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The Outsiders may not be a huge best seller, but it is the book that appears to be influencing CEOs and big hedge fund and private equity-type investors. William N. Thorndike, Jr., the author of the The Outsiders, has been as surprised about the success of his book as anyone. “The ...
October 2012, 75,000 copies of the book have sold, mostly in print, but also including some in digital form. The Outsiders has also had a long tail, with sales continuing steadily over time, aided by Warren Buffett’s recommendation last year in Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report. Buffett,...
While no reason was given for his absence, a representative for the musical said in a statement, “The Outsiders is a very demanding project. He needed time away and is returning next week. As with any long-running shows, our performers regularly take time away, when needed, to recharge ...
Unlike most American cities, which spent the 20th century radiating out into suburbia, Los Angeles befuddles outsiders because it doesn’t really have a definite center. The phrase “LA” is loosely used to refer to a collection of small yet distinct cities across the Los Angeles basin that gr...
Paul Schrader wishes he hadn't made ‘Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist’.The 78-year-old director helmed the controversial 2005 horror flick - which takes place before the events of the 1973 original - and now Schrader has admitted he never should have tackled the project because he doesn’...
by the increased devastation wrought on African kingdoms when those forces adopted the use of increasingly sophisticated firearms, and by the divisions between those whocollaboratedwith outsiders and those who resisted. The relative ease with which these Congolese societies yielded to European conquest be...
The Nordrhein-Westfalen region in Germany makes extensive use of the creative industries to attract tourists. The #Urbanana project was launched with support from theEuropean Unionin 2017 to position the Nordrhein-Westfalen region as a “destination for the urban lifestyle and scene”. The programme...
“Get Back” shows a team of superstars embracing exactly that ethos: playing the songs of other bands, grabbing ideas like magpies and happily taking the advice and help of outsiders. It is the introduction of a pianist called Billy Preston, known to the group from their early days playing...
The McDonaldization thesis may be interpreted as a policy of closure and apartheid (Pieterse, 1996) as outsiders are encouraged to engage in the global arena but are kept at a peripheral distance by the most dominant force in the game. In terms of limitations, the hybridization ...