{"product_id":"rigged-david-shimer-9780593081969","title":"Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive history of the covert struggle between Russia and America to influence elections, why the threat to American democracy is greater than ever, and what we can do about it. This is\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"the first book to put the story of Russian interference into a broader context.... Extraordinary and gripping\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussia's interference in the 2016 elections marked only the latest chapter of a hidden and revelatory history. In \u003ci\u003eRigged\u003c\/i\u003e, David Shimer tells the sweeping story of covert electoral interference past and present. He exposes decades of secret operations--by the KGB, the CIA, and Vladimir Putin's Russia--to shape electoral outcomes, melding deep historical research with groundbreaking interviews with more than 130 key players, from leading officials in both the Trump and Obama administrations to CIA and NSA directors to a former KGB general. Throughout history and in 2016, both Russian and American operations achieved their greatest success by influencing the way voters think, rather than tampering with actual vote tallies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Understanding 2016 as one battle in a much longer war is essential to comprehending the critical threat currently posed to America's electoral sovereignty and how to defend against it. Illuminating how the lessons of the past can be used to protect our democracy in the future, \u003ci\u003eRigged\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential book for readers of every political persuasion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Shimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059308196X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593081969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"David Shimer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044809863423,"sku":"9780593081969","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3159a01b-e605-45a4-ad53-2a7e74417b1b.jpg?v=1684975021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rigged-david-shimer-9780593081969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}