Dark Genius

Author : Kerwin Swint
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781454903130

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Dark Genius by Kerwin Swint Pdf

Roger Ailes, former Republican political consultant, and current president of Fox News Channel, is a dominant media figure of our age. His made-for-TV imagery and mastery of “style over substance” has overtaken earlier methods of reporting the news, and radically refashioned our political and communications landscapes. Yet, no book has ever been published on this Oz-like figure: Dark Genius is the definitive study of Ailes and his controversial career. The 1960 television encounter between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy was the moment when slick television imagery began to take over politics. Ailes, a young TV producer, absorbed the lessons of the new video age, and put them into practice. While a director on “The Mike Douglas Show”, he met Richard Nixon, who soon hired Ailes to help him conquer the fledgling medium. Riding the wave of that triumph, Ailes went on to aid other key Republican figures like Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Rudy Giuliani. In the 1990s, Ailes was hired to run CNBC, the first cable financial network, bringing a talk radio sensibility to the small screen. Then, Rupert Murdoch hired him to implement the media mogul’s vision for a different kind of cable news network. Now, with Murdoch (whose News Corp. has recently acquired the Wall Street Journal), Ailes is launching the FOX News business channel in 2007. Over the span of several decades, Ailes has played a key role in the growing reach of conservatism, first in politics, then in mass media. Part history, part media criticism, part current events, Dark Genius tracks the rise, dominance, and relevance of political television, and how it has been used and abused by its master.

Author : Caroll Spinney,Jason Milligan
Publisher : Villard
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307417541

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The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch) by Caroll Spinney,Jason Milligan Pdf

An inspiring message for all ages: Find your inner bird. If you’re looking for wisdom and joy in your life, go straight to Sesame Street and heed the words of its most beloved and profound resident, Caroll Spinney, who has spent the past thirty-four years in a bird costume (and a trash can) as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Three decades inside a giant puppet have taught Spinney a valuable and surprising lesson: Being a bird can make you a better person. In The Wisdom of Big Bird, the living legend of Sesame Street describes how we can all find our inner bird (or grouch). Each chapter illustrates a piece of useful wisdom Spinney has gleaned from a career in feathers. The lessons Big Bird teaches children every day on Sesame Street are the same ones that have brought Spinney success and satisfaction in his own life. Warm, witty, and affirming, Caroll Spinney’s memoir proves that being a bird can make you a better and happier person. “Every day on Sesame Street, we strive to give our innocent young audience the basis of a lifelong education. It is no accident that spending the past thirty-four years in the Bird suit teaching these lessons to others has taught me a few things, too.”—from The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch)

Author : Laurinda S. Dixon
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Melancholy in art
ISBN : 0271059354

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The Dark Side of Genius by Laurinda S. Dixon Pdf

Examines "melancholia" as a philosophical, medical, and social phenomenon in early modern art. Argues that, despite advances in art and science, the topos of the dispirited intellectual continues to function metaphorically as a locus for society's fears and tensions.

Author : Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher : WordFire +ORM
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781680571158

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Captain Nemo by Kevin J. Anderson Pdf

A New York Times bestseller imagines the life of Jules Verne in this “rollicking whopper of a novel [that] glides down smoothly” (Publishers Weekly). Captain Nemo is the fictional life story of one of Jules Verne’s most memorable characters from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. This alternate history covers his boyhood friendship with the dreamer, Jules Verne, adventures aboard sailing ships, battles with pirates, and survival on a mysterious deserted island. Each time he returns home to his beloved France, Captain Nemo shares the tales of his exploits with the struggling writer Verne. We follow Nemo’s exploration of hidden caverns that lead to the center of the earth, travels across darkest Africa in a hydrogen balloon, and his imprisonment by an evil Ottoman caliph who commands the dark genius to construct a sub-marine boat, the Nautilus, in order to attack merchant ships that venture through the newly completed Suez Canal. “K. J. Anderson seamlessly blends events of Jules Verne’s real life with the plotlines of his fictional works. His portrayal of Verne is masterful: a man able to break free from the circumstances that stifle him through his vivid imagination and the inspiration provided by his lifelong friend, Nemo.” —Harry Turtledove, New York Times–bestselling author of The Guns of the South “A swashbuckling mix of Jules Verne, Daniel DeFoe, and Michael Crichton.” —Terry Brooks, New York Times–bestselling author of The Sword of Shannara

Author : Edward J. Renehan, Jr.
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786722310

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Dark Genius of Wall Street by Edward J. Renehan, Jr. Pdf

Though reviled for more than a century as Wall Street's greatest villain, Jay Gould was in fact its most original creative genius. Gould was the robber baron's robber baron, the most astute financial and business strategist of his time and also the most widely hated. In Dark Genius of Wall Street, acclaimed biographer Edward J. Renehan, Jr., combines lively anecdotes with the rich social tapestry of the Gilded Age to paint the portrait of the most talented financial buccaneer of his generation-- and one of the inventors of modern business.

Author : Jeff Petrill
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595606856

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The Coffin of James Genius by Jeff Petrill Pdf

James Genius is a traveler hiding a secret. While trying to fit into a community that thrives off death, James begins building a new life that quickly turns into a personal hell in futuristic America. A new Civil War brews in America while James simultaneously fights his own internal demons and hallucinations as he attempts to locate the survivors of his hidden family. While the government promises to protect and separate citizens from one another, obsessive political control and suspicious behavior begins to confuse and upset the public. As a result, survival groups start preparing for the collapse of the government while a news organization, The Zoo Trials, tries to explain and solve the country's seemingly inevitable demise. James holds the key to a major change, but in a futile attempt to protect himself, he pretends he doesn't recall his past. Meanwhile, others encourage James to reveal his true self, but he waits for the right moment to fuel his transformation. Only time will tell if James finds the real life he's been desperately seeking and if the citizens of this revolutionary community will pull together and plant the seeds of positive change.

Author : Matthew Kennedy
Publisher : Terrace Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Motion picture producers and directors
ISBN : 0299197700

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Edmund Goulding's Dark Victory by Matthew Kennedy Pdf

At the dawn of sound, he wrote the story for the Academy Award-winning musical The Broadway Melody and collaborated memorably with Gloria Swanson and Joseph Kennedy for The Trespasser. He excelled at anti-war drama (White Banners, The Dawn Patrol, We Are Not Alone), fantastic Bette Davis weepies (Dark Victory, The Old Maid, The Great Lie), lilting romantic dramas (The Constant Nymph, Claudia), big-budgeted literary adaptations (The Razor's Edge), and even film noir (Nightmare Alley).

Author : Erin Forbes
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781421443775

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Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature, 1793–1845 by Erin Forbes Pdf

How did creative genius develop in tandem with the criminalization of Blackness in the early United States? In Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature, 1793–1845, Erin Forbes uncovers a model of racialized, collective agency in American literature and culture. Identifying creative genius in the figure of the convict, the zombie, the outlaw, the insurgent, and the fugitive, Forbes deepens our understanding of the historical relationship between criminality and Blackness and reestablishes the importance of the aesthetic in early African American literature.

Author : H. Peter Alesso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798223536222

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Dark Genius by H. Peter Alesso Pdf

International crime mystery and romance. After his troubled past, Lawrence hoped for a fresh start when he met Emma at Harvard. But before they could begin, their world was turned into a lie. Everything was torn away from them, and they were embroiled in computer hacking and murder. Dodging the FBI while hiding from cyber-terrorists, they were forced into the underworld of the darknet. While trying to throw off the ghosts of his haunted past, Lawrence had to run faster and faster to evade the shadowy forces after him. Could he redeem himself and find the love of his life? Download this international crime mystery.

Author : Kemaya Kidwai
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9788179932087

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Green Genius's 101 Questions and Answers by Kemaya Kidwai Pdf

Outer space (often called space) comprises the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. Increase your green quotient and learn the answers to some less frequently asked questions on spellbinding space. Join Green Genius as he introduces you to the fascinating outer world.

Author : Janet Todd
Publisher : Bitter Lemon Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781908524607

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A Man of Genius by Janet Todd Pdf

"Strange and haunting, a gothic novel with a modern consciousness." —Philippa Gregory "A haunting, sophisticated story about a woman discovering the truth about herself and the elusive, possibly illusive, nature of genius." —Sunday Times "Mesmerizing, haunting, imbued with a complete sense of historical verisimilitude" —Times Literary Supplement "A psychologically haunting and disturbing tale as full of mystery, exotic foreign places, and questions of parentage as any penned by her protagonist." —Library Journal "Thrilling and heartbreaking, a gothic novel with emotional heart and depth." —Foreword Reviews "A darkly mischievous novel about love, obsession and the burden of charisma, played out against the backdrop of Venice's watery, decadent glory." —Sarah Dunant "A mesmerizing story of love and obsession in nineteenth-century Venice: dark and utterly compelling." —Natasha Solomons Set in bustling Regency England and decaying Venice, A Man of Genius portrays a psychological journey from safety into secrecy and obsession. After a troubled childhood, Ann achieves independence earning her living as an author of Gothic novels. Within a group of male writers, she meets and is enthralled by the supposed poetic genius, Robert James. They become uneasy lovers. Ann and Robert travel from London through a Europe exhausted by the Napoleonic Wars. They arrive in a Venice of spies and intrigue, where their relationship becomes tortuous and Robert descends into near madness. Forced to flee with a stranger, Ann delves into her past to be jolted by a series of revelations about her lover, her parentage, the stranger, and herself.

Author : Jon Krampner
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813195964

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Ernest Lehman by Jon Krampner Pdf

A Hollywood screenwriting and movie-making icon, Ernest Lehman penned some of the most memorable scenes to ever grace the silver screen. Hailed by Vanity Fair as "perhaps the greatest screenwriter in history," Lehman's work on films such as North by Northwest, The King and I, Sabrina, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music helped define a generation of movie making. But while his talent took center stage, the public knew little of Lehman himself, a native of Manhattan's Upper West Side and the Five Towns of Long Island devoted to his wife of 50 years. His relentless perfectionism, hypochondria and all-night writing sessions fueled by tequila and grilled cheese sandwiches were some of the quirks that made Lehman a legend in the Hollywood community. In Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success, author Jon Krampner lays bare the life of this lauded yet elusive character. Moving seamlessly from post-production meetings to sound stages and onto the locations of Lehman's greatest films, Krampner's extensive biography brings to life the genius and singularity of the revered screenwriter's personality and the contributions he made to the world of cinema. Find out more at ernestlehmanbio.com

Author : Dean Keith Simonton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781118367391

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The Wiley Handbook of Genius by Dean Keith Simonton Pdf

With contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of expert contributors, this is the first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius, a topic that endlessly provokes and fascinates. The first handbook to discuss all aspects of genius with contributions from a multi-disciplinary group of experts Covers the origins, characteristics, careers, and consequences of genius with a focus on cognitive science, individual differences, life-span development, and social context Explores individual genius, creators, leaders, and performers as diverse as Queen Elizabeth I, Simón Bolívar, Mohandas Gandhi, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Leo Tolstoy, John William Coltrane, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Martha Graham. Utilizes a variety of approaches—from genetics, neuroscience, and longitudinal studies to psychometric tests, interviews, and case studies—to provide a comprehensive treatment of the subject

Author : Hanna Järvinen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137407733

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Dancing Genius by Hanna Järvinen Pdf

Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history.

Author : Jean Paul
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PSU:000005853168

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Titan by Jean Paul Pdf