Creator: Julia Swindells
Publication date: 2007-04-30
Dewey code: 792.028092242
List Price: $750.00
Price: $746.00
Review Women's Theatrical Memoirs (Chawton House Library) / Pickering & Chatto Publishers:By the close of the Eighteenth Century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. The texts brought together in this ten-volume facsimile collection present the lives of some of the most celebrated actresses of their day. As well as offering fascinating accounts of the late eighteenth-century stage, these memoirs also provide revealing insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame. All texts are republished in full. Selected for their rarity, the texts are drawn from Chawton House's unparalleled collection. Most of the texts included have never before been republished. Each set in the series includes a substantial general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a consolidated index in their final volume. Each facsimile page is digitally cleaned and enhanced, significantly improving on the quality and legibility of the original.
Creator: James J. O'Donnell
Publication date: 1992-10-22
Dewey code: 270
Price: $85.00
Review Confessions, Vol. 1: Introduction and Text / Oxford University Press, USA:The Confessions of Augustine have long both demanded and eluded the sustained and serious attention to detail that a scholarly commentary can provide. This new work in three volumes is a major new reference in Augustine scholarship. A revised Latin text of the Confessions in Volume I forms the basis for a detailed line-by-line commentary (Volumes II and III) designed to elucidate the many layers of meaning in the work. Extensive quotation and abundant citation of Augustine's own writings, of the scriptural texts that were never far from his mind, and of the works of his intellectual forebears (chief among them Cicero, Plotinus, and Ambrose) are meant to provide one essential context for reading the Confessions. Placing the emphasis primarily on exegesis, O'Donnell opens up new lines of interpretation, and gives a wealth of fresh detail to some more familiar themes. The place of the Confessions in Augustine's own life and in the history of Christian literature is also discussed and illuminated.
Creator: Oliver Craske
Edition: Limited signed ed (2000)
Publication date: 1997-12-15
List Price: $432.00
Price: $705.94
Review Raga Mala, the Autobiography of Ravi Shankar / Genesis Publications:Raga Mala is an unprecedented look at Ravi Shankar, master of the sitar and one of the most enduring and inspriational performers of the twentieth century.
Creator: Peter J. Boettke
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2000-03
Dewey code: 330.092
List Price: $720.00
Price: $716.00
Review The Legacy of Friedrich von Hayek (Intellectual Legacies in Modern Economics series) / Edward Elgar Pub:This major three volume collection - offered in the centenary year of Hayek's birth - celebrates a lifetime of scholarship and original contributions that cross the disciplines of politics, philosophy and economics. Hayek rose to fame as a young technical economist engaged in debate with Keynes and became infamous in middle age for his harsh critique of socialist planning. For much of the 1950s and 1960s Hayek was ignored as a relic of 19th century economic liberalism as the tide of intellectual and political fashion moved against both his warnings about Keynesian demand management and his critique of socialist planning. Late in life, Hayek was celebrated as a prescient scholar who foresaw the decline in both the Keynesian and socialist systems of economic control. Hayek made major analytical contributions which have yet to be appreciated by either friend or foe. Through this selection of classic articles The Legacy of Friedrich von Hayek attempts to place Hayek's contributions to political economy in a proper perspective.
Publication date: 2004-04-26
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $27.95
Price: $1,715.01
Review Footprints Through My Mind: From Darkness to the Light / PublishAmerica:My journey through the experiences I share with you in this book began when my youngest son was killed. His name was Joey. I used to write him poems to take when I visited the cemetery, tie them to balloons and then release them, hoping to reach him in Heaven. I started to become more aware of all the other children that were being killed in so many ways, by killers, abuse by parents or friends, drugs, suicide, and gang violence. I would think, It's just not fair! Not only has another child died, but they were someone's child. Another mother, father, grandparent and friend will have to feel their heart shattering for eternity, always having tears in their eyes.
Creator: Stephen Bending
Publication date: 2008-04-30
Dewey code: 792.028092242
List Price: $750.00
Price: $746.00
Review WOMEN'S THEATRICAL MEMOIRS (Chawton House Library Series) / Pickering & Chatto Publishers:By the close of the eighteenth century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. The texts brought together in this ten-volume facsimile collection present the lives of some of the most celebrated actresses of their day. As well as offering fascinating accounts of the late eighteenth-century stage, these memoirs also provide revealing insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame. The features include: all texts are republished in full; selected for their rarity, the texts are drawn from Chawton House's unparalleled collection; and, most of the texts included have never before been republished. Each set in the series includes a substantial general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a consolidated index in their final volume. Each facsimile page is digitally cleaned and enhanced, significantly improving on the quality and legibility of the original.
Authors
- Martin van der Koelen
- Martin Van Der Koelen
Dewey code: 709
List Price: $280.00
Price: $732.16
Review Eduardo Chillida - Opus P.I, P.II, P.III: Catalogue Raisonne of the Original Prints (3 Volume set) / Gingko Pr Inc:An all-encompassing three volume set presenting the complete graphic work of world renowned Spanish artist and sculptor, Eduardo Chillida. Each work is photographed separately and catalogued with title, date, number produced, production method, size, and type of paper. The 3 volume set maps how Chillida's use of materials and technique varies, chronicling the artist's sculpting career started with iron and steel, then timber, marble, alabaster, concrete, and terracotta between 1950's and 1970's. Today the name Chillida is generally connected with heavy, massive monumental sculptures but these books reveal he produced some very different work.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-12-15
Dewey code: 031
List Price: $720.00
Price: $720.00
Review International Who's Who, Book and CD-ROM / Routledge:This revised and updated edition with CD-ROM outlines the lives and achievements of nearly 20,000 of the most distinguished men and women from almost every country in the world. From heads of state, politicians, religious leaders and ambassadors, to the eminent and successful in business, finance, technology, film, music, fashion, sport, literature and the performing arts. Entries are included on merit and achievement. The package includes all the leading politicians and heads of state, is fully updated every year to ensure accuracy, and provides information on the headline makers.
Authors
- Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Campbell Bury
Edition: 1st expanded edition
Publication date: 1838
Review Diary illustrative of the times of George the Fourth : Interspersed with original letters from the late Queen Caroline and from other distinguished persons [4 volumes] / Henry Colburn:
Publication date: 1926
Review War experiences of F.C. Wilder / F.C. Wilder:
Creator: Colin Hall
Publication date: 1994-06
Dewey code: 720.92
Price: $76.50
Review Siegfried Giedion: An Intellectual Biography (Architectural Interfaces) / Edinburgh Univ Pr:Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968) was the author of the world's most authentic history of modern architecture and a life-long combatant for the architectural avant garde. This biography surveys his major contribution to the history of architecture. Based primarily on his published works, it describes and analyzes his work, including his writings on late baroque and romantic classicism, new building materials, methods of construction and their aesthetic value and his influential writings on the origins of art and architecture. Giedion's attempt to historically legitimize modern architecture and his unstinting criticism of rationalization and the belief in unlimited progress are described. This book should be of interest to architects and art historians interested in the cultural aspects of the modern condition.
Creator: Norman Kelvin
Publication date: 1984
Review The Collected Letters of William Morris : Volume I 1848-1880; Vol II Part A 1881-1884; Vol II Part B 1885-1888; Vol III 1889-1892; Vol IV 1893-1896 [complete 4 volume set in 5] / Princeton University Press:
Authors
- Martin van der Koelen
- Martin Van Der Koelen
Dewey code: 709
List Price: $280.00
Price: $732.16
Review Eduardo Chillida - Opus P.I, P.II, P.III: Catalogue Raisonne of the Original Prints (3 Volume set) / Gingko Pr Inc:An all-encompassing three volume set presenting the complete graphic work of world renowned Spanish artist and sculptor, Eduardo Chillida. Each work is photographed separately and catalogued with title, date, number produced, production method, size, and type of paper. The 3 volume set maps how Chillida's use of materials and technique varies, chronicling the artist's sculpting career started with iron and steel, then timber, marble, alabaster, concrete, and terracotta between 1950's and 1970's. Today the name Chillida is generally connected with heavy, massive monumental sculptures but these books reveal he produced some very different work.
Authors
- Pauline Sutcliffe
- Kay Williams
Publication date: 1996-03-11
List Price: $410.00
Price: $705.94
Review Stuart, the Life and Art of Stuart Sutcliffe / Genesis Publications:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2008-06-26
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $750.00
Price: $741.91
Review Recollections & Further Recolletions of a Happy Life: being the Autobiography of Marianne North / Routledge:Today Marianne North is remembered for the gallery in Kew Garden named after her. Alongside Isabella Bird, she was the most popular and well-known lady-traveller in nineteenth-century England. She travelled to all parts of the world and left numerous botanical drawings. Unlike Isabella Bird, however, she did not leave any travel records and only the three volumes reprinted here are the textual source of her travelling. Compiled by her sister, these volumes are more like a chronological history of Marianne North's travelling than a biography and provide indispensable material for those studying Victorian lady-travellers.
Creator: Susan Zannos
Publication date: 2004-11-05
Dewey code: 780.922
List Price: $718.80
Price: $718.80
Review Masters of Music: The World's Greatest Composers (Masters of Music) (Masters of Music) / Mitchell Lane Publishers:
Creator: Richard Connell
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-11-07
Dewey code: 920
Price: $7.95
Review Senior Moments, Life In Barefoot Bay / Vantage Pr:Margaret. E. Reiter describes life in her Florida retirement community. Life in Barefoot Bay is quite diverse, she observes. Filled with refreshing insights and ebullient good will, Senior Moments is a captivating and breezy tale.
Edition: Special
Publication date: 2007-10-18
Dewey code: 320
List Price: $1,000.00
Price: $730.00
Review MEMOIRS - SPECIAL ED. / Douglas Gibson Books:
Publication date: 1967-06
Price: $8.50
Review Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University / Michigan State Univ Pr:
Publication date: 1990-09-30
Dewey code: 818.5209
Price: $22.35
Review Autobiography Of Alice B. Toklas / Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media:Stein's most famous work; one of the richest and most irreverent biographies ever written. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Women's Theatrical Memoirs (Chawton House Library), Confessions, Vol. 1: Introduction and Text, Raga Mala, the Autobiography of Ravi Shankar, The Legacy of Friedrich von Hayek (Intellectual Legacies in Modern Economics series), Footprints Through My Mind: From Darkness to the Light, WOMEN'S THEATRICAL MEMOIRS (Chawton House Library Series), Eduardo Chillida - Opus P.I, P.II, P.III: Catalogue Raisonne of the Original Prints (3 Volume set), International Who's Who, Book and CD-ROM, Diary illustrative of the times of George the Fourth : Interspersed with original letters from the late Queen Caroline and from other distinguished persons [4 volumes], War experiences of F.C. Wilder, Siegfried Giedion: An Intellectual Biography (Architectural Interfaces), The Collected Letters of William Morris : Volume I 1848-1880; Vol II Part A 1881-1884; Vol II Part B 1885-1888; Vol III 1889-1892; Vol IV 1893-1896 [complete 4 volume set in 5], Eduardo Chillida - Opus P.I, P.II, P.III: Catalogue Raisonne of the Original Prints (3 Volume set), Stuart, the Life and Art of Stuart Sutcliffe, Recollections & Further Recolletions of a Happy Life: being the Autobiography of Marianne North, Masters of Music: The World's Greatest Composers (Masters of Music) (Masters of Music), Senior Moments, Life In Barefoot Bay, MEMOIRS - SPECIAL ED., Christopher Smart: Scholar of the University, Autobiography Of Alice B. ToklasTop headlines: Oscar 'Knight'? 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