A great American Geologist of the last Century

The last great apes?

F orty years ago, adolescent Figan set off confidently into the woods of Tanzania as though he knew of a food source even richer than the bananas near Jane Goodall's camp. Older and stronger chimpanzees would follow him away. Then he'd lose them and circle back to gorge himself on bananas. One day, a high-ranking male turned up in the meantime and sat eating, in full possession of the site. Whe...

The last act of a great CEO.

No one is in a better position to get an incoming CEO up to speed than his or her predecessor, whose insights and accumulated wisdom are uniquely valuable during the transition and even beyond. The outgoing leader can provide information about the expectations of high-ranking employees; short-term opportunities ripe for harvesting; how the board and others perceive the newcomer's reputation or ...

john steinbeck: friend of the american common man

in his last years of life americans had almost forgotton steinbeck, and those who had not, occasionally criticized him for supporting and praising the u. s. military intervention in the vietnam war. althought ateinbeck incorporates different themes into his works, each one bears many signs of his concern and sympathy for america and the american common people in particular. steinbecks to a god ...

Influenza: The Last Great Plague

This modest volume well accomplishes the objectives set out for it by its author in the preface, namely, "to interest and enlighten the general reader, and to provide the doctor, reseerch virologist, and public health authority with a panoramic view of the epidemic behavior of influenza from the earliest historical records to the latest research." The author is a distinguished veterinarian in i...

The Government of a Great American City