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The Big Handout

How Government Subsidies and Corporate Welfare Corrupt the World We Live In and Wreak Havoc on Our Food Bills

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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The Big Handout

How Government Subsidies and Corporate Welfare Corrupt the World We Live In and Wreak Havoc on Our Food Bills

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

Just reading the word "subsidies" may cause many people's eyes to glaze over. We don't think it affects us directly, so we tune out. But it turns out that this complicated-sounding issue has an enormous impact on all of us. The Big Handout is about bad fiscal, environmental, agricultural, water, energy, health, and foreign policies. And it's a story about just one thing—subsidies. A subsidy is a grant by the government to a private business that is deemed advantageous to the public. Cotton, wheat, corn, soy, and oil are the most subsidized commodities in the United States. In this eye-opening book, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Kostigen explores government policies that cost taxpayers $200 billion per year, over $1,500 per household. In some cases we pay more for subsidized goods than we'd pay in a free market—and, in the most shocking abuses of the subsidy system, we pay for goods that aren't even produced. The Big Handout exposes how artificial pricing hurts us and people worldwide, from our waistlines and pocketbooks to our health. By revealing just how toxic America's subsidy system has become, for everyone, The Big Handout is a wake-up call that empowers readers to effect change.

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Rodale Books

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160961318X

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Golden Dawn

A Novel

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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Golden Dawn

A Novel

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

Golden Dawn is a high-octane international thriller from a seasoned journalist and New York Times bestselling nonfiction author Thomas Kostigen. Trailing his IRA bomber uncle, journalist Michael Shea stumbles onto the biggest story of his life: a plot to smuggle nuclear material into Iran. Discovered and marked for death, Shea flees the Iranian secret service. His only help comes from the beautiful mystic Neda Ghazali, a member of the ancient sect of the Golden Dawn. For centuries, the sect has guarded a secret prophecy of the End Times--a prophecy that international terrorists and Iran's president are exploiting for their own gain. Shea leaves a trail of bodies behind as he rushes to reveal the truth--before Neda's cataclysmic prophecy comes true. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Forge Books

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142994319X

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The Green Book

The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time

By: Elizabeth Rogers,Thomas M. Kostigen

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The Green Book

The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time

By: Elizabeth Rogers,Thomas M. Kostigen

Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tiki Barber, Owen Wilson, and Justin Timberlake tell you how they make a difference to the environment. Inside The Green Book, find out how you can too: - Don’t ask for ATM receipts. If everyone in the United States refused their receipts, it would save a roll of paper more than two billion feet long, or enough to circle the equator fifteen times! - Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. You’ll conserve up to five gallons of water per day. Throughout the entire United States, the daily savings could add up to more water than is consumed every day in all of New York City. - Get a voice-mail service for your home phone. If all answering machines in U.S. homes were replaced by voice-mail services, the annual energy savings would total nearly two billion kilowatt hours. The resulting reduction in air pollution would be equivalent to removing 250,000 cars from the road for a year! With wit and authority, authors Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen provide hundreds of solutions for all areas of your life, pinpointing the smallest changes that have the biggest impact on the health of our precious planet.

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Harmony

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0307406733

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9780307406736

National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

Understand, Prepare, Survive, Recover

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

Understand, Prepare, Survive, Recover

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes--weather is becoming extreme, and this book tells you how to plan ahead and prepare, respond to emergencies, and survive the worst-case scenarios. From the risks of building on changing coastlines to the safety kit you should have packed up at home, from the telltale signs of a hurricane on the horizon to how to power up when the grid goes down--this will be the one book to carry with you through all kinds of bad weather. Divided into four sections (Hot, Cold, Wet, Dry) each chapter includes a level-headed discussion of current weather extremes, facts and details on conditions, and theories for why these changes are occurring; dos and don'ts for inside and outside; and gives at-a-glance guidance for how to prepare for, survive, and recover from every extreme. Sidebar features include: gears and gadgets; protecting your pet; and firsthand accounts from survivors and the experts who help them. Spectacular photographs of wicked weather plus useful checklists and how-to illustrations make page after page both useful and entertaining, even when you're contemplating the unthinkable.

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National Geographic Books

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1426213778

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9781426213779

Hacking Planet Earth

Technologies That Can Counteract Climate Change and Create a Better Future

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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Hacking Planet Earth

Technologies That Can Counteract Climate Change and Create a Better Future

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

An exploration of the cutting-edge technology that will enable us to confront the realities of climate change. For decades scientists and environmentalists have sounded the alarm about the effects of global warming. We are now past the tipping point. As floods, storms, and extreme temperatures become our daily reality, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" efforts aren't enough anymore. In Hacking Planet Earth, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Kostigen takes readers to the frontlines of geoengineering projects that scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and other visionaries around the world are developing to solve the problems associated with climate change. From giant parasols hovering above the Earth to shield us from an unforgiving sun, to lasers shooting up into clouds to coax out much-needed water, Kostigen introduces readers to this inspiring work and the people who are spearheading it. These futurist, far- thinking, world-changing ideas will save us, and Hacking Planet Earth offers readers their new vision for the future.

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Penguin

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0525538356

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FATWA

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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FATWA

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

What would you do if an Islamic death threat, or "fatwa," was issued against you? Where would you run to? How would you hide? In this electrifying short-story account, New York Times best-selling author Thomas M. Kostigen describes escaping from Iranian assassins who descend upon his Beverly Hills home seeking retribution for charges in his latest novel, Golden Dawn, in which he writes about a maniacal ayatollah. Just as thrilling and fast-paced as his book, this heart-stopping narrative will have readers so absorbed they'll want to know where Kostigen is right now. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Macmillan

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1466833653

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FATWA

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

Understand, Prepare, Survive, Recover

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Hacking Planet Earth

Technologies That Can Counteract Climate Change and Create a Better Future

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Technologies That Can Counteract Climate Change and Create a Better Future

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National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

Understand, Prepare, Survive, Recover

By: Thomas Kostigen,National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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Understand, Prepare, Survive, Recover

By: Thomas Kostigen,National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Punchy, no-nonsense information and advice on how to prepare for and survive weather extremes, from high temperatures to floods and hurricanes, set against solid scientific explanations.

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1426214863

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The Green Blue Book

The Simple Water-Savings Guide to Everything in Your Life

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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The Green Blue Book

The Simple Water-Savings Guide to Everything in Your Life

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

With hundreds of entertaining facts, Thomas Kostigen gives simple tips for water saving, both the water you see and use and "virtual water," the water you cannot see but is embedded in the things you consume. For example, it takes 27 gallons of water to grow a banana but only 19 gallons of water to grow an apple—thus choosing to eat an apple can save 8 gallons of water. The Green Blue Book includes an extensive guide so you can make smarter choices and help reduce the demand for water-intensive foods and products. With breakthrough research, humor, and a hopeful message, The Green Blue Book will show how, drop by drop, one’s water savings can add up.

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Rodale Books

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1605294713

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Golden Dawn

By: Thomas Kostigen

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Golden Dawn

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When journalist Michael Shea discovers a plot to smuggle nuclear materials into Iran, he must flee the Iranian secret service with the assistance of Neda Ghazali, a member of an ancient sect that guards a secret prophecy about the end times.

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St. Martin's Press

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0765367521

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The Green Book

The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time

By: Elizabeth Rogers,Thomas M. Kostigen

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The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time

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The Big Handout

How Government Subsidies and Corporate Welfare Corrupt the World We Live In and Wreak Havoc on Our Food Bills

By: Thomas M. Kostigen

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How Government Subsidies and Corporate Welfare Corrupt the World We Live In and Wreak Havoc on Our Food Bills

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The Big Handout

The Big Handout

Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn

The Green Book

The Green Book

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You Are Here

National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

Hacking Planet Earth

Hacking Planet Earth

FATWA

FATWA

FATWA

FATWA

National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

Hacking Planet Earth

Hacking Planet Earth

National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide

The Green Blue Book

The Green Blue Book

Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn

The Green Book

The Green Book

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You Are Here

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