Authors
- Peter Pfister
- Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium
- Graham Edkins
Dewey code: 629.13252019
List Price: $150.00
Price: $138.87
Review Innovation and Consolidation in Aviation: Selected Contributions to the Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium 2000 / Ashgate Publishing:This is the formal refereed proceedings of the fifth Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium. The symposium had a diverse range of contributions and development workshops, bringing together practitioners from aviation psychology and human factors, flight operations management, safety managers, pilots, cabin crew, air traffic controllers, engineering and maintenance personnel, air safety investigators, staff from manufacturers and regulatory bodies and applied aviation industry researchers and academics. The volume expands the contribution of aviation psychology and human factors to the aviation industry within the Asia Pacific region, developing the safety, efficiency and viability of the industry. It is a forward-looking work, providing strategies for psychology and human factors to increase the safe and effective functioning of aviation organizations and systems, pertinent to both civil and military operations.
Publication date: 2005-06
Dewey code: 920
Price: $27.99
Review Home at Last - Auschwitz Survivor / Not Avail:Home at Last is a first hand account of Kurt Moses'
Publication date: 2000-08
Dewey code: 681.7509224212
List Price: $140.00
Price: $136.00
Review The Adams of Fleet Street, Instrument Makers to King George III: Instrument Makers to King George III / Ashgate Publishing:A comprehensive study of the instrument-making business run by the Adams family, from its foundation in 1734 to bankruptcy in 1817. It is based on detailed research in the archival sources as well as examination of extant instruments and publications by George Adams senior and his two sons, George junior and Dudley. Separate chapters are devoted to George senior's family background, his royal connections and his new globes; George junior's numerous publications, and his dealings with van Marum; and Dudley's dabbling with "medico-electrical therapeutics". The book is illustrated with plates from the Adams's own publications and with examples of instruments ranging from unique museum pieces - such as the "Prince of Wales" microscope - and globes to the more common, even mundane, items of the kind seen in salesrooms and dealers - the surveying, navigational and military instruments that formed the backbone of the business. The appendices include facsimiles of trade catalogues and an annotated short-title listing of the Adams family's publications, which also covers American and Continental editions, as well as the posthumous ones by W. & S. Jones.
Publication date: 2008-05-28
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $139.95
Price: $139.32
Review Notable Black Memphians / Cambria Press:This biographical and historical study by Miriam DeCosta-Willis (PhD, Johns Hopkins University and the first African American faculty member of Memphis State University) traces the evolution of a major Southern city through the lives of men and women who overcame social and economic barriers to create artistic works, found institutions, and obtain leadership positions that enabled them to shape their community. Documenting the accomplishments of Memphians who were born between 1795 and 1972, it contains photographs and biographical sketches of 223 individuals (as well as brief notes on 122 others), such as musicians Isaac Hayes and Aretha Franklin, activists Ida B. Wells and Benjamin L. Hooks, politicians Harold Ford Sr. and Jr. , writers Sutton Griggs and Jerome Eric Dickey, and Bishop Charles Mason and Archbishop James Lyke-all of whom were born in Memphis or lived in the city for over a decade. Also included are short biographies of barbers, sanitation workers, and postal employees such as Alma Morris, T. O. Jones, and Tom Lee-ordinary citizens who made extraordinary contributions to their community. The result of ten years of painstaking research in archives and libraries, this study draws upon interviews, private papers, newspaper articles, and photographic collections to illuminate Black achievements in Memphis, Tennessee. [+]Located in a bend of the Mississippi River, in the heart of the Bible Belt, and in the center of a tri-state region that includes Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, Memphis is the site of a rich African American culture that finds expression in blues and jazz, in poetry and fiction, and in painting and sculpture. Less well known, perhaps, are Black cultural expressions in business, athletics, and medicine: for example, the founding of hospitals and a medical school; the building of a public park/auditorium and the first Black-owned baseball stadium in the country; and the creation of the South's first integrated law firm and first Black savings and loan association. Sons and daughters of the city include city and county mayors, an Olympic medalist, an Oscar-winning actor, and former member of the Federal Communications Commission, CEO of the Regional Medical Center, president of Colorado State University, and professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School. The lives of these outstanding Black Memphians provide a context for understanding and interpreting the social, political, and cultural history of a city in the Deep South. Notable Black Memphians is a vital addition to all collections in African American studies and American history.
Publication date: 2000-09-01
Dewey code: 818.5409
Price: $59.95
Review Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer / Univ of Georgia Pr:In this collection of essays woven with poems and folklore, Judith Ortiz Cofer tells the story of how she became a poet and writer and explores her love of words, her discovery of the magic of language, and her struggle to carve out time to practice her art. A native of Puerto Rico, Cofer came to the mainland as a child. Torn between two cultures and two languages, she learned early the power of words and how to wield them. She discovered her love for the subtleties, sounds, and rhythms of the written word when a Roman Catholic nun and teacher bent on changing traditions for the better gave her books of high literature to read, some of which were forbidden by the church. Later, as an adult, demands from her family and her profession made it difficult for Cofer to find time to devote to her art, but her need and determination to express herself led to solutions that can help all artists challenged with the limits of time. Cofer recalls the family cuentos, or stories, that inspire her and shows how they speak to all artists, all women, all people. She encourages her readers to insist on the right to be themselves and to pursue their passions. A book that entertains, instructs, and enthralls, Woman in Front of the Sun will be invaluable to students of poetry and creative nonfiction and will be a staple in every creative writing classroom as well as an inspiration to all those who write.
Publication date: 2000-05
Review An Empty Suitcase: An Autobiography of the Early Years / Minerva Press:
Publication date: 1989
Review Chasing the rainbow / J.W. Younge:
Authors
- Heinrich
- Richard H. Lawson
- Kim Vivian
Publication date: 2006-01-17
Dewey code: 831.21
List Price: $139.95
Price: $139.95
Review The Life of Saint Servatius: A Dual-language Edition of the Middle Dutch Legend of Saint Servatius by Heinrich von Veldeke and The Anonymous Upper German ... in the Bible and Early Christianity) / Edwin Mellen Press:This book contains two principal vernacular texts concerning the life and deeds of St. Servatius. It offers an authoritative English translation to those readers not versed in medieval Germanic languages. Commentary has been provided to point out historical and Biblical references and to draw attention to significant parallels between the texts and Latin sources.
Publication date: 2002-12-31
Dewey code: 914.16003
Price: $104.95
Review The Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland Index of People (Index to Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland) / Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast:The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the Ordnance Survey maps, but were not published at the time. In these new editions they act as a 19th century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage of their communities. They document the landscape and situation, buildings and antiquities, land-holdings and population, and employment and livelihood of the parishes.
Publication date: 1991-07
Dewey code: 941.07092
List Price: $149.95
Price: $149.95
Review Horace Walpole: 1717 - 1797 And France (Studies in British History) / Edwin Mellen Press:
Creator: Roger White
Publication date: 2007-04
Dewey code: 941.072092
List Price: $139.95
Price: $139.95
Review A Life of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751: A Connoisseur of the Arts / Edwin Mellen Press:This book considers the life of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-51), who established himself as Britain's greatest royal collector between Charles I and George IV. He first acquired many of the finest works of art in the present-day Royal Collection, but gained notoriety as "Poor Fred", known primarily for having predeceased his father, George II, after his 24 years as heir to the throne. The late Dr. Frances Vivian's biography examines Frederick's role as an outstanding connoisseur and exhibits in detail for the first time his architectural commissions and his patronage of a wide spectrum of the arts.
Authors
- Lois A. Walker
- Susan R. Silverman
Dewey code: 975.703092
List Price: $139.95
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Review A Documented History of Gullah Jack Pritchard and the Denmark Vesey Slave Insurrection of 1822 (Studies in American History) / Edwin Mellen Pr:The Denmark Vesey slave revolt of 1822 was one of the biggest slave revolts ever planned, involving an estimated 9,000 slaves. The plot was discovered two days before the scheduled uprising. In the aftermath, over 100 slaves were arrested and 35 slaves were executed, one of which was Gullah Jack Pritchard. He recruited his fello Angolan countrymen by promising them protection with the magic charms he distributed. His cunning, persuasion and knowledge of African religion induced many to enlist in the ill-fated revolt. This work details the importance of Gullah Jack in the insurrection.
Publication date: 1999-10
Dewey code: 940.5477943912092
Price: $19.85
Review Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death / Topeka Bindery:Traces the life of the Swedish diplomat who saved Hungarian Jews during World War II and then mysteriously disappeared after the Russians occupied Budapest.
Authors
- Rochel Blachman Dworetzky
Review Rochel's story: A Jewish girl's struggle to survive in Russia and reunite her family in America / Grunes]:
Publication date: 1974-01
Review Salisbury (Cecil) Manuscripts Preserved at Hatfield House, Herts: Addenda, 1562-1605 v. 23 / Stationery Office Books:
Publication date: 2007-09-30
Dewey code: 782.0092396073
List Price: $139.95
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Review Autobiographical Reminiscences of African-american Classical Singers, 1853 - Present: Introducing Their Spiritual Heritage into the Concert Repertoire / Edwin Mellen Press:This comprehensive book of autobiographical writings, interviews, and articles reveals the thoughts and lives of African-American musicians, examining their place in musical performance and their role in introducing the Negro spiritual into the classical repertoire. The list of individuals this study looks at includes Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the Original Fisk University Jubilee Singers, and Sissieretta Jones in the 19th century, early pioneers of the 20th century - E. Azaliah Hackley, Julius Bledsoe, Eva Jessye and Roland Hayes-their successors Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, Todd Duncan, Camilla Williams and Dorothy Maynor-followed in the later 20th and early 21st centuries by Leontyne Price, William Warfield, George Shirley, Shirley Verrett, Grace Bumbry, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Vinson Cole, Mark S. Doss and Denyce Graves.
Publication date: 1991-04
Dewey code: 947.00492402
List Price: $159.95
Price: $159.95
Review Jewish and Russian Revolutionaries Exiled to Siberia, 1901-1917 (Jewish Studies) / Edwin Mellen Press:
Publication date: 1994-01
Dewey code: 840.900912
List Price: $139.95
Price: $139.95
Review Elsa Triolet and Louis Aragon: An Introduction to Their Interwoven Lives and Works (Studies in French Literature) / Edwin Mellen Press:
Creator: A. Thomas Lane
Publication date: 1995-12-30
Dewey code: 331.09224
List Price: $246.95
Price: $154.99
Review Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders: A-L / Greenwood Press:In almost 1,500 biographical entries, this comprehensive, authoritative reference work covers the European labor movement from its origins to the present. The entries are selected from all countries of Europe, from Ireland in the west to Russia in the east and from Finland in the north to Greece in the south. Written by specialists in the labor history of the subject countries, the biographies focus on presenting basic factual information, leaving interpretation and argument to more detailed studies. Entries are arranged alphabetically, irrespective of the country of origin, emphasizing the Europeanness of the project in an era when barriers between European states are being rapidly demolished. A state-by-state breakdown of the entries provides an additional source of information. Labor is defined broadly to include trade unions, political parties, cooperatives, and anarcho-syndicalist groups, but not so broadly as to include state-controlled bodies that lack democratic procedures. A selective, but substantial bibliography provides a guide to further reading. Extensive cross-referencing and a substantial index illustrate the complex links, both intellectual and practical, between labor leaders of different states and regions.
Publication date: 1996-11
Review Schwatschke / Minerva Press:
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Innovation and Consolidation in Aviation: Selected Contributions to the Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium 2000, Home at Last - Auschwitz Survivor, The Adams of Fleet Street, Instrument Makers to King George III: Instrument Makers to King George III, Notable Black Memphians, Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer, An Empty Suitcase: An Autobiography of the Early Years, Chasing the rainbow, The Life of Saint Servatius: A Dual-language Edition of the Middle Dutch Legend of Saint Servatius by Heinrich von Veldeke and The Anonymous Upper German ... in the Bible and Early Christianity), The Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland Index of People (Index to Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland), Horace Walpole: 1717 - 1797 And France (Studies in British History), A Life of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751: A Connoisseur of the Arts, A Documented History of Gullah Jack Pritchard and the Denmark Vesey Slave Insurrection of 1822 (Studies in American History), Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death, Rochel's story: A Jewish girl's struggle to survive in Russia and reunite her family in America, Salisbury (Cecil) Manuscripts Preserved at Hatfield House, Herts: Addenda, 1562-1605 v. 23, Autobiographical Reminiscences of African-american Classical Singers, 1853 - Present: Introducing Their Spiritual Heritage into the Concert Repertoire, Jewish and Russian Revolutionaries Exiled to Siberia, 1901-1917 (Jewish Studies), Elsa Triolet and Louis Aragon: An Introduction to Their Interwoven Lives and Works (Studies in French Literature), Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders: A-L, SchwatschkeTop headlines: Avery might be dumb, but Bettman overreacted: Sean Avery might be crude, but Gary Bettman's handling of his unsavory comment was downright sloppy, says Jason Whitlock. ›16:13 FDA says glaucoma drug enhances eyelashes: Federal regulators on Wednesday said a glaucoma drug from Allergan appears to make eyelashes longer and fuller, and experts soon will assess the safety of that new use. ›18:43 3 Dec, Wed Sound of Music hotel plan hits sour note: The Austrian city of Salzburg has blocked plans to open a hotel in a former home of the von Trapp family immortalized in The Sound of Music after protests by neighbors. ›17:24 3 Dec, Wed De La Hoya's the champ of cross promotion: It's getting easier to tell where the boxer ends and the hustler begins with Oscar De La Hoya, says Mark Kriegel. ›16:30 New videogames lure players into the kitchen: A new crop of video games is encouraging fans to ignore their parents' advice and play with their food. ›15:33 Wikipedia wants more user-friendly editing: Concerned that many would-be contributors to Wikipedia are being scared away, the foundation that runs the Internet encyclopedia is getting a $890,000 grant to try to make the editing process more user-friendly. ›23:03 3 Dec, Wed Study illuminates 16th-century star explosion: More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally nailed down just what he saw. ›21:43 3 Dec, Wed Cosmic Log: Pick your top geek gift: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: 3G? 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