Game as Old as Time
Author: Jake Stehman
Publisher:
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781662909320
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A Game As Old As Empire
Author: Steven Hiatt
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2007-02-28
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1605096911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Perkins’ controversial and bestselling exposé, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, revealed for the first time the secret world of economic hit men (EHMs). But Perkins’ Confessions contained only a small piece of this sinister puzzle. The full story is far bigger, deeper, and darker than Perkins’ personal account revealed. Here other EHMs, journalists, and investigators join Perkins to tell their own stories, providing the first probing and expansive look into this pervasive web of systematic corruption. With chapters spotlighting how specific countries around the globe have been subverted, A Game As Old As Empire uncovers the inner workings of the institutions behind these economic manipulations. The contributors detail concrete examples of how the “economic hit man game” is still being played: an officer of an offshore bank hiding hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen money, IMF advisers slashing Ghana’s education and health programs, a mercenary defending a European oil company in Nigeria, a consultant rewriting Iraqi oil law, and executives financing warlords to secure supplies of coltan ore in Congo. Together they show how this system of corruption and plunder operates in real life, and reveal the price that the rest of the world must pay as a result. Most important, A Game As Old As Empire connects the dots, showing how the various pieces of this system come together to create the world’s first truly global empire.
As Old As Time
Author: Liz Braswell
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1484707494
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat if Belle's mother cursed the Beast? As Old as Time is the third book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle's mind—memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast will have to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is 21 years in the making.
Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Disney Beauty and the Beast (Updated Edition)
Author: Charles Solomon
Publisher: Disney Editions
Published: 2017-01-31
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781484758373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Beauty and the Beast legend has a universal appeal; the tale exists in numerous versions throughout the world. After all of its ups and downs, Disney's Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991 to rave reviews and record-breaking business. The film was widely hailed as a technical and aesthetic breakthrough. It was the first of only three animated features ever to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. Its success has since spun into a smash Broadway musical adaptation, intricately detailed environments at Walt Disney World, and soon a live-action movie musical directed by Bill Condon. This authoritative book features interviews with artists, producers, directors, writers, actors, and more from the various beloved installments-making it a treasure trove of delights for fans of the tale as old as time.
Tale as Old as Time
Author: Jullian Scott
Publisher: Jullian Scott
Published:
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThree months ago, a bomb exploded and changed Olivia and Nate's lives forever.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Author: John Perkins
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2004-11-09
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 1576755126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.
Seven Games: A Human History
Author: Oliver Roeder
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2022-01-25
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 1324003782
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across forty years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai, the Master, the last Go champion of imperial Japan, defending tradition against “modern rationalism”; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used it on the space shuttle. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the finest white Go stones. Beyond the cultural and personal stories, Roeder explores why games, seemingly trivial pastimes, speak so deeply to the human soul. He introduces an early philosopher of games, the aptly named Bernard Suits, and visits an Oxford cosmologist who has perfected a computer that can effectively play bridge, a game as complicated as human language itself. Throughout, Roeder tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games—and for us. Funny, fascinating, and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human.
Naughty Girl Needs to Know...
Author: Shannon Brown
Publisher: Publish America
Published: 2005-11
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781424101795
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNaughty Girl Needs to Know...that she isn't the only one. Naughty Girl is an insider's look at the girl who seems to get away with everything. Have you ever convinced a man to dump you so that you wouldn't have to deal with the residual guilt leftovers of dumping him yourself? Naughty Girls have and they know that sometimes a little manipulation is your best choice because as your grandma says, "You can catch a lot more flies with sugar than vinegar." This book encourages you to embrace the catty and sometimes vain portion of your personality through sarcastic humor and short stories that most women can relate to. Naughty Girl Needs to Know...is a much-wanted slap in the face that shows you what was going on in the back of your head when you did what you did.
In Between Two
Author: Matthew Lodge
Publisher: The Collective Publishing
Published: 2021-11-21
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0578315874
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is the last generation of man-One is reborn from Zion's sanctuary. It will be his last attempt to achieve redemption for humanity and all of Creation. A World of realism collides with fantasy as events sounding eerily similar to our current era, start to build a fantastic, gripping story that will leave you an instant fan.
MacBethany
Author: Nicholas Grubbs
Publisher: Nicholas Grubbs
Published: 2023-06-03
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSummer break may be over and a new year may be starting at Arlington City High, but simmering tensions between the students are about to reach a boiling point as the annual Student Council elections draw near. In the wake of a ruined clandestine relationship, a scandal that ruined the former football team captain's life, and a suicide that sent shockwaves through the entire student body, this new year is shaping up to be even more traumatic than the one before. Still reeling over the events of the previous year, Bethany Hill wants to see the school turn to ashes. In the meantime, she will stop at nothing to get her girlfriend, Lauren Bradshaw, crowned the new school queen. Lauren's own reservations about the job be damned, Beth will make her President or die trying. Head Cheerleader Ashley Williams is out for blood after Beth (allegedly) stole Lauren, her secret ex-girlfriend, and puts forward her new boyfriend and star quarterback, Spencer Barnett, as Lauren's main competition. A true power couple, they stand to run the school unopposed if Spencer decides to take on yet another role as the "most popular guy in school," a role he grows to hate more and more with each passing day. And then there's poor Katherine Duvall, a sweet naïve girl that just wants to make the world around her a better place for people outside of the top one percent. How is she supposed to run for office one day if she can barely give a book report in front of the class without wanting to throw up? Unfortunately, Katherine can barely get her foot in the door before the Powers That Be force Tracy Summers, one of the sitting Class Representatives that is very much not apart of the "in-crowd," to befriend Katherine and sabotage her campaign from the inside in exchange for their friendship and a better spot on the Student Council. Knowing she will never get into Harvard if she doesn't get a stronger application, she begrudgingly accepts. Lies, cheating, and manipulation are the name of the game and only one person can win. In this first entry of the "MACBETHANY" series, we will see just how far people will go to help the ones they love and just how far they will go to help themselves.
