Stalin's Agent

Stalin's Agent
Author: Boris Volodarsky
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 832
Release: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0199656584

This is the true story behind General Alexander Orlov, the man who never was, now revealed in full for the first time: Stalinist henchman, Soviet spy, celebrated defector to the West, and central character in the greatest KGB deception ever.

A Gender-based Approach to Parliamentary Discourse

A Gender-based Approach to Parliamentary Discourse
Author: Catalina Fuentes Rodríguez
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027266336

Does gender condition politicians’ discourse strategies in parliament? This is the question we try to answer in A Gender-based Approach to Parliamentary Discourse: The Andalusian Parliament. This book, written by experts in the field of discourse analysis, covers key aspects of political discourse such as gender, identity and verbal and nonverbal strategies: intensification, enumerative series, non-literal quotations, pseudo-desemantisation, lexical colloquialisation, emotion, eye contact and time management. It provides a large number of examples from a balanced gender parliament, the Andalusian Parliament, and it focuses mainly on argumentation, since parliamentary discourse is above all argumentative. This book will prove invaluable to students and teachers in the field of discourse analysis, and more specifically of political discourse, and will also be very useful to politicians and anyone interested in communication strategies. As of January 2019, this e-book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched.

The New Acropolis Museum

The New Acropolis Museum
Author: Dēmētrios Pantermalēs
Publisher: Skira Rizzoli
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

A comprehensive look at the eagerly anticipated New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, and the celebrated collection it houses. Marking the opening of the New Acropolis Museum, this book examines both its architecture and the archaeological treasures it was built to house. The building addresses the dramatic complexities of the collection and the site with minimalist simplicity by using three main materials—glass, stainless steel, and concrete. "There’s no way at the beginning of the twenty-first century you can try to imitate even superficially the art of 2,500 years ago," Tschumi says. The "precision of the concept was really what counted." The book provides an in-depth look at the creation of the building, set only 280 meters from the Parthenon, as well as the restoration, preservation, and housing of its exhibits through over 200 photographs, drawings, and texts.

Architecture Concepts

Architecture Concepts
Author: Bernard Tschumi
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Philosophy and architecture by Bernard Tschumi.

The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret

The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret
Author: St. Anthony Mary Claret
Publisher: TAN Books
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2009
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1505104572

Bares the soul of a saint and reveals the methods which were so successful for him in converting others. From age 5 he was haunted by the thought of the souls about to fall into Hell. This insight fueled his powerful drive to save as many souls as he could.

Politics of Dress in Asia and the Americas

Politics of Dress in Asia and the Americas
Author: Mina Roces
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2010-01-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1782846948

Explores the ways in which dress has been influential in the political agendas and self-representations of politicians in a variety of regimes from democratic to authoritarian. Arguing that dress is part of politics, this book shows how dress has been crucial to the constructions of nationhood and national identities in Asia and the Americas.

Guide to the International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol

Guide to the International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2019-09-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280530542

This Guide is primarily intended for applicants and holders of international registrations of marks, as well as officials of the competent administrations of the Member States of the Madrid Union. It leads them through the various steps of the international registration procedure and explains the essential provisions of the Madrid Agreement, the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations.

Plan B

Plan B
Author: Lester Russell Brown
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780393325232

A bold new plan for those concerned about rising temperatures, population projections, and spreading water scarcity.