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The bonfire of the vanities / by Wolfe, Tom

Finance fictions : realism and psychosis in a time of economic crisis by De Boever, Arne

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Revisiting The bonfire of the vanities -- Psychotic realism in (American) psycho -- Financial realism in the Fear index -- The financial universe (after Meillassoux) -- Michel Houellebecq, finance novelist -- Financing the novel: Ben Lerner's 10:04 -- Conclusion.…”
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A kind of genius : Herb Sturz and society's toughest problems / Herb Sturz and society's toughest problems by Roberts, Sam, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Only connect -- Boy's life goes to jail -- The feminine form of true -- Vera's bailiwick -- Summons to the Bowery -- Beyond the bowery -- The wildcats strike -- In the summer of Sam -- Politics and poker -- The process broker -- Planning the visionary city -- The longest-running joke in New York -- The New Times Square -- A planner faces reality -- A winter's tale in the bonfire of the vanities -- "As long as I'm doing something that matters."…”
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Call to Virtue : Republics of Character from Rome to 1776. by Mayyasi, Kim

Table of Contents: “…Renaissance -- Church Marginalized-Explorers-Florence-Medici-Petrarch-Humanism-Ficino -- 15. Bonfire of the Vanities -- Savonarola-Madness of the Crowd-Bonfire of the Vanities -- 16. …”
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Faking Ancient Mesoamerica. by Kelker, Nancy L.

Table of Contents: “…Escaping de Landa's Bonfire of the Vanities; 7. Feat of Clay; 6. Between a Rock and a Hard Fake; 8. …”
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Tom Wolfe's America. by McEneaney, Kevin

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People, places and passions : 'pain and pleasure' : a social history of Wales and the Welsh, 1870--1945 by Davies, Russell, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; List of Illustrations; Prologue: Sources for a 'Sullen Art'; Introduction: Private Lives, the Individual and Society; 1 The Structures of Everyday Life: Endurance and Endeavour; 2 'Lead us into Temptation': Consumerism, Creativity and Change; 3 'Bonfire of the Vanities': Ambitions, Aspirations and Education; 4 'Ffair Wagedd' -- Vanity Fair: People, Class and Hierarchy; 5 Hiraeth and Heartbreak -- Wales and the World: Curiosity, Boldness and Zest; 6 'The Blood never Dried' -- the Welsh in Empire: Envy, Greed and Zeal…”
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The Politics of Everyday Life : Making Choices, Changing Lives. by Ginsborg, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Alternative readings and passages of everyday lifeThe bonfire of the vanities; Nature; Shopping: producer and consumer alliances; Difficulties; Conclusion; 3 Families; Home, sweet home; Privacy, everydayness and dreaming; A world apart; Familism; The American model; The effects of television; 'Only connect'; Gender (and other) relations; Sharing; Sharing everything; Conclusion: families and civil society; 4 The Possibilities of Civil Society; Key words; Texture and daily practice; Civil society, dictatorship and democracy in the global South; The enemies of civil society…”
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Brian De Palma's split-screen : a life in film by Keesey, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…""CHAPTER 16 Body Double (1984)""""CHAPTER 17 Wise Guys (1986)""; ""CHAPTER 18 The Untouchables (1987)""; ""CHAPTER 19 Casualties of War (1989)""; ""CHAPTER 20 The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)""; ""CHAPTER 21 Raising Cain (1992)""; ""CHAPTER 22 Carlito's Way (1993)""; ""CHAPTER 23 Mission: Impossible (1996)""; ""CHAPTER 24 Snake Eyes (1998)""; ""CHAPTER 25 Mission to Mars (2000)""; ""CHAPTER 26 Femme Fatale (2002)""; ""CHAPTER 27 The Black Dahlia (2006)""; ""CHAPTER 28 Redacted (2007)""; ""CHAPTER 29 Passion (2012)""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""…”
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