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Death of the Vazir-Mukhtar By:Yuri Tynianov Published on 2018-06-13 by The Plot Death of the Vazir-Mukhtar tells the story of the last year in the life of Alexander Griboyedov, a diplomat and playwright in the Russia of Tsar Nicholas I. The novel takes him from being feted in St Petersburg in March 1828, as the successful negotiator of a peace treaty with Persia, through his return to Persia as the |Vazir-Mukhtar| (Minister Plenipotentiary) and his death at the hands of a Tehran mob in January 1829. On this simple arc Yuri Tynianov hangs a rich, multilayered exploration of Griboyedov's interior life and Russian society. Allusions, metaphors and meditations mix with dreams, dinner parties, affairs and negotiations to create a whirling, immersive experience. Tynianov uses the techniques he developed as a leader of the Formalist school of criticism to make his story vivid, unexpected and forward driving. First a poetic prologue recalls the short-lived officers' revolt of December ...

Producers on Producing By:Irv Broughton Published on 1986 by McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub Imre Horvath, producer of 60 Minutes, reveals with a laugh the secret of getting hold of Congressional aides, executive producers, guys at the Attorney General's office and others hard to reach: |People that are busy...are scheduled tight...and it's at 5:00 and 6:00 that they're back in their office to unwind. There's a kind of resonance or sympathy that springs up. 'Oh, you're still in your office too?' | Twenty-two interviews feature the producers or creators of Mister Rogers, Highway Patrol, Sea Hunt, The Cisco Kid, The Tonight Show, Rockford Files, Falcon Crest, Gunsmoke, Family Feud, and Roots, among others. These people offer opinions on the producer's role, the creation and packaging of different program genres, getting the best from the production team, tips for success, and of course personalities and personal moments. Honest and intelligent, th...

Animal Beauty By:Kristin Roskifte Published on 2015-09-22 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Zoo animals find a fashion magazine, pass it around, and start to follow its advice. This Book was ranked at 35 by Google Books for keyword celebrity picks. Book ID of Animal Beauty's Books is o5_uBgAAQBAJ, Book which was written byKristin Roskiftehave ETAG "3jQgsnUemOM" Book which was published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing since 2015-09-22 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780802854544 and ISBN 10 Code is 0802854540 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "50 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryJuvenile Fiction This Book was rated by 9 Raters and have average rate at "4.5" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview

Twitter For Dummies By:Laura Fitton,Anum Hussain,Brittany Leaning Published on 2014-12-05 by John Wiley & Sons A fully updated new edition of the fun and easy guide to getting up and running on Twitter With more than half a billion registered users, Twitter continues to grow by leaps and bounds. This handy guide, from one of the first marketers to discover the power of Twitter, covers all the new features. It explains all the nuts and bolts, how to make good connections, and why and how Twitter can benefit you and your business. Fully updated to cover all the latest features and changes to Twitter Written by a Twitter pioneer who was one of the first marketers to fully tap into Twitter's business applications Ideal for beginners, whether they want to use Twitter to stay in touch with friends or to market their products and services Explains how to incorporate Twitter into other social media and how to use third-party tools to improve and simplify Twitter This Book was ranked at...

The Hellfire Club By:Jake Tapper Published on 2018-04-24 by Little, Brown *Instant New York Times Bestseller* The debut political thriller from Jake Tapper, CNN's chief Washington correspondent and the New York Times bestselling author of The Outpost-- 1950's D.C. intrigue about a secret society and a young Congressman in its grip Charlie Marder is an unlikely Congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is struggling to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, DC, alongside his young wife Margaret, a zoologist with ambitions of her own. Amid the swirl of glamorous and powerful political leaders and deal makers, a mysterious fatal car accident thrusts Charlie and Margaret into an underworld of backroom deals, secret societies, and a plot that could change the course of history. When Charlie discovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of governance, he has to fight not only for his principles and his new...

The Things They Carried By:Tim O'Brien Published on 2009-10-13 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was a...

Goat Castle By:Karen L. Cox Published on 2017-08-09 by UNC Press Books In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide. Two eccentrics, Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery—known in the press as the |Wild Man| and the |Goat Woman|—enlisted an African American man named George Pearls to rob their reclusive neighbor, Jennie Merrill, at her estate. During the attempted robbery, Merrill was shot and killed. The crime drew national coverage when it came to light that Dana and Dockery, the alleged murderers, shared their huge, decaying antebellum mansion with their goats and other livestock, which prompted journalists to call the estate |Goat Castle.| Pearls was killed by an Arkansas policeman in an unrelated incident before he could face trial. However, as was all too typical in the Jim Crow South, the white community demanded |justice,| and an innocent black w...

Customer-effective Web Sites By:Jodie Dalgleish Published on 2000 by Pearson P T R Build e-Commerce sites that help customers achieve their goals better, smarter, and faster with 17 customer directives every site must follow to succeed. In this book, Dalgleish, a leading Gartner Group consultant, helps readers gain a competitive advantage by defining their key customer requirements and communicating them effectively to Web developers. This Book was ranked at 28 by Google Books for keyword celebrity picks. Book ID of Customer-effective Web Sites's Books is TKXuAAAAMAAJ, Book which was written byJodie Dalgleishhave ETAG "MzxzXs3NAXI" Book which was published by Pearson P T R since 2000 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780130878274 and ISBN 10 Code is 0130878278 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "274 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryComputers This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at ...