Authors
- Line Vautrin
- Patrick Mauries
Dewey code: 739.27092
Price: $35.00
Review Line Vautrin: Sculptor, Jeweller, Magician / Thames & Hudson:
Publication date: 1972-01
Review Thomas B. Reed (American Statesmen,) / AMS Press:
Publication date: 1966
Review They went south: Biographical sketches of the Civil War veterans from Berlin, Wisconsin / Berlin Historical Society:
Publication date: 2005-03-05
Dewey code: 305
List Price: $499.00
Price: $499.00
Review Harriet Tubman- the Moses of Her People: Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman / Afchron.Com:
Publication date: 2008-02-25
Dewey code: 759
List Price: $170.00
Price: $315.35
Review Valerio Castello (Archivi Di Arte Antica) / Umberto Allemandi:Valerio Castello (1624-1659), the son of Mannerist painter Bernardo, is undoubtedly one of the foremost painters of seventeenth-century Genoa, despite the fact that his career was brought to an untimely end by his death at the age of just thirty-five. After his initial interest in naturalism, Castello became famous for his mythological and religious subjects, which he rendered with intense colours and highly dramatic compositions in drawings, engravings, frescoes and canvases, paving the way for the great age of Baroque in Genoa. His works are now in the most prominent museums in Italy and abroad (The Rape of the Sabines, Uffizi, Florence; Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist, National Gallery, London; The Massacre of the innocents, Hermitage, St Petersburg) and in important private collections. This is a major and definitive work on the artist, with an analysis of his successors among collectors and admirers down the centuries, and a complete catalogue of his works and professional relationsh.
Creator: Stephen Creswell
Publication date: 1997-01
Price: $8.00
Review We Will Know What War Is: The Civil War Diary of Sirene Bunten / Mcclain Printing Co:
Publication date: 1982-11-18
Dewey code: 959.54030924
Price: $45.00
Review The Burthen, the Risk and the Glory: A Biography of Sir James Brooke / Oxford University Press, USA:
Edition: 2nd
Publication date: 1998-11
Dewey code: 332.6
Price: $39.95
Review Riding the Millennial Storm: Marc Faber's Path to Profit in the Financial Markets / John Wiley & Sons:First-hand information about Dr. Doom's financial predictions for the millennium. Dr. Marc Faber, a. k. a. Dr. Doom, offers here his financial ideas, theories, and predictions for the forthcoming millennium. Written by the ever entertaining and brilliant Nury Vittachi, this book offers a fascinating and unique insight into the eccentric world of Faber, the financial guru extraordinaire. The book also features a detailed portrait of Faber, the man, including insights into the unconventional way Faber conducts his research, his background, and his history of his winning and losing predictions. [+]Marc Faber, PhD (Hong Kong) is an investment advisor and publisher of the "Gloom, Boom, and Doom" Reports. Nury Vittachi (Hong Kong) is one of Asia's most popular writers and speakers.
Publication date: 1991-03-01
Dewey code: 510.922
Review Biographical Dictionary of Mathematicians / Charles Scribner's Sons:
Creator: Ray Desmond
Edition: 2
Publication date: 1994-02-25
Dewey code: 581.092241
List Price: $499.00
Price: $499.00
Review Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers / CRC:Over the past four centuries botanists and gardeners in the British Isles have gathered, maintained and propagated many varying species of plants. Their work has been documented in innumerable books and articles which are often difficult to trace. The Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists represents a time-saving reference source for those who wish to discover more about the lives and achievements of the horticulturalists listed. The dictionary's utility comes not only from indicating the major publications of the named authors, but also the location of their herbaria and manuscripts. ; The previous 1977 edition of the Dictionary has for many years been a much used source of information for botanists, botanic artists and archivists. In this revised edition the scope has been expanded to include among its 13,000 entries flower painters in addition to botanical artists over 1400 entries and, for the first time, garden designers. ; Finally the Dictionary should have international appeal since so many botanists and gardeners worked on collective plants overseas, in particular in North America and the British Commonwealth. ; Each entry gives, wherever possible, details of dates and places of birth and death, educational qualifications, professional posts, honours and awards, publications, location of plant collections, manuscripts, drawings and portraits. Its main function, however, is to provide further biographical references to books and periodicals. Comprehensive classified indices facilitate access by professions and activities, countries, and plant interests.
Publication date: 1989-11-01
Dewey code: 828.609
List Price: $595.00
Price: $717.64
Review The Works of Mary Wollstonecraft (Complete Set) / NYU Press:This is the first and only complete edition of all the published writings of Mary Wollstonecraft, the mother of the feminist movement. Wollstonecraft's writings include fiction, journalism, reviews, and diaries, and confirm her place in history as a signinficant force in the young rationalist movement in education and politics. The set features extensive footnotes, a comprehensive index, a general introduction, and specialist introductions to each selection, and is handsomely bound in pure wdoven cloth over millboard.
Creator: John R. C. Martyn
Publication date: 2004-04
Dewey code: 270.2092
Price: $109.95
Review A Translation of Abbot Leontios' Life of Saint Gregory, Bishop of Agrigento (Texts and Studies in Religion) / Edwin Mellen Press:1. Preface; 2. Introduction; 3. New Approach in Berger's Edition; 4. Bishop Gregory's Looks, Daily Life and Parents; 5. Miracles performed by or affecting Bishop Gregory; 6. Criticism of Pope Gregory the Great; 7. Links Between the Biography and the Pope's Letters; 8. Bishop Gregory's Education; 9.
Edition: Cdr
Publication date: 2005-03-05
Dewey code: 973
List Price: $499.00
Price: $499.00
Review Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / Afchron.Com:
Publication date: 2006-12
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $495.00
Price: $495.00
Review Who's Who In Asia 2007 (Who's Who in Asia) / Marquis Who's Who:
Creator: Steven G. Kellman
Edition: Revised
Publication date: 2009-01-23
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $499.00
Price: $499.00
Review Magill's Survey of World Literature / Salem Press:
Publication date: 2005-03-05
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $499.00
Price: $499.00
Review The Life of Toussaint L'ouverture, the Negro Patriot of Hayti / Afchron.Com:This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Publication date: 2005-03-05
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $499.00
Price: $499.00
Review Up from Slavery / Afchron.Com:Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's, "Up from Slavery" is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. In rags-to-riches fashion, Washington recounts his ascendance from early life as a mulatto slave in Virginia to a 34-year term as president of the influential, agriculturally based Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. From that position, Washington reigned as the most important leader of his people, with slogans like "cast down your buckets," which emphasized vocational merit rather than the academic and political excellence championed by his contemporary rival W. E. B. Du Bois. Though many considered him too accommodating to segregationists, Washington, as he said in his historic "Atlanta Compromise" speech of 1895, believed that "political agitation alone would not save [the Negro]," and that "property, industry, skill, intelligence, and character" would prove necessary to black Americans' success. The potency of his philosophies are alive today in the nationalist and conservative camps that compose the complex quilt of black American society. Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. [+]Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. In rags-to-riches fashion, Washington recounts his ascendance from early life as a mulatto slave in Virginia to a 34-year term as president of the influential, agriculturally based Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. From that position, Washington reigned as the most important leader of his people, with slogans like "cast down your buckets," which emphasized vocational merit rather than the academic and political excellence championed by his contemporary rival W. E. B. Du Bois. Though many considered him too accommodating to segregationists, Washington, as he said in his historic "Atlanta Compromise" speech of 1895, believed that "political agitation alone would not save [the Negro]," and that "property, industry, skill, intelligence, and character" would prove necessary to black Americans' success. The potency of his philosophies are alive today in the nationalist and conservative camps that compose the complex quilt of black American society.
Edition: Large Print Ed
Publication date: 1993-09-01
Review Nudity in a Public Place / Chivers Press:
Creator: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Publication date: 2005-03-05
Dewey code: 810
List Price: $499.00
Price: $499.00
Review Uncle Tom's Story of His Life, an Autobiography of Rev. Josiah Henson / Afchron.Com:
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 1959
Review Things Fall Apart the Story of a Strong Man / McDowell Obolensky:
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Reed (American Statesmen,), They went south: Biographical sketches of the Civil War veterans from Berlin, Wisconsin, Harriet Tubman- the Moses of Her People: Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, Valerio Castello (Archivi Di Arte Antica), We Will Know What War Is: The Civil War Diary of Sirene Bunten, The Burthen, the Risk and the Glory: A Biography of Sir James Brooke, Riding the Millennial Storm: Marc Faber's Path to Profit in the Financial Markets, Biographical Dictionary of Mathematicians, Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers, The Works of Mary Wollstonecraft (Complete Set), A Translation of Abbot Leontios' Life of Saint Gregory, Bishop of Agrigento (Texts and Studies in Religion), Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Who's Who In Asia 2007 (Who's Who in Asia), Magill's Survey of World Literature, The Life of Toussaint L'ouverture, the Negro Patriot of Hayti, Up from Slavery, Nudity in a Public Place, Uncle Tom's Story of His Life, an Autobiography of Rev. 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