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303.4 GIRID

Westover - Adult Nonfiction

303.4 GIRID

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2018.	First edition.	Alfred A. Knopf	288 pages ; 24 cm	English	Available 11 copies, 2 people are on the wait list. Central - Adult Nonfiction has 3 303.4 GIRID Westover - Adult Nonfiction 303.4 GIRID Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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4 copies, 9 people are on the wait list.

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2) The social animal: the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement

An insider's groundbreaking investigation of the ways the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo.

Author

Brooks, David

Language

English

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History/Society/Politics/Current Affairs
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Book, Audiobook on CD, eAudiobook, eBook

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Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction has 2

305.513 BROOK

Central - Adult Nonfiction has 2

305.513 BROOK

Westover - Adult Nonfiction

305.513 BROOK

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c2011	1st ed.	Random House	xviii, 424 p. ; 25 cm.	English	Available Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction has 2 305.513 BROOK Central - Adult Nonfiction has 2 305.513 BROOK Westover - Adult Nonfiction 305.513 BROOK	More Info Place Hold

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CD 305.513 BROOK

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CD 305.513 BROOK

Westover - Adult Audiobooks

CD 305.513 BROOK

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2011]	Unabridged.	Random House Audio	13 audio discs (approximately 960 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.	English	Available Central - Adult Audiobooks CD 305.513 BROOK Shirlington - Adult Audiobooks CD 305.513 BROOK Westover - Adult Audiobooks CD 305.513 BROOK	More Info Place Hold

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3) The system: who rigged it, how we fix it

From the influential and hugely popular "New York Times" columnist and bestselling author of "Bobos in Paradise" comes a landmark exploration of how human beings and communities succeed.

Author

Reich, Robert B

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

2 copies, 7 people are on the wait list.

Central - Adult New Nonfiction has 2

321.8 REICH

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2020.	First edition.	Alfred A. Knopf	viii, 206 pages ; 20 cm	English	Available 2 copies, 7 people are on the wait list. Central - Adult New Nonfiction has 2 321.8 REICH	More Info Place Hold

1 copy, 7 people are on the wait list.

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2020	OverDrive	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	English	Checked Out 1 copy, 7 people are on the wait list. Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold OverDrive

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4) Ship of fools: how a selfish ruling class is bringing America to the brink of revolution

"Millions of Americans have lost confidence in our political and economic system. After years of stagnant wages, volatile job markets, and an unwillingness to deal with profound threats such as climate change, there is a mounting sense that the system is fixed, serving only those select few with enough money to secure a controlling stake. With the characteristic clarity and passion that has made him a central civil voice, Robert B. Reich shows how...

Author

Carlson, Tucker

Series

Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction

Language

English

Appears on these lists

American Class, Culture and Economics
Non fiction

Formats

Book, Large Type

7 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.

Central - Adult Nonfiction has 2

305.52 CARLS

Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction has 2

305.52 CARLS

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018.	First Free Press hardcover edition.	Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc	243 pages ; 22 cm	English	Available 7 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central - Adult Nonfiction has 2 305.52 CARLS Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction has 2 305.52 CARLS Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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LT 305.52 CARLS

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2019.	Thorndike Press Large Print, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company	349 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.	English	Available Central - Adult Large Type LT 305.52 CARLS	More Info Place Hold

Description

5) Class struggle: what's wrong (and right) with America's best public high schools

"The popular FOX News star of Tucker Carlson Tonight offers his signature fearless and funny political commentary on how America's ruling class has failed everyday Americans. "You look on in horror, helpless and desperate. You have nowhere to go. You're trapped on a ship of fools." --From the Introduction In Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, Tucker Carlson tells the truth about the new American...

Author

Mathews, Jay

Publisher

Times Books

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

6) Twilight of the elites: America after meritocracy

Central - Adult Nonfiction

373.18 M429c

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[1998]	First edition.	Times Books	312 pages ; 22 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 373.18 M429c	More Info Place Hold

Author

Hayes, Christopher

Publisher

Crown

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

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To Borrow

Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction

305.52 HAYES

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[2012]	First edition.	Crown	292 pages ; 25 cm	English	Available Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction 305.52 HAYES Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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7) Bobos in paradise: the new upper class and how they got there

Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption and failure.

Author

Brooks, David

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

Central - Adult Nonfiction

305.52 BROOK

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2004.	Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.	Simon & Schuster Paperbacks	284 pages ; 22 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 305.52 BROOK	More Info Place Hold

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8) Conspiracies of the ruling class: how to break their grip forever

Once it was easy to distinguish the staid Bourgeois from the radical Bohemians. This field study of America's latest elite--a hybrid Brooks calls the Bobos--covers everything from cultural artifacts to Bobo attitudes towards sex, morality, work, and leisure.

Author

Lindsey, Lawrence

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Central - Adult Nonfiction has 2

305.52 LINDS

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2016.	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.	Simon & Schuster	xvii, 263 pages ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction has 2 305.52 LINDS	More Info Place Hold

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9) The way back: restoring the promise of America

A ruling class have emerged in America against the hopes and designs of our Founding Fathers. Over the last hundred years, they have rejected the Constitution and expanded their own power, slowly at first and now rapidly. These people believe their actions are justified because they think they are smarter than the rest of us -- so smart they can run our lives better than we can. But for all the power and resources at their command, they have failed....

Author

Buckley, F. H

Publisher

Encounter Books

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

10) The American deep state: Wall Street, big oil, and the attack on U.S. democracy

Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction

305.513 BUCKL

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2016.	First American edition.	Encounter Books	xvi, 359 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm	English	Available Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction 305.513 BUCKL	More Info Place Hold

Author

Scott, Peter Dale

Series

War and peace library

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Pub. Date

Language

English

Book, Audiobook on CD, eBook

Westover - Adult Nonfiction

305.52 SCOTT

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
©2015.	Rowman & Littlefield	x, 320 pages ; 24 cm	English	Available Westover - Adult Nonfiction 305.52 SCOTT	More Info Place Hold

11) Finding magic: a spiritual memoir

Author

Quinn, Sally

Language

English

Formats

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B QUINN S

Glencarlyn - Adult Biography

B QUINN S

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2017]	First edition.	HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers	416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Biography has 4 B QUINN S Glencarlyn - Adult Biography B QUINN S	More Info Place Hold

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CD B QUINN S

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[2017]	Unabridged.	Harper Audio	10 audio discs (approximately 720 min.) : CD ; 4 3/4 in.	English	Available Cherrydale - Adult Audiobooks CD B QUINN S	More Info Place Hold

Online OverDrive Collection has 2

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2017	OverDrive	HarperCollins	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection has 2	More Info Check Out OverDrive

Description

The Link Between College and the World of Work - College and Career Collection Spotlight

"The author, journalist, television commentator, and longtime Washington insider reflects on the spiritual quest that has brought deeper meaning to her life--and kept her grounded within the high-powered political world of Washington, D.C.'s elite--her renowned writing career, her celebrity marriage, and her legendary role as doyenne of the capital's social scene. In this emotionally involving, illuminating memoir, the legendary Washington Post journalist,...

12) Pedigree: how elite students get elite jobs

Author

Rivera, Lauren A

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Pub. Date

Language

English

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Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction

331.11445 RIVER

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©2015.	Princeton University Press	xiii, 375 pages ; 25 cm	English	Available Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction 331.11445 RIVER	More Info Place Hold

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13) The big test: the secret history of the American meritocracy

"Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs. Pedigree takes readers behind the closed doors of top-tier investment banks, consulting firms, and law firms to reveal the truth about who really gets hired for the nation's highest-paying entry-level jobs, who doesn't, and why. Drawing on...

Author

Lemann, Nicholas

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

14) Listen, liberal, or, What ever happened to the party of the people?

Central - Adult Nonfiction

371.26 LEMAN

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2000.	First revised paperback edition.	Farrar, Straus and Giroux	406 pages ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 371.26 LEMAN	More Info Place Hold

Author

Frank, Thomas

Publisher

Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

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For Later

15) The age of acquiescence: the life and death of American resistance to organized wealth and power

Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction

324.2736 FRANK

Central - Adult Nonfiction has 3

324.2736 FRANK

Westover - Adult Nonfiction

324.2736 FRANK

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2016.	First edition.	Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company	305 pages ; 22 cm	English	Available Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction 324.2736 FRANK Central - Adult Nonfiction has 3 324.2736 FRANK Westover - Adult Nonfiction 324.2736 FRANK	More Info Place Hold

Author

Fraser, Steve

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

Language

English

16) Excellent sheep: the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life

Central - Adult Nonfiction

973.91 FRASE

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©2015.	First edition.	Little, Brown and Company	viii, 470 pages ; 25 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 973.91 FRASE	More Info Place Hold

Author

Deresiewicz, William

Publisher

Free Press

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

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Non fiction

Central - Adult Nonfiction has 3

378.73 DERES

Westover - Adult Nonfiction has 2

378.73 DERES

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2014.	First Free Press hardcover edition.	Free Press	245 pages ; 24 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction has 3 378.73 DERES Westover - Adult Nonfiction has 2 378.73 DERES	More Info Place Hold

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17) Class matters: the strange career of an American delusion

"A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be-- but aren't-- providing"--

Author

Fraser, Steve

Publisher

Yale University Press

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Central - Adult Nonfiction

305.562 FRASE

Westover - Adult Nonfiction

305.562 FRASE

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[2018]	Yale University Press	xi, 287 pages ; 22 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 305.562 FRASE Westover - Adult Nonfiction 305.562 FRASE	More Info Place Hold

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18) American aristocrats: a family, a fortune, and the making of American capitalism

A uniquely personal yet deeply informed exploration of the hidden history of class in American life From the decks of the Mayflower straight through to Donald Trump's "American carnage," class has always played a role in American life. In this remarkable work, Steve Fraser twines our nation's past with his own family's history, deftly illustrating how class matters precisely because Americans work so hard to pretend it doesn't. He examines six signposts...

Author

Stout, Harry S

Publisher

Basic Books

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

Central - Adult Nonfiction

973.5 STOUT

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2017.	First edition.	Basic Books	xix, 411 pages ; 25 cm	English	Available Central - Adult Nonfiction 973.5 STOUT	More Info Place Hold

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19) The vision of the anointed: self-congratulation as a basis for social policy

American Aristocrats is a multigenerational biography of the Andersons of Kentucky, a family of strivers who passionately believed in the promise of America. Beginning in 1773 with the family patriarch, a twice-wounded Revolutionary War hero, the Andersons amassed land throughout what was then the American west. As the eminent religious historian Harry S. Stout argues, the story of the Andersons is the story of America's experiment in republican capitalism....

Author

Sowell, Thomas

Publisher

BasicBooks

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

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[1995]	BasicBooks	x, 305 pages ; 25 cm	English	Checked Out Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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20) Population control: how corporate owners are killing us

Debunks myths of "political correctness," criticizes assumptions made by American social policy makers from the 1960s through the '90s, and addresses logical missteps made by political and intellectual elites.

Author

Marrs, Jim

Publisher

William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, Publishers

Pub. Date

Language

English

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©2015.	First Edition.	William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, Publishers	vi, 376 pages ; 24 cm	English	Checked Out Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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