Algebra

Science & Math

STEPHENS, ROBERT

Mathematics

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

<p><div>One of the wildest, most spectacular decades in American history, the 1920s were a period of unprecedented growth and mass consumerism. In the New Era, people drank in speakeasies, danced to jazz, idolized gangsters, and bet their life savings on stocks. Born and raised in a small Canadian town, Arthur Cutten went to Chicago in 1890 with ninety dollars to his name. Through utter ruthlessness, he amassed a fortune trading in grain futures and stocks. Cutten was heralded as the modern Midas, and his every move was followed by the masses, who believed they could get rich quick. But everything changed after the crash of 1929. The heroes of prosperity became the villains of the Great Depression. Determined to crack down on the "banksters," the Roosevelt administration launched an all-out attack on those it blamed for the collapse - and Cutten was at the top of the list. A US Senate committee probed how he manipulated stock prices. The Grain Futures Administration moved to bar him from trading. And the Bureau of Internal Revenue indicted him for income tax evasion. But the wily operator won on every count: he emerged from the Senate investigation unscathed, maintained his grain trading privileges after a victory in the Supreme Court, and left almost nothing for the tax collectors upon his death. To Make a Killing tells the tale of Cutten's journey to fabulous wealth, the forces that propelled him, and the fascinating characters in his life.</div></p>

To Make A Killing: Arthur Cutten, The Man Who Ruled the Markets

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

McGill-Queen's University Press

Robert Stephens is one of the best-loved and most unpredictable of great actors. He has endured good times and bad times, surviving four marriages, countless love affairs, years of hard living and drinking, illness and professional setbacks, and more recently a life-saving kidney and liver transplant operation. In his memoirs we learn how he fell in love with Maggie Smith, was nearly seduced by Marlene Dietrich and rubbed shoulders with, among others, Olivier, Nowl Coward, John Gielgud and Vanessa Redgrave.

Knight errant: Memoirs of a vagabond actor

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

One of the most heroic actors of our age, Robert Stephens was also a founder member of the English Stage Company and Olivier's National Theatre. Shortly before his death he told the inside story of his life, including his relationships with Marlene Dietrich among others.

Knight Errant: Memoirs of a Vagabond Actor

Arts & Literature

Hodder&Stoughton

The Arabs' New Frontier

Reference

Routledge

<p>This book explores the Arab world and its development problems as its new oil wealth opens up prospects of accelerated economic and social progress. It describes Kuwait's aid operations and looks at the effect the sudden torrent of oil money has had on the Kuwaitis.</p>

Germans on Drugs is both a groundbreaking study of the creation of youth drug culture in Hamburg during the 1960s and 1970s and an innovative exploration of the paradoxes of modernization. The very processes that allowed West Germany to flourish after the devastation of the Second World War―consumerism, globalization, and democratization―created the conditions under which a new intractable set of social problems could emerge. Placing Hamburg’s drug scene within national and international contexts, Robert P. Stephens examines the ways in which mass consumerism created complicated forms of resistance to state power and cultural norms, and he highlights the fragility of the physical and cultural boundaries of the nation-state in a globalizing world. "Coming in a rush of historical work on the 1960s and ’70s, Stephens’s study offers a unique approach. Looking through the lens of drug use and 'the drug problem,' Stephens brings new understanding to a raft of issues concerning not only the Cold War Federal Republic but also modernization, liberalization, globalization, and consumer society, offering important challenges to still-standing complacencies about the period and about West Germany's glide into 'the West.'"―Belinda Davis, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University"Far more than a local or national study, Germans on Drugs is a lucid model of how research on drug cultures illuminates a remarkable range of historical issues." ―Paul Gootenberg, Professor of History, State University of New York at Stony Brook"Germans on Drugs covers all aspects of the topic: production, distribution, consumption, practices of social agencies, public discourse, and governmental action. The book presents a vast amount of new insights into a subject that has never before been analyzed systematically. This will be an important contribution to the history of the consumer society in the 20th century."―Detlef Siegfried, Faculty of the Humanities, University of Copenhagen"A fascinating book on a fascinating topic. From international trafficking routes to the streets of Hamburg to the halls of treatment centers, Stephens shows modern drug culture as part of consumer society and global trade, and he elucidates mind-reeling shifts in ideals of treatment and control. This is an essential work for anyone interested in the dramatic changes of the 1960s and 1970s."―Elizabeth Heineman, Associate Professor of History, Lecturer in International Programs, University of IowaRobert P. Stephens is Assistant Professor of History at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Germans on Drugs: The Complications of Modernization in Hamburg (Social History, Popular Culture, And Politics In Germany)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Addiction & Recovery

University of Michigan Press

Germans on Drugs is both a groundbreaking study of the creation of youth drug culture in Hamburg during the 1960s and 1970s and an innovative exploration of the paradoxes of modernization. The very processes that allowed West Germany to flourish after the devastation of the Second World Warconsumerism, globalization, and democratizationcreated the conditions under which a new intractable set of social problems could emerge. Placing Hamburg’s drug scene within national and international contexts, Robert P. Stephens examines the ways in which mass consumerism created complicated forms of resistance to state power and cultural norms, and he highlights the fragility of the physical and cultural boundaries of the nation-state in a globalizing world."Coming in a rush of historical work on the 1960s and ’70s, Stephens’s study offers a unique approach. Looking through the lens of drug use and 'the drug problem,' Stephens brings new understanding to a raft of issues concerning not only the Cold War Federal Republic but also modernization, liberalization, globalization, and consumer society, offering important challenges to still-standing complacencies about the period and about West Germany's glide into 'the West.'"Belinda Davis, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University "Far more than a local or national study, Germans on Drugs is a lucid model of how research on drug cultures illuminates a remarkable range of historical issues." Paul Gootenberg, Professor of History, State University of New York at Stony Brook "Germans on Drugs covers all aspects of the topic: production, distribution, consumption, practices of social agencies, public discourse, and governmental action. The book presents a vast amount of new insights into a subject that has never before been analyzed systematically. This will be an important contribution to the history of the consumer society in the 20th century."Detlef Siegfried, Faculty of the Humanities, University of Copenhagen "A fascinating book on a fascinating topic. From international trafficking routes to the streets of Hamburg to the halls of treatment centers, Stephens shows modern drug culture as part of consumer society and global trade, and he elucidates mind-reeling shifts in ideals of treatment and control. This is an essential work for anyone interested in the dramatic changes of the 1960s and 1970s."Elizabeth Heineman, Associate Professor of History, Lecturer in International Programs, University of Iowa Robert P. Stephens is Assistant Professor of History at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

History

Europe

<p>IT CAN'T CRASH, IT WON'T PUT YOU ON HOLD, AND IT NEVER TAKES LUNCH BREAKS. Your computer screen freezes after hours of work on the proposal due to your boas at 7 A.M. You try to save a masterpiece graph, and your computer reports "insufficient memory". You need a copy of your rsum for your interview in an hour, and the printer is printing in an alien language. Your computer "crashes", and you haven't got a backup. If you've ever used a personal computer (and who hasn't), you know what these moments are like. Fear and frustration overwhelm you. You call every computer-savvy person you know, hoping that someone will provide the magic solution to save your document, your deadline, your job. Now, saving the day for thousands of PC and Mac users alike, comes The Geek Squad Guide to Solving Any Computer Glitch. You're not a dummy or an idiot, but you do need help. In plain English and with a humorous flair, The Geek Squad Guide demystifies the most widely used hardware and software, offers quick fixes to common glitches, and provides smart maintenance advice to keep things running smoothly. THE GEEKS WILL HELP YOU: decide what computer to buy set up reliable backup procedures troubleshoot problems with your computer, printer, modem, and other components got the most from your laptop, at home and on the road save time and money if you do need professional repair help find and install software upgrades yourself recover your data in almost any computing crisis</p>

The Geek Squad Guide to Solving Any Computer Glitch

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Touchstone

Diesel Pioneers

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Atlantic Transport Publishers

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