Number the Stars Lois Lowry is the author of Number the stars. She published her book in 1989 by Random House in New York. Her books have a variety of styles and content‚ but they all have the same general theme‚ such as‚ number the stars is set in a different culture and era but all her books tell the same story: that of the role that we humans play in the lives of our fellow beings. Lowry has written 20 novels and she has won the Newberry Medal award twice (Lowry‚ Lois Lowry-Bio). She also tackles
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brighton rock book review Ida Arnold‚ a warm-hearted‚ buxom woman meets ’Hale’ an unknown but distinctive stranger who leaves a lasting impression upon her. Following his odd ’disappearing act’ - she later hears of his seemingly ’natural’ death. However‚ convinced that something is amiss; she is determined to seek the truth and seek justice. She learns about the mob responsible for the murder; under the new leadership of an adolescent - ’Pinkie’. A ruthless youth who will stop at nothing for
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Book Review: The Last Manchu Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi‚ Last Emperor of China Edited by: Paul Kramer Submitted by: Tiffany Joy A. Candelaria 2 History I. Brief Summary This book is an autobiography of a man who became The Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty‚ at two years of age‚ named Henry Pu Yi. He lived a life as an emperor up until China’s government became republic and seized his powers. Until then‚ he continued his life back in Tientsin and tried to continue his legacy by being
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Book Review The Bureaucracy in the Philippines Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz ------------------------------------------------- Institute of Public Administration: University of the Philippines‚ 1957. 268 pp. This book is about the administrative history of the bureaucracy in the Philippines. It spans from the 1560’s when Spain undertook to administer the affairs of the natives of the archipelago to the 1950’s when the Filipinos assumed the responsibility of self-government. The author presented the significant
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BOOK REVIEW AND LEADER ANALYSIS Submitted to Dr. Joseph Martelli by Maddula Ravi Chandra Student I.D: 491593 Email I.D: maddular@findlay.edu In partial fulfilment of course requirement for MBA Course Number: MBA610_01_FA2013 Course Title: Leadership and Organisation Behaviour. The University of Findlay 10-9-2013 ABSTRACT This book review is an analysis of the leadership qualities of J.R.D.Tata described with reference to theories from "Daft" (2011) and his biography "Beyond The Last
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happened in London‚ and how it completely changed glob view of urbanization. The book follows Dr. John Snow as he find the source of the outbreak and ultimately changed the way modern city-dwellers‚ city planners‚ physicians‚ and public officials think about the spread of disease and the development of the modern urban environment. His discovery was that the cholera come from contaminated water systems. The book also touches a lot on how urbanization is a positive and necessary trend for a healthy
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The Johnson & Johnson Tylenol Incident In 1982 Johnson and Johnson‚ the pharmaceutical company that makes Tylenol announced a nationwide recall of Tylenol; 31 million bottles and a loss of 100 million dollars. This recall was secondary to the death of seven people in the Chicago area after using Tylenol. An investigation reveled the poisoning were found to be that of an outside source. The Tylenol was contaminated with cyanide from an outside source. Johnson and Johnson ’s response to the poisonings
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Book Review Author: Jung Chang Title: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Publication: Simon and Schuster‚ London‚ 1991 1. Main Thesis In Wild Swans‚ Jung Chang describes the life of three generations of woman in her family. Beginning in the year 1909 and ending in present time‚ it gives an insight into almost eighty years of the cultural history of China. Jung Chang has said in a interview that her intention in writing Wild Swans was to show how the Chinese people‚ and in particular the women
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Book review Book: Neil flambé and the Aztec abduction The book Neil flambé and the Aztec abduction is just an amazing book. It is a combination of romance‚ adventure‚ mystery‚ and even some history creating a sweet twist like no other book. It was written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester‚ who was born‚ raised and still lives in Canada today. The book is marketed young reads for children/teens age 10 and up‚ but its so good I recommend it to everyone‚ especially family’s that love to eat
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Tyler Yancey American History‚ Period 1 Fields of Fire 2013 February 22 Review of Fields of Fire Fields of Fire by James Webb is a historical novel first published in 1978 that takes place in the year 1969 during the Vietnam War. Although there are many characters that are significant to the story‚ the novel focuses mainly on three marines who find themselves in a platoon with each other; Robert E. Lee Hodges‚ “Snake‚” and Will “Senator” Goodrich. Webb gives the reader a great‚ detailed background
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