The Networked Financier offers an explanation of the individual network behaviour of major financiers across diverse sectors and leading global financial centres. It argues that experienced financiers leverage their social capital to operate as 'networked financiers'. The few prior studies of the network behavior of individual financiers typically focus on one sector or on one financial centre. This book draws on Meyer's unique database of digitally recorded personal interviews with 167 fi...

A century and a half before the modern information technology revolution, machinists in the eastern United States created the nation's first high technology industries. In iron foundries and steam-engine works, locomotive works, machine and tool shops, textile-machinery firms, and firearms manufacturers, these resourceful workers pioneered the practice of dispersing technological expertise through communities of practice.In the first book to study this phenomenon since the 1916 cla...

"While sketching every period of David's life," wrote F.B.Meyer, "I have concentrated upon those passages which which traced the steps by which the shepherd became the king."

This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the second half of the twentieth century. Collectively the contributors explore the key themes of acquisition of geographical kno...

"The Honey Cookbook" is your gateway to exploring the incredible world of honey. From its diverse flavors to its health benefits, this book celebrates the versatility of nature's golden nectar. Whether you're a culinary enthusiast or simply looking to add a touch of sweetness to your dishes, the recipes and knowledge shared within these pages will inspire you to create delicious honey-infused masterpieces. Enjoy the journey with honey and savor the richness it brings to your table.

Believing they were being taken to a better camp, Belgrade's Jews would climb into the truck with a sense of relief. Mainly women, children and the elderly, they expected a long and uncomfortable trip but, after crossing the border, their journey would come to an abrupt end. Here the drivers would get out and attach a hose from the exhaust to the back of the truck-Over the course of a few months in 1942 the Nazis systematically exterminated the majority of Serbia's Jews using carbon monoxi...

King David fulfilled many roles in his eventful life: shepherd, psalmist, prophet, rebel, king. Focusing on the events that led a lowly shepherd boy to become the King of Israel, F. B. Meyer's exploration of the life of David weaves narrative detail with spiritual application. This devotional biography underscores the many ways David's story anticipates the life of Jesus Christ—the Son of David.-Print ed.

David's story begins in the quiet hills of Bethlehem, a small and humble town nestled within the territory of Judah. It was an unlikely place for the future king of Israel to rise. The biblical narrative situates Bethlehem as a place rich with history and divine purpose, having already served as the setting for significant events, such as Ruth and Boaz's story. The genealogical connection between David and his ancestors speaks to the providence that undergirded his life before he was even ...

Prior to the Civil War, thousands escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad. Untold others failed in the attempt.These unfortunate souls were dragged into bondage via the Reverse Underground Railroad, as it came to be called. With more lines on both roads than any other state, the Free State of Ohio became a hunting ground for slavecatchers and kidnappers who roamed the North with impunity, seeking "fugitives" or any person of color who could be sold into slaver...

Organized crime was born in the back of a fruit store in Marion. Before America saw headlines about the Capone Mob, the Purple Gang and Murder Inc., the specter of the Black Hand terrorized nearly every major city.Fears that the Mafia had reached our shores and infiltrated every Italian immigrant community kept police alert and citizens on edge. It was only a matter of time before these professed Robin Hoods formed a band. And when they did, the eyes of the world t...

Quiet Defiance: The Rhetoric of Silent Protest focuses on the rhetorical dimensions and power of silent protest. Bridging the gap between the study of protest and the study of rhetorical silence (strategic silence meant to communicate to and influence an audience), this book is the first of its kind to concentrate solely on the phenomenon and tradition of silent protest. The contributors to this volume hail from different cultures, disciplines, and fields. They examine past and pr...

In the summer of 1957, a young Holmes County farmer was gunned down in cold blood. There was little to distinguish this slaying from hundreds of others throughout the United States that year except for one detail: Paul Coblentz was Amish. A committed pacifist, Coblentz would not raise a hand against his killers. As sensational crimes often do, the "Amish murder" opened a window into the private lives of the young man, his family and his community--a community that in some respects remains ...