Destiny S Consul

Author : Michael P. Riccards
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442216266

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Destiny's Consul by Michael P. Riccards Pdf

What makes a great president? Certainly leadership, accomplishments, crisis management, political skill, character, and integrity are part of the equation, but the great presidents have something more. They not only govern well, but are part of something lasting; their presidencies influence the thoughts and beliefs of generations. These powerful men are not flawless leaders, they have made mistakes and miscalculations, but in the end their decisions have changed the nation and often the world. In Destiny’s Consul: America’s Greatest Presidents, presidential scholar Michael P. Riccards provides a concise introduction to the lives, presidencies, and personal qualities of ten great individuals whom Riccards argues are our greatest presidents. Organized chronologically, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Ronald Reagan are shown to truly be great. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the presidency of American history.

Author : Alfred Döblin
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Destiny's Journey by Alfred Döblin Pdf

Destiny's Journey is a memoir reconstructed partly from notebooks that Döblin kept from the time he worked in the French Ministry of Information in the spring of 1940 and partly written without notes in Los Angeles where he took refuge during the Second World War. It tells the personal and generational story of the flight of Jewish and anti-Nazi intellectuals from Europe to America, their fear and frustration, isolation, and inability to work. Döblin’s story differs from that of other Jewish intellectuals and artists in that his family converts to Catholicism in Los Angeles. Unlike most of them, he returns to Europe as an officer with the French forces and works on denazifying German literature. The conversion narrative bridges the departure from and return to Europe. To critic John Simon, “the latter part of the book often reads like a shrill piece of Christian homiletics. But even this is not without interest, as it traces the transformation of an anarchic outsider into a dogmatic insider.” “The first part of ‘Destiny's Journey’ [about] Döblin's departure from Paris [in] 1940... is magisterial: acidly observed, saturated in telling detail, grimly comic and harrowing... with an exemplary introduction by Peter Demetz... an important, nourishing book” — John Simon, The New York Times

Author : Robert F. Rogers
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824860974

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Destiny's Landfall by Robert F. Rogers Pdf

This revised edition of the standard history of Guam is intended for general readers and students of the history, politics, and government of the Pacific region. Its narrative spans more than 450 years, beginning with the initial written records of Guam by members of Magellan 1521 expedition and concluding with the impact of the recent global recession on Guam’s fragile economy.

Author : Robert E. May
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0807860409

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Manifest Destiny's Underworld by Robert E. May Pdf

This fascinating study sheds new light on antebellum America's notorious "filibusters--the freebooters and adventurers who organized or participated in armed invasions of nations with whom the United States was formally at peace. Offering the first full-scale analysis of the filibustering movement, Robert May relates the often-tragic stories of illegal expeditions into Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and other Latin American countries and details surprising numbers of aborted plots, as well. May investigates why thousands of men joined filibustering expeditions, how they were financed, and why the U.S. government had little success in curtailing them. Surveying antebellum popular media, he shows how the filibustering phenomenon infiltrated the American psyche in newspapers, theater, music, advertising, and literature. Condemned abroad as pirates, frequently in language strikingly similar to modern American denunciations of foreign terrorists, the filibusters were often celebrated at home as heroes who epitomized the spirit of Manifest Destiny. May concludes by exploring the national consequences of filibustering, arguing that the practice inflicted lasting damage on U.S. relations with foreign countries and contributed to the North-South division over slavery that culminated in the Civil War.

Author : R. I. Brown
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781528999816

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Destiny's Elbow by R. I. Brown Pdf

Working against the background of a campaign for Scottish independence, American undercover narcotics agent, Roz Tattarkowski, has to take over as lead investigator when her chief is killed in a mysterious accident in Edinburgh. From that time on, she receives minimal support from her organization in the U.S.A. Seemingly left alone to operate in a country she dislikes and struggles to understand, Roz relies on skills she learned as an aspiring but unsuccessful actor in New York. These enable her to track through political intrigue and deceit into a world of narcotics production, immigrant smuggling and trade in human organs. In the process, she becomes involved in further intrigue at the international level, when her acting talents are put to a final test: war will be the outcome if they fail. Throughout these events, Roz takes pride in her imagination and improvisation. But what appear to be actions taken freely and on personal initiative turn out to be plots scripted and directed by unseen hands.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Consular reports
ISBN : CHI:79889171

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Consular Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : Reza
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : 9781413476118

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Destiny's Game by Reza Pdf

Destiny's Game" started as a will. "I didn't have the life of a typical 15-year old, not only me but a lot of young people," recalls Reza. With no idea what would happen to him next, Reza began documenting the events and circumstances surrounding him. This collection of personal memoirs and travels begins in his native country of Iran and takes readers along on his twenty-five-year journey through Turkey, Eastern Europe and the United States. In "Destiny's Game," Reza uses his unique perspective to talk about his family in Iran and the Iranian social and political situation, including the revolution of 1979 and the start of the Iraq-Iran war in September 1980. "They (the Iranian people) were doing the wrong things for the right reasons. People didn't know what the Islamic republic meant," says Reza. It created dangerous socio-political turbulence that forced thousands of Iranian families to flee the country with their young sons and daughters. "Imagine you're sitting in Jr. High or High School and they (the revolutionary guards, Islamic fundamentalists) come to your class and say, "Who wants to go to heaven?" And, all the kids raise their hands and want the opportunity. It's a quick ticket, a short-cut. All they have to do is walk on an Iraqi mine field," explains Reza. He talks about foreign hypocrisy and, how his views evolved as he witnessed non-Iranian governments' manipulative efforts to exploit socio-political, cultural and economic affairs of Iran. Through this book, Reza hopes to inspire optimism and national unity, and promote fine moral etiquette and improved human rights. According the Reza, these are important fundamental qualities that the Iranian society and mainstream international governing bodies seriously lack.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Consular reports
ISBN : UVA:X030516456

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Reports from the Consuls of the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Manufactures
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Consular reports
ISBN : UOM:39015067314164

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Reports from the Consuls of the United States (varies Slightly) by United States. Bureau of Manufactures Pdf

Author : Hans Beck,Antonio Duplá,Martin Jehne,Francisco Pina Polo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139497190

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Consuls and Res Publica by Hans Beck,Antonio Duplá,Martin Jehne,Francisco Pina Polo Pdf

The consulate was the focal point of Roman politics. Both the ruling class and the ordinary citizens fixed their gaze on the republic's highest office - to be sure, from different perspectives and with differing expectations. While the former aspired to the consulate as the defining magistracy of their social status, the latter perceived it as the embodiment of the Roman state. Holding high office was thus not merely a political exercise. The consulate prefigured all aspects of public life, with consuls taking care of almost every aspect of the administration of the Roman state. This multifaceted character of the consulate invites a holistic investigation. The scope of this book is therefore not limited to political or constitutional questions. Instead, it investigates the predominant role of the consulate in and its impact on, the political culture of the Roman republic.

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043666432

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Case Concerning United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran (United States of America V. Iran) by United States Pdf

Author : C. Vovk Justin C. Vovk,Justin C. Vovk
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781450200813

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In Destiny's Hands by C. Vovk Justin C. Vovk,Justin C. Vovk Pdf

Justin Vovk's In Destiny's Hands is the heartbreaking story of five children of Austria's iconic empress, Maria Theresa, who watched as their royal worlds were ripped apart by tragedy and epic misfortunes. These are the stories of Joseph, whose disastrous reign forced Austria to the brink of civil war; Amalia, the brazen and scandalous duchess who married a boy-prince and died exiled and forgotten; Leopold, Maria Theresa's unassuming second son, who was the envy of Europe until his tumultuous reign was cut tragically short; Maria Carolina, the very Austrian queen of Naples, who ended her days fighting Napoleon with her dying breath; and Marie Antoinette, the legendary teenage bride, who was hated and reviled as Queen of France and met her ultimate fate on the guillotine, a testimony to her mother's vain ambition. Painstakingly researched and masterfully crafted, In Destiny's Hands brings to vivid life the world of eighteenth century like never before. "Readers will find many fascinating details in Vovk's In Destiny's Hands. Vovk has shed... light on these individuals and provided a much needed new work on Maria Theresa's progeny." -Julia P. Gelardi, author of the critically acclaimed Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria and In Triumph's Wake: Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid For Glory "Be prepared for heart break, smiles, and most of all, a roller coaster of enlightenment... you will not be able to it down." -David Antunes, M.A., author of Napoleon's Way: How One Little Man Changed the World

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Consular law
ISBN : OXFORD:600014307

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A Consul's Manual and Shipowner's and Shipmaster's Practical Guide in Their Transactions Abroad by Anonim Pdf

Author : de Claude-François
Publisher : Enigma Books
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781936274208

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Working with Napoleon by de Claude-François Pdf

Napoleon always sells very well. A classic of the genre. Long out of print with a complete index of names.

Author : Tahar Ben Jelloun
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0801864410

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The Sacred Night by Tahar Ben Jelloun Pdf

The haunting continuation of The Sand Child, Ben Jelloun concludes Ahmed's, now Zahra's, journey. Winner of the 1987 Prix Goncourt The Sacred Night continues the remarkable story Tahar Ben Jelloun began in The Sand Child. Mohammed Ahmed, a Moroccan girl raised as a boy in order to circumvent Islamic inheritance laws regarding female children, remains deeply conflicted about her identity. In a narrative that shifts in and out of reality moving between a mysterious present and a painful past, Ben Jelloun relates the events of Ahmed's adult life. Now calling herself Zahra, she renounces her role as only son and heir after her father's death and journeys through a dreamlike Moroccan landscape. A searing allegorical portrait of North African society, The Sacred Night uses Arabic fairy tales and surrealist elements to craft a stunning and disturbing vision of protest and rebellion against the strictures of hidebound traditions governing gender roles and sexuality.