Western Africa Mining Industry Business Opportunities Handbook: Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali (World Spy Guide Library)

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"Super-smart city guides."—Esquire. "Indispensable."—Town & Country.

This exciting series focuses on the vitality and uniqueness of the world's greatest cities. Each volume is superbly designed and produced, yet ingeniously practical, with lavish photography, easy-to-read maps, and informed and enjoyable texts.

From offbeat cafés and cutting-edge restaurants to the most stylish stores, hotels, and neighborhoods, StyleCity uncovers all the special places where both locals and discerning travelers can find a vibrant and idiosyncratic urban experience. The guides are divided into two sections: "Style Traveler" identifies the most memorable places to sleep, eat, drink, shop, and relax; "Street Wise" divides the city into neighborhoods and provides convenient area maps.

Mother of antiquity, modern metropolis, Mediterranean mecca—Athens has many faces and many layers. Since the 2004 Olympics, the city has enjoyed a reinvigorated cultural confidence that has given rise to new talents, chic restaurants, contemporary hot spots, and vibrant self-expression. StyleCity Athens leads visitors to all the highlights of this edgy and energetic place. 400 color illustrations and 6 maps.

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Great restaurant guide.......2007-04-05

When we planned to go to Athens I found two usual guide books while my wife got StyleCity Athens. Honestly speaking I was a little skeptical about this "guide book" which at the surface seemed more about fashion than Athens. But I got wiser - much wiser. My books have taken us exclusively to overful streets, over rated sights, and tourist trap restaurants. StyleCity Athens on the other hand has lead us to amazing street cuicine, small local cafes, and enthusiastic upstart local restaurants. Of the latter, we just came back from "Prosopa" 84 Konstantinoupoleos which is probably one of the best and definitely the most generous restaurant that I have ever been to.
Buy this book if you want to experience the real Athens, but do not have a friend here to show you around.

This book captivates you.......2006-08-15

StyleCity Athens, transports one by it's beatiful descriptions and vivid graphics to the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of Contemporary Athens.
The information is presented in a very up-to-date, and well-researched mode and covers ancient and modern sights, as well as many restaurants.
A diligent traveller following only this guide would not miss a thing in modern Athens.
Truly this book represents the Best of the Best of Athens.
My only complaint is that it comes in an almost coffee-table format ( 7" X 8" ) yet the info is so current and so useful it would have served ordinary travellers like myself so well to have it as a portable guidebook. Nevertheless I will not leave it out of my luggage on my next trip to Athens !

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First-hand reporting and revelations of recent behind the scenes maneuverings that shows the reality between her carefully crafted image.

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Pathetic Drivel.......2007-05-31

I was hoping for some intelligent insight into Hillary Clinton when I bought this book. Clearly, much can be said on both sides of this subject. I am trying to listen carefully to both and then make up my mind about her.

This is the equivalent to a rant from a right-wing Rosie O'Donnell. Don't waste your money on this rehash of old news.

Amazing coincidence.......2007-05-17

It is quite an amazing co-incidence that at least in some ways this book presented as "fact" seems to mirror a book presented as "fiction" which is entitled The Empress Project. Both books tell of an American woman of boundless and unbridled ambition seeking ruthlessly to become president of the United States. Author Tyrrell calls Hillary "Madame Hillary", while Dr. Little, author of the other book, writes a story of political intrigue about a CHICOM plot to make an evil American woman Empress of America. Are the similarities of these two books merely coincidental ?The Empress Project

Hillary-mania : A wonderful thing!.......2005-06-30

Whatever Hillary Clinton says and does is perfectly alright with me! If Hillary says it, then it's the truth. Hillary is perfect in every way! I love Hillary so very much!

Great book about a big liar.......2005-02-06

R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. should be given a lot of thanks for exposing the liar named Hillary Rodham.

Thank you R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.!!!!!

Swing and a miss, a good article expanded to a book.......2004-08-19

Plainly stated, I was disappointed with this book. I am certainly part of the target audience for this book, being pretty disgusted with the Clinton duo. However, what I hoped for was a factual tome of the flaws, failings, and deceit of the junior senator from NY. What I got was a repetetive, smarmy, and poorly constructed screed against her that offered little new information and was so partisan in tone that it became untrustworthy even as a source of dirt. Authors on both sides of the political debate need to realize that too snippy a tone tends to turn off the average reader.

In more detail, the book is full of allegations of radical beliefs, wretched interpersonal skills, and bald-faced deceit but precious few illustrations of same. Don't tell me that Senator Clinton is a horrid person to work for with no sense of two-way loyalty, give me examples. Don't quote the radicals who supposedly influenced her beliefs, show me examples of her demonstrating those beliefs.

In short, while there is some interesting information in this book, it misses the mark. It could have been an exhaustive record of the senator's changing of beliefs, opportunism, and political deceit. Intead, we get an annoyingly repetetive and shrill attack without a great deal of substance. For anyone but those who simply want to nod and agree without learning anything new, this book is a wash.

Madame Hillary: The Dark Road to the White House (Unabridged)

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Madame Hillary: The Dark Road to the White House (Unabridged)
Davis, R., Mark Emmett, W. Tyrrell
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MY MINOCQUA (Or at least the Reubentown part of it.) Is a collection of stories of one young man who grew to adulthood in the Town of Minocqua which is located in Oneida County in the State of Wisconsin.

The incidents in the stories, contained herein are true and factual. Some facts may have been embellished, to improve the story, but all the names are true and people are real and known, or know of, by the author. Nothing has been changed to protect either the innocent or the guilty.

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Dorothy Day's Story from Those Who Knew Her Best.......2007-03-03

The life of Dorothy Day has captivated people both during her lifetime and after her death. We have many of her own writings as well as a number of biographies, so her story still speaks to people and inspires many. Of the many biographies available, few are repetitive. Biographers seem to gain new insights into her life, work and spirituality and it's my guess that this will continue in the upcoming years since her life touches so many people in different ways. This work contains familiar information but it also has a new and fresh approach.

Rosalie Riegle is familiar with Dorothy Day's life from her research for her work VIOCES FROM THE CATHOLIC WORKER. In this work she gives us a biography that contains the story of Dorothy Day but isn't just the standard story. Riegle has collected stories, vignettes, and remembrances from the people who knew and worked with Day. Readers familiar with Dorothy Day's life and her work with the Catholic Worker will recognize many writers of many of the remembrances included: Jim Forrest, Robert Coles, Tom and Monica Cornell, Eileen Egan, Robert Ellsberg, and Fr. Richard McSorely. Some of the writings included are published for the first time in this work. She also includes remembrances from people who died before the book's publication but are an indispensable part of any Dorothy day biography: Peter Maurin, Thomas Merton, Sr. Peter Claver. While the stories associated with the familiar people associated with day are wonderful, there are many stories and vignettes from people not so well known but help compose the intriguing portrait found in this book.

Readers who are familiar with Dorothy Day's life will enjoy this book not because of the new light it sheds on Day's work and accomplishments but on the many stories and anecdotes that have been included that cannot be found elsewhere. We see day with all her gifts and all her quirks told by people who loved her because of who she was, and perhaps at times in spite of who she was. The Dorothy day we meet in this book may be a saint, though she was not always saintly. We see a woman of conviction, a woman of talent, and a woman open to God's direction in her life. While this is an excellent stand alone biography, it is an even better as a companion for the classic biographies of William Miller's DOROTHY DAY: A BIOGRAPHY (now out of print) and Jim Forrest's LOVE IS THE MEASURE.

Social Activist is Proposed for Sainthood.......2006-09-18

As I was thinking about writing this review of Rosalie Riegle's book Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her, I started reading Mary Pipher's newest book, Writing to Change the World. She quotes James Baldwin:

"You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't....The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way...people look at reality, then you can change it."

Pipher says, "Good writing enlarges readers' knowledge of the world, or empowers readers to act for the common good, or even inspires other good writing." Just as Dorothy Day wrote her newspaper for these reasons, Rosalie Riegle writes about Day to remember her and her work for the common good, as well as to empower and inspire her readers in the same direction. This is a book of interviews going back to 1988 and Riegle's second book on Day's work, following Voices from the Catholic Worker.

Dorothy Day was the co-founder, with Peter Maurin, of the Catholic Worker in 1933. It is both a newspaper and a community movement. The ideology inspiring it has been described as "Christian Anarchist."

Although I am neither a Christian nor an anarchist, through the years my life has crossed paths with those involved in the Catholic Worker movement. The first one I remember was Michael Harrington, who spent time at the Catholic Worker House in New York in the fifties. He was one of the many people interviewed by Riegle for her book. In the early sixties, he stayed with my husband and me when he came to Bloomington, Indiana to speak for the Young Peoples Socialist League at a public meeting at Indiana University. We stayed up into the night talking about the problems of the world and their possible solutions, and we were fascinated by his stories of his time there. In the sixties, he was a leading socialist and gained national fame with his book The Other America, which is credited with inspiring Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty.

Another interview was with Karl Meyer, who was householder of a Catholic Worker House in Chicago during the time I was there, and known as a peace activist. While they lived in Chicago, Glenn and Anne, a couple who were among my best friends, visited the Catholic Worker house often. After I moved to New Mexico, I met an artist who had spent time living in a rural Catholic Worker community in New York state when she was a single mother with a young child. Then, in 1996, I met and became friends with Rosalie Riegle at the International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women in Adelaide, Australia. At that time she was already working on this book. Her book has makes me understand her better as well as being inspired by Day and her followers.

From Orbis Books:.......2005-11-14

Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker, radical pacifist, friend of the poor, has been called the conscience of the American Catholic Church. Lately she has also been called a saint. But who was she, really? In this moving and entertaining portrait, drawn from the memories of those who knew her best, Dorothy Day emerges as a woman of courage, humor, and love, who left an unforgettable mark on the lives of all she touched. Included are 134 voices of those who knew Day as a friend, a writer, a mother, a champion of the oppressed, and a spiritual guide. They tell what it was like to march with her on picket lines, to go to jail, to pray the rosary, and to discuss her favorites novels or the news of the day. This collective portrait best captures her many sides as a woman who was both ordinary and unique and includes an insert of rarely seen photos.

Inspring,yes,but not easy to follow.......2005-02-01

Dorothy Day, saint of the unwashed and unwanted, pacifist/anarchist,who actually lived the verses in MATTHEW 25 about the least among us,was an astonishing gift to Catholicism of the 20th century. Her influence is as great as any prelate[read any bishops letter on poverty,nuclear war,justice and you can see her gentle,firm hand there],yet it is/was as the co -founder of the Catholic Worker movement that she is best known for. these essays highlight Dorthy Day in her graciousness and deep prayer,her temper and moemnts of depression,her undying faith in the church,and unfailing criticism of the state. Dorothy day is not for the faint of heart or spirit.She disturbs,by her constancy and beauty. I am in constant awe...Hugely Recommended

great book about inspiring woman.......2004-08-01

This is a great portrait of an inspiring woman, Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. Riegle interviewed dozens of people and paints a very human picture with their short stories. The book can be read in long sittings or in short snippets. Our world needs more people like Dorothy Day and Riegle shows us why.

Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her.(Book Review): An article from: The Oral History Review

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Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her.(Book Review): An article from: The Oral History Review
Carole Garibaldi Rogers
Manufacturer: Oral History Association
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Release Date: 2005-08-01

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Title: Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her.(Book Review)
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Publication: The Oral History Review (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2004
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Volume: 31 Issue: 2 Page: 111(4)

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Religion Booknotes.(Books)(Letters to a Young Catholic, The Church's Bible, The Song of Songs, Behind Closed Doors: A History of Papal Elections, Dorothy ... )(Book Review): An article from: Commonweal
Lawrence S. Cunningham
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This digital document is an article from Commonweal, published by Commonweal Foundation on January 14, 2005. The length of the article is 2017 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Religion Booknotes.(Books)(Letters to a Young Catholic, The Church's Bible, The Song of Songs, Behind Closed Doors: A History of Papal Elections, Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her )(Book Review)
Author: Lawrence S. Cunningham
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Date: January 14, 2005
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Volume: 132 Issue: 1 Page: 26(4)

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Title: Jane Hicks Gentry: A Singer among Singers.(Review)
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Well written--an inspiration for young Jewish women today.......1996-11-18

I found this book to be very well written. Obviously a lot of thorough research went into this book. I think it would make a great gift for young Jewish women today. It's inspiring to see how these people have overcome many obstacles to become truly remarkable women! I highly recommend it.

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