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From 1925 to 1945, Benjamin Swig was a real estate operator. He was a partner of the real estate firm Swig, Weiler and Arnow that was founded in 1936, [1] [2] which became the Swig company. [3] In the 1940s, he moved to San Francisco, which he loved. [4] He bought the Fairmont Hotel in 1945, and later the St. Francis Hotel. [5]
Swig installed his son, Benjamin Swig, as the bank's treasurer. Alongside Tremont, Swig also gained control of the Tamiami Banking of Company of Miami, Florida in 1926. [1] Swig was a popular figure in the Boston banking world, but rose to prominence for his involvement in uncovering Charles Ponzi's banking irregularities known as the "Ponzi ...
The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great is a 2019 book by American conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro.Shapiro was inspired to write the book after an incident at California State University, Los Angeles in which protesters interrupted his speech.
The book explores Logan's early childhood in the 1930s, giving his personal account of his memories and life experiences, and the lessons he learned from his parents, neighbors and three older brothers. The Land Remembers has received critical acclaim for its familiarity and depth, with many praising its beautiful language and relevant themes.
Background Chlorine and caustic soda are produced at chlor-alkali plants using mercury cells or the increasingly popular membrane technology that is mercury free and more energy-
Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor Books in 2006. It won the Seiun Award for the best novel in Japanese translation (where it is published by Tokyo Sogensha) [2] and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, [3] the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, [4] and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction ...
Wonderstruck (2011) is an American young-adult fiction novel written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, who also created The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007). In Wonderstruck, Selznick continued the narrative approach of his last book, using both words and illustrations — though in this book he separates the illustrations and the writings into their own story and weaves them together at the end.
The novel won the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor in 2014 [1] and was a finalist for the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award. [2] It also made YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults list for 2014; [3] the American Library Association Rainbow List; The Texas Library Association's Tayshas List (as a top ten title); and was nominated for the Georgia Peach Award.