'O'Hara is the only American writer to whom America presents itself as a social scene in the way it once presented itself to Henry James, or France to Proust' The New York TimesWhen the beautiful, imperious and moneyed Grace Caldwell Tate wants something she goes after it, men included.
"In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction"--Amazon.com.
DOCTOROWJohn O'Hara is widely credited with inventing the New Yorker short story, and remains the most-published short story writer in the history of the magazine. Selected from his vast collection of short fiction written over forty years, these refreshingly frank, sparely written stories show him at his best.
"A bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 was inspired by a news account of the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman washed up on a Long Island beach. Was it an accident, a murder, a suicide? The circumstances of her death were never resolved, but O'Hara seized upon the tragedy to imagine the woman's down-and-out life in New York City in the early 1930s."--Page 4 of cover.
Kniha Johna Vanharu - podnikateľa a autora kultového blogu o podnikaní. John Vanhara je známy český biznismen podnikajúci v USA. Verejnosť ho pozná predovšetkým vďaka jeho blogu , kde už od roku 2005 popisuje svoje skúsenosti s podnikaním v Amerike a poskytuje rady začínajúcim podnikateľom. Hodnota jeho firiem sa meria v miliónoch dolárov a John je dnes prakticky finančne nezávislý. Aj tak ale neustále hľadá nové príležitosti a začína nové podnikateľské projekty. Obsah: Úvod 7 Podnikání a motivace 9 Zakládáme firmu 39 Daně a účetnictví 56 Bankovní služby 62 Kapitál 65 Rozjíždíme podnikání 69 Online platby 77 Marketing 81 Dodavatelé 86 Zákazníci 91 Organizace, řízení, zaměstnanci 94 Kulturní rozdíly, život v USA 110 Začátky v USA 116 Investování do nemovitostí 123 Pár slov na závěr 135