The Secret Parts of Fortune
Title | The Secret Parts of Fortune PDF eBook |
Author | Ron Rosenbaum |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 1243 |
Release | 2000-09-18 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 037550592X |
In 1998, Ron Rosenbaum published Explaining Hitler, a national bestseller and one of the most acclaimed books of the year, hailed by Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times as "lucid and exciting . . . a provocative work of cultural history that is as compelling as it is thoughtful, as readable as it is smart." Time called it "brilliant . . . restlessly probing, deeply intelligent." The acclaim came as no surprise to those who have been reading Ron Rosenbaum's journalism, published widely in America's best magazines for three decades. The man known to readers of his New York Observer column as "The Edgy Enthusiast" has distinguished himself as a writer with extraordinary range, an ability to tell stories that are frequently philosophical, comical, and suspenseful all at once. In this classic collection of three decades of groundbreaking nonfiction, Rosenbaum takes readers on a wildly original tour of the American landscape, deep into "the secret parts" of the great mysteries, controversies, and enigmas of our time. These are intellectual adventure stories that reveal: ¸ The occult rituals of Skull and Bones, the legendary Yale secret society that has produced spies, presidents, and wanna-bes, including George Bush and his son George W. (that's the author, with skull, on the cover, in front of the Skull and Bones crypt) ¸ The Secrets of the Little Blue Box, the classic story of the birth of hacker culture ¸ The Curse of the Dead Sea Scrolls; "The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal"; the underground realms of "unorthodox" cancer-cure clinics in Mexico; the mind of Kim Philby, "the spy of the century"; the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress; and the mysteries of "Long Island, Babylon" ¸ Sharp, funny (sometimes hilarious) cultural critiques that range from Elvis to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Bill Gates to Oliver Stone, Thomas Pynchon to Mr. Whipple, J. D. Salinger to the Zagat Guide, Helen Vendler to Isaac Bashevis Singer ¸ And a marriage proposal to Rosanne Cash Forcefully reported, brilliantly opinionated, and elegantly phrased, The Secret Parts of Fortune will endure as a vital record of American culture from 1970 to the present.
The Secret Parts of Fortune
Title | The Secret Parts of Fortune PDF eBook |
Author | Ron Rosenbaum |
Publisher | Harper Perennial |
Pages | 848 |
Release | 2001-06-19 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780060934460 |
One part intellectual and one part private eye, Ron Rosenbaum takes readers into "the secret parts" of the great mysteries, controversies, and enigmas of our time, including: the occult rituals of Skull and Bones, the legendary Yale secret society that has produced spies and presidents, including George Bush and George W. Bush. the Secrets of the Little Blue Box, the classic story of "Captain Crunch" and the birth of hacker culture. the "unorthodox" cancer-cure clinics of Tijuana. the Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal. the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress. Also including sharp, funny cultural critiques that range from Elvis to Elisabeth KÜbler-Ross, Bill Gates to Oliver Stone, and J.D. Salinger to the Zagat® guide, The Secret Parts of Fortune is a vital record of American culture.
Fortune: Secrets of Greatness
Title | Fortune: Secrets of Greatness PDF eBook |
Author | Editors of Fortune Magazine |
Publisher | Liberty Street |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-10-17 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781933405902 |
From the editors of "Fortune" magazine comes this compendium of the advice, wisdom, and guiding principles that today's top CEOs and entrepreneurs live by in their careers and personal lives.
The Complete Book of Fortune
Title | The Complete Book of Fortune PDF eBook |
Author | Anon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 672 |
Release | 2011-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1446540928 |
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Middle Parts of Fortune
Title | The Middle Parts of Fortune PDF eBook |
Author | Frederic Manning |
Publisher | Good Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2021-11-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
"The Middle Parts of Fortune" is a wartime story by Frederic Manning. In the 1920s the demand for writing on the First World War started to grow, the catalyst being the play 'Journey's End' written by R. C. Sherriff. A friend urged Manning to use his undoubted talent to write a novel about his own intense wartime experiences. To capture the moment, Manning worked rapidly, with little opportunity for second drafts and revisions. The result was "The Middle Parts of Fortune", published anonymously in a numbered limited edition of 520 copies in 1929, which are now collectors' items.
A New and Complete Concordance Or Verbal Index to Words, Phrases, & Passages in the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare with a Supplementary Concordance to the Poems
Title | A New and Complete Concordance Or Verbal Index to Words, Phrases, & Passages in the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare with a Supplementary Concordance to the Poems PDF eBook |
Author | John Bartlett |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1930 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Women in Shakespeare
Title | Women in Shakespeare PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Findlay |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 647 |
Release | 2014-02-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1472557514 |
This is a comprehensive reference guide examining the language employed by Shakespeare to represent women in the full range of his poetry and plays. Including over 350 entries, Alison Findlay shows the role of women within Shakespearean drama, their representations on the Shakespearean stage, and their place in Shakespeare's personal and professional lives.