Download or read book Fiasco written by Thomas E. Ricks and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • One of the Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year • Time's 10 Best Books of the Year • USA Today's Nonfiction Book of the Year • A New York Times Notable Book "Staggeringly vivid and persuasive . . . absolutely essential reading." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "The best account yet of the entire war." —Vanity Fair The definitive account of the American military's tragic experience in Iraq Fiasco is a masterful reckoning with the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq through mid-2006, now with a postscript on recent developments. Ricks draws on the exclusive cooperation of an extraordinary number of American personnel, including more than one hundred senior officers, and access to more than 30,000 pages of official documents, many of them never before made public. Tragically, it is an undeniable account—explosive, shocking, and authoritative—of unsurpassed tactical success combined with unsurpassed strategic failure that indicts some of America's most powerful and honored civilian and military leaders.

Download or read book Fiasco written by Stanislaw Lem and published by HMH. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A stunningly inventive fantasy about cosmic travel” from the Kafka Prize–winning author of Solaris (The New York Times). The Hermes explorer ship represents the epitome of Earth’s excellence: a peaceful mission sent forth to make first contact with an alien civilization, and to use the expansive space technology developed by humanity to seek new worlds, friendships, and alliances. But what its crew discovers on the planet Quinta is nothing like they had hoped. Locked in a seemingly endless cold war among themselves, the Quintans are uncommunicative and violent, refusing any discourse—except for the firing of deadly weapons. The crew of the Hermes is determined to accomplish what they had set out to do. But the cost of learning the secrets hidden on the silent surface of Quinta may be grave. Stark, startling, and insightful, Fiasco has been praised by Publishers Weekly as “one of Lem’s best novels.” It is classic, thought-provoking hard science fiction, as prescient today as when it was first written.

Download or read book F I A S C O written by Frank Partnoy and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's top Wall Street investment firms, Partnoy recounts his experience during the annual drunken skeet-shooting competition where he and his colleagues sharpen the killer instincts they're encouraged to use against competitors, clients, and each other.

Download or read book Fiesta Fiasco written by Ann Whitford Paul and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brian and Rosi Amador perform the story with energy and a smile, giving distinct voices to each character and presenting the Spanish-language words (nicely defined in the text and in an accompanying glossary) with brío. Light original music with a Mexican flavor dances in the background. A delightful production." -School Library Journal

Download or read book Fiasco written by Frank Partnoy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIASCO is the shocking story of one man's education in the jungles of Wall Street. As a young derivatives salesman at Morgan Stanley, Frank Partnoy learned to buy and sell billions of dollars worth of securities that were so complex many traders themselves didn't understand them. In his behind-the-scenes look at the trading floor and the offices of one of the world's top investment firms, Partnoy recounts the macho attitudes and fiercely competitive ploys of his office mates. And he takes us to the annual drunken skeet-shooting competition, FIASCO, where he and his colleagues sharpen the killer instincts they are encouraged to use against their competitiors, their clients, and each other. FIASCO is the first book to take on the derivatves trading industry, the most highly charged and risky sector of the stock market. More importantly, it is a blistering indictment of the largely unregulated market in derivatives and serves as a warning to unwary investors about real fiascos, which have cost billions of dollars.

Download or read book Fiasco written by Imre Kertész and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated into English at last, Fiasco joins its companion volumes Fatelessness and Kaddish for an Unborn Child in telling an epic story of the author's return from the Nazi death camps, only to find his country taken over by another totalitarian government. Fiasco as Imre Kertesz himself has said, "is fiction founded on reality"—a Kafka-like account that is surprisingly funny in its unrelentingly pessimistic clarity, of the Communist takeover of his homeland. Forced into the army and assigned to escort military prisoners, the protagonist decides to feign insanity to be released from duty. But meanwhile, life under the new regime is portrayed almost as an uninterrupted continuation of life in the Nazi concentration camps-which, in turn, is depicted as a continuation of the patriarchal dictatorship of joyless childhood. It is, in short, a searing extension of Kertesz' fundamental theme: the totalitarian experience seen as trauma not only for an individual but for the whole civilization—ours—that made Auschwitz possible.

Download or read book Fiasco written by James Robert Parish and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-05-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club, and Waterworld. He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition, artistic hauteur, and bad business sense on the parts of Tinsel Town wheeler-dealers and superstars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, and Francis Ford Coppola, conspired to engender some of the worst films ever.

Download or read book The Cookie Fiasco Elephant Piggie Like Reading written by Mo Willems and published by Hyperion Books for Children. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four friends. Three cookies. One problem. Hippo, Croc, and the Squirrels are determined to have equal cookies for all! But how? There are only three cookies . . . and four of them! They need to act fast before nervous Hippo breaks all the cookies into crumbs!

Download or read book Field Trip Fiasco written by Julie Danneberg and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Sarah Jane Hartwell and her class are back. After the stress of her last attempt at taking her class on a field trip (seen in First Year Letters), Mrs. Hartwell has a plan for an upcoming trip to the zoo—a plan that includes a lot of rules. Her students prove that they can line up straight, walk quietly, and take plenty of notes, but everyone soon realizes that this field trip isn’t as much fun as they’d hoped. Mrs. Hartwell rethinks her plan and saves the day.

Download or read book Gelato Fiasco written by Joshua Davis and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joshua Davis and Bruno Tropeano, two guys right out of college, felt that something was amiss. People in Maine created some of the best of everything in the world — higher education, ships, television doctors, winter boots. But the gelato of which they dreamt could not be found here in Maine, or anywhere else in the United States. Josh and Bruno sensed both a responsibility and an opportunity and set off to rediscover the lost art. Imagining a long-forgotten Red Spoon Society of superior gelato artisans, they learned the techniques and practices of the old masters of gelato. They used those techniques as a foundation for creating an even better gelato experience: make lots of creative flavors for discerning guests, serve them in a way that invites discovery and delight, and never compromise on quality. In 2007, the doors to their first gelato store opened. Josh and Bruno named it Gelato Fiasco as a hedge against trend-pursuers, treasure hunters, and impostors, for only a true food lover, guided by his or her own sense of adventure, would dare enter a store with that name. And as they loved it, they would share with their families and friends, who would share with theirs. Gelato Fiasco is a book brimming with humor, Maine values, mouth-watering color photographs, and, most importantly, delicious recipes (out of 1500 in the “flavor vault” the book will include 100 or so) for making your own gelato at home, plus recipes sauces, cones, and other treats to enjoy with your gelato.

Download or read book Florida Fiasco written by Rembert W. Patrick and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1954, Rembert Patrick's Florida Fiasco details the aggressive schemes developed by President Madison and Secretary of State Monroe in the attempted acquisition of Florida. Patrick shows that George Matthews's influence over General John McIntosh inspired him to plan a revolt in east Florida in the hopes of turning the conquered territory over to Matthews. The plot was thwarted when Spanish minister Luis de Onis heard of the coming attack and appealed to the British. Thus begins the five-year attempt which was led in succession by George Matthews, David Mitchell, and Thomas A. Mitchell. Patrick's account includes the plotting of undercover agents, manipulation of discontented nationals, denials by high officials, and adventurers seeking rich rewards.

Download or read book Fiasco written by Jason Morningstar and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Financial Fiasco written by Johan Norberg and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2009 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To work our way out the economic crisis, and to avoid such meltdowns in the future, we must fully understand how it happened. The chief culprits are now trying to pin the blame on one another—with Congress pointing at Wall Street, financiers blaming the Federal Reserve, who in turn point back to Congress.

Download or read book The Fiasco In News written by Stephan Morse and published by Stephan Morse. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fiasco written by AAKANSHA BHARGAVA and published by WHERE INDIA WRITES PUBLICATION. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiasco, Bravo International World Record Holder book is a collection of quotes, poetries and short stories and all the co-authors from all over India framed their write-ups within 100 words about failure. Each writer have penned down their views in such a way that you'll feel empowered, happy and also experience the impact of words. Fiasco teaches a lesson to each and everyone about not letting oneself fade or vanished when continue failure chases you, you can change direction of sail to float flawlessly and to debug yourself from the ultimate failure.

Download or read book The Fifth Fiasco or How to Escape the Traps of Jewish History in the Twenty First Century written by David Passig and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book goes on a journey into alternative retellings of Jewish history in order to discover its patterns, which might give us clues about the future. It proposes exploring these versions of history as an intellectual exercise to come to terms with the traumas of the past, and to prevent repeated tragedies in the future. This book identifies the direction in which the Jewish people and their future leaders will develop. Since the Jewish people have never experienced modern sovereignty before, it promises to usher in far-reaching changes. Making a diagnosis of a national neurosis as the cause for four previous fiascos in Jewish history, the book explains what must be done in the twenty-first century to prevent the dark forces of the past from recurring, and explores the changes awaiting the Jewish religion and nation in the Land of Israel.

Download or read book Fiasco 10 Playset Anthology written by Jason Morningstar and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The playset is the still-beating-but-stolen-by-organleggers heart of Fiasco, and inside this first Anthology volume you'll find thirteen sterling examples of the form--twelve that held a place of honor as a Playset of the Month in 2010, and an extra one written by Fiasco designer Jason Morningstar specifically to accompany them here.Like the other digital editions in the Anthology, this volume is a full-color, 144 page book, in both PDF and epub formats. The book includes a foreword by noted comic author Kelly Sue DeConnick, new illustrations by Jason Morningstar, and a beautiful cover design by John Harper, designed to compliment the original Fiasco books.Playsets included in this volume: Touring Rock Band, Gangster London, Last Frontier, Lucky Strike, Flyover, Reconstruction, The Manna Hotel, 1913 New York, Transatlantic, Dallas 1963, London 1593, Dragon Slayers