Authors
- Donna Hogan
- Henrietta Tiefenthaler
Dewey code: 920
Price: $15.95
Review Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith / Phoenix Books:She was the most outlandish, outrageous, in-your-face symbol of the age - and suddenly, shockingly, she was gone. In life her antics, adventures and behavior kept a nation riveted; in death she stunned a world gripped by the surprise and swiftness of her unexpected passing. The woman was, of course, Anna Nicole Smith. This is the story of the little girl from west of nowhere, born into a broken, dysfunctional, dirt-poor family, told by the one woman who knew her best - her sister. Her fierce resolve, pluck, luck and determination allowed her to claw her way to celebrity status, becoming a tabloid staple, and to reach the potential of unimaginable wealth. And then, in a moment, she was gone, not yet 40 years old. A Horatio Alger story with a bitter ending, TRAIN WRECK- The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith, is the definitive story of the rise and swift fall of one of the most compelling characters to blaze across the American sky.
Publication date: 2007-12-20
Dewey code: 786.2092
List Price: $114.95
Price: $99.30
Review Charles Hallè: A Musical Life (Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain) / Ashgate:Charles Halle was one of the leading musicians of the nineteenth century and intimate with almost all of the great composers and performers of his time, as well as a friend of the Royal Family and known as much as a pianist and chamber musician as conductor, in London, throughout the country and abroad, in addition to Manchester. Robert Beale presents a new perspective on Halle's life and achievement, constructed mainly from primary sources, which serves to dispel many of the inaccuracies and omissions that have stemmed, to a great extent, from Halle's own autobiographical account of 1896. His edited memoirs omit much of the competition and controversy, struggles and disappointments of his career in Manchester, and, hardly convey the scope of his activities elsewhere. Halle was a key figure in the shift from contemporary to 'classical' repertory in orchestral concerts and piano performance. Not only did he found the Manchester orchestra, in 1862-3 he also gave the first known cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas. His early annual 'recital' series in London marked a new era in the musical history of his time. The formation of the modern 'symphony orchestra' took place during the period of Halle's professional life, and he was a pioneer in the process, in both artistic and business terms. Having adopted the role of orchestral conductor when it was itself relatively novel, he became one of the acknowledged masters of the craft over four and half decades - as well as continuing to appear as solo pianist and chamber musician, and in addition he was enormously influential as musical pedagogue and educationist.
Creator: Gad Freudenthal
Publication date: 1993-03
Dewey code: 509.2
List Price: $143.00
Price: $143.00
Review Studies on Gersonides: A Fourteenth-Century Jewish Philosopher-Scientist (Collection De Travaux De L'academie Internationale D'histoire Des Sciences) / Brill Academic Publishers:R. Levi ben Gershom (Gersonides, 1288-1344) is one of the greatest and most original figures of Medieval Jewish thought. He wrote numerous works in philosophy, science and biblical exegesis. Some of his scientific works, most notably his highly innovative Astronomy, were translated from Hebrew into Latin and could thus reach non-Jewish scholars. The twelve studies collected in this bilingual volume (English and French in equal parts) offer for the first time a comprehensive overview and assessment of Gersonides' work in astronomy, mathematics, logic, natural science, and psychology. Gersonides' contributions are analyzed within the context of contemporary philosophy and science in Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin. New light is also shed on the reception of Gersonides' work within European science. The volume includes a very extensive bibliography of writings by and about Gersonides. From the contents: Part I: Gersonides' Astronomy: Bernard R. Goldstein, Jose Luis Mancha, Jose Chabas, Henri Hugonnard-Roche, Guy Beaujouan. [+]Part II: Gersonides' Work in Mathematics: Tony Levy, Karine Chemla, Serge Pahaut. Part III: Gersonides' Science in Its Relations to His Philosophy and Theology: Herbert A. Davidson, Tzvi Y. Langermann, Charles H. Manekin, Amos Funkenstein, Gad Freudenthal.
Publication date: 1957
Review Oldtimers of Southwest Texas / Hornby Press:
Publication date: 2003-06-30
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $12.95
Price: $100.19
Review Anne Hebert: Le Secret De Vie Et De Mort / Univ of Ottawa Pr:
Publication date: 2000-07-30
Dewey code: 305.42092
List Price: $110.95
Price: $110.95
Review Excluded from Suffrage History: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Nineteenth-Century American Feminist (Contributions in Women's Studies) / Greenwood Press:Matilda Joslyn Gage was a woman's rights' activist during the 19th century, committed to the woman suffrage movement and civil rights. This book brings needed attention to Gage's life and work and explores her impact on women's rights. Using an advanced and distinctive form of feminist thought that encompassed an incisive analysis of patriarchy, Gage even criticized the church as patriarchy's prime sponsor. In fact, Gage connected all of women's oppression, including prostitution, marriage customs, divorce, rape and cusotdy rights to patriarchy, It is perhaps for her radical theory that Gage's arguments remain salient and controversial today. An overdue addition to the scholarship on the role feminists like Matilda Joslyn Gage have played in history, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of United States history, women's history, and women's studies.
Edition: 3rd
Publication date: 1876
Review Biography of distinguished women;: Or, woman's record, from the creation to A.D. 1869 / Harper:
Edition: Bilingual
Publication date: 1999-01-01
Dewey code: 920
Price: $39.95
Review Flores en el Desierto Span/Eng. / Cuatro Propio:
Authors
- Lydia Maria Francis Child
Publication date: 1850
Review Biographies of good wives / J.H. Francis:
Authors
- Drake Elvgren
- Max Allan Collins
Publication date: 1998-07-01
Dewey code: 759.13
List Price: $69.95
Price: $100.00
Review Elvgren : His Life & Art Limited Edition of 1950 / Collectors Press:This 1998 Editor's Choice Award winner of the Independent Publishing Association quickly sold-out the first printing of 10,000. It is a lively biography on American pin-up artist Gillette Elvgren, a commercial advertising artist of the WWII era. Told by the son of the artist, included are art techniques, pin-up paintings and a behind the scenes personal view of this legendary artist who inspired servicemen worldwide.
Publication date: 1999
Review Yelm pioneers & followers: 1850-1950 / Yelm Prairie Historical Society:
Creator: Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler
Publication date: 2001-08
Dewey code: 274.2070922
List Price: $170.00
Price: $100.00
Review Printed Writings 1641-1700: Life Writings (Early Modern Englishwoman: a Facsimile Library of Essential Works) / Ashgate Pub Ltd:Writers today describe the process by which they have come to be what they believe they are: unique individuals. In contrast, early modern writers sought connections between events in their lives and the larger pattern of Christian salvation. This volume collects women's writings of this type.
Publication date: 1973-12
Price: $15.00
Review Matteo Ricci's Scientific Contribution to China (China Studies) / Hyperion Pr:
Creator: Virginia Sánchez Korrol
Publication date: 2006-06-30
Dewey code: 920.7208968073
List Price: $220.00
Price: $154.00
Review Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia (3 volume set) / Indiana University Press:"Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia" records the contribution of women of Latin American birth or heritage to the economic and cultural development of the United States. The encyclopaedia, edited by Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sanchez-Korrol, is the first comprehensive gathering of scholarship on Latinas. This encyclopaedia will serve as an essential reference for decades to come. In more than 580 entries, the historical and cultural narratives of Latinas come to life. From mestizo settlement, pioneer life, and diasporic communities, the encyclopedia details the contributions of women as settlers, comrades, and landowners, as organizers and nuns. More than 200 scholars explore the experiences of Latinas during and after EuroAmerican colonization and conquest; the early-19th-century migration of Puerto Ricans and Cubans; 20th-century issues of migration, cultural tradition, labour, gender roles, community organization, and politics; and much more. Individual biographical entries profile women who have left their mark on the historical and cultural landscape. With more than 300 photographs, "Latinas in the United States" offers a mosaic of historical experiences, detailing how Latinas have shaped their own lives, cultures, and communities through mutual assistance and collective action, while confronting the pressures of colonialism, racism, discrimination, sexism, and poverty.
Publication date: 1992-07
Dewey code: 780.92
List Price: $130.00
Price: $105.58
Review Villa-Lobos: Collected Studies by L.M. Peppercorn / Scolar Press:This work brings together in their origianl format, all of the writings over 51 years of Lisa M. Peppercorn on Villa-Lobos, the leading figure in 20th century Latin American music. They cover his life, family and music and include a selection of his letters.
Publication date: 1961
Review The mechanization of the world picture / Clarendon Press:
Publication date: 1940-06
Dewey code: 910
Price: $24.95
Review Adventures of Captain Bonneville U S A in the Rocky Mountains of the Far West / Amereon Ltd:
Publication date: 1897
Review Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous People: Famous Women / G. P. Putnam's Sons:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1996-11-01
Dewey code: 338.7613637509755451
List Price: $150.00
Price: $124.82
Review African American Entrepreneurship in Richmond, 1890-1940: The Funeral Industry and the Story of R.C. Scott (Studies in Entrepreneurship) / Routledge:The study provides a case study of the Richmond African American funeral home industry and its role in the African American community's economic system and power structure in the early 20th century, as well as assessing the history of funeral services in Europe and the US, a discussion of reasons w
Publication date: 1889
Review Memories: A record of personal experience and adventure during four years of war / J.B. Lippincott:Fannie Beers has been called the Florence Nightingale of the South. Fannie Beers grew up in the North and after marrying A P Beers they moved to the South. After a few years of marriage her husband enlisted in the Confederate Army. Fannie returned to her family in the North. While in the North her husband sent her a Confederate flag that she wore on her heart for the rest of the war. Soon she returned to Virginia to be near her husband. She spent the remainder of the war working as a nurse. While Atlanta was being shelled, she took boxes of provisions to her husband and his men. At Fort Valley, her courage and patriotism were put to the severest test in an epidemic of smallpox. She remained and nursed the Confederate soldiers when others had retreated.
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Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith, Charles Hallè: A Musical Life (Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain), Studies on Gersonides: A Fourteenth-Century Jewish Philosopher-Scientist (Collection De Travaux De L'academie Internationale D'histoire Des Sciences), Oldtimers of Southwest Texas, Anne Hebert: Le Secret De Vie Et De Mort, Excluded from Suffrage History: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Nineteenth-Century American Feminist (Contributions in Women's Studies), Biography of distinguished women;: Or, woman's record, from the creation to A.D. 1869, Flores en el Desierto Span/Eng., Biographies of good wives, Elvgren : His Life & Art Limited Edition of 1950, Yelm pioneers & followers: 1850-1950, Printed Writings 1641-1700: Life Writings (Early Modern Englishwoman: a Facsimile Library of Essential Works), Matteo Ricci's Scientific Contribution to China (China Studies), Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia (3 volume set), Villa-Lobos: Collected Studies by L.M. Peppercorn, The mechanization of the world picture, Adventures of Captain Bonneville U S A in the Rocky Mountains of the Far West, Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous People: Famous Women, African American Entrepreneurship in Richmond, 1890-1940: The Funeral Industry and the Story of R.C. Scott (Studies in Entrepreneurship), Memories: A record of personal experience and adventure during four years of warTop headlines: Huffington: Bloggers gaining credibility: New media and old can clash and crowd each other out, but blogger extraordinaire Arianna Huffington argues in a new book that the two worlds are rapidly joining together to bring out the best in each other. ›20:07 Q&A: Policing School Shootings: A disturbed 14-year-old wounds four before killing himself in Clevelandjust another spasm of violence in another bloody year for Americas schools. 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