In this diary, the president of the American University in Washington, D.C., reveals the academic, political, financial, and social complexities of running a university

Is My Armor Straight: A Year in the Life of a University President

Education & Teaching

Berendzen, Richard

Schools & Teaching

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The former editor of Iran's largest-selling daily newspaper analyzes the personality of the Ayatollah Khomeini and examines the meaning of the Islamic revolution for Iran and the world at large

The Spirit of Allah: Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution

Taheri, Amir.

Explains the problems that trouble Darwinism and the theory of natural selection, looks at alternate theories, and covers new evidence from paleontology to molecular biology

Evolution: A Theory in Crisis

Science & Math

Denton, Michael

Biological Sciences

The former secretary-general of the United Nations recounts his role in such recent international crises as the Yom Kippur War, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, and Southeast Asia; offers insight into key world leaders; and analyzes current world rivalries, conflicts, and challenges to the United Nations

In the Eye of the Storm: A Memoir

Waldheim, Kurt

Biographies & Memoirs

Book by Hart, Gary, Lind, William S.

America Can Win: The Case for Military Reform

Politics & Social Sciences

Hart, Gary

Lind, William S.

Sociology

Still shaken by her mother's death, Anne accepts an invitation to visit the Cavalcantis at their family villa in Tuscany in order to satisfy her lingering curiosity about Cosimo, her mother's ex-lover and a friend of the Cavalcantis\nFrom Publishers Weekly\nA finalist for England's Booker McConnell Prize, O'Faolain (The Obedient Wife) writes with sensuous elegance and an awareness of human fallibility. Her new novel begins when a young Irish woman, Anne Ryan, arrives at the Florentine villa of Marchesa Niccolosa Cavalcanti. Anne's late mother had been a hired companion to the Marchesa's daughter, also now dead, which is why the guest accepted the invitation from the old and ailing lady. Longing for a romance of her own, Anne mainly wants to find out more about the affair between Mrs. Ryan and Cosimo, the Italian she had talked of often and wistfully. Guido, the Manchesa's married son, pursues Anne and she falls in love with him, ignoring warnings from Niccolosa. These and other arresting characters in the novel become embroiled in situations arising from political and familial intrigue. O'Faolain's tart, taut prose will mesmerize readers, but they could be frustrated by the rather ambiguous conclusion. 
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.\nFrom Library Journal\nAnne Ryan's return to the Italian villa where her mother served as a companion precipitates a romance with her mother's former lover, involves her in an Italian political crisis, and ends with her inheritance of the villa. O'Faolain (daughter of Sean O'Faolain and author of No Country for Young Men and other books) takes these staples of romantic fiction and, with a deft and acid twist, fully exposes the human side of the drama. Masterful characterization, especially of minor players, is her forte; the portraits of Niccola, the aging marchesa, and Bonaccorso, who has loved her platonically for 50 years, are bittersweet. Perhaps deliberately, Anne's romantic interest, Guido, remains a cipher, and Anne herself seems more misguided than is strictly necessary. The intelligent woman's alternative to the fake romance of Harlequinreality, with all its twists. Highly recommended. Shelley Cox, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale 
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The Irish Signorina

O'Faolain, Julia

The Florida Senator describes her childhood experience as a victim of attempted sexual molestation, explains what family and friends can do to prevent and to deal with child abuse, and details legislative recommendations to protect children

Children at Risk: My Fight Against Child Abuse--A Personal Story and a Public Plea

HAWKINS, PAULA

Documents Latin America's history of poor resource management

Bordering on Trouble: Resources and Politics in Latin America

Business & Money

Maguire, Andrew

Economics

Provides an insider's look at Bethlehem Steel's bonanza years, its collapse, how it coped and did not cope with crisis, and the human costs involved

Crisis in Bethlehem: Big Steel's Struggle to Survive

Strohmeyer, John

Offers learning disabled students advice on selecting a college, overcoming academic challenges, and making personal and social adjustments

Unlocking Potential: College and Other Choices for Learning Disabled People, a Step-By-Step Guide

Scheiber, Barbara

Talpers, Jeanne

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