The Victory Project

Author : Saurabh Mukherjea,Anupam Gupta
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9789353058784

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The Victory Project by Saurabh Mukherjea,Anupam Gupta Pdf

India's economy has tripled in size over the past twenty years. And yet, the generation that propelled this growth is facing rising levels of stress and depression. Furthermore, the new generation entering the workforce today dreams big but faces a highly competitive work environment. How can both these generations fire on all cylinders and lead fulfilling lives? This book attempts to answer this question by using the principles of Simplicity, Specialization, Creativity and Collaboration. It delves into a treasure trove of material from global gurus as well as from highly successful Indian and American professionals, and it draws on the authors' own careers to show how readers can apply these principles to the fields of business and investment, even to life itself. The Victory Project is the ultimate guide to surviving and thriving in the professional and social domains, which are increasingly becoming tough, competitive, often cutthroat and deeply political.

Author : Christian Blauvelt
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780762499908

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Hollywood Victory by Christian Blauvelt Pdf

From the Turner Classic Movies Library: Film and history buffs alike will enjoy this engrossing story of Hollywood's involvement in World War II, as it's never before been told. Remember a time when all of Hollywood—with the expressed encouragement and investment of the government—joined forces to defend the American way of life? It was World War II and the gravest threat faced the nation, and the world at large. Hollywood answered the call to action. This is the riveting tale of how the film industry enlisted in the Allied effort during the second World War—a story that started with staunch isolationism as studios sought to maintain the European market and eventually erupted into impassioned support in countless ways. Industry output included war films depicting battles and reminding moviegoers what they were fighting for, "home-front" stories designed to boost the morale of troops overseas, and even musicals and comedies that did their bit by promoting the Good Neighbor Policy with American allies to the south. Stars like Carole Lombard—who lost her life returning from a war bond-selling tour—Bob Hope, and Marlene Dietrich enthusiastically joined USO performances and risked their own health and safety by entertaining troops near battlefronts; others like James Stewart and Clark Gable joined the fight themselves in uniform; Bette Davis and John Garfield created a starry haven for soldiers in their founding of the Hollywood Canteen. Filmmakers Orson Welles, Walt Disney, Alfred Hitchcock, and others took breaks from thriving careers to make films aiming to shore up alliances, boost recruitment, and let the folks back home know what beloved family members were facing overseas. Through it all, a story of once-in-a-century unity—of a collective need to stand up for humanity, even if it means risking everything—comes to life in this engrossing, photo-filled tale of Hollywood Victory.

Author : Jeremy Hicks
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822987963

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Victory Banner Over the Reichstag by Jeremy Hicks Pdf

In one of the most iconic images from World War II, a Russian soldier raises a red flag atop the ruins of the German Reichstag on April 30, 1945. Known as the Victory Banner, this piece of fabric has come to symbolize Russian triumph, glory, and patriotism. Facsimiles are used in public celebrations all over the country, and an exact replica is the centerpiece in the annual Victory Parade in Moscow’s Red Square. The Victory Banner Over the Reichstag examines how and why this symbol was created, the changing media of its expression, and the contested evolution of its message. From association with Stalinism and communism to its acquisition of Russian nationalist meaning, Jeremy Hicks demonstrates how this symbol was used to construct a collective Russian memory of the war. He traces how the Soviets, and then Vladimir Putin, have used this image and the banner itself to build a remarkably powerful mythology of Russian greatness.

Author : Lee Kochenderfer
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307548726

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The Victory Garden by Lee Kochenderfer Pdf

A poignant story of a young girl desperate to do her part during uncertain times, and the loyalty, sacrifice, and friendship she finds in her community. It’s 1943, and everyone says the war will be over soon–World War II, that is–but Teresa Marks wonders exactly when that day will come. Her older brother, Jeff, is fighting overseas, and Teresa worries about him, hoping he’ll get home to Kansas safely. As a way of speeding Jeff’s return, Teresa and her dad help the war effort by planting a victory garden. For two years, they plant tomatoes (Jeff’s favorite!) and win taste-testing duels with a curmudgeonly neighbor. But as the war begins striking closer to home, Teresa's faith in secret weapons, victory gardens, people, and in life itself begins to shatter. Now Teresa must rely on her community, and her own strength, to get her through to the other side.

Author : William S. Sims
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682472002

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The Victory at Sea by William S. Sims Pdf

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in History. Wartime commander, tactical innovator, military educator, iconoclastic troublemaker, Pulitzer Prize winner—those categories have only come together in a single military leader in American history. They all accurately describe Admiral William S. Sims (1858–1936), Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters during World War I. Sims spent nearly an entire career rocking the boat and challenging the conventional wisdom, and yet he ended up in London in one of the most important naval missions in history as the U.S. Navy’s commander responsible for coordinating the war with First Sea Lord Admiral Sir John Jellico and the allies. Part operational history, part personal memoir, when The Victory at Sea was published in 1921 it offered the first account of the naval operations against the German U-boat threat and revealed insights about the dangers the submarines posed to Britain and the war effort. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history, the book remains a standard text about the war, but also provides important insights for 21st century readers, including understanding the challenge of antisubmarine warfare, the complexity of planning military operations with allies and partners, and issues of military command and control.

Author : Robert James Maddox
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826274335

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Weapons for Victory by Robert James Maddox Pdf

The highly acclaimed Weapons for Victory originally appeared in 1995, the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. Now, in this paperback edition, Robert James Maddox provides a new introduction about the ongoing controversy related to the decision to bomb Hiroshima.

Author : Valerie Stoker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520965461

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Polemics and Patronage in the City of Victory by Valerie Stoker Pdf

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. How did the patronage activities of India’s Vijayanagara Empire (c. 1346–1565) influence Hindu sectarian identities? Although the empire has been commonly viewed as a Hindu bulwark against Islamic incursion from the north or as a religiously ecumenical state, Valerie Stoker argues that the Vijayanagara court was selective in its patronage of religious institutions. To understand the dynamic interaction between religious and royal institutions in this period, she focuses on the career of the Hindu intellectual and monastic leader Vyasatirtha. An agent of the state and a powerful religious authority, Vyasatirtha played an important role in expanding the empire’s economic and social networks. By examining his polemics against rival sects in the context of his work for the empire, Stoker provides a remarkably nuanced picture of the relationship between religious identity and sociopolitical reality under Vijayanagara rule.

Author : Nathan J. Brown
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801464362

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When Victory Is Not an Option by Nathan J. Brown Pdf

Throughout the Arab world, Islamist political movements are joining the electoral process. This change alarms some observers and excites other. In recent years, electoral opportunities have opened, and Islamist movements have seized them. But those opportunities, while real, have also been sharply circumscribed. Elections may be freer, but they are not fair. The opposition can run but it generally cannot win. Semiauthoritarian conditions prevail in much of the Arab world, even in the wake of the Arab Spring. How do Islamist movements change when they plunge into freer but unfair elections? How do their organizations (such as the Muslim Brotherhood) and structures evolve? What happens to their core ideological principles? And how might their increased involvement affect the political system? In When Victory Is Not an Option, Nathan J. Brown addresses these questions by focusing on Islamist movements in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Palestine. He shows that uncertain benefits lead to uncertain changes. Islamists do adapt their organizations and their ideologies do bend—some. But leaders almost always preserve a line of retreat in case the political opening fizzles or fails to deliver what they wish. The result is a cat-and-mouse game between dominant regimes and wily movements. There are possibilities for more significant changes, but to date they remain only possibilities.

Author : George J. Ferencz
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Television music
ISBN : 9781648250620

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The Music for Victory at Sea by George J. Ferencz Pdf

This long-awaited study explores the creation of NBC-TV's landmark 1952-53 WWII documentary series, with particular attention to its evocative Rodgers-Bennett score. Victory at Sea, NBC-TV's innovative 1952-53 WWII documentary, was eventually broadcast to more than 100 million viewers worldwide. Its episodes chronicled the war's conflicts while highlighting the US Navy's contributions, NBC having sourced footage from the military, governments, and newsreel agencies of fourteen nations. Victory's special distinction was its music, with each episode's nonstop score recorded by the acclaimed NBC Symphony Orchestra. The music was credited to Richard Rodgers-then at the height of his fame-as composer, and Robert Russell Bennett as arranger and conductor. In fact, Rodgers composed twelve piano themes; Bennett developed these endlessly for orchestra and, in addition, composed many hours of the score outright. Part One chronicles Victory's gestation and production at NBC, its reception, the series' afterlife in syndication and home video, and the score's "Gold Record" sales success on RCA records. Part Two examines each episode in turn, focusing on how the Bennett-scored music pairs with screen action. Every transformation of the much-used Rodgers themes is cited, along with the episodes' musical inter-relationships. The hundreds of musical examples generously sample the score's 111/2 hours of music. NBC's Victory has been neglected by Richard Rodgers's biographers and by film historians. As the series celebrates its 70th anniversary, the Rodgers-Bennett score here finally receives recognition for its artistry and power.

Author : Joseph Conrad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:49015002154947

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victory by Joseph Conrad Pdf

Author : Isabelle ; Jordan Fremeaux (Jay),Jay Jordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : ART
ISBN : 0745345891

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We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself by Isabelle ; Jordan Fremeaux (Jay),Jay Jordan Pdf

"In 2008, as the storms of the financial crash blew, Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan deserted the metropolis and their academic jobs, traveling across Europe in search of post-capitalist utopias. They wanted their art activism to no longer be uprooted. They arrived at a place French politicians had declared lost to the republic, otherwise know as the zad (the zone to defend): a messy but extraordinary canvas of commoning, illegally occupying 4,000 acres of wetlands where an international airport was planned. In 2018, the 40-year-long struggle snatched an incredible victory, defeating the airport expansion project through a powerful cocktail that merged creation and resistance. Fremeaux and Jordan blend rich eyewitness accounts with theory, inspired by a diverse array of approaches, from neo-animism to revolutionary biology, insurrectionary writings and radical art history"--

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2022 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Public works
ISBN : UOM:39015081268933

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Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives ... by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1286 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112202801439

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Hearings by United States. Congress. House Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Flood Control
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Flood control
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045560096

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Miscellaneous Flood Control, 1960 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Flood Control Pdf

Author : Kurt Lohbeck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1993-11
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015033109268

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Holy War, Unholy Victory by Kurt Lohbeck Pdf

Describes the Soviet-Afghan War from the eyes of the Afghans who fought it.