Added by: englishcology | Karma: 4552.53 | Fiction literature | 11 May 2009
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Cormac McCarthy sets his new novel, The Road, in a post-apocalyptic blight of gray skies that drizzle ash, a world in which all matter of wildlife is extinct, starvation is not only prevalent but nearly all-encompassing, and marauding bands of cannibals roam the environment with pieces of human flesh stuck between their teeth. If this sounds oppressive and dispiriting, it is. McCarthy may have just set to paper the definitive vision of the world after nuclear war.
Manuel Luis Martinez, "Countering the Counterculture: Rereading Postwar American Dissent from Jack Kerouac to Tomas Rivera". Rebelling against bourgeois vacuity and taking their countercultural critique on the road, the Beat writers and artists have long symbolized a spirit of freedom and radical democracy.
Re-energizing The Corporation is built on the groundbreaking 3e leadership model which makes sense of the three Es of Envisioning, Engaging and Executing. By understanding and following the model, you will be able to create compelling pictures of the future of your organization; build a following of individuals committed to getting the vision into reality; and maximize team performance to deliver on your dream.
This study offers a fresh examination of one of the Spanish language's most resonant voices; exploring how the very factors which led to his emergence as a cultural icon also shaped his dramatic output. The works themselves are also awarded the space that they deserve, combining performance histories with incisive textual analysis to restate Lorca's presence as a playwright of extraordinary vision, in works such as "Blood Wedding", "The Public", "The House of Bernarda", and "Alba Yerma".
The January 2009 HBR is a special issue entitled “Transforming Leaders.” It features the following articles: “Picking the Right Transition Strategy,” “The Quick Wins Paradox,” “Women and the Vision Thing,” “How Not to Lose the Top Job,” and “The Last Act of a Great CEO.”