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The Man with Many Lives

Author : Robert W. Day FSO Retired

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 361 pages

File Size : 17,52 MB

Release : 2019-10-30

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1796067407

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Born in 1919, Robert W. (Bob) Day looks back on the ten decades of his lifetime with wonder and gratitude. While recognition and accolades for jobs well done followed him throughout his life, it was the adventures and the family, friends, and co-workers with whom he shared those adventures, that he remembers most. As a youngster, Bob never expected his life beyond Leavenworth, Kansas to be full of life threatening moments nor moments of serene beauty stretching over four continents, but it was. He never imagined warding off machine-gun-weilding revolutionaries, poisonous mambo snakes, nor a Prince intent on buying his daughter, but he did. He would have been surprised to know that more than once he would face death in a failing airplane, and live to tell the tale. Bob recalls all this and more as he celebrates his 100 years of an adventurous life. Here, in his own words, is Bob's story as he remembers it in 2019.



Mr Five Per Cent

Author : Jonathan Conlin

Publisher : Profile Books

Page : 427 pages

File Size : 44,32 MB

Release : 2019-01-10

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1782834443

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Winner of the BAC Wadsworth Prize for Business History 2020 When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing governments and oil barons alike of his impartiality as an 'honest broker'. Today his name is known principally through the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, to which his spectacular art collection and most of his vast wealth were bequeathed. Gulbenkian's private life was as labyrinthine as his business dealings. He insisted on the highest 'moral values', yet ruthlessly used his wife's charm as a hostess to further his career, and demanded complete obedience from his family, whom he monitored obsessively. As a young man he lived a champagne lifestyle, escorting actresses and showgirls, and in later life - on doctor's orders - he slept with a succession of discreetly provided young women. Meanwhile he built up a superb art collection which included Rembrandts and other treasures sold to him by Stalin from the Hermitage Museum. Published to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, Mr Five Per Cent reveals Gulbenkian's complex and many-sided existence. Written with full access to the Gulbenkian Foundation's archives, this is the fascinating story of the man who more than anyone else helped shape the modern oil industry.



A Dog's Purpose

Author : W. Bruce Cameron

Publisher : Forge Books

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 41,97 MB

Release : 2010-07-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1429960272

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A Dog’s Purpose—the #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture—is a perfect gift to introduce dog lovers to this wonderful series. Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog’s Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. The family film told from the dog’s perspective also stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, John Ortiz, Peggy Lipton, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, Pooch Hall and Dennis Quaid. A Dog’s Purpose is produced by Gavin Polone (Zombieland, TV’s Gilmore Girls). The film from Amblin Entertainment and Walden Media will be distributed by Universal Pictures. Screenplay by W. Bruce Cameron & Cathryn Michon and Audrey Wells and Maya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky. Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog's Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog's many lives, but also a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend. This moving and beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose. Bailey's story continues in A Dog's Journey, the charming New York Times and USA Today bestselling direct sequel to A Dog's Purpose. A Dog's Purpose Series #1 A Dog’s Purpose #2 A Dog’s Journey #3 A Dog's Promise Books for Young Readers Ellie's Story: A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale Bailey’s Story: A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale Molly's Story: A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale Max's Story: A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale Toby's Story: A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale Shelby's Story: A Dog's Way Home Novel The Rudy McCann Series The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man Repo Madness Other Novels A Dog's Way Home The Dog Master The Dogs of Christmas Emory’s Gift At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.



John Osborne

Author : John Heilpern

Publisher : Vintage

Page : 562 pages

File Size : 12,33 MB

Release : 2009-03-04

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0307557170

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John Osborne, the original Angry Young Man, shocked and transformed British theater in the 1950s with his play Look Back in Anger. This startling biography–the first to draw on the secret notebooks in which he recorded his anguish and depression–reveals the notorious rebel in all his heartrending complexity. Through a working-class childhood and five marriages, Osborne led a tumultuous life. An impossible father, he threw his teenage daughter out of the house and never spoke to her again. His last written words were "I have sinned." Theater critic John Heilpern’s detailed portrait, including interviews with Osborne's daughter, scores of friends and enemies, and his alleged male lover, shows us a contradictory genius–an ogre with charm, a radical who hated change, and above all, a defiant individualist.



Sanjay Dutt, One Man, Many Lives

Author : Ram Kamal Mukherjee

Publisher : Rupa Publications

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 35,77 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9789353334529

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There can be no last word on Sanjay Dutt. Ever. Even as he walks a free man after more than three decades of prison terms and controversies, Dutt remains a classic case study in all that defines the 'star' system in Hollywood industry known for its deep-rooted sense of entitlement.



Life Changing Verses

Author : Carlton Lee Arnold

Publisher : WestBow Press

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 19,43 MB

Release : 2012-12-26

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1449779212

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Life-Changing Verses is not your typical devotional book. Its objective is to enable Christians to personally apply specific Bible verses to their personal lives. At the same time, you will learn more about your Bible as well as receive an in-depth discussion of the verses selected. The objective is to encourage you to become more Christlike in your living. Through reading Life-Changing Verses, you will become very familiar with Gods story in the Bible. Life-Changing Verses has been used in Bible study groups to generate discussion over specific topics.



The thread of life

Author : Infanta of Spain Eulalia

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 87 pages

File Size : 14,35 MB

Release : 2019-12-09

Category : Social Science

ISBN :

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This book is a collection of short essays by Infanta Eulalia of Spain, expressing her views on education, women's independence, social equality, religion, marriage, and traditions. Born into the royal family, her controversial views on these topics caused conflict with the monarchy, particularly with her nephew King Alfonso XIII, who demanded that she suspend the book's publication until he had seen it and given permission. Eulalia refused to comply, making the book a bold statement of her beliefs. Overall, the book offers a glimpse into the progressive ideas of a member of a traditionally conservative royal family.



T.P.'s Weekly

Author : Thomas Power O'Connor

Publisher :

Page : 938 pages

File Size : 20,53 MB

Release : 1905

Category : British periodicals

ISBN :

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