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The Hidden Machinery of Power: How the Elite Rig the World While You Watch the Show
Paperback
ManagementGeneral Political ScienceSelf-Help
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 24 2025
Pages: 488
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.98 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if every scandal, every sudden political meltdown, every shock market collapse...
wasn't random-
but a planned move in a much bigger game?
Bestselling author, lawyer, and global strategist Joseph Plazo pulls back the velvet curtain and reveals the hidden operating system of the modern world-the one used by billionaires, politicians, bankers, fixers, cartels, and entire governments.
And once you see it...
you can never unsee it.
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