The hidden history of the haunted and beloved city of New Orleans, told through the intersecting lives of nine remarkable characters.“Nine Lives is stunning work. Dan Baum has immersed himself in New Orleans, the most fascinating city in the United States, and illuminated it in a way that is as innovative as Tom Wolfe on hot rods and Truman Capote on a pair of murderers. Full of stylistic brilliance and deep insight and an overriding compassion, Nine L...

Dan Baum is a gun fanatic. He is also Jewish Democrat who grew up in suburban New Jersey. In Gun Guys, he takes us on a guided tour of gun stores and gun shows, shooting ranges and festivals, contests and auctions, trying to figure out what draws so many of us to guns in the first place. Is it just part of being American? Introducing a wide cast of characters, Baum shows both sides of the gun culture in America, bringing an entire world vividly to life, and in doing so helping to ...

Here is armed America—a land of machine-gun gatherings in the desert, lederhosened German shooting societies, feral-hog hunts in Texas, and Hollywood gun armories. Whether they’re collecting antique weapons, practicing concealed carry, or firing an AR-15 or a Glock at their local range, many Americans love guns—which horrifies and fascinates many other Americans, and much of the rest of the world. This lively, sometimes raucous book explores from the inside the American love affai...

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region, Southerners share their lives in food, with a complex mix of stories of belonging and not belonging and of traditions that form identities of many kinds.Cornbread Nation 7, edited ...

C’est le printemps, dans une petite ville côtière de l’Irlande. Le narrateur de cinquante-sept ans est cabossé par la vie. Trop vieux pour prendre un nouveau départ et trop jeune pour baisser tout à fait les bras, il traîne sa solitude de plus en plus difficilement. Quand il croise la route d’un chien borgne et famélique, il n’hésite pas longtemps : il en fera son compagnon de misère. Leur amitié, d’abord fragile, deviendra indéfectible. Jusqu’à ce que les habitants du coin décident de s’e...

Tolvåriga Dorothys hus blir uppryckt av en tornado och hon vaknar omtumlad, tillsammans med sin lilla hund Toto, i det magiska landet Oz.Dorothy får rådet att söka sig till Smaragdstaden och den store Trollkarlen av Oz – han ska kunna hjälpa henne att komma hem igen. På sin färd dit stöter hon på Fågelskrämman som vill ha en hjärna, Plåtmannen som längtar efter ett hjärta och Fega lejonet som vill hitta sitt mod. De slår följe och hoppas att Trollkarlen ska kunna hjälpa dem alla.

This in-depth comparative examination of the derivative action in Asia provides a framework for analysing its function, history and practical application and examines in detail how derivative actions law works in practice in seven important Asian jurisdictions (China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore). These case studies allow an evaluation of a number of the leading Western comparative corporate law and governance theories which have come to define the field over the l...

After a tornado uproots her from her home in Kansas, Dorothy and her dog Toto are whisked away to the magical Land of Oz, where the Wicked Witch of the West will do everything in her power to ensure that Dorothy never makes it back to Kansas...

The rise of the independent director in Asia is an issue of global consequence that has been largely overlooked until recently. Less than two decades ago, independent directors were oddities in Asia's boardrooms. Today, they are ubiquitous. Independent Directors in Asia undertakes the first detailed analysis of this phenomenon. It provides in-depth historical, contextual and comparative perspectives on the law and practice of independent directors in seven core Asian jurisdictions (China, ...

El Ninjo aime les haricots africains et de nombreux moments passionnants expérimentés avec une variété de vent soufflant sports et les animaux de la jungle africaine. Voici les histoires qui vous allez trouvez dans ce livre super rigolo: * Arrivée Au Lodge Avec Boum Boum Et Demarrage Safari * La mésaventure Safari mobile * Haricots kenyans d'origine avec des tons * Le Coup De La Jungle * Les soupes de haricots échapper chiots de défense * Haricots Fumée Et Des Miroirs * Artful lianes oreil...