The five 'Titans of Industry' discussed in this series are, without a doubt, the most influential and impactful men in American history. Without any one of them, the entire landscape of the US would be different. They are the founders of the American economy.
We live in a world today that is based on the actions of John D. Rockefeller. Everything we do and how we live are the result of oil and its power.
J.P. Morgan is more than just the name on one of the largest banks in America; He built the financial world we live in today.
Henry Ford not only revolutionized the automobile industry, but the assembly line he created has changed the way the entire world thinks about manufacturing.
Grab a copy, pull up a chair, pour your favorite reading beverage, and dive into the lives of the men who built America.
Автор: Janet Carsten Название: Blood Work: Life and Laboratories in Penang ISBN: 1478004819 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478004813 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 29220.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
What is blood? How can we account for its enormous range of meanings and its extraordinary symbolic power? In Blood Work Janet Carsten traces the multiple meanings of blood as it moves from donors to labs, hospitals, and patients in Penang, Malaysia. She tells the stories of blood donors, their varied motivations, and the paperwork, payment, and other bureaucratic processes involved in blood donation, tracking the interpersonal relations between lab staff and revealing how their work with blood reflects the social, cultural, and political dynamics of modern Malaysia. Carsten follows hospital workers into factories and community halls on blood drives and brings readers into the operating theater as a machine circulates a bypass patient's blood. Throughout, she foregrounds blood's symbolic power, uncovering the processes that make the hospital, the blood bank, the lab, and science itself work. In this way, blood becomes a privileged lens for understanding the entanglements of modern life.
Автор: Janet Carsten Название: Blood Work: Life and Laboratories in Penang ISBN: 1478004207 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478004202 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 117000.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
What is blood? How can we account for its enormous range of meanings and its extraordinary symbolic power? In Blood Work Janet Carsten traces the multiple meanings of blood as it moves from donors to labs, hospitals, and patients in Penang, Malaysia. She tells the stories of blood donors, their varied motivations, and the paperwork, payment, and other bureaucratic processes involved in blood donation, tracking the interpersonal relations between lab staff and revealing how their work with blood reflects the social, cultural, and political dynamics of modern Malaysia. Carsten follows hospital workers into factories and community halls on blood drives and brings readers into the operating theater as a machine circulates a bypass patient's blood. Throughout, she foregrounds blood's symbolic power, uncovering the processes that make the hospital, the blood bank, the lab, and science itself work. In this way, blood becomes a privileged lens for understanding the entanglements of modern life.
Автор: Wetzel Dan Название: Epic Athletes: Alex Morgan ISBN: 1250295777 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250295774 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Цена: 10410.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
Kicking off his new series of sports biographies for young readers, journalist Dan Wetzel tells the inspiring true life story of US Women's Soccer star Alex Morgan
Fierce competitor. World Cup winner. Role model.
U.S. Women's Soccer star Alex Morgan has earned each of these impressive titles throughout her incredible career. As a young girl growing up in Southern California, she dreamed of being a professional soccer player, fighting to compete on the international stage against the world's greatest athletes. Flash forward to the present and Alex Morgan has emerged as the face of U.S. Women's soccer, famous for her clutch, late-game goals, and an inspiration to kids across the country.
Just in time for the 2019 Women's World Cup, bestselling author Dan Wetzel details the rise of an American champion in this uplifting biography for young readers, complete with dynamic comic-style illustrations.
Автор: Rofel, Lisa Yanagisako, Sylvia J. Название: Fabricating transnational capitalism ISBN: 1478000295 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478000297 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 133720.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In this innovative collaborative ethnography of Italian-Chinese ventures in the fashion industry, Lisa Rofel and Sylvia J. Yanagisako offer a new methodology for studying transnational capitalism. Drawing on their respective linguistic and regional areas of expertise, Rofel and Yanagisako show how different historical legacies of capital, labor, nation, and kinship are crucial in the formation of global capitalism. Focusing on how Italian fashion is manufactured, distributed, and marketed by Italian-Chinese ventures and how their relationships have been complicated by China's emergence as a market for luxury goods, the authors illuminate the often-overlooked processes that produce transnational capitalism—including privatization, negotiation of labor value, rearrangement of accumulation, reconfiguration of kinship, and outsourcing of inequality. In so doing, Fabricating Transnational Capitalism reveals the crucial role of the state and the shifting power relations between nations in shaping the ideas and practices of the Italian and Chinese partners.
Автор: Morgan II Henry Название: A Tale of Two Kingdoms ISBN: 1498433189 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498433181 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 10110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Bible is given to us by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We know from scripture that the Spirit of God speaks exclusively of the TRUTH...testifying of Jesus. As we unfold the TRUTH of "A Tale of Two Kingdoms", it will be crystal clear which kingdom we are citizens of. Our current citizenship determines our eternal destination, so it's gravely important that we understand the dynamics of both kingdoms and choose wisely. The design and goal of both kingdoms are polar opposites. The Kingdom of God ultimately produces life, while the kingdom of Satan only produces death. As you receive understanding on the simple reality of these two kingdoms, the "gray" areas of morality and righteousness will be as they truly are, black and white.
Автор: Charles River Editors Название: Real Pirates of the Caribbean: Blackbeard, Sir Francis Drake, Captain Morgan, Black Bart, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Henry Every ISBN: 1984014641 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781984014641 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 34650.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: *Examines the lives, legends and legacies of the Caribbean's most famous and successful pirates. *Explains how the myths and legends of pirates like Blackbeard created the instantly recognizable pirate stereotypes today. *Includes pictures depicting the pirates and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes contemporary accounts of the pirates written by Captain Charles Johnson. *Includes Bibliographies Over the past decade, few movie franchises have been as successful as Pirates of the Caribbean, starring Johnny Depp as the stereotypical pirate Jack Sparrow, a flamboyant, colorful and cunning pirate of questionable morality. The popularity of the movies and the character Jack Sparrow demonstrate how the people who have lived outside the boundaries of normal societies and refused to play by the rules have long fascinated the world. Nowhere is this more evident than the continuing interest in the pirates of centuries past. As the subjects of books, movies, and even theme park rides, people continue to let their imaginations go when it comes to pirates, with buried treasure, parrots, and walking the plank all ingrained in pop culture's perception of them. While there is no question that the myths and legends surrounding history's most famous pirates are colorful, in some instances their actual lives made for even better stories. Before the Golden Age of Piracy, men like Sir Francis Drake straddled the line between pirate and privateer, and Drake was knighted for fighting the Spanish. While Captain Morgan's ruthless piracy has actually been overlooked due to his association with the spiced rum company using his name, he was a remarkably successful pirate, and one of history's best documented pirates. The Golden Age of Piracy generally refers to the era when history's most famous pirates roamed the seas of the West Indies from 1670-1720, and it is no coincidence that the beginning of it was marked by the rise of Henry Every. In his day Every was the "King of Pirates," and in addition to popularizing the famous skull and crossbones logo that would become the most famous pirate flag, Every conducted what is considered the most profitable pirate raid in history, leading to what is considered the first worldwide manhunt in history when the English put a large bounty on his head. It would be an understatement to say that pop culture's perception of piracy and pirates has been primarily influenced by Captain Edward Teach, known to the world as Blackbeard. Blackbeard is remembered today based more on myths than reality. People continue to let their imaginations go when it comes to Blackbeard, picturing a pirate who captured more booty than any other pirate, hid buried treasure, and lit his hair on fire before battle. People have long claimed that his ghost still haunts the Atlantic Ocean, and his contemporaries were so scared of him that they claimed to have seen his headless body swim around his pirate boat three times. Fittingly, some of history's most famous pirates sailed together. Black Bart Roberts is considered the most successful pirate in history, managing to capture about 500 ships before meeting his fate, but he learned the tricks of the trade from Howell Davis, whose cunning and courage led to some of the most spectacular acts of piracy in history. Then there are history's two most famous female pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read, who actually sailed together on Calico Jack's pirate ship. Together the three became history's most famous pirate crew and had one of the most colorful years of the Golden Age of Piracy before being captured. Real Pirates of the Caribbean looks at all of these notorious pirates, examining their careers and analyzing their legacies. Along with pictures, contemporary accounts, bibliographies, and a Table of Contents, you will learn about these famous pirates like never before.
Автор: Morgan Henry G. Название: Planning the Defeat of Japan: A Study of Total War Strategy ISBN: 128859660X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781288596607 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 30350.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Morgan Henry Название: Ned Nevins, the News Boy, Or, Street Life in Boston. ISBN: 1275721478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781275721470 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 32870.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Piatt Walter E. Название: Attack on Panama City by Henry Morgan ISBN: 1249404800 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781249404804 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 71050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
