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Als das Robotermädchen Roz zum ersten Mal die Augen aufschlägt, findet sie sich auf einer wilden, einsamen Insel wieder. Wie sie dorthin gekommen ist, weiß sie nicht. Für sie gilt nur eines: überleben. Mit unerschütterlicher Geduld beobachtet sie die tierischen Inselbewohner, erlernt ihre Sprache und entdeckt, dass sie mit Freundlichkeit und Hilfsbereitschaft am weitesten kommt. Obwohl die Tiere das "Blechmonster" fürchten, gibt Roz nicht auf und kann schließlich ihr Vertrauen gewinnen.

How Real Estate Developers Think considers developers from three different perspectives. Brown profiles the careers of individual developers to illustrate the character of the entrepreneur; considers the roles played by innovation, design, marketing, and sales in the production of real estate; and examines the risks and rewards that motivate developers as people.

In this groundbreaking guide to building an ethical economy, Peter Brown and his colleagues at the Quaker Institute for the Future show readers how a system that embodies the core Quaker principle of "right relationship" can deliver a more equitable and sustainable future.

Always on the verge of something better, Brown’s characters are often hard drinking and fast driving—tending to be both violent and religious. And as they grasp for hope, they sometimes make a leap into a new life.

Howard Hughes was one of the most amazing, intriguing, and controversial figures of the 20th century. He was the billionaire head of a giant corporation, a genius inventor, an ace pilot, a matinee-idol-handsome playboy, a major movie-maker who bedded a long list of Hollywood glamour queens, a sexual sultan with a harem of teenage consorts, a political influencer with intimate ties to Watergate, a Las Vegas kingpin, and, ultimately, a bizarre recluse.