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House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World's Most Powerful Address is a non-fiction book by American writer Michael Gross. [1] The book was initially published on March 11, 2014 by Atria Books .
During World War 2 the United States sought to use entertainment as a form of propaganda. In 1943 the Office of Strategic Services (a precursor to the CIA) circulated a memo stating the cinema is "one of the most powerful propaganda weapons at the disposal of the United States" and recommended "the voluntary cooperation of all motion agencies not under the control of the JCS [Joint Chiefs of ...
Siege money or money of necessity is a form of notgeld (emergency money) that was issued in times of war or invasion, such as during a siege. In the early modern period, it was necessary in Europe because at that time coinage had an intrinsic value and even though a town was besieged commerce had to continue and soldiers had to be paid.
The price of admission to a portion of that 21-miles strip of oceanside paradise and unobstructed views of the Pacific will most likely start around 20 to 30 million dollars and skyrocket from ...
A trailer park, caravan park, mobile home park, mobile home community or manufactured home community is a temporary or permanent area for mobile homes and travel trailers. Advantages include low cost compared to other housing, and quick and easy moving to a new area (for example, when taking a job in a distant place while keeping the same home).
Netflix recently dropped the full-length trailer for its upcoming World War II drama, The Six Triple Eight. The film is not only written and directed by Tyler Perry, but it also stars Washington ...
Historically, soldiers serving overseas had been paid in local currency rather than in their "home" currency. [1] Most cash drawn by soldiers would go directly into the local economy, and in a damaged economy the effects of a hard currency such as the dollar circulating freely alongside weaker local currencies could be very problematic, risking severe inflation.
Most traded currencies by value Currency distribution of global foreign exchange market turnover [1. Currency ISO 4217 code Symbol or Abbrev. [2]