“…The oldest European novels were written in ancient Greek during the first few centuries of the Common Era. Despite the gold rush towards these novels in the last two decades and the resurgence of interest in representations of character in literary studies, and Classical studies in particular, no volume has yet been devoted to exploring character and characterization in the ancient Greek novels. …”

“…"What Citizen Kane was to movie lovers in 1941, The Wild Bunch was to cineastes in 1969, " critic Michael Sragow wrote in the New Yorker. "Its adrenaline rush of revelations seemed to explode the parameters of the screen." …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Don Imus : "I can't get anywhere with you people" -- Jon Corzine : getting it right ... and getting it wrong -- Jet Blue Airways : a late-night disaster -- The O'Reilly "factor" : knowing when to shut up -- Taco Bell's E. coli scare : good intentions aren't enough -- The New York Times : covering up for Jayson Blair -- The Duke "rape" case : a rush to injustice -- Alberto Gonzales : paying the price for playing with words -- NFL boss Roger Goodell : scoring big points under pressure -- FEMA fails during Katrina : talk about "clueless"…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- The Panic of 1837. -- The Gold Rush. -- The Rise of Bank Clearinghouses. -- Chapter Two Lincoln Saves a Nation by Printing Money. -- The Lincoln Legacy. -- Financing the War. -- Salmon Chase and Jay Cooke. -- Fisk & Gould Profit by Inflation. -- The Panic of 1873. -- Gold Convertibility Restored. -- The Battle Over Silver Money. -- A Changing American Dream. -- The Silver Compromise. -- Chapter Three Robber Barons and the Gilded Age. -- The Age of Speculation. -- Republicans Embrace Inflation. -- The Panic of 1893. -- The Cross of Silver. -- The Evangelical Silverites. -- The Turning Point: 1896. -- Chapter Four The Rise of the Central Bank. -- The Trust Buster: Theodore Roosevelt. -- The Need for a Flexible Currency. -- The Crisis of 1907. -- The National Monetary Commission. -- The Passage of the Federal Reserve Act. -- Roosevelt, Wilson and the Politics of Reform. -- Chapter Five War, Boom & Bust. -- The Fed During WW I. -- A Return to Republican Normalcy. -- The Roaring Twenties. -- The New Era of Debt and Investing. -- The Bust: Stocks Fall and Tariffs Rise. -- Chapter Six New Deal to Cold War. -- FDR and the Era of Broken Precedent. -- The Seizure of Gold and Dollar Devaluation. -- Dollar Devaluation Hurt World Trade. -- The Rise of the Corporate State. -- Central Planning Arrives in Washington. -- FDR Embraces Federal Deposit Insurance. -- The Legacy of FDR. -- The Fed and The RFC. -- Corportivist Reform at the Fed. -- The New Deal Fails, So America Goes to War. -- Wartime Inflation and Debt Finance. -- Bretton Woods and Global Inflation. -- Chapter Seven Debt and Inflation A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. -- Federal Revenues Grow. -- The Fed Regains Independence. -- The Post-War Economy Soars. -- The Legacy of War. -- Cold War, Free Trade. -- The Dollar's Golden Age. -- Global Imbalances Return. -- Richard Nixon's Betrayal. -- The End of the Dollar Peg. -- The Return of Sovereign Borrowing. -- Chapter Eight Leveraging the American Dream. -- The New Uncertainty. -- Humphrey Hawkins and Full Employment. -- Balanced Budgets and Inflation. -- Volcker's Shock Treatment. -- The Crisis Managers. -- The Latin Debt Crisis. -- Volcker's Apprentice: Gerald Corrigan. -- Reagan Reappoints Volcker. -- The Never-ending Crisis. -- Volcker Exits and Crisis Returns. -- From Excess to Delusion. -- The Greenspan Legacy. -- Chapter Nine Prospects. -- The Growth Challenge. -- Growth versus Inflation. -- Changing Places. -- Triffin's Dilemma and the Dollar. -- Notes. -- About the Author. -- Index…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…for the Great Salt Lake: Mormons give up livelihoods in a rush for the Promised Land, 1846-1847 -- Great Salt Lake Valley, "the place": first few years in "Deseret" test pioneers' mettle, 1847-1850 -- Fort for Davy Crockett -- Fremont and Carson leave a mark on a Great Salt Lake island -- Gone fishin' -- What's in a name? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Stage and screen; Essentials; Preserving real time; Continuity and weather; Screen essentials; The scene must hold the audience's attention; The scene must edit together in a believable way; 2 Location filming; The recce; The director of photography (or lighting cameraman); The gaffer; The sound recordist; The designer; The grips; The production manager; 3 The director's role; The producer; The star; The actors; Rehearsals; Blocking; Rushes; 4 Sound; Microphones…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…"The Demise of the Preformed Embryo: Edinburgh, Leiden, and the Physician-Poet Mark Akenside's Contribution to the Re-Establishing of Epigenetic Embryology"Robin Dix5. "Benjamin Rush, Edinburgh Medicine and the Rise of Physician Autobiography"Catherine Jones6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Learning to keep a cautious tongue: the reporting of mistakes in neurosurgery, 1890 to 1930 -- Ch. 10. Rush from judgment -- Ch. 11. How should ethics consultants respond when careproviders have made or may have made a mistake? …”

“…Thus began a pellmell land rush to Kansas, an unreasoned, almost mindless exodus from the South toward some vague ideal, some western paradise, where all cares would vanish.In Search of Canaan tells the story of the Black migration from areas of the South to Kansas and other Midwestern and Western states that occurred soon after the end of Reconstruction. …”

“…Besides the advantages of working from your own home (and avoiding rush hour), remote work offers independence, flexibility, and more control over your work environment. …”

“…SC Moatti, a Silicon Valley veteran who was an executive with Facebook, Trulia, and Nokia, gives businesses and professionals simple ways to thrive in this modern day “gold rush.” More than a book on technology, this is a book about human nature and what matters most to us. …”

“…Once the results are published, the media rush to compare their countries’ positions in the international league tables. …”

“…You’ll discover the vastness and diversity of both nature and humanity, as you travel from abandoned Mayan tombs to the California Gold Rush; from the heart of Cajun country to the English Channel. …”

“…Indeed, finance has been identified as one of the main causes of the so-called 'global land rush'. In a world with a growing population that needs to be fed, the financial returns from agriculture are sold as safe bets. …”

“…The scientists are not in a rush to reach the clinic but a handful of clinical studies have shown promise. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…False economiesIdentifying Sound Takes; Using information provided; The Film in the Camera; Processing originals; Reversal and negative films; Copying the Original; Grading; Cinex strips; Cutting Copies; Cutting copies of 16 mm colour films; Copies on panchromatic stock; Black and white 16 mm films; Edge Numbers and Film Footage; Final stage of cutting; Edge numbers; Film footage; Locating Scenes and Takes; Logging rushes; Minimising paperwork; Breaking Down Rushes; Separating scenes and takes; Identifying the takes; Joining With Tape; Making the join; When not to use tape…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Panic, Prosperity, and Progress; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Tulip Madness; An Introduction to the Flower in Question; Rise of the Tulip; Market Frenzy; The Bloom Is off the Rose; The Compost Heap; Chapter 2 The Mississippi Scheme; Law's Early Life; Franco Finances; Paper Money; A Golden Opportunity; An Expansion of Power; Absorption and Ascent; The Frenzy Begins; A New Venue and a Plateau; Cracks in the Mississippi; Economic Dictatorship; A Rush and a Crush; Aftereffects; Chapter 3 The South Sea Bubble; Sovereign Debt and an Idea; A Useless Monopoly; The Bubble Companies; Newton's Folly…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Attix -- Normal aging and mild cognitive impairment / Glenn Smith and Beth K. Rush -- Neurodegenerative dementias / Kathleen A. …”