Publication date: 1991-06
Price: $19.95
Review Case of Injustice: A True Story of a Woman Scorned / Palatine Pr:
Publication date: 1996-06
Dewey code: 813.52
Review H.P. Lovecraft: A Life / Necronomicon Press:The basic facts of H. P. Lovecraft's life have long been known, but before this book the only account of his life worth having was L. Sprague de Camp's 1975 biography, which was lively but sketchy, giving a fragmented view of Lovecraft's life and work. S. T. Joshi has delivered the goods. This is not only the finest and most definitive biography of Lovecraft, it is likely to remain so for many decades into the future. While at nearly 700 pages, it's not necessarily a book every Lovecraft fan will sit down and read cover to cover, it's almost as compulsively readable as it is compulsively detailed. Joshi is sympathetic toward his subject but doesn't pull any punches: he includes Lovecraft's less flattering qualities, such as his "contemptible" racism and his "shabby" treatment of his wife. [+]Best of all, perhaps, for fans of Lovecraft's fiction, are the accounts of how the stories came to be written, concise plot summaries, and well-chosen historical-critical remarks. As Necrofile: The Review of Horror Fiction writes, "H. P. Lovecraft: A Life represents the crowning achievement of Joshi's distinguished career. It offers a concise and eminently readable summary of everything he has learned about Lovecraft, in one fat volume. Joshi has accomplished no mean feat: writing a biography almost as fascinating as his subject's best fiction. " -Fiona Webster.
Creator: Tilar J. Mazzeo
Publication date: 2002-09
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $625.00
Price: $611.57
Review Mary Shelley's Literary Lives and Other Writings (The Pickering Masters) / Pickering & Chatto Publishers:Following the success of Mary Shelley's Novels and Selected Works there was some regret that Mary Shelley's remaining writing remained unpublished. In particular, this includes her lyric poetry and her writing for Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia of Biography as well as some material that has only recently been positively attributed to her. This can now be rectified with this four volume set that is edited to the same standard as the earlier edition. Publication of this material will allow libraries to complete the canon of Mary Shelley's work at a time when her literary reputation and interest in her continues to grow.
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2003-01
Dewey code: 782.42166092
List Price: $49.95
Price: $600.00
Review Kiss and Make-Up / New Millennium Press:Delivered in Gene's own honest, outrageous and uncensored voice, he tells of his early beginnings in Israel, of his arrival in New York at the age of eight, his first taste of 1950s pop culture and his developing thirst for fame, fun and girls. Undoubtedly, one of the most infamous rock and roll legends alive, Gene tells the never before revealed story of Kiss' reign as the biggest, most fiercely adulated band in the world. Finally, the real story of the man behind the make up.
Authors
- Earl of Clarendon Edward Hyde
Review The Life Of Edward Earl of Clarendon ... Written by himself, etc. / At the Clarendon Printing-House:Two volume octavo set.
Publication date: 1996-01
Review Macdermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family / Drumlin Publications, Limited:
Creator: Juile Peakman
Publication date: 2007-06-30
Dewey code: 306.7420922
List Price: $625.00
Price: $621.00
Review Whore Biographies, 1700-1825, Part 2: Vols. 5-8 / Pickering & Chatto Ltd:Across eight meticulously edited volumes, this two-part collection of carefully selected and extremely rare texts focuses on autobiographies and biographies of courtesans, directories of whores, erotic poems dedicated to harlots, jocular descriptions of prostitutes and jest books on strumpets. These provide invaluable primary sources for the study of sexuality, gender, women's studies and the literature and history of the eighteenth century. This new edition brings together an assortment of well-chosen primary material, offering academics easy access to as yet underused resources. This second part focuses on the genre of courtesans' autobiographies, on the little-known memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Julia Johnstone and Mrs Leeson. These autobiographies express the views of the women themselves: what they thought of their paramours; the sexual double standard; their jealousies; their friends; of chastity and infidelity. Descriptions of some of the leading figures of the day also feature in this part.
Creator: Robert Samuels
Publication date: 1993-09-24
Dewey code: 780.922
Price: $54.95
Review The Boulez-Cage Correspondence / Cambridge University Press:Between May 1949 and August 1954 the composers Pierre Boulez and John Cage exchanged a series of remarkable letters that reflect on their own music and the culture of the time. This correspondence, together with other relevant documents, has been edited and annotated by Jean-Jacques Nattiez and is now available for the first time in English in a paperback edition.
Creator: Paul Lewis
Publication date: 2005-06-16
Dewey code: 823.8
List Price: $625.00
Price: $621.00
Review The Public Face of Wilkie Collins: The Collected Letters / Pickering & Chatto Publishers:This is a collection of the letters of Wilkie Collins and includes 1800 previously unpublished documents. The letters shed light on the personal life and business activities of this creative Victorian personality. Illuminated here is a varied Victorian life, and the many areas of intellectual, cultural, and artistic endeavour that Collins was a part of. The letters are chronologically arranged and fully annotated. There is also biographical information on Collins and correspondents.
Publication date: 1997-10
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $400.00
Price: $603.79
Review U.X.L. Biographies: Biographies and Portraits of 1,500 High-Interest People/With User's Manual / UXL:Provides 1500 biographies on each CD-ROM. Each entry is between 1000 and 3000 words long, and includes, where available, full biography, coverage of formative and early years, birth and death dates, nationality and ethnicity, occupation and career details, and personal data.
Creator: Deborah Klezmer
Publication date: 2002-06
Dewey code: 920.7203
List Price: $1,890.00
Price: $599.99
Review Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia / Yorkin Publications:
Creator: F. A. Flowers III
Publication date: 1999-06-01
Dewey code: 192
List Price: $600.00
Price: $600.00
Review Portraits of Wittgenstein / Thoemmes Continuum:Portraits of Wittgenstein is a splendid anthology of almost all the personal memoirs of Wittgenstein's relatives, friends, pupils and acquaintances. Collectively they provide a remarkable portrait of the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century, vividly depict his circle of friends, and illuminate the relationship between the man and his philosophy. The enterprise of Thoemmes Press, as so often, makes available to the public a large collection of significant writings not otherwise readily available. -P. M. S. HackerLudwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was one of the most influential and yet elusive personalities in the history of modern philosophy, and a figure who continues to fascinate. Portraits of Wittgenstein is a major collection of memoirs, recollections and articles on the life of this great philosopher, primarily by those who knew him. Revealing the many features of Wittgenstein's character and the power of his personality more vividly and comprehensively than ever before, these moving portraits show how much genuine friendship meant to Wittgenstein, his warmth and kindness and the life-long influence he had on the lives of those he met. The philosopher's ruthless honesty and uncompromising integrity, however, often resulted in stern advice and harsh rebukes to friends and foes alike. [+]These fascinating and lucid recollections and impressions, often at odds with each other, also reveal Wittgenstein's charm and wonderful sense of humour, as well as his suffering and despair. The wealth of illuminating information and profound insights into Wittgenstein's extraordinary life make this an essential resource for a better understanding of the unity between this misunderstood man and his philosophy. Portraits of Wittgenstein also throws valuable light upon the personalities of his intellectual and social circle, including Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, F. R. Leavis, A. J. Ayer, Karl Popper, G. H. von Wright and Rush Rhees. This collection of valuable and hard-to-find material is an indispensable biographical resource for libraries, scholars and students of the life and work of Wittgenstein. -the only comprehensive collection of memoirs, recollections and articles on the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein -a wealth of insights and remarks that disclose, to the greatest extent thus far, the personality and character of one of the most influential and yet elusive personalities in the history of modern philosophy -4 volumes of reset materials, fully indexed, with a new introduction -contributors include: Hermine Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, David Pinsent, Paul Engelmann, Rudolf Carnap, Julian Bell, Fania Pascal, F. R. Leavis, Iris Murdoch, A. J. Ayer, Norman Malcolm, Karl Popper, G. H. von Wright, Rush Rhees and M. O'C. Drury.
Edition: Memorial ed
Publication date: 1916
Review Little journeys / W.H. Wise:
Publication date: 1999-05
Review Joe Bloggs in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century / Minerva Press:
Publication date: 1998-10
Dewey code: 746.92092
Price: $65.00
Review The Givenchy Style / Vendome Press:Hubert de Givenchy's style is a magical alchemy of background, training, friends, travels around the world, visits to museums, and most important, his collections of painting, furniture, and decorative arts. This fascinating book, created in close collaboration with the designer of the rich and famous, explores the sources of inspiration of a brilliant artist who created a look that was the very essence of Paris chic. Filled with the fragility of Audrey Hepburn and the frivolity of the Duchess of Windsor, the book visits Givenchy's chateau outside Paris, his seaside house in Cap Ferrat, and his magnificent townhouse on Paris' venerable Rue de Grenelle. It follows Givenchy to his office, his atelier, and his fittings, while personal albums and never-before-published pictures illustrate how a very private life has influenced the way the whole world looks and dresses.
Publication date: 1999-11
Dewey code: 770
Price: $68.00
Review Max Biaggi / Art Books Intl Ltd:
Creator: Julie Peakman
Publication date: 2006-11-19
Dewey code: 306.7420922
List Price: $625.00
Price: $621.00
Review Whore Biographies, 1700-1825, Part 1: Vols. 1-4 / Pickering & Chatto Ltd:Across eight meticulously edited volumes, this two-part collection of carefully selected and extremely rare texts focuses on autobiographies and biographies of courtesans, directories of whores, erotic poems dedicated to harlots, jocular descriptions of prostitutes and jest books on strumpets. These provide invaluable primary sources for the study of sexuality, gender, women's studies and the literature and history of the eighteenth century. This new edition brings together an assortment of well-chosen primary material, offering academics easy access to as yet underused resources. This, the first part, contains biographies of well-known whores such as Fanny Murray, Sally Salisbury and Nancy Dawson, as well as lesser-known prostitutes such as Phoebe Phillips and Fanny Davies. It also contains texts on contemporary views on prostitution. These works have never before been printed in their full unexpurgated versions since the eighteenth century. There are full editorial apparatus, including substantial general introduction to each part, headnotes to each text and endnotes. There is a fully consolidated index for the complete set in the final volume, and original footnotes or asides are included. Each facsimile page is digitally cleaned and enhanced, significantly improving on the quality and legibility of the original.
Publication date: 1992-11-06
Review All in a Life / Papermac:
Creator: David Stack
Publication date: 2007-10-30
Dewey code: 941.5081
List Price: $625.00
Price: $621.00
Review Lives of Victorian Political Figures II (Lives of Victorian Political Figures) / Pickering & Chatto Publishers:This four-volume facsimile edition looks at the lives and politics of four of the key players in the independence and labour movements of the nineteenth century: Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), a non-violent campaigner for Catholic emancipation; Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91), Home Rule MP; Michael Davitt (1846-1906), member of the violent Irish Republican Brotherhood and founder of the Irish Land League; and James Bronterre O'Brien (1805-64), a Chartist leader and working-class reformer. The material collected here allows scholars to explore how they were viewed across the world during their lifetimes, and how their reputations developed after their deaths. Wide-ranging political issues are addressed: Catholic Emancipation, self-governance, land-reform, universal suffrage and the labour movement, as well as the over-arching question of whether physical force should be used to achieve political ends if the democratic process collapses.
Authors
- Paula R. Feldman
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Diana Scott-Kilvert
Dewey code: 828.703
Price: $115.00
Review The Journals of Mary Shelley: Part I: 1814-July 1822 (Journals of Mary Shelley, July, 1814-1822) / Oxford University Press, USA:In Paris during the summer of 1814, two lovers, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, began a chronicle of their life together, starting with an account of the day they eloped to France. These journals-kept during the early years by both of them and then, after their marriage, mostly by Mary alone-are an essential source of information about the lives, both individually and together, of two major British literary figures. This critical edition, the first to be faithful to the manuscript, presents the full text of all surviving journal entries and provides extensive biographical commentary drawn from unpublished as well as published sources.
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Case of Injustice: A True Story of a Woman Scorned, H.P. Lovecraft: A Life, Mary Shelley's Literary Lives and Other Writings (The Pickering Masters), Kiss and Make-Up, The Life Of Edward Earl of Clarendon ... Written by himself, etc., Macdermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family, Whore Biographies, 1700-1825, Part 2: Vols. 5-8, The Boulez-Cage Correspondence, The Public Face of Wilkie Collins: The Collected Letters, U.X.L. Biographies: Biographies and Portraits of 1,500 High-Interest People/With User's Manual, Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, Portraits of Wittgenstein, Little journeys, Joe Bloggs in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century, The Givenchy Style, Max Biaggi, Whore Biographies, 1700-1825, Part 1: Vols. 1-4, All in a Life, Lives of Victorian Political Figures II (Lives of Victorian Political Figures), The Journals of Mary Shelley: Part I: 1814-July 1822 (Journals of Mary Shelley, July, 1814-1822)Top headlines: Money 911: Your recession, credit woes: Should the recession affect your money management? Is it a good idea to take money out of a 401(k) to pay off your mortgage? 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