A Private Affair

A Private Affair
Author: Beppe Fenoglio
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023-03-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1681376741

A powerful World War II novel about a young soldier joining the anti-German resistance in occupied Italy, this classic—which touches on everything from wartime dangers and adventures to desperate love—is regarded as one of the greatest works of twentieth-century Italian literature. Milton—the name is a nom de guerre—is a member of a partisan band battling Italian Fascists and German forces in the chaotic last years of World War II. Before the war Milton was a student of English literature and a lover of poetry. He was in love with a girl, too, Fulvia, and from time to time she’d invite him over to her rich family’s fine house and have him read to her. Now, in the thick of war, he discovers that handsome Giorgio, his friend and fellow partisan, was sleeping with Fulvia at the time. Furious with jealousy, Milton hastens to have it out with Giorgio, but Giorgio has been captured by the Germans. A Private Affair tells the story of Milton’s mad quest—through mud and fog, rain and terror, while barely evading enemy patrols—to rescue his friend, the better to settle a grudge from a lost world of peace. Beppe Fenoglio’s masterpiece is a peerless story of the violent heart and world.

A Good Society Is More Than Just a Private Affair

A Good Society Is More Than Just a Private Affair
Author: Hans van Ewijk
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2012-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3867418055

Welfare societies are confronted with a new social quest: the problem of increasing numbers of people having difficulties in coping with daily complexity and the dramatic increase in users in youth care, mental health and the punitive system. The answer to this new social issue is not a Caring State but an Activating State. The new social quest asks for a new concept of citizenship on the one hand and a new social professional as 'generalist-specialist' or'professional friend', on the other hand. From there, different modern approaches in social work are presented, such as outreach social work, new avenues for reducing recidivism, making room for vulnerable people in the community, interethnic connecting in sports, good social care and a new profile for social workers.

Affair

Affair
Author: Amanda Quick
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2010-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307575594

Charlotte Arkendale knew all there was to know about men. After all, she'd made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex. Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives--an arresting stranger too daring, too determined, too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs. Still, perhaps he was the perfect person to help Charlotte investigate the recent murder of one of her clients. So she gave him a chance, never realizing that Baxter, a gifted scientist, would soon conduct a risky exploration into the alchemy of desire, with Charlotte as his subject. But even as he sets out to seduce Charlotte, a twisted killer lies in wait, ready to part the lovers...or see them joined together forever--in death.

Affairs of State

Affairs of State
Author: Robert P. Watson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1442218347

In recent years, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, and countless other politicians have made headlines for their sexual scandals. But such stories are not new. Indeed, there is a long history of misbehavior in politics, including in the nation's highest office. Bill Clinton, it can safely be said, was not the first president to misbehave, nor was he the worst. In fact, there is a long history of presidential peccadilloes. Many presidents have been influenced and had their careers affected by the hand of a woman, sometimes that of a wife or mother, but at other times that of a mistress. But these stories are rarely told. Instead, history has tended to glorify our leaders. Such a scrubbed version of the lives of presidents, however, omits their marital woes, love lives, and sexual peccadilloes. As Robert P. Watson reveals, it is precisely these intimate and all-too-human moments that provide some of the most valuable insights into our leaders. Affairs of State is not just about sex and scandal--the "who did it" of history--although such incidents are described in detail. It is a book about love, marriage, and affairs in the White House, offering an intimate character study of the First Couples who made history. To see the author discuss his book on Inside South Florida, please click here. To see him discuss the book on C-SPAN, please click here.

Getting Past the Affair

Getting Past the Affair
Author: Douglas K. Snyder
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2007-01-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606237993

This book has been replaced by Getting Past the Affair, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4748-7.

A Private Affair

A Private Affair
Author: Mike Warren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781934230954

31,000 miles. 22,840 feet high. 34 countries. 15 months. 2 amazing journeys. In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. His race against the clock took him through the toughest terrain and the most demanding of conditions. In 2009, Mark set out on his second ultra-endurance challenge. And this one would involve some very big mountains. The Man Who Cycled the Americas tells the story of a 15,000 mile expedition that once again broke the barriers of human achievement. To pedal the longest mountain range on the planet, solo and unsupported, presented its own unique difficulties. But no man had ever previously summited the continents' two highest peaks, Mt McKinley in Alaska and Aconcagua in Argentina, in the same climbing season, let alone cycling between them. Oh, and Mark had never even been up Ben Nevis before. Full of his trademark charm, warmth and fascination with seeing the world at the pace of a bicycle, Mark Beaumont's second book is a testament to his love of adventure, his joy of taking on tough mental and physical feats, and offers a thrilling trip through the diverse cultures of the Americas.

Family Affair

Family Affair
Author: Lord Walker
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2012-07-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1477117636

In the pursuit of wealth, power an influence, Nick Siros a disen franchised Native American will let nothing stop him from achieving his goal of becoming a major player in the burgeoning Casino industry. Bent on the drive to succeed and to overcome the obstacles of displacement by the Country he calls his home only motivates him to face these challenges. This suspense drama is based on the life of Nick Siros (Fictional Character) identified by many family’s struggle to hold on to family principles without sacrificing the true meaning of loyalty. The dilemmas of personal sacrifice leads to resentment and shame. In these dynamic turn of events, this novel will question your sense of accomplishment, and what is the true cost of success, and is it worth it. This family saga enumerates with outside conflicts in the pursuit of these goals, leading to vengeance and retribution by their deceivable and cold hearted choices.

Public Affairs

Public Affairs
Author: Paul Apostolidis
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2004-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0822385384

Public affairs—or sex scandals—involving prominent politicians are as revealing of American culture as they are of individual peccadillos. Implicated in their unfolding are a broad range of institutions, trends, questions, and struggles, including political parties, Hollywood, the Christian right, new communications technologies, the restructuring of corporate media, feminist and civil rights debates, and the meaning of public life in the “society of the spectacle.” The contributors to Public Affairs examine, from a variety of perspectives, how political sex scandals take shape, gain momentum, and alter the U.S. political and cultural landscape. The essays in Public Affairs reflect on a number of sex scandals while emphasizing the Clinton/Lewinsky affair, certainly the most avidly followed and momentous sex scandal in American political history. Leading scholars situate contemporary public affairs in the context not only of earlier sex scandals in American politics (such as Thomas Jefferson’s and Sally Hemings’s affair), but also of more purely political scandals (including Teapot Dome and Watergate) and sex scandals centered around public figures other than politicians (such as the actor Hugh Grant and the minister Jimmy Swaggart). Some essays consider the Clinton affair in light of feminist and anti-racist politics, while others discuss the dynamics of scandals as major media events. By charting a critical path through the muck of scandal rather than around it, Public Affairs illuminates why sex scandals have become such a prominent feature of American public life. Contributors. Paul Apostolidis, Jodi Dean, Joshua Gamson, Theodore J. Lowi, Joshua D. Rothman, George Shulman, Anna Marie Smith, Jeremy Varon, Juliet A. Williams

The BCCI Affair

The BCCI Affair
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1028
Release: 1992
Genre: Banks and banking, Foreign
ISBN: