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Niall Ferguson
A professor at Harvard University, the Scottish-born Ferguson is renowned in the field of counterfactual history. His three-part series on WWII, “War of the World,” recently aired on PBS. His picks: My Five Most Important Books 1. “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy. The book that, more than...
Tags: diary, Harvard University, irony, PBS, professor
Research articles 2008-07-28
Bernard Jones And The Temple Of Mammon Available Now
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86088) has announced the addition of "Bernard Jones and the Temple of Mammon - The continuing diary of a cantankerous investor" to their offering. In this second volume of the Bernard Jones Diaries, retired civil servant Bernard Jones is approaching his 64th birthday....
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., diary, FINANCE, investor, Ireland, Jones
Research articles 2008-03-14
Childhood friend guards memory of 'Polish Anne Frank'
BEDZIN, Poland AFP — Spread on an apartment table, a handful of editions of the heart-rending journal of a Jewish girl now known as the "Polish Anne Frank" testify to a childhood friend's guardianship of her story in the decades since the Holocaust. "For me this was a memory...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, diary, memory, Nazi, Poland
Research articles 2008-03-13
Anne Frank's 'one true love' pictured for posterity
THE HAGUE AFP — The face of Peter Schiff, described as "my one true love" by Anne Frank in her Nazi-era diary, is to be shown to the public for the first time by the museum dedicated to her life in Amsterdam, the Anne Frank Foundation said Monday. A...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Amsterdam, diary, museum
Research articles 2008-02-25
US says captured papers reveal Qaeda in Iraq weakened
BAGHDAD AFP — A diary and a document captured during raids on Al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq show the group has been weakened and that civilian anti-insurgency groups are making an impact, the US military said on Sunday. Both documents were captured during raids by US forces in November, military...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Baghdad, diary, Iraq, Leadership
Research articles 2008-02-10
Spanish musical based on Anne Frank's 'Diary' sparks anger
MADRID AFP — A Spanish musical based on the diary of Anne Frank has split those charged with protecting the legacy of this young Holocaust victim, including her last living relative who is furious the story has been set to song. He and other critics say a format meant...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Amsterdam, diary, Nazi
Research articles 2008-02-01
Alan Taylor's Diary
HEADING home on the top deck of a bus the other evening we came to a halt in no man's land . . . Portobello. Suddenly, the driver appeared up the stairs and demanded to know if anyone was asleep. No-one replied, not because of unconsciousness, but because...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., DIARY, MARKETING, Queen, radio, Scotland
Research articles 2007-12-23
Dutch campaigners in last bid to save Anne Frank tree
AMSTERDAM AFP — Campaigners fighting to save a diseased tree in Amsterdam that was fondly described by Anne Frank in her diary about life in hiding under Nazi occupation made a last bid Thursday to stop it being felled. The Dutch Tree Foundation and residents of the neighbourhood where...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Amsterdam, diary
Research articles 2007-11-15
Anne Frank tree to be cut down next week in Amsterdam
THE HAGUE AFP — A diseased chestnut tree that was fondly described by Anne Frank in her diary about life in hiding under Nazi occupation will be cut down next week, Amsterdam officials said Tuesday. "Initially the tree had been granted a reprieve until January but a new report...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Amsterdam, diary, municipality
Research articles 2007-11-13
Girl's suicide linked to Philippines poverty
MANILA AFP — A girl aged 11 hanged herself in a Philippines shanty after leaving a letter and diary depicting a life in rampant poverty, newspapers here reported Thursday. The case put a human face to poverty blighting the nation, where nearly 14 percent of the 87 million population...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bicycle, diary, Government, Philippines, poverty, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-11-08
'Anne Frank' is still timely, hopeful
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, through Oct. 6, Babcock Theatre, University of Utah; 581-7100 or www.kingtix.com, running time: two hours one intermission This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first printing of "The Diary of Anne Frank," one of the most widely read books in the world....
Tags: diary, E-mail, FINANCE, Manufacturing, sister, SOFTWARE, University of Utah
Research articles 2007-09-28
'Anne Frank' is still timely, hopeful
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, through Oct. 6, Babcock Theatre, University of Utah; 581-7100 or www.kingtix.com, running time: two hours one intermission This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first printing of "The Diary of Anne Frank," one of the most widely read books in the world....
Tags: diary, E-mail, FINANCE, Manufacturing, sister, SOFTWARE, University of Utah
Research articles 2007-09-27
Our coconuts just wouldn't budge.
Diary is almost certain that the coconut shy at Fidelity's annual summer party was rigged. Guests stood and stared as fund managers, PRs and journalists alike threw wooden balls at the stands, with the hope of winning prizes. But diary is a monkey's uncle if one...
Tags: diary, Fidelity Investments, MARKETING
Research articles 2007-09-17
CHESS: By the Bishop
THE new season is nearly upon us and already the Congress diary is filling up. Graham Marshall has just sent out details of the opening event for the 2007-2008 North-East Rapidplay Circuit. The venue is the popular Hillcarter Hotel, opposite the railway station in Hartlepool, and the five round...
Tags: chess, diary, Games, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-08-30
Auction set for DiMaggio's diaries
NEW YORK -- Whitey Ford looked at the stack of 29 binders in amazement, hardly believing Joe DiMaggio ever would have produced the 2,400 pages of diary entries that filled them. "I'm shocked," the New York Yankees pitching legend and longtime friend of DiMaggio said Monday...
Tags: auction, diary, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Investment, Joe
Research articles 2007-07-17
Gutter politics in Britain: Blair saved Brown from tight spot
LONDON AFP — Former Prime Minister Tony Blair may not always have been Gordon Brown's best friend, but he came to his rescue when his chancellor got stuck in a toilet, diaries published Monday revealed. The incident happened after the death of Labour leader John Smith in 1994, when...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, diary, Leadership, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, toilet
Research articles 2007-07-09
'Blair wanted Diana to be ambassador for Britain'
LONDON AFP — The forthcoming diaries of Tony Blair's former press chief reportedly contain details about how the former British prime minister wanted princess Diana to be an ambassador for Britain. Blair secretly met the princess before and after he became prime minister in 1997, the Daily Mirror said,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, ambassador, Britain, diary, Government, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-07-07
Cindy Sheehan 'resigns' as protest leader
FORT WORTH, Texas AP _ Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized an anti-war movement with her monthlong protest outside President Bush's ranch, said Tuesday she's done being the public face of the movement. "I've been wondering why I'm killing myself and wondering why the Democrats caved in...
Tags: Associated Press, Blogging, diary, FINANCE, Insurance, INTERNET, leader, protest
Research articles 2007-05-29
Ronald Reagan's White House diaries, to be published by Harper-Collins and excerpted in Vanity Fair
Ronald Reagan's White House diaries, to be published by Harper-Collins and excerpted in Vanity Fair, confirm what his letters and radio commentaries proved to liberals who had consigned him to duncehood while he governed: Reagan was a clear, concise writer--a sign of a clear mind. There are no masterpieces of...
Tags: diary, MARKETING, White House
Research articles 2007-05-28
'Reagan Diaries' make debut
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- God, family and country leap from the pages in the just-released diaries of former President Ronald Reagan, but the cover-to-cover theme in Reagan's writings from the world stage is his wife, Nancy. The 784-page "The Reagan Diaries," edited by Douglas Brinkley, made its debut...
Tags: diary, Leadership, president, White House
Research articles 2007-05-22
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