Landry Harlan từ Oudenburg, Belgium

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04/29/2024

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2018-03-11 22:30

Chuyên Đề Luyện Thi Vào Đại Học - Lượng Giác Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

BOOK REVIEW THE CURIOUS MR HOWARD Legendary Prison Reformer By Tessa West Waterside Press ISBN: 978 1 90438 073 3 www.watersidepress.co.uk THE LATEST, MOST AUTHORITATIVE BIOGRAPHY OF PRISON REFORMER JOHN HOWARD... AND JOLLY EXCITING TOO! An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers Whether this book by Tessa West will end up on the best-seller list of fascinating biographies remains to be seen -- it has only just been published by the Waterside Press. But if it doesn’t, it ought to! Not only is it meticulously researched, it’s a riveting read. Not only does it deliver enlightening insights into the life and achievements of prison reformer John Howard, it does a good job of throwing further light on a bygone age, labeled by most historians, accurately or not, as the Age of Enlightenment. If the name ‘John Howard’ doesn’t ring an immediate bell, the name of the famed “Howard League for Penal Reform” no doubt does. John Howard is an example of how just one individual, however eccentrically brilliant, controversial and perhaps unconventional, can make a difference by changing hearts, minds and attitudes worldwide. As his biographer, Tessa West explains, the reputation of John Howard (1726-1799), rests squarely on his philanthropy and his efforts as a prison reformer. His key achievements were to visit numerous prisons in the British Isles and in many other counties, record the terrible conditions he found and, in 1777, publish his findings in “The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, with Preliminary Observations and an Account of some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals”, with the intention of convincing people of the need to improve prisons. The book covers the entire span of Howard’s life. That he was indefatigable and eccentric there is no doubt. What is doubtful is that he was in any way mad, or seriously disturbed, or that, if he had lived today, he would have been diagnosed as suffering from autism or Asperger’s Syndrome… which West more or less dismisses, although she concedes that, looking at Howard through this lens, does offer some perspective on his peculiarities, which apparently included the following: a sense of urgency; a fetish for punctuality; anxiety and depression (he lost his mother in childhood and was widowed twice); a need for routine; and difficulties with eye contact. Sounds pretty normal to us! ‘How typically English’, foreigners might say. And if all these symptoms and syndromes combined to create a John Howard, well, what a fortunate combination, at least for generations of prisoners worldwide. Prisons in Howard’s time were used mainly for people on their way to the scaffold, or transportation. Apparently, there were both public and private prisons, the latter being ‘little purgatories’ -- halfway houses between imprisonment and liberty. Bedlam, of all places, was in this category. West shares the insights of her amazingly detailed research into original sources to reveal just what these establishments were like before ‘The Curious Mr Howard’ established himself almost single-handed as the champion of the most despised people on earth. Prison reform, however, was only one of Howard’s many interests and accomplishments, which the book enumerates in some detail. A man of independent means, Howard was an inveterate traveller who, in addition to the Grand Tour, undertook journeys as far afield as the Ukraine, where eventually he died. The longer and more hazardous the journey apparently, the better he liked it. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Arts. This factual and readable account of Howard’s eventful and productive life offers a wealth of eye-opening revelations. Definitely this volume is a must-read, not just for anyone interested in social history, or criminology or the eighteenth century, but for the general reader. Biographies can be awe-inspiring, informative and just a trifle heart-breaking and this is one of them.

2018-03-11 23:30

Hẹn Hò Nước Mỹ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Đỗ Nhật Nam

Holy ye gods this book! Fabulous. The tone throughout, the way it built, and all the good gods once the suspense element REALLY kicked in! This would certainly be a spoiler alert warning review if I said anywhere near half what I want to say. As it is, I'm still not sure that I'm not revealing more than I should. After what may have been my favorite chapter in any book ever written in the English language, the following chapter destroyed me. It left my knees absolutely shaking. Even reminding myself it was fiction, that the main character was not a real person, not even, in some ways a particularly likable person, though he had his moments or it wouldn't have worked, I couldn't shake off how I was feeling, and had to get up and pace off all that nervous energy to even finish the chapter. That is, read while pacing, I wasn't going to sit down and shake my way through the rest of the chapter. And I won't say anything about where it went from there, lest I actually get into true spoiler territory, if I haven't already.

2018-03-12 00:30

Dịch Học Giản Yếu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Gia

In all fairness, I wrote it.

2018-03-12 01:30

Kiến Và Châu Chấu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Katie Daynes

if i could give "rock and roll" another name i would call it "slash"

2018-03-12 02:30

Tuyển Chọn Những Bài Văn Kể Chuyện 5 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

It sure seemed strikingly similar to a certain Star Trek movie reboot plot line from JJ Abrams... That aside, it was still a quick, fun read.

2018-03-12 03:30

Essential Managers: Achieving High Performance Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: DK

this is such a good book it's funny and it teaches you a lot of how the society was way back then some of the stuff you read is really weird like how they dislcoate their joints and their bones it's a little odd but it really is good you fall in love with the main character Koji. You see him go from a farm boy to a great ninja and how he goes from being a koji to being a blue fingers. its such a great story that i recomment from this book i learnedthat you should not compare yourself to others its not good for you and that you should overcome your fears

2018-03-12 04:30

Sách Kỹ Năng Song Ngữ - Kiên Trì Không Bỏ Cuộc Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gustavo Mazali

DFW, why do you torment me? At times I feel like your ceaselessly boring prose is punching me in the eyeballs. Then you pull of an impossibly elegant turn, and I catch a glimpse of what the fuss is about. I wish I knew how to quit you!

2018-03-12 05:30

Chúng Mình Đi Đâu Thế? - Khám Phá Nước Pháp Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dang Zhexi Office

One of my favorites.

2018-03-12 06:30

Con Của Noé Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

After reading the back cover of this novel I was excited to read it, especially since it's been awhile (far too long) since I've read a Stephen King book. The concept was new to me, at least - an author had died leaving his wife, Lisey, to deal with crazy man who wants to essentially steal his unpublished works. But the author, Scott Landon, had an imaginary place that he and his wife could physically go to, and it's there that Lisey will find the answers to help her survive. The novel contained a lot of flashbacks, so many that at times it was hard to know where in the story I was. In addition to that, it was a little repetitive and drawn out. After getting to page five hundred tonight I decided to chug through the last one hundred fifty or so pages so that I could move on to a new book. But on the plus side, the book had characters with real problems and the plot line on the whole was great. The whole thing came togethers smoothly in the end when the crazy man is dealt with Lisey find her story and learns the whole truth about her husbands past. On the whole, a decent read.

2018-03-12 07:30

24/8 - Để Dẫn Đầu Trong Mọi Cuộc Đua Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Amit Offir

We all know the government is shit, and is getting worse. Employees get taxed out of the ass while investors get huge tax breaks. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Mr. Kiyosaki knows this and I agree when he says that instead of complaining about it we need to learn about it and then take advantage of it. This book also explains why network marketing is the new top business of the 21st century. Notes & Quotes: "Take responsibility for your finances - or get used to taking orders for the rest of your life. You're either a master of money or a slave to it. Your choice." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg. xi) "Have you ever wondered where the idea of retirement at age 65 came from? I'll tell you where: Otto Von Bismarck, the president of Prussia, in 1889. Actually, Bismarck's plan kicked in at age 70, not 65, but it hardly matters. Promising their old folks a guaranteed pension after age 65 was not much of an economic risk for Bismarck's government: At the time, the life expectancy of the average Prussian was about 45. Today, so many are living well into their 80s and 90s that the same promise might well bankrupt the federal government within the next generation." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.11) "Forbes magazine defines "rich" as a person who earns in excess of $1 million per year (about $83,333 per month, or just under $20,000 a week), and "poor" as someone who earns less than $25,000 a year." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.15) Book: Cashflow Quadrant Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad Book: We Want You to Be Rich 27 books in the rich dad series as of (2010) Cashflow Quadrants: Employee (Security) Self-Employed (Independance) Business owner (Wealth Building) Investor (Finacial Freedom) "Oh, I know that some schools teach stock picking, but to me, that is not investing: that's gambling." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.22) "Have you ever used one of those spring-loaded water faucets that some public restrooms install to save water? When you turn the water on, you have to hold the faucet there, because when you let go, it bounces back to the off position. Most people's income source works just like that faucet: You get a little money flowing, and then when you let go, it bounces back to off. You can never build freedom that way. What you want is a money faucet that you can let go of once you've turned it on, because it stays on by itself." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.30) Passive Income - Residual Income Popular business model of passive income: network marketing "It's not about income - it's about assets that generate income." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.39) "Your house is not an asset; it's a hole in the ground into which you pour money." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.40) Build Assets "While I won't work hard for a job, I'll work really hard to build an asset, simply because I think like a rich person, not like a working-class person." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.40) "My house went up in value. My car went up in value." That's capital gain, not cash flow." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.40) "If you want to become rich, you need to network with those who are rich or who can help you become rich." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.55) "Wealth is the ability to survive so many number of days forward. Ask yourself, "If I stop working today, how long could I survive financially?" Your answer is equal to your wealth at this moment." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.78) Network Four-step plan to retire young and rich: 1) Build a business 2) Reinvest in your business 3) Invest in real estate 4) Let your assets buy luxuries "Most people think that the point of real estate is to buy a property at one price and then sell it (either quickly, after some hasty improvements, or at a later time) for a higher price. Wrong. That's just buying a cow and then selling it for steaks. What you want to do is buy a cow and keep it forever so you can sell its milk." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.80) "You don't use your income to buy yourself luxuries: You use your income to build your assets - your business and real estate investments - and then, once they're sufficiently built to be able to do so, you let them buy your luxuries." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.81) "In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell explains that to become outstandingly accomplished at anything, it takes about 10,000 hours of hard work." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.108) "I know that the more mistakes I make and learn from, the smarter I will become. If I make no mistakes for five years, then I am no smarter than I was five years ago - just five years older." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.108) "I realized that it was not the tangible asset that was valuable. It was information relative to the asset that ultimately made a person rich or poor. ... It is your financial intelligence that makes you rich." - Robert T. Kiyosaki (The Business of the 21st Century, Pg.112)

Người đọc Landry Harlan từ Oudenburg, Belgium

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.