Download or read book Stranger at the Party written by Helen Lawrenson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strangers in Their Own Land written by Arlie Russell Hochschild and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Award Finalist and New York Times bestseller that became a guide and balm for a country struggling to understand the election of Donald Trump "A generous but disconcerting look at the Tea Party. . . . This is a smart, respectful and compelling book." —Jason DeParle, The New York Times Book Review When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, a bewildered nation turned to Strangers in Their Own Land to understand what Trump voters were thinking when they cast their ballots. Arlie Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, had spent the preceding five years immersed in the community around Lake Charles, Louisiana, a Tea Party stronghold. As Jedediah Purdy put it in the New Republic, "Hochschild is fascinated by how people make sense of their lives. . . . [Her] attentive, detailed portraits . . . reveal a gulf between Hochchild's 'strangers in their own land' and a new elite." Already a favorite common read book in communities and on campuses across the country and called "humble and important" by David Brooks and "masterly" by Atul Gawande, Hochschild's book has been lauded by Noam Chomsky, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, and countless others. The paperback edition features a new afterword by the author reflecting on the election of Donald Trump and the other events that have unfolded both in Louisiana and around the country since the hardcover edition was published, and also includes a readers' group guide at the back of the book.
Download or read book Talking to Strangers written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers and why they often go wrong—now with a new afterword by the author. A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free Press How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn’t true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, the suicide of Sylvia Plath, the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State University, and the death of Sandra Bland—throwing our understanding of these and other stories into doubt. Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don’t know. And because we don’t know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world. In his first book since his #1 bestseller David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell has written a gripping guidebook for troubled times.
Download or read book Party of Two written by Jasmine Guillory and published by Berkley Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chance meeting with a handsome stranger turns into an affair to remember as New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory brings together two people who should never have met but who are perfect together in this new contemporary romantic comedy.
Download or read book How to Be Interesting written by Jessica Hagy and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to leave a mark, not a blemish. Be a hero, not a spectator. You want to be interesting. (Who doesn’t?) But sometimes it takes a nudge, a wake-up call, an intervention!—and a little help. This is where Jessica Hagy comes in. A writer and illustrator of great economy, charm, and insight, she’s created How to Be Interesting, a uniquely inspirational how-to that combines fresh and pithy lessons with deceptively simple diagrams and charts. Ms. Hagy started on Forbes.com, where she’s a weekly blogger, by creating a “How to Be Interesting” post that went viral, attracting 1.4 million viewers so far, with tens of thousands of them liking, linking, and tweeting the article. Now she’s deeply explored the ideas that resonated with so many readers to create this small and quirky book with a large and universal message. It’s a book about exploring: Talk to strangers. About taking chances: Expose yourself to ridicule, to risk, to wild ideas. About being childlike, not childish: Remember how amazing the world was before you learned to be cynical. About being open: Never take in the welcome mat. About breaking routine: Take daily vaca- tions . . . if only for a few minutes. About taking ownership: Whatever you’re doing, enjoy it, embrace it, master it as well as you can. And about growing a pair: If you’re not courageous, you’re going to be hanging around the water cooler, talking about the guy that actually is.
Download or read book The Stranger written by Chuck Todd and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chuck Todd's gripping, fly-on-the-wall account of Barack Obama's tumultuous struggle to succeed in Washington. Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 partly because he was a Washington outsider. But if he'd come to the White House thinking he could change the political culture, he soon discovered just how difficult it was to swim against an upstream of insiders, partisans, and old guard networks allied to undermine his agenda -- including members of his own party. He would pass some of the most significant legislation in American history, but his own weaknesses torpedoed some of his greatest hopes. In The Stranger, Chuck Todd draws upon his unprecedented inner-circle sources to create a gripping account of Obama's White House tenure, from the early days of drift and helplessness to a final stand against the GOP in which an Obama, at last liberated from his political future, finally triumphs.
Download or read book Stranger Father Beloved written by Taylor Larsen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Debut novel about a wealthy man who has reached a crossroads after a lifetime of repression and denial, sending him--and his family--into a slow spiral towards a total breakdown"--
Download or read book Party in the Back written by Tino Razo and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Celebrated skateboarder, Tino Razo, has documented and shredded abandoned backyard swimming pools throughout Southern California. The resulting body of work often elevates itself beyond a bunch of thrill-seekers navigating the suburban landscape. This book juxtaposes renegade sessions by world class skateboarders with dramatic architectural photographs of a lost American dream"--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Stranger in a Strange State written by Christopher J. Galdieri and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candidates normally run for office in the places where they live. Occasionally, however, a politician will run as a carpetbagger—someone who moves to a new state for the express purpose of running, or who runs in one state after holding office in another. Stranger in a Strange State examines what makes some politicians take this drastic step and how that shapes their campaigns and chances for victory. Focusing on races for the US Senate from 1964 forward, Christopher J. Galdieri analyzes the campaigns of nine carpetbaggers, including nationally known figures such as Robert F. Kennedy and Hillary Rodham Clinton and less well-known candidates like Elizabeth Cheney and Scott Brown. These case studies draw on archival research, contemporaneous accounts of each campaign, and scholarship on campaigns and representation. While the record reveals that it generally takes national political stature for a carpetbagger to win an election, some recent campaigns suggest that in today's polarized political era, both politicians and state political parties might want to be more open to the prospect of carpetbagging.
Download or read book The American and English Encyclopedia of Law and Practice written by William Mark McKinney and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stranger at the Party written by Helen Lawrenson and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1975 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stranger Fillings written by The Muffin Brothers and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the hugely popular Netflix show, Stranger Things, these recipes will turn your world Upside Down! The hilarious duo behind successful spoof cookbooks such as Baking Bad, Game of Scones, and The Walking Bread is back with Stranger Fillings, a parody cookbook based on THE hit show of 2016, Netflix's Stranger Things. Featuring recipes such as Demogorgon-zola Tartlets, Friends Don't Li(m)e Pie, Baked Brenners, and Barb's Mystery Dip, there will be no shortage of great puns and delicious, edible baked treats. Stranger Things was one of the most-talked about shows of the year. This delicious parody is the perfect gift to tide fans over until the second season--which hits Netflix in October 2017.
Download or read book A Great Party written by Bryan Rafanelli and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his debut book, acclaimed event designer Bryan Rafanelli shares his secrets for creating unforgettable parties. Voted one of the top wedding designers in the world by Vogue, Bryan Rafanelli has designed and produced some of the nation's most exclusive and high-profile events, including many for President Obama at the White House as well as Chelsea Clinton's wedding. In his first book, Rafanelli shares his philosophy for creating artful celebrations that convey beauty and elegance while telling a story unique to its hosts. From a seaside destination wedding to a stylish masquerade fete, Rafanelli's work is marked by stunning statements and clever everyday details. The book opens with key Rafanelli principles to hosting great celebrations, from considering a room's surfaces--the floor, walls, and ceiling--to how adding guests will change what you see. He shares his thoughts on the importance of enhancing what's already part of a space rather than obscuring it, as when he enclosed the gilded mirrors of the East Room in the White House in twelve-foot frames of fresh flowers for a state dinner under President Obama. Part two of the book explores dozens of events in greater detail. Rafanelli takes readers behind the scenes in sections such as Weddings, showcasing both the main event and the welcome and after parties; Charity Events, highlighting what makes one unique and successful; and the White House, featuring state dinners and holiday decor.
Download or read book Law and the Stranger written by Austin Sarat and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law calls communities into being and constitutes the "we" it governs. This act of defining produces an outside as well as an inside, a border whose crossing is guarded, maintaining the identity, coherence, and integrity of the space and people within. Those wishing to enter must negotiate a complex terrain of defensive mechanisms, expectations, assumptions, and legal proscriptions. Essentially, law enforces the boundary between inside and outside in both physical and epistemological ways. Law and the Stranger explores the ways law identifies and responds to strangers within and across borders. It analyzes the ambiguous place strangers occupy in communities not their own and reflects on how dealing with strangers challenges the laws and communities that invite or parry them. As the book reveals, strangers are made through law, rather than born through accidents of geography.
Download or read book Business Law written by Dr. S. K. Singh, Dr. Angad Tiwary, Nikhil Gupta and published by RAJEEV BANSAL. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unit-I Indian Contract Act, 1872 1.Business (Mercantile) Law : An Introduction, 2 .Indian Contract Act, 1872 : An Introduction , 3 Contract : Meaning, Definition and Characteristics of a Valid Contract , 4. Agreement : Meaning, Kinds and Difference, 5 .Proposal (Offer), Acceptance Communication and Revocation, 6. Capacity of Parties to Contract or Parties Competency to Contract, 7. Free Consent, 8. Lawful Consideration and Objects , 9. Agreements Expressly Declared as Void, 10. Contingent Contracts , 11. Performance of Contracts and Appropriation of Payments, 12. Discharge of Contracts, 13. Quasi or Implied Contracts of Certain Relations Resembling those Created by Contracts (Sections 68 to 72), 14. Remedies for Breach of Contract , Unit-II Special Contracts 15.Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee , 16. Contract of Bailment and Pledge, 17. Contracts of Agency , Unit-III The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 18.The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 : An Introduction , 19. Conditions and Warranties, 20. Effects of the Contract of Sale—Transfer of Ownership and Title, 21. Performance of Contract of Sale, 22. Remedial Measures and Auction Sale , Unit-IV The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 1..Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 : Introduction, 2 .Parties to a Negotiable Instruments , 3. Negotiation , 4. Presentment and Dishonour of Negotiable Instruments, 5. Discharge of Negotiable Instruments, 6. Hundis , 7. Banker and Customer, Unit-V G.S.T. G.S.T.—Format and Computing Process.
Download or read book Strangers in African Societies written by Herschelle Challenor and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conference report, comparison of the attitudes and reactions of African host countries to migrants, foreigners and migrant workers - discusses social theories, historical and current background, economic policy relating to aliens; covers multinational enterprises, legal status, indigenization, nationalization, conflicts between aliens and citizens (social structure, race relations, ideologies, economic and political aspects, etc.); includes case studies of Ghana and Uganda. Bibliography. Conference held in Belmont 1974 Oct 16 to 19.
Download or read book Strangers in a Stranger Land written by John B. Simon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did it feel like to be an openly Jewish soldier fighting alongside German troops in WWII? Could a Jewish nurse work safely in a field hospital operating theater under the supervision of German army doctors? Several hundred members of Finland’s tiny Jewish community found themselves in absurd situations like this, yet not a single one was harmed by the Germans or deported to concentration or extermination camps. In fact, Finland was the only European country fighting on either side in WWII that lost not a single Jewish citizen to the Nazi’s “Final Solution.” Strangers in a Stranger Land explores the unique dilemma of Finland’s Jews in the form of a meticulously researched novel. Where did these immigrant Jews—the last in Europe to achieve citizenship status—come from? What was life like from their arrival in Finland in the early nineteenth century to the time when their grandchildren perversely found themselves on “the wrong side” of WWII? And how could young lovers plan for the future when not only their enemies but also their country’s allies threatened their very existence? Seven years researching Finland’s National Archives plus numerous in-depth interviews with surviving Finnish Jewish war veterans provide the background for a narrative exploration of love, friendship, and commitment but also uncertainty and terror under circumstances that were unique in the annals of “The Good War.” The novel’s protagonists—Benjamin, David and Rachel—adopt varying survival strategies as they struggle with involvement in a brutal conflict and questions posed by their dual loyalty as Finnish citizens and Zionists committed to the creation of a Jewish homeland. Tensions mount as the three young adults painfully work through a relationship love triangle and try to fulfill their commitments as both Jews and Finns while their country desperately seeks to extricate itself from an unwinnable war.
