Charles Lewis, Bill Allison, and a team of researchers from the Center for Public Integrity -- an organization that the National Journal called "a watchdog in the corridors of power" -- investigated how millions of high-income adults and some major corporations cheat the government of billions through tax avoidance (legal), tax evasion (illegal), or tax "avoision" (catch me if you can).
Now Lewis and his team provide explosive revelations about who cheats and how they do it, from offshore banks to foreign "tax havens." Case studies of the most brazen dodgers will have taxpayers seeing red in this eye-opening report that puts the IRS on notice. Sure to enlighten and outrage, The Cheating of America is a must -- read for every citizen.

The Cheating of America: How Tax Avoidance and Evasion by the Super Rich Are Costing the Country Billions--and What You Can Do About It

Business & Money

Lewis, Charles

Economics

Harper-perennial

Is The Oval Office For Sale?
The Buying of the President 2004 reveals how the process of choosing a president has moved from the voting booth to the auction block, and highlights the special interests that heavily invest in the politicians seeking the nation's highest office. Lewis and his team reveal and investigate the sponsors and the known and not-so-known conflicts of interest entangling each of the aspirants to the White House. This is the only book of its kind, containing investigative profiles and personal histories of the major presidential candidates.
Here you will find answers to questions like
<ul>
<li>Which candidate was paid by a pharmaceutical firm to give speeches while running for the Senate?</li>
<li>Who turned the Homeland Security Act into a bonanza for the biotech industry?</li>
<li>Which candidate proposed 32 separate tax breaks for big businesses that support his campaign?</li>
<li>Who is the "go-to guy" for the insurance industry?</li>
</ul>

Buying of the President 2004, The

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

HarperPB

Details where campaign contributions are coming from for the 1996 presidential candidates and describes the role these donations play in American elections

The Buying of the President

Benes, Alejandro

O'Brien, Meredith

Avon/Books

The founder and director of the Center for Public Integrity shines a harsh light on the special interests who seek to control the political process by bankrolling presidential politicsDemocrat, Republican, and Independent. Original.

The Buying of the President 2000

The Center For Public Integrity

Each year millions of income-earning adults and corporations do not pay their fair share of federal income taxes -- whether legally (tax avoidance), illegally (tax evasion), or through shady means (tax "avoision"), and their numbers are rising dramatically. In this explosive book, Charles Lewis, founder and executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, and Bill Allison, a former researcher at the Philadelphia Inquirer finger these culprits.
Super-rich individuals and corporations alike are increasingly using offshore channels to hide money from the IRS, which seems to have given up on trying to catch them. Meanwhile, the rest of the population suffers. The IRS recently reported that 2,680 filers with incomes of $200,000 or more claimed they owed no taxes, up from 612 in the mid-eighties, and 85 in 1977. While audits of these wealthy taxpayers have plummeted, audits of those earning less than $25,000 per year have risen. Not only that, but in 1997 only 2.3 percent of returns filed by the richest Americans were reviewed.
With The Cheating of America, Lewis and Allison aim to unmask those who are stiffing Uncle Sam, as well as the system that permits their activities. They reveal how blue-chip U.S. corporations take advantage of dubious shelters or move their taxable profits offshore. Frequently these same companies have also availed themselves of cheaper labor overseas, laying off thousands of American workers. Some estimates show that more than a trillion dollars are salted away in offshore bank accounts, beyond the reach of the Internal Revenue Service.
Lewis and Allison provide a richly detailed and colorful overview of the key players -- federal legislators, the IRS, New York banks, foreign "tax havens" -- and the cottage industry that teaches aspiring dodgers how to cheat successfully. At the heart of the book are case studies of some of the most brazen individuals and corporations, including the "Benedict Arnold Billionaires" who have expatriated from the United States in order to reduce or eliminate their tax burden.
With explosive investigative revelations and the authority of the Center for Public Integrity behind it, The Cheating of America will further educate all those who "pay their fair share" while the financial elite dodge their responsibility to society. Sure to enlighten and outrage, The Cheating of America is a must-read for every citizen.

William Morrow

Offers a step-by-step program for learning the basic techniques of juggling as well as narrations

The Juggling Book

Random House, Inc.

(Berklee Methods). Discover how to play in a band with this Berklee Practice Method book/CD pack! Lessons throughout the book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the trumpet in a contemporary ensemble. You'll learn: melody and improvisation, phrasing, articulations, breathing, chords, scales, theory, comping, reading, interpreting lead sheets, and much more. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself, or with other musicians. The accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles, including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing and bossa nova.

Berklee Practice Method: Trumpet: Trumpet

Arts & Photography

Okoshi, Tiger

Music

Berklee Press Publications

A Handbook for Data Analysis in the Behaviorial Sciences, Vol. 1: Methodological Issues

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Keren, Gideon

Psychology & Counseling

Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc

America's Frontline Trade Officials

Center for Public Integrity

A Coincidence of Wants: The Novel and Neoclassical Economics (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)

Routledge

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