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Book When Money Was In Fashion

Download or read book When Money Was In Fashion written by June Breton Fisher and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This epic biography tells the story of the rise of Wall Street and the growth of Goldman Sachs from a small commercial paper company to the international banking business we know today. At its heart is the story of Henry Goldman, a man who spoke out passionately for his beliefs, understood the importance of the bottom line, and was known to chuckle, draw on his cigar, and remind his young protégés, "Just keep in mind . . . Money is always in fashion." Though you will rarely find a mention of him in the official history of Goldman Sachs, it was Henry who established many of the practices of modern investment banking. He devised the plan that made Sears, Roebuck Co. the first publicly owned retail operation in the world, helped convince Woodrow Wilson to pass the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and became a power player in the world of Wall Street finance at a time when Jews were considered outsiders. The book traces Henry Goldman's hard-fought and often frustrating career with Goldman Sachs, a company founded by his father Marcus and fraught with professional rivalries. The tensions between the Goldman and Sachs families extended outside of the boardroom and into the larger world as the United States went to war. Henry's steadfast support for Germany during World War I would tarnish his reputation and drive him from the firm. But his involvement with finance would continue throughout his life, as would close friendships with luminaries like Albert Einstein, whom he would later join in outspoken denunciation of Hitler's atrocities against European Jews. Here, June Breton Fisher, Henry Goldman's granddaughter, tells his whole story for the first time—a story that has shaped contemporary finance and continues to resonate with us today.

Book Queer Japanese

Download or read book Queer Japanese written by H. Abe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-03-29 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abe presents a comprehensive picture of the linguistic strategies employed by Japanese sexual minorities in various social contexts, from magazine advice columns to bars to text messaging on cell phones to private homes.

Book I Have a Dog

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charlotte Lance
  • Publisher : Allen & Unwin
  • Release : 2014-05-01
  • ISBN : 1743317816
  • Pages : 36 pages

Download or read book I Have a Dog written by Charlotte Lance and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have a dog. An inconvenient dog. When I wake up, my dog is inconvenient. When I'm getting dressed, my dog is inconvenient. And when I'm making tunnels, my dog is SUPER inconvenient. But sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be big and warm and cuddly. Sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be the most comforting friend in the whole wide world.

Book The Dare

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  • Author : Harley Laroux
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2023-10-31
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Dare written by Harley Laroux and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessica Martin is not a nice girl. As Prom Queen and Captain of the cheer squad, she'd ruled her school mercilessly, looking down her nose at everyone she deemed unworthy. The most unworthy of them all? The "freak," Manson Reed: her favorite victim. But a lot changes after high school. A freak like him never should have ended up at the same Halloween party as her. He never should have been able to beat her at a game of Drink or Dare. He never should have been able to humiliate her in front of everyone. Losing the game means taking the dare: a dare to serve Manson for the entire night as his slave. It's a dare that Jessica's pride - and curiosity - won't allow her to refuse. What ensues is a dark game of pleasure and pain, fear and desire. Is it only a game? Only revenge? Only a dare? Or is it something more? The Dare is an 18+ erotic romance novella and a prequel to the Losers Duet. Reader discretion is strongly advised. This book contains graphic sexual scenes, intense scenes of BDSM, and strong language. A full content note can be found in the front matter of the book.

Book India   China Boundary Problem 1846   1947

Download or read book India China Boundary Problem 1846 1947 written by A.G. Noorani and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-13 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boundary issues have always occupied a central focus in the relations between India and China. Highlighting the role of history, policy, and diplomacy, this book traces the origins and development of the India–China boundary problem during the British Raj. A.G. Noorani shows how British efforts to secure a defined boundary in the western sector began immediately after the creation of Jammu & Kashmir in 1846. However, in the eastern sector, such an exercise began only sixty-five years later, when a Chinese threat was perceived. Examining the role of the bureaucracy and diplomatic negotiations, the author presents a nuanced analysis of the treaties and conventions, as well as internal debates between British officials on conflicting policies. Breaking new ground, this book evaluates the relevance of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, and explains how the diplomatic history in the last hundred years shaped the boundary problem between India and China. What was a problem aggravated into a dispute that erupted in 1959. The central thesis is that history had direct relevance to the shaping of a sound policy. Based on archival research and unpublished material, this volume uses twenty-two appendices and fourteen maps to present a unique perspective on a long- standing problem.

Book Gandhi

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  • Author : Jad Adams
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2012-05-01
  • ISBN : 1681770105
  • Pages : 469 pages

Download or read book Gandhi written by Jad Adams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Provocative. Adams strips away Gandhi’s saintly aura and explores the duality of India’s most famous leader.” —Financial Times Jad Adams traces the course of Gandhi’s multi-faceted life and the development of his religious, political, and social thinking over seven tumultuous decades: from his comfortable upbringing in a princely state in Gujarat; his early civil rights campaigns; his leadership through civil disobedience in the 1920s and 1930s that made him a world icon; and finally to his assassination by a Hindu extremist in 1948, only months after the birth of an independent India. An elegant and masterly account of one of the seminal figures of twentieth-century history, Adams presents for the first time the true story behind the man whose life may truly be said to have changed the world.

Book Learning How to Fly

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  • Author : A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-10-21
  • ISBN : 9788129142153
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Learning How to Fly written by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had a great belief in the power of the youth. He met over 21 million children and young people in India and outside and spoke to them about the power of knowledge, ambition, moral behavior and the need to bring about change in society. He travelled to almost every corner of the country meeting the youth in schools, universities and institutions and interacted with them like a committed teacher. In Learning How to Fly some of his nearly 2, 000 lectures have been compiled. These lectures were addressed to teachers and students in school and beyond. In each one of them he has spoken about preparing oneself best for life, to identify and overcome challenges and how to bring out the best within each individual. Through stories from his own life, those of his teachers and mentors as well as stories of some of the greatest men and women of the world and the latest developments in science and technology, he shows us the importance of dreams and the hard work needed to turn those dreams into reality. Filled with warmth, inspiration and a positive attitude, Learning How to Fly is essential reading for every Indian, young and old.

Book A P J  Abdul Kalam

Download or read book A P J Abdul Kalam written by Arun Tiwari and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of India's most loved leader and scientist Aeronautical engineer, rocket scientist, missile man, visionary, teacher and the most inspiring head of state in living memory - Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was all these and more. Unquestionably the most revered Indian leader since Mahatma Gandhi, he transcended all the boundaries and obstacles that came his way in the course of a remarkable life; and he did so with grace and humility.Arun Tiwari tells Dr Kalam's life story with a deep understanding of his formative experiences and character and reveals him as a man personifying all the glory and paradoxes of his nation: secular and religious; exalted and humble; schooled and unaffected; dynamic and calm; scientific and spiritual - an Indian above all.

Book Eternal Himalaya

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  • Author : H. P. S. Ahluwalia
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1982
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Eternal Himalaya written by H. P. S. Ahluwalia and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Youth and Crime

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  • Author : Ram Ahuja
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Youth and Crime written by Ram Ahuja and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Demons in My Mind

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  • Author : Aashish Gupta
  • Publisher : Kalamos Literary Services Llp
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 9781946714985
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Demons in My Mind written by Aashish Gupta and published by Kalamos Literary Services Llp. This book was released on 2019 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Thirteenth Day

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  • Author : Aditya Iyengar
  • Publisher : Rupa Publications India
  • Release : 2015-06-01
  • ISBN : 9788129134752
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book The Thirteenth Day written by Aditya Iyengar and published by Rupa Publications India. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the tenth night of the great war between the Pandavas and Kauravas. Bhishma, the venerable patriarch of the families, lies fatally wounded on the plains of Kurukshetra. On his deathbed he offers Radheya, his nemesis, a chance to rule the Kuru kingdom by capturing Yudhishthira. In the Pandava camp, Yudhishthira, a reluctant warrior, tries desperately to hold his allies together and escape capture without appearing to be a coward. Meanwhile, his young and impulsive nephew, Abhimanyu, a warrior prince, dreams of glory and yearns for a chance to save the Pandava cause. The lives of these three warriors, Yudhisthira, Radheya and Abhimanyu, collide brutally on the thirteenth day. A story of how stories are created, how fact becomes fiction, how history becomes mythology and how men become legends, The Thirteenth Day re-imagines India's greatest epic like never before.

Book Bitter Freedom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jafa Wallach
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-08-28
  • ISBN : 9781724876027
  • Pages : 218 pages

Download or read book Bitter Freedom written by Jafa Wallach and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most recent publication of Bitter Freedom, a tale so genuine, so sincere, and so rich in psychological and factual detail that it will be read by millions with tears and heartache. If Ann Frank had had a chance to describe what happened to her and her family after their arrest, her Diary: Part II would have resembled Jafa Wallach`s Bitter Freedom. Igor Yefimov of Hermitage Publishers.

Book The Country is Going to the Dogs

Download or read book The Country is Going to the Dogs written by Anurag Mathur and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sitting by the window, watching the girls of All Saints College walk past, Radhey Radhey has nothing much to look forward to in his boring, retiree's life until Miss Fifoo, 'the sizzling sex siren of sin city', goes missing. With the help of his very resourceful friend Anwar, ageing RR turns into an enthusiastic amateur detective, and plunges headlong into the murky underworld of Delhi. On this dangerously exciting mission, which takes him to gay bashes and wife-swapping parties, he encounters shady characters such as the Poetic Pimp, who is fond of quoting English poetry; and the malicious Don, who owns every badass in town, as well as the Guru of the Hijras. In this boisterous thriller, The Country Is Going to the Dogs, join the over-sexed retired accountant, RR, on a wild ride as he dives into the sexual underbelly of Delhi.

Book Law Relating to Protection of Human Rights

Download or read book Law Relating to Protection of Human Rights written by Shailendra Kumar Awasthi and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 2184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Fall of a Sparrow

Download or read book The Fall of a Sparrow written by Sálim Ali and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the autobiography of one of the world's greatest ornithologists. Sálim Ali traces his fascination with birds from early childhood, and recalls his close association with a host of famous figures: Nehru, Ghandi, and Sidney Dillon Ripley among them.

Book Changing Indian Society

Download or read book Changing Indian Society written by Yogesh Atal and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Changing Indian Society, penned by India's leading social scientist of international renown, encapsulates the enormous empirical and statistical data to present a profile of Indian society as a multicultural entity composed of different ethnic origins, various religions, and belonging to a variety of speech communities, and yet bonded together as a nation, sharing a common polity and economy. Written simply and without jargon, in a style intelligible to a lay reader, the book provides a sound sociological perspective to comprehend Indian society and its major social institutions. It introduces urban and rural India; gives a glimpse of tribal India; explains marriage, kinship, and the caste system; and outlines major changes occurring in Indian society. The book offers a good Introduction to Indian society for a variety of audiences: students graduating in social sciences, candidates preparing for competitive examinations, business executives -- particularly representatives of multinationals in need of orientation to Indian culture and society, foreign tourists, and students in other countries auditing a course on India, and, of course, the general public. "