Publication date: 2003-11-21
Dewey code: 920
Price: $62.00
Review John Maynard Keynes 1883-1946: Economist, Philosopher, Statesman / Macmillan:Robert Skidelsky's magisterial biography of John Maynard Keynes, now available in one, abridged, volume covering the whole of Keynes' life and work. Indispensable for students of economics, of twentieth century history and for any reader keen to gain an insight into the life of one of the most remarkable figures of the last century.
Creator: Thomas Pinney
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1981-06-30
Dewey code: 820
Price: $105.00
Review The Letters of Thomas Babington MacAulay: Volume 6, January 1856-December 1859 / Cambridge University Press:The last four years of Macaulay's life, documented in this final volume of the Letters, began as an agreeable coda to the rest. He had come to terms with his invalid state, and took great satisfaction in the achievement that he had already realised. He continued to work at his History, but without any expectations or anxieties, instead he enjoyed what his labours had already brought him. First among these was his house, Holly Lodge, in Kensington, where he removed early in 1856 after nearly fifteen years in chambers at the Albany. At Holly Lodge, attended by servants, and visited by a steady company of family and friends, Macaulay took pleasure in entertaining, and in supervising the care of his trees, lawn and flowers - novel amusements to an urban bachelor of literary habits.
Publication date: 1993-04-30
Dewey code: 780.92
Price: $89.95
Review Franz Schreker, 1878-1934: A Cultural Biography (Music in the Twentieth Century) / Cambridge University Press:Schreker was the most performed composer of his generation, but, forced into retirement by Hitler's racial decrees in 1933, his music banned, he died a broken man. Thereafter Schreker was forgotten, but this first major biography coincides with a revival and rediscovery of his work.
Publication date: 1991-10
Price: $11.95
Review Stumbling Heavenward: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man, Peter Rempel / Hyperion Press:
Publication date: 1997-05
Dewey code: 287.0922
List Price: $129.95
Price: $999.00
Review A Biographical Dictionary of 18th Century Methodism (Biographical Dictionary of 18th Century Methodism Vol. I) / Edwin Mellen Press:
Publication date: 1998-06-30
Dewey code: 809
Price: $9.99
Review Tom / Random House Value Publishing:The bedrock, authoritative account of the little-known early life of Tennessee Williams. "Plainly a work of distinction. It will be great service to Williams's reputation and among other things may bring more of the young to an appreciation of his achievement. "-Arthur Miller. Black-and-white photographs.
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2006-10-16
Review The Blunkett Tapes: My Life in the Bear Pit / Bloomsbury Publishing PLC:
Publication date: 2003-01
Review Every Stick and Stone That Stands Kilkenny / Sean Kenny:
Publication date: 2005-09-06
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $34.95
Price: $34.95
Review Sharing My Cross Through Relationships / PublishAmerica:“Joshua! Where are you? What happened? What did I miss? Why couldn’t I see before I saw you kill yourself? No mother could have loved her son more than I loved you! Why Josh? Why?” When author Jeri Harlan wrote the above letter to her recently deceased son, it was the beginning of the end of anything close to a sane existence for one Texas suburban housewife who, by her own admission, had done “everything right” when it came to raising her fifteen-year-old son, Joshua. After recovering from her son’s suicide, Mrs. Harlan formed a private consulting practice, which provided addiction and grief counseling services to the related communities primarily in the Texas area. She has created spiritually based, innovative treatment programs for families and adolescents struggling with addiction and loss. Noted for her work in this area, the goal of Mrs. Harlan’s work is to align individuals and families with their personal and spiritual power, ending the cycle of pain. Mrs. Harlan has studied alternative theories and techniques in the field of addiction such as biofeedback, acupuncture, various counseling theories, family systems, trauma and addiction, post traumatic stress disorder, dream interpretation, an assortment of art therapies and expression, AA and cults deprogramming, rational recovery, secular organization for sobriety, seven weeks to sobriety, harm reduction, women for sobriety and various recovery options.
Publication date: 2006-05-31
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $29.99
Price: $29.99
Review Chef of the Parkhaus / Lulu.com:This book is listed "G" to get it onto the menu; Lulu requires registration to see adult-themed items. But the book is a "R"-rated item with some very adult themes. The intended audience is not children. It is the story of Leon LeGros, a young man who sought fortune in the South Pacific. Leon, today a resident of Luxembourg, led an extraordinary life, as a chef, as a cook in the mining camps of the Solomon Islands and Australia, where he matured before returning to Europe and a more responsible life. Today, he is a parking lot attendant, a sacrifice for the one to whom he has dedicated this book. In the process of getting there, Leon has lived several lifetimes of adventure that far exceed anything many of us have experienced. There is eroticism in the book, though it is not salacious. This book was not written to titillate; but to document the life of an extraordinary man, warts and all, and to talk about how his life has changed in more than five decades.
Publication date: 2001-10
Dewey code: 920
Price: $23.50
Review Houses I Called Home / Authorhouse:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1994-12-15
Dewey code: 301.092
List Price: $1,440.00
Price: $1,047.20
Review Emile Durkheim: Critical Assessments, Second Series (Critical Assessments Series Volume Numbers 5-8) / Routledge:Articles from Durkheim's contemporaries such as Halbwahcs, Davy, Small, and Bougle are included here alongside the work of contemporary scholars such as Merton, Lukes, Gane, and Mestrovic. Introductions to each thematically-arranged section are also included. This work completes the project of the earlier set of assessments, concentrating on four areas: the reception of Durkheim's work during his life; the relationship between his ideas and French society; his influence on his followers; and his relevance today. The result is the most thorough assessment of Durkheim's thought anywhere in the English language.
Publication date: 1976-01
Review Lutosawski Profile / Chester Music:
Publication date: 2004-06-01
List Price: $242.00
Price: $242.00
Review Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations, 1932-1945--The Chronicle of a Dictatorship (Vol. IV, 1941-1945) (Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations, 1932-1945) / Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers:THE YEAR 1941 Hitler invades Yugoslavia and Greece without prior declaration of war. Like Napoleon, he subsequently attempts to defeat England in Russia and thus invades his former allies without a declaration of war. Despite considerable territorial gains, Hitler is not successful in taking Leningrad, Moscow or Murmansk. The German army takes a painful beating at Moscow. Hitler uses this opportunity to make himself commander-in-chief of the army. THE YEAR 1942 Despite initial successes, Hitler is unable to take the Suez Canal and the oil fields in the Caucasus. The attempt to conquer Stalingard results in the German 6th Army being surrounded. The German Africa corps is forced to retreat at El Alamein. The efforts to exterminate the Jews reach a peak. THE YEAR 1943 Collapse of Germany's battle in Stalingrad and Northern Africa. [+]Italy is forced to plead for a cease-fire after Allied forces reach the mainland. Hitler occupies Northern Central Italy. THE YEAR 1944 The invasion of the Allies in France is tantamount to the end of Hitler's rule in Western Europe. Russia smashes the German army division Mitte. An assassination attempt at Hitler's headquarters makes the internal military opposition to Hitler apparent. Romania, Bulgaria and Finland capitulate. Hitler's Christmas offensive in the Ardennes region falls apart after modest initial successes. THE YEAR 1945 Germany is overrun by the Allied and Russian armies. Hitler is forced to take his own life in the bunker of the Reich chancellory. APPENDIX and INDICES * Hitler and history * Responsibility for World War II * Hitler's victories and defeats in World War II * Synopsis of Hitler's travels abroad * Epilogue * Index of subjects * Index of persons * Index of places * Hitler's headquarters in World War II * Bibliography * July 20, 1944 assassination attemptAlso available:The Complete Hitler: A Digital Desktop Reference to His Speeches & Proclamations, 1932-1945 - ISBN 0865166587The Essential Hitler: Speeches and Commentary - ISBN 0865166277.
Publication date: 2001-03
Dewey code: 306
Price: $12.42
Review The Liquor Store / Authorhouse:
Publication date: 2008-12-17
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $995.00
Price: $995.00
Review Who Was Who in America / Marquis Whos Who:
Publication date: 1997-11
Review Remembering Jeremy Brett (Rupert Books Monograph S.) / Rupert Books:
Creator: Glyn S. Burgess
Publication date: 1997-06
Dewey code: 841.1
List Price: $60.00
Price: $999.81
Review Two Medieval Outlaws: Eustace the Monk and Fouke Fitz Waryn / Boydell & Brewer:Some fascinating insights into medieval life. THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Eustace the Monk and Fouke Fitz Waryn belong in the great tradition of medieval outlaws, and aspects of their lives, part-fact, part-fiction, find a reflection in the life of that most famous of all outlaws, Robin Hood. Glyn Burgess puts into modern English the two vernacular romances of the thirteenth century which relate their deeds, Li Romans de Witasse le Moine and Fouke Fitz Waryn. He presents the historical reality of their respective `heroes', important but neglected figures: both were born around 1170; both broke with their overlords, the Count of Boulogne and King John, at around thesame time; and both spent a period as outlaws, during which they toyed with their lords and exacted revenge for the injustice they suffered. Eustace was not only an outlaw and a sea captain, but a pirate and magician; he was one of the most feared men of his day. Fouke's life was dominated by his attempt to take possession of Whittington Castle in Shropshire, to which his family laid claim. Alongside the historical discussion of the lives of the protagonists of the two romances, Glyn Burgess reveals the multiple layers of the romances themselves: historically verifiable facts, information which cannot be proved but rings true, and a wide range of material which is manifestlyimaginary, containing stock motifs also found in other romances of the period. His bringing to life of two forgotten outlaws is a fascinating context for his spirited translation of the romances themselves. Professor GLYN S. BURGESSteaches in the Department of French in the University of Liverpool.
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- Alvin Cullum York
- Thomas John Skeyhill
Review Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary / Doubleday, Doran and company, inc:
Publication date: 2004-06-23
Dewey code: 796
Price: $13.95
Review It's True It's True / 1Publishing:
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