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The Arriviste

Author : James Wallenstein

Publisher : Milkweed Editions

Page : 314 pages

File Size : 45,21 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1571310843

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Neil Fox has made a fortune off the "head we win/tails you lose" venture capital deals negotiated by his brother, costing him almost everything but money. His ex-wife and daughter spurn him, and he lost his young son years ago. He now lives a carefully plotted life, working as a lawyer at a small investment-banking firm and spending nights at home with a drink. When the affable Bud Younger moves in next door--on a parcel that Neil had sold off--Neil takes an almost instant dislike to him. Bud is nearly everything Neil is not--a gregarious, energetic striver loved by his intact family. When Bud asks Neil to fund a new business venture, he reluctantly accepts, setting in motion events that hurtle to a startling and haunting conclusion. The Arriviste delves into the psyche of avarice and envy, presenting a portrait of a man both ordinary and monstrous.



The Arriviste

Author : Marjorie Ena Mary Taylor

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Page : 276 pages

File Size : 48,27 MB

Release : 1975

Category : Ambition in literature

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After Defeat

Author : Ayşe Zarakol

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 311 pages

File Size : 25,11 MB

Release : 2010-12-23

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1139494058

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Not being of the West; being behind the West; not being modern enough; not being developed or industrialized, secular, civilized, Christian, transparent, or democratic - these descriptions have all served to stigmatize certain states through history. Drawing on constructivism as well as the insights of social theorists and philosophers, After Defeat demonstrates that stigmatization in international relations can lead to a sense of national shame, as well as auto-Orientalism and inferior status. Ayşe Zarakol argues that stigmatized states become extra-sensitive to concerns about status, and shape their foreign policy accordingly. The theoretical argument is supported by a detailed historical overview of central examples of the established/outsider dichotomy throughout the evolution of the modern states system, and in-depth studies of Turkey after the First World War, Japan after the Second World War, and Russia after the Cold War.



The Search for Ethics in Leadership, Business, and Beyond

Author : Joanne B. Ciulla

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 25,58 MB

Release : 2020-05-05

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3030384632

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This book brings together a wide range of topics in leadership ethics and business ethics. It approaches these topics from the perspective of the humanities as well as the social sciences. About half of the book is on leadership and the other half on topics in business ethics. Besides these general areas of research, the book explores how to teach and study ethics in both business ethics and leadership studies. Specifically, it examines issues ranging from the nature of ethical leadership, to studies of authenticity, virtue, and the public and private morality of leaders. In business ethics, the subjects covered span from moral imagination, to casuistry, meaningful work, and workplace ethics. The book includes a section on the importance of liberal arts for studying and teaching ethics in business and professional schools. It concludes with a reflection on the ethical challenges of leaders and followers in a world where some leaders have inverted moral values.



The New Age

Author : Alfred Richard Orage

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Page : 698 pages

File Size : 43,85 MB

Release : 1913

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Personality

Author : H. Laurent

Publisher : Psycho Information Technologies

Page : 111 pages

File Size : 10,94 MB

Release : 2020-05-12

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9388539095

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Personality is defined as the qualities or characteristics, personal traits or attributes peculiar to some individual. Specifically, it is that quality which sustains poise through self­control in the face of propitious or unpropitious circumstances. The man who is calm and cool, who is master of his actions, of his voice, of his looks, and of his gestures is he who commands his true self and can assert that individuality which is respected everywhere as the root of all that is sincere, just, and good. Personalities are not acquired by dreaming but by hard work.





The Sketch

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Page : 1002 pages

File Size : 50,18 MB

Release : 1913

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The Word of Light

Author : Shlomo Giora Shoham

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 285 pages

File Size : 18,7 MB

Release : 2008-12-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1443802964

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One of the fundamental enigmas of our existence, and for that matter, God’s existence, is the act of creation. Has the cosmos been created ex nihilo or was it an intelligent design by God? Does God, having created the world, let it evolve and develop on its own, subject to the rules of evolution and chance; or does God intervene in every step of evolution in a deus ex machina manner? What is the role of man in creation? Is it as central as existentialism and quantum mechanics assure us: that without human consciousness interacting with energy-matter, there would not be any objects and life forms? Is man the crown of creation permanently, or once evolution forms a more effective connecting agent between spirit and energy-matter, will man be relegated to the world of fossils? The book concludes with a thorough examination of human norms, values and morals. As such, this book constitutes a comprehensive treatise on the genesis of the world, the birth of God, and the role of man.