Sarah Chayesová je autorka, ktorá sa zameriava na prepojenie globálnych problémov s každodenným životom. Jej tvorba skúma, ako moc a korupcia ovplyvňujú jednotlivcov a komunity. Chayesová prináša jedinečný pohľad na komplexnosť moderného sveta, často vychádzajúci z jej rozsiahlych skúseností v zahraničí. Čitatelia ocenia jej schopnosť odhaliť hlbšie súvislosti a morálne dilemy.
Sarah Chayes explores Afghanistan's complex power dynamics after the War on Terror media frenzy subsides. Through her six years in the region, she engages with tribal leaders, warlords, insurgents, and opium traders, uncovering the intricacies of this strategically vital area during a critical historical period.
America is corrupted, and everybody knows it. In this blistering book, Sarah Chayes brings years of experience analysing corruption in the developing world to probing her home country, finding that the model fits too closely for comfort. US kleptocratic networks have bent the main government powers to serve their own interests, not the citizens', with dizzying results--from egregious Supreme Court decisions to the pillaging of the defence budget, public land grabs to Big Pharma's capture of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the repeated financial meltdowns of the past forty years.Chayes places America's acute corruption within a broad historical context, going back to the invention of money itself. She shows that corruption today, far from just acts committed by disreputable individuals to line their pockets, is the standard mode of operation for sophisticated networks crossing political, ideological and national boundaries. Even the Trump administration's venality is more a symptom of a widespread trend than an aberration.When corruption takes hold, the results are devastating: social upheaval, terror and extremism, mass migration and environmental devastation. Searching and unflinching, Everybody Knows helps readers everywhere envision ways to pull in the reins on a rigged system, through individual, collective and political action.
Little Beaver s search for a friend he thinks he hears across a pond is perfect for every child who's ever felt lonely."Children old enough to long for friends of their own will nestle right into this appealing story....Ideal for reading aloud at the beginning of the school year of during camp sessions, when there's a little bit of Little Beaver in every kid." -- "Booklist""Perfect for little ones at quiet-time or bedtime." -- "Publishers Weekly ""Enchanting." -- "The New York Times Book Review"
As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed a devoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts around the world. In The Punishment of Virtue, she reveals the misguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan in the wake of the defeat of the Taliban, which has severely undermined the effort to build democracy and allowed corrupt tribal warlords back into positions of power and the Taliban to re-infiltrate the country. This is an eyeopening chronicle that highlights the often infuriating realities of a vital front in the war on terror, exposing deeper, fundamental problems with current U.S. strategy.
A sensitive family tale in which baby Gemma is up to mischief again - and it's up to her smart older brother to solve the problem!
A former adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff explains how government's oldest problem is its greatest destabilising force.
Corruption's pervasive influence in America is meticulously examined, tracing its roots from the Gilded Age's industrial magnates through significant historical events like the 1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression. The narrative highlights the detrimental impact of deregulation and political machinations on the middle class and unions. It critiques the Clinton administration's favoritism and Trump's extensive corrupt network, illustrating how systemic corruption undermines democracy and shapes governance, often escaping scrutiny from the privileged elite.