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The tumultuous reign of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jubilee Party remains one of the most intriguing political peri...
The tumultuous reign of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jubilee Party remains one of the most intriguing political periods in Kenya. In For the Records, Aden Duale, the first leader of Majority Party in Kenya, and the longest serving legislative playmaker of the Kenyatta Administration, reveals the political architecture of power, and the unofficial local and geopolitical intrigues that informed national priorities. He opens up about his political tutelage under Prime Minster Raila Odinga, former Presidents Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta and his personal journey with the current President William Ruto. The book reveals that for majority of Kenyans politicians, the currency is betrayal, treachery, hypocrisy and greed. For the reticent minority, political work is about personal determination to change lives, strategic focus to sustainably empower people, keeping public interest first- and about self-actualization! Author; Aden Duale ISBN; 9789914491753
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The tumultuous reign of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jubilee Party remains one of the most intriguing political peri...
The tumultuous reign of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Jubilee Party remains one of the most intriguing political periods in Kenya. In For the Records, Aden Duale, the first leader of Majority Party in Kenya, and the longest serving legislative playmaker of the Kenyatta Administration, reveals the political architecture of power, and the unofficial local and geopolitical intrigues that informed national priorities. He opens up about his political tutelage under Prime Minster Raila Odinga, former Presidents Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta and his personal journey with the current President William Ruto. The book reveals that for majority of Kenyans politicians, the currency is betrayal, treachery, hypocrisy and greed. For the reticent minority, political work is about personal determination to change lives, strategic focus to sustainably empower people, keeping public interest first- and about self-actualization! Author; Aden Duale ISBN; 9789914491746
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Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepr...
Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons: Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z Being successful musicians was simply never enough for the three kings of hip-hop. Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z lifted themselves from childhood adversity into tycoon territory, amassing levels of fame and wealth that not only outshone all other contemporary hip-hop artists, but with a combined net worth of well over $2 billion made them the three richest American musicians, period. Yet their fortunes have little to do with selling their own albums: between Diddy's Ciroc vodka, Dre's $3 billion sale of his Beats headphones to Apple, and Jay-Z's Tidal streaming service and other assets, these artists have transcended pop music fame to become lifestyle icons and moguls. Hip-hop is no longer just a musical genre; it's become a way of life that encompasses fashion, film, food, drink, sports, electronics and more - one that has opened new paths to profit and to critical and commercial acclaim. Thanks in large part to the Three Kings-who all started their own record labels and released classic albums before moving on to become multifaceted businessmen-hip-hop has been transformed from a genre spawned in poverty into a truly global multibillion-dollar industry. These men are the modern embodiment of the American Dream, but their stories as great thinkers and entrepreneurs have yet to be told in full. Based on a decade of reporting, and interviews with more than 100 sources including hip-hop pioneers Russell Simmons and Fab 5 Freddy; new-breed executives like former Def Jam chief Kevin Liles and venture capitalist Troy Carter; and stars from Swizz Beatz to Shaquille O'Neal, 3 Kings tells the fascinating story of the rise and rise of the three most influential musicians in America. Author: Zack O'Malley Greenburg ISBN:9780316316538
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A brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income--a stipend given to every citizen--and why it might be nec...
A brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income--a stipend given to every citizen--and why it might be necessary for our age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your checking account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy, but it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time. Futurists, radicals, libertarians, socialists, union representatives, feminists, conservatives, Bernie supporters, development economists, child-care workers, welfare recipients, and politicians from India to Finland to Canada to Mexico--all are talking about UBI. In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey looks at the global UBI movement. She travels to Kenya to see how a UBI is lifting the poorest people on earth out of destitution, India to see how inefficient government programs are failing the poor, South Korea to interrogate UBI's intellectual pedigree, and Silicon Valley to meet the tech titans financing UBI pilots in expectation of a world with advanced artificial intelligence and little need for human labor. Lowrey examines the potential of such a sweeping policy and the challenges the movement faces, among them contradictory aims, uncomfortable costs, and, most powerfully, the entrenched belief that no one should get something for nothing. She shows how this arcane policy offers not only a potential answer for our most intractable economic and social problems, but also a better foundation for our society in this age of turbulence and marvels. Author: Annie Lowry ISBN:9780753545775
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