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Book Synopsis The Revolving Door of Life by : Alexander McCall Smith
Download or read book The Revolving Door of Life written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 44 Scotland Street -- Book 10 Excitement abounds when the revolving door of life brings fresh faces and hilarious new developments to the residents of 44 Scotland Street. Things are looking up for seven-year-old Bertie Pollock. The arrival of his spirited grandmother and the absence of his meddlesome mother—who is currently running a book club in a Bedouin harem (don’t ask)—bring unforeseen blessings: no psychotherapy, no Italian lessons, and no yoga classes. Meanwhile, surprises await Scotland Street’s grown-ups. Matthew makes a discovery that could be a major windfall for his family, but also presents a worrisome dilemma. Pat learns a secret about her father’s fiancée that may shake up her family, unless she can convince the perpetually narcissistic Bruce to help her out. And the Duke of Johannesburg finds himself in sudden need of an explanation—and an escape route—when accosted by a determined guest at a soirée. From the cunning schemes of the Association of Scottish Nudists to the myriad expressive possibilities of the word “aye,” Alexander McCall Smith guides us through the risks and rewards of friendship, love, and family with his usual inimitable wit and irresistible charm.
Book Synopsis Revolving Door Lobbying by : Timothy LaPira
Download or read book Revolving Door Lobbying written by Timothy LaPira and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades Washington has seen an alarming rise in the number of "revolving door lobbyists"—politicians and officials cashing in on their government experience to become influence peddlers on K Street. These lobbyists, popular wisdom suggests, sell access to the highest bidder. Revolving Door Lobbying tells a different, more nuanced story. As an insider interviewed in the book observes, where the general public has the "impression that lobbyists actually get things done, I would say 90 percent of what lobbyists do is prevent harm to their client from the government." Drawing on extensive new data on lobbyists’ biographies and interviews with dozens of experts, authors Timothy M. LaPira and Herschel F. Thomas establish the facts of the revolving door phenomenon—facts that suggest that, contrary to widespread assumptions about insider access, special interests hire these lobbyists as political insurance against an increasingly dysfunctional, unpredictable government. With their insider experience, revolving door lobbyists offer insight into the political process, irrespective of their connections to current policymakers. What they provide to their clients is useful and marketable political risk-reduction. Exploring this claim, LaPira and Thomas present a systematic analysis of who revolving door lobbyists are, how they differ from other lobbyists, what interests they represent, and how they seek to influence public policy. The first book to marshal comprehensive evidence of revolving door lobbying, LaPira and Thomas revise the notion that lobbyists are inherently and institutionally corrupt. Rather, the authors draw a complex and sobering picture of the revolving door as a consequence of the eroding capacity of government to solve the public’s problems.
Book Synopsis The Revolving Door by : Bernard Montpeirous
Download or read book The Revolving Door written by Bernard Montpeirous and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young boy riding in his father's taxi, Bernard Montpeirous never imagined the adventures that awaited him in the streets (and doorways) of New York City. In his engaging memoir, he recounts his childhood experiences as a first-generation Haitian American and shares highlights of his career as a doorman for two of the city's luxury hotels. While on the job, Montpeirous met some of the biggest stars of all time and bore witness to what they were like when the cameras were gone. From Sylvester Stallone to Mick Jagger, Montpeirous's clients partied hard and were often happy to let the doorman in on the fun. The Revolving Door, however, isn't all about the high life. Montpeirous also focuses on the moments that forced him to grow and change. As a young man, he was up for almost anything, but Montpeirous now has learned the importance of family and fatherhood and has confronted the demons he ran from for half his life. In The Revolving Door, Montpeirous shares entertaining anecdotes about hobnobbing with celebrities as well as insightful advice on facing up to your shortcomings. You won't soon forget the tremendous highs and the terrifying lows of his life's journey.
Book Synopsis This Fight Is Our Fight by : Elizabeth Warren
Download or read book This Fight Is Our Fight written by Elizabeth Warren and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestseller The fiery U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and bestselling author offers a passionate, inspiring book about why our middle class is under siege and how we can win the fight to save it Senator Elizabeth Warren has long been an outspoken champion of America’s middle class, and by the time the people of Massachusetts elected her in 2012, she had become one of the country’s leading progressive voices. Now, at a perilous moment for our nation, she has written a book that is at once an illuminating account of how we built the strongest middle class in history, a scathing indictment of those who have spent the past thirty-five years undermining working families, and a rousing call to action. Warren grew up in Oklahoma, and she’s never forgotten how difficult it was for her mother and father to hold on at the ragged edge of the middle class. An educational system that offered opportunities for all made it possible for her to achieve her dream of going to college, becoming a teacher, and, later, attending law school. But now, for many, these kinds of opportunities are gone, and a government that once looked out for working families is instead captive to the rich and powerful. Seventy-five years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal ushered in an age of widespread prosperity; in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan reversed course and sold the country on the disastrous fiction called trickle-down economics. Now, with the election of Donald Trump--a con artist who promised to drain the swamp of special interests and then surrounded himself with billionaires and lobbyists--the middle class is being pushed ever closer to collapse. Written in the candid, high-spirited voice that is Warren’s trademark, This Fight Is Our Fight tells eye-opening stories about her battles in the Senate and vividly describes the experiences of hard-working Americans who have too often been given the short end of the stick. Elizabeth Warren has had enough of phony promises and a government that no longer serves its people--she won’t sit down, she won’t be silenced, and she will fight back.
Book Synopsis Electronic Access Control by : Thomas L. Norman
Download or read book Electronic Access Control written by Thomas L. Norman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electronic Access Control introduces the fundamentals of electronic access control through clear, well-illustrated explanations. Access Control Systems are difficult to learn and even harder to master due to the different ways in which manufacturers approach the subject and the myriad complications associated with doors, door frames, hardware, and electrified locks. This book consolidates this information, covering a comprehensive yet easy-to-read list of subjects that every Access Control System Designer, Installer, Maintenance Tech or Project Manager needs to know in order to develop quality and profitable Alarm/Access Control System installations. Within these pages, Thomas L. Norman – a master at electronic security and risk management consulting and author of the industry reference manual for the design of Integrated Security Systems – describes the full range of EAC devices (credentials, readers, locks, sensors, wiring, and computers), showing how they work, and how they are installed. - A comprehensive introduction to all aspects of electronic access control - Provides information in short bursts with ample illustrations - Each chapter begins with outline of chapter contents and ends with a quiz - May be used for self-study, or as a professional reference guide
Book Synopsis Male, Failed, Jailed by : David Maguire
Download or read book Male, Failed, Jailed written by David Maguire and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The profile of prisoners across many Western countries is strikingly similar – 95% male, predominantly undereducated and underemployed, from the most deprived neighbourhoods. This book reflects on how similarly positioned men configure masculinities against global economic shifts that have seen the decimation of traditional, manual-heavy industry and with it the disruption of long-established relations of labour. Drawing on life history interviews and classical ethnography, the book charts a group of men’s experiences pre, during and post prison. Tracking the development of masculinities from childhood to adulthood, across impoverished streets, ‘failing’ schools and inadequate state ‘care’, the book questions whether this proved better preparation for serving prison time than working in their local, service-dominated, labour markets. It integrates theories of crime, geography, economics and masculinity to take into account structural and global economic shifts as well as individual long-term perspectives in order to provide a broad examination on pathways to prison and post prison.
Book Synopsis The Revolving Door Since 1881 by : Alan Beardmore
Download or read book The Revolving Door Since 1881 written by Alan Beardmore and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Appetite City written by William Grimes and published by North Point Press. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York is the greatest restaurant city the world has ever seen. In Appetite City, the former New York Times restaurant critic William Grimes leads us on a grand historical tour of New York's dining culture. Beginning with the era when simple chophouses and oyster bars dominated the culinary scene, he charts the city's transformation into the world restaurant capital it is today. Appetite City takes us on a unique and delectable journey, from the days when oysters and turtle were the most popular ingredients in New York cuisine, through the era of the fifty-cent French and Italian table d'hôtes beloved of American "Bohemians," to the birth of Times Square—where food and entertainment formed a partnership that has survived to this day. Enhancing his tale with more than one hundred photographs, rare menus, menu cards, and other curios and illustrations (many never before seen), Grimes vividly describes the dining styles, dishes, and restaurants succeeding one another in an unfolding historical panorama: the deluxe ice cream parlors of the 1850s, the boisterous beef-and-beans joints along Newspaper Row in the 1890s, the assembly-line experiment of the Automat, the daring international restaurants of the 1939 World's Fair, and the surging multicultural city of today. By encompassing renowned establishments such as Delmonico's and Le Pavillon as well as the Bowery restaurants where a meal cost a penny, he reveals the ways in which the restaurant scene mirrored the larger forces shaping New York, giving us a deliciously original account of the history of America's greatest city. Rich with incident, anecdote, and unforgettable personalities, Appetite City offers the dedicated food lover or the casual diner an irresistible menu of the city's most savory moments.
Book Synopsis Do Members of Congress Reward Their Future Employers? by : Adolfo Santos
Download or read book Do Members of Congress Reward Their Future Employers? written by Adolfo Santos and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2006 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, former members of Congress are finding their way back into the corridors of power representing the very interest groups they once regulated. As lobbyists, former members of Congress carry significant clout that gives them access not only to their former colleagues in the House of Representatives and Senate, but also to members of the executive branch. This book evaluates why former members of Congress become lobbyists, and the implications of this career choice on pubic policy. Do Members of Congress Reward Their Future Employers? argues that post-congressional lobbying has the potential to undermine sound public policy and may ultimately jeopardize the legitimacy of the institution.
Book Synopsis The Revolving Door by : Leonard Newland
Download or read book The Revolving Door written by Leonard Newland and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Whether you are a newcomer or a long-time worker in New York City’s taxi industry, The Revolving Door is for you. Written by Leonard Newland, a decades-long employee of Yellow Cabs, this guidebook includes everything from how to get started, the dangers of taxiing and its history, hot zones for ticketing, how to handle the TLC, and much, much more. About the Author Leonard Newland emigrated from Jamaica to the United States in 1984, leaving his wife and children to experience the American Dream and to be a better provider for his family. He has now worked for thirty-seven years as a taxi driver, serving New Yorkers and traveling throughout the tri-state area. He is now retired but is tempted to return to taxiing for the love he holds for it. His youngest child is currently working toward her master’s degree, and he attributes his many years of taxiing to afford them the opportunity.
Book Synopsis Solid Stone: Choices by : E.G. Patrick
Download or read book Solid Stone: Choices written by E.G. Patrick and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's all burning, the sheets and their love. Trust Violet Everything has fallen apart. I let that happen. Adam is gone. But I'm moving on. I've taken a new job in Chicago, and I'm starting fresh. That is until my past walks right through my office door. Ownership Adam I will have her. Every piece of that body. Of her heart. She's mine. But she's gone. How do I get her back? Violet, back in my arms. In my bed.
Book Synopsis "Code of Massachusetts regulations, 2002" by :
Download or read book "Code of Massachusetts regulations, 2002" written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archival snapshot of entire looseleaf Code of Massachusetts Regulations held by the Social Law Library of Massachusetts as of January 2020.
Book Synopsis Former Federal Trade Officials by : Loren Yager
Download or read book Former Federal Trade Officials written by Loren Yager and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are laws to safeguard against former fed. employees, incl. former trade officials, from using their access to influence gov¿t. officials. These post-employment activities are restricted by a fed. conflict of interest law, known as the "Revolving Door" law. Two other laws -- the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) -- require individuals conducting certain activities to publicly disclose them. This report provides a summary of the Revolving Door law, FARA, and LDA. The report interviewed ethics officials at 3 agencies whose missions focus on trade -- the U.S. Trade Rep., the Internat. Trade Admin., and the Internat. Trade Comm. -- and collected data on the number of senior officials who separated from these agencies from 2004-09.
Book Synopsis Traffic and Granular Flow ' 07 by : Cécile Appert-Rolland
Download or read book Traffic and Granular Flow ' 07 written by Cécile Appert-Rolland and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers several research fields dealing with transport. This work covers three main topics including road traffic, granular matter, and biological transport. It considers different points of views including modelling, simulations, experiments, and phenomenological observations.
Book Synopsis The Revolving Door by : Anna Veneziano
Download or read book The Revolving Door written by Anna Veneziano and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As far back as she could remember Anna Veneziano felt misplaced, "As is I had slipped into the wrong womb at the wrong time." The daughter of a Baptist minister in a predominantly Catholic country Anna retraces her memories of an Italian girl born under Mussolini's regime, trapped by fears grown out of religious beliefs and the dangers of war. Her experiences come to life on stitch at a time wrapped with a strong sense of place, history, mysticism, folklore, laughter, and tears. After the war, her journey to America brings her to find in her own life the truth which only the story can reveal.
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Book Synopsis Manual: New York Building Laws by : New York Society of Architects
Download or read book Manual: New York Building Laws written by New York Society of Architects and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
