“…From a much more agreeable and hospitable source, their customers. That's exactly what Michael Dell, Bill Gates and Banana Republic's Mel and Patricia Ziegler did to get their companies up and running and turn them into iconic brands. …”

“…Glanz und Elend der Patronage als Ermöglichungsbedingung literarischen Überlebens sind nirgends schärfer gezeichnet als bei Anna Louisa Karsch und Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz. Hier zeigt sich paradigmatisch, wie sich Patronage auf die Rezeption, Zirkulation und Überlieferung literarischer Texte auswirkt…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Graff -- Files, bureaucrats, and intellectuals / Robert Darnton -- Lighting lines / Daniel Czitrom -- Time, space and the telegraph / James Carey -- The new journalism / Michael Schudson -- The telephone takes command / Claude S. …”

“…Janowitz is in control of the difficult source material and gives its structure and content new depth and analytical possibilities by virtue of the categories she uses for analysis." -- Michael Fishbane, Brandeis UniversityThis book represents the first English translation of Maaseh Merkabah, which is part of a body of early Jewish mystical texts known as palace (hekhalot) or chariot (merkabah) texts. …”

“…Michael O'Hara, un marinero irlandés, entra a trabajar en un yate a las órdenes de un inválido casado con una mujer fatal y queda atrapado en una maraña de intrigas y asesinatos…”