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1897 Sears, Roebuck Catalogueby Fred L. IsraelISBN 0791046265 (0-7910-4626-5)
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Ac/Dc: The Savage Tale of the First Standards Warby Tom McNicholISBN 0787982679 (0-7879-8267-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ac/Dc: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War'Book summary:AC/DC tells the little-known story of how Thomas Edison wrongly bet in the fierce war between supporters of alternating current and direct current. The savagery of this electrical battle can hardly be imagined today. The showdown between AC and DC began as a rather straightforward conflict between technical standards, a battle of competing methods to deliver essentially the same product, electricity. But the skirmish soon metastasized into something bigger and darker. In the AC/DC battle, the worst aspects of human nature somehow got caught up in the wires; a silent, deadly flow of arrogance, vanity, and cruelty. Following the path of least resistance, the war of currents soon settled around that most primal of human emotions: fear. AC/DC serves as an object lesson in bad business strategy and poor decision making. Edison's inability to see his mistake was a key factor in his loss of control over the ?operating system? for his future inventions?not to mention the company he founded, General Electric. [via]
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Almost History: Close Calls, Plan B's, and Twists of Fate in America's Pastby Roger BrunsISBN 0786885793 (0-7868-8579-3)
Softcover, Hyperion Press
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American Revolution: Battles and LeadersISBN 0789498898 (0-7894-9889-8)
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Anatomy of Love: The Natural History of Monogamy, Adultery, and Divorceby Helen E. FisherISBN 078815821X (0-7881-5821-X)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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Ancient Chinaby Arthur Cotterell, Alan Hills, Geoff BrightlingISBN 0789458667 (0-7894-5866-7)
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The Battle of Dienbienphuby Jules Roy, Neil Sheehan, Ralph WetterhahnISBN 0786709588 (0-7867-0958-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Battle of Dienbienphu'Book summary:Forty years ago, France's war with the anticolonial Communist-led Vietminh insurgency climaxed in the bloody battle for the valley of Dienbienphu. The Vietminh's victory put the 17 million people of North Vietnam under Communist rule and would, in two years, induce America's attempt to save South Vietnamwithout heeding the French army's catastrophic defeat. That defeat, former French soldier Jules Roy explains, occurred not because of a shortage of arms or troops, but more important, less tangible reasons. Hungry for a textbook victory, the French military command occupied the valley in a plan to lure the Vietminh down from the hills to destroy them with supposedly superior artillery. Roy vividly shows how French political infighting in Paris and rivalry in the high command left a few romantic professional officers and soldiers of the French Expeditionary Corps and the Foreign Legion to be surrounded and then overwhelmed by totally dedicated and resourceful enemy forces. Roy also profiles Vietminh soldiers and commanders and how they ended over eighty years of French colonial rule in North Vietnam. 16 pages of black-and-white photographs add to a "moving and dramatic" (New York Times Book Review) account of the battle that led to America's involvement the Vietnam War. "Roy relates the basic facts perceptively and brilliantly.& Americans concerned with & Vietnam & should read The Battle of Dienbienphu." New York Times Book Review (front page) "A searing portrait of France's failure in Vietnam..." Philadelphia Inquirer[via]More editions of The Battle of Dienbienphu:
The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil Warby Brent NosworthyISBN 0786715634 (0-7867-1563-4)
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A Brief History of the Middle Eastby Christopher CatherwoodISBN 0786717009 (0-7867-1700-9)
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A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans?by Jonathan ClementsISBN 0786715995 (0-7867-1599-5)
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British Sea Powerby David HowarthISBN 078671249X (0-7867-1249-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'British Sea Power'Book summary:From the transatlantic adventures attributed to Irelands St. Brendan in the fifth century to Britains unparalleled supremacy on the seas in the twentieth, this engaging illustrated history traces the evolution of the naval fleets, admiralty, and merchantmen that for centuries defined the worlds greatest seafaring nation. Focusing on key voyages undertaken by the British in the course of fifteen hundred years, maritime historian David Howarth revisits the great successes and disasters that marked Britains progress through the early days of piracy, the era of Elizabethan exploration, the age of mercantile expansion, and the eighteenth-century rivalry with Holland, France and Spain. He recounts the sea battles of the Napoleonic Wars that made Horatio Nelson a national hero and won Britain its unchallenged authority at sea, so that Britannia indeed ruled the wavesuntil the dark days of WWI and WWII. The early twentieth century saw that the British naval force was far greater than any other, and more than half the worlds merchant ships were built and owned in Britain. That moment would pass, but it is masterfully recaptured and reconstructed in this history of a nation that for a century brought Pax Britannica to the world's seas. Maps are included.[via]More editions of British Sea Power:
The Celts: A Historyby Peter Berresford EllisISBN 0786712112 (0-7867-1211-2)
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Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark And Lightby Mort RosenblumISBN 078627834X (0-7862-7834-X)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Christianity: A Historyby Bamber GascoigneISBN 0786711485 (0-7867-1148-5)
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A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens, Shona McKellar, Andrew Wheatcroft, Andrew SachsISBN 078946246X (0-7894-6246-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Christmas Carol'Book summary:A Christmas Carol is an essential part of Christmas for families everywhere. Since the book's publication in 1843, the story of miserly Scrooge's change of heart after the visit of three spirits has been encountered by children in innumerable books, plays, movies, and cartoons based on Dicken's ghost story. This edition introduces children to the powerful words of the original text in an abridgment based on the one Dickens made for his pubic readings. Andrew Wheatcroft's illustrations bring the classic scenes to life. Photography, paintings, and hundreds of facts explore Dicken's London, the wealth and the poverty, and Christmas customs and ideals then and now. Dickens's marvelous words and their fascinating context are brought together to inspire a new generation with Dickens's message -- that we can and we should change ourselves and our world for the better. [via]
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Chronicle of Americaby Clifton DanielISBN 078940124X (0-7894-0124-X)
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Cinema: Year by Year 1894-2000by Robyn Karney, Dorling Kindersley, Inc, Ronald Bergan, Joel W. FinlerISBN 0789461188 (0-7894-6118-8)
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Cochrane: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captainby Robert HarveyISBN 0786709235 (0-7867-0923-5)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Storyby Antonia FelixISBN 0786275715 (0-7862-7571-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Crusadesby Mike PaineISBN 0785821686 (0-7858-2168-6)
Hardcover, Chartwell Books
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Dead Man's Ransomby Ellis PetersISBN 0786218290 (0-7862-1829-0)
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Disney: The First 100 Yearsby Dave Smith, Steven B. ClarkISBN 0786853808 (0-7868-5380-8)
Softcover, Disney Press
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The Divine Comedyby Dante Alighieri, Anna Amari-Parker, Gustave DoreISBN 0785821201 (0-7858-2120-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy'Book summary:Long narrative poem originally titled Commedia (about 1555 printed as La divina commedia) written about 1310-14 by Dante. The work is divided into three major sections--Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso--which trace the journey of a man from darkness and error to the revelation of the divine light, culminating in the beatific vision of God. It is usually held to be one of the world's greatest works of literature. The plot of The Divine Comedy is simple: a man is miraculously enabled to visit the souls in Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. He has two guides: Virgil, who leads him through the Inferno and Purgatorio, and Beatrice, who introduces him to Paradiso. Through these fictional encounters taking place from Good Friday evening in 1300 through Easter Sunday and slightly beyond, Dante the character learns of the exile that is awaiting him (an actual exile that had already occurred at the time of writing). This device allowed Dante not only to create a story out of his exile but also to explain how he came to cope with personal calamity and to offer suggestions for the resolution of Italy's troubles as well.[via]More editions of The Divine Comedy:
Drink: A Social History of Americaby Andrew BarrISBN 0786707437 (0-7867-0743-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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With an opening line such as that, it's not surprising that Drink: A Social History of America engages in its share of Yankee-bashing. British journalist Andrew Barr's look at American culture through a glass (somewhat blearily) is an attempt "to understand the history of the United States through its attitudes to liquor and its changing tastes in drink." In reality, however, Barr lurches and staggers from topic to topic--from prohibition to martinis to ice to air conditioning to bland American beer in one 10-page sample--in this swirling cocktail party of a book. That's not to say that Barr's book isn't enjoyable--in fact, it's often delightful. Barr serves up amusing stories (such as that of poor King Charles II of Navarre, immolated in an alcohol-soaked sheet), interesting factoids (the first grapevines in California were planted at the San Juan Capistrano mission in 1779), and strong opinions. Some of his opinions are funny, some are bound to raise hackles (that alcoholism is not a disease, but a "failure of personality," for example), while others are somewhat sensible but destined to be unpopular. Barr feels that Americans have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, so we should teach young people (and those who drink to excess) to drink sensibly, worry less about pregnant women having the occasional drink and more about prenatal care, and switch the focus from stricter drunk-driving laws to laws aimed at reducing dangers such as cell-phone use and road rage. Just when things get too serious, however, Barr is off again in another direction with another witty snippet. Unfortunately, like many partygoers, Barr tends to repeat himself--frequent footnotes direct the reader to "See Chapter 4," "See Chapter 4 again," or even "See Chapter 4 once more." Perfect for browsing or ingesting in small doses, too much Drink in one sitting may leave readers with a headache. --C.B. Delaney [via]
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Eats, Shoots, and Leavesby Lynne TrussISBN 0786268379 (0-7862-6837-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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In 2002 Lynne Truss presented a well-received BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The book became a runaway success in the UK, hitting number one on the bestseller lists and prompting extraordinary headlines such as "Grammar Book Tops Bestseller List" (BBC News). With over a half million copies in print in England, Truss is ready to rally the troops on this side of the pond with her rousing cry, "Sticklers unite!"
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Edison: Inventing the Centuryby Neil BaldwinISBN 0786881194 (0-7868-8119-4)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Enemy of Godby Bernard CornwellISBN 0786211008 (0-7862-1100-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Explorerby Rupert MatthewsISBN 0789457628 (0-7894-5762-8)
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Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Scienceby Colin BeavanISBN 0786885289 (0-7868-8528-9)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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George Herbert Walker Bushby Tom WickerISBN 0786266775 (0-7862-6677-5)
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The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golfby Mark FrostISBN 0786888008 (0-7868-8800-8)
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Happy Days Are Here Again: The 1932 Democratic Convention, The Emergence Of FDR--And How America Was Changed Foreverby Steven NealISBN 0786270780 (0-7862-7078-0)
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His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Timeby Carl Bernstein, Marco PolitiISBN 0786210508 (0-7862-1050-8)
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The History of Magic in the Modern Age: A Quest for Personal Transformationby Nevill DruryISBN 0786707828 (0-7867-0782-8)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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A History of Prostitutionby George Ryley ScottISBN 0788154052 (0-7881-5405-2)
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Homebuilding and Woodworking in Colonial Americaby C. Keith WilburISBN 0791045293 (0-7910-4529-3)
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In the Time of Knightsby Shelley Tanaka, Greg RuhlISBN 0786806516 (0-7868-0651-6)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books for Children
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Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudiceby Jane AustenISBN 0791094375 (0-7910-9437-5)
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Joan of Arcby Angela BullISBN 0789457199 (0-7894-5719-9)
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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Tableby Roger Lancelyn GreenISBN 0786248394 (0-7862-4839-4)
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Kitchener: Architect of Victory, Artisan of Peaceby John Charles PollockISBN 0786710012 (0-7867-1001-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kitchener: Architect of Victory, Artisan of Peace'Book summary:With access to the private papers of the heroic Kitchener of Khartoumvictor of the Battle of Omdurman and avenger of the disastrously massacred General Gordonthis definitive biography, including 32 pages of black-and-white photographs, charts the illustrious, and sometimes infamous, career of the man who fought his last battles in the corridors of international power during World War I. It also finds beyond the formidable public figure a shy, reserved Christian man capable of great compassion and humanitarian vision. An engaging narrative that brings the colorful, late-Victorian military and political world vividly to life. Kirkus Reviews Pollock describes this amazing career with talent and passion. His book is well-written, lively, thoroughly researched.... Financial Times[via]More editions of Kitchener: Architect of Victory, Artisan of Peace:
The Knight in Medieval England, 1000-1400by Peter CossISBN 0788191705 (0-7881-9170-5)
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Knight: Noble Warrior of England 1200-1600by Christopher Gravett, Geoff DannISBN 0789458748 (0-7894-5874-8)
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The Lady And the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animalby Vicki CrokeISBN 0786281693 (0-7862-8169-3)
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The Last Jews in Berlinby Leonard GrossISBN 0786706872 (0-7867-0687-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Jews in Berlin'Book summary:In February 1943, four thousand Jews went underground in Berlin. By the end of the war, all but a few hundred of them had died in bombing raids or, more commonly, in death camps. This is the real-life story of some of the few of them - a young mother, a scholar and his countess lover, a black-market jeweler, a fashion designer, a Zionist, an opera-loving merchant, a teen-age orphan - who resourcefully, boldly, defiantly, luckily survived. In hiding or in masquerade, by their wits and sometimes with the aid of conscience-stricken German gentiles, they survived. They survived the constant threat of discovery by the Nazi authorities or by the sinister handful of turncoat Jewish "catchers" who would send them to the gas chambers. They survived to tell this tale, which reads like a thriller and triumphs like a miracle. "The author's skillful selection of detail and his narrative drive have created the type of footnote [to history] that illuminates an entire subject." - New York Times Book Review "A tour de force . . . A consummately suspenseful narrative . . . remindful, in [its] exquisite detail, of Capote's In Cold Blood" - Los Angeles Times "An historian's book, a storyteller's book, and - most of all - a reader's book . . . All the real-life stuff of a John le Carré novel" - Los Angeles Herald Examiner[via]More editions of The Last Jews in Berlin:
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Leadershipby Rudolph W. Giuliani, Ken KursonISBN 0786868414 (0-7868-6841-4)
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Lieutenant Hornblowerby Cecil Scott ForesterISBN 0786202858 (0-7862-0285-8)
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Locked in the Cabinetby Robert B. ReichISBN 0786212160 (0-7862-1216-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Locked in the Cabinet'Book summary:On the face of it, here's an improbable book: a memoir of four years as Secretary of ... Labor. Well, in this case it works because the author is Robert B. Reich, a warm and lively writer who because of his 'Friend Of Bill' status and his strong positions on economic issues was inside virtually every political and ideological tussle of the Clinton administration's first term. What puts the book over the top though is that its author retains his humanity even after walking through the looking glass of official Washington. We experience, for instance, the angst of having to let his two sons and wife go back to the family home in Cambridge because he can't quite yet leave the struggle for such improvements as an increase in the minimum wage. Throughout it all, Reich keeps the sharp eye of the outsider. Witness for example this comment about Newt Gingrich: "His office is adorned with figurines of dinosaurs, as you might find in the bedrooms of little boys who dream of one day being huge and powerful." [via]
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Lost Linersby Rick Archbold, Ken Marschall, Robert D. BallardISBN 0786883847 (0-7868-8384-7)
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Lost Liners: From the Titanic to the Andrea Doria the Ocean Floor Revelas It's Greatest Shipsby Rick Archbold, Robert D. Ballard, Ken MarschallISBN 0786862963 (0-7868-6296-3)
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The Mammoth Book of Endurance and Adventureby Jon E. LewisISBN 0786707887 (0-7867-0788-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mammoth Book of Endurance and Adventure'Book summary:Fifty vivid true-life accounts from the Great Age of Exploration, in the words of the intrepid adventurers who survived to tell the tale. Inspired by Sir Ernest Shackleton's account of his Antarctic expedition aboard the Endurance and including his own gripping tale of an 800-mile voyage across polar waters on a lifeboat, this anthology comprises fifty true-life adventures taken from contemporary memoirs, letters, and journals -- among them, selections by Thor Heyerdahl on the Kon Tiki, Edmund Hillary on Everest, Robert Falcon-Scott on the South Pole, Chris Bonnington on the Blue Nile, Wilfred Thesiger on the Arabian desert, and Beryl Markham on her east-to-west flight across the Atlantic.[via]More editions of The Mammoth Book of Endurance and Adventure:
The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripperby Maxim Jakubowski, Nathan BraundISBN 0786706260 (0-7867-0626-0)
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The Mammoth Book of Piratesby Jon E. LewisISBN 0786717297 (0-7867-1729-7)
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The Mammoth Book of Private Lives: The Emotional & Domestic Worlds of the Famous Through Their Lettersby Jon E. LewisISBN 0786707488 (0-7867-0748-8)
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Military Blunders: The How and Why of Military Failureby Saul David, David SaulISBN 0786705043 (0-7867-0504-3)
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Mysteries of the Alphabetby Marc-Alain OuakninISBN 0789205211 (0-7892-0521-1)
Hardcover, Abbeville Press, Incorporated
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Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writingby Marc-Alain Ouaknin, Josephine BaconISBN 0789205238 (0-7892-0523-8)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Othelloby William Shakespeare, Wim ColemanISBN 078916082X (0-7891-6082-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Othello'Book summary:Othello The Shakespeare Parallel Text Series...William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of some standing in his community. William probably went to the King's New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway, eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child, Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By 1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred to him as "an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers." Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later under James I, called the King's Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain's Men built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the Thames River. Here many of Shakespeare's plays were performed by the most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare had a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were published, probably without his authorization, in 1609. [via]
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A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Moviesby Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson, British Film Institute African & Caribbean UnitISBN 0786863285 (0-7868-6328-5)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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The Politics Of Truth: A Diplomat's Memoir Inside The Lies That Put The White House On Trial and Betrayed My Wife's Cia Identityby Joseph WilsonISBN 0786715510 (0-7867-1551-0)
Softcover, Public Affairs
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The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies That Led to War and Exposed My Wife's CIA Identityby Joseph WilsonISBN 078671378X (0-7867-1378-X)
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Power & Greed: A Short History of the Worldby Philippe GigantesISBN 0786710772 (0-7867-1077-2)
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Presidentsby James BarberISBN 078945243X (0-7894-5243-X)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Pride and Prejudiceby Harold BloomISBN 0791081699 (0-7910-8169-9)
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Prisoners Of The Northby Pierre BertonISBN 0786718374 (0-7867-1837-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prisoners of the North'Book summary:The frozen wilderness of the Far North has long tested the most extreme and reckless of adventurers. In Prisoners of the North, Pierre Berton depicts five extraordinary characters who were in thrall to the Artic's forbidding landscapes: a mining tycoon; an explorer; a titled lady; a backwoods eccentric; and a best-selling poet. Their life stories give us a compelling portrait of the Arctic, long before it was tamed by the bush plane, the snowmobile, and the paved highway.[via] 
The Quest for King Arthurby David DayISBN 0788196456 (0-7881-9645-6)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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Renaissanceby Alison ColeISBN 078945582X (0-7894-5582-X)
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Sarahby Marek HalterISBN 0786266244 (0-7862-6624-4)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Sea Warriors: Fighting Captains and Frigate Warfare in the Age of Nelsonby Richard WoodmanISBN 0786710799 (0-7867-1079-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sea Warriors: Fighting Captains and Frigate Warfare in the Age of Nelson'Book summary:Their stories today are largely unknown, but in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the captains and crews of the world's great sailing ships endlessly braved weather, enemies, and disease to gain control of the seas. This volume vibrantly chronicles the true-life exploits of men like Lord Cochrane, Charles Brisbane, and Nisbet Willoughby -- naval heroes who for nearly two centuries have stood obscurely in the shadow cast by the famous British admiral Horatio Nelson. Extraordinary seamen pepper the pages throughout this skillfully narrated history, which recounts the British naval battles with the French in the Napoleonic Wars and the daring, resourceful Americans in the War of 1812. In exciting detail it records the deeds of the captains and mates who manned the opposing frigates -- who blockaded ports, who intercepted the enemy's trade, who protected merchant ships from enemy attacks and piracy. If youth, energy, and the opportunities afforded by war thrust courageous seamen to naval glory in the great age of sail, darker forces also haunted their life at sea, as this maritime history poignantly shows. For here, too, are the harsh discipline aboard ship, the months of wearying monotony, the endless sail-trimming, the scourges of malnutrition and disease, and the outbreaks of mutiny. Beyond hardship, though, lay more than survival. Indeed, the daring feats of these captains led them not only to crucial victories at sea but also to spectacular rewards and fame, for a time, at home. This history restores to these sea warriors their moment. [via]
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Sharpe's Battleby Bernard CornwellISBN 0786205725 (0-7862-0572-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Sophie's Choiceby William StyronISBN 0791071707 (0-7910-7170-7)
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The Story of Architectureby Jonathan GlanceyISBN 0789493349 (0-7894-9334-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of Architecture'Book summary:In this inspiring and innovative overview, Jonathan Glancey brings a fresh approach and unique personal insights into the continuing story of 5,000 years of world architecture. From the ziggurat at Ur to the Buddhist temples of Southeast Asia via Romanesque arcades, Gothic steeples, Baroque palaces, and Modernist apartment buildings, this accessible and lively narrative reveals the geographical, historical, and cultural influences that permeate these structures. Significant stylistic developments in architecture are also highlighted, while the structural and technical innovations that enabled architects to progress are skillfully introduced and clearly explained. Throughout this richly illustrated history, special features are devoted to the world's most influential and innovative architects, from Palladio to Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. These features showcase the architects' masterpieces and offer absorbing glimpses into their lives. Lavishly illustrated, stylishly presented, and written with both authority and flair, this exceptional book is guaranteed to appeal to the informed enthusiast and curious newcomer alike. [via]
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The Thirteen Gun Saluteby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0786219378 (0-7862-1937-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Thirteen Gun Salute'Book summary:"In length the series is unique; in qualityand there is not a weak link in the chainit cannot but be ranked with the best of twentieth century historical novels."T. J. Binyon, Independent
Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea with a new lease on life. Following his dismissal from the Royal Navy (a false accusation), he has earned reinstatement through his daring exploits as a privateer, brilliantly chronicled in The Letter of Marque. Now he is to shepherd Stephen Maturinhis friend, ship's surgeon, and sometimes intelligence agenton a diplomatic mission to prevent links between Bonaparte and the Malay princes which would put English merchant shipping at risk.
The journey of the Diane encompasses a great and satisfying diversity of adventures. Maturin climbs the Thousand Steps of the sacred crater of the orangutans; a killer typhoon catches Aubrey and his crew trying to work the Diane off a reef; and in the barbaric court of Pulo Prabang a classic duel of intelligence agents unfolds: the French envoys, well entrenched in the Sultan's good graces, against the savage cunning of Stephen Maturin. [via]More editions of The Thirteen Gun Salute:
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Time: Its Origins Its Enigma, Its Historyby Alexander WaughISBN 0786708700 (0-7867-0870-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time: Its Origins Its Enigma, Its History'Book summary:In the beginning, Genesis tells us, was darkness and void, the terrible bleakness of infinity. Modern science has sought to understand that time before time, to describe the origins of the universe, and to model how the world will come to its explosive or whimpering end.
Alexander Waugh, a scion of the family of British satirists, brackets his history of time with the essentially unknowable matters of origin and denouement. But what captures his interest more is the time in between; namely, how different cultures have organized chronological reality and left their mark on our calendar today. Organizing his narrative by units of time that progress from seconds to ages, Waugh looks into the history of water clocks, the temporal theories of Sumerian astronomers and Greek philosophers, and the calendrical reforms of Roman emperors, medieval popes, French revolutionaries, and modern physicists. Waugh writes with a light touch and with much good humor, throwing in his view of whether the third millennium begins in 2000 or 2001 (he calls advocates of the latter position "carping fusspots") and musing over such heady matters as whether the space-time continuum disproves once and for all the theory of free will.
If you're at all interested in how our calendar came to be--or need instructions on how to build your own Stonehenge--then Time is just the book for you. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Titanicby Simon AdamsISBN 078944724X (0-7894-4724-X)
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Titanic: Ghosts of the Abyssby James Cameron, Mireille MajoorISBN 0786818999 (0-7868-1899-9)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books for Children
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Toni Morrison's the Bluest Eyeby Harold BloomISBN 0791051919 (0-7910-5191-9)
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The title, Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye, part of Chelsea House Publishers Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Toni Morrison, a chronology of the authors life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. [via]
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Trojan Horse: The World's Greatest Adventureby David Clement-DaviesISBN 0789444747 (0-7894-4474-7)
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The Ultimate Spy Bookby H. Keith Melton, William ColbyISBN 0789404435 (0-7894-0443-5)
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Visual History of the Worldby National GeographicISBN 0792236955 (0-7922-3695-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Walt Disneyby Bob ThomasISBN 0786861290 (0-7868-6129-0)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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Walt Disney : An American Originalby Bob ThomasISBN 0786860278 (0-7868-6027-8)
Softcover, Disney Press
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Warpaths!: Travels of a Military Historian in North Americaby John KeeganISBN 0788157922 (0-7881-5792-2)
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963by Christopher Paul CurtisISBN 0786264063 (0-7862-6406-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963'Book summary:The year is 1963, and self-important Byron Watson is the bane of his younger brother Kenny's existence. Constantly in trouble for one thing or another, from straightening his hair into a "conk" to lighting fires to freezing his lips to the mirror of the new family car, Byron finally pushes his family too far. Before this "official juvenile delinquent" can cut school or steal change one more time, Momma and Dad finally make good on their threat to send him to the deep south to spend the summer with his tiny, strict grandmother. Soon the whole family is packed up, ready to make the drive from Flint, Michigan, straight into one of the most chilling moments in America's history: the burning of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church with four little girls inside.
Christopher Paul Curtis's alternately hilarious and deeply moving novel, winner of the Newbery Honor and the Coretta Scott King Honor, blends the fictional account of an African American family with the factual events of the violent summer of 1963. Fourth grader Kenny is an innocent and sincere narrator; his ingenuousness lends authenticity to the story and invites readers of all ages into his world, even as it changes before his eyes. Curtis is also the acclaimed author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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