corrupt practices

Study of sixty-four ethical resisters to corruption and of their spouses.

The future of democracy must evolve or die. The last time Information held an election, a global network outage, two counts of sabotage by major world governments, and a devastating earthquake almost shook micro-democracy apart. Five years later, it's time to vote again, and the system that has ensured global peace for 25 years is more vulnerable than ever. Unknown enemies are attacking Information's network infrastructure. Spies, former superpowers, and revolutionaries sharpen their knives in the shadows. And Information's best agents question whether the data monopoly they've served all their lives is worth saving, or whether it's time to burn the world down and start anew.

Looks at the fraudulent practices at banks that contributed to the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and investigates why Wall Street's leaders have escaped prosecution.

Eleven-year-old Matt wants to make the Evergreen Racing Team but his chances are seriously threatened when a new boy moves to town and resorts to cheating in order to win.

"The American criminal justice system is supposed to be a contest between two equal adversaries, the prosecution and the defense, with judges ensuring a fair fight. But [this book argues] it is prosecutors who have the upper hand, in a contest that is far from equal. More than anyone else, prosecutors decide who goes free and who goes to prison, and even who lives and who dies. The system wasn't designed for this kind of unchecked power, and in 'Charged,' Emily Bazelon shows that it is an underreported cause of enormous injustice--and the missing piece in the mass incarceration puzzle. But that's only half the story. Prosecution in America is at a crossroads. The power of prosecutors makes them the actors in the system--the only actors--who can fix what's broken without changing a single law . . ."--Provided by publisher.

When the struggling Mason High Lions baseball team suddenly starts winning after many disappointing seasons, Avery and his friend Katie investigate whether someone is cheating.

"This volume explores the history of election interference in the United States and beyond, as well as the various methods of interference. It also discusses whether interference can be effectively combated and what attempts are being made to do so. Election interference has been declared a threat to the electoral process and democracy as a whole, and it is . . . important . . . to understand the various factors at play"--Provided by publisher.

Team Earth is gearing up for the Galaxy Games' oldest and most prestigious event: a game with no real rules. The Gamatron is an ancient test of strength, endurance, agility, and strategy played on the Martian moon Phobos. It's tricky enough to play without clear rules, but their opponents are the dreaded Klaxians, known for being the most skilled cheaters in the universe. How can the Earthlings play a clean game against a team of scoundrels?.

"Joe has witnessed things that cannot be erased. A former FBI agent and Marine, his abusive childhood has left him damaged beyond repair. He has completely withdrawn from the world and earns his living rescuing girls who have been kidnapped into the sex trade. When he's hired to save the daughter of a corrupt New York senator held captive at a Manhattan brothel, he stumbles into a dangerous web of conspiracy, and he pays the price. As Joe's small web of associates are picked off one by one, he realizes that he has no choice but to take the fight to the men who want him dead"--OCLC.

"Explains how Vladimir Putin and Russia hacked an American election as part of a covert operation to subvert the United States' democracy and help Donald Trump win the presidency."--Provided by publisher.