DOCSLIB.ORG

(212) 765-6900 Boston Office 545 Boylston Street

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
(212) 765-6900 Boston Office 545 Boylston Street New York office 19 West 21st Street, Suite 501, New York, NY 10010 Telephone: (212) 765-6900 Boston office 545 Boylston Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02116 Telephone: (617) 262-2400 UPCOMING MEMOIRS & BIOGRAPHIES PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED THE BEAUTY SUIT WE’RE GONNA NEED MORE WINE FRISSON THE FOX HUNT ALL SHIPS FOLLOW ME YOU’RE ON AN AIRPLANE THE MASTERMIND THE NEUROSCIENTIST WHO LOST HER MIND JUSTIN.TV CAN’T HELP MYSELF TWILIGHT OF THE FOOD GODS THE GLASS OF FASHION THE EQUIVALENTS THIS REALLY HAPPENED TALKING FUNNY HOUSE OF STICKS THE WOMEN WITH SILVER WINGS DID I DO GOOD? DANGEROUS WOMEN LIFE IN THEORY BLACK AND WHITE THE PRIEST, THEY CALLED HIM GRAY DAY THE WIDOWER’S NOTEBOOK THE WEDGE AUGUST WILSON BLOOD RUNS COAL I REGRET I AM ABLE TO ATTEND SOLOMON’S CODE LAUGH LINES THE ROAD TO DAWN BARRY SONNENFELD’S UNTITLED MEMOIR THIS IS BIG UPCOMING CURRENT AFFAIRS/SCIENCE TITLES UPCOMING MINDFULNESS/SELF-HELP TITLES THE END OF EPIDEMICS THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DINOSAURS AGELESS SOUL THE BURNING SHORES CLOSE TO OM THE POWER OF DREAMS STRENGTH IN STILLNESS THE KINGDOM OF CHARACTERS A LIFE LESS THROWAWAY WHALEBONE BLOOM HEART AGILE & ADAPTIVE CHANGING GENDER THE ENERGY THAT HEALS US FINDING NORMAL GETTING BACK TO HAPPY SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE THE YEAR OF KNOTS TAKE CARE THE PARANOID OPTIMIST BRAIN CHILD WAITING IN THE WINGS PROJECT TOTAL RECALL GETTING COMPLEX TOGETHER WE WALK TOWARDS THE FIRE BREAK IT UP UPCOMING NARRATIVE NONFICTION CHASING THE MOON DEAR AMERICA THE WORLD OF LORE trilogy CODE GIRLS UPCOMING FICTION LAST CHRISTMAS IN PARIS WINTER KEPT US WARM THE WILD INSIDE A LADY’S GUIDE TO SELLING OUT THE WEIGHT OF AN INFINITE SKY THE MAP OF SALT AND STARS THE SWEETEST FRUITS THE GARDEN PARTY LOVELOCK THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S DAUGHTER LEADING MEN THE CONCRETE THE LAST TIME I LIED WHEN WE DISAPPEAR PEOPLE OF MEANS AERIALISTS UPCOMING CHILDREN’S & YA THE WONDERLING series THE MAGIC MISFITS series PROPERTY OF THE ANARCHIST LIBRARIAN ASK EMILY series THE WITCH MACHINE UPCOMING MEMOIRS & BIOGRAPHIES WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE WINE By Gabrielle Union US publisher: Dey Street / HarperCollins (NA rights) To publish: October 2017 Material available: Final PDF available In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman. One month before the release of the highly anticipated film Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union—a Gabrielle Union is an actress who has appeared in such films as Bring It forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic On, Think Like a Man and The Birth of a Nation. ’90s movies—instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are Praise for WE’RE GONNA NEED MORE WINE: real." “The predilection to go from talking about the latest humiliating sexual In this moving collection of thought-provoking essays infused with her position to a debate on politics or racism, that’s exactly what this book unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to felt like to me, an honest conversation with Gabrielle about her life.” tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, – Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author of feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including Uganda Be Kidding Me bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending “I love this woman and her book.” – Mindy Kaling, #1 New York summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, Times bestselling author of Why Not Me? puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of “A hilarious and moving memoir from a natural storyteller… self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. heartbreakingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny.” — Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The Mothers THE FOX HUNT YOU’RE ON AN AIRPLANE Escape from Yemen By Parker Posey By Mohammed al Samawi US publisher: Blue Rider Press / Penguin (NA rights) US publisher: William Morrow/HarperCollins (NA rights) To publish: June 2018 To publish: April 2018 Material available: Proposal available Material available: Proposal available Edited MS available in December 2017 Edited MS available in January 2018 Japanese subagent: The English Agency Rights sold: UK/Commonwealth (Virago/Little, Brown UK) Rights sold: Brazil (HarperCollins Brazil) Germany (Edel) From the "Queen of the Indies" Parker Posey comes an irreverent, Holland (HarperCollins Holland) hilarious, and enchanting memoir full of personal stories, Italy (HarperCollins Italy) whimsical how-tos, recipes, and eccentric illustrations. Poland (Czarna Owca) Turkey (Epsilon) Parker Posey is a singularly gifted actress with a wickedly funny UK (Scribe) personality that belies her movie star status, her cross-generational fame stems from starring roles in such unforgettable movies as Dazed THE FOX HUNT is a profound story of personal transformation and Confused, Party Girl, and You've Got Mail. set against a high-stakes, page-turning thriller. With remarkable candor and a refreshing perspective on life in the Four Millennials stare at their iPhones. They’ve been glued to Facebook, spotlight, Posey opens up about the art of acting, life on the set, and Twitter, WhatsApp, and Skype for the past six hours. But they’re not the realities of its accompanying fame. She explores her relationships posting vacation photos, watching cat videos, or typing up 140-character with brilliant directors like Christopher Guest and Woody Allen. A reviews of local brunch spots. They’re orchestrating a daredevil rescue funny and authentic childhood set Posey up for a life of creating and operation that’s taking place halfway across the world. Within thirty entertaining, which not only extends to acting but to the crafts of minutes, they’ll learn if they’ve saved the life of a young Muslim-Yemeni pottery, sewing, collage, yoga, and cooking, all of which readers will peace-activist—the author, Mohammed al Samawi—or if he’s been shot find in this highly entertaining book. by Al Qaeda operatives. For fans of Nora Ephron's spot-on commentary, Jenny Lawson's And so Mohammed puts his one shot at freedom in the hands of a absurdly comical foibles, Amy Sedaris's unexpectedly hilarious quips, ragtag group of Facebook friends he barely knows. Near-strangers to and Carrie Brownstein's cool-girl appeal, YOU’RE ON AN one another, with exactly zero experience in extraction or military AIRPLANE proves Posey has a voice that will enchant fans and strategy, the team of four turns to the only tool or tactic they have: social newcomers alike. media. Parker Posey recently appeared in Woody Allen's latest two films, Café Mohammed al Samawi works for the International Center for Religion Society and Irrational Man. She is currently playing Dr. Smith in Netflix's and Diplomacy as a Regional Project Coordinator. THE FOX HUNT is remake of Lost in Space. his first book. THE NEUROSCIENTIST WHO LOST HER MIND the doctors discovered what was going on, they removed the tumors and My Tale of Madness and Recovery Dr. Lipska returned to complete normality. With one difference: she remembers everything that happened with absolute clarity, and now, the neuroscientists and expert on mental illness has experienced what it is By Dr. Barbara Lipska & Elaine McArdle actually like to be insane. US publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (North American rights) THE NEUROSCIENTIST WHO LOST HER MIND will give To publish: April 2018 readers a profoundly new understanding into the physiological basis of mental illness and dementia, affording them a greater sympathy for those Material available: Proposal available battling mental illness. Edited MS available in Fall 2017 Dr. Barbara Lipska is the director of the human brain bank at the Japanese subagent: Tuttle Mori Agency National Institute of Mental Health. Her primary research interests are in mental illness and human brain development. She is an internationally Rights sold: Brazil (Sextante) recognized leader in human postmortem research and animal modeling France (Lattes) of schizophrenia. Germany (Heyne) Korea (Prunsoop) Elaine McArdle is an award-winning journalist, lawyer with a degree Poland (Agora) from Vanderbilt Law School, who for twenty years has been writing for Romania (Trei) newspapers and magazines, including The Boston Globe, Boston magazine, Spain (Planeta) and many others. Her previous co-writing credits include The Migraine Turkey (Paloma) Brain. UK/Commonwealth (Transworld) A first-person harrowing account of a descent into madness, THE NEUROSCIENTIST WHO LOST HER MIND will find a wide readership with those who embraced When Breath Becomes Air, My Stroke of Insight, and Brain on Fire. Dr. Barbara Lipska is the director of the brain bank at the National Institutes of Mental Health, and one of the top experts in the world on the neuroscience of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. Lipska was diagnosed with melanoma in January of 2015, a devastating piece of news as this disease had killed her first husband, whom she had lived with in their native Poland.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Former Ref: Second Series
    University Museums and Special Collections Service MAC BA BA Ba, U. ~ 1958 ~ former ref: Second series MAC BAA BAA Baader, Juan ~ 1954 ~ former ref: Second series Baalen, A. von ~ 1901 ~ former ref: 25/183 Baaren, van, Bros ~ 1922 ~ former ref: 78/29 MAC BAB BAB Babcock & Wilcox Ltd ~ 1928 ~ former ref: 108/1 Baber, -. ~ 1855 ~ former ref: 224/1 Baber, John ~ 1853 ~ former ref: 223/34 Baber, T.D.H. ~ 1955 ~ Principal, Keighley Technical College Co-author with H.C. Town of The Theory of Machines, to which this correspondence relates. [For a source of illustrations for this book, see General Electric Company]Keighley, West Yorkshire ~ former ref: Second series Babier, Olaf ~ 1917 ~ 11 items ~ former ref: 67/12 Babington, C. ~ 1853 ~ former ref: 223/35 University Museums and Special Collections Service Babington, J.A. ~ 1930 ~ former ref: 115/105 Babington, Percy L. ~ 1918 ~ former ref: 210/177 Babler, Otto F. ~ 1927, 1937 ~ 60 items ~ former refs: 101/126; 178/194 Babor, Cresswell ~ 1908 ~ former ref: 42/298 Babrekar, S.R. ~ 1908 ~ former ref: 42/420 Bab, Dr Hans ~ 1946~ second series Babinger, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz ~ 1952 ~second series MAC BAC BAC Bacchus, Francis ~ 1909 ~ former ref: 52/38 Bacci, Giorgio ~ 1937 ~ former ref: 178/195 Bacelo, Feliciano Lopez ~ 1963 ~ former ref: Second series Bache, C. ~ 1943 ~ former ref: Second series University Museums and Special Collections Service Bache, Mary ~ 1957 ~ former ref: Second series Bache, Walter ~ 1878 ~ former ref: 6/16 Bachelier, L. ~ 1923 ~ former ref: 78/48 Bachelier, Walter ~ undated ~ former ref: 223/36 Bachelor, George C. ~ 1915 ~ 6 items ~ former ref: 68/104 Bachelor, Joseph M.
    [Show full text]
  • People for Profit: North Korean Forced Labour on a Global Scale Edited by Remco E
    PEOPLE FOR PROFIT People for Profit North Korean Forced Labour on a Global Scale Edited by Remco E. Breuker & Imke B.L.H. van Gardingen Contributors Jan Blinka Britt C.H. Blom Marte C.H. Boonen Klara Boonstra Rosa Brandse Remco E. Breuker Imke B.L.H. van Gardingen Larissa van den Herik Tycho A. van der Hoog Marieke P. Meurs Cedric Ryngaert Shannon R. Stewart Anoma P. van der Veere This is an open source publication by LeidenAsiaCentre. Copyright © 2018 (authors). People for Profit: North Korean Forced Labour on a Global Scale Edited by Remco E. Breuker and Imke B.L.H. van Gardingen ISBN 978-90-826167-1-2 (hardback) ISBN 978-90-826167-3-6 (e-book) LeidenAsiaCentre is an independent research centre affiliated with Leiden University and made possible by a grant from the Vaes Elias Fund. The centre focuses on academic research with direct application to society. All research projects are conducted in close cooperation with a wide variety of partners from Dutch society. More information can be found on our website: www.leidenasiacentre.nl For contact or orders: [email protected] M. de Vrieshof 3, 2311 BZ Leiden, The Netherlands Book design: A.P. van der Veere Contents Contributors IX Acknowledgements XII Introduction Remco E. Breuker and Imke B.L.H. van Gardingen 1 Chapter I Setting the Background: Labour Conditions in the DPRK Remco E. Breuker 6 Chapter II Accountability for DPRK Workers in the Value Chain: The Case of Partner Shipyard, a Polish Shipbuilder and its Dutch Partners Imke B.L.H.
    [Show full text]
  • Neural Dust: Ultrasonic Biological Interface
    Neural Dust: Ultrasonic Biological Interface Dongjin (DJ) Seo Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2018-146 http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2018/EECS-2018-146.html December 1, 2018 Copyright © 2018, by the author(s). All rights reserved. Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy otherwise, to republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission. Neural Dust: Ultrasonic Biological Interface by Dongjin Seo A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering - Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Michel M. Maharbiz, Chair Professor Elad Alon Professor John Ngai Fall 2016 Neural Dust: Ultrasonic Biological Interface Copyright 2016 by Dongjin Seo 1 Abstract Neural Dust: Ultrasonic Biological Interface by Dongjin Seo Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering - Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California, Berkeley Professor Michel M. Maharbiz, Chair A seamless, high density, chronic interface to the nervous system is essential to enable clinically relevant applications such as electroceuticals or brain-machine interfaces (BMI). Currently, a major hurdle in neurotechnology is the lack of an implantable neural interface system that remains viable for a patient's lifetime due to the development of biological response near the implant.
    [Show full text]
  • Perceiving Invisible Light Through a Somatosensory Cortical Prosthesis
    ARTICLE Received 24 Aug 2012 | Accepted 15 Jan 2013 | Published 12 Feb 2013 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2497 Perceiving invisible light through a somatosensory cortical prosthesis Eric E. Thomson1,2, Rafael Carra1,w & Miguel A.L. Nicolelis1,2,3,4,5 Sensory neuroprostheses show great potential for alleviating major sensory deficits. It is not known, however, whether such devices can augment the subject’s normal perceptual range. Here we show that adult rats can learn to perceive otherwise invisible infrared light through a neuroprosthesis that couples the output of a head-mounted infrared sensor to their soma- tosensory cortex (S1) via intracortical microstimulation. Rats readily learn to use this new information source, and generate active exploratory strategies to discriminate among infrared signals in their environment. S1 neurons in these infrared-perceiving rats respond to both whisker deflection and intracortical microstimulation, suggesting that the infrared repre- sentation does not displace the original tactile representation. Hence, sensory cortical prostheses, in addition to restoring normal neurological functions, may serve to expand natural perceptual capabilities in mammals. 1 Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Box 3209, 311 Research Drive, Bryan Research, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. 2 Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute for Neuroscience of Natal (ELS-IINN), Natal 01257050, Brazil. 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. 4 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. 5 Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. w Present address: University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil. Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to M.A.L.N.
    [Show full text]
  • Vol. Xcvi1 No. 3 September 2012
    VOL. XCVI1 NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2012 THE DIOCESAN COLLEGE, RONDEBOSCH College Address: Campground Road, Rondebosch, 7700, Tel 021 659 1000, Fax 021 659 1013 Prep Address: Fir Road, Rondebosch, 7700; Tel 021 659 7220 Pre-Prep Address: Sandown Road, Rondebosch, 7700; Tel 021 659 1037/47 Editor: Mr CW Tucker [email protected] OD Union E-mail: [email protected] Museum and Archives: Mr B Bey [email protected] website: www.bishops.org.za FOUNDED IN 1849 BY THE BISHOP OF CAPE TOWN, AS A CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, 1891 Visitor HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN THABO CECIL MAKGOBA Members of the College Council Chairman Mr MJ Bosman Bishop GQ Counsell, Dr R Nassen, Mrs M Isaacs, Prof HI Bhorat, AVR Taylor, P Anderson, M Bourne, J Gardener, S Utete Principal: Mr G nupen, B. Com, HED Deputy Principal: Mr Ma King, MA, MA, BA (Hons), NHED, B Ed (St Andrews Rhodes Scholar) COLLEGE STAFF Headmaster: Mr v Wood, B Ed, BA, HDE Deputy Headmasters Mr aD Mallett, BA, HDE Mr MS Bizony, B.Sc (Hons) Mr D abrey, B.Sc, PGCE Mr pG Westwood, B.Sc (Hons) Mr R Drury, BA, HDE Mr a Jacobs, PTD, HDE Mr W Wallace, BA (Hons), HDE Assistant Deputy Headmasters Mr S Henchie, MA (Economics) Mr M Mitchell, MBA, M Mus, HDE, LTCL, FTCL, UPLM, UTLM Ms B Kemball, BA, HDE, FDE (I SEN) Mr p Mayers, B Music Education Mr K Kruger; B Sc (Erg), HDE Mr D Russell, B Com, HDE Academic Staff Mr R Jacobs, B.Sc(Ed) Mr RpO Hyslop, BA (FA), HDE Mr J nolte, B.Soc.Sci (Hons); B Psych, PGCE Mr pL Court, BA (Hons), BA, HDE Mr R Smith, BA (Hons) SportsSci (Biokmetics),
    [Show full text]
  • AI, Robots, and Swarms: Issues, Questions, and Recommended Studies
    AI, Robots, and Swarms Issues, Questions, and Recommended Studies Andrew Ilachinski January 2017 Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. This document contains the best opinion of CNA at the time of issue. It does not necessarily represent the opinion of the sponsor. Distribution Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. Specific authority: N00014-11-D-0323. Copies of this document can be obtained through the Defense Technical Information Center at www.dtic.mil or contact CNA Document Control and Distribution Section at 703-824-2123. Photography Credits: http://www.darpa.mil/DDM_Gallery/Small_Gremlins_Web.jpg; http://4810-presscdn-0-38.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ Robotics.jpg; http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-edia/image/upload/18kxb5jw3e01ujpg.jpg Approved by: January 2017 Dr. David A. Broyles Special Activities and Innovation Operations Evaluation Group Copyright © 2017 CNA Abstract The military is on the cusp of a major technological revolution, in which warfare is conducted by unmanned and increasingly autonomous weapon systems. However, unlike the last “sea change,” during the Cold War, when advanced technologies were developed primarily by the Department of Defense (DoD), the key technology enablers today are being developed mostly in the commercial world. This study looks at the state-of-the-art of AI, machine-learning, and robot technologies, and their potential future military implications for autonomous (and semi-autonomous) weapon systems. While no one can predict how AI will evolve or predict its impact on the development of military autonomous systems, it is possible to anticipate many of the conceptual, technical, and operational challenges that DoD will face as it increasingly turns to AI-based technologies.
    [Show full text]
  • Jonathan Lethem, Amnesia Moon the US Election This Week Has Sent Me
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Birkbeck Institutional Research Online Jonathan Lethem, Amnesia Moon The US election this week has sent me back to Jonathan Lethem’s second novel, the science fiction picaresque Amnesia Moon (1995). The novel depicts a dystopian near future in which a catastrophe has fragmented America into a series of communities that are worlds unto themselves. A character refers to the ‘FSRs’ – Finite Subjective Realities – in which people are locked into locally distorted perceptions. The one I was looking for was Vacaville, California, into which the protagonist Chaos stumbles. The town has a number of strange features. For one, the populace has to move house once a week, taking their few possessions with them. For another, they are governed by a system of ‘Luck’. The local government tests each citizen’s Luck and some are deemed unlucky, which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Citizens also compete to make each other unluckier by writing out violations for each other’s behaviour. Third, government and media are peculiarly collusive. Joining the household of local resident Edie and her young sons, Chaos watches television with them: ‘“Test Your Luck!” was on, the afternoon game show hosted by President Kentman’. A game show – hosted by the President? Another programme is Moving Day: ‘Like today’, a boy explains, ‘when everybody has to move, except it’s about how all the government stars change houses’. ‘Government stars?’, wonders Chaos, like the reader. ‘Like movie stars’, Edie explains: ‘It’s not real.
    [Show full text]
  • Volume XV, Issue 1 February 2021 PERSPECTIVES on TERRORISM Volume 15, Issue 1
    ISSN 2334-3745 Volume XV, Issue 1 February 2021 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 15, Issue 1 Table of Content Welcome from the Editors...............................................................................................................................1 Articles Bringing Religiosity Back In: Critical Reflection on the Explanation of Western Homegrown Religious Terrorism (Part I)............................................................................................................................................2 by Lorne L. Dawson Dying to Live: The “Love to Death” Narrative Driving the Taliban’s Suicide Bombings............................17 by Atal Ahmadzai The Use of Bay’ah by the Main Salafi-Jihadist Groups..................................................................................39 by Carlos Igualada and Javier Yagüe Counter-Terrorism in the Philippines: Review of Key Issues.......................................................................49 by Ronald U. Mendoza, Rommel Jude G. Ong and Dion Lorenz L. Romano Variations on a Theme? Comparing 4chan, 8kun, and other chans’ Far-right “/pol” Boards....................65 by Stephane J. Baele, Lewys Brace, and Travis G. Coan Research Notes Climate Change—Terrorism Nexus? A Preliminary Review/Analysis of the Literature...................................81 by Jeremiah O. Asaka Inventory of 200+ Institutions and Centres in the Field of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Research.....93 by Reinier Bergema and Olivia Kearney Resources Counterterrorism Bookshelf: Eight Books
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2009
    Annual Report 2009 Digitization INNOVATION CultureFREEDOM CommitmentChange Bertelsmann Annual Report 2009 CreativityEntertainment High-quality journalism Performance Services Independence ResponsibilityFlexibility BESTSELLERS ENTREPRENEURSHIP InternationalityValues Inspiration Sales expertise Continuity Media PartnershipQUALITY PublishingCitizenship companies Tradition Future Strong roots are essential for a company to prosper and grow. Bertelsmann’s roots go back to 1835, when Carl Bertelsmann, a printer and bookbinder, founded C. Bertelsmann Verlag. Over the past 175 years, what began as a small Protestant Christian publishing house has grown into a leading global media and services group. As media and communication channels, technology and customer needs have changed over the years, Bertelsmann has modifi ed its products, brands and services, without losing its corporate identity. In 2010, Bertelsmann is celebrating its 175-year history of entrepreneurship, creativity, corporate responsibility and partnership, values that shape our identity and equip us well to meet the challenges of the future. This anniver- sary, accordingly, is being celebrated under the heading “175 Years of Bertelsmann – The Legacy for Our Future.” Bertelsmann at a Glance Key Figures (IFRS) in € millions 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Business Development Consolidated revenues 15,364 16,249 16,191 19,297 17,890 Operating EBIT 1,424 1,575 1,717 1,867 1,610 Operating EBITDA 2,003 2,138 2,292 2,548 2,274 Return on sales in percent1) 9.3 9.7 10.6 9.7 9.0 Bertelsmann Value
    [Show full text]
  • Bertelsmann 2018 Summary Plan Descriptions
    2 018 Summary Plan Descriptions TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... CHAPTER General and Administrative Information .......................................................................... Introduction Medical Plans ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Medical Coverage During Retirement ................................................................................. 1A Dental Plans ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Vision Plan................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Disability Plan ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Life and Accident Insurance Plans.......................................................................................... 5 Health Care Flexible Spending Account Plan .......................................................... 6 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Plan ............................................ 7 Long Term Care.................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Mccann Lit Review
    Olentangy Local School District Literature Selection Review Teacher: Shachter / Boone / Overbeck /Boden School: Liberty High School Book Title: Let the Great World Spin Genre: Literary Fiction Author: Colum McCann Pages: 400 Publisher: Random House Copyright: December 2009 In a brief rationale, please provide the following information relative to the book you would like added to the school’s book collection for classroom use. You may attach additional pages as needed. Book Summary and summary citation: (suggested resources include book flap summaries, review summaries from publisher, book vendors, etc.) In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in bestselling novelist Colum McCann’s stunningly intricate portrait of a city and its people. Let the Great World Spin is the critically acclaimed author’s most ambitious novel yet: a dazzlingly rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. Corrigan, a radical young Irish monk, struggles with his own demons as he lives among the prostitutes in the middle of the burning Bronx. A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life careening sideways.
    [Show full text]
  • Susanna Lea Associates PARIS - NEW YORK - LONDON Spring 2020 PARIS 28 Rue Bonaparte 34 LANGUAGES 49 LANGUAGES 30 LANGUAGES
    Susanna Lea Associates PARIS - NEW YORK - LONDON Spring 2020 PARIS 28 rue Bonaparte 34 LANGUAGES 49 LANGUAGES 30 LANGUAGES 75006 Paris MECH DESIGNER: KD 5.0938 × 7.25 SPINE: 0.625 FLAPS: 0 5C (PMS 185C) + UNCOATED tel: +33 (0)1 53 10 28 40 Marie Robert r modern dilemmas f Versilio Advice fo rom the Marie t Western Philos reates ophers @versilio G Robert How can Kant comfort you when you get ditched via text message? Can Aristotle cure your hangover? What can Heidegger say to make you feel better when your dog dies? When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher offers pearls of en wisdom from the greatest Western philosophers to help us face and make h light of some of the daily challenges of modern life. Inside, you’ll find… When You Kant figure it out ... NEW YORK advice from Epicurus on disconnecting Wu from constant news alerts and social media updates yo ant Nietzsche’s take on getting in shape K 331 West 20th Street John Stuart Mill’s tips for handling bad birthday presents g wisdom from Levinas on parenting teenagers fi ure and Wittgenstein’s strategies for dealing with horrible in-laws New York, NY 10011 Hilarious, practical, and edifying, When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher enlists the best thinkers of the past so we can all make ut... sense of a chaotic new world. it o tel: +1 (646) 638 1435 holds degrees in French and Mariephilosophy. SheRobert is a teacher, a Montessori school founder, and the current academic program coordinator for Paris’s Lycée International Montessori.
    [Show full text]