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Books by Gary Rivlin
  | | Fire on the Prairie(Updated) Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy) by Gary Rivlin, Larry Bennett, Marc Pokempner, Clarence Page Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2012 by Temple University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4399-0492-3, ISBN: 1-4399-0492-8 "Harold Washington's historic and improbable victory over the vaunted Chicago political machine shook up American politics. The election of the enigmatic yet engaging Washington led to his serving five tumultuous years as the city's first black mayor. He fashioned an uneasy but potent multiracial coalition that today still stands as a model for political change. In this revised edition of Fire on the Prairie, acclaimed reporter Gary Rivl ..." |
 | | Broke, USA(1st Edition) From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business by Gary Rivlin Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2010 by Harperbusiness ISBN-13: 978-0-06-173321-5, ISBN: 0-06-173321-0 "For most, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry, for whom shrinking wages, pink slips, and other economic woes spell an opportunity to expand and grow. Over the years, any number of mercenary entrepreneurs have taken advantage of an era of deregulation to devise high priced products to sell to the credit-hungry ranks of the working poor, from the instant tax refund to the ..." |
 | | Fire on the Prairie Chicago's Harold Washington and the Politics of Race by Gary Rivlin Paperback, 442 Pages, Published 1993 by Henry Holt & Co ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-2698-6, ISBN: 0-8050-2698-3 "Explains how Harold Washington and his associates overcame the Daley political machine and built an administration that crossed racial lines and transformed Chicago politics" |
 | | Becoming a Venture Capitalist (Masters at Work) by Gary Rivlin Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2019 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-6789-8, ISBN: 1-5011-6789-8 "A reader-friendly guide to the inner workings and behind-the-scenes action of Silicon Valley and venture capitalism. Investigative reporter Gary Rivlin gives an armchair tour of the world of venture capitalism, while providing vivid case studies illustrating how to get started in the field. He shows how once-small companies such as Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon used venture capitalism to transform into the icons they are today, and th ..." |
 | | Katrina(Reprint) After the Flood by Gary Rivlin Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2016 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4516-9225-9, ISBN: 1-4516-9225-0 "Ten years in the making, Gary Rivlin’s Katrina is “a gem of a book—well-reported, deftly written, tightly focused….a starting point for anyone interested in how The City That Care Forgot develops in its second decade of recovery” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana. A decade later, journalist Gary Rivlin traces the storm’s immediate damage, the city of New Orleans’s efforts ..." |
 | | Becoming an Ethical Hacker The Masters at Work Series by Gary Rivlin Paperback, Published 2019 by Simon & Schuster Audio And Blackstone Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-5082-9450-4, ISBN: 1-5082-9450-X |
 | | Urban Life, Landscape and Policy Ser.(Updated) Fire on the Prairie : Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency by Gary Rivlin, Clarence Page, Larry Bennett, Marc Pokempner Hardcover, 290 Pages, Published 2012 by Temple University Press,U.S. ISBN-13: 978-1-4399-0491-6, ISBN: 1-4399-0491-X "Harold WashingtonOCOs historic and improbable victory over the vaunted Chicago political machine shook up American politics. The election of the enigmatic yet engaging Washington led to his serving five tumultuous years as the cityOCOs first black mayor. He fashioned an uneasy but potent multiracial coalition that today still stands as a model for political change.In this revised edition of Fire on the Prairie, acclaimed reporter Gary R ..." |
 | | Broke, USA(Reprint) From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc.8212;How the Working Poor Became Big Business by Gary Rivlin Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2011 by Harperbusiness ISBN-13: 978-0-06-173320-8, ISBN: 0-06-173320-2 " For most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry. These mercenary entrepreneurs have taken advantage of an era of deregulation to devise high-priced products to sell to the credit-hungry working poor, including the instant tax refund and the payday loan. In the process they've created an industry larger than the casino business and have proved that pawnbrokers and ..." |
 | | Wall Street's White House How Gary Cohn Wrecked The Global Economy And Parlayed It Into A White House Job by Gary Rivlin, Michael Hudson Paperback, 34 Pages, Published 2017 by Strong Arm Press ISBN-13: 978-1-947492-03-5, ISBN: 1-947492-03-9 "When the media talk about Donald Trump's economic adviser Gary Cohn, he’s known as the “liberal in the White House,” one of those adults in the room the nation ought to be grateful for. But before crafting that thank-you note to Mr. Cohn, make sure to read the real history, by Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative reporters Gary Rivlin and Michael Hudson, of his central role in both creating the conditions for the great financial collaps ..." |
 | | Fire on the Prairie(1st Edition) Chicago's Harold Washington and the Politics of Race by Gary Rivlin Hardcover, 442 Pages, Published 1992 by Henry Holt & Co ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-1468-6, ISBN: 0-8050-1468-3 "Dust jacket notes: "Chicago--the city whose name is synonymous with urban politics; the city of sharply divided ethnic and racial enclaves; the city whose police force shocked America during the 1968 Democratic convention and then the next year killed Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. As Martin Luther King, Jr., said when he traveled to Chicago in 1965 to turn his attention to the great urban centers of the north, "If we crack Chicago, ..." |
 | | Becoming an Ethical Hacker (Masters at Work) by Gary Rivlin Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2019 by Simon & Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-6791-1, ISBN: 1-5011-6791-X "An acclaimed investigative journalist explores ethical hacking and presents a reader-friendly, informative guide to everything there is to know about entering the field of cybersecurity.It’s impossible to ignore the critical role cybersecurity plays within our society, politics, and the global order. In Becoming an Ethical Hacker, investigative reporter Gary Rivlin offers an easy-to-digest primer on what white hat hacking is, how it beg ..." |
 | | The Masters at Work Ser. Becoming a Venture Capitalist by Gary Rivlin Published 2019 by Blackstone Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-5082-8184-9, ISBN: 1-5082-8184-X |
 | | LANDFALL by Greg Meffert, Nicole Backus, Gary Rivlin Paperback, 303 Pages, Published 2018 by Independently Published ISBN-13: 978-1-71812-927-6, ISBN: 1-71812-927-0 "In 2002, I left a $300,000-a-year job with the Fortune 10 computer company that had bought the startup I had founded a half dozen years earlier to take a top posting in New Orleans’s City Hall. I had no great political ambitions, but I was also an action junkie who couldn’t resist taking dynamite to my life for the right opportunity. I figured I’d have a few years of new adventures, write my little piece of history, and make my way back ..." |
 | | Drive by by Gary Rivlin Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance ISBN-13: 978-1-5226-8102-1, ISBN: 1-5226-8102-7 |
 | | Katrina - After the Flood by Gary Rivlin Published 2016 by Blackstone Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-5047-2019-9, ISBN: 1-5047-2019-9 |
 | | Katrina After the Flood by Gary Rivlin Cd, Published 2016 by Blackstone Audiobooks Audiobook, Mp3 Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-5047-2018-2, ISBN: 1-5047-2018-0 "Ten years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana, journalist Gary Rivlin traces the storm's immediate damage, the city of New Orleans' efforts to rebuild itself, and the storm's lasting effects not just on the city's geography and infrastructure--but on the psychic, racial, and social fabric of one of this nation's great cities.Much of New Orleans still sat under water the first time Gary Rivlin glimpsed the city a ..." |
 | | Fire on the Prairie(Unabridged) Harold Washington, Chicago Politics, and the Roots of the Obama Presidency by Gary Rivlin, George Orlando Cd, Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-5226-8101-4, ISBN: 1-5226-8101-9 "Chicago—the city whose name is synonymous with urban politics; the city of sharply divided ethnic and racial enclaves; the city whose police force shocked America during the 1968 Democratic convention and then the next year killed Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. As Martin Luther King, Jr., said when he traveled to Chicago in 1965 to turn his attention to the great urban centers of the north, "If we crack Chicago, then we crack the wo ..." |
 | | Drive-By A Work of Nonfiction by Gary Rivlin 274 Pages, Published 2014 by Henry Holt And Company ISBN-13: 978-1-4668-8215-7, ISBN: 1-4668-8215-8 "Donald was seventeen when he married the former Annette Bradley, then sixteen . As his father had predicted, the early years of their marriage were indeed rocky. Around the time Annette was pregnant with their first child, Donald was picked ..." |
 | | Broke, USA From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business by Gary Rivlin 368 Pages, Published 2010 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-199794-5, ISBN: 0-06-199794-3 "The check cashers don't normally allow outsiders to attend their events, Stephen Altobelli, who works for an agency that does public relations for FiSCA, had told me. But I was granted an all-access pass that allowed me to roam the halls freely ..." |
 | | The Godfather of Silicon Valley Ron Conway and the Fall of the Dot-coms by Gary J. Rivlin Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2001 by Atrandom Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-9163-5, ISBN: 0-8129-9163-X "Gary Rivlin tells the story of Ron Conway, the man who has placed more bets on Internet start-ups than anyone eise in Silicon Valley. Conway is a reader-friendly way into the realm of angel financing, where independently wealthy investors link up with companies just as they are being born. The Godfather of Silicon Valley takes you into this fascinating world on the edges of the financial universe, where the pace is frantic, the story li ..." |
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