Author: James Fallows
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307472620
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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“Americans need not be hostile toward China's rise, but they should be wary about its eventual effects. The United States is the only nation with the scale and power to try to set the terms of its interaction with China rather than just succumb. So starting now, Americans need to consider the economic, environmental, political, and social goals they care about defending as Chinese influence grows.” —from “China Makes, the World Takes” Since December 2006, The Atlantic Magazine's James Fallows has been writing some of the most discerning accounts of the economic and political transformation occurring in China. The ten essays collected here cover a wide-range of topics: from visionary tycoons and TV-battling entrepreneurs, to environmental pollution and how China subsidizes our economy. Fallows expertly and lucidly explains the economic, political, social, and cultural forces at work turning China into a world superpower at breakneck speed. This eye-opening and cautionary account is essential reading for all concerned not only with China's but America's future role in the world.
Author: Kim McDonald
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Languages : en
Pages : 441
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A collection of 270+ heartfelt letters, encompassing hilarity and heartbreak, insight and inspiration from an amazing array of women of influence and integrity writing to their younger selves. Compiled and edited by award-winning author Kim Chandler McDonald, there are messages from Australian and international luminaries from the worlds of comedy, theatre, TV and dance, solo adventurers and Olympic champions, broadcasting and journalism, activism, philanthropy, politics, business, innovation and adventure. A landmark publication, which gathers these voices together for the first time, sharing many never before told stories and truths. All proceeds are being donated to Lou''s Place, Sydney''s only daytime drop in centre for women in crisis, many of whom are victims of domestic abuse and violence. With 20 original drawings by acclaimed artist Wendy Sharpe and dedicated pages for readers to write their own letters, this is a perfect book to share with friends and family or to keep as a private treasure. ----------Contributors include: Amanda Brown, Amantha Imber, Andrea Durbach, Angela Bogdan, Angie Davis, Ann Reinking, Anne Aly, Anne Dunn, Anne MacPherson, Anne Summers, Annie Maynard, Anntonette Daily, Antoinette Braybrook, Antoinette Gambotto-Burke; Beate Chelette, Beatie Wolfe, Bernadette Black; Carla Zampatti, Carol Fox, Catherine Ball, Catherine Fox, Catharine Lumby, Cathrin Blickling, Cathy Pearl, Céline Schillinger, Charlotte Wood, Chrissy Sharp, Claudia Karvan, Collette Dinnigan; Darcey Bussell, Deanne Weir, Debbie Forster, Deborah Thomas, Div Pillay, Domini Marshall, Donella Freeman; Eliane Miles, Elizabeth Anne MacGregor, Emma Gierschick, Emma Macdonald, Emma-Jane Newton; Fiori Giovanni, Frances Rush; Gabrielle Dolan, Genevieve Clay-Smith; Ingrid Giles, Iris Lapinski, Isabella Cowan; Jacinta Tynan, Jacqueline Arias, Jacquie O''Brien, Jamila Rizvi, Jan Logan, Jane Alver, Jane Caro, Janelle Weissman, Jannette Cotterell, Jenine Beekhuyzen, Jennifer Hansen, Jennifer Wittwer, Jill Christman, Jillian Broadbent, Jo Mikleus, Joan Westenberg, Joynicole Martinez, Julia Hasche, Julie Bishop, Julie Trell, Juliet Rieden; Karen Glass, Karen Lawson, Karen Moses, Karen Mundine, Karima Mariama-Arthur, Karla Grant, Kasia Gospos, Katarina Carroll, Kate Cherry, Kate McClymont, Kate Warner, Kathy Lette, Katie Sarah, Katrina Irawati Graham, Kavita Singh Kale, Kellie Hush, Kelly Hoey, Kerri Sackville, Kerry Tucker, Kim McKay, Kiran Grewel, Kirstin Ferguson, Kirsten Galliott, Kylie Grey; Layne Beachley, Leanne De Souza, Leigh Russell, Linda Hurley, Linda Jaivin, Lisa Annese, Lisa Backhouse, Lisa Camillo, Lisa Forrest, Lisa Shamseldin, Lise Lapointe, Liz Deep-Jones, Louise Chappell, Louise Herron, Lucy Bloom, Lucy Keeler, Lyn Swinburne, Lynn Melnick; Madeleine Grummet, Maeve O''Meara, Margaret Beazley, Margaret Magdesian, Margie Warrell, Mariana Go, Mariana Rudan, Marion (Maz) Farrelly, Marisa Purcell, Matina Jewell, Mehreen Faruqi, Melanie Raymond, Melissa Griffiths, Melissa Sterry, Michelle Lee, Michelle Redfern; Naomi Simson, Nicole Alexander; Olivia Rousset, Olivia Ruello, Oprah Winfrey; Peggy Giakoumelos, Poppy Jaman, Prue Gilbert; Ranya Alkadamani, Rebecca Poulson, Renee Car, Rhoda Roberts, Robyn Foyster, Rochelle Courtenay, Roz Savage, Ruby Zefo, Ruth Fingret; Sally Capp, Sally Loane, Sally Patten, Sam, Squiers, Sam Turner, Sandra D''Souza, Sandra Yates, Sarah Davis, Sarah Grace Worboys, Sarah Moran, Sarah Wilson, Sarrah Le Marquand, Shaan Ross-Smith, Sharesz T. Wilkinson, Sharon Hunneybell, Sheree Rubinstein, Shirley Chowdhary, Simmone Logue, Skye Leckie, Sofie Laguna, Sue Packer, Sue Woodward, Susan Oliver, Susan Scrupski, Susan Wynne, Suzi Finkelstein, Suzy Miller, Sybil Steele; Tammy Barton, Tanya Denning Orman, Tanya Diesel, Tanya Jackson-Vaughan, Tarla Lambert, Tasneem Chopra, Teara Fraser, Theda Davids-Muller, Tina Tower; Vanessa Fowler, Vicki Saunders, Vivienne Skinner; Wendy Stops; Yael Eisenstat, Yasmine Khater; Zoe Cunningham.
Author: Brendan Mathews
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316382205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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One whirlwind week of love, blackmail, and betrayal following three brothers through teeming prewar New York in this "entertaining . . . outsized . . . big, expressive debut" (Wall Street Journal) "A masterfully crafted novel . . . Comic, violent, and moving in equal measure." --John Irving "As rich and raucous as the city it celebrates." --O., The Oprah Magazine "Admirably fearless . . . Mathews has talent in buckets." --New York Times Book Review June 1939. Francis Dempsey and his shell-shocked brother, Michael, are on an ocean liner from Ireland bound for their brother Martin's home in New York City, having stolen a small fortune from the IRA. During the week that follows, the lives of these three brothers collide spectacularly with big-band jazz musicians, a talented but fragile heiress, a Jewish street photographer facing a return to Nazi-occupied Prague, a vengeful mob boss, and the ghosts of their own family's revolutionary past. When Tom Cronin, an erstwhile assassin forced into one last job, tracks the brothers down, their lives begin to fracture. Francis must surrender to blackmail or have his family suffer fatal consequences. Michael, lost and wandering alone, turns to Lilly Bloch, a heartsick artist, to recover his decimated memory. And Martin and his wife, Rosemary, try to salvage their marriage and, ultimately, the lives of the other Dempseys. Meanwhile, with the Depression receding, all of New York is suffused with an electric feeling of hope, caught up in the fervor of the World's Fair and eager for good times after a decade of deprivation. From the smoky jazz joints of Harlem to the opulent Plaza Hotel, from the garrets of vagabonds and artists in the Bowery to the backroom warrens and shadowy warehouses of mobsters in Hell's Kitchen, Brendan Mathews brings the prewar metropolis to vivid, pulsing life. The sweeping, intricate, and ambitious storytelling throughout this remarkable debut reveals an America that blithely hoped it could avoid another catastrophic war and focus instead on the promise of the World's Fair: a peaceful, prosperous "World of Tomorrow."
Author: Loreen Leedy
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0823420655
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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What would it be like for a kid to tour our solar system? In this clever trip through the solar system, a diverse group of girls and boys explore every planet with their robot guide, Dr. Quasar. Facts about our galaxy, solar system, the sun, and each planet are revealed as the kids visit Mercury, Venus, Earth and its moon, through the asteroid belt, on to the planets in the outer reaches of the solar system, and finally to the dwarf planet Pluto. Scientifically accurate, full-color illustrations show young readers the difference between planets, comets, asteroids, and other parts of the universe. As the kids write funny postcards home, they share more facts about each planet in an appealing kid-friendly way that helps introduce space and the unique aspects of our solar system. A short list of "space words" at the back of the book reminds readers about important concepts and vocabulary. Great for classroom use to introduce the solar system and space as well as for young explorers interested in space and science.
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