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Author: Ralph Hancox Publisher: Fictive Press ISBN: 1927663369 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 263
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“Malfeasance! Why, that’s preposterous. If there was anything to it at all, it would be merely a bit of departmental muddling.” Was it credible that he could be thought a crook and a swindler? Patently, the answer was no. He had not received one cent for his trouble. In private industry, the work he had done on this enterprise alone would have made him a rich man two or three times over. All he had received was an annual stipend of a measly $12,500. He could make more managing his tannery. It’s 1957 in the fictional Canadian Province of Superior. In the span of just a few days in November, the lives of several high-level government officials and a colourful cast of “destitutes” are about to change forever. In this penetrating social commentary by the author of Con Job and Scandalous, wrongdoings lead to shockingly unequal consequences for the privileged and the dispossessed. Subjects covered: : politics, scandal, crime, influence peddling, graft, embezzlement, political corruption, poverty, social injustice, social justice, Salvation Army
Author: Ralph Hancox Publisher: Fictive Press ISBN: 1927663369 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 263
Book Description
“Malfeasance! Why, that’s preposterous. If there was anything to it at all, it would be merely a bit of departmental muddling.” Was it credible that he could be thought a crook and a swindler? Patently, the answer was no. He had not received one cent for his trouble. In private industry, the work he had done on this enterprise alone would have made him a rich man two or three times over. All he had received was an annual stipend of a measly $12,500. He could make more managing his tannery. It’s 1957 in the fictional Canadian Province of Superior. In the span of just a few days in November, the lives of several high-level government officials and a colourful cast of “destitutes” are about to change forever. In this penetrating social commentary by the author of Con Job and Scandalous, wrongdoings lead to shockingly unequal consequences for the privileged and the dispossessed. Subjects covered: : politics, scandal, crime, influence peddling, graft, embezzlement, political corruption, poverty, social injustice, social justice, Salvation Army
Author: Ralph Hancox Publisher: Fictive Press ISBN: 9781927663332 Category : Languages : en Pages : 262
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""Malfeasance! Why, that's preposterous. If there was anything to it at all, it would be merely a bit of departmental muddling. Was it credible that he could be thought a crook and a swindler? Patently, the answer was no. He had not received one cent for his trouble. In private industry, the work he had done on this enterprise alone would have made him a rich man two or three times over. All he had received was an annual stipend of a measly $12,500. He could make more managing his tannery."" It's 1957 in the fictional Canadian Province of Superior. In the span of just a few days in November, the lives of several high-level government officials and a colourful cast of "destitutes" are about to change forever. In this penetrating social commentary by the author of "Con Job" and "Scandalous," wrongdoings lead to shockingly unequal consequences for the privileged and the dispossessed.
Author: Steve Stewart-Williams Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108776035 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages :
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The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our altruistic tendencies, and our culture? The book tackles these issues by drawing on two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory. The guiding assumption is that humans are animals, and that like all animals, we evolved to pass on our genes. At some point, however, we also evolved the capacity for culture - and from that moment, culture began evolving in its own right. This transformed us from a mere ape into an ape capable of reshaping the planet, travelling to other worlds, and understanding the vast universe of which we're but a tiny, fleeting fragment. Featuring a new foreword by Michael Shermer.
Author: Horace Waller Publisher: Garnsey Press ISBN: 1444681605 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 90
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: Alan Root Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0099555883 Category : Africa, East Languages : en Pages : 338
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In this extraordinary memoir we look at Africa's wonders through the eyes of a visionary, live through hair-raising adventure and personal sorrow, and also bear witness to a natural world now largely lost from view.
Author: Peter Benson Publisher: University of Arkansas Press ISBN: 9781557288882 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 364
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Battling Siki (1887–1925) was once one of the four or five most recognizable black men in the world and was written about by a host of great writers, including George Bernard Shaw, Ring Lardner, Damon Runyon, Janet Flanner, and Ernest Hemingway. Peter Benson’s lively biography of the first African to win a world championship in boxing delves into the complex world of sports, race, colonialism, and the cult of personality in the early twentieth century.
Author: Israfel Publisher: Hardpress Publishing ISBN: 9781313408219 Category : Languages : en Pages : 286
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author: Bryan Burns Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780389205326 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 268
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This is the first book to offer a literary analysis of Peacock's novels, including the two ironic medieval romances Maid Marian and The Misfortunes of Elphin. Other works included are Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Crotchet Castle, The Romances and Gryll Grange.
Author: Ralph Hancox
Author: Ralph Hancox
Author: Ralph Hancox
Author: Steve Stewart-Williams
Author: Horace Waller
Author: Israfel
Author: Alan Root
Author: Horace Waller
Author: Peter Benson
Author: Israfel
Author: Bryan Burns