In this characteristically turbocharged book, now in a new post-election edition, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider?s guide to the variety of ways today?s mainstream media tells us lies
“Wow . . . a great book.” —Joe Rogan“Of all the books I've written, [The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing is] the one that I'm probably most proud of.” —Matt TaibbiThe Business Secrets of Drug Dealing tells the story of a hyper-observant, politically minded, but humorously pragmatic weed dealer who has spent a working life compiling rules for how to a) make money and b) avoid prison.Each rule shapes a chapter of this fast-paced outlaw tale, all delivered in his deliciously trenchant argot. Here are a few of them:• No guns but keep shooters.• Stay behind the white guy.• Don’t snitch.• Always have a job.• Be multi-sourced.• Get your money and get out.Part edge-of-the-seat suspense story, part how-to manual in the tradition of The Anarchist Cookbook, The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing is as scintillating as it is subversive. Just reading it feels illegal.
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A complex and textured examination of the complicated personalities, flawed legal system, and politics revolving around the police killing of forty-three- year-old Eric Garner, whose final words became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.-The Boston Globe, Must Read Books for the Fall [A] brilliant work of narrative nonfiction . . . [Matt] Taibbi is unsparing is his excoriation of the system, police, and courts that led to the fatal choke hold and worked to blur the abuse afterward. . . . This is a necessary and riveting work.-Booklist (starred review) [A] searing exposé . . . After deeply exploring Garner's life from a variety of perspectives, Taibbi offers detailed reporting about the out-of-control Staten Island police officers present at the death scene . . . [and] the futile efforts of the Garner family to achieve posthumous justice. . . . What emerges from the author's superb reporting and vivid writing is a tragically revealing look at a broken criminal justice system geared to serve white citizens while often overlooking or ignoring the rights of others.-Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Matt Taibbi's I Can't Breathe marries the best instincts of explanatory narrative journalism with uncompromising moral clarity. The result is a riveting walk through decades of policing policy and big city politics that culminated, seemingly inevitably, in Eric Garner's killing by the New York Police Department. While he may have set out to document a fatal injustice, the tale Taibbi tells is not one of a death, but one of a life. In capturing the fullness of Garner's 'imperfect humanity,' I Can't Breathe adds a vital account of police violence and a vivid exploration of its lingering costs. Taibbi, through thorough reporting and captivating writing, captures the totality of an American tragedy.-Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize-winning national correspondent for The Washington Post and author of the New York Times bestselling They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement
Fueled by in-depth reporting, an investigative journalist and New York Times best-selling author explores America's widening wealth gap that is not only reshaping our economic life, but changing our core sense of right and wrong. 50,000 first printing.
A brilliantly illuminating and darkly comic tale of the ongoing financial and political crisis in America The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn't past but prologue. The grifter class--made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding--has been growing in power, and the crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they've hijacked America's political and economic life. Matt Taibbi has combined deep sources, trailblazing reportage, and provocative analysis to create the most lucid, emotionally galvanizing account yet written of this ongoing American crisis. He offers fresh reporting on the backroom deals of the bailout; tells the story of Goldman Sachs, the -vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity-; and uncovers the hidden commodities bubble that transferred billions of dollars to Wall Street while creating food shortages around the world. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the labyrinthine inner workings of this country, and the profound consequences for us all.
The author, drawing on his experiences as a journalist, military, and evangelical Christianity, explores the disconnect between American politics and life in a witty and provocative examination of a nation in turmoil.
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Through a mix of incisive commentary and immersive reporting, Matt Taibbi exposes the corruption and incompetence of political leaders in this collection of his "Road Work" columns. With a gonzo approach reminiscent of Hunter S. Thompson, Taibbi infiltrates events like Senator Conrad Burns's birthday party and navigates post-Katrina New Orleans with Sean Penn. He also shares his experiences as an embedded reporter in Iraq and covers notable trials, blending humor with sharp critique to offer a compelling look at contemporary politics.