if the Biden family has been involved in sketchy financial dealings and coverups that get bigger every passing year?Miranda Devine goes deep into the dark underbelly of American politics, where it's okay to break the law as long as you follow the rest of the elite's rules. With a surgeon's precision she dissects the shady dealings of the Biden family in China and Eastern Europe, exposing the cover-up within the government and media. With meticulous research and insider sources, Devine uncovers the shocking truth about Joe Biden's involvement in his son Hunter's business dealings and the extent of their corruption.Many have argued that intelligence agents and social media companies tilted the 2020 election in Biden's favor by hiding the contents of Hunter's laptop. Devine goes beyond their coverage to "silence the truth" and in The Big Guy finally reveals the corruption within the Biden family and the government.

A record of an unbelievable succession of events that occurred (or not occurred as the case may be), and spiralled catastrophically out of control, the grand finale is the injustice to Gio.This book is my reaction to those events and the phrase "All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing". The blatant injustice and disregard for his human rights/life motivated me to write this book and fight for justice for Gio. Writing down the events has strengthened my emotional resilience, but that is just a bi-product as the sole purpose of writing the book is to clear Gio's name. Gio is an innocent man who doesn't deserve the treatment he is receiving which threatens his life.

"A blistering expose of Clarence Thomas and the conservative regime of corruption that has usurped the Supreme Court - by a Democratic activist and former Republican political operative Public confidence in the Supreme Court has plummeted to new lows in the last few years - and for good reason. In the past three decades, six conservative justices have gained a supermajority through questionable means: a dubious intervention in a presidential election, perjury during Senate testimony, and a GOP Senate Leader's unethical blockade of a Supreme Court nomination. Behind this strategic dismantling of our Supreme Court is a vast, well-funded political machine-backed by the extreme right-wing Federalist Society, the notoriously secretive Catholic organization Opus Dei, and GOP megadonors operating from behind closed doors. Armed with an insider's perspective from his time within the conservative movement, David Brock reveals how the efforts to stack the court in service of extreme right-wing interests stem from a decades-long strategy to weaponize our judicial system into an extension of the Republican party itself. Stench investigates the ethics scandals that surround Clarence Thomas and his wife, the rightwing activist Ginni Thomas, culling new material from Thomas' accusers, along with original reporting and Brock's first-hand knowledge of the inner workings of the GOP. Stench is a staggering expose, one that only Brock could write-exhaustive in its research and revelatory in its access to the world of what has effectively become the Thomas Court"--

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 youngest State Auditor in the country, uncovered a brazen scheme where the powerful stole millions in welfare funds from the poor in a sprawling conspiracy that stretched from Mississippi to Malibu.Well-connected donors, highly placed officials, and popular public figures diverted tens of millions of dollars from the federal government's TANF — temporary assistance for needy families — program until a Republican auditor, his small team of dedicated investigators, and a Democratic prosecutor joined forces to hold them accountable in the face of intense obstruction and harassment.Peopled with unforgettable characters — from the perpetrators; to the impoverished citizens for whom the money was intended; to the investigators, prosecutors, and reporters who held them to account — Mississippi Swindle is a political and true crime drama that highlights larger crises while appealing to a broad nationwide audience.

Kosovo has its own social development history and social existence, very interesting and often complicated as a result of many developments. Kosovo started its basic pension scheme with 28 marks in 2002; today this pension is 110 euros, while the retirement pension is expected to be around 240 euros per month. The basic pension scheme is decreasing due to persons who are not in life, while social assistance has fallen far since 2002, which was 53 thousand families, now this scheme content is only 27,000 families this number is falling as in the meantime, the state spending on social schemes has been added to other schemes such as those of war veterans where it is not yet final and the verified list, which currently includes more than 60 thousand former fighters, the new schemes now added women raped during the war in 1998-1999. Kosovo has many social schemes that are still not reformed. Such schemes are understood to receive money from the state budget, about 280 million euros of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, which are largely spent on social schemes, while employment is far from every barometer of economic development.