Private Empire

The oil giant ExxonMobil makes more money annually than the GDP of most countries; has greater sway than US embassies abroad; and spends more on lo...

Code 3: The Rise & Fall of a Private Ambulance Empire proves that people from all walks of life are attracted to the strange realm that is Emergenc...

This book looks at the genesis of British national identity in the reign of King James I and VI. It does this by studying two things: the political...

An essential primary source on Roman history and a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire As private secre...

Bill Kimberlin may refer to himself as ``one of those names on the endless list of credits at the close of blockbuster movies.`` In reality though,...

With empirical case studies of Walmart's entry into Latin America, Africa, and Asia, this book reveals how the world's largest private employer has...

Can private standards bring about more sustainable production practices? Grabs answers this question by combining large-N hypothesis testing with a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe complexities and storms of the Telnarian Histories are brought to their unexpected and rousing climax. Following a palace coup, in t...

Ninety-nine Stormtroopers join the Empire, and then their troubles begin. One takes a lunch break in the carbon freezing chamber. Two underestimate...

Reducere. A larger-than-life account of family, greed, and a courtroom showdown between Big Oil rivals from the New York Times-bestselling author of Private ...

Theater, spectacle, and performance played significant roles in the political and social structure of the Roman Empire, which was diverse in popula...

Bill Kimberlin may refer to himself as "one of those names on the endless list of credits at the close of blockbuster movies." In reality though, h...

Reducere. Engine Empire is a trilogy of lyric and narrative poems that evoke an array of genres and voices, from Western ballads to sonnets about industriali...

In 1956, the era of tail-finned cars and nineteen-cents-a-gallon gasoline, the Missouri Pacific Railroad emerged on the corporate scene as a privat...

Reducere. When Empire appeared in 2000, it defined the political and economic challenges of the era of globalization and, thrillingly, found in them possibil...

DescriptionCommemorating the 70th anniversaries of the arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948 and the birth of the National Health Service...

In this fascinating history, Jeffrey Rothfeder tells how, from a simple idea--the outgrowth of a handful of peppers planted on an isolated island o...

Reducere. After the notorious outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius helped overthrow the corrupt faction controlling the empire and brought in a great war hero to l...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Profiles the East India Company's leaders and its actions across Asia *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...

Reducere. Former cop Cass Raines knows the streets of Chicago all too well. Now she's a private investigator and getting an exclusive glimpse into how the ot...

Editia a II-a, revizuita Din Cuprins: ◊ Scara de bloc - context al cercetarii actiunii colective ◊ Participarea cetateneasca si dezvoltare in Roman...

Reducere. Lucrarea Tratat teoretic si practic de procedura civila reprezinta un episod marcant in opera juridica a profesorului Eugen Herovanu. Este o explic...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nuno FernandesThe book "Finance for Executives: A Practical Guide for Managers" meets the needs of global executives, both ...

Reducere. DescriptionEverything eventually reaches its appointed place in time and space. Maria Matios's dramatic family saga, Hardly Ever Otherwise, narrate...

From mythic mountain peaks to paradise private islands, the editors of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine have selected their 200 most amazing places...

Reducere. The Weyerhaeuser name looms large in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, and Arkansas, attached to paper mills, cabinet factories, and vast tracts of...

Reducere. At the intersection of indigenous studies, science studies, and legal studies lies a tense web of political issues of vital concern for the surviva...

Reducere. Early summer, Portland, Maine... Eleven months after young policewoman Dee Rommel's mysterious and life-altering on-the-job injury. Her medical lea...

Reducere. Early summer, Portland, Maine... Eleven months after young policewoman Dee Rommel's mysterious and life-altering on-the-job injury. Her medical lea...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas delivers the unforgettable, sexy tale of a brash rogue who meets his equal in a woman who knows exac...

Reducere. Sustained by a deep religious faith, Jason Harrow has built a stable family and become a pillar of principle and patriotism in the Midwest. Then th...

DescriptionThis volume contains three rhetorical treatises dating probably from the reign of Diocletian (AD 285-312) that provide instruction on ho...

Reducere. First published in 1924, this classic four-volume work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to ...

This introduction to, commentary on, and translation into English of the first book of letters by Quintus Aurelius Symmachus shows the leading orat...

Private investigator and ex-soldier Lee Arnold and superintendent Paul Venus are by no means friends, but when Venus' son Harry is kidnapped and ra...

Reducere. The author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums attacks the current fashion for empires and white men's burdens in this blistering collection of r...

Reducere. The Romans developed sophisticated methods for managing hygiene, including aqueducts for moving water from one place to another, sewers for removin...

Reducere. Concrete Island pays twisted homage to Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman.On a day in April, just after ...

"Wonderfully readable. . . . This is popular history at its best." --The Daily Beast King George VI and Winston Churchill were not destined to be p...

A sympathetic yet honest and nonjudgmental account that goes behind the palace doors and into the private lives of these iconic public figures Thei...

Written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus in 121 AD while he was the personal secretary to emperor Hadrian, "The Twelve Caesars" is a series of twelve...

Reducere. In the third of the "Women Who Were Kings" series, we follow the life of one of England's most celebrated monarchs--Queen Elizabeth I. From her dif...

How a unique alliance between two women in the 1970s led to the acquisition of a treasure trove of modern art now worth billionsIn the 1970s, Ameri...

"In this outstanding memoir, chef and restaurateur Matsuhisa...shares lessons in humility, gratitude, and empathy that will stick with readers long...

Reducere. The book draws on Professor Cheng's "New Four Theory" on value, wealth, and distribution, among which the "new living labor value theory" is partic...

Reducere. Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know ab...

How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainabilityNever before in human history have we produced so much data, and this empirical rev...

Reducere. "WWII scholar John Kelly triumphs again" (Vanity Fair) in this remarkably vivid account of a key moment in Western history: The critical six months...

Reducere. DescriptionGray Delacroix has dedicated his life to building his very successful global spice empire, but it has come at a cost. Resolved to salvag...

This book develops an original theory of group and organizational behavior that cuts across disciplinary lines and illustrates the theory with empi...

DescriptionDiscover the true story of Madge Oberholtzer in this graphic novel retelling of her controversial case, which exposed the political corr...

Reducere. DescriptionWELCOME TO THE LAST OF THE GREAT FLYING CITIESIt's 9172, YE (Year of the Empire), and the future has forgotten its past.Soaring miles ov...

Reducere. DescriptionBill Marriott, son of J. Williard Marriott who opened a root-beer stand that grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain and evolved into...

Reducere. When Germanic troops in the service of the Empire begin to rebel, and a Roman general disappears, Emperor Vespasian turns to the one man he can tru...

Reducere. Praised for their riveting, ingenious plot twists, John Lawton's series of espionage thrillers featuring Chief Inspector Frederick Troy of Scotland...

Reducere. This is an ambitious, meticulous examination of how U.S. foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic crim...

Walk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompan...

Reducere. So begins the no-holds-barred autobiography of Monica Mayhem--a porn star and proud of it. In her funny and disarmingly candid voice, she reveals t...

Sightless detective Max Carrados solved his first cases in Edwardian London, in the early days of the 20th century when the city was the beating he...

Reducere. First published in 1924, this classic four-volume work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to ...

Reducere. How long would you wait for love?Max Kaufman was kicked out of his home as a teen and his life has been an uphill battle ever since. From addiction...

Reducere. Designed for parents and elementary/middle grade students (grades 4-8) to share together, The Story of the World, Volume 4: The Modern Age Revised ...

Reducere. One of the few dancers of color to rise to the top, ballerina Alicia Kinkaid earned her place in the spotlight-only to have it snatched away by a j...

Reducere. In Japan it's called the Ghosn Shock—the stunning arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the jet-setting CEO who saved Nissan and made it part of a global automot...

Reducere. The epic life story of the Roman statesman, military commander, and dictator, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae. Born to Roman aristocracy...

A new history of Middle East oil and the deep roots of American violence in Iraq. Iraq has been the site of some of the United States' longest and ...

Reducere. AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TERRENCE MCCAULEY TAKES YOU BACK TO A TIME WHEN BOOZE WAS OUTLAWED AND CRIME RAN RAMPANT IN AN AUTHENTIC CRIME THRILLER.Manhat...

Reducere. Journey back in time to the opulent days of St. Louis in the Gilded Age and discover the true story of the Lemp family and its rise to power, wealt...

DescriptionAn NPR Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 A Sunday Times of London Pick of the Paperbacks A stunning story about how power works in the mo...

Reducere. DescriptionNO LAW AGAINST ANGELS In which Lt. Al Wheeler investigates the murder of two young ladies----both of whom worked at the Haven of Rest mo...