Uncle John's Political Briefs e-bog
87,51 DKK
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Liberal, conservative, independent, or just plain nuts--no one in the public sector gets a free pass in this funny and informative look at the world of politics.No one skewers public servants of all political stripes like Uncle John! Heres a no-holds-barred look at the history and lunacy of our govern-mental machine. Starting with the birth of democracy in the western world, youll learn how tod...
E-bog
87,51 DKK
Forlag
Portable Press
Udgivet
15 august 2012
Længde
288 sider
Genrer
Politics and government
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781607106951
Liberal, conservative, independent, or just plain nuts--no one in the public sector gets a free pass in this funny and informative look at the world of politics.No one skewers public servants of all political stripes like Uncle John! Heres a no-holds-barred look at the history and lunacy of our govern-mental machine. Starting with the birth of democracy in the western world, youll learn how todays political landscape was shaped and get an inside look at how government works (and doesnt work)--from Main Street to Wall Street to Pennsylvania Avenue to the world stage. These 288 pages consist of the most eye-opening political articles from the BRIs 25-year-history, plus a few all-new pieces ripped from the election-year headlines. So do your civic duty and read about * Toilet diplomacy* Gingrich vs. the Glitterati* Why a donkey? Why an elephant?* Animals that ran for officeand won* The island election that was buried by a volcanic eruption* The birth, death, and rebirth of Americas major political parties* Why the first U.S. congresswoman had to hide in a phone both* The rapper who (nearly) took a swing at Romney* The Russian czar who taxed the human soul* The secret plot to take down FDR* Poisonous pundits And much, much more!