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1968 In America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture and the Shaping of a Generationby Charles KaiserISBN 1555842429 (1-55584-242-9)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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1984by George OrwellISBN 1421808323 (1-4218-0832-3)
Hardcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: '1984'Book summary:Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written. [via]
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And the Crowd Goes Wild: Relive the Most Celebrated Sporting Events Ever Broadcastby Joe Garner, Bob CostasISBN 1402200315 (1-4022-0031-5)
Softcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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The Art of War by Baron De Jominiby Antoine Henri De JominiISBN 0976072661 (0-9760726-6-1)
Softcover, El Paso Norte Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of War by Baron De Jomini'Book summary:The Art of War by Baron De Jomini was considered by most military experts of the day, at the time of the American Civil War, to be the definitive work on strategy and warfare. Even today, it is highly regarded as a seminal work in the development of strategy.
Antoine Henri de Jomini was one of Napoleon's most capable generals. He contributed to almost all of Napoleon's major battles. Napoleon regarded him so highly he made him Baron De Jomini. At the close of the Napoleonic wars De Jomini became General and Aide de camp for the Tsar of Russia. His first-hand accounts and rigorous analysis of important battles is still a major resource on tactics, strategy and warfare.
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The Art of War By Mao Tse-tung - Special Edition
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The Athenian Constitutionby AristotleISBN 1419152785 (1-4191-5278-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Athenian Constitution'Book summary:[They were tried] by a court empanelled from among the noble families, and sworn upon the sacrifices. The part of accuser was taken by Myron. They were found guilty of the sacrilege, and their bodies were cast out of their graves and their race banished for evermore. In view of this expiation, Epimenides the Cretan performed a purification of the city. [via]
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The Battle for Moscowby Albert Col SeatonISBN 096276132X (0-9627613-2-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christby Lew Wallace, Steven HinesISBN 1404185712 (1-4041-8571-2)
Softcover, Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ'Book summary:Thank thou thy God, he said to Ben-Hur, after a look at the galleys, "thank thou thy God, as I do my many gods. A pirate would sink, not save, yon ship. By the act and the helmet on the mast I know a Roman. The victory is mine. Fortune hath not deserted me. We are saved. [via]
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The Bibleby Larry RichardsISBN 1418509884 (1-4185-0988-4)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-Ssby Johann VossISBN 0966638980 (0-9666389-8-0)
Softcover, Aegis Consulting Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-Ss'Book summary:Originally written while the author was a prisoner of the US Army in 194546, Black Edelweiss is a boon to serious historians and WWII buffs alike. In a day in which most memoirs are written at half a centurys distance, the former will be gratified by the authors precise recall facilitated by the chronologically short-range (a matter of one to seven years) at which the events were captured in writing. Both will appreciate and enjoy the abundantly detailed, exceptionally accurate combat episodes.
Even more than the strictly military narrative, however, the author has crafted a searingly candid view into his own mind and soul. As such, Black Edelweiss is much more than a "ripping yarn" or a low-level military history. Black Edelweiss joins not only the growing body of German military memoirs, but the more select, more narrowly-focused group of personal memoirs by other Waffen-SS enlisted men. Beyond the microcosmic view of combat these books relateto the extent that they are honest and candidsuch books are important for what they can reveal about their authors motivations and reflections on those impulses and their consequences. To date, these works differ significantly.
As it joins the ranks of the books in this genre, Black Edelweiss makes a unique and very important contribution. It is a true, personal account of the authors war years, first at school and then with the Waffen-SS, which he joined early in 1943 at the age of seventeen. For a year and a half, the author fought as a machine gunner in SS-Mountain Infantry Regiment 11 "Reinhard Heydrich," mainly in the arctic and sub-arctic reaches of Soviet Karelia and Finland, and later at the Western frontier of the Third Reich. The characters in the story are real, and the conversations and actions are recounted to the best of his ability from the short distance at which he wrote the manuscript in 194546.
Apart from the piercing insights into the question of why the German soldier fought as he did, what makes this book truly unique is the authors anguished, yet resolute examination of the dialectic between the honorable and valorous comportment of his comrades and the fundamentally reprehensible conduct of about 35,000 men behind the front lines who nevertheless wore the same uniform.
During his captivity, the author was assigned for a time as a clerk to a US Army Judge Advocate Generals Corps officer, and in the performance of his administrative duties, the author had access to the mounting reams of documentation of the Holocaust. His growing recognition of the involvement of Waffen-SS personnel in the monstrous crimes of that process caused him to dig deeply into his soul, to examine his most intimate and private motivations and thoughts, and to reevaluate the most basic assumptions of his life to that point. The author captured this process and the result in the notes which became this book.
Honestly, forthrightly, and courageously told, Black Edelweiss is a precious gift to historians and other students of World War II. It not only provides a glimpse into the attributes that made the German armed forces a formidable and tenacious foe, but squarely confronts the most painful issue facing German World War II veterans in general, and Waffen-SS veterans in particular.
Supported by 22 photos, 8 maps, and notes. [via]
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The Cat of Bubastesby G. A. HentyISBN 1428603824 (1-4286-0382-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Citadel: The Battle of Kurskby Robin CrossISBN 0962761362 (0-9627613-6-2)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Common Lawby Oliver W. HolmesISBN 1404343806 (1-4043-4380-6)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com
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A Continent For The Taking: The Tragedy And Hope Of Africaby Howard W. FrenchISBN 1400030277 (1-4000-3027-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africas peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africas complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths. The culmination of twenty-five years of passionate exploration and understanding, this is a powerful and ultimately hopeful book about a fascinating and misunderstood continent. [via]More editions of A Continent For The Taking: The Tragedy And Hope Of Africa:
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Cracking the Da Vinci Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Facts Behind Dan Brown's Bestselling Novelby Simon CoxISBN 1402718373 (1-4027-1837-3)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown took America by storm when it was published in 2003, hitting number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list in its first week of sale. It has since been translated into more than 40 languages and 5.5 million copies are now in print. Columbia Pictures is bringing out the film of the book in 2005, and Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) is directing, with Russell Crowe and Kate Beckinsale set to play the leads.
Yet despite the novels enormous success, till now fans have had to rely on the fierce debates raging on the Internet to discover the truth behind the fiction. Cracking the Da Vinci Code is the first book to cut through the confusion and disclose the real facts that underpin the plot.
With this A to Z guide at hand, readers can separate fact from fiction, examine fully annotated reproductions of the paintings featured in the novel, get background information on the key characters, and discover the amazing true story.More editions of Cracking the Da Vinci Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Facts Behind Dan Brown's Bestselling Novel:
The Crusades: The Flame of Islamby Harold LambISBN 0961600519 (0-9616005-1-9)
Softcover, Third World Book Shop
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Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement And the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age Americaby James GreenISBN 1400033225 (1-4000-3322-5)
Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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Diary of Samuel Pepys, the: 1662 N. S.by Samuel PepysISBN 1421905752 (1-4219-0575-2)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diary of Samuel Pepys, the: 1662 N. S.'Book summary:Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1893. Excerpt: ... settled, which pleased me very well. Being come to our Inn Mr. Coventry and I sat and talked till 9 or 10 a-clock and then to bed. 4th. We were called up about four a-clock, and being ready went and took a Gravesend boat, and to London by nine a-clock. By the way talking of several businesses of the navy. So to the office, where Sir Wm. Pen (the first time that he has been with us a great while, he having been long sick) met us, and there we sat all the morning. My brother John I find come to town to my house, as I sent for him, on Saturday last, so at noon home and dined with him, and after dinner and the barber been with me I walked out with him to my viall maker's and other places and then left him, and I by water to Blackbury's, and there talked with him about some masts (and by the way he tells me that Paul's1 is now going to be repaired in good earnest), and so with him to his garden close by his house, where I eat some peaches and apricots; a very pretty place. So over the water to Westminster hall, and not finding Mrs. Lane, with whom I purposed to be merry, I went to Jervas's and took him and his wife over the water to their mother Palmer's (the woman that speaks in the belly, and with whom I have two or three years ago made good sport with Mr. Mallard), thinking because I had heard that she is a woman of that sort that I might there have lit upon some lady of pleasure (for which God forgive me), but blest be God there was none, nor anything that pleased me, but a poor little house that she has set out as fine as she can, and for her singing which she pretends to is only some old body songs and those sung abominably, only she pretends to be able to sing both bass and treble, which she do something like, but not what I thought formerly and expected now; nor do her speaking i... [via]
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritanceby Barack ObamaISBN 1400082773 (1-4000-8277-3)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance'Book summary:In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black african father and a white american mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black american. It begins in new york, where barack obama learns that his father-a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man-has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey-first to a small town in kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to hawaii, and then to kenya, where he meets the african side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. Pictured in lefthand photograph on cover: habiba akumu hussein and barack obama, sr. (president obama's paternal grandmother and his father as a young boy). Pictured in righthand photograph on cover: stanley dunham and ann dunham (president obama's maternal grandfather and his mother as a young girl [via]
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The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Wordsby White, Ronald C., Jr.ISBN 1400061199 (1-4000-6119-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Armsby Ernest HemingwayISBN 1555460445 (1-55546-044-5)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideasby Mahatma Gandhi, Louis FischerISBN 1400030501 (1-4000-3050-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas'Book summary:Mohandas K. Gandhi, called Mahatma ( great soul ), was the father of modern India, but his influence has spread well beyond the subcontinent and is as important today as it was in the first part of the twentieth century and during this nations own civil rights movement. Taken from Gandhis writings throughout his life, The Essential Gandhi introduces us to his thoughts on politics, spirituality, poverty, suffering, love, non-violence, civil disobedience, and his own life. The pieces collected here, with explanatory head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer the clearest, most thorough portrait of one of the greatest spiritual leaders the world has known.
Gandhi was inevitable. If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. . . . We may ignore him at our own risk. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
With a new Preface drawn from the writings of Eknath Easwaran
In the annals of spirituality certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance. The Vintage Spiritual Classics series offers the greatest of these works in authoritative new editions, with specially commissioned essays by noted contemporary commentators. Filled with eloquence and fresh insight, encouragement and solace, Vintage Spiritual Classics are incomparable resources for all readers who seek a more substantive understanding of mankind's relation to the divine. [via]More editions of The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas:
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EverymanISBN 1419118730 (1-4191-1873-0)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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A Farewell to Armsby Ernest HemingwayISBN 1556512759 (1-55651-275-9)
Hardcover, Cram Cassettes
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Finding Atlantis: A True Story of Genius, Madness, and an Extraordinary Quest for a Lost Worldby David KingISBN 1400047536 (1-4000-4753-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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In 1679, Renaissance man Olof Rudbeck stunned the world. He proposed that an ancient lost civilization once thrived in the far north of his native Sweden: the fabled Atlantis. Rudbeck would spend the last thirty years of his life hunting for the evidence that would prove this extraordinary theory.
Chasing down clues to that lost golden age, Rudbeck combined the reasoning of Sherlock Holmes with the daring of Indiana Jones. He excavated what he thought was the acropolis of Atlantis, retraced the journeys of classical heroes, opened countless burial mounds, and consulted rich collections of manuscripts and artifacts. He eventually published his findings in a 2,500-page tome titled Atlantica, a remarkable work replete with heroic quests, exotic lands, and fabulous creatures.
Three hundred years later, the story of Rudbecks adventures appears in English for the first time. It is a thrilling narrative of discovery as well as a cautionary tale about the dangerous dance of genius and madness. [via]More editions of Finding Atlantis: A True Story of Genius, Madness, and an Extraordinary Quest for a Lost World:
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Firehouseby David HalberstamISBN 1401300057 (1-4013-0005-7)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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The First Part of Henry VIby William ShakespeareISBN 1404308946 (1-4043-0894-6)
Hardcover, IndyPublish.com
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Actus Primus. Scoena Prima.
Dead March.
Enter the Funerall of King Henry the Fift, attended on by the Duke
of
Bedford, Regent of France; the Duke of Gloster, Protector; the
Duke of
Exeter Warwicke, the Bishop of Winchester, and the Duke of
Somerset.
Bedford. Hung be y heauens with black, yield day to night;
Comets importing change of Times and States,
Brandish your crystall Tresses in the Skie,
And with them scourge the bad reuolting Stars,
That haue consented vnto Henries death:
King Henry the Fift, too famous to liue long,
England ne're lost a King of so much worth
Glost. England ne're had a King vntill his time:
Vertue he had, deseruing to command,
His brandisht Sword did blinde men with his beames,
His Armes spred wider then a Dragons Wings:
His sparkling Eyes, repleat with wrathfull fire,
More dazled and droue back his Enemies,
Then mid-day Sunne, fierce bent against their faces.
What should I say? his Deeds exceed all speech:
He ne're lift vp his Hand, but conquered
Exe. We mourne in black, why mourn we not in blood?
Henry is dead, and neuer shall reuiue:
Vpon a Woodden Coffin we attend;
And Deaths dishonourable Victorie,
We with our stately presence glorifie,
Like Captiues bound to a Triumphant Carre.
What? shall we curse the Planets of Mishap,
That plotted thus our Glories ouerthrow?
Or shall we thinke the subtile-witted French,
Coniurers and Sorcerers, that afraid of him,
By Magick Verses haue contriu'd his end
Winch. He was a King, blest of the King of Kings.
Vnto the French, the dreadfull Iudgement-Day
So dreadfull will not be, as was his sight.
The Battailes of the Lord of Hosts he fought:
The Churches Prayers made him so prosperous
Glost. The Church? where is it?
Had not Church-men pray'd,
His thred of Life had not so soone decay'd.
None doe you like, but an effeminate Prince,
Whom like a Schoole-boy you may ouer-awe
Winch. Gloster, what ere we like, thou art Protector,
And lookest to command the Prince and Realme.
Thy Wife is prowd, she holdeth thee in awe,
More then God or Religious Church-men may
Glost. Name not Religion, for thou lou'st the Flesh,
And ne're throughout the yeere to Church thou go'st,
Except it be to pray against thy foes
Bed. Cease, cease these Iarres, & rest your minds in peace:
Let's to the Altar: Heralds wayt on vs;
In stead of Gold, wee'le offer vp our Armes,
Since Armes auayle not, now that Henry's dead,
Posteritie await for wretched yeeres,
When at their Mothers moistned eyes, Babes shall suck,
Our Ile be made a Nourish of salt Teares,
And none but Women left to wayle the dead.
Henry the Fift, thy Ghost I inuocate:
Prosper this Realme, keepe it from Ciuill Broyles,
Combat with aduerse Planets in the Heauens;
A farre more glorious Starre thy Soule will make,
Then Iulius Cæsar, or bright-
Enter a Messenger.
Mess. My honourable Lords, health to you all:
Sad tidings bring I to you out of France,
Of losse, of slaughter, and discomfiture:
Guyen, Champaigne, Rheimes, Orleance,
Paris Guysors, Poictiers, are all quite lost
Bedf. What say'st thou man, before dead Henry's Coarse?
Speake softly, or the losse of those great Townes
Will make him burst his Lead, and rise from death
Glost. Is Paris lost? is Roan yeelded vp?
If Henry were recall'd to life againe,
These news would cause him once more yeeld the Ghost
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Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Raceby Michael A. CremoISBN 0963530984 (0-9635309-8-4)
Hardcover, Govardhan Hill Pub
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Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940-1943by James HollandISBN 1401351867 (1-4013-5186-7)
Hardcover, Miramax
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The Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jeffersonby Robert C. BaronISBN 1555910130 (1-55591-013-0)
Hardcover, Fulcrum Pub
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Hamletby William Shakespeare, Peter Holland, David M. BevingtonISBN 140220776X (1-4022-0776-X)
Softcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:Undoubtedly the most famous of all of Shakespeare's plays, Hamlet remains one of the most enduring but also enigmatic pieces of western literature. The story of Hamlet, the young Prince of Denmark, his tortured relationship with his mother, and his quest to avenge his father's murder at the hand of his brother Claudius has fascinated writers and audiences ever since it was written around 1600.
For many years interest focused on both Hamlet's inability to avenge his father's death, claiming that "the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought", and, according to none other than Freud, his oedipal fixation with his mother. However, more recently critics have turned their attention to Hamlet's bold theatrical self-reflexivity (most famously reflected in the performance of "The Mousetrap"), its fascination with issues of theology and Renaissance humanism, and its dense, complex poetic language. What is so remarkable about the play is the way in which it tends to uncannily reflect the concerns of different epochs. As a result, Hamlet has been at different moments defined as a romantic rebel, an angst-ridden existentialist, a paralysed intellectual and an ambivalent New Man. Whatever subsequent generations make of Hamlet, they are unlikely to exhaust the possibilities of this most extraordinary play. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Heart of Darknessby Joseph ConradISBN 1551113074 (1-55111-307-4)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heart of Darkness'Book summary:Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' is widely regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature and part of the Western canon. The story was the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now'. This highly symbolic story is actually a story within a story, or frame narrative. It follows Marlow as he recounts, from dusk through to late night, his adventure into the Congo to a group of men aboard a ship anchored in the Thames Estuary. The story details an incident when Marlow, an Englishman, took a foreign assignment as a ferry-boat captain, employed by a Belgian trading company. Although the river is never specifically named, readers may assume it is the Congo River, in the Congo Free State, a private colony of King Leopold II. Marlow is employed to transport ivory downriver; however, his more pressing assignment is to return Kurtz, another ivory trader, to civilization in a cover up. [via]
Heroes : Saviors, Traitors, and Supermen: A History of Hero Worshipby Lucy Hughes-HallettISBN 1400043999 (1-4000-4399-9)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholicby William H. PrescottISBN 1417932414 (1-4179-3241-4)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Holy Qur'an: Arabic Text - English TranslationISBN 0963206710 (0-9632067-1-0)
Softcover, Noor Foundation Intl
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AN INTRODUCTION to the following topics:
Rank of Women in Islam
Concept of Jihad (The Holy War)
One Religion: Interfaith Understanding
The Religion of Peace
The Holy Qurân: Mirror of the Laws of Nature
Why The Holy Qurân was Revealed in the Arabic Language?
Language and Diction of the Holy Qurân
Standards of the Correct Translation & Interpretation of the Holy Qurân.The Holy Qurân: Its Preservation and Arrangement
Factors which warranty the Purity of the Holy Qurân
Role of Reason in the Holy Qurân and much more.This Deluxe Gift Edition also includes:
Hand Written Arabic Text, Subject Index, Glossary and Introduction to the Holy Quran Gold Guilding, Gold Stamping [via]
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The Holy Quran: An English Translationby Allamah Nooruddin, Abdul Mannan, Amatul Rahma OmerISBN 0963206702 (0-9632067-0-2)
Softcover, Noor Foundation Intl
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The Idea of Progressby J. BuryISBN 1421911450 (1-4219-1145-0)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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Imitation of Christby Thomas A. KempisISBN 1421809931 (1-4218-0993-1)
Hardcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Imitation of Christ'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - The treatise "Of the Imitation of Christ" appears to have been originally written in Latin early in the fifteenth century. Its exact date and its authorship are still a matter of debate. Manuscripts of the Latin version survive in considerable numbers all over Western Europe, and they, with the vast list of translations and of printed editions, testify to its almost unparalleled popularity. One scribe attributes it to St. Bernard of Clairvaux; but the fact that it contains a quotation from St. Francis of Assisi, who was born thirty years after the death of St. Bernard, disposes of this theory. In England there exist many manuscripts of the first three books, called "Musica Ecclesiastica," frequently ascribed to the English mystic Walter Hilton. But Hilton seems to have died in 1395, and there is no evidence of the existence of the work before 1400. Many manuscripts scattered throughout Europe ascribe the book to Jean le Charlier de Gerson, the great Chancellor of the University of Paris, who was a leading figure in the Church in the earlier part of the fifteenth century. The most probable author, however, especially when the internal evidence is considered, is Thomas Haemmerlein, known also as Thomas a Kempis, from his native town of Kempen, near the Rhine, about forty miles north of Cologne. [via]
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In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novelby Sarah DunantISBN 1400063817 (1-4000-6381-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel'Book summary:My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperors army blew a hole in the wall of Gods eternal city, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment.
Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunants epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice, the shimmering city born out of water to become a miracle of east-west trade: rich and rancid, pious and profitable, beautiful and squalid.
With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her.
Yet as their fortunes rise, this perfect partnership comes under threat, from the searing passion of a lover who wants more than his allotted nights to the attentions of an admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his sultans court. But Fiammetta and Bucinos greatest challenge comes from a young crippled woman, a blind healer who insinuates herself into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all.
A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship, In the Company of the Courtesan paints a portrait of one of the worlds greatest cities at its most potent moment in history: It is a picture that remains vivid long after the final page. [via]More editions of In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel:
Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Longby Richard D. WhiteISBN 140006354X (1-4000-6354-X)
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The Koranby N. J. DawoodISBN 1417690879 (1-4176-9087-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Koran'Book summary:[via]The Koran, as N. J. Dawood states, is 'not only one of the most influential books of prophetic literature but also a literary masterpiece in its own right'. Universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as revealed to Mohammed by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago, the Koran still provides the rules of conduct fundamental to the Arab way of life. N. J. Dawood's masterly translation, first published in the mid-1950s and now completely revised in the light of a life-long study of the language and style of the Koran, presents the English reader with a clear, fluent and authoritative rendering, while fully reflecting the characteristic flavour and rhythm of the original. The present edition follows the original sequence of the Koranic suras, and is provided with a comprehensive index.
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La Belle France: A Short Historyby Alistair HorneISBN 1400034876 (1-4000-3487-6)
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Beginning with Julius Caesars division of Gaul into three parts, Horne leads us through the ages from Charlemagne to Chirac, touring battlefields from the Hundred Years War to Indochina and Algeria, and giving us luminous portraits of the nations leaders, philosophers, writers, artists, and composers. This is a captivating, beautifully illustrated, and comprehensive yet concise history of France. [via]More editions of La Belle France: A Short History:
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemanby Alan Moore, Kevin O'NeillISBN 1401201180 (1-4012-0118-0)
Softcover, DC Comics
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League of Extraordinary Gentlemenby Kevin O'Neill, Alan Moore, William Oakley, Ben DimagmaliwISBN 1401201172 (1-4012-0117-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'Book summary:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume II finds cocreators Alan Moore (writer) and Kevin O'Neill (artist) back on familiar ground, revisiting the classic Victorian-era characters that they used to such effect in the bestselling and rightfully acclaimed first volume. It's a superhero tale, but--as expected from Moore--a rather unconventional one. This League is drawn from some of the classic characters from English literature: Alan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin (the Invisible Man), Mr Hyde and Miss Mina Murray (formerly Harker, the heroine of Dracula). And this tale is taken directly from HG Wells' classic War of the Worlds, as Martian invaders (complete with tripods and heat rays) begin to land in England, bent on conquest. They seem unstoppable as they rage across the countryside towards London, but they hadn't counted on the League, or the eccentric genius of Dr Alphonse Moreau.
As with the first League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it's the meticulous sense of era and place that makes volume II a success. The minutia of Victorian England is set seamlessly alongside objects and ideas that never appeared outside of myth and legend, while references to other famous fictional characters and events are casually introduced, then quickly tossed aside. And, of course, it's a ripping yarn, in the classic Boys' Own style (right down to the cliff hanger-style, end of chapter narrations). However, unlike volume I, there are several scenes that aren't suitable for all readers (particularly "those of a delicate disposition"). It's almost as if Moore and O'Neill, anticipating the heightened interest that 2003's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film would bring, have willingly set out to shock and even alienate newer readers. So there's a fairly explicit sex scene, some rather brutal violence and, perhaps most unnerving, it's almost inevitable that no reader will ever look at Rupert the Bear in the same way again. --Robert Burrow [via]
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaustby Steve Erwin, Immaculee IlibagizaISBN 1401908977 (1-4019-0897-7)
Softcover, Hay House Inc
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The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariotby Bart D. Ehrman, Herbert KrosneyISBN 1426200412 (1-4262-0041-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariotby Herbert Krosney, Bart D. EhrmanISBN 1426200471 (1-4262-0047-1)
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Moby Dickby Herman MelvilleISBN 0971203709 (0-9712037-0-9)
Softcover, Spinner Pubns Inc
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Moby Dick Or, the Whaleby Herman MelvilleISBN 1419134736 (1-4191-3473-6)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Monte Cassino: The Hardest-Fought Battle Of World War IIby Matthew ParkerISBN 1400033756 (1-4000-3375-6)
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My Bondage and My Freedomby Frederick DouglassISBN 1421927330 (1-4219-2733-0)
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Never Give Inby Stephen MansfieldISBN 0964539616 (0-9645396-1-6)
Hardcover, Highland Books
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Never Give In!: The Best of Winston Churchill's Speechesby Winston S. ChurchillISBN 1401300561 (1-4013-0056-1)
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No Place for a Lady : Tales of Adventurous Women Travelersby Barbara HodgsonISBN 1550549383 (1-55054-938-3)
Hardcover, Douglas & McIntyre, Limited
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Between the 17th and 19th centuries, a motley band of women defied gender conventions, enduring exotic diseases, plagues of scorpions, and other life-threatening situationsall in the name of adventure. The frequent target of Russian thieves, Mademoiselle Jacquemart began sleeping with a brace of pistols after one attempt on her life left her with a fractured skull. Lady Ann Fanshawe disguised herself as a cabin boy to confront a band of Spanish pirates. Isabella Bird toured Japan by horseback despite a severe back affliction. And there were many more, some famous, others whose tales and fates have faded into the obscurer corners of history. NO PLACE FOR A LADY profiles adventurous women who sacrificed personal comfort and respectability to pursue experiences traditionally open only to men. Filled with fascinating portraits, historical maps, and intricate drawings, NO PLACE FOR A LADY is at once a beautifully illustrated exploration of early travel and a spirited celebration! of the women HODGSON is a book designer and packager turned writer. Author of numerous books, including The Sensualist, In the Arms of Morpheus, and Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon, Hodgson makes her home in Vancouver, British Columbia.who dared to redefine the proper place for a lady. [via]
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ORTHODOXYby Not AvailableISBN 0977616711 (0-9776167-1-1)
Softcover, Strang Communications Co
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Out of It: A Cultural History of Intoxicationby Stuart WaltonISBN 1400049768 (1-4000-4976-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agenciesby James BamfordISBN 140003034X (1-4000-3034-X)
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Private Life in the Fifteenth Century: Illustrated Letters of the Paston Familyby Roger VirgoeISBN 1555842704 (1-55584-270-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicholson
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Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Menby Robert Penn WarrenISBN 1555460631 (1-55546-063-1)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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Saboteurs: The Nazi Raid On Americaby Michael DobbsISBN 1400030420 (1-4000-3042-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Satyriconby Petronius ArbiterISBN 1404383565 (1-4043-8356-5)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com
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Scaramouche a Romance of the French Revolutionby Rafael SabatiniISBN 1406804746 (1-4068-0474-6)
Softcover, Echo Library
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The Scarlet Pimpernelby Emmuska OrczyISBN 1404332154 (1-4043-3215-4)
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The Second Mrs. Giocondaby E. L. KonigsburgISBN 1416903429 (1-4169-0342-9)
Softcover, Simon Pulse
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AN APPRENTICE WITH A LARCENOUS HEART AND AN AVERSION TO THE TRUTH
A YOUNG DUTCHESS WHOSE PLAIN FACE BELIES HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL
Could the complex ways these three lives intertwine hold the key to a historical riddle as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa's smile -- why Leonardo da Vinci devoted three years to a painting of the second wife of an unimportant merchant when all the nobles of Europe were begging for a portrait by his hand?
Only a master storyteller like two-time Newberry Medal-winner E.L. Konigsburg could create such an intriguing answer to the puzzle behind the most famous painting of all time. [via]
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Short Account of the History of Mathematicsby W. W. BallISBN 1402700547 (1-4027-0054-7)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Siddharthaby Hermann HesseISBN 1404331972 (1-4043-3197-2)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Siddhartha'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - In the shade of the house, in the sunshine of the riverbank near the boats, in the shade of the Sal-wood forest, in the shade of the fig tree is where Siddhartha grew up, the handsome son of the Brahman, the young falcon, together with his friend Govinda, son of a Brahman. The sun tanned his light shoulders by the banks of the river when bathing, performing the sacred ablutions, the sacred offerings. In the mango grove, shade poured into his black eyes, when playing as a boy, when his mother sang, when the sacred offerings were made, when his father, the scholar, taught him, when the wise men talked. For a long time, Siddhartha had been partaking in the discussions of the wise men, practising debate with Govinda, practising with Govinda the art of reflection, the service of meditation. He already knew how to speak the Om silently, the word of words, to speak it silently into himself while inhaling, to speak it silently out of himself while exhaling, with all the concentration of his soul, the forehead surrounded by the glow of the clear-thinking spirit. He already knew to feel Atman in the depths of his being, indestructible, one with the universe. [via]
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Song Of Solomonby Toni MorrisonISBN 140003342X (1-4000-3342-X)
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The Story of Spain: The Dramatic History of Europe's Most Fascinating Countryby Mark R. WilliamsISBN 0970696922 (0-9706969-2-2)
Softcover, Golden Era Books
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Story of Stupidity: A History of Western Idiocy from the Days of Greece to the Presentby James F. WellesISBN 0961772913 (0-9617729-1-3)
Softcover, Mount Pleasant Pr
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The Story of the World Activity Book Three: Early Modern Times from Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Ninersby Susan Wise BauerISBN 0972860320 (0-9728603-2-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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A Sunday at the Pool in Kigaliby Gil Courtemanche, Patricia ClaxtonISBN 1400034345 (1-4000-3434-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali'Book summary:Look, for people whore going to be dead soon, were not doing too badly.
The novel of the year is what La Presse called this extraordinary book, a love story that takes place in the days leading up to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. A first work of fiction by one of French Canadas most admired journalists, Gil Courtemanche, it was first published in Quebec in 2000, spent more than a year on bestseller lists and won the Prix des Libraires, the booksellers award for outstanding book of the year. Rights were sold to publishers in over twenty countries in Europe and around the world. This humanist story of an unlikely love affair set against a holocaust has become an internationally acclaimed phenomenon, worthy of comparison with the work of Graham Greene and Albert Camus.
The swimming pool of the Mille-Collines hotel, Kigali, in the early 1990s, draws a regular crowd of assorted aid workers, strutting Rwandan officials, Belgian businessmen, French paratroops and Canadian expats. Among them is Bernard Valcourt, a documentary filmmaker from Quebec, on a mission to set up a television station in the capital. Valcourt, who for two decades has earned his living from wars and famines, lingers around the pool drinking warm beer and watching football; but most of all, watching Gentille, a beautiful young waitress, who is a Hutu but often mistaken for a Tutsi because of her familys strange history.
The trouble coming stems from a long conflict, instigated in colonial times by Whites who treated Tutsis as superior to Hutus. The Hutu government is now openly encouraging violence against Tutsis. The physical traits of the Tutsis make them easy prey, but they are not the only ones in danger. Too many people are already dying in Rwanda daily: of AIDS, of malaria, and increasingly at roadblocks at the hands of drunken militia, or pulled from their homes. The hotel staff and prostitutes sense trouble and death drawing closer as they continue providing drinks and meals and sex.
The story of this developing catastrophe is revealed through the lives of a handful of Rwandans who befriend Valcourt. They confide in him because he listens, and because his interviews offer them a chance to try to change the way things are by telling the world. Their candour and warmth begin to make his heart glow. He meets people like Méthode, who knows a bloodbath is brewing and would rather die of AIDS in the comfort of a hotel room than by a machete. Threatened, frightened, sick, they dont want to talk and act like theyre dying. Poor as they are, they want to have some moments of pleasure and celebrate life.
As Kigali life continues in its resourcefulness and persistence, Valcourt is falling in love with Rwanda, and with Gentille, who loves him because he sees her as no-one has seen her before. Even as the worst horrors begin, as friends are raped and murdered, he starts to feel a strange peace in this land of a thousand hills, though he repudiates the outside world for its failure to intervene. Because Gentille is thought to be Tutsi, her life is in danger. Still, no-one can believe that the extremists will go too far, that brothers and sisters will kill brothers and sisters, and that 800,000 civilians will be massacred.
A hard-hitting chronicle of an overlooked chapter of recent history, told with skill and compassion, A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali is also a celebration of living in the moment, of the integrity of friendship and the courage of everyday heroes. Harrowing, unsettling, challenging, but beautiful and moving, it is a book that cannot leave the reader untouched; as a Quill & Quire reviewer said, it is full of real people that demand to be remembered. [via]More editions of A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali:
Sundiata - an Epic of Old Maliby D. T. Niane, G. D. PickettISBN 1405849428 (1-4058-4942-8)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendshipby David HalberstamISBN 140130057X (1-4013-0057-X)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Landby Patrick FrenchISBN 1400034175 (1-4000-3417-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarkby William ShakespeareISBN 1421813459 (1-4218-1345-9)
Softcover, 1st World Library
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Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties & the Dark Side of the Age of Aquariusby Gary LachmanISBN 0971394237 (0-9713942-3-7)
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The Unending Mystery: A Journey Through Labyrinths And Mazesby David W. McCulloughISBN 1400031648 (1-4000-3164-8)
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The Woman's Bibleby Elizabeth StantonISBN 1421915669 (1-4219-1566-9)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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Women Who Kept the Lights: An Illustrated History of Female Lighthouse Keepersby J. Candace Clifford, Mary Louise Clifford, Clifford. J. CandaceISBN 0963641255 (0-9636412-5-5)
Hardcover, Cypress Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Women Who Kept the Lights: An Illustrated History of Female Lighthouse Keepers'Book summary:Hundreds of American women have kept the lamps burning in lighthouses since Hannah Thomas tended Gurnet Point Light in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while her husband was away fighting in the War for Independence. Women Who Kept the Lights details the careers of 30 intrepid women who were official keepers of light stations on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, on Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes, staying at their posts for periods ranging from a few years to half a century. Most of these women served in the 19th century, when the keeper lit a number of lamps in the tower at dusk, replenished their fuel or replaced them at midnight, and every morning polished the lamps and lanterns to keep their lights shining brightly.
Several of these stalwart women were commended for their courage in remaining at their posts through severe storms and hurricanes. A few went to the rescue of seamen when ships capsized or were wrecked. Their varied stories are brought together here for the first time, drawing a multifaceted picture of a unique profession in our maritime history. [via]More editions of Women Who Kept the Lights: An Illustrated History of Female Lighthouse Keepers:
Women Who Kept the Lights: An Illustrated History of Female Lighthouse Keepersby Mary Louise Clifford, Clifford. J. CandaceISBN 0963641247 (0-9636412-4-7)
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The World of Yesterdayby Stefan ZweigISBN 1406735744 (1-4067-3574-4)
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Yiddish Civilization: The Rise And Fall of a Forgotten Nationby Paul KriwaczekISBN 1400033772 (1-4000-3377-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Siddharthaby Hermann HesseISBN 1400001293 (1-4000-0129-3)
Softcover, Plaza & Janes Editories, S.A.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Siddhartha'Book summary:In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life -- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom. [via]
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