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Follow the Story

How to Write Successful Nonfiction

By: James B. Stewart

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Follow the Story

How to Write Successful Nonfiction

By: James B. Stewart

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling "Den of Thieves" and "Blood Sport" comes a hands-on guide to the art of reporting and the craft of writing compelling non-fiction, featuring the techniques Stewart uses in his own work.

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Simon and Schuster

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0684850672

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9780684850672

Den of Thieves

By: James B. Stewart

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Den of Thieves

By: James B. Stewart

A #1 bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize–winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the eighties’ biggest names on Wall Street—Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine—created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America’s most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice. Based on secret grand jury transcripts, interviews, and actual trading records, and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, Den of Thieves weaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrative—a portrait of human nature, big business, and crime of unparalleled proportions.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439126208

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9781439126202

The Partners

Inside America's Most Powerful Law Firms

By: James B. Stewart

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The Partners

Inside America's Most Powerful Law Firms

By: James B. Stewart

A lawyer and journalist dissects the personalities and power of the nation's elite corporate law firms and traces their roles in pivotal political and economic events, such as the rescue of the American hostages in Iran

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Grand Central Pub

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0446380121

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9780446380126

Disneywar

The Battle for the Magic Kingdom

By: James B. Stewart

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Disneywar

The Battle for the Magic Kingdom

By: James B. Stewart

When you wish upon a star', 'Whistle While You Work', 'The Happiest Place on Earth' - these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. So when Roy Disney, chairman of Disney animation, abruptly resigned in November 2003 and declared war on chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, he sent shock waves throughout the world. DISNEYWAR is the dramatic inside story of what drove this iconic entertainment company to civil war, told by one of America's most acclaimed journalists. Drawing on unprecedented access to both Eisner and Roy Disney, current and former Disney executives and board members, as well as hundreds of pages of never-before-seen letters and memos, James B. Stewart gets to the bottom of mysteries that have enveloped Disney for years. In riveting detail, Stewart also lays bare the creative process that lies at the heart of Disney. Even as the executive suite has been engulfed in turmoil, Disney has worked - and sometimes clashed - with a glittering array of Hollywood players, many of who tell their stories here for the first time.

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1847396895

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Follow the Story

How to Write Successful Nonfiction

By: James B. Stewart

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Follow the Story

How to Write Successful Nonfiction

By: James B. Stewart

An indispensable guide to nonfiction writing from the Columbia Journalism School professor and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist behind the bestsellers Blind Eye, Blood Sport, and Den of Thieves. In Follow the Story, bestselling author and journalist James B. Stewart teaches you the techniques of compelling narrative writing, from nonfiction books to articles, feature stories, or memoirs. Stewart provides concrete directions for conceiving, reporting, structuring, and writing nonfiction—techniques that he has used in his own successful books and stories. By using examples from his own work, Stewart illustrates systematically a way of thinking about and executing stories, a method that has helped numerous reporters and Columbia students become better writers. Follow the Story examines in detail: - How an idea is conceived - How to “sell” ideas to editors and publishers - How to report the nonfiction story - Six models that can be used for any nonfiction story - How to structure the narrative story - How to write introductions, endings, dialogue, and description - How to introduce and develop characters - How to use literary devices - Pitfalls to avoid Learn a clear way of looking at the world with the alert curiosity that is the first indispensable step toward good writing.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439127565

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9781439127568

Black Families

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

By: Harold E. Cheatham,James B. Stewart

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Black Families

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

By: Harold E. Cheatham,James B. Stewart

The condition and characteristics of the black family have been subjects of intense debate since at least the 1960s, when the Moynihan Report and the culture of poverty theses held sway. Since then a consistent theme has been that black families are pathological. Despite the fact that research has been inconclusive and contradictory, political debate and policy have been strongly influenced by the pathology theme. This volume presents alternative approaches toward understanding the special characteristics of black families. Extending a special issue of The Review of Black Political Economy, the book focuses on the economic circumstances and decision making of these families, employing Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives. It examines the general responses of black families to various external factors such as economic systems, and to Internal factors such as interpersonal relationships. This compendium of current thinking and research will be of interest to professionals in a number of fields, Including family studies, counseling, social work, psychology, and sociology. It will be of practical use in training programs for service delivery systems Interested In Incorporating multicultural perspectives, as well as those specifically interested in black families today.

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Routledge

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1351316311

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9781351316316

Tangled Webs

How False Statements Are Undermining America: From Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff

By: James B. Stewart

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Tangled Webs

How False Statements Are Undermining America: From Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff

By: James B. Stewart

Bestselling author James B. Stewart's newsbreaking investigation of our era's most high-profile perjurers, revealing the alarming extent of this national epidemic. Our system of justice rests on a simple proposition: that witnesses will raise their hands and tell the truth. In Tangled Webs, James B. Stewart reveals in vivid detail the consequences of the perjury epidemic that has swept our country, undermining the very foundation of our courts. With many prosecutors, investigators, and participants speaking for the first time, Tangled Webs goes behind the scene of the trials of media and homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart; top White House political adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby; home-run king Barry Bonds; and Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff. The saga of Martha Stewart's conviction captured the nation, but until now no one has answered the most basic question: Why would Stewart risk prison, put her entire empire in jeopardy, and lie repeatedly to government investigators to save a few hundred thousand dollars in stock gains? Moreover, how exactly was the notoriously meticulous Stewart brought down? Drawing on the accounts of then-deputy attorney general James Comey and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Stewart sheds new light on the Libby investigation, making clear how far into the White House the Valerie Plame CIA scandal extended, and why Libby took the fall. In San Francisco, Giants home-run king Barry Bonds faces trial due to his testimony before a grand jury investigating the use of illegal steroids in sports. Bonds was warned explicitly that the only crime he faced was perjury. Stewart unlocks the story behind the mounting evidence that he nonetheless lied under oath. Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme is infamous, but less well known is how he eluded detection for so long in the face of repeated investigations. Of the four he is the only one who has admitted to lying. The perjury outbreak is symptomatic of a broader breakdown of ethics in American life. It isn't just the judicial system that relies on an honor code: Academia, business, medicine, and government all depend on it. Tangled Webs explores the age-old tensions between greed and justice, self-interest and public interest, loyalty and duty. At a time when Americans seem hungry for moral leadership and clarity, Tangled Webs reaffirms the importance of truth.

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Penguin

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1101476516

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Heart of a Soldier

By: James B. Stewart

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Heart of a Soldier

By: James B. Stewart

From Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart comes the extraordinary story of American hero Rick Rescorla, Morgan Stanley security director and a veteran of Vietnam and the British colonial wars in Rhodesia, who lost his life on September 11. When Rick Rescorla got home from Vietnam, he tried to put combat and death behind him, but he never could entirely. From the day he joined the British Army to fight a colonial war in Rhodesia, where he met American Special Forces’ officer Dan Hill who would become his best friend, to the day he fell in love with Susan, everything in his remarkable life was preparing him for an act of generosity that would transcend all that went before. Heart of a Soldier is a story of bravery under fire, of loyalty to one’s comrades, of the miracle of finding happiness late in life. Everything about Rick’s life came together on September 11. In charge of security for Morgan Stanley, he successfully got all its 2,700 men and women out of the south tower of the World Trade Center. Then, thinking perhaps of soldiers he’d held as they died, as well as the woman he loved, he went back one last time to search for stragglers. Heart of a Soldier is a story that inspires, offers hope, and helps heal even the deepest wounds.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439188270

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9781439188279

North Central Texas Genealogical Records

Eastland, Erath, and Jack Counties

By: James Pylant

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North Central Texas Genealogical Records

Eastland, Erath, and Jack Counties

By: James Pylant

Identifies over 8,000 individuals named in Jack County Mortuary Records (1891-1959), Eastland County Marriages (1874-1882), and Erath County Birth Affidavits (1877-1920).

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Jacobus Books

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096227464X

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Hollywood and the Baby Boom

A Social History

By: James Russell,Jim Whalley

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Hollywood and the Baby Boom

A Social History

By: James Russell,Jim Whalley

Between 1946 and 1964 seventy-five million babies were born, dwarfing the generations that preceded and succeeded them. At each stage of its life-cycle, the baby boom's great size has dictated the terms of national policy and public debate. While aspects of this history are well-documented, the relationship between the baby boom and Hollywood has never been explored. And yet, for almost 40 years, baby boomers made up the majority of Hollywood's audience, and since the 1970s, boomers have dominated movie production. Hollywood and the Baby Boom weaves together interviews with leading filmmakers, archival research and the memories of hundreds of ordinary filmgoers to tell the full story of Hollywood's relationship with the boomers for the first time. The authors demonstrate the profound influence of the boomers on the ways that movies were made, seen and understood since the 1950s. The result is a compelling new account that draws upon an unprecedented range of sources, and offers new insights into the history of American movies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501331507

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Den of Thieves

By: James B. Stewart

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Den of Thieves

By: James B. Stewart

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1439126208

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Unscripted

The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy

By: James B Stewart,Rachel Abrams

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Unscripted

The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy

By: James B Stewart,Rachel Abrams

“A page-turner—an over-the-top tale of money, power, sex, and relentless scheming.” —Fortune In 2016, the fate of Paramount Global’s entertainment empire hung precariously in the balance. Its founder and head, ninety-three-year-old Sumner M. Redstone, was facing a very public lawsuit brought by a former romantic companion, Manuela Herzer, which placed Sumner’s deteriorating health and questionable judgment under a harsh light. As an all-powerful media mogul, Sumner had been a demanding boss, and an even more demanding father. When his daughter, Shari, took control of the business, she faced the hostility of boards who for years had heard Sumner disparage her. Les Moonves, the CEO of CBS, schemed with his allies on the board to strip Shari of power. But while he publicly battled Shari, news began to leak of Moonves’s involvement in multiple instances of sexual misconduct, and he began working behind the scenes to try to make the stories disappear. Unscripted is an explosive and unvarnished look at the usually secret inner workings of two public companies, their boards of directors, and a wealthy, dysfunctional family in the throes of seismic changes. From the Pulitzer Prize– winning journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams, Unscripted lays bare the battle for power at any price—and the carnage that ensued.

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1984879448

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9781984879448

W.E.B. Du Bois on Race and Culture

By: Bernard W. Bell,Emily R. Grosholz,James B. Stewart

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W.E.B. Du Bois on Race and Culture

By: Bernard W. Bell,Emily R. Grosholz,James B. Stewart

Interpreting Du Bois' thoughts on race and culture in a broadly philosophical sense, this volume assembles original essays by some of today's leading scholars in a critical dialogue on different important theoretical and practical issues that concerned him throughout his long career: the conundrum of race, the issue of gender equality, and the perplexities of pan-Africanism.

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Routledge

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1136048707

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9781136048708

Disneywar

The Battle for the Magic Kingdom

By: James B. Stewart

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The Battle for the Magic Kingdom

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1847396895

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Deep State

Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law

By: James B. Stewart

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Deep State

Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law

By: James B. Stewart

The New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Den of Thieves and Unscripted. "Important and stunning. This is must-read material if you want to understand what the Trump administration is still up to right now." --Lawrence O'Donnell There are questions that the Mueller report couldn't—or wouldn't—answer. What actually happened to instigate the Russia investigation? Did President Trump’s meddling incriminate him? There’s no mystery to what Trump thinks. He claims that the Deep State, a cabal of career bureaucrats—among them, Andrew McCabe, Lisa Page, and Peter Strzok, previously little known figures within the FBI whom he has obsessively and publically reviled—is concerned only with protecting its own power and undermining the democratic process. Conversely, James Comey has defended the FBI as incorruptible apolitical public servants who work tirelessly to uphold the rule of law. For the first time, bestselling author James B. Stewart sifts these conflicting accounts to present a clear-eyed view of what exactly happened inside the FBI in the lead-up to the 2016 election, drawing on scores of interviews with key FBI, Department of Justice, and White House officialsand voluminous transcripts, notes, and internal reports. In full detail, this is the dramatic saga of the FBI’s simultaneous investigations of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump—the first time in American history the FBI has been thrust into the middle of both parties' campaigns for the presidency. Stewart shows what exactly was set in motion when Trump fired Comey, triggering the appointment of Robert Mueller as an independent special counsel and causing the FBI to open a formal investigation into the president himself. And how this unprecedented event joined in ongoing combat two vital institutions of American democracy: the presidency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. At stake in this epic battle is the rule of law itself, the foundation of the U.S. Constitution. There is no room for compromise, but plenty for collateral damage. The reputations of both sides have already been harmed, perhaps irrevocably, and at great cost to American democracy. Deep State goes beyond the limits of the legally constrained Mueller report, showing how the president’s obsession with the idea of a conspiracy against him is still upending lives and sending shockwaves through both the FBI and the Department of Justice. In this world-historical struggle—Trump versus intelligence agencies—Stewart shows us in rare style what’s real and what matters now. And for the looming 2020 election.

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0525559124

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9780525559122

Theory and Practice in the Philosophy of David Hume

By: James Wiley

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Theory and Practice in the Philosophy of David Hume

By: James Wiley

An original interpretation of Hume's philosophy as centered on the relationship between theory and practice. The author argues that Hume's Essays and History represent a humanist practical philosophy derived from the speculative philosophy of A Treatise of Human Nature and the Enquiries .

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Springer

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1137026421

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9781137026422

Study Guide for African Americans in the U.S. Economy

By: Cecilia A. Conrad,John Whitehead,Patrick L. Mason,James Stewart,Michael Enriquez

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Study Guide for African Americans in the U.S. Economy

By: Cecilia A. Conrad,John Whitehead,Patrick L. Mason,James Stewart,Michael Enriquez

This study guide is designed to help students read and understand the text, African Americans in the U.S. Economy. Each Study Guide chapter contains the following pedagogical features: 1. Key Terms and Institutions 2. Key Names 3. True/False Questions 4. Multiple-Choice Questions 5. Essay Questions

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Rowman & Littlefield

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074254379X

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9780742543799

The Lower Canada Law Journal

Vol. 2 July 1866- June 1867

By: James Kirby

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The Lower Canada Law Journal

Vol. 2 July 1866- June 1867

By: James Kirby

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

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3752570083

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9783752570083

Blind Eye

The Terrifying Story Of A Doctor Who Got Away With Murder

By: James B. Stewart

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Blind Eye

The Terrifying Story Of A Doctor Who Got Away With Murder

By: James B. Stewart

The author of "Den of Thieves" traces the path of Michael Swango--who seemed a model young doctor until his patients began dying in suspicious circumstances. The doctor is thought by the FBI to be the most successful serial killer in the nation's history. Second serial to New York "Daily News".

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Simon and Schuster

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0684865637

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9780684865638

The Doctrine of Equity. A Commentary on the Law as Administered by the Court of Chancery

By: John Adams,Alfred I. Phillips,George Tucker Bispham,John MacMinn Collins,Henry Wharton,George Sharswood,James Reily Ludlow

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The Doctrine of Equity. A Commentary on the Law as Administered by the Court of Chancery

By: John Adams,Alfred I. Phillips,George Tucker Bispham,John MacMinn Collins,Henry Wharton,George Sharswood,James Reily Ludlow

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3385469392

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9783385469396

The Criminal Elite, Fifth Edition

The Sociology of White Collar Crime

By: James William Coleman

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The Criminal Elite, Fifth Edition

The Sociology of White Collar Crime

By: James William Coleman

Analyzes the causes, legal response, and impact of white-collar crime has on society. This new edition includes case studies on the tobacco industry and consumer fraud.

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