Publication date: 1991-06
Dewey code: 920
Price: $25.00
Review Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir / Borgo Press:Johnny Gunther was 17 when he died of a brain tumor. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy in his fight to overcome a dreadful disease that doctors had then only begun to understand. "A story of great unselfishness and great heroism. "-The New York Times.
Publication date: 1977-09
Dewey code: 330.924
Price: $44.00
Review William Beveridge: A Biography / Oxford Univ Pr (Txt):This new edition of Harris's biography of William Beveridge draws upon extensive new archive material about his private and public career. It expands the account given in the first edition of the origins and reception of the Beveridge Plan, and shows how the tortuous character of Beveridge's personal and emotional history helped to shape his contribution to twentieth-century social reform.
Edition: Photocopy
Publication date: 1991-09
Price: $19.99
Review From Sorceress to Scientist: Biographies of Women Physical Scientists (Lives of Women Scientists Ser, Vol 1) / California Video Institute:Biographies of Women Physical Scientists with accomplanying labs, demos, and puzzles.
Publication date: 1998-08-21
Dewey code: 948.502092
List Price: $21.95
Price: $266.00
Review Gustavus Adolphus / Da Capo Press:Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632), King of Sweden, has been rightfully hailed as the father of modern warfare and as the most outstanding commander of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). Forming the first national conscript army in modern Europe, he emphasized officer education, strict discipline, rigorous training, and the combination of firepower and mobility, until he had forged a formidable fighting force that stands unrivaled between Caesar's legions and Napoleon's Grande Armée. In 1630 Gustavus rescued the beleaguered Protestant cause in Germany from the Catholic League of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II militarily, led by the era's two other great captains, Tilly and Wallenstein. Gustavus triumphed against them (twice defeating Tilly) in battles that are tactical masterpieces, but he was killed while leading a cavalry charge at Lutzen. Illustrated with nearly 250 drawings and maps, Dodge's brilliant work (1895) not only examines the life, battles, and military innovations of Gustavus Adolphus but continues beyond the end of the Thirty Years' War to 1712, discussing his influence upon the great captains who followed—Turenne, Condé, Eugene, and Marlborough. The result is a clear, comprehensive study of a neglected but crucial period in the annals of warfare.
Creator: Marie-Therese Inguenaud
Publication date: 1991-11-30
Dewey code: 109
List Price: $129.00
Price: $129.00
Review Correspondance Generale d'Helvetius, Vol. 3: 1761-1774, Lettres 465-720 / University of Toronto Press:
Publication date: 2000-10
Price: $14.95
Review Marie Sklodowska Curie / MESTAS:Biografía de la gran científica.
Publication date: 2007-01-15
Dewey code: 370.92
List Price: $114.61
Price: $95.86
Review John Holt (Continuum Library of Educational Thought, Volume 5) / Continuum:John Holt is indisputably a major thinker in education. Roland Meighan's volume offers the most coherent account of Holt's educational thought. This work is divided into: intellectual biography; critical exposition of Holt's work; and the reception and influence of Holt's work and the relevance of the work today. This is a major international reference series providing comprehensive accounts of the work of seminal educational thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions. It is the most ambitious and prestigious such project ever published - a definitive resource for at least a generation. The thinkers include: Aquinas, Aristotle, Bourdieu, Bruner, Dewey, Foucault, Freire, Holt, Kant, Locke, Montessori, Neill, Newman, Owen, Peters, Piaget, Plato, Rousseau, Steiner, Vygotsky, West, and Wollstonecraft.
Publication date: 1995-04
Dewey code: 330.092
List Price: $34.95
Price: $90.78
Review Discovering the Possible: The Surprising World of Albert O. Hirschman (Title from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies) / University of Notre Dame Press:In Discovering the Possible Luca Meldolesi recounts over half a century of Hirschman's work, exploring the motivations, methodology, and unexpected developments of his research. Published simultaneously in Italian, Spanish, and English, Discovering the Possible is the first book to probe the whole corpus of Hirschman's work and to highlight the wealth of his ideas and the sharp self-irony with which his intuitions are forged into thoughts. The book will interest students and professionals in economics, sociology, political science, and moral philosophy, as well as those who focus on the development sector of these disciplines.
Publication date: 2007-10-19
Dewey code: 942.062092
List Price: $99.95
Price: $99.95
Review George Goring (16081657) / Ashgate:George Goring was in many ways the archetypal cavalier; often portrayed as possessing all the worst characteristics associated with the followers of King Charles I. He drank copiously, dressed and entertained lavishly, gambled excessively, abandoned his wife frequently, and was quick to resort to swordplay when he felt his honour was at stake. Yet, he was also an active Member of Parliament and a respected soldier, who learnt his trade on the continent during the Dutch Wars, and put it to good use in support of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. In this, the first modern biography of Goring, the main events of his life are interwoven with the wider history of his age. Beginning with his family background in Sussex, it charts his successes at court and exploits in the service of the Dutch, culminating in his experiences at the siege of Breda in 1637, and then his part on the Bishops' Wars. His role as Royalist general in the Civil War and his subsequent exile during the Commonwealth period are also addressed. This fascinating and illuminating account of Goring's life, character and actions; provides not only a fresh examination of this contentious figure, but also reveals much about English society and culture in the first half of the seventeenth century.
Publication date: 1999-12
Dewey code: 973.35092
Price: $28.00
Review I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: A Life of John Paul Jones / Atlantic Monthly Press:John Paul Jones, founder of the United States navy and the hero of the Revolutionary War, is one of the most romanticized and controversial figures in American history. His extraordinary life has been the subject of novels by some of the world's greatest writers, including Melville, Kipling, Dumas, and Thackery. Now, world-renowned biographer James Mackay, author of William Wallace: Brave Heart and Michael Collins: A Life, takes on the myths and delivers the true story of the man who bedeviled the British with his audacious coastal raids and brilliant tactical maneuvers. In a gripping, dramatic narrative, Mackay traces the story of Jones's life from his obscure youth in Scotland, to his celebrated exploits as one of the first captains in the American navy, to his ill-fated service in the Russian fleet under Catherine the Great. Mackay brings to life the indomitable will of a man whose refusal to surrender brought glory on the seas, yet whose legendary arrogance betrayed him in intrigues (both political and romantic) that prevented him from achieving the admiral rank and command he coveted and led to his premature death, destitute and alone in Paris. I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight is the stirring portrait of a complex and fascinating man - and arguably the greatest commander ever to sail the seas.
Publication date: 2008-01-15
Dewey code: 370.1
List Price: $119.07
Price: $96.54
Review Pierre Bourdieu: Education and Training (Continuum Library of Educational Thought) / Continuum:Pierre Bourdieu is indisputably a major thinker in education. Michael Grenfell's volume offers the most coherent account of Bourdieu's educational thought. This work is divided into: intellectual biography; critical exposition of Bourdieu's work; the reception and influence of Bourdieu's work; and the relevance of the work today. This volume is part of a major international reference series that provides comprehensive accounts of the work of seminal educational thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions. It is the most ambitious and prestigious such project ever published - a definitive resource for at least a generation. The thinkers covered in the series include: Aquinas, Aristotle, Bourdieu, Bruner, Dewey, Foucault, Freire, Holt, Kant, Locke, Montessori, Neill, Newman, Owen, Peters, Piaget, Plato, Rousseau, Steiner, Vygotsky, West and Wollstonecraft.
Creator: Michael Cyril William Hunter
Publication date: 2006-03-31
Dewey code: 509.2
List Price: $99.95
Price: $99.94
Review Robert Hooke: Tercentennial Studies / Ashgate Publishing:Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703) was a genius whose wide-ranging achievements are at last receiving the recognition that they deserve. Long overshadowed by such eminent contemporaries as Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Christopher Wren, Hooke's own seminal contributions to science, architecture and technology are now being acclaimed in their own right. Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society when it was chartered in 1662, and author of the famous "Micrographia" (1665), Hooke also showed unparalleled ingenuity in designing machines and instruments, and played a crucial role as Surveyor to the City of London after the Great Fire. This volume represents a benchmark in the study of Hooke, bringing together a comprehensive set of studies of different aspects of his life, thought and artistry. Its sections deal with Hooke's life and reputation; his contributions to celestial mechanics and astronomy, and to speculative natural philosophy; the instruments that he designed; and his work in architecture and construction. The introduction places the studies in the context of our current understanding of Hooke and his milieu, while the book also contains a comprehensive bibliography. In all, it will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in a figure whose complexity and importance are becoming clear after centuries of neglect.
Publication date: 1993-05
Dewey code: 355
List Price: $84.95
Price: $91.05
Review The Brain of an Army/the Command of the Sea/the Brain of the Navy (Modern Revivals in Military History) / Ashgate Publishing:In this single volume reissue are three of Spenser Wilkinson's works. Wilkinson was concerned with the practical requirements of modern warfare and believed that organizational changes and strategic guidance had to be implemented from above. In 1890 he published "The Brain of an Army" in which he presented a cogent argument for the reform of the War Office and the establishment of a body analogous to the German General Staff. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response he received from various quarters, Wilkinson widened the general debate to include seapower with the publication of "The Command of the Sea" (1894) and "The Brain of a Navy" (1895). The direct consequence of this was the formation of the non-political pressure group, The Navy League, which offered a platform for Wilkinson to continue to articulate his case for reform. As an advocate of reform, Wilkinson played a major role in military thinking up to the outbreak of the First World War.
Creator: Julian H. Franklin
Publication date: 2006-11-18
Dewey code: 321.6092
List Price: $225.00
Price: $90.00
Review Jean Bodin (International Library of Essays in the History of Social and Political Thought) / Not Avail:In the course of a lifetime, Jean Bodin aimed at nothing less than to encompass all the disciplines of his age in a huge encyclopedia of knowledge. In many areas, his ideas have been not only original but seminal. He made major contributions to historiography, philosophy of history, economics, political science, comparative public law and policy, religion and national philosophy. This volume brings together a selection of major articles in English, representing almost all of his intellectual interests. It is an essential collection for libraries and scholars in both humanities and social sciences.
Publication date: 2001-02-21
Dewey code: 621.3880092
List Price: $95.00
Price: $95.00
Review John Logie Baird (IEE History of Technology) / Institution of Electrical Engineers:This is a biography of one of the 20th Century's outstanding inventors, published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Baird's first public demonstration of a rudimentary television system. The book is based on primary source documents although many personal recollections are included to add colour. Much material regarding Baird's business in the early 1920s has only recently become available and is covered here for the first time. Although Baird is credited in the UK as the inventor of television, the book considers many interesting areas such as comparing Baird's technical strategy with the work undertaken in industrial laboratories, how his policy compared with the development of wireless by Marconi, and the impact of his business partnerships.
Publication date: 1998-07
Dewey code: 509
Price: $29.95
Review Tesla: Man Out of Time / Amereon Ltd:Portrays the trailblazing nineteenth-century inventor, the man who introduced the fundamentals of robotry and computer and missile science and who harnessed the alternating electrical current used today. Reprint.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1990-01-30
Dewey code: 070.449796092
Price: $24.95
Review Arch: A Promoter, Not a Poet : The Story of Arch Ward / Iowa State Press:
Edition: Revised
Publication date: 2002-11-21
Dewey code: 530.092
List Price: $106.00
Price: $93.00
Review No Time to be Brief: A Scientific Biography of Wolfgang Pauli / Oxford University Press, USA:This book retraces the life of the physicist Wolfgang Pauli, analyzes his scientific work, and describes the evolution of his thinking. Pauli spent 30 years as a professor at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH in Zurich, which occupy a central place in this biography. It would be incomplete, however, without a rendering of Pauli's sarcastic wit and, most importantly, of the world of his dreams. It is through the latter that quite a different aspect of Pauli's life comes in, namely his association with the psychology of C. G. Jung and his school.
Publication date: 2007-12-26
Dewey code: 332
List Price: $95.00
Price: $90.01
Review Gunnar Myrdal: An Intellectual Biography (Great Thinkers in Economics) / Palgrave Macmillan:Over the course of an extended career, Gunnar Myrdal - a Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate in Economics in 1974 - made brilliantly original contributions to monetary theory and policy and to the methodology of economics and social science. This study examines the manner in which his intellectual style left an impact on the shaping of Sweden's welfare state, on race relations in the United States, on post-World War Two economic cooperation in Europe, and on the analysis of Third World economic development.
Creator: R R Bowker Publishing
Publication date: 1994-11
Price: $106.00
Review American Men & Women of Science, 1995-96 Vol. 7: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological & Related Sciences, T-Z / R. R. Bowker:
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Death Be Not Proud: A Memoir, William Beveridge: A Biography, From Sorceress to Scientist: Biographies of Women Physical Scientists (Lives of Women Scientists Ser, Vol 1), Gustavus Adolphus, Correspondance Generale d'Helvetius, Vol. 3: 1761-1774, Lettres 465-720, Marie Sklodowska Curie, John Holt (Continuum Library of Educational Thought, Volume 5), Discovering the Possible: The Surprising World of Albert O. Hirschman (Title from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies), George Goring (16081657), I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: A Life of John Paul Jones, Pierre Bourdieu: Education and Training (Continuum Library of Educational Thought), Robert Hooke: Tercentennial Studies, The Brain of an Army/the Command of the Sea/the Brain of the Navy (Modern Revivals in Military History), Jean Bodin (International Library of Essays in the History of Social and Political Thought), John Logie Baird (IEE History of Technology), Tesla: Man Out of Time, Arch: A Promoter, Not a Poet : The Story of Arch Ward, No Time to be Brief: A Scientific Biography of Wolfgang Pauli, Gunnar Myrdal: An Intellectual Biography (Great Thinkers in Economics), American Men & Women of Science, 1995-96 Vol. 7: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological & Related Sciences, T-ZTop headlines: Pet store chain linked to puppy mills: After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions. ›22:08 20 Nov, Thu Governors pledge fight on global warming: Gov. 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