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Marjorie Williams knew Washington from top to bottom. Beloved for her sharp analysis, elegant prose and exceptional ability to intuit character, Williams wrote political profiles for the Washington Post and Vanity Fair that came to be considered the final word on the...
Editeur : PublicAffairs
Parution : 2007-03-31
Format(s) : ePub
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A compelling book that examines Gordon Brown's rise to power, his years as Chancellor, and his dramatic decision to give the Bank of England independence "An essential read for anyone who wants to properly understand political and economic policy developments over the...
Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2004-05-14
Format(s) : PDF
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Vida Clandestina is the first U.S. publication of the dramatic memoir of an important Cuban revolutionary who led a dangerous double life from 1952 to1959. Educated at University of Miami, then a high-ranking manager and engineer for Shell Oil, Enrique Oltuski was also...
Editeur : Jossey-Bass
Parution : 2002-11-29
Format(s) : PDF
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Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of America's Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business...
Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2002-06-18
Format(s) : PDF
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A fascinating and unconventionally educated man, Benjamin Franklin imparts—in his own words—wisdom and remarkable life lessons on the art of living with great personal integrity. Taken from John Bigelow’s carefully researched 1868 publication that was transcribed...
Editeur : ClassicBooks by KTHTK
Parution : 2020-11-17
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Born on a farm in the village of Cormier Cove in New-Brunswick, the young Roméo LeBlanc did not expect that one day, thanks to his loving family and some unexpected help from his sisters, he would have the chance to go to high school and university, become a history...
Editeur : Bouton d'or Acadie
Parution : 2019-01-17
Collection :
Étagère Tout-Terrain
Format(s) : ePub
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Mike Starr had a remarkable career in Canadian politics.In June 1957, he was appointed Minister of Labour in John Diefenbaker’s cabinet and created a sensation, especially among Canadian ethnocultural groups. He made political history as the ?rst Ukrainian Canadian...
Editeur : Mercury-Mercure
Parution : 2018-01-23
Format(s) : PDF sans DRM
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Though both parents were alive, Richard and his four brothers lived in an orphanage for five years! It was in 1959, five floors of dormitories at fifty children a floor, with nuns’ cells on each floor. Richard recalls that, “as in all concentration-camp systems, daily...
Editeur : Baraka Books
Parution : 2012-09-15
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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“Some day the sun will shine and have not will be no more.” These are the immortal words of Brian Peckford, who served as the third premier of Newfoundland, and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1979 until his retirement in 1989. As one of Newfoundland’s...
Editeur : Flanker Press
Parution : 2012-09-10
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Edmund Burke claimed to be a practical politician, rather than a theorist. Nevertheless, says the author, Burke held consistent political principles which form a coherent political theory. By examining concepts such as natural laws, natural society, civil society, and...
Editeur : Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution : 2010-10-30
Format(s) : ePub
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