Publication date: 2003-08
Dewey code: 943.1087092
List Price: $80.00
Price: $71.95
Review Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany / University of Massachusetts Press:What could impel a privileged 24-year-old American serving in the US Army in Germany in 1952 to swim across the Danube River to what was then referred to as the Soviet Zone? Why did he decide to forsake the land of his birth and build a new life in the young German Democratic Republic? These are the questions at the core of this memoir by Victor Grossman who was born Stephen Wechsler but changed his name after defecting to the GDR. A child of the Depression, Grossman witnessed first-hand the dislocations wrought by the collapse of the US economy during the 1930s. Unemployment, poverty, strikes and the fight to save Republican Spain from fascism made an indelible impression as he grew up in an environment that nurtured a commitment to left-wing causes. He continued his involvement with Communist activities as a student at Harvard in the late 1940s and after graduation, when he took jobs in factories in Buffalo, New York and tried to organize their workers. Fleeing McCarthyite America and potential prosecution, Grossman worked in GDR with other Western defectors, He was able to establish himself as a freelance journalist, lecturer and author. Travelling through East Germany he evaluated the failures as well as the successes of the GDR's "socialist experiment". He also recorded his experiences, observations and judgements of life in East Berlin after reunification, which failed to bring about the post-Communist paradise so many had expected.
Publication date: 2007
Price: $71.95
Review Mazarin le maître du jeu:Auteur: Simone Bertière, Editeur: De Fallois Eds, Date de parution: Août 2007, Format: 16 cm x 23 cm, ISBN: 2877066355, Illustration: Illustrations couleur, Nombre de pages: 700. Défiant un monde qui ne prévoyait pas de place pour lui, Mazarin, un étranger sans naissance ni fortune, a gagné sur tous les tableaux. À sa mort, il se trouvait maître de la France et arbitre de l'Europe, plus puissant que ne le fut jamais aucun ministre : ascension d'autant plus insolite qu'elle a échappé au naufrage final qui guette ce genre d'exploit. Il s'est fait lui-même, il a travaillé, il s'est battu, il a failli sombrer, il a triomphé de tous les obstacles. Il dut à son intelligence et à sa ténacité une victoire sans appel. Sa victoire était aussi celle de la France, à l'issue de la longue lutte qui l'opposait à la maison d'Autriche, et elle apportait à l'ensemble de l'Europe la paix ardemment désirée. La présente biographie n'est pas un roman. Fondée sur l'information la plus rigoureuse, elle retrace sa fabuleuse aventure, telle qu'il la vivait au jour le jour dans l'incertitude de l'avenir. Elle met l'accent sur ses objectifs, ses convictions, ses choix. Elle fait surgir un homme sans illusions ni préjugés mais foncièrement optimiste, habile à piéger ses adversaires mais fidèle à ceux qu'il a choisi de servir, l'esprit libre, indulgent aux faiblesses humaines et dépourvu de toute cruauté, amateur passionné de bonne chère, de peinture et de musique.
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2001-12
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $72.00
Price: $72.00
Review Sufferings in Africa / Blackstone Audiobooks:
Authors
- Patrick MacNee
- Dave Rogers
Dewey code: 791
List Price: $19.95
Price: $70.52
Review The Avengers & Me (TV Series) / Titan Books (UK):For the first time, Patrick Macnee tells all! The never-before revealed secrets of the hit TV series The Avengers are laid bare by the man who played John Steed in no less than seven series of the show. Lavishly illustrated, with many unpublished stills, behind-the-scenes photos, and snaps from Macnee's private collection, this is a very personal portrait of the world's best-loved cult action-adventure series. There have been five James Bonds, but even Ralph Fiennes, star of the Avengers movie admits that there is only one John Steed. When he first donned his iconic bowler hat, actor Patrick Macnee put an eccentric spin on the traditional English gentleman. Witty, urbane, a stickler for etiquette, and able to disarm the most dastardly villain with a casual flick of his tightly furled umbrella, Steed helped London to swing during the heady days of the 1960s. The Avengers and Me is Macnee's memoir of his time on the cult TV show. Reading the book is like sitting down with the actor over a nice cup of tea as he reminisces about life behind and in front of the cameras. He is particularly gracious in his discussion of the women with whom he shared his adventures: Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson, and Joanna Lumley are all lavished with Macnee's signature charm. He only becomes critical when writing about some of the production decisions that, he believes, compromised the original vision of the show, and he seems to think that The New Avengers was not a terribly good idea. [+]Overall, however, The Avengers and Me is as warm and as witty as the man himself. -Simon Leake.
Creator: Tim Lilley
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2007-03-30
Dewey code: 790
List Price: $100.00
Price: $74.00
Review John Wayne - A Western Celebration / Wilma Russell's Western Classics:John Wayne A Western Celebration, is just that, A Western Celebration! This beautifully produced volume is a stunning, comprehensive visual work showcasing the entire collection of the Westerns and rare and vintage movie posters of John Wayne's career. It is an exclusive, stirring tribute to the unforgettable Duke, a man as large as the American West that he so loved. It celebrates Duke's Centennial year and his many contributions to the colorful tapestry of the West through his 87 Western movies. John Wayne had the unique ability to capture the spirits and show us the faces off the rugged individuals who left their tracks across the wild and unforgiving landscape of the West. It was the cowboy who became the American folk hero. And it was big John Wayne who came to represent the American cowboy and all the great qualities of America around the world. This book is for those who are proud to be American. An imposing feature length Western filmography that salutes and honors a timeless American. Maureen O'Hara best summed it up with her speech to the United States Congress in 1979 when she said: "To the people of the world, John Wayne is the United States of America. He is what they believe it to be, what they hope it will be, and what they hope it always will be. [+]" Written by celebrated Texan author, Jane Pattie. Retail: $120, Hardbound, Dustjacket, 224 sterling gloss pages , Full color, Over 300 images, Oversized museum quality, Dimensions 14" x 11," Weighs approx. 6 lbs, Published in 2007. Limited print run. This book is not available in book stores.
Creator: Malcolm (Narrator)
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2009-01-01
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00
Review The Reagan I Knew (Library / Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.:In The Reagan I Knew, the late William F. Buckley Jr. offers a reminiscence of thirty years of friendship with the man who brought the American conservative movement out of the political wilderness and into the White House.
Review Father Taylor. A Story of Missionary Beginnings.:No date stated, but published around the late 19th century.
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2000-09-05
Dewey code: 813.6
List Price: $36.99
Price: $71.82
Review Dear Captain, et al. : The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory, a Memoir from World War II / Xlibris Corporation:Dear Captain, et al. interposes a hardboiled war memoir and a tender love story. A faithful re-creation of World War II infantry combat from original source records; as powerful as a raging storm and as sensitive as a heartache. Beautifully and passionately written with a touch of irony. Scores of interesting characters. Transports readers to the war and its era with verve, yearning, humor, and strength.
Edition: 2 Revised
Publication date: 2007-05-15
Dewey code: 780.92
List Price: $75.00
Price: $70.18
Review Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lubeck (Eastman Studies in Music) (Eastman Studies in Music) / University of Rochester Press:This book is a new edition of the most comprehensive life-and-works study of the great Baroque-era organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude (ca. 1637-1707), released to celebrate the tercentenary of the composer's death. Originally published in 1987 and long out of print, Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lübeck is considered by most musicologists to be the definitive biography. It also includes close description of Buxtehude's compositional output, from trio sonatas to the famed Abendmusiken: Buxtehude's yearly oratorio presentations. The young J. S. Bach traveled to Lübeck on foot in 1705 to learn as much as he could from the great master of the organ and of Lutheran church music. The revised edition contains new information on the organs that Buxtehude played in Scandinavia and Lübeck, excerpts from the newly available account books from St. Mary's in Lübeck, a discussion of newly discovered sources, including one written by J. S. [+]Bach, an evaluation of recent scholarship on Buxtehude, and an extensive bibliography. Written for both the casual reader and the serious scholar. The accompanying CD provides examples of all genres discussed in the book - vocal works, a trio sonata, harpsichord music, and organ music newly recorded on the North German meantone organ in Gothenburg, Sweden, by a noted specialist in this repertoire, Hans Davidsson, who is professor of organ at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and the founder of the Göteborg Organ Art Center (GOArt). Kerala J. Snyder is professor emerita of musicology, Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester).
Creator: To be announced (Narrator)
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2009-01-13
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00
Review Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin (Library) / Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.:The journalist who famously lived as a man commits herselfliterallyto a mental institution, where she analyzes the impact of institutionalization.
Publication date: 2003-09
Dewey code: 780
List Price: $34.99
Price: $71.18
Review The Tour: A Life Between the Lines / Xlibris Corporation:The Tour is a book that will take you on two journeys, one past and one present. Each fall, Bill Staines leaves his home in New England and sets out on a 5-week tour of North America, playing his music for fans and friends, and covering almost 15,000 miles of open highway. On the 20th anniversary of the tour, he began writing this narrative. Read these pages and you will journey with Bill and get to know some of the people and places that make his story worth telling. The Tour is also the chronicle of a life, from the time that Staines spent growing up in the Boston-Cambridge folk music scene in the early 1960s to the present, when he has come to be considered one of the most respected singer-songwriters on the folk music scene today. It is all here, and it is all written from the heart.
Publication date: 2003-09-01
Dewey code: 616
Price: $19.99
Review Why Me?: My Journey From ME to Health and Happiness / Cherry Red Books:Alex Howard was a normal, happy teenager until just before his 16th birthday, when he began to experience strange, unexplained physical symptoms. In time he was diagnosed with ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a severe illness that the medical profession has yet to offer an explanation or cure for. After spending two years bed-bound and developing clinical depression, Alex committed himself to finding a cure and returning himself to health and happiness. This book follows him on an amazing journey that will challenge your most basic assumptions about life.
Creator: Surfing Magazine
Publication date: 2007-01-01
List Price: $75.00
Price: $71.95
Review SURFING Magazine's 30 Years Of Flame / SURFING Magazine:More than three decades of the finest surf photography in the world. That's the simplest take on the work of Larry "Flame" Moore. As the longtime Photo Editor of Surfing Magazine, he's been responsible for setting standars for some of the greatest names in surf imagery: as a photographer, he's been unerring relentless in pursuing the ultimate shot. Here for the first and only time is a full collection of Flame's classic images, tracking surf Photography's cutting edge from the early '70's to 2004, from California beachbreaks to Cortes Bank. A must-have for the stoked surfer and serious collector alike.
Publication date: 2008-12-30
Dewey code: 300
List Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00
Review Milk Teeth: A Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog / Rutgers University Press:Dogs are the most popular pet in the United States and a beloved family member to many. As with a human baby, a puppy's innocent "wild" behavior can provoke unkind treatment. The source of this unfortunate but common reaction often lies in the past-the family history of the caretaker. Written as a year-long journal, Milk Teeth chronicles sociologist Robbie Pfeufer Kahn's struggle to achieve a loving relationship with her black Labrador puppy, Laska. Mirthful, mischievous, intelligent, and strong-willed, Laska challenges her owner's attempts at leadership and affection. The puppy refuses pats, jumps up, and mouths with needle-sharp teeth. To her dismay, Kahn reacts with fear and anger, sometimes treating Laska roughly. Strangely, these encounters produce flashbacks from Kahn's diminished childhood and-with the help of dog trainers, psychotherapy, and literature and theory from a variety of disciplines-light the way toward understanding her responses to the puppy. In time, Laska's sharp white teeth no longer serve as a metaphor for her character and she matures into a spirited, friendly dog. Kahn even reconciles with her parents from whom she has been estranged. [+]Using her teaching, friendships, spiritual community, the natural world, and her grown son to keep herself rooted in the present, Kahn is able to explore her past. Poignant, raw, and at times humorous, Kahn's narrative invites readers to become aware of unconscious cruelty and its sources, to cultivate kindness, and to apply these insights not only to themselves and other humans, but also to the animals who share our lives. *Presents the darker side of the human/animal bond *Speaks from both the victim and perpetrator perspectives *Demonstrates the importance of social support during psychological crisis *Includes journal entries.
Creator: Peter Bloom
Publication date: 2008-03-20
Dewey code: 780.92
List Price: $75.00
Price: $70.73
Review Berlioz: Scenes from the Life and Work (Eastman Studies in Music) (Eastman Studies in Music) / University of Rochester Press:These twelve essays bring new breadth and depth to our knowledge of the life and work of the composer of the Symphonie fantastique. A distinguished international array of scholars here treat such matters as Berlioz's "aesthetics" and what it means to write about the meaning of his music; the political implications of his fiction and the affinities of his projects as composer and as critic; what the Germans thought of his work before his travels in Germany and what the English made of him when he visited their capital city; what he seems to have written immediately after encountering Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (a surprise), and where he profited from Beethoven in what later became Roméo et Juliette. The volume closes with two reflective essays on Berlioz's literary masterpiece, the Mémoires. Contributors: Lord Aberdare (Alastair Bruce), Jean-Pierre Bartoli, Jacques Barzun, Peter Bloom, David Cairns, Gunther Braam, Gérard Condé, Pepijn van Doesburg, Joël-Marie Fauquet, Frank Heidlberger, Hugh Macdonald, and Julian Rushton.
Creator: To be announced (Narrator)
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2009-01-01
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00
Review Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II (Library) / Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.:This is the true story of a young American missionary womans courage and triumph of faith in a notorious Japanese prison camp. Forced to sign a confession to a crime she did not commit, she faced the executioner's sword, only to be miraculously spared.
Creator: Myung-hee Kim
Publication date: 2008-07-30
Dewey code: 951.9043
List Price: $75.00
Price: $71.25
Review Life on the Edge of the DMZ (Korean Studies) / University of Hawaii Press:The author's now celebrated quest, through narrative and photography, to capture today's built and natural environment and way of life along the Min Tong Line (Demilitarized Zone - DMZ) separating the two Koreas, is both a stunning literary and photographic achievement. Supported by 150 colour photographs, this book by one of Korea's renowned photographers who is also a well-known peace activist, takes the reader from Chulwon in the east to Kosung in the west, interweaving profoundly felt philosophical reflections on a wide variety of political, social and other issues, with detailed observations about the places he visits, including their myths and legends. The sense of yearning for the reunification of his divided country pervades the text. "Life on the Edge of the DMZ" provides the Western reader with a rare and dynamic connection to an often forgotten aspect of life, albeit 'behind the scenes', in contemporary Korea, and will have wide relevance at many levels in the study of modern Korea.
Run time: 600 min.
Publication date: 2008
Price: $70.00
Review Guides Through the Dark Years: 10 Great Rabbis Who Led From Czarist Russia Through the Holocaust / The Destiny Foundation:The story of the Jewish people is the story of great individuals, and when times are especially dark, great individuals shine even more brightly. Rabbi Wein presents the biographies of some of the most outstanding personalities of the past two centuries leaders who carried the people through the bitter decades between Czarist rule and the Holocaust. Warm, informative and inspiring, these lectures give us a picture of Jewish life in the recent past and more importantly, provide us with role models for our lives today.
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 2003-05-01
Review The Great White Palace / Bantam Books Ltd:
Authors
- Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $71.99
Price: $71.99
Review Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte / IndyPublish.com:
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Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany, Mazarin le maître du jeu, Sufferings in Africa, The Avengers & Me (TV Series), John Wayne - A Western Celebration, The Reagan I Knew (Library, Father Taylor. A Story of Missionary Beginnings., Dear Captain, et al. : The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory, a Memoir from World War II, Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lubeck (Eastman Studies in Music) (Eastman Studies in Music), Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin (Library), The Tour: A Life Between the Lines, Why Me?: My Journey From ME to Health and Happiness, SURFING Magazine's 30 Years Of Flame, Milk Teeth: A Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog, Berlioz: Scenes from the Life and Work (Eastman Studies in Music) (Eastman Studies in Music), Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II (Library), Life on the Edge of the DMZ (Korean Studies), Guides Through the Dark Years: 10 Great Rabbis Who Led From Czarist Russia Through the Holocaust, The Great White Palace, Memoirs of Napoleon BonaparteTop headlines: Books Q&A: The Real Charles Schulz: 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz emerges as insecure and an emotionally distant father and husband in a new biography and documentary. ›22:32 9 Oct, Tue Capital Sources: Mike Huckabee, Unplugged: The former Arkansas governor struggles to raise money, lags behind the GOP presidential front runners in the polls and has been maligned by Bushs former counsel. 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