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The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of AT&T

The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of AT&T

Steve Coll

From boardroom to courtroom, Steve Coll untangles the myriad threads of this complex and critical case and gives readers “an excellent behind-the-scenes look” at the human drama involved in the remaking of an entire industry (The ...
Gandhi and Bin Laden: Religion at the Extremes

Gandhi and Bin Laden: Religion at the Extremes

James L. Rowell

Steve Coll, The Bin Ladens, 12. 6. Steve Coll, The Bin Ladens, 26-31. 7. Alexei Vassiliev, The History of Saudi Arabia (London, Saqi Books, 2000), Chapters 3- 12, 14, 16. 8. Birth dates for Muhammad Wahhab vary, but tend to agree upon ...
The Taking of Getty Oil: Pennzoil, Texaco, and the Takeover ...

The Taking of Getty Oil: Pennzoil, Texaco, and the Takeover ...

Steve Coll

Coll is at the height of his talents in this “riveting” tale of one of the most spectacular—and catastrophic—corporate takeovers of all time (Newsday).
NFL Draft

NFL Draft

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Steve Andrako, 427 Steve Atkins, 1013 Steve Atwater, 316, 1130 Steve August, 388, 986 Steve Barnett, 758 Steve ... 380, 1310 Stevenson Sylvester, 1402 Steven Wilks, 361 Steve Odom, 935 Steve ONeal, 853 Steve Ortmayer, 349 Steve ...
Guetter l'aurore

Guetter l'aurore

Jean Delumeau

L'ALUN DE ROME, Paris, SEVPEN, 1962. NAISSANCE ET AFFIRMATION DE LA RÉFORME, Paris, PUF, coll. « Nouvelle Clio»,8eédition,(en coll. avec ThierryWanegffelen), 1997. LA CIVILISATION DELA RENAISSANCE, Paris, Arthaud,coll.
Directorate S

Directorate S

Steve Coll

This is the definitive explanation of how America came to be so badly ensnared in an elaborate, factional, and seemingly interminable conflict in South Asia.
Peterson's Colleges in New York

Peterson's Colleges in New York

Peterson's (Firm : 2006- )

Field Hockey Barnard Coll, NY Colgate U, NY The Coll at Brockport, State U of New York, NY Columbia U, NY Columbia U, School of General Studies, NY M— for men; W—for women; (s)—scholarship offered Cornell U, NY W Elmira Coll, NY ...
The International Who's Who 2004

The International Who's Who 2004

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13 May 1949; d. of Robert Finlay Glover and Jean Muir; ed Monmouth School for Girls and St Hugh's Coll., Oxford; Jr Research Fellow St Hugh's Coll. 1973-75, Lecturer in Music 1976-84, Sr Research Fellow 1982-84; Lecturer St Anne's Coll.,  ...
The Bin Ladens: Oil, Money, Terrorism and the Secret Saudi World

The Bin Ladens: Oil, Money, Terrorism and the Secret Saudi World

Steve Coll

The Bin Ladens are shrouded in secrecy, living in one of the most closed, unaccountable countries on earth.
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ArthurJ. Shartsis Resident Bay Area Rapid Transit District Mistaken Identity? WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME MOTIVATED you to publish "The Great Gervitz" by Steve Coll [Business, March]? I know Don [Gervirtz] well, but would not have ...
CJ

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Larry K. Gaines

David G. Kamien (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006), 24. Quoted in ibid., 9. Quoted in “The Growing, and Mysterious, Irrelevance of al Qaeda,” The Economist (January 24,2009), 64. Quoted in Steve Coll, “Name Calling,” New Yorker (March 4 ...
On the Grand Trunk Road: A Journey into South Asia

On the Grand Trunk Road: A Journey into South Asia

Steve Coll

Now, for the first time ever, the paperback edition of On the Grand Trunk Road is finally available, revised and updated with new material.
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power

Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power

Steve Coll

In this prize-winning book, the author of Ghost Wars and The Bin Ladens investigates the notoriously mysterious ExxonMobil Corporation and the secrets of the oil industry In many of the nations where it operates, ExxonMobil has a greater ...
Remembering Conshohocken and West Conshohocken

Remembering Conshohocken and West Conshohocken

Jack Coll

Author Jack Coll chronicles the history of these Pennsylvania mill towns with a series of compelling vignettes.
Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India

Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India

Zoological Survey of India

S.C. Majumder, Reg. no. 825; 19, Sukhaduani, P.S. Sandeshkhali, 17.i.1994, Coll . S.C. Majumder, Reg. no. 826; 23, Kachukhali, P.S. Gosaba, 20.iii. 1994, Coll. S.C. Majumder, Reg. no. 827; 1 d, Marichjhapi, P.S. Gosaba, 9.iv. 1993, Coll.
Membership Directory

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... PA 19382, BA 73, Montclair St Coll, MA 78, West Chester Univ of PA, 81 -Sp Path, Priv Prac SP Huddart, M Suaan F 307 North Bemiston, Oayton, MO 63105, BS 64, MS 78, Coll of Saint Rose SP Huddleston, Lynne A 2323 Fairfìeld Avenue  ...
The Lazarillo Phenomenon: Essays on the Adventures of a ...

The Lazarillo Phenomenon: Essays on the Adventures of a ...

Reyes Coll-Tellechea

Essays on the Adventures of a Classic Text Reyes Coll-Tellechea, Sean McDaniel. Contents. Our Knowledge of the Past: Reframing Lazarillo Studies Reyes Coll-Tellechea and Sean McDaniel . 9 La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes: Publicity and ...
The National Faculty Directory

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... Meredith Coll, Raleigh NC 27611 MCCLAIN Ralph E. Dept of Polisci, Spring Hill Coll, Mobile Ala 36608 MCCLAIN Regina E. Dept of ... 800 NW 20th St. Boca Raton Fla 334.32 MCCLEARY FWayne, Dept of Civil Engrg. Harrisburg Area Comm Coll, 3300 ... 5801 Ellis Ave, Chicago Ill 60637 MCCLEARY Robert F. Dept of Speech-Drama, Univ of Md, Univ of Md Md 20742 MCCLEARY Stephen H, Dept of ...
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and ...

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and ...

Steve Coll

The news-breaking book that has sent schockwaves through the White House, Ghost Wars is the most accurate and revealing account yet of the CIA's secret involvement in al-Qaeada's evolution.
Memory, Oblivion, and Jewish Culture in Latin America

Memory, Oblivion, and Jewish Culture in Latin America

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Marjorie Agosín. REYES COLL-TELLECHEA ... caused by human actions are not enough to ensure a safe future. Remembrance should not be limited to the destructive chapters in REYES COLL-TELLECHEA, Remembering Sepharad.
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century

The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century

Steve Coll

Traces the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, describes the diverse lifestyles of the generation to which Osama bin Laden belongs, and discusses their attempts to recover from the effects of September 11.
Eagle on the Street: The SEC and Wall Street during the ...

Eagle on the Street: The SEC and Wall Street during the ...

Steve Coll

Spend time with Charlotte and the kids.” “Yes, yes, but—” was Fedders's reply. “I mean it, John,” Shad said. That was a suggestion Charlotte Fedders might have found frightening, but Shad thought that many marital problems were caused by ...
The Lancet

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s; Lawrence Dulake, King's Coll.; Helen W. Duncan, Liverpool ; Beatrice E. Ebdon, London ; Mary C. Elliott, Univ. Coll.; Donald C. Fairbairn, St. Bart.'s; Lawrence S. Fallls, Kingston and St. Bart.'s: Albert R. Fox, Middlescx ; Christine P. Francis, ...
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century

The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century

Steve Coll

A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the best-selling Ghost Wars traces the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, describes the diverse lifestyles of the generation to which Osama bin Laden belongs, and discusses their ...
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army

Jeremy Scahill

Steve Coll, Ghost Wars, p. 454. 21. Ned Zeman, David Wise, David Rose, and Bryan Burrough, “The Path to 9/11: Lost Warnings and Fatal Errors,” Vanity Fair, November 2004. 22. James Bamford, A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of ...
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James Shirrefs, D.D., minister of the West Church, Aberdeen, with issue — 1. John, born 22nd February, 1820, M.A., Mar. Coll., 1839, sometime farmer in Ontario, and Inspector of Schools. 2. James Shirrefs, Alumnus, Mar. Coll., 1843- 44 ...
Presidents and Civil Liberties from Wilson to Obama: A Story ...

Presidents and Civil Liberties from Wilson to Obama: A Story ...

Samuel Walker

Steve Coll, Ghost Wars: The Secret History ofthe CIA, and bin Laden, From the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (New York: Penguin Books, 2005). 91 David Locke Hall, The Reagan Wars: A Constitutional Perspective Ronald Reagan ...
Who's who in the West: A Biographical Dictionary of ...

Who's who in the West: A Biographical Dictionary of ...

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Jennifer Jenkins Wood. Aug. 6. 1986. AB with great distinction, Stanford U., 1961; AM. 1962. PhD. 1966. Instr. history San Jose Slate Coll., 1965-66; assl. prof. Claremonl McKenna Coll., 1966-71; assoc. prof., 1971-76; prof.. 1976—; Roy P.
International Who's who in Classical Music

International Who's who in Classical Music

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13 May 1949. d. of the late Robert Finlay Glover and Jean Muir. Education: Monmouth School for Girls and St Hugh's Coll., Oxford. Career: Jr Research Fellow St Hugh's Coll. 1973-75. Lecturer in Music 1976-S4, Sr Research Fellow 1982-84; ...
The Riverside Anthology of Children's Literature

The Riverside Anthology of Children's Literature

Judith Saltman

... An Anthology of Poems Composed Between the Ages of Two and Eight, coll. Timothy Rogers (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979). 1 56. From Miracles: Poems by Children of the English-speaking World, coll. Richard Lewis (Simon & Schuster, ...

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