Publication date: 2002-12
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $94.99
Price: $94.99
Review Two Years in the Forbidden City / IndyPublish.com:Princess Der Ling, daughter of Lord Yu Keng and who received a foreign education, was First Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress Dowager for two years, after which she terminated her position at the Court to marry the American Mr. Thaddeus C. White. A fascinating chronicle of the time.
Publication date: 2007-06-30
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $77.95
Price: $94.25
Review Velazquez, pintor y cortesano/ Velazquez, Painter and Cortesano / Alianza:Offers a detailed biography of the seventeenth century Spanish painter, looks at all of his paintings, and discusses the original technique Velazquez developed for his art.
Publication date: 1945
Review Carrying a Gun for Al Capone / Quality Press Ltd:Jack Bilbo, was for four years the bodyguard of Al Capone. On Front DJ flap, Quality Press Ltd. London, 6s. Net. Measures about 7. 5 x 5 inches. Reprinted 1945. Book Production War Economy Standard.
Publication date: 2004-02-23
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $94.99
Price: $94.99
Review A Writer's Recollections / IndyPublish.com:
Publication date: 2008-07-17
Dewey code: 942.7105092
List Price: $95.00
Price: $94.99
Review Humphrey Newton (1466-1536): an early Tudor Gentleman / Boydell Press:The public and political lives of the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century gentry have been extensively studied, but comparatively little is known of their private lives and beliefs. Humphrey Newton of Pownall, Cheshire, offers a rare and fascinating opportunity to redress the balance, thanks to the fortunate survival of a commonplace book he compiled c. 1498-1524. Drawing upon this unique manuscript, this interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional study of Newton explores his family life, landed estate, legal work, piety, and his literary skills (he composed nearly twenty courtly love lyrics). It charts his social advancement and the self-fashioning of his gentle image, while placing him in the context of current discussions of gentry culture. What makes Newton even more noteworthy is that he was among the unsung and little known stratum of English society historians have labelled the 'lesser' gentry. As such, this book provides the first comprehensive biography of an early Tudor gentleman.
Publication date: 2008-05-12
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $94.99
Price: $94.99
Review The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume II / IndyPublish:
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2003-03
Price: $21.99
Review Pride of the Morning (Reminiscence) / ISIS Large Print Books:
Publication date: 1795
Review The Life Of Samuel Johnson With Critical Observations On His Works / Printed for J.&A. Arch(London):
Authors
- Minisink Chapter DAR
- Gertrude Watkins Gray
Review Early Orange County Wills (Two Volumes in One) / Orange County Genealogical Society:8. 5 x 11" paperback photo duplication covers period 1731 to 1830.
Authors
- Anne d'Aubourg de La Bove comtesse de Miremont
Review Memoires de Madame la Marquise de Cremy, Ecrits par Elle-Meme. Tome II. / Lyon: Pierre Duplain:Volume 2 only!
Publication date: 2008-05-12
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $94.99
Price: $94.99
Review The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume I / IndyPublish:
Publication date: 2005-07
List Price: $94.99
Price: $94.99
Review The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 / IndyPublish.com:
Creator: Edward B. Eastwick
Publication date: 1857
Review Autobiography of Lutfullah, A Mohamedan Gentleman; And His Transactions with His Fellow-Creatures: Interspersed with remarks on the habits, customs, and character of the people with whom he had to deal. / Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz:A journal by a Muslim from India during the British colonial rule of the 19th century.
Creator: Jr. William L. Walker
Publication date: 1988
Review The Irascible of Ol' Curmudgeon of Albemarle Point, the Wit and Wisdom of Berkeley Grimball:The Irascible of Ol' Curmudgeon of Albemarle Point, the Wit and Wisdom of Berkeley Grimball. Grateful acknowledgement is made to Nancy Wise, whose idea this book was, to the faculty, staff, students and alumni who contributed stories and photographs and to Berkeley Grimball for being such a colorful character.
Creator: Nigel Brailey
Edition: 1 New
Publication date: 2009-01-30
Dewey code: 940.548252
List Price: $95.00
Price: $95.00
Review Masanobu Tsuji's Underground Escape / Global Oriental:First published in translation from the Japanese in 1952 prior to his mysterious disappearance in Laos in the 1960s, and long out of print, Colonel Tsuji's account of his escape into Thailand (where he became a monk) from the Japanese surrender in Bangkok in 1945, and then finding his way into China before returning to Japan in 1948, is a highly entertaining and fascinating story, which has its place in the military history of the period. 'The sights I saw and the things I heard in an Asia, writhing and struggling in a storm of Communism, form the contents of this book. ' Controversially Tsuji, who according to Louis Allen, was responsible for 'unspeakable atrocities' in Singapore and elsewhere, is also the author of "Singapore: The Japanese Version". Nigel Brailey, best known for his studies on Thailand, has carefully edited the original edition published by Robert Booth and Taro Fukuda, Tokyo, annotating the text where necessary, and provides an in-depth Introduction in which he examines both the Tsuji history and the historiography.
Publication date: 2009-01-09
Dewey code: 920.72
List Price: $95.00
Price: $95.00
Review American Women Leaders: 1545 Current Biographies / McFarland:This major reference work contains entries on 1,558 women who have excelled in their careers to become well-known leaders in politics, business, education and culture. From Justice Cynthia Aaron to business executive Andrea Zoop, it includes women of many races, nations of origin, economic backgrounds, and fields of interest to present a wide-ranging group of leaders who can be considered positive role models of achievement. Each entry gives an informative biography, including up-to-date details of accomplishments.
Publication date: 2008-05-12
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $94.99
Price: $94.99
Review A Personal Record / IndyPublish:
Authors
- William Kalush and Larry Sloman
Publication date: 2007-10-31
List Price: $95.00
Price: $95.00
Review The Secret Life of Houdini Laid Bare - 2 Volume Boxed Set / Conjuring Arts Research Center & Magic Words:The Secret Life of Houdini by William Kalush and Larry Sloman is perhaps the most controversial book ever written about Harry Houdini. The authors have now compiled all of their notes and sources into a beautiful companion volume to the biography. The Secret Life of Houdini Laid Bare provides a fascinating peek into the voluminous files that were collected from all parts of the world. Plus, all of the material that was edited out of the biography appears in Houdini Laid Bare for the first time. And scattered throughout this new book are more than seventy rare photographs relating to the career of the Great Houdini. Fans of magic history will find that reading both books together will bring each one to life. This limited edition set includes: * 1st printing, 1st edition of The Secret Life of Houdini, the biography with a special color frontispiece signed and numbered by both authors * A copy of the beautifully produced and illustrated 333 page hardbound volume of footnotes, The Secret Life of Houdini Laid Bare, which also includes a full color frontispiece signed and numbered by both authors. * Both volumes come in a fine cloth, foil stamped, deep blue slip case Only 1000 of these special box sets exist, so order now and don't miss your chance to own this piece of Houdini history.
Publication date: 2005-01
Dewey code: 362.196994092
Price: $14.95
Review Battling Death: A Different Life / Pentland Press (NC):Serious illness can be devastating. Imagine what it takes to overcome it - to overcome the devastation to the body, to be robbed of one’s identity, confidence or independence, to face death, to persevere through the horrors required to hold it at bay and, finally, to rebuild a life that will never be the same. Now imagine having to do it over and over and over again. That is exactly what Dr. Marie Kirchner Stone had to do, and she shares her experiences in her striking new memoir, "Battling Death: A Different Life. " Diagnosed at age twenty with Hodgkin’s Disease, Dr. Stone did not know as she entered treatment that her health would never return to her. Throughout the following forty years, she faced the Hodgkin’s Disease, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, cervical cancer, endometriosis, open-heart surgery, a debilitating stroke and skin cancer; some were the result of her radiation treatments for the Hodgkin’s, others were not. Yet her tale is not a simple litany of diseases and treatments, but rather an inspiring and motivational triumph of the spirit over adversity, as she never once let the diseases that riddled her keep her from living a full and productive life. Dedicated to teaching, she was repeatedly forced to start anew, yet she never let go of her determination to teach and help the children realize the best in themselves. [+]To Dr. Stone, "[t]eaching promoted a symbiotic, constructive, and mutually beneficial mind-body outcome both for the students and me. " A shining example of what it means never to quit, Dr. Stone’s extraordinary tale shows that while "Battling Death" may indeed lead to a different kind of life, it can be a life well lived.
Publication date: 2003-01-01
List Price: $95.00
Price: $95.00
Review Gens des Nuages (Nobel Prize Literature 2008) / French and European Publications Inc:
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Two Years in the Forbidden City, Velazquez, pintor y cortesano/ Velazquez, Painter and Cortesano, Carrying a Gun for Al Capone, A Writer's Recollections, Humphrey Newton (1466-1536): an early Tudor Gentleman, The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume II, Pride of the Morning (Reminiscence), The Life Of Samuel Johnson With Critical Observations On His Works, Early Orange County Wills (Two Volumes in One), Memoires de Madame la Marquise de Cremy, Ecrits par Elle-Meme. Tome II., The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Volume I, The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825, Autobiography of Lutfullah, A Mohamedan Gentleman; And His Transactions with His Fellow-Creatures: Interspersed with remarks on the habits, customs, and character of the people with whom he had to deal., The Irascible of Ol' Curmudgeon of Albemarle Point, the Wit and Wisdom of Berkeley Grimball, Masanobu Tsuji's Underground Escape, American Women Leaders: 1545 Current Biographies, A Personal Record, The Secret Life of Houdini Laid Bare - 2 Volume Boxed Set, Battling Death: A Different Life, Gens des Nuages (Nobel Prize Literature 2008)Top headlines: Rock act Creed in talks to reunite: Creed is hammering out details for an upcoming reunion tour, sources tell Billboard. 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