New Releases by James B Stewart

"In Higher Flight, pre-eminent scholar and activist James B. Stewart offers a much-needed critical assessment of the current state of Black/Africana Studies in order to chart a path forward. Each section incorporates various forms of expression, including Stewart''s essays, speeches, and poems, and the book as a whole covers a vast range of figures, issues, and phenomena, from W.E.B, Du Bois to James Baldwin, from conscious hip-hop to the Black Lives Matter movement, from Hurricane Katrina to Covid-19, and very much in between"--

The New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Den of Thieves and Unscripted. "Important and stunning. This is must-read material if you want to understand what the Trump administration is still up to right now." --Lawrence O''Donnell There are questions that the Mueller report couldn''t—or wouldn''t—answer. What actually happened to instigate the Russia investigation? Did President Trump’s meddling incriminate him? There’s no mystery to what Trump thinks. He claims that the Deep State, a cabal of career bureaucrats—among them, Andrew McCabe, Lisa Page, and Peter Strzok, previously little known figures within the FBI whom he has obsessively and publically reviled—is concerned only with protecting its own power and undermining the democratic process. Conversely, James Comey has defended the FBI as incorruptible apolitical public servants who work tirelessly to uphold the rule of law. For the first time, bestselling author James B. Stewart sifts these conflicting accounts to present a clear-eyed view of what exactly happened inside the FBI in the lead-up to the 2016 election, drawing on scores of interviews with key FBI, Department of Justice, and White House officialsand voluminous transcripts, notes, and internal reports. In full detail, this is the dramatic saga of the FBI’s simultaneous investigations of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump—the first time in American history the FBI has been thrust into the middle of both parties'' campaigns for the presidency. Stewart shows what exactly was set in motion when Trump fired Comey, triggering the appointment of Robert Mueller as an independent special counsel and causing the FBI to open a formal investigation into the president himself. And how this unprecedented event joined in ongoing combat two vital institutions of American democracy: the presidency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. At stake in this epic battle is the rule of law itself, the foundation of the U.S. Constitution. There is no room for compromise, but plenty for collateral damage. The reputations of both sides have already been harmed, perhaps irrevocably, and at great cost to American democracy. Deep State goes beyond the limits of the legally constrained Mueller report, showing how the president’s obsession with the idea of a conspiracy against him is still upending lives and sending shockwaves through both the FBI and the Department of Justice. In this world-historical struggle—Trump versus intelligence agencies—Stewart shows us in rare style what’s real and what matters now. And for the looming 2020 election.

Un document unique sur le monde du cinéma, de la finance et de l''entertainment. Prenant pour fil rouge l''empire Disney, depuis toujours synonyme d''opacité, l''auteur nous invite à une véritable épopée shakespearienne en nous confiant les détails jusqu''ici inédits d''une partie d''échecs géniale, qui, entre 1984 et 2004, a opposé, à coups de millions de dollars, les grands noms de l''industrie du cinéma, de Barry Diller à Jeffrey Katzenberg, en passant par Steve Jobs, Michael Ovitz ou les frères Weinstein. Personnage principal de cette histoire pleine de bruit et de fureur : Michael Eisner, PDG de Disney, chef d''entreprise le mieux payé des États-Unis, mi-Machiavel, mi-roi Lear, qui, au fil des années, de luttes fratricides en trahisons diverses, de manipulations en machinations, a peu à peu érigé la paranoïa en véritable méthode de management. James B. Stewart a eu accès à toutes les archives inédites (mails, mémos, lettres, etc.) de cette période ; il a recueilli les confidences de ses principaux protagonistes. De l''affaire EuroDisney aux démêlés de Disney avec Pixar, on y croise la plupart des grands talents de ces deux dernières décennies, Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp, Michael Moore, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, etc. D''anecdotes en révélations, il lève le voile sur un monde stupéfiant, plus haut en couleur encore que la plupart de ses productions et nous offre le plus explosif des scénarios : celui de l''industrie du spectacle d''aujourd''hui.

Bestselling author James B. Stewart''s newsbreaking investigation of our era''s most high-profile perjurers, revealing the alarming extent of this national epidemic. Our system of justice rests on a simple proposition: that witnesses will raise their hands and tell the truth. In Tangled Webs, James B. Stewart reveals in vivid detail the consequences of the perjury epidemic that has swept our country, undermining the very foundation of our courts. With many prosecutors, investigators, and participants speaking for the first time, Tangled Webs goes behind the scene of the trials of media and homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart; top White House political adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby; home-run king Barry Bonds; and Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff. The saga of Martha Stewart''s conviction captured the nation, but until now no one has answered the most basic question: Why would Stewart risk prison, put her entire empire in jeopardy, and lie repeatedly to government investigators to save a few hundred thousand dollars in stock gains? Moreover, how exactly was the notoriously meticulous Stewart brought down? Drawing on the accounts of then-deputy attorney general James Comey and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Stewart sheds new light on the Libby investigation, making clear how far into the White House the Valerie Plame CIA scandal extended, and why Libby took the fall. In San Francisco, Giants home-run king Barry Bonds faces trial due to his testimony before a grand jury investigating the use of illegal steroids in sports. Bonds was warned explicitly that the only crime he faced was perjury. Stewart unlocks the story behind the mounting evidence that he nonetheless lied under oath. Bernie Madoff''s Ponzi scheme is infamous, but less well known is how he eluded detection for so long in the face of repeated investigations. Of the four he is the only one who has admitted to lying. The perjury outbreak is symptomatic of a broader breakdown of ethics in American life. It isn''t just the judicial system that relies on an honor code: Academia, business, medicine, and government all depend on it. Tangled Webs explores the age-old tensions between greed and justice, self-interest and public interest, loyalty and duty. At a time when Americans seem hungry for moral leadership and clarity, Tangled Webs reaffirms the importance of truth.

From Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart comes the extraordinary story of American hero Rick Rescorla, Morgan Stanley security director and a veteran of Vietnam and the British colonial wars in Rhodesia, who lost his life on September 11. When Rick Rescorla got home from Vietnam, he tried to put combat and death behind him, but he never could entirely. From the day he joined the British Army to fight a colonial war in Rhodesia, where he met American Special Forces’ officer Dan Hill who would become his best friend, to the day he fell in love with Susan, everything in his remarkable life was preparing him for an act of generosity that would transcend all that went before. Heart of a Soldier is a story of bravery under fire, of loyalty to one’s comrades, of the miracle of finding happiness late in life. Everything about Rick’s life came together on September 11. In charge of security for Morgan Stanley, he successfully got all its 2,700 men and women out of the south tower of the World Trade Center. Then, thinking perhaps of soldiers he’d held as they died, as well as the woman he loved, he went back one last time to search for stragglers. Heart of a Soldier is a story that inspires, offers hope, and helps heal even the deepest wounds.

Draws on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to document the fierce executive battle for control of the foremost entertainment company.

The author of "Den of Thieves" traces the path of Michael Swango--who seemed a model young doctor until his patients began dying in suspicious circumstances. The doctor is thought by the FBI to be the most successful serial killer in the nation''s history. Second serial to New York "Daily News".

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling "Den of Thieves" and "Blood Sport" comes a hands-on guide to the art of reporting and the craft of writing compelling non-fiction, featuring the techniques Stewart uses in his own work.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Den of Thieves" turns his incomparable investigative skills on the scandals that have plagued the Clinton administration and provides a close-up view of the Clintons, as well as a telling portrait of how political combat is waged today. Features a new Afterword by the author.

How four men--Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, Dennis Levine--"nearly destroyed Wall Street ... how they made billions and how they got caught."

La folle aventure de quatre escrocs - Martin Siegel, Ivan F. Boesky, Michael R. Milken, Dennis B. Levine - et de tous ceux qui, par leurs manigances, ont fini par "faire sauter" la Bourse de New York.

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A lawyer and journalist dissects the personalities and power of the nation''s elite corporate law firms and traces their roles in pivotal political and economic events, such as the rescue of the American hostages in Iran