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Queen of the Oil Club

The Intrepid Wanda Jablonski and the Power of Information

By: Anna Rubino

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Queen of the Oil Club

The Intrepid Wanda Jablonski and the Power of Information

By: Anna Rubino

This is the story of a gutsy journalist who challenged power-and succeeded. Wanda Jablonski was an investigative reporter, publisher, and power broker who came to wield exceptional influence on twentieth-century geopolitics by shedding light on the secretive world of oil from the 1950s through the 1980s. Jablonski unveiled many mysteries of the oil club, an elite group of Western executives who once controlled the international petroleum business. Nicknamed the midwife of OPEC, Jablonski undermined Big Oil's dominance by exposing the vulnerabilities of the major oil companies and encouraging the rise of oil nationalism. Her scoops, commentaries, and private networking helped shape the debate that led to the creation of OPEC, the oil shocks of the 1970s, and the largest transfer of wealth in history. Tenacious and glamorous, Wanda-as she was known in the oil world-coaxed her way into exploration sites in Middle Eastern deserts, drilling camps in the Venezuelan jungle, male-only boardrooms in New York and London, and the king's harem in Saudi Arabia. She survived threats, boycotts, and suspicions of espionage as she elicited information and insight from CEOs of the oil giants and political leaders, including the shah of Iran. Working for the Journal of Commerce and other New York publications, Jablonski defied the prevailing view that a woman reporting on business had no credibility. In 1961, divorced and suddenly jobless, she took a big gamble by starting her own newsletter, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, which was soon dubbed the "bible" of the oil world. Today, when conflict in the Middle East and climate change cause us to reexamine our reliance on oil, Jablonski's prescience-whether about oil dependency, cultural insensitivity, or market manipulation-proves remarkable. Anna Rubino, who reported for Jablonski in the 1980s, uses scores of interviews, exclusive access to her private papers, and newly declassified information to tell the dramatic story of this journalistic pioneer and the power of information.

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368

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Beacon Press

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080707277X

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9780807072776

Every Picture Hides a Story

The Secret Ways Artists Make Their Work More Seductive

By: William Cane,Anna Gabrielle

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Every Picture Hides a Story

The Secret Ways Artists Make Their Work More Seductive

By: William Cane,Anna Gabrielle

Each year 11 million people trek to the Louvre to gawk at the Mona Lisa. Many visitors clutch guide books in hand describing the painting. For some, it’s the experience of a lifetime, one they’ll talk about with friends and family for decades. Yet some modern researchers say that the vast majority of people will never recognize the hidden messages in this painting. That’s because those hidden messages are subliminal. Buried below the threshold of conscious awareness, Da Vinci used techniques people never notice. Not only don’t people know what they’re seeing, they would be shocked to find out. A surprisingly large number of famous paintings fall into the same category. That is, they employ subliminal techniques to enhance the effectiveness of the work or to encode messages within portraits and landscapes. No book, however, has ever attempted to provide an overview of the technical sophistication and arcane methods that artists worldwide have used to conceal secret meaning in their work. Every Picture Hides a Story is the first book to expose the subliminal content in the world’s greatest paintings. Titillating, subversive, and building on the groundbreaking work of pioneers of art criticism, this book will enable readers to view art masterpieces with greater understanding. And their enjoyment of these works will be exponentially enhanced. This full-color book contains 86 images of the paintings and their details.

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313

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538161370

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9781538161371

Sins of a Ruthless Rogue

By: Anna Randol

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Sins of a Ruthless Rogue

By: Anna Randol

Sins of a Ruthless Rouge, the second of Anna Randol’s Sinner’s Trio books, takes readers on a journey of betrayal and passion, set against Russia’s most opulent mansions and London’s royal residences. When Olivia Swift betrayed Clayton Campbell a decade ago, she never thought she’d see him again. Now working together to translate a cypher and uncover the mysterious exploits of a long-forgotten Russian spy ring, Clayton finds himself in grave danger. While his attraction to Olivia is undeniable, can he truly trust her with his life? A historical romance weaved with adventure and sensuality, Sins of a Ruthless Rogue features rich characters and a suspenseful, original story that will delight fans of Loretta Chase, Sherry Thomas, and Stephanie Laurens.

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216

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Harper Collins

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0062231324

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9780062231321

Zoltan Kodaly’s World of Music

By: Anna Dalos

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Zoltan Kodaly’s World of Music

By: Anna Dalos

Hungarian composer and musician Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967) is best known for his pedagogical system, the Kodály Method, which has been influential in the development of music education around the world. Author Anna Dalos considers, for the first time in publication, Kodály’s career beyond the classroom and provides a comprehensive assessment of his works as a composer. A noted collector of Hungarian folk music, Kodály adapted the traditional heritage musics in his own compositions, greatly influencing the work of his contemporary, Béla Bartók. Highlighting Kodály’s major music experiences, Dalos shows how his musical works were also inspired by Brahms, Wagner, Debussy, Palestrina, and Bach. Set against the backdrop of various oppressive regimes of twentieth-century Europe, this study of Kodály’s career also explores decisive, extramusical impulses, such as his bitter experiences of World War I, Kodály’s reception of classical antiquity, and his interpretation of the male and female roles in his music. Written by the leading Kodály expert, this impressive work of historical and musical insight provides a timely and much-needed English-language treatment of the twentieth-century composer.

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297

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University of California Press

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0520300041

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9780520300040

Returning the Gaze

A Genealogy of Black Film Criticism, 1909-1949

By: Anna Everett

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Returning the Gaze

A Genealogy of Black Film Criticism, 1909-1949

By: Anna Everett

Rediscovers and examines the lost history of African-American film criticism from the first half of the century.

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378

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Duke University Press

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0822326140

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9780822326144

Sins of a Wicked Princess

By: Anna Randol

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Sins of a Wicked Princess

By: Anna Randol

In the scorching finale of Anna Randol's wickedly tempting Trio series, the Wraith takes on a mission— and a princess— he'll never forget . . . Ian Maddox, aka the Wraith, is happy to leave his life as a spy— as soon as he discovers who's been trying to kill his friends. All clues lead him to the bedroom of an exiled princess. Yet Princess Juliana isn't the simpering royal he expects, and this irresistible beauty agrees to give him the information he seeks . . . for a price. Princess Juliana has never cowered—not even as she fled her burning castle in the midst of a rebellion—so she won't tremble before the darkly charismatic man who appears in her bedchamber and holds a knife to her throat. Instead, she bargains with the infamous spy to help her retrieve sensitive documents and restore her kingdom. But Juliana quickly finds that Ian is no humble servant, and she never imagines that lessons in thievery will lead to schooling in seduction.

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286

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Harper Collins

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0062231332

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9780062231338

Anna's Book

By: Anna,Fynn

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Anna's Book

By: Anna,Fynn

The author of the bestseller Mister God, This Is Anna, presents Anna's own childhood writings, with moving illustrations by Papas.

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Henry Holt

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0805004300

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9780805004304

Book's by Anna Randol

Queen of the Oil Club

Queen of the Oil Club

Every Picture Hides a Story

Every Picture Hides a Story

Sins of a Ruthless Rogue

Sins of a Ruthless Rogue

Zoltan Kodaly’s World of Music

Zoltan Kodaly’s World of Music

Returning the Gaze

Returning the Gaze

Sins of a Wicked Princess

Sins of a Wicked Princess

Anna's Book

Anna's Book

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