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At the age of twenty-one, Brian Boyd wrote a thesis on Vladimir Nabokov that the famous author called "brilliant." After gaining exclusive access to the writer's archives, he wrote a two-part, award-winning biography, Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (1990) and Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years (1991). This collection features essays written by Boyd since completing the biography, incorporating material he gleaned from his research as we...

Real estate serves us all in so many ways. It can build generational wealth, contribute to financial independence, and provide a home to those who cannot afford to buy-or who choose not to. It can also be your legacy to others, in that you "left it better than you found it" and helped others along the way. Investing in real estate is good for you and those whom you serve. Replace Your Income: A Lawyer's Guide to Finding, Funding, and Managi...

Berlin, 1961: Kurz vor dem Mauerbau herrscht in der Metropole ein Klima der Angst. Die Streitkräfte und Geheimdienste der vier Besatzungsmächte stehen sich nervös gegenüber, jeder Fehler könnte einen offenen Konflikt auslösen. Der britische Agent Fielding Scott soll einen ostdeutschen Wissenschaftler sicher in den Westen geleiten. Doch die Mission schlägt fehl, der Überläufer wird ermordet. Jemand muss die Operation verraten haben. Scott soll ...

The latest volume of the Research Methodology in Strategy and Management series uncovers theoretical developments in management and strategy, highlighting how firms succeed today, as well as offering cutting edge thinking on new and evolving research methods to study organizations. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology collates a wide range of perspectives on strategy and management and introdu...

Written by the most prominent, soughtafter, and respected video game attorneys in the country, the authors break down the laws every game developer needs to know to better protect their company and their intellectual property.

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This first major critical biography of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the greatest of twentieth-century writers, finally allows us full access to the dramatic details of his life and the depths of his art. An intensely private man, Nabokov was uprooted first by the Russian Revolution and then by World War II. Transformed into a permanent wanderer, he did not achieve fame until late in life, with the success of Lolita. In this first of two volumes, B...

Der zweite und abschließende Band von Boyds beeindruckender Biographie setzt ein mit der Ankunft Nabokovs in Amerika 1940 - das heißt mit dem Verzicht auf die russische Sprache und dem Verlust der Reputation des russischen Autors Sirin (so Nabokovs bisheriges Pseudonym). In den USA den Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen war nicht einfach, schließlich gelang es Nabokov, auf eine Professur in Cornell berufen zu werden.Dann brachte der erstaunliche Erf...

Brian Boyd, einer der besten Kenner von Nabokovs (1899­1977) Leben und Werk, beschreibt das liberale aristokratische Milieu, in dem er aufwuchs, die Flucht der Familie aus Rußland, seine Studienzeit in Cambridge, die Ermordung des Vaters in Berlin. Es folgen die Jahre, in denen Vladimir Nabokov und seine Frau Véra in Deutschland und Frankreich in Armut lebten und die Flucht in die Vereinigten Staaten.Boyd untersucht Nabokovs Verhältnis zu den ...

U2 rewrote the rock group rulebook. Over a career that now spans nearly four decades, the band have produced one hit album after another - while continually reinventing their sound - and created the template for the giant global stadium tour that all other bands now use. This is a band that measures its success in multiples of hundreds of millions. Thirteen studio albums to date have generated worldwide sales of 150 million records. No wonder ...

Boyd confronts Nabokov's life, career, and legacy, his art, science, and thought, his subtle humor and puzzle-like storytelling, his complex psychological portraits, and his inheritance from, reworking of, and affinities with Shakespeare, Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Machado de Assis. Boyd offers new ways of reading Nabokov's best English-language works: Lolita, Pale Fire, Ada, and the unparalleled autobiography, Speak, Memory, and he discloses other...

Subtitled "Evolution, Cognition & Shakespeare's Sonnets".

The story of Nabokov's life continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy--until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security.

Helping beginning and experienced therapists cope with the myriad challenges of working in agencies, clinics, hospitals, and private practice, this book distills the leading theories and best practices in the field. The authors provide a clear approach to engaging diverse clients and building rapport, interweaving evidence-based techniques to meet therapeutic goals, and intervening effectively with individuals, families, groups, and larger sys...

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Helping beginning and experienced therapists cope with the myriad challenges of working in agencies, clinics, hospitals, and private practice, this book distills the leading theories and best practices in the field. The authors provide a clear approach to engaging diverse clients and building rapport, interweaving evidence-based techniques to meet therapeutic goals, and intervening effectively with individuals, families, groups, and larger sys...

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Brings together essays that explicitly diverge from conventional topics and points of reference when interpreting a writer whose influence on contemporary literature is unrivalled. Scholars from around the world here read Nabokov in terms of bodies rather than minds, belly-laughs rather than erudite wit, servants rather than master-artists, or Asian rather than Western perspectives.

Brings together essays that explicitly diverge from conventional topics and points of reference when interpreting a writer whose influence on contemporary literature is unrivalled. Scholars from around the world here read Nabokov in terms of bodies rather than minds, belly-laughs rather than erudite wit, servants rather than master-artists, or Asian rather than Western perspectives.