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Book The Latecomer

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jean Hanff Korelitz
  • Publisher : Celadon Books
  • Release : 2022-05-31
  • ISBN : 1250790778
  • Pages : 403 pages

Download or read book The Latecomer written by Jean Hanff Korelitz and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A New York Times Notable Book of 2022* *A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction* *An NPR Best Book of the Year* *A New Yorker Best Book of 2022* From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Latecomer is a layered and immersive literary novel about three siblings, desperate to escape one another, and the upending of their family by the late arrival of a fourth. The Latecomer follows the story of the wealthy, New York City-based Oppenheimer family, from the first meeting of parents Salo and Johanna, under tragic circumstances, to their triplets born during the early days of IVF. As children, the three siblings – Harrison, Lewyn, and Sally – feel no strong familial bond and cannot wait to go their separate ways, even as their father becomes more distanced and their mother more desperate. When the triplets leave for college, Johanna, faced with being truly alone, makes the decision to have a fourth child. What role will the “latecomer” play in this fractured family? A complex novel that builds slowly and deliberately, The Latecomer touches on the topics of grief and guilt, generational trauma, privilege and race, traditions and religion, and family dynamics. It is a profound and witty family story from an accomplished author, known for the depth of her character studies, expertly woven storylines, and plot twists.

Book The Latecomers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Helen Klein Ross
  • Publisher : Little, Brown
  • Release : 2018-11-06
  • ISBN : 0316476870
  • Pages : 426 pages

Download or read book The Latecomers written by Helen Klein Ross and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of What Was Mine-a deeply moving family drama about a young Irish immigrant, an ancestral home in New England and a dark secret that lay hidden in its walls for five generations. In 1908, sixteen-year-old Bridey runs away from her small town in Ireland with her same-age sweetheart Thom. But when Thom dies suddenly of ship fever on their ocean crossing, Bridey finds herself alone and pregnant in a strange new world. Forced by circumstance to give up the baby for adoption, Bridey finds work as a maid for the Hollingworth family at a lavish, sprawling estate. It's the dawn of a new century: innovative technologies are emerging, women's roles are changing, and Bridey is emboldened by the promise of a fresh start. She cares for the Hollingworth children as if they were her own, until a mysterious death changes Bridey and the household forever. For decades, the terrible secrets of Bridey's past continue to haunt the family. And in the present day, the youngest Hollingworth makes a connection that finally brings these dark ghost stories into the light. Told in interweaving timelines and rich with detailed history, romance and dark secrets, Helen Klein Ross' The Latecomers spans a century of America life and reminds us all that we can never truly leave the past behind.

Book The Economics of the Latecomers

Download or read book The Economics of the Latecomers written by Jang-Sup Shin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the spectacularly successful economies of East Asia, Japan and South Korea. The comparison of the 'catching-up' process in Japan and South Korea includes studies of the iron and steel and semi-conductor industries. The author shows the difficulties involved in trying to detect general patterns of development, as both countries appear to respond to different technological imperatives. As a result general models of development should be treated with caution, given the need to consider different historical and institutional contexts.

Book Innovation   Development Detours for Latecomers

Download or read book Innovation Development Detours for Latecomers written by Keun Lee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To sustain economic growth, emerging economies should manage strategically global-local interfaces by promoting locally owned businesses.

Book Latecomers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anita Brookner
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2012-08-01
  • ISBN : 030782618X
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book Latecomers written by Anita Brookner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel about the 50-year friendship of two dissimilar German refugees brought over to England as children from Nazi Germany. Their friendship becomes a funny yet touching model for the ways in which human beings come to terms with the tragedy of living.

Book Latecomers in the Global Economy

Download or read book Latecomers in the Global Economy written by Michael Storper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-23 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the example of late-developing countries, especially from East Asia, catching up with established powers, the authors address a new formulation of industrial policy for latecoming, semi-industrialized countries. With contributions from some of the best-known economists currently working in this area, the book will be a valuable guide for economists and international policy-makers interested in development issues.

Book Latecomers

Download or read book Latecomers written by Andrew L. Yarrow and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminated by real-life stories and anecdotes, Latecomers sensitively describes and explores what it means to be a child of older parents--in the early years, as an adolescent, and as an adult. A reporter for The New York Times, Yarrow draws from questionnaires and interviews with over 800 people whose parents were over 35 when they were born.

Book Will and Vision

Download or read book Will and Vision written by Gerard J. Tellis and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Latecomers

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  • Author : Anita Brookner
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book Latecomers written by Anita Brookner and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The latecomers are Hartmann and Fibich, brought over to England as children to escape Nazi Germany, now living close to each other in London in their 60s, and still friends. Yet they could not be more different, each having adopted different strategies to reconcile themselves with their past and to cope with an uncertain world." --Publisher.

Book Meeting Management

Download or read book Meeting Management written by Taggart E. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For freshman-sophomore-level courses in Presentations, Meeting Planning, Oral and Written Business Communication, Interpersonal Skills, and Human Behavior at Work. This applications-oriented text provides readers with practical information on how to manage meetings in other words, lead them effectively in the shortest time frame possible. It outlines the content of three types of meetings: information-giving, interactive, and problem solving, offering details on how to prepare for, and preside over, each.

Book Development with Global Value Chains

Download or read book Development with Global Value Chains written by Dev Nathan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can firms and economies utilize global value chains for development? How can they move from low-income to middle-income and even high-income status? This book addresses these questions through a series of case studies examining upgradation and innovation by firms operating in GVCs in Asia. The countries examined are China, India, South Korea, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka, with studies of firms operating in varied sectors - aerospace components, apparel, automotive, consumer electronics including mobile phones, telecom equipment, IT software and services, and pharmaceuticals.

Book Modernization Late Comers

Download or read book Modernization Late Comers written by Marion Joseph Levy and published by New York : Basic Books. This book was released on 1972-08-17 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Groupware  Design  Implementation  and Use

Download or read book Groupware Design Implementation and Use written by Jesus Favela and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-09-24 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Groupware, CRIWG 2003, held in Autrans, France in September 2003. The 30 revised full papers presented together with an invited keynote paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on workspaces and groupware infrastructure, tailoring, groupware evaluation, flexible workflow, CSCL, awareness, supporting collaborative processes, workflow management systems, context in groupware, supporting communities.

Book Leverage of the Weak

Download or read book Leverage of the Weak written by Hwa-Jen Liu and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparing Taiwan and South Korea strategically, Hwa-Jen Liu seeks an answer to a deceptively simple question: Why do social movements appear at different times in a nation’s development? Despite their apparent resemblance—a colonial heritage, authoritarian rule, rapid industrialization, and structural similarities—Taiwan and South Korea were opposites in their experiences with two key social movements. South Korea followed a conventional capitalist route: labor movements challenged the system long before environmental movements did. In Taiwan, pro-environment struggles gained strength before labor activism. Liu argues that part of the explanation lies in an analysis of how movements advance their causes by utilizing different types of power. Whereas labor movements have the power of economic leverage, environmental movements depend on the power of ideology. Therefore, examining material factors versus ideational factors is crucial to understanding the successes (or failures) of social movements. Leverage of the Weak is a significant contribution to the literature on social movements, to the study of East Asian political economies, and to the progress of the comparative-historical method. It enhances knowledge of movement emergence, investigates the possibilities and obstacles involved in forging labor–environment alliances, and offers the first systematic, multilayered comparisons across movements and nations in East Asia.

Book Thiagi s 100 Favorite Games

Download or read book Thiagi s 100 Favorite Games written by Sivasailam Thiagarajan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thiagi's 100 Favorite Gamesis an exciting new resource from Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, who is acknowledged as the world’s foremost authority on interactive learning. This is a first-of-its-kind collection that represents game play at its very best. Thiagi offers the "how-to" and the "lowdown" on his all-time favorite games. With this resource, you’ll never be stuck for a fun, innovative, and effective activity. Thiagi’s 100 Favorite Games can be used to: Illustrate concepts Aid learning transfer Improve team work Build critical skills in any training event Energize meetings Or us as icebreakers, or openers and closers to a formal training session

Book The Politics of Governance

Download or read book The Politics of Governance written by Lucy Koechlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do government arrangements emerge? When and how does individual agency turn into collective agency? How do sensory experiences of violence, instability, etc affect the configuration of governance arrangements? When, why, and how are governance arrangements institutionalized? This book seeks to contribute to a non-normative conceptualization of the emergence and transformation of government arrangements, and addresses the under-theorization of actors and agency in conventional governance theories. The editors and contributors theorize the concept of governance more concretely by analyzing the key actors and arrangements that define states of governance across different places and by examining its performance and development in particular settings and time periods. Each contribution to the edited volume is based on a case-study drawn from Africa, though the book argues that the core issues identified remain the same across the world, though in different empirical contexts. The contributions also range across key disciplines, from anthropology to sociology to political science. This ground-breaking volume addresses governance arrangements, discusses how social actors form such arrangements, and concludes by synthesizing an actor-centered understanding of political articulation to a general theory of governance. Scholars across disciplines such as political science, development studies, African studies, and sociology will find the book insightful.

Book The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development written by Arkebe Oqubay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrialization supported by industrial hubs has been widely associated with structural transformation and catch-up. But while the direct economic benefits of industrial hubs are significant, their value lies first and foremost in their contribution as incubators of industrialization, production and technological capability, and innovation. The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development adopts an interdisciplinary approach to examine the conceptual underpinnings, review empirical evidence of regions and economies, and extract pertinent lessons for policy reasearchers and practitioners on the key drivers of success and failure for industrial hubs. This Handbook illustrates the diverse and complex nature of industrial hubs and shows how they promote industrialization, economic structural transformation, and technological catch-up. It explores the implications of emerging issues and trends such as environmental protection and sustainability, technological advancement, shifts in the global economy, and urbanization.