Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In a prequel to Trevanian's "Shibumi," amid the chaos of the Korean War, the CIA offers Nicholai Hel his freedom only if he kills the Soviet Union's Commissioner to China in Beijing, a mission that draws on all his strengths.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Controlling Interest" offered the first account on film of the growth of multinational corporations, their impact on people at home and abroad, and their influence on U.S. foreign policy. This is the film that helped kick-off the anti-globalization movement. Upon its release, Controlling Interest quickly became a standard "audio-visual text" for those concerned about the growing impact of multinational corporations on global affairs. The film examines...
10) The Coke machine
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
Description
The Coke Machine reveals to listeners the deep inner workings of the Coca-Cola Company: its insidious economic, political, and environmental impact, and the ruthless nature it takes on when its position on top is threatened.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Cyber-security engineer Elliot Anderson, along with the titular character and fsociety, starts a revolution to change the world. Season four will pick up where the third season finale left off, delving into the pros and cons of Elliot hitting 1send2 on the email that could reverse Five/Nine.
14) Vanished
Author
Series
Nick Heller novels volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In August 1756 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by English merchants who collected taxes through means of a ruthless private army--what we would now call an act of involuntary privatization. The East India Company's founding charter authorized it to 'wage war' and it had always used violence to gain its ends. But the creation of this new government...
Author
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The first book to explore the rise of the Starbucks Corporation--and the caffeine-crazy culture that fueled its success--combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation in telling the story of how the coffeehouse movement changed our everyday lives, from our evolving neighborhoods and workplaces to the ways we shop, socialize, and self-medicate. Journalist Clark provides an objective, meticulously reported look at the volatile issues like...
Author
Publisher
Canongate
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
In this exploration of corporate maneuvering and subterfuge, journalist Chapman shows how the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized power and influence of today's multinational companies. This infamous company was arguably the most controversial global corporation ever--from the jungles of Costa Rica to the dramatic suicide of its CEO, who leapt from an office on the 44th floor of the Pan Am building in New York City. From...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Our Choice: Democracy or Corporate Rule A handful of corporations and financial institutions command an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in an assault against markets, democracy, and life. It's a "suicide economy," says David Korten, that destroys the very foundations of its own existence. The bestselling 1995 edition of When Corporations Rule the World helped launch a global resistance against corporate domination. In this...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Make a purchase suggestion. Submit Request