America is at a spiritual and political crossroads. A new narrative is needed to counter the discord in her politics and culture, a new way forward rooted in Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of community. A More Perfect Union calls for a shared vision that transcends partisanship to live out America's best ideals and realize a more perfect union.
This book is about making choices. This book is about conquering fears, believing even when all the evidence says it's not going to work out. This book is meant for the reader to examine their own peace and decide to whom, or where do they place their peace. This book is meant to ask, are you the person that responds or the one that reacts.
Marx and Engels invented it; Lenin volunteered Russia for the honour of trying it; the Soviet people had to live with it.. This tongue-in-cheek travel guide is a cherishably witty insight into the chaotic, bewildering and sometimes scary society that resulted from this heroically doomed effort to "build Communism". It teaches you basic Soviet survival skills including how to queue for useless products, bribe your way into empty restaurants and contravene anti-alcohol measures. 'The authors' pen is driven not only by a blind hatred of socialism but also a genuine pathological medical condition.' Young Communists' Pravda (1986). 'In 1986 USSR was a prescient, hilarious and inspirational take on the evil empire. For Soviet totalitarianism ridicule was a deadly foe. To Polonsky and Taylor, the thanks of all those who were once captive and are now free.' Edward Lucas, International Editor, Economist
I do not remember how we were introduced - for we must have been - or anything of the discussion that surely arose when I chose to travel with Jean-Claude rather than my husband. I can only recall - and this vividly - how, wearing my tight-skirted black velvet suit, my new pearl choker and the little half-veil that was so fashionable that year, I rode across Paris with my arms clasped tight round a man to whom I had not spoken and had not closely observed, yet to whom I felt inextricably bound.' Opal, gamine and sensitive, has been married off by her father to an elderly business associate, Helmut Gressinger, and lives an encapsulated life of luxury in London. When Helmut takes her to Paris, she falls passionately in love with a young French composer of scant means and morals. This is a novel that explores the conflicting demands of passion and morality, the painful battle between head and heart.
The fifth collection featuring Alex, the corporate comic-strip character and ultimate bastard who appears regularly in the 'Australian Financial Review', the 'Daily Telegraph' and a range of overseas newspapers.
John Russell Taylor, Art Critic of The Times, describes the origins and central ideas of Impressionism and identifies some of the successors to a movement whose first exhibition in 1874 has justly been called the birthday of modern art.
In the 1970s the revolution that had swept the British theatre in the 1950s had already become accepted as the new establishment. Areas that had been previously regarded as remote ideals - including permanent repertory companies, a lively provincial theatre and an extensive spread of avant-garde and fringe theatrical activities - were now considered commonplace. In this title, first published in 1971, John Russell Taylor assesses the prospects of the British theatre at the start of the 1970s and indicates its points of weakness and its strengths. In this context are placed the key figures among the Second Wave of dramatists, and detailed critical commentaries on the work of writers such as David Mercer, Tom Stoppard and Peter Terson. This is an indispensable introduction for any student with an interest in the history and development of the British theatre and the people who have played instrumental roles in this.
More adventures of the obnoxious but irresistible corporate character featured in the 'Australian Financial Review' and London 'Independent' cartoon strips. Unfazed by downsizing, he bobs up again, ambitious as ever, and still to make his mark on the London financial world.
Understanding the principles of base ten is essential to understanding numbers and operations. Students will become familiar with the concept of place value through engaging narratives and real-life situations. Students will then be challenged to use place value in the context of algebraic operations, demonstrating the knowledge they’ve gained from reading. Eye-catching visuals help walk readers through the math problems, while age-appropriate language encourages learning. Readers will join Taylor as she organizes a talent show and practices adding and subtracting. This volume meets CCSS Math Standard 2.NBT.B.5.
Despite the predictions of the Mayans, and the best efforts of Alex and his fellow bankers in the City, the world failed to end in 2012, and instead managed to limp on into 2013. So it's business as usual as Alex heads off to the World Economic Forum at Davos to network with global power brokers, organizes a lunch strike in protest a cost-cutting at his bank, and is forced to re-pitch for the account of his long-time client Northern metal-basher Mr. Hardcastle.
More adventures of the obnoxious but irresistible corporate character featured in the 'Australian Financial Review' and London 'Independent' cartoon strips. Unfazed by downsizing, he bobs up again, still to make his mark on the London financial world.
John Russell Taylor believes that the art of the Impressionists has much to tell us about the world they inhabited, as well as how they transformed the world in their work. How politically conscious were they, and how aware of the social and economic problems of their day.
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