Looks at Lisbon, Portugal's role during World War II as the only European city in which both the Axis and Allies operated openly, and shows how the nation became an exciting weigh station for exiled royalty, refugees, spies, secret police, ...
Looks at "rust belt" communities in Europe and the United States, once stagnant and economically depressed, that are now beginning to emerge as zones of economic strength and technological innovation by producing advanced smart-products.
... General Sir Arthur Cotton, His Life and Work (London, 1900), vii; Sir Arthur Cotton, Public Works in India (London, 1854), 36. 11 Hope, General Sir Arthur Cotton, His Life and Work, 50–5. 12 Cotton's theology drew from the ideas about ...
Argues that a diverse group of women entrepreneurs are responsible for organizing local associations and began the original women's movement in America.
A provocative account of the decayed relationship between the U.S. and Arab world, and a powerful recommendation for how it can be salvaged
A savagely witty account of the last quarter century, when despite a great leap forward in technology there has been a huge, regressive collapse in our ability to think straight--so that everything has begun to stop making sense
By the end of "A Different Life" he will have become, if not your best friend, one of your favorite people.
A penetrating investigation into how the KGB rose from the ashes of the Soviet Union and reinvented itself at the heart of the Russian state during Vladimir Putin's rule
The Child Catchers is a shocking exposé of what the adoption industry has become and how it got there, told through deep investigative reporting and the heartbreaking stories of individuals who became collateral damage in a market driven ...
With this important book, she broadens our thinking about the ways in which the economy is being transformed and shows how the Peers Inc model is changing the very nature of capitalism.
... horse trader, the less I like Michael Gill. By all appearances, Thoroughbred racehorses are little more than ... impulsive deci- sions by making it emphatically clear he is a businessman first and not a horse hobbyist who intends to ...
"Revised and updated."--P. [4] of cover.
The author recounts his experiences as a young reporter to "Stars and Stripes," the American forces' daily newspaper in Europe, including his personal account of the liberation and entry into Buchenwald.
Worse, she arouses attention anywhere she goes, stirring up everyone from sex-starved navy pilots to rival television producers. Angus faces the oldest dilemma of any reporter - should he chase the story or the girl?
The book brings the movie up-to-date by evaluating the military's recent 'surge' tactic as well as current administration policy. It concludes with a wide-ranging debate on the crucial question: what do we do now?"--P. [4] of cover.
The turning point of World War II came at Stalingrad. Hitler’s soldiers stormed the city in September 1942 in a bid to complete the conquest of Europe. Yet Stalingrad never fell.
But as Garret Keizer illustrates in this probing examination, noise is as much about what we want as about what we seek to avoid.
An inspirational educator's account of why and how she founded an innovative girls' school is a provocative, persuasive brief on behalf of single sex education
Reading the newspapers these days, you could be forgiven for thinking that markets are getting ever more efficient-and better. But as Tim Sullivan and Ray Fisman argue in this insightful book, that view is far from complete.
Left Brain, Right Stuff takes up where other books about decision making leave off.