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In 1850, an impoverished twenty-five-year-old named Fredericka Mandelbaum came to New York in steerage and worked as a peddler on the streets of Lower Manhattan. By the 1870s she was a fixture of high society and an admired philanthropist. How was she able to ascend from tenement poverty to vast wealth? In the intervening years, “Marm” Mandelbaum had become the country’s most notorious “fence”—a receiver of stolen goods—and a criminal mastermind.

Professors Cook and Herzman provide you with an illuminating introduction to one of the greatest works ever written. One of the most profound and satisfying of all poems, The Divine Comedy (or Commedia) of Dante Alighieri is a book for life. In a brilliantly constructed narrative of his imaginary guided pilgrimage through the three realms of the Christian afterlife, Dante accomplished a literary task of astonishing complexity. In these twenty-four lectures, as you follow Dante on his journey, you'll learn how medieval literature offers insights into fundamental questions.

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.

In The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy, Michael Mandelbaum offers a new framework for understanding the evolution of the foreign policy of the United States. He divides that evolution into four distinct periods, with each defined by the consistent increase in American power relative to other countries. His history of the four periods features engaging accounts of the major events and important personalities in the foreign policy of each era.

The Titans of the Twentieth Century addresses an age-old question: what is the impact of individuals on history? The first half of the twentieth century offered political leaders enormous scope for changing the world. This book consists of essays about eight who, for better and for worse, did just that. Individually, each chapter offers fresh and often surprising portraits of the twentieth century's titans. Collectively, the essays present a vivid and revealing portrait of a turbulent half-century that shaped the world of today.

Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, a journey of 10 years and countless thrilling adventures. Rich in Greek folklore and myth, featuring gods and goddesses, monsters and sorceresses, The Odyssey has enchanted listeners around the world for thousands of years.

Si vous n'avez pas de Chinois à côté, il y en a un qui emménagera bientôt. En fait, ce sont de bons voisins et de grands immigrants. Rappelez-vous, ce sont les gens qui ont quitté la Chine. Les gens en Chine, à Hong Kong, à Taïwan et à peu près dans le reste de l'Asie de l'Est sont des chiens ; ils sont très peu éduqués, xénophobes, ethnocentriques et prient littéralement pour l'argent. Les anthropologues occidentaux ont craché des bêtises sur le fait que la Chine est une culture monoethnique à contexte élevé, ce qui est un mot fantaisiste pour « raciste ». N'oubliez ...

The Mandelbaum Gate divides the conflict-torn realm of Jerusalem, separating Israel from Jordan. Barbara Vaughn, a stubborn young English woman and half-Jewish Catholic convert, insists upon crossing the divide in order to rendezvous with her fiancé, in spite of the very real danger. Her quest sets off a series of bizarre situations and adventures, set against the backdrop of the Eichmann trial of 1961.

Time savings ideas for business and pleasure that the larger portion of the workers of the world can unite in using. It goes contrary to some of the accepted wisdom out there, and offers a unique view on the mini-vacation as opposed to the mini retirement--which for many is not practical. The principles of time savings are discussed and analyzed, and it is all done with a touch of humor and easy readability. Written by a lawyer that makes his living by selling his time. Take the time to read this.

In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming “lion women.”

Mr. Murphy is waiting to get you! His law can be your undoing, and you need to know how to protect yourself. Sound and sensible advice to plug the dangerous holes and fill in the gaps that people have in their personal and business lives. By taking heed to Murphy's Law--Whatever can go wrong will-- and it's corollary--It will go wrong at the worst possible moment--the reader can prepare for the worst--and usually avoid it. Sage counsel from a lawyer with 37 years experience. By using the information in this e-book the business life you save may be your own!

Se non hai un cinese che vive nella porta accanto, uno si trasferirà presto. In realtà, sono buoni vicini e ottimi immigrati. Ricorda, queste sono le persone che hanno lasciato la Cina. Le persone in Cina, Hong Kong, Taiwan e praticamente nel resto dell'Asia orientale sono cani; sono altamente ignoranti, xenofobi, etnocentrici e pregano letteralmente per il denaro. Gli antropologi in Occidente hanno sputato sciocchezze sul fatto che la Cina sia una cultura monoetnica ad alto contesto, che è una parola di fantasia per "razzista". Non dimenticare che questi bastardi tagliarono il braccio ...

Si no tiene una persona china viviendo al lado, uno se mudará pronto. En realidad, son buenos vecinos y grandes inmigrantes. Recuerda, estas son las personas que se fueron de China. Las personas en China, Hong Kong, Taiwán y prácticamente el resto del este de Asia son perros; son muy analfabetos, xenófobos, etnocéntricos y, literalmente, rezan al dinero. Los antropólogos en Occidente han estado diciendo tonterías acerca de que China es una cultura monoétnica de alto contexto, que es una palabra elegante para "racista". No olviden que estos bastardos le cortaron el brazo a San ...

Want to survive in business for your first five years so you can thrive in the next five? Statistically, about half of the small businesses started are dead in the water within the first five years. If you can survive the first five, you have a much greater chance of surviving in the long term and surviving until you're thriving. The tips and techniques in this e-book will help you do just that--survive your first five years in business, the most dangerous years. When you are armed with know-how, you are prepared for the business jungle. Written by an attorney who for forty-three years ...

With Professor Esolen you will enter the terrible gates of Hell and progress level by infernal level to its diabolical depths. Professor Esolen places a special emphasis on the drama of the poem, leading you through each canto in succession. Professor Esolen will more than satisfy your curiosity about Hell and the fate of the damned. He will reveal in all its starkness the horror of sin and awaken in your heart a longing for divine love.

En El largo camino hacia la libertad Nelson Mandela recorre el sendero de su extraordinaria vida. Descubriremos sus primeros pasos como estudiante y pasante en Johannesburgo, el lento despertar de su conciencia política, la ruptura de su primer matrimonio, la dolorosa separación de sus hijos, los veintisiete años que estuvo en prisión -repletos de acontecimientos-, su libertad y la instauración definitiva en Sudáfrica de una democracia multirracial.

Through a blend of memoir and history, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Kai Bird recounts the Western experience in the Middle East and just why it has been so turbulent. Through Bird ’s Zelig-like presence, the reader experiences the Suez War of 1956, the June 1967 War, and the Black September hijackings of 1970 that led to the Jordanian Civil War. Bird ’s memoir also shows how all of these momentous events led to the rise and tragic downfall of a secular Arab nationalist ethos.

In the 25 years after 1989, the world enjoyed the deepest peace in history. In The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, the eminent foreign policy scholar Michael Mandelbaum examines that remarkable quarter century, describing how and why the peace was established and then fell apart. Mandelbaum argues that the widespread peace ended because three major countries put an end to it with aggressive nationalist policies aimed at overturning the prevailing political arrangements in their respective regions.

According to Ian Morris, the author of a sweeping history of conflict from prehistoric times to the present, war can sometimes produce safety. But his account runs into difficulties as it approaches the present.

America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, analyze those challenges - globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption - and spell out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment.