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Book Jet

    Jet

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1997-04-28
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 68 pages

Download or read book Jet written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-04-28 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Book Report on Activities During the     Congress

Download or read book Report on Activities During the Congress written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Report of Investigation of Enron Corporation and Related Entities Regarding Federal Tax and Compensation Issues  and Policy Recommendations  Appendices C   D

Download or read book Report of Investigation of Enron Corporation and Related Entities Regarding Federal Tax and Compensation Issues and Policy Recommendations Appendices C D written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Paris Africain

    Book Details:
  • Author : James A. Winders
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2006-12-26
  • ISBN : 9781403960047
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Paris Africain written by James A. Winders and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth of African immigration to France at the end of the twentieth century wrought cultural change in this epicenter of the avant-garde in European art and music. If one visits the record stores, clubs, and restaurants of contemporary Paris, one would find the influence of France's former colonies at work. James Winders presents the story of African immigrants to France as a unique chapter in the long history of the reception accorded expatriate artists in Paris. Paris Africain demonstrates that France's newest immigrants are making marks in French culture that will not be erased.

Book Report of Investigation of Enron Corporation and Related Entities Regarding Federal Tax and Compensation Issues  and Policy Recommendations  Volume III  Appendices C   D

Download or read book Report of Investigation of Enron Corporation and Related Entities Regarding Federal Tax and Compensation Issues and Policy Recommendations Volume III Appendices C D written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1033 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rolling Transition and the Role of Intellectuals

Download or read book Rolling Transition and the Role of Intellectuals written by András Bozóki and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing a new and original framework for examining the role of intellectuals in countries transitioning to democracy, Bozóki analyses the rise and fall of dissident intellectuals in Hungary in the late 20th century. He shows how that framework is applicable to other countries too as he forensically examines their activities. Bozóki argues that the Hungarian intellectuals did not become a ‘New Class’. By rolling transition, he means an incremental, non-violent, elite driven political transformation which is based on the rotation of agency, and it results in a new regime. This is led mainly by different groups of intellectuals who do not construct a vanguard movement but create an open network which might transform itself into different political parties. Their roles changed from dissidents to reformers, to movement organizers and negotiators through the periods of dissidence, open network building, roundtable negotiations, parliamentary activities, and new movement politics. Through the prism of political sociology, the author focuses on the following questions: Who were the dissident intellectuals and what did they want? Under what conditions do intellectuals rebel and what are the patterns of their protest? This book will be of interest to students, researchers, and public intellectuals around the world aiming to promote human rights and democracy.

Book America s Queen

Download or read book America s Queen written by Sarah Bradford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now the subject of a new film directed by Pablo Larrain, "Jackie", starring Natalie Portman Acclaimed biographer Sarah Bradford explores the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the woman who has captivated the public for more than five decades, in a definitive portrait that is both sympathetic and frank. With an extraordinary range of candid interviews—many with people who have never spoken in such depth on record before—Bradford offers new insights into the woman behind the public persona. She creates a coherent picture out of Jackie’s tumultuous and cosmopolitan life—from the aristocratic milieu of Newport and East Hampton to the Greek isles, from political Washington to New York’s publishing community. She probes Jackie’s privileged upbringing, her highly public marriages, and her roles as mother and respected editor, and includes rare photos from private collections to create the most complete account yet written of this legendary life. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's life is once again the center of interest with the 2016 release of the Pablo Larrain movie "Jackie", starring Natalie Portman.

Book Report of Investigation of Enron Corporation and Related Entities Regarding Federal Tax and Compensation Issues  Etc   Volume LlI  Appendices C   D  February 2003

Download or read book Report of Investigation of Enron Corporation and Related Entities Regarding Federal Tax and Compensation Issues Etc Volume LlI Appendices C D February 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Killer Cults

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen Singular
  • Publisher : Union Square & Co.
  • Release : 2021-06-29
  • ISBN : 1454939435
  • Pages : 279 pages

Download or read book Killer Cults written by Stephen Singular and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s scarier than a murderer? Someone with the charisma to compel others to kill for them . . . or to kill themselves. Meet these cult leaders—and get an inside look at their beliefs and how they controlled others. Some cults, led by leaders like Charlie Manson, Jim Jones, and David Koresh, are notorious. But others are less well known, such as Shoko Asahara and his doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo, who orchestrated the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Or Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret, who founded the Order of the Solar Temple, a doomsday cult that led to the death of 51 members by murder or suicide. Then there is Marshall Applewhite, leader of Heaven’s Gate, who, along with 38 followers, killed themselves in the belief that the Hale-Bopp comet signaled the arrival of a spaceship that would transport them to a higher plane of existence. What makes cult leaders so compelling is their often-unfathomable power over their adherents. Why do people kill others or themselves for a questionable set of beliefs? Killer Cults tells the stories behind both famous and unfamiliar cults, and the people behind them. Across a series of profiles, we learn the jaw-dropping truth behind some of the most mystifying and deadly cults, and their leaders, all of whom led their followers down a dark, murderous path.

Book FCC Record

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  • Author : United States. Federal Communications Commission
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 962 pages

Download or read book FCC Record written by United States. Federal Communications Commission and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Los Angeles Lakers Encyclopedia

Download or read book The Los Angeles Lakers Encyclopedia written by Richard J. Shmelter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the backdrop of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, California, the Los Angeles Lakers have become not only one of professional basketball's most treasured gems, but an internationally-renowned sports icon. With the wizardry of players who require only one name--Elgin, West, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Shaq, Kobe--the Lakers grew from a promising Midwestern team starting afresh in the City of Angels and becoming one of the most successful corporate giants in the history of athletic competition. This definitive encyclopedia of the Lakers provides all vital data pertaining to each season of the team's first 50 years in Los Angeles, including biographies of Hall of Famers, other great performers, and coaches; complete rosters; season-by-season schedules and statistics; draft picks; and records and individual accomplishments.

Book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2000  Secretary of Energy  Department of Administration

Download or read book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2000 Secretary of Energy Department of Administration written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Legislative Calendar

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  • Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book Legislative Calendar written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stealing Lives

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  • Author : Arturo J. Marcano Guevara
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 2002-12-09
  • ISBN : 0253109566
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Stealing Lives written by Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While some Latin American superstars have overcome discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, thousands more Latin American players never make it to "The Show." Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents abuses that take place against Latin children and young men as baseball becomes a global business. The authors reveal that in their efforts to secure cheap labor, Major League teams often violate the basic human rights of children. As a young boy growing up in Venezuela, Alexis Quiroz dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. Alexis's dreams were like those of thousands of other boys in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, and Major League teams encouraged such dreams by recruiting Latin children as young as 10 and 11 years old. Determined to become a big league player, Alexis finished high school early and dedicated himself to landing a contract with a Major League team. Alexis signed with the Chicago Cubs in 1995 at age 17 and then began a harrowing ordeal of exploitation, mistreatment, and disrespect at the hands of the Chicago Cubs, including playing for the Cubs' Dominican Summer League team in appalling living conditions. Alexis's baseball career came to an abrupt end by an injury for which the Cubs provided no adequate medical treatment. The story continues, however, with Alexis's pursuit of justice in the United States to ensure that other Venezuelan and Dominican boys do not encounter similar experiences. What happened to Alexis is not an isolated case-Major League teams routinely deny Latin children and young men the basic protections that their U.S. counterparts take for granted. This exploitation violates international legal standards on labor standards and the human rights of children. Stealing Lives concludes by analyzing various reforms to redress the inequities big league baseball creates in its globalization.

Book Reclaiming America

    Book Details:
  • Author : Randy Shaw
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2023-04-28
  • ISBN : 0520922557
  • Pages : 323 pages

Download or read book Reclaiming America written by Randy Shaw and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have activists taken the bumper-sticker adage "Think Globally, Act Locally" too literally? Randy Shaw argues that they have, with destructive consequences for America. Since the 1970s, activist participation in national struggles has steadily given way to a nearly exclusive focus on local issues. America's political and corporate elite has succeeded in controlling the national agenda, while their adversaries—the citizen activists and organizations who spent decades building federal programs to reflect the country's progressive ideals—increasingly bypass national fights. The result has been not only the dismantling of hard-won federal programs but also the sabotaging of local agendas and community instituions by decisions made in the national arena. Shaw urges activists and their organizations to implement a "new national activism" by channeling energy from closely knit local groups into broader causes. Such activism enables locally oriented activists to shape America's future and work on national fights without traveling to Washington, D.C., but instead working in their own backyards. Focusing on the David and Goliath struggle between Nike and grassroots activists critical of the company's overseas labor practices, Shaw shows how national activism can rewrite the supposedly ironclad rules of the global economy by ensuring fair wages and decent living standards for workers at home and abroad. Similarly, the recent struggles for stronger clean air standards and new federal budget priorities demonstrate the potential grassroots national activism to overcome the corporate and moneyed interests that increasingly dictate America's future. Reclaiming America's final section describes how community-based nonprofit organizations, the media, and the Internet are critical resources for building national activism. Shaw declares that community-based groups can and must combine their service work with national grassroots advocacy. He also describes how activists can use public relations to win attention in today's sprawling media environment, and he details the movement-building potential of e-mail. All these resources are essential for activists and their organizations to reclaim America's progressive ideals. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1999. Have activists taken the bumper-sticker adage "Think Globally, Act Locally" too literally? Randy Shaw argues that they have, with destructive consequences for America. Since the 1970s, activist participation in national struggles has steadily given way to