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1632by Eric FlintISBN 1416532811 (1-4165-3281-1)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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1632 And in northern Germany things couldn't get much worse. Famine. Disease. Religous war laying waste the cities. Only the aristocrats remained relatively unscathed; for the peasants, death was a mercy.
2000 Things are going OK in Grantville, West Virginia, and everybody attending the wedding of Mike Stearn's sister (including the entire local chapter of the United Mine Workers of America, which Mike leads) is having a good time.
THEN, EVERYTHING CHANGED....
When the dust settles, Mike leads a group of armed miners to find out what happened and finds the road into town is cut, as with a sword. On the other side, a scene out of Hell: a man nailed to a farmhouse door, his wife and daughter attacked by men in steel vests. Faced with this, Mike and his friends don't have to ask who to shoot. At that moment Freedom and Justice, American style, are introduced to the middle of the Thirty Years' War. [via]
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1700: Scenes from London Lifeby Maureen WallerISBN 1568581645 (1-56858-164-5)
Hardcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: '1700: Scenes from London Life'Book summary:Just the sort of book that gives history a good name, 1700: Scenes from London Life presents almost a glut of the kind of daily life (and death) detail which proves utterly engaging, striking chords of familiarity or describing almost unimaginable worlds. We discover where people lived and worked, how they behaved, what they wore and ate and how horrifically they suffered from illness and injury. A booming London appears modern in its commercialization and overt materialism. It was "the most magnificent city in Europe" yet "the streets were open sewers" and life there was so precarious that it might be described as "a mere prelude to death". The world of 1700 is brought vividly to life by imaginative vignettes drawn from the author's research and by excerpts from contemporary diarists, novelists and commentators, whose works are listed in the extensive bibliography. A relatively long book, it can be dipped into, as the chapters are thematically organized. In fact, open the book at any page and the intriguing detail will leap out and grab you. Creatively written, the text is so colorful that the slightly disappointing illustrations are not much of a drawback. This is a truly enticing read, exploring a period of significant development in London and clearly indicating the importance of this point in England's history. --Karen Tiley, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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The Age of Revolutionby Winston ChurchillISBN 1568495064 (1-56849-506-4)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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All for Loveby John DrydenISBN 1406502529 (1-4065-0252-9)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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The Applause First Folio of Shakespeare in Modern Typeby William Shakespeare, Neil FreemanISBN 1557833338 (1-55783-333-8)
Hardcover, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
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Authentic Devotion: A Modern Interpretation of Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Salesby Bernard Bangley, Francis De SalesISBN 087788000X (0-87788-000-X)
Softcover, WaterBrook Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Authentic Devotion: A Modern Interpretation of Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Sales'Book summary:Centuries ago, Francis de Salesbishop of Geneva during the lifetime of many first generation Protestant Calvinistswrote about the importance of having a spiritual director. Yet he later told his biographer such a person would be difficult to find, suggesting that in these circumstances, We can look for guidance among the books of authors who are no longer living. Devotional books are our best Directors.
Today, de Sales serves as such a spiritual director to countless modern day believers, and his Introduction to the Devout Life is recognized as one of the truly great works of devotional literature. Originally written as a series of letters of religious guidance, this enduring book is filled with thoughtful spiritual illustrations and radiates with a warm humanity that touches people of all religious backgrounds.
A classic masterpiece of spiritual writing, de Sales book is acknowledged to be among the top handful of guides to Christian living. No matter where readers are in their spiritual developmentwhether they are beginners or skilled theologiansthis modern interpretation, an honest paraphrase of de Sales work, will gently guide them down the clearest path imaginable into a deeper and more authentic religious life. [via]More editions of Authentic Devotion: A Modern Interpretation of Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Sales:
Boethius Consolatio Philosophiaeby James J. O'DonnellISBN 0929524373 (0-929524-37-3)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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The Bourgeois Gentlemanby Moliere, Bernard SahlinsISBN 1566633044 (1-56663-304-4)
Softcover, Ivan R Dee
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Dramaby J. Douglas Canfield, Maja-Lisa Von SneidernISBN 1551112701 (1-55111-270-1)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early Eighteenth-Century Dramaby Maja-Lisa Von Sneidern, J. Douglas CanfiledISBN 1551115816 (1-55111-581-6)
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Captain Bloodby Rafael SabatiniISBN 1406800163 (1-4068-0016-3)
Softcover, Echo Library
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Captain Blood His Odysseyby Raphael SabatiniISBN 1417939885 (1-4179-3988-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Changelingby Thomas MiddletonISBN 1419156403 (1-4191-5640-3)
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Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery In The Mediterranean, The Barbary Coast And ...by Robert C. DavisISBN 1403945519 (1-4039-4551-9)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery In The Mediterranean, The Barbary Coast And ...'Book summary:This is a study that digs deeply into this "other" slavery, the bondage of Europeans by north-African Muslims that flourished during the same centuries as the heyday of the trans-Atlantic trade from sub-Saharan Africa to the Americas. Here are explored--perhaps for the first time--the actual extent of Barbary Coast slavery, the dynamic relationship between master and slave, and the effects of this slaving on Italy, one of the slave takers' primary targets and victims.[via]More editions of Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery In The Mediterranean, The Barbary Coast And ...:
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Colonial Troops, 1610-1774by Chartrand, David RickmanISBN 1410901181 (1-4109-0118-1)
Hardcover, Heinemann/Raintree
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The Comedy of Errorsby William ShakespeareISBN 1406820989 (1-4068-2098-9)
Softcover, Echo Library
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The Consolation of Philosophyby Boethius, Joel C. RelihanISBN 0872205835 (0-87220-583-5)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Consolation of Philosophy'Book summary:Unjustly imprisoned and waiting to die, Boethius penned his last and greatest work, Consolation of Philosophy, an imaginary dialogue between himself and Philosophy, personified as a woman. Reminiscent of Dante in places, Boethius's fiction is an ode-to-philosophy-cum-Socratic-dialogue. Joel Relihan's skillful rendering, smoother to the modern ear than previous translations, preserves the book's heart-rending clarity and Boethius's knack for getting it just right. Listen to him on fortune: "We spin in an ever-turning circle, and it is our delight to change the bottom for the top and the top for the bottom. You may climb up if you wish, but on this condition: Don't think it an injustice when the rules of the game require you to go back down."
Consolation of Philosophy recalls the transience of the material world, the eternality of wisdom, and the life of the philosopher. Boethius was deeply influenced by the Platonist tradition, and this piece is one of the more powerful and artful defenses of a detachment that feels almost Buddhist. For anyone who's felt at odds with the world, Consolation is a reminder that the best things in life are eternal. Boethius must be right: the book is just as meaningful today as it was in the sixth century when he wrote it. --Eric de Place [via]
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Culpeper's Complete Herbal and English Physicianby Nicholas CulpeperISBN 0916638200 (0-916638-20-0)
Softcover, Meyerbooks
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The Cut of Women's Clothes, 1600-1930by Norah WaughISBN 0878300260 (0-87830-026-0)
Hardcover, Routledge
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Das Kapitalby Karl MarxISBN 0895269317 (0-89526-931-7)
Softcover, Gateway Books
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Doctor Faustusby Christopher MarloweISBN 1551112108 (1-55111-210-8)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Doctor Faustus'Book summary:This edition of the 'a' text, with supporting documents that include selections from the english life of faustus, contemporary testimonies to marlowe's 'atheism', and passages from the 'b' text, offers a startling new context in which to understand this play, its comedy, and its tawdry representation of demonic magic. In this light, argues wootton, marlowe's faustus both reflects the centrality of comedy to the faust legend and plays an ambiguous role in a crucial intellectual debate of the playwright's time [via]
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Softcover, Harlan Davidson - Doctor Faustus: ISBN 092114959X (0-921149-59-X)
Softcover, Broadview Pr - Doctor Faustus: ISBN 0921149565 (0-921149-56-5)
Hardcover, Broadview Pr - Doctor Faustus: ISBN 1551112108 (1-55111-210-8)
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Dr. Faustusby Christopher MarloweISBN 1419116681 (1-4191-1668-1)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dr. Faustus'Book summary:"Dr. Faustus" is Christopher Marlowe's version of the famous legend of a doctor who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Originally published in 1600 this drama is based on an earlier anonymous German work (c. 1587) which has influenced many subsequent works including Goethe's more comprehensive "Faust" (c. 1808) and the contemporary "Doktor Faustus" (c. 1947) by Thomas Mann. The legend of Faust, reportedly based on a true person, is the origin of one of the most prevalent themes in literary history, the selling of one's soul to the devil. [via]
The Ethicsby Benedictus De SpinozaISBN 0934710058 (0-934710-05-8)
Hardcover, Judi Henteloff
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The Ethics ; Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect ; Selected Lettersby Benedictus De SpinozaISBN 0872201309 (0-87220-130-9)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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The Ethics and Selected Lettersby Benedictus De Spinoza, Samuel Shirley, Seymour FeldmanISBN 0915145197 (0-915145-19-7)
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Ethics Including the Improvement of the Understandingby Benedict De Spinoza, R.H.M. ElwesISBN 0879755288 (0-87975-528-8)
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The Ethics: Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect Selected Lettersby Baruch Spinoza, Seymour Feldman, Samuel ShirleyISBN 0872201317 (0-87220-131-7)
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Fablesby Jean De LA Fontaine, Elizur Wright, Gustave DoreISBN 0904041263 (0-904041-26-3)
Hardcover, Jupiter Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fables'Book summary:Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La Fontaines fables offer vivid perspectives on such elemental subjects as greed and flattery, envy and avarice, love and friendship, old age and death. The 60 collected herefrom The Crow and the Fox and The Cock and the Pearl to The Grasshopper and the Ant and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse are illustrated with more than 100 charming drawings that capture La Fontaines unforgettable cast of animal personalities. [via]
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Fables of La Fontaineby Jean De La Fontaine, Josephine Maxamoros, Marc ChagallISBN 1565844041 (1-56584-404-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fables of La Fontaine'Book summary:In 1926, French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard commissioned Marc Chagall to illustrate 100 legendary fables by La Fontaine (1621-1695). But with the advent of World War II and private acquisitions, the paintings ended up dispersed throughout Europe; the whereabouts of more than half are currently unknown. The remaining 44 illustrations are united in this handsome, slipcased volume. Essays that set both Chagall's illustrations and La Fontaine's timeless fables in their historical contexts are included, as well as a detailed biography of the artist. The colorful, whimsically designed fable texts, which curve and arch in response to Chagall's pictures, are just one refreshing element of this inventively constructed package, which measures only 8 1/4 by 9 3/8 inches. [via]
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The First Folio of Shakespeare, 1623by William Shakespeare, Doug MostonISBN 155783184X (1-55783-184-X)
Softcover, Leonard Corporation, Hal
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The First Folio of Shakespeare, 1623'Book summary:Written between 1596 and 1597, Henry IV Part One represents Shakespeare's increasingly mature talent in staging the history of the early Tudor monarchy. Midway in the cycle of Shakespeare's History Plays, which begin with Richard II and ultimately culminate in his last play, Henry VIII, Henry IV Part One tells the story of the troubled reign of Henry IV following his deposition of Richard II. The historical action revolves around the attempt by Henry Percy (known as Hotspur) to overthrow Henry at the Battle of Shrewsbury. However, over half the play deals with the transformation of Henry's profligate son, Prince Hal (the future King Henry V), from tavern joker to national icon.
The whole play is stolen from its kings and princes by Shakespeare's greatest comic creation, the "fat-kidneyed rascal" Sir John Falstaff, king of his own dominions--the taverns and brothels of London's Eastcheap district. The tavern scenes of the play are some of the most evocative accounts of 16th-century popular London life. They revolve around the comical but ultimately sinister relationship between Falstaff and his young apprentice Hal, who learns to "so offend to make offence a skill" as he learns the slippery ropes of realpolitik and kingship. The play is considered by many to be the liveliest and most profound of Shakespeare's History Plays, and remains one of its most popular examples. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Foundlingby Linda K. HaynerISBN 0890849412 (0-89084-941-2)
Softcover, Bob Jones Univ Pr
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Hamletby Harold BloomISBN 1573223778 (1-57322-377-8)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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Hamlet : Poem Unlimitedby Harold BloomISBN 157322233X (1-57322-233-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet : Poem Unlimited'Book summary:In his New York Times bestseller Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, Harold Bloom showed us how Shakespeare shaped human consciousness and addressed the question of authorship in Hamlet. In Hamlet: Poem Unlimited, our most celebrated critic turns his attention to a reading of the play itself and to Shakespeare's most enigmatic and memorable character.
Hamlet: Poem Unlimited is Bloom's attempt to uncover the mystery of both Prince Hamlet and the play itself, how both prince and drama are able to break through the conventions of theatrical mimesis and the representation of character, making us question the very nature of theatrical illusion. In twenty-five brief chapters, Bloom takes us through the major soliloquies, scenes, characters, and action of the play, to explore the enigma at the heart of the drama, that is central to its universal appeal.
Every reader of Shakespeare will delight in this step-by-step analysis by our most beloved critic. [via]More editions of Hamlet : Poem Unlimited:
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Henry IVby William ShakespeareISBN 1420926292 (1-4209-2629-2)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry IV'Book summary:William Shakespeare's "King Henry IV, Part I" is one the playwright's classic historical English dramas. The narrative revolves around the rebellion against King Henry IV led by the Welshman Glendower and the Percies. "King Henry IV, Part I" is a play with excellent courtly drama and battlefield action, with a riotous comedic subplot. [via]
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A History of the Arab Peoplesby Albert HouraniISBN 1567312160 (1-56731-216-0)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Introduction to the Devout Life: A Popular Abridgmentby Francis DesalesISBN 0895553996 (0-89555-399-6)
Softcover, Tan Books & Pub
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The Island At The Center Of The World: The Epic Story Of Dutch Manhattan, The Forgotten Colony That Shaped Americaby Russell ShortoISBN 1400078679 (1-4000-7867-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Island At The Center Of The World: The Epic Story Of Dutch Manhattan, The Forgotten Colony That Shaped America'Book summary:When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its recordsrecently declared a national treasureare now being translated. Drawing on this remarkable archive, Russell Shorto has created a gripping narrativea story of global sweep centered on a wilderness called Manhattanthat transforms our understanding of early America.
The Dutch colony pre-dated the original thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own. [via]More editions of The Island At The Center Of The World: The Epic Story Of Dutch Manhattan, The Forgotten Colony That Shaped America:
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The Lamentable Tragedie of Titus Andronicusby William Shakespeare, Neil FreemanISBN 1557833796 (1-55783-379-6)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lamentable Tragedie of Titus Andronicus'Book summary:If there has ever been a groundbreaking edition that likewise returns the reader to the original Shakespeare text, it will be THE APPLAUSE FOLIO TEXTS. If there has ever been an accessible version of the Folio, it is this edition, set for the first time in modern fonts. The Folio is the source of all other editions. The Folio text forces us to re-examine the assumptions and prejudices which have encumbered over four hundred years of scholarship and performance. Notes refer the reader to subsequent editorial interventions, and offer the reader a multiplicity of interpretations. Notes also advise the reader on variations between Folios and Quartos. Prepared and annotated by Neil Freeman, Head, Graduate Directing Program, University of British Columbia. [via]
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Le Bourgeois Gentilhommeby MoliereISBN 0948230533 (0-948230-53-3)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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A Letter Concerning Tolerationby John Locke, Hilaire BellocISBN 1419101994 (1-4191-0199-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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A Letter Concerning Toleration: Humbly Submittedby John Locke, James TullyISBN 091514560X (0-915145-60-X)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Letter Concerning Toleration: Humbly Submitted'Book summary:Ever since humankind raised its head toward the heavens in search of universal understanding and spiritual fulfilment, wars, pogroms, persecution, prejudice, and contempt have been the means of resolving the many and varied disagreements that have arisen over matters religious. In his "Letter Concerning Toleration", Locke offers a compelling plea for freedom of conscience and religious expression. He outlines the limits of social and political incursion into the realm of personal belief or non-belief, discusses the dangers of mixing church and state, and strikes hard at those who would use the power of the state to fulfil religious or political goals.Rational persuasion is always to be encouraged in the hope that wayward souls may find a moral direction in life, but the use of force in such matters is unwarranted and unacceptable. Locke also addresses the question of denominational infighting and relations among the major religions. Talk of heresy and schism should be set aside in favour of understanding and co-operation to achieve mutually desirable social ends. [via]
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Letters of a Portuguese Nunby Myriam CyrISBN 1401360165 (1-4013-6016-5)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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The Life and Death of King Richard the Secondby William Shakespare, Neil FreemanISBN 1557833931 (1-55783-393-1)
Softcover, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
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The Life of Tymon of Athensby William Shakespeare, Neil FreemanISBN 1557834350 (1-55783-435-0)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life of Tymon of Athens'Book summary:If there ever has been a groundbreaking edition that likewise returns the reader to the original Shakespeare text, it will be the Applause Folio Texts. If there has ever been an accessible version of the Folio, it is this edition, set for the first time in modern fonts. The Folio is the source of all other editions. The Folio text forces us to re-examine the assumptions and prejudices which have encumbered over four hundred years of scholarship and performance. Notes refer the reader to subsequent editorial interventions, and offer the reader a multiplicity of interpretations. Notes also advise the reader on variations between Folios and Quartos. The heavy mascara of four centuries of Shakespearean glossing has by now glossed over the original countenance of Shakespeare's work. Never has there been a Folio available in modern reading fonts. While other complete Folio editions continue to trade simply on the facsimile appearance of the Elizabethan "look," none of them is easily and practically utilized in general Shakespeare studies or performances. [via]
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Meditations, Objections, and Repliesby Rene Descartes, Roger Ariew, Donald A. CressISBN 0872207986 (0-87220-798-6)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Meditations, Objections, and Replies'Book summary:Among the strengths of this edition are reliable, accessible translations, useful editorial materials, and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the Objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, and Descartes' Replies, in their entirety. 'The Letter Serving as a Reply to Gassendi' - in which several of Descartes' associates present Gassendi's best arguments and Descartes' replies - conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange. Roger Ariew's illuminating general introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding its reception. Also included are a bibliography and chronology. [via]
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The Merry Wives of Windsorby William ShakespeareISBN 1419172662 (1-4191-7266-2)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'Book summary:Written around 1597, critics believe that The Merry Wives of Windsor was written to capitalise on the popular success of the corpulent, knavish Sir John Falstaff in the two parts of Henry IV. Falstaff takes centre stage again in this play, hard up for money and planning to pay off his debts by seducing the wives of two rich citizens, Ford and Page. As in the earlier Henry IV plays, Falstaffs elaborate plans go awry, with disastrous and humiliating consequences. Ford is furious with Falstaff's attempt to woo his wife, whilst both Mistress Ford and Mistress Page have the measure of Falstaff, and repeatedly dupe him, first hiding him in a laundry basket and dumping him in the river, then tormenting him in the forest of Windsor with children disguised as fairies.
Often dismissed as a hasty and mechanical play lacking in depth, The Merry Wives of Windsor is in fact a wonderfully inventive farce. Falstaff is a ludicrous mock hero, dressed as a mythical hunter in the forest, declaiming "powerful love that in some respects makes a beast a man, in some others a man a beast!" Mistress Ford and Page are also great comic creations, witty and resilient women who drive the comedy, no longer "in the holiday time" of beauty, but wise and streetwise women who are always one step ahead of the absurd Falstaff. A greatly underrated play. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The New Worldby Winston ChurchillISBN 1568495056 (1-56849-505-6)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Of Plymouth Plantationby William BradfordISBN 0966523334 (0-9665233-3-4)
Hardcover, The Vision Forum Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Of Plymouth Plantation'Book summary:Few people realize that America was founded because a devout band of non-conformist Christians lived and breathed the covenant promises of Jesus Christ. Though the Pilgrims left England because of religious persecution, they actually left Holland to protect their children from ungodly influences. These parents risked everything to protect their young. Bradford boldly proclaimed that these families were willing to sacrifice their lives, if necessary, "even though they [the Pilgrims] be but stepping stones" for future generations of Christians they would never meet. Of Plymouth Plantation is one of the five most inspirational books I have ever read. It is the true story of 50 "average" people who changed the world because they shared a multi-generational vision. For almost two decades, it has been a cherished family tradition to read this book aloud each Thanksgiving. My father, the family patriarch, gathers his many children and grandchildren around the table and reads for several hours the story of Bradford and the heroic Pilgrims. After all, how can we truly appreciate the significance of Thanksgiving if we do not know the real story? My personal library consists of thousands of volumes, but this is one of my most treasured. Your child should not be considered fully educated before reading Of Plymouth Plantation. [via]
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Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Patterns for Women's Dress 1500-1800by Jean Hunnisett, Janette HaslamISBN 0887346103 (0-88734-610-3)
Hardcover, Players Pr
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Persian Lettersby George R. Healy, Montesquieu, Charles Louis De Secondat, De LA Br`Ede Et DeISBN 0872204901 (0-87220-490-1)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Persian Letters'Book summary:Based on the 1758 edition, George R Healy's accurate and lively translation of Montesquieu's provocative fiction retains Montesquieu's paragraphing and is accompanied by a unique and handy analytical table of contents. In his perceptive Introduction, Healy presents The Persian Letters as a kind of overture to the Enlightenment, a work designed more to explore than to resolve two problems of great urgency for eighteenth century thought: that of discovering universals, or at least constants, amid the diversity of human culture and society, and of confronting the proposition that there are now values in human relationships except those imposed by force or agreed upon in self-interested conventions. [via]
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Philothea, or an Introduction to the Devout Lifeby Francis De SalesISBN 0895555107 (0-89555-510-7)
Softcover, Tan Books & Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Philothea, or an Introduction to the Devout Life'Book summary:Francis de Sales s Introduction to the Devout Life has remained a uniquely accessible and relevant treasure of devotion for nearly four hundred years. As Bishop of Geneva in the first quarter of the sevenjteenth century, Francis de Sales saw to the spiritual needs of everyone from the poorest peasants to court ladies. The desire to be closer to God that he found in people from all levels of society led him to compile these instructions on how to live in Christ. Francis s compassionate Introduction leads the reader through practical ways of attaining a devout life without renouncing the world and offers prayers and meditations to strengthen devotion in the face of temptation and hardship. [via]
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The Poetical Works Of John Drydenby John DrydenISBN 1419177869 (1-4191-7786-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Poetical Works Of John Dryden'Book summary:To you who live in chill degree, As map informs, of fifty-three, And do not much for cold atone, By bringing thither fifty-one, Methinks all climes should be alike. [via]
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The Practice of the Presence of GodISBN 156563148X (1-56563-148-X)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub
Find This BookBook summary:This work contains letters, ways and spiritual principles of Brother Lawrence, the 17th-century French monk who in his monastery kitchen discovered an overwhelming delight in God's presence. [via]
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The Practice of the Presence of God: Writings and Conversationsby Lawrence, Salvatore SciurbaISBN 0935216219 (0-935216-21-9)
Softcover, Ics Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Practice of the Presence of God: Writings and Conversations'Book summary:By Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD, edited by Conrad De Meester, OCD, translated from the critical edition by Salvatore Sciurba, OCD, with an preface by Gerald E. May, Ph.D. Only English translation of the French critical edition, this volume includes a general introduction, bibliography, and testimonies about Brother Lawrence by those who knew him.
The third centenary of the death of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection inspired the Belgian Discalced Carmelite Conrad De Meester to present this new critical edition of Brother Lawrence's classic on the Practice of the Presence of God, including all of his letters, maxims, and conversations. This book also contains a detailed general introduction to the life and works of Brother Lawrence, as well as the testimonies of his biographer. [via]More editions of The Practice of the Presence of God: Writings and Conversations:
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Practicing His Presenceby Lawrence, Frank C. LaubachISBN 0940232014 (0-940232-01-4)
Softcover, Seedsowers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Practicing His Presence'Book summary:If you wish to know your Lord in a deeper way, you are invited to join the vast host of Christians who, over three centuries, have turned to this book more than any other--except the Scriptures--in order to begin that journey to the depths of Christ.
Imagine a book that is 300 years old and has never been out of print! Such is the book you hold in your hands. Other than Pilgrim's Progress, there is probably no other piece of Christian literature that has stood the test of the centuries so well. An estimated 22 million copies of the original The Practice of the Presence of God have been printed in the English language alone. In recent years, however, interest in this book has waned as the original English edition became so outdated that it was virtually unreadable. The publishers have now revised and reissued this book under the title Practicing His Presence and the profundity, depth, and beauty of Brother Lawrence's masterpiece lives again!
We have included in this edition, not only the letters of Brother Lawrence--from the 17th century--but also those of Frank Laubauch--from the 20th century--who, like Brother Lawrence before him, wrote a series of letters chronicling his experiences in practicing the presence of Jesus Christ. [via]More editions of Practicing His Presence:
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Ring of Fireby Eric FlintISBN 1416509089 (1-4165-0908-9)
Softcover, Baen Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ring of Fire'Book summary:The battle between democracy and tyranny is joined, and the American Revolution has begun over a century ahead of schedule. A cosmic accident has shifted a modern West Virginia town back through time and space to land it and its twentieth century technology in Germany in the middle of the Thirty Years War. History must take a new course as American freedom and democracy battle against the squabbling despots of seventeenth-century Europe. Continuing the story begun in the hit novels 1632 and 1633, the New York Times best-selling creator of Honor Harrington, David Weber, the best-selling fantasy star Mercedes Lackey, best-selling SF and fantasy author Jane Lindskold, space adventure author K. D. Wentworth, Dave Freer, co-author of the hit novels Rats, Bats & Vats and Pyramid Scheme (both Baen), and Eric Flint himself combine their considerable talents in a shared-universe volume that will be a "must-have" for every reader of 1632 and 1633. [via]
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Romeo and Julietby William ShakespeareISBN 0934048061 (0-934048-06-1)
Softcover, Swan Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romeo and Juliet'Book summary:Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities. [via]
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Romeo and Julietby John Russell BrownISBN 1557833850 (1-55783-385-0)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romeo and Juliet'Book summary:This is undoubtedly the greatest love story ever written, spawning a host of imitators on stage and screen, including Leonard Bernstein's smash musical West Side Story, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet filmed in 1968, and Baz Luhrmann's postmodern film version Romeo + Juliet. The tragic feud between "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona", the Montagues and Capulets, which ultimately kills the two young "star-crossed lovers" and their "death-marked love" creates issues which have fascinated subsequent generations. The play deals with issues of intergenerational and familial conflict, as well as the power of language and the compelling relationship between sex and death, all of which makes it an incredibly modern play. It is also an early example of Shakespeare fusing poetry with dramatic action, as he moves from Romeo's lyrical account of Juliet--"she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" to the bustle and action of a 16th-century household (the play contains more scenes of ordinary working people than any of Shakespeare's other works). It also represents an experimental attempt to fuse comedy with tragedy. Up to the third act, the play proceeds along the lines of a classic romantic comedy. The turning point comes with the death of one of Shakespeare's finest early dramatic creations--Romeo's sexually ambivalent friend Mercutio, whose "plague o' both your houses" begins the play's descent into tragedy, "For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo". --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Shakespeare: Inventionby Harold BloomISBN 1573221201 (1-57322-120-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shakespeare: Invention'Book summary:"Personality, in our sense, is a Shakespearean invention, and is not only Shakespeare's greatest originality but also the authentic cause of his perpetual pervasiveness." So Harold Bloom opines in his outrageously ambitious Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. This is a titanic claim. But then this is a titanic book, wrought by a latter-day critical colossus--and before Bloom is done with us, he has made us wonder whether his vision of Shakespeare's influence on the whole of our lives might not be simply the sober truth. Shakespeare is a feast of arguments and insights, written with engaging frankness and affecting immediacy. Bloom ranges through the Bard's plays in the probable order of their composition, relating play to play and character to character, maintaining all the while a shrewd grasp of Shakespeare's own burgeoning sensibility.
It is a long and fascinating itinerary, and one littered with thousands of sharp insights. Listen to Bloom on Romeo and Juliet: "The Nurse and Mercutio, both of them audience favorites, are nevertheless bad news, in different but complementary ways." On The Merchant of Venice: "To reduce him to contemporary theatrical terms, Shylock would be an Arthur Miller protagonist displaced into a Cole Porter musical, Willy Loman wandering about in Kiss Me Kate." On As You Like It: "Rosalind is unique in Shakespeare, perhaps indeed in Western drama, because it is so difficult to achieve a perspective upon her that she herself does not anticipate and share." Bloom even offers some belated vocational counseling to Falstaff, identifying him as an Elizabethan Mr. Chips: "Falstaff is more than skeptical, but he is too much of a teacher (his true vocation, more than highwayman) to follow skepticism out to its nihilistic borders, as Hamlet does."
In the end, it doesn't matter very much whether we agree with all or any of these ideas. What does matter is that Bloom's capacious book sends us hurrying back to some of the central texts of our civilization. "The ultimate use of Shakespeare," the author asserts, "is to let him teach you to think too well, to whatever truth you can sustain without perishing." Bloom himself has made excellent use of his hero's instruction, and now he teaches us all to do the same. --Daniel Hintzsche [via]
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Shakespeare's Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeare, Jay L. HalioISBN 0874135796 (0-87413-579-6)
Hardcover, Associated Univ Pr
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SparkNotes The Taming of the Shrewby William Shakespeare, Sparknotes, John CrowtherISBN 141140100X (1-4114-0100-X)
Softcover, Spark Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'SparkNotes The Taming of the Shrew'Book summary:[via]No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Taming of the Shrew on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.
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Strange Tales From Make-do Studioby Pu Song-LingISBN 1410219046 (1-4102-1904-6)
Softcover, Univ Pr of the Pacific
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The Taming of the Shrewby William Shakespeare, Neil FreemanISBN 1557833818 (1-55783-381-8)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Taming of the Shrew'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A comedy of Petruchio's determination to subdue the irascible Katherine and make her his wife. [via]
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Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewryby Elizabeth Cary, Stephanie Hodgson-Wright, Edinburgh Univiversity PressISBN 1551110431 (1-55111-043-1)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustusby Christopher Marlowe, William-Alan LandesISBN 0887347215 (0-88734-721-5)
Softcover, Players Pr
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Wife to Mr. Milton: The Story of Marie Powellby Robert GravesISBN 0897330099 (0-89733-009-9)
Softcover, Academy Chicago Ltd
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Witch Woodby John BuchanISBN 0881844969 (0-88184-496-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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