185 The Real Game of Missing Money government subsidy and corruption play in shaping our economic and financial picture. · China Rx by Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh: This book describes the so- bering extent to which American pharmaceuticals have become completely dependent on Chinese ingredients—with disturbing implications for quality control and safety. · Bad Blood by John Carreyrou: A breathtaking journalistic accomplishment, Bad Blood traces the rise and fall of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes. However, it leaves unanswered the deeper question of who really wanted access to the blood records of millions of Americans. · The Papacy by Abbé Guettée: The Papacy helps explain how the Church of Rome’s corrupt impulse for power and centralization divided Christianity in two, with profound implica- tions that continue to this day. · Under an Ionized Sky by Elana Freeland: Powerful secret technology is being used to reengineer everything—from war to our DNA. This is an essential read to understand the real governance structure, where our tax dollars are really going, and why climate change is a cover story. · The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Jason Fung: This surprisingly hard-to-put-down book offers hard science combined with practical, well-presented advice. · The Essential Saker II: Civilizational Choices and Geopolitics: The Russian Challenge to the Hegemony of the AngloZionist Empire by The Saker: This new selection of The Saker’s writings is an outstanding way of understanding the transformation to a multipolar world. 2017: · The Crypto-Terrestrials by Mac Tonnies: Tonnies’ cryptoterrestrial hypothesis proposes that extraterrestrial beings are actually mysterious and secretive races of earthly origin. These races have existed upon Earth for at least as long as humanity, and present themselves as extraterrestrials or occult beings. · Glow Kids by Nicholas Kardaras: Glow Kids analyzes video game and technology addiction and its potential psychological impact. · Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil: O’Neil examines the impact of artificial intelligence on decision-making. · Follow the Money: A Citizen’s Guide to Local Government by Lyndee Kemmet: This is an introduction on how to understand your local municipal budget process as well as how to get involved. · Hess and the Penguins by Dr. Joseph P. Farrell: Dr. Farrell looks at the story of Rudolf Hess and its inconsistencies. · Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis: Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis docu- ments his efforts and struggles in seeking a win-win scenario in the EU’s Greek austerity measures. · The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads by Tim Wu: An analysis of the history of media and news and techniques used to capture people’s attention. · Bailout by Neil Barofsky: This is a look into the bank bailouts by the Special Inspector General for TARP. · The Fourth Turning: An American Prophesy, What the Cycles of History Tell Us About