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John Hively

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Business & Investing, Young Adult

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John Hively is the author of "The Rigged Game: Corporate America and a People Betrayed," and Owen Beckett: Guardian of the Book of Magic.

Owen Beckett is a YA fantasy novel. The Rigged Game is nonfiction which shows the political and economic mechanics of how income and wealth are redistributed from working people to the rich. Hively does this by showing how all recessions begin in the financial market."The Rigged Game" has been largely ignored by the mainstream press, but it has gotten outstanding reviews from several sources, include the academic journal, The Journal of Economic Issues.

Hively has predicted the coming of every recession since 1989. ...more

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The Rigged Game: Corporate America and a People Betrayed

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Supreme Court Fantasy Stories and Their Constitutional Violations

Fantasy writers create rules when world-building. The rules limit what can occur within the imaginary world they build. J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling have been among the best fantasy writers. Supreme Court justices have also crafted fantasy stories throughout its history.

The world-building rules vary among authors. For example, in Rowling’s Harry Potter books, magic wands choose their wizard

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John Hively rated a book really liked it Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran by Flynt Leverett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is the book if you want to push past the propaganda the corporate news media has crafted when it comes to Iran.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it Everyman's Constitution: Historical Essays on the Fourteenth Amendment, the "Conspiracy Theory," and American Constitutionalism by Howard Jay Graham	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great book. Best research on a forbidden subject. Corporations got 14th Amendment rights with lies from Supreme Court Justices. Kind of tedious at times, still well written, and worth the read.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it Back from the Dead by Bill Walton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great book about a great basketball player.
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Great book about a great basketball player.
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Nice book, good enough read, well researched.
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Good book, worth a read.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United by Zephyr Teachout	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Kind of boring, but informative book. Basically, the author tries to define corruption throughout history without coming to a conclusion.
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The Supreme Court Injustices have always written fantasy stories to cover up their rulings that violate the Constitution. The exception to this history was the years 1938 to 1969, most of which included Associate Justice William O. Douglas. He was on ...more
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John Hively rated a book it was amazing An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) by Rick Atkinson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great book, splendidly researched and written.
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John Hively rated a book really liked it Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nice plot, well written.
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