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Author | : Gregory Clark |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2015-08-25 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0691168377 |
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"How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does this influence our children? More than we wish to believe! While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The Son Also Rises proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centuries. Using a novel technique -- tracking family names over generations to measure social mobility across countries and periods -- renowned economic historian Gregory Clark reveals that mobility rates are lower than conventionally estimated, do not vary across societies, and are resistant to social policies. The good news is that these patterns are driven by strong inheritance of abilities and lineage does not beget unwarranted advantage. The bad news is that much of our fate is predictable from lineage. Clark argues that since a greater part of our place in the world is predetermined, we must avoid creating winner-take-all societies."--Jacket.
Author | : Ernest Hemingway |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Linda Wagner-Martin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1987-06-26 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780521317870 |
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These essays by prominent scholars examine major aspects of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.
Author | : Lesley M. M. Blume |
Publisher | : Mariner Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780544944435 |
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A dazzling depiction of the genesis of The Sun Also Rises and how Ernest Hemingway created his own legend
Author | : Gregory Clark |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2008-12-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1400827817 |
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Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? Why didn't industrialization make the whole world rich--and why did it make large parts of the world even poorer? In A Farewell to Alms, Gregory Clark tackles these profound questions and suggests a new and provocative way in which culture--not exploitation, geography, or resources--explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations. Countering the prevailing theory that the Industrial Revolution was sparked by the sudden development of stable political, legal, and economic institutions in seventeenth-century Europe, Clark shows that such institutions existed long before industrialization. He argues instead that these institutions gradually led to deep cultural changes by encouraging people to abandon hunter-gatherer instincts-violence, impatience, and economy of effort-and adopt economic habits-hard work, rationality, and education. The problem, Clark says, is that only societies that have long histories of settlement and security seem to develop the cultural characteristics and effective workforces that enable economic growth. For the many societies that have not enjoyed long periods of stability, industrialization has not been a blessing. Clark also dissects the notion, championed by Jared Diamond in Guns, Germs, and Steel, that natural endowments such as geography account for differences in the wealth of nations. A brilliant and sobering challenge to the idea that poor societies can be economically developed through outside intervention, A Farewell to Alms may change the way global economic history is understood.
Author | : Marian Hale |
Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2006-09-19 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1429981628 |
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I looked and saw water rushing in from Galveston Bay on one side and from the gulf on the other. The two seas met in the middle of Broadway, swirling over the wooden paving blocks, and I couldn't help but shudder at the sight. All of Galveston appeared to be under water. Galveston, Texas, may be the booming city of the brand-new twentieth century, but to Seth, it is the end of a dream. He longs to be a carpenter like his father, but his family has moved to Galveston so he can go to a good school. Still, the last few weeks of summer might not be so bad. Seth has a real job as a builder and the beach is within walking distance. Things seem to be looking up, until a storm warning is raised one sweltering afternoon. No one could have imagined anything like this. Giant walls of water crash in from the sea. Shingles and bricks are deadly missiles flying through the air. People not hit by flying debris are swept away by rushing water. Forget the future, Seth and his family will be lucky to survive the next twenty-four hours. Dark Water Rising is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Author | : Michael Crichton |
Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2012-08-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0345538978 |
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests. “As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.”—The New York Times Book Review On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto tower in downtown Los Angeles—the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate—a grand opening celebration is in full swing. On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is discovered. The investigation immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue, a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize—and in which the Japanese saying “Business is war” takes on a terrifying reality. “A grand maze of plot twists . . . Crichton’s gift for spinning a timely yarn is going to be enough, once again, to serve a current tenant of the bestseller list with an eviction notice.”—New York Daily News “The action in Rising Sun unfolds at a breathless pace.”—Business Week
Author | : William L. Craig |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2000-09-29 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1579104649 |
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Is the Christian message of Jesus Christ and his resurrection true? Using ten lines of historical evidence, Dr. Craig defends the probability that Jesus was resurrected following his crucifixion. He examines the origin of the Christian movement, and more provocative subjects, such as the Shroud of Turin, parapsychological phenomena and hallucinations.
Author | : Cormac Ó Gráda |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780691122373 |
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Author | : Ernest Hemingway |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Americans |
ISBN | : 9780393656008 |
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"The first Norton Critical Edition of Ernest Hemmingway's The Sun also Rises features the authoritative text of the modern classic with new annotations by Michael Thurston. The novel follows expatriate journalist Jake Barnes as he travels through Paris and Pamplona pursuing the favor of the Lady Brett Ashley. In addition to the annotated text, the "Backgrounds and Contexts" section provides valuable biographical information as well as letters offering insight into the creative evolution of the novel. "Reviews and Early Criticism" explores the critical reception of the novel on its date of publication, while "Modern Criticism" offers a variety of newer readings, exploring the novel's themes of sexuality, gender, and masculinity among others. A chronology and further readings sections are also included"--