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Family background, childhood on Chicago's South Side: race relations in Chicago, influence of father, William Davis; Williams College, BA, 1963, honarary PhD, 1983: comparison of racial relations with father's experience at Williams in 1920s; Columbia University, MA 1964; Harvard Law School, 1967; involvement with civil rights movement, 1963-68; courtship and marriage to Peggy Cooper; European travels; work with John V. Lindsay, especially 1971 presidential campaign; Budget Bureau, 1968-69; Planning Commission, 1973; Rupert Murdoch's purchase of NEW YORK magazine, 1976; Commissioner, Parks Department, 1978-83: administrative style, dealings with press, reaction to project proposal by Christo, 1982 anti-nuclear rally; impressions of Edward Koch, assessment of his relations with black community; New York City's School Chancellor appointment, 1983.
The sins of the past come home to roost in the New South Africa in the action-packed new novel from a master of the international thriller.
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For years Dhlulamiti, a giant elephant, had been hunted. In his early days, he roamed the savannah as a killer, attacking every man in his path, but now wiser thoughts prevail. Then, he meets up with Jumbo McGuire, a hell-raising Irish hunter famed for the number of 'kills'. As predators circle, the epic struggle between elephant and man begins.
A compelling story, full of adventure, set against the move to freedom in Africa. In the face of opposition, hatred, violence and death, humanity and love are nonetheless maintained. Joseph Mahoney, the Colonial Commissioner in the Kariba Gorge, must deal with an undercurrent of violence and revenge, despite having significant personal problems.
Here is the first book a prospective doctoral candidate should read. Updated to reflect both modern technological advances and the realities of contemporary academia, it serves as an excellent overview of the dissertation process in most academic fields. Advice starts with selecting an advisor and a dissertation committee, then covers problems connected with selecting a dissertation topic, submitting the proposal, working with an advisor, and writing and defending the dissertation.
An unforgettable tale of adventure and heartache in the unforgiving Australian Outback.
A marine biologist joins a whaler in the Antarctic. He falls in love with Victoria, a nurse on board, but an air of mystery surrounds her. In Cape Town startling facts emerge. The author depicts the brutality of whaling and human behaviour with undeniable insight in a thrilling novel packed with adventure, sexual frustration, and mystery.
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