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Kevin Phillips

    Managing Millennials
    Bad Money
    Bad Money: The Inexcusable Failure of American Finance: An Update to Bad Money (a Penguin Group Especial from Penguin Books)
    American Dynasty
    The Cousins' Wars
    1775
    • 1775

      A Good Year for Revolution

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      • 24 uur lezen
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      This account of the American Revolution offers a fresh perspective on the events that shaped the nation, delving into the political, social, and military aspects of the era. The author, known for their bestselling work, provides insightful analysis and engaging narratives that challenge traditional interpretations, highlighting the complexities and nuances of the revolution. Readers can expect a thorough exploration of key figures and pivotal moments that defined this crucial period in American history.

      1775
    • The Cousins' Wars

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      The heart of this exploration is the transformation of Anglo-America from a small Tudor kingdom into a global power over three centuries, a feat unmatched by other European nations. The author argues that this evolution is rooted in three significant English-speaking civil wars: the English Civil War, the American Revolution, and the American Civil War. These conflicts, characterized as wars between cousins, forged critical religious, ethnic, and political alliances among English-speaking nations, setting them on distinct paths toward global leadership—one aristocratic and imperial in the nineteenth century, and the other more egalitarian and democratic in the twentieth. These wars also had devastating effects on African Americans, Native Americans, and the Irish. The analysis reveals the interconnectedness of these conflicts and their mutual influence, offering surprising interpretations across the political spectrum. For instance, the U.S. Constitution, while innovative, is critiqued as a flawed compromise that contributed to the outbreak of the American Civil War, the bloodiest of the cousins' wars. As the new millennium prompts a reevaluation of the nation's historical role, this narrative provides a sweeping and thought-provoking perspective on the triumph of Anglo-America.

      The Cousins' Wars
    • American Dynasty

      Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush

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      Focusing on the political evolution of the Bush family, Kevin Phillips reveals their ascent to power over four generations, highlighting their connections within elite institutions like Yale and Wall Street. Through strategic networking and involvement in national security, the Bushes have established a dynastic presence in American politics, raising concerns about the implications for democracy. Phillips argues that their transformation from affluent New Englanders to evangelical Texans reflects a calculated ambition that has shaped modern political landscapes, especially leading up to the 2004 election.

      American Dynasty
    • Exploring the detrimental impact of America's financial sector, this book delves into the roots of rising debt, soaring mortgage rates, and escalating oil prices. It offers a sobering analysis of how these factors threaten the nation's economy and its status as a global power, presenting a cautionary perspective on the future trajectory of America.

      Bad Money: The Inexcusable Failure of American Finance: An Update to Bad Money (a Penguin Group Especial from Penguin Books)
    • Bad Money

      Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism

      • 256bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      The bestselling author reveals how the U.S. financial sector has hijacked our economy and put America's global future at riskIn American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned us of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the increasing cost of scarce oil. The current housing and mortgage debacle is proof once more of Phillips's prescience, and only the first harbinger of a national crisis. In Bad Money, Phillips describes the consequences of our misguided economic policies, our mounting debt, our collapsing housing market, our threatened oil, and the end of American domination of world markets. America's current challenges (and failures) run striking parallels to the decline of previous leading world economic powers; especially the Dutch and British. Global overreach, worn-out politics, excessive debt, and exhausted energy regimes are all chilling signals that the United States is crumbling as the world superpower. "Bad Money" refers to a new phenomenon in wayward megafinance – the emergence of a U.S. economy that is globally dependent and dominated by hubris-driven financial services. Also "bad" are the risk miscalculations and strategic abuses of new multitrillion-dollar products such as asset-backed securities and the lure of buccaneering vehicles like hedge funds. Finally, the U.S. dollar has been turned into bad money as it has weakened and become vulnerable to the world's other currencies. In all these ways, "bad" finance has failed the American people and pointed U.S. capitalism toward a global crisis. Bad Money is the perfect follow- up to Phillips's last book, whose dire warnings are now proving frighteningly accurate.

      Bad Money
    • Introduction -- Millennials in the workplace -- The millennial challenge -- Generational diversity -- The 12 types of millennials in the workplace -- Everything has changed -- It's not about the money!!! -- Transforming operations to meet the needs of today -- Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and millennials -- Beyond the horizon -- Sssshhhhhh : little known secrets -- Adapt or die -- We are managers not magicians -- Making changes, taking action -- Motivating millennials -- Combining generations and producing results -- The good, the bad, and the ugly -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the author

      Managing Millennials
    • The business environment is changing at a faster rate than ever, with transformational shifts taking place in every industry and market in the world. These changes create increased risks for companies that remain complacent. However, they also generate opportunity for businesses willing to adapt and evolve. The key is transforming your organization to meet the demands of tomorrow. Change and How to Transform and Design Your Business for Sustained Success has been written to help you do just that. This book provides strategic insights, solutions, and direction that will empower you to improve your organization by providing definitive actions that will transform potential into productivity to generate sustained success. You are encouraged to use this book to transform your organization and take it to the next level!

      Change and Execute
    • American Theocracy

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      • 18 uur lezen
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      An explosive examination of the coalition of forces that threatens the nation, from the bestselling author of American Dynasty In his two most recent bestselling books, American Dynasty and Wealth and Democracy, Kevin Phillips established himself as a powerful critic of the political and economic forces that ruleand imperilthe United States, tracing the ever more alarming path of the emerging Republican majority's rise to power. Now Phillips takes an uncompromising view of the current age of global overreach, fundamentalist religion, diminishing resources, and ballooning debt under the GOP majority. With an eye to the past and a searing vision of the future, Phillips confirms what too many Americans are still unwilling to admit about the depth of our misgovernment.

      American Theocracy
    • Der amerikanische Ölmagnat Rockefeller war um 1900 der reichste Mann der Erde. Sein Sohn schenkte 1947 der UNO das Gelände für ihren heutigen Sitz in New York. Die Verknüpfungen zwischen den Inhabern der großen Vermögen und den Schaltstellen der Macht sind in den USA bis heute offensichtlich - auch die Familie des jetzigen Präsidenten George W. Bush hat zahlreiche Verbindungen zu den reichsten Familien der USA. Kevin Phillips schildert, wie die großen Vermögen entstanden sind. Er deckt dabei eine subtile Form der Korruption auf, die nicht auf Bestechungen beruht, sondern auf der kulturellen Wertschätzung von Reichtum und finanzieller Macht und einem daraus abgeleiteten politisch-ökonomischen System im Namen von freiem Unternehmertum und nationaler Sicherheit. Phillips bezeichnet die USA provozierend als Plutokratie, in der die Regierung die Interessen der Reichen schützt, und hat damit in den USA eine heftige Kontroverse ausgelöst. »Ein provozierendes Buch, das breit diskutiert werden sollte.« Houston Chronicle»Eine scharfsinnige Analyse über die bedenklichen Auswirkungen von Reichtum und Kapital auf die Demokratie.« Publisher's Weekly

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