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Viewing the Renaissance through the Medicis' eyes
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Book Review
Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de'
Medici
By Miles J. Unger
Simon & Schuster, 496 pp., $30
The all-important concept of family honor, and the hyper-
competitiveness it created, made 15th-century Florence both a
breathtakingly beautiful and highly dangerous place. For example, if
the wealthy Pazzi family had a marble palace designed and built by
the legendary architect Brunelleschi, the very magnificence of this
palace would dishonor other wealthy Florentine families, who would
inevitably respond in kind. The Medici family, whose massive wealth
was based ...
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Hebe, Former Freightliner CEO, Named Sr. VP at Navistar Inc.
Magazine article from: Transport Topics
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Hebe buys fire engine manufacturer
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Hebe jeebies as six-foot bronze Greek goddess does a disappearing act.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...centre. The hollow statue, of the goddess Hebe, which weighs 600lb, disappeared from...the daughter of the gods Zeus and Hera. Hebe, which was sculpted by R J Thomas and...about the theft and were desperate to get Hebe returned. He said: 'Hebe is part of...
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James Hebe Returns to Navistar as SVP, North American Sales Operations
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; Wireless News 04-18-2008 James Hebe Returns to Navistar as SVP, North American...WIRELESS NEWS-April 18, 2008-James Hebe Returns to Navistar as SVP, North American...http:// www.10meters.com James L. Hebe, a trucking industry member who began...
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It's Hebe today... gone tomorrow!; Cheeky thieves snatch statue from city landmark.
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
; ...s bronze statue of the Greek goddess Hebe. The six foot-long figure was erected...Zeus and Hera in a competition. But now Hebe, who cost pounds 9,000 but is estimated...about the theft and were desperate to get Hebe back. He said: 'Hebe is part of the...
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It's Hebe today... gone tomorrow! ; Cheeky thieves snatch statue from city landmark
Newspaper article from: Evening Mail
; ...s bronze statue of the Greek goddess Hebe. The six foot-long figure was erected...Zeus and Hera in a competition. But now Hebe, who cost pounds 9,000 but is estimated...about the theft and were desperate to get Hebe back. He said: 'Hebe is part of the...
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HeBe Jewellery Offers Hazel Blears Rocking the Boat Brooch by Nick Hubbard Jewellery.
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Slagle, Hebe Meet Dealers, Promise Improvements
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James L. Hebe Rejoins Navistar as Senior Vice President, North American Sales Operations.
Business Wire
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Hello Hebe!; Much-loved statue is recovered in drugs raid.
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
; ...Birmingham's missing pounds 100,000 statue Hebe - along with nearly pounds 500,000 worth...Oxfordshire man was arrested. Six foot-long Hebe was erected in 1967 after Evening Mail...gods Zeus and Hera in a competition. But Hebe, who originally cost pounds 9,000...
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