Publication date: 2001-01
Dewey code: 355
Price: $10.95
Review Montrose / House of Stratus:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-07-06
Dewey code: 509.22
List Price: $450.00
Price: $430.57
Review The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century / Routledge:Taking Ogilvie's groundbreaking 1986 reference Women in Science: Antiquity Through the Nineteenth Century as its starting point, this monumental work expands the original 270-page book into a comprehensive two-volume set containing over 2500 entries that span the globe. This critically acclaimed resource combines women's history and science history as it ranges from the woman philosophers and physicians of ancient Greece and Rome, through the "bluestockings" of the Enlightenment and culminates with the early 20th century's pathblazing pioneers. The signed A-Z entries combine fast access to resume-style details with fascinating biographical articles on these women and their lives, works, and accomplishments. Includes bibliographies of primary and secondary sources; guides to scientists by time period, country, discipline; index. Entries include:Adelberger of Lombardy (Italian physician) * Grace Andrews (US mathematician) * Aspasia (Greek natural philosopher) * Charlotte Auerbach (UK geneticist) * Duck-Heung Bang (Korean Physician) * Evelyn Briggs Baldwin (US meteorologist, explorer) * Harriet Bigelow (US astronomer) * Luci Blanquies (French physicist) * Marjorie Lee Brown (US mathematician) * Wafaa El Sadeek (Egyptian archaeologist ) * Faustina (Roman physician) * Yoshi Katsurada (Japanese mathematician) * Liliana Lubinska (Polish neuroscientist) * Sarah Mather (US inventor) * Radha Pant (Indian biologist).
Creator: Albert M. Rosenblatt
Publication date: 2007-10-01
Dewey code: 347.7470334
List Price: $150.00
Price: $142.70
Review The Judges of the New York Court of Appeals: A Biographical History / Copublished with The Historical Society of the:New York’s Court of Appeals is the highest court in the state, created in 1847 to articulate statewide principles of law in the context of deciding particular lawsuits. Focusing on broad issues of law rather than individual disputes, the Court now consists of seven judges—one chief judge and six associate judges—appointed by the governor to terms of fourteen years. Since its creation, the Court of Appeals has often been at the forefront of shaping American law; its judges have been among the nation’s most influential jurists. And now, this important reference work finally provides a comprehensive, authoritative guide to one hundred and sixty years of this important legal legacy. Featuring original biographies of 106 chief and associate judges, this unique resource takes the real measure of the Court’s history. The entries range in length from concise portraits to extended discussions of such leading figures at Benjamin Cardozo and Irving Lehman, from its first term under Chief Judge Freeborn G. Jewitt to the current term under Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye. Designed for lawyers, judges, scholars, and students of the courts and history, these valuable biographies are filled with essential facts, expert analysis, and illuminating interpretation. Each entry features a full personal and professional biography, and concise coverage of landmark cases, key opinions, and a detailed context for understanding the legacy of each jurist. [+]In addition, the book features biographies of other important Court figures, hundreds of illustrations, full case citations, bibliographies, and listings of judges’ progeny. This first book of its kind fills a major gap in the literature and will be an essential resource not only for the New York legal community but also for scholars, students, and practitioners of the law around the country.
Publication date: 1995-08-24
Dewey code: 324.2417083
List Price: $234.00
Price: $143.42
Review The Making of Fianna Fail Power in Ireland 1923-1948 / Oxford University Press, USA:This is the first major study of the origins, development, and strategies of Fianna Fail; showing how the party achieved its central role in Irish politics. Dunphy explores its historical development, looking at its organizational structure, the evolution of party ideology, and the interactions between party and state. He analyses how the changing social structure of Ireland affected Fianna Fail policies, and demonstrates how the inadequacies of rival political parties' responses to crises benefited Fianna Fail. The author locates the historical experience of Fianna Fail rule in Ireland within the broader dimensions of European politics. The result is a fascinating mixture of detailed empirical research and broader theoretical analysis which reconstructs Fianna Fail's rise to power and explains how it retained its position of dominance.
Publication date: 1995-12-01
Dewey code: 609
List Price: $39.95
Price: $143.69
Review Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries: Medical Practice in Seventeenth-Century Edinburgh (Scottish Historical Review Monograph series) / Tuckwell Press, Ltd.:This is a critical history of the medical profession in Edinburgh in the 17th century. The College of Surgeons was founded in 1505 and the College of Physicians in 1681. The period covered is from the first surviving minute books of the Surgeons (1580) to the creation of the Edinburgh Medical School (1726). It is argued that the foundations of the modern medical profession were laid as early as the 17th century. Anecdotes complement documentary evidence, and the author emphasizes European influences, especially that of Leiden in the Netherlands.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2004-09-27
Dewey code: 940.545941092
List Price: $150.00
Price: $139.88
Review A Life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham: A Twentieth-century Naval Leader (Naval Policy and History Series) / Routledge:Cunningham was the best-known and most celebrated British admiral of the Second World War. From 1943 to 1946, he was the First Sea Lord and a participant in the wartime conferences with Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt.
Publication date: 1999-04-15
Dewey code: 510.92
List Price: $245.00
Price: $190.00
Review Mystic, Geometer, and Intuitionist: The Life of L. E. J. Brouwer Volume 1: The Dawning Revolution / Oxford University Press, USA:A remarkable and independent thinker, Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer was a leader in twentieth century mathematics and in Dutch cultural life, where he was the key figure in a number of controversial issues, including a campaign to reverse the boycott of German scientists. In mathematics, he was a founder of modern topology and the creator of intuitionism, one of the most important schools of thought on the philosophy of mathematics. This biography discusses his fascinating life and provides a detailed analysis of his work.
Publication date: 1995-05
Dewey code: 330.157
List Price: $210.00
Price: $150.08
Review A Soaring Eagle: Alfred Marshall 1842-1924 / Edward Elgar Publishing:'Many have thought that Keynes's Memoir made unnecessary the writing of a biography of Alfred Marshall. How wrong they were. Professor Groenewegen's meticulous research has given us a very different (and more accurate) picture of Alfred Marshall's life. Everyone interested in the development of modern economics will gain immensely from reading this biography. ' - Ronald Coase, Nobel Laureate in Economics 1991.
Creator: Eva Gabor
Publication date: 2003-07
Dewey code: 301.092
List Price: $139.95
Price: $139.95
Review Selected Correspondence (1911-1946) of Karl Mannheim, Scientist, Philosopher and Sociologist / Edwin Mellen Press:A selection of the correspondence of scientist, philosopher and sociologist, Karl Mannheim. There are nearly 300 letters altogether, showing the wide range of European and American thought, and representing Mannheim's dealings with Georg Lukacs, Alfred Weber, Harold Laski, Herbert Read and others.
Creator: Gillian Holmes
Edition: 9th
Publication date: 1999-05
Dewey code: 305
List Price: $140.95
Price: $140.95
Review Chatelaine Presents Who's Who of Canadian Women / University of Toronto Press:Who's Who of Canadian Women is a guide to the most powerfuland innovative women in Canada. Celebrating the talents and achievement of over 3,700 women, Who's Who of Canadian Women includes women from all over Canada, in all fields, including agriculture, academia, law, business, politics, journalism, religion, sports and entertainment. Each biography includes such information as personal data, education, career history, current employment, affiliations, interests and honours. A special comment section reveals personal thoughts, goals, and achievements of the profiled individual. Entries are indexed by employment of affilitation for easy reference. Published every two years, Who's Who of Canadian Women selects its biographees on merit alone. This collection is an essential resource for all those interested in the achievements of Canadian women.
Authors
- Robert J. Moore
- Leslie T. Morton
Publication date: 2005-05-05
Dewey code: 016.610922
List Price: $180.00
Price: $168.25
Review A Bibliography Of Medical And Biomedical Biography / Ashgate Publishing:
Publication date: 2004-02
Dewey code: 551.46092
List Price: $39.95
Price: $143.77
Review The Sea's Enthrall / Ecce Nova:With early memories of women selling peppers in the streets of Ceylon, where the author lived as a child, the southern English town of Bude during WWII, where he grew up, and emigration to Canada, where his formal education as an ocean scientist would take place, The Sea's Enthrall is more than a tale of an oceanographer. It is a witty, at times philosophical, sometimes even poignant exposition on Life, as seen from the perspective of a man whose scientific training is wonderfully complemented by a curiosity for less empirical matters, such as poetry and religion. Oceanographers in training can learn from Dr. Parson's many insights into topical research; retired professors in the sciences will find many parallels in thought and experience; those who enjoy anecdotal storytelling, or travelogues, or simply appreciate learning about fascinating people who have managed to make a mark in the world - all these will enjoy The Sea's Enthrall.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2006-07-30
Dewey code: 598.96
Price: $32.95
Review Peregrine Quest: From a Naturalist's Field Notebook / Western Sporting Publications:
Edition: Largeprint
Publication date: 1995-11
Dewey code: 920
Price: $7.95
Review Six Wives of Henry the VIII / Chivers North Amer:
Publication date: 2003-06
Dewey code: 371.399
Price: $29.95
Review Dorothy Heathcote's Story: The Biography of a Remarkable Drama Teacher / Trentham Books:Dorothy Heathcote is the most public drama teaching figure in the world. She has taught classes of children in five continents. The numbers must run into millions. In addition, innumerable teachers have watched her teach in person or on video and television. How did someone who left secondary school at 14 become a world authority? Bolton describes Dorothy Heathcote's upbringing, her work as a mill girl, her theatre training, her unprecedented appointment to Durham and Newcastle Universities and her extraordinary rise to fame. He examines the basis for her genius and shows how being a wife and mother contributed to her work.
Publication date: 2004-06-09
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $15.95
Price: $142.40
Review Against A White Sky: A Memoir Of Closets And Classrooms / Artemispress:In Against a White Sky, Laurie Stapleton reveals her experiences with honesty and humor as a gay high school teacher in an "All-American" city. Having spent most of her young adult life in Santa Cruz, California — a beach town accepting of its large lesbian community — Laurie relocates to the more conservative San Joaquin Valley to enroll in an accelerated teacher credentialing program. There, Laurie discovers that she is the only woman who regularly (well, always) wears slacks. She decides she’d better change the way she dresses, walks and talks to feel socially comfortable — and maybe even safe. Laurie becomes certified to teach public high school within a year. Mindful of recent bouts with poverty and low self-esteem, she accepts the first teaching offer she receives — a public high school deeper in the heart of the valley, in a city voted "All-American. " Her relocation doesn’t sit too well with Laurie’s girlfriend back in Santa Cruz, who says to Laurie, "You don’t look like you anymore. " Despite her struggle to sway students’ and teachers’ attention from her sexual identity, they seem to "know" anyway, as evidenced by homophobic slurs she hears in the school halls, and snickers from the student-athletes she coaches. Eventually she asks herself the hard questions: why did she choose to live and teach in a town in which she is at best ignored, and at worse harassed, because of her sexual orientation? What is the meaning behind the irony that, as she helps her students discover their voices, she is silencing her own?.
Publication date: 2004-05
Dewey code: 813.52
List Price: $139.95
Price: $139.95
Review Sinclair Lewis As Reader and Critic (Studies in American Literature) / Edwin Mellen Press:This study provides readers with a comprehensive view of novelist Sinclair Lewis as an avid reader and literary critic.
Publication date: 2003-04
Dewey code: 338
Price: $17.95
Review Peregrinations: A Man's Journey / Writers Club Press:All author proceeds will go to the Geneva League Against Cancer Born in Portland, Oregon, during the Depression era, Cedric vows to leave and never return. But it takes a two-year trip around the world, and a plane crash that almost costs him his life, for him to fulfill his goal. A chance encounter throws him into a career with First National City Bank—a career that takes him to Liberia under President Tubman and to Saudi Arabia just before the oil crisis of 1973. Finally established as a private banker to wealthy Arab clients, he experiences the golden age of international banking as Walter Wriston transforms Citibank into the largest financial institution in the world. But internal strife and a profit-oriented mentality cost him his job—only to allow him to return and play a crucial role in saving Citibank from bankruptcy.
Publication date: 2003-04
Dewey code: 370
List Price: $141.00
Price: $141.00
Review Urkunde Und Experiment: Neuzeitliche Naturwissenschaft Im Horizont Einer Hermeneutischen Theologie Der Schopfung Bei Johann Georg Hamann (Theologische Bibliothek Toepelmann) / Walter De Gruyter Inc:This systematic theological study uses the example of Johann Georg Hamann (1730-1788) to examine and systematically develop the question of determining the relationship of theology and natural science. In the course of translating basic structures of an "objective" view of the world into categories of a linguistic-hermeneutic understanding of reality, Hamann makes possible a connection of creation as a communicative process with an understanding of nature which opens up its "grammatical" structures.
Publication date: 2002-03-28
Dewey code: 509.2
List Price: $228.00
Price: $139.72
Review Henry Oldenburg: Shaping the Royal Society / Oxford University Press, USA:Henry Oldenburg, born in 1619 in Bremen, Germany, first came to England as a diplomat on a mission to see Oliver Cromwell. He stayed on in England and in 1662 became the Secretary of the Royal Society, and its best known member to the entire learned world of his time. Through his extensive correspondence, now published, he disseminated the Society's ideals and methods at home and abroad. He fostered and encouraged the talents of many scientists later to be far more famous than he, including Newton, Flamsteed, Malpighi, and Leeuwenhoek with whom, as with many others, he developed real friendship. He founded and edited the Philosophical Transactions, the world's oldest scientific journal. His career sheds new light on the intellectual world of his time, especially its scientific aspects, and on the development of the Royal Society; his private life expands our knowledge of social mobility, the urban society, and the religious views of his time.
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