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From “the man on whom nothing was lost,” a unique guide to the elements of statecraft, presented through spirited interpretations of classic literary works
“The international world of states and their modern system is a literary realm,” writes Charles Hill in this powerful work on the practice of international relations. “It is where the greatest issues of the human condition are played out.”
A distinguished lifelong diplomat and educator, Hill aims to revive the ancient tradition of statecraft as practiced by humane and broadly educated men and women. Through lucid and compelling discussions of classic literary works from Homer to Rushdie, Grand Strategies represents a merger of literature and international relations, inspired by the conviction that “a grand strategist . . . needs to be immersed in classic texts from Sun Tzu to Thucydides to George Kennan, to gain real-world experience through internships in the realms of statecraft, and to bring this learning and experience to
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It can be hard to win an award when you have four plus siblings in the same class trying for the same thing! Tara comes from a family of twelve children and they all learned the same things at about the same time. It was up to each of them to make the most of the knowledge they had. They all did 4-H, they all raised sheep, and they all wanted to win. Tara won senior sheep showmanship in 2010 beating her older brothers and the next year her little brother came in and beat her. Tara says, “It can be tough competing against your siblings, but it has always been good in that it motivated us to work harder” Tara won a total of six showmanship classes in sheep, six in poultry, three in swine, three in market goat, three in dog, and two in horse. She also won twice in Large Animal Master Showmanship and twice in Small Animal Master Showmanship. In her entire show career, she has won a total of 27 showmanship classes. Today she is a 4-H co-resource leader, swine project leader, poultry avia
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Learned Hand: the man and the judge [2nd ed] 9780195377774, 019537777X
Table of contents :
Foreword to the Second EditionPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: The Early YearsChapter 2: Learned Hand and Frances FinckeChapter 3: From Wall Street Lawyer to Federal District JudgeChapter 4: The Marriage and Its Tensions Chapter 5: The Peak of Political Enthusiasm: Herbert Croly, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Progressive YearsChapter 6: Promotion to the Second Circuit Chapter 7: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the 1920sand 1930s: Hand as First Among Equals Chapter 8: Achieving National Renown During the Nation'sComplacent Years, 1919-1928 Chapter 9: The Hoover Years and Hand's Missed Chance for Promotion to the Supreme Court Chapter 10: The New Deal Chapter 11: The Road to War and the Break with Lippmann Chapter 12: The ledare Judgeship and World War II Chapter 13: The Last Chance for a Supreme Court Appointment: The 1942 Vacancy Chapter 14: The Postwar Years, the Cold War,