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The Fountainhead»rank: 476par: Ayn Rand
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. 0n the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to ... |
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The Big Penis Book»rank: 476de: Taschen
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. 0n the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to ... |
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The Origin of Financial Crises: Central Banks, Credit Bubbles, and the Efficient Market Fallacy»rank: 2858par: George Cooper
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. 0n the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to ... |
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The Genealogy of Morals»rank: 6716par: Friedrich Nietzsche
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. 0n the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to ... |
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How To Retire Happy, Wild And Free»rank: 1773par: Ernie J. Zelinski
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The Fountainhead has become an enduring piece of literature, more popular now than when published in 1943. 0n the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to ... |
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How Fiction Works»rank: 3394par: James Wood
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Amazon Best of the Month, July 2008: The first thing you'll notice about How Fiction Works is its size. At 252 pages, it's a marvel of economy for a book that asks such a huge question, and right away you'll want to know (as you might at the start of a new novel) what the author has in store. James Wood takes only his own bookshelves as his literary terrain for this study, and that in itself is the most delightful gift: he joins his audience as a reader, citing ... |
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On Writing Well 30th Anniversary Edition»rank: 4590par: William K Zinsser
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's 0n Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just adds clutter) or tired phraseology (for instance, he'd like to outlaw all leads involving those 'future archaeologists' most often found 'stumbl[ing] upon the remains of our civilization'). He recommends that all writers of nonfiction read their work aloud (don't commit ... |
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The Ultimate French Review and Practice: Mastering French Grammar for Confident Communication»rank: 1048par: David Stillman, Ronni Gordon
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's 0n Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just adds clutter) or tired phraseology (for instance, he'd like to outlaw all leads involving those 'future archaeologists' most often found 'stumbl[ing] upon the remains of our civilization'). He recommends that all writers of nonfiction read their work aloud (don't commit ... |
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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth»rank: 1104par: The Onion
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's 0n Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just adds clutter) or tired phraseology (for instance, he'd like to outlaw all leads involving those 'future archaeologists' most often found 'stumbl[ing] upon the remains of our civilization'). He recommends that all writers of nonfiction read their work aloud (don't commit ... |
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Spanish For Dummies Audio Set»rank: 2104par: Jessica Langemeier
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's 0n Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just adds clutter) or tired phraseology (for instance, he'd like to outlaw all leads involving those 'future archaeologists' most often found 'stumbl[ing] upon the remains of our civilization'). He recommends that all writers of nonfiction read their work aloud (don't commit ... |
Sales of semiconductors in November indicate that consumer products such as LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, digital music players, and other devices sold well during the holidays, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Monday.
November chip sales rose 2.3 percent year-on-year to $23.1 billion, the SIA said.
Unit demand has far outpaced last year. But falling chip prices have hurt industry revenue, the chip association said. For example, DRAM (dynamic RAM) bit shipments grew 25 percent in the three months through mid-December, but average selling prices have declined 20 percent over the same period.
The association also noted that rising energy prices and concerns about the sub-prime lending issue in the U.S. do not appear to have had a significant impact on consumer spending for the holidays, the SIA said. The group reiterated its forecast that worldwide semiconductor sales will reach a new record in 2007. But it will take a stronger than expected December selling season to reach the 3.8 percent growth goal the group had forecast earlier this year, the SIA said.
Investment banking firm Credit Suisse was not as optimistic as the SIA.
The November data was below normal seasonal trends, noted analyst John Pitzer, in a report on Monday. Even if December reaches its normal seasonal growth, 2007 industry revenue will only reach $255.7 billion, up 3.2 percent over last year. The growth percentage would fall short of the SIA's 3.8 percent target.
The slow November prompted Credit Suisse to lower its 2008 chip industry revenue forecast to 9.4 percent year-on-year growth, down from a previous target of 13 percent.