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Author: Alicia Butler Pierre
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Published: 2018-10-10
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781732739208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen businesses receive positive publicity, it's exciting! More customers means more cash. But too much growth, too soon can be catastrophic, especially if a business lacks the operations to support this influx of customers. Behind the Façade introduces business infrastructure as a way to manage fast growth for repeatable and lasting success.
Author: Magali Sarfatti Larson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780520201613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMagali Larson's comprehensive study explores how architecture "happens" and what has become of the profession in the postmodern era. Drawing from extensive interviews with pivotal architects--from Philip Johnson, who was among the first to introduce European modernism to America, to Peter Eisenman, identified with a new "deconstructionist" style--she analyzes the complex tensions that exist between economic interest, professional status, and architectural product. She investigates the symbolic awards and recognition accorded by prestigious journals and panels, exposing the inner workings of a profession in a precarious social position. Larson captures the struggles around status, place, and power as architects seek to redefine their very purpose in contemporary America. The author's novel approach in synthesizing sociological research and theory proposes nothing less than a new cultural history of architecture. This is a ground-breaking contribution to the study of culture and the sociology of knowledge, as well as to architectural and urban history. Magali Larson's comprehensive study explores how architecture "happens" and what has become of the profession in the postmodern era. Drawing from extensive interviews with pivotal architects--from Philip Johnson, who was among the first to introduce European modernism to America, to Peter Eisenman, identified with a new "deconstructionist" style--she analyzes the complex tensions that exist between economic interest, professional status, and architectural product. She investigates the symbolic awards and recognition accorded by prestigious journals and panels, exposing the inner workings of a profession in a precarious social position. Larson captures the struggles around status, place, and power as architects seek to redefine their very purpose in contemporary America. The author's novel approach in synthesizing sociological research and theory proposes nothing less than a new cultural history of architecture. This is a ground-breaking contribution to the study of culture and the sociology of knowledge, as well as to architectural and urban history.
Author: Susana Walton
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 255
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lee Morgenbesser
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2016-09-07
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1438462891
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBehind the Façade examines the question of why authoritarian regimes in Southeast Asia bother holding elections. Using comprehensive case studies of Cambodia, Myanmar, and Singapore, Lee Morgenbesser argues that elections allow authoritarian regimes to collect information, pursue legitimacy, manage political elites, and sustain neopatrimonial domination. He demonstrates how these functions are employed to manage the complex strategic interaction that occurs between dictators, political elites, and citizens. Far from being mere window dressing or even a precursor to democracy, flawed elections, Morgenbesser concludes, are paramount to the maintenance of authoritarian rule.
Author: Paul Gregory
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
Published: 2013-11-01
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 0817928162
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe "red files" revealed. Examining the period from the early 1930s through Stalin's death in 1953—the height of the Stalinist regime—this enlightening book reveals what we have learned from the archives, what has surprised us, and what has confirmed what we already knew. Most of the authors have worked with these archives since they were opened.
Author: Michael S. Heiser
Publisher: Kirkdale Press
Published: 2012-11-19
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1577995775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSci-fi meets historical fact in this thrilling novel by ancient-language scholar Michael S. Heiser. Haunted by his parents' death and his career failures, Dr. Brian Scott has begun to settle for the life he's been given. Until he's kidnapped by military insiders known as The Group. Disappearances. Visitations. Murder. Brian and a team of world-class scholars are given a confidential mission: To prepare humanity for a new reality. They are here. But as the government's involvement with extraterrestrials is revealed, strange things begin to happen. Something isn't right. Unpeeling layer after layer of deception and counter-deception, Brian moves toward a shocking revelation that will forever alter how humanity sees itself. Every document cited in The Façade actually exists. Every ancient text discussed in The Façade is authentic. Every historical figure referred to or quoted in The Façade is real.
Author: Rebekah Mowbray
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Published: 2021-07-02
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780645212006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Shattered Façade is a memoir of a woman who has refused to be destroyed by the storms of life. Rising after abuse, rising through addictions, Rebekah has become an award-winning actress, musician and author despite the odds. It's time to go into the tornado of chaos and step into clarity. My life has been a constant litany of storms. Abused as a child and riddled by addictions, I hid behind a 'composed veneer.' Bound by shame, I ran. From backpacking through South America, road-tripping solo across Australia, to droving cattle in the outback, I avoided pain at all costs. It did nothing. There was no relief in running. There was no relief in hiding. There was only release in facing my pain, head-on. The Shattered Façade is not only my tale of truth, but it is my fight from victim to victor. This is my tale of unashamedly shattering my façade.
Author: Katherine Mayfield
Publisher:
Published: 2017-05-09
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780997612127
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost families are dysfunctional, and most people need help recovering from the issues caused by growing up in such families. This book includes 45 inspirational essays which offer comfort and insight to readers, helping those who were raised in dysfunctional families to uncover negative messages, heal their pain, and raise self-esteem.
Author: Stephen Games
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jenny Davies
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781921488030
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the many and varied uses of Flinders Street Station over and above its primary function as the central suburban rail terminus. The affinity and affection that hundreds of thousand of people have for this building is still strongly evident in the culture of Melbourne.
