Author : Edward Vernoff
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 1018 pages
File Size : 14,40 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
"This essential reference contains more than 6,050 lively biographies of notable men and women - living and dead - who have made significant contributions to modern lives. This rich storehouse of knowledge encompasses every important category of human endeavor, including politics, literature, religion, philosophy, the arts and sciences, business, feminism, journalism, sports, cinema, and other aspects of popular culture." --Book Jacket.
Author : Graham Bannock
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic books
ISBN :
Originally published in 1990 this third revised edition contains up to date explanations of the five main areas of the subject; banking, commodity markets, insurance, money markets, securities markets, and explanations of the key terms used in accounting, finance, investment appraisal, savings and investment, taxation and financial institutions.
Author : Mary K. Mannix
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 36,74 MB
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838912966
Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.
Author :
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 20,2 MB
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1487537751
The widespread opinion is that Northrop Frye’s influence reached its zenith in the 1960s and 1970s, after which point he became obsolete, his work buried in obscurity. This almost universal opinion is summed up in Terry Eagleton’s 1983 rhetorical question, "Who now reads Frye?" In The Reception of Northrop Frye, Robert D. Denham catalogues what has been written about Frye – books, articles, translations, dissertations and theses, and reviews – in order to demonstrate that the attention Frye’s work has received from the beginning has progressed at a geomantic rate. Denham also explores what we can discover once we have a fairly complete record of Frye’s reception in front of us – such as Hayden White’s theory of emplotments applied to historical writing and Byron Almén’s theory of musical narrative. The sheer quantity of what has been written about Frye reveals that the only valid response to Eagleton’s rhetorical question is "a very large and growing number," the growth being not incremental but exponential.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 23,6 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography
ISBN :
Author : Robert Andrews
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 11,47 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Reference
ISBN :
From Margot Asquith to Monica Lewinsky, from George V to Boutros Boutros-Galli and Jonathan Aitken to Frank Zappa, "The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations" is the definitive collection.
Author : Ernest Kay
Publisher : International Publications Service
Page : 885 pages
File Size : 49,14 MB
Release : 1983-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780900332753
Author : Graham Evans
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 34,3 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
The Penguin Dictionary of International Relations holds the key to understanding the trends and events that have influenced international relations over the last decade. This completely up-to-date reference includes explanations of the dangerous developments that have affected international relations, such as ethnic cleansing and preventive war, as well as detailed entries on broader concepts and key organizations--from game theory to SALT, from Amnesty International to WHO. This is a must for students of the world who want to keep up with the ever-changing pace of foreign relations.
Author : Jack Adler
Publisher : Pearlsong Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1597190357
"Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young." So said W. Somerset Maugham, one of the 52 people whose achievements after age 65 are featured in Splendid Seniors: Great Lives, Great Deeds. The inspiring ensemble includes Mary Baker Eddy, who was 86 when she founded the Christian Science Monitor; Alexander Graham Bell, who received a patent for his work on a hydrofoil boat at age 75; Benjamin Disraeli, who became prime minister of England for the second time when he was 70; and Susan B. Anthony, who was past 80 when she founded the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Splendid Seniors reminds us that creativity, passion & influence can not only flower in later years, but bear delicious fruit. "From Mother Teresa to Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, Charles de Gaulle, Pablo Picasso, Grandma Moses and many more, Splendid Seniors offers true tales of inspirational deeds as well as memorable quotes from each individual profiled," says Midwest Book Review. "A source of inspiration for seniors everywhere, and proof that greatness, creativity, passion, and intelligence can bloom their brightest with age and experience."
Author : Northwestern University Press
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,19 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9780670870752
