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The Adams Chronicles: Four Generations of Greatnessby Jack Shepherd, Daniel J. BoorstinISBN 0316785016 (0-316-78501-6)
Softcover, Little Brown & Company
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adams Chronicles: Four Generations of Greatness'Book summary:The Adams Chronicles is the endlessly fascinating text and picture history of four generations of one of America's most prominent families, told largely in their own words from diaries and letters. The four generations in this volume are represented by (1) John Adams, (2) John Quincy Adams, (3) Charles Francis Adams, and (4) the brothers John Quincy II, Charles Francis Hr., Henry, and Brooks Adams. Hardcover. Original jacket. Stated First Edition. Bumping on book corners. Jacket has been price-clipped. Edge wear. Very Good/Good. [via]
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Alcoholism: The Genetic Inheritanceby Kathleen Whalen FitzgeraldISBN 0385199333 (0-385-19933-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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American Genesis: Captain John Smith and the Founding of Virginiaby Alden T. VaughanISBN 0316898082 (0-316-89808-2)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Ar'N't I A Woman?by Deborah WhiteISBN 0393314812 (0-393-31481-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation South assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted sharply with traditional female roles in the larger American society. This new edition of Ar'n't I a Woman? reviews and updates the scholarship on slave women and the slave family, exploring new ways of understanding the intersection of race and gender and comparing the myths that stereotyped female slaves with the realities of their lives. Above all, this groundbreaking study shows us how black women experienced freedom in the Reconstruction South their heroic struggle to gain their rights, hold their families together, resist economic and sexual oppression, and maintain their sense of womanhood against all odds. [via] -
Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slaveryby Leon F. LitwackISBN 0394743989 (0-394-74398-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Based on hitherto unexamined sources: interviews with ex-slaves, diaries and accounts by former slaveholders, this "rich and admirably written book" (Eugene Genovese, The New York Times Book Review) aims to show how, during the Civil War and after Emancipation, blacks and whites interacted in ways that dramatized not only their mutual dependency, but the ambiguities and tensions that had always been latent in "the peculiar institution."
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1. "The Faithful Slave"
2. Black Liberators
3. Kingdom Comin'
4. Slaves No More
5. How Free is Free?
6. The Feel of Freedom: Moving About
7. Back to Work: The Old Compulsions
8. Back to Work: The New Dependency
9. The Gospel and the Primer
10. Becoming a People [via]More editions of Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery:
Buy Me!, Buy Me!,: The Bank Street Guide to Choosing Toys for Childrenby Joanne OppenheimISBN 0394755464 (0-394-75546-4)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Cathedral of the World : Sailing Notes for a Blue Planetby Myron ArmsISBN 0385492693 (0-385-49269-3)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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Clementine in the Kitchenby Samuel Chamberlain, Narcisse Chamberlain, Ruth ReichlISBN 0375756647 (0-375-75664-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Clementine in the Kitchen'Book summary:For more than a dozen years before World War II, the Chamberlain family lived and learned to eat in the tiny cathedral town of Senlis, France. Their Burgundian cook, Clémentine, presided over their kitchen in France, and later in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The alert, good-natured cuisinère is the heroine of Clémentine in the Kitchen, first published in 1943 and happily reissued in the Modern Library Food series. The book is a gem: part gastronomic diary and part cookbook (over 170 recipes are included), it also evokes, perhaps most interestingly, Clémentine's affect on a small town in pre-"gourmet" America, and its influence on her.
From the moment of Clémentine's Senlis arrival with her eloquent notebooks (containing lists of superb everyday dishes such as omelette aux fines herbs and blanquette de veau), to her preparation of extraordinary family meals, to her struggle and then triumph with American ingredients and kitchen ways, the book details the deeply shared gastronomic life led by the tiny, resourceful cook. It's a life defined by dishes, and the book includes recipes for many of Clémentine's best, including Coquilles St. Jacques au Gratin (gratinéed scallops), Escargots de Bourgogne (snails in garlic butter), Poisson à la Niçoise (fish baked with tomatoes and olive oil), and Crème Renversée (caramel custard). The recipes have been adapted for modern use by Narcisse Chamberlain, the author's daughter. Illustrated with dry points, etchings, and drawings, readers will delight in this wry yet charming tale and enjoy poring over the authentic mid-20th-century French recipes. --Arthur Boehm [via]
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Creating a Beautiful Homeby Alexandra StoddardISBN 0380716240 (0-380-71624-0)
Softcover, Avon Books
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Dame in the Kimono: Hollywood, Censorship and the Production Code from the 1920's to the 1960'sby Simmons, Leonard J. Leff, WeinISBN 0385417225 (0-385-41722-5)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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A Destroying Angel: The Conquest of Smallpox in Colonial Bostonby Ola Elizabeth WinslowISBN 0395184533 (0-395-18453-3)
Hardcover, Houghton-Mifflin
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prisonby Michel FoucaultISBN 0394499425 (0-394-49942-5)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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The Doubleday Prayer Collectionby Mary BatchelorISBN 0385488475 (0-385-48847-5)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Doubleday Prayer Collection'Book summary:With over 1,300 prayers, The Doubleday Prayer Collection is perhaps the richest and most comprehensive Christian prayer collection available today. Made-up with prayers from all over the world and across the centuries, this single volume is designed to meet a lifetime of needs. It includes prayers to be used with every facet of daily life--such as Work, Meal Graces, Marriage, and Parenthood--and for any special occasion--Baptisms, Weddings, and Funerals. Each of the Christian festivals are also covered. But beyond meeting basic prayer needs, The Doubleday Prayer Collection is invaluable as a source of spiritual inspiration and contains the most beautiful expressions of the spirit ever written. All together, this collection covers the broad range of spiritual qualities that Christians seek to develop as part of a prayerful life with God.
Also included are useful resources for finding appropriate prayers--including Subject and Author indexes, as well as a complete listing of prayers from the Bible. [via]More editions of The Doubleday Prayer Collection:
Drawing the Line: The Korean War, 1950-1953by Richard WhelanISBN 0316934038 (0-316-93403-8)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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Eating Wellby Burt WolfISBN 0385468814 (0-385-46881-4)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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Eating Well: An International Collection of Recipes, Food Lore, Facts, and Tips from One of the World's Best-Known TV Chefsby Burt WolfISBN 0385424043 (0-385-42404-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The End of the Worldby Richard MorrisISBN 0385155247 (0-385-15524-7)
Softcover, Anchor Press
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Faith and Morality in the Secular Ageby Bernhard HaringISBN 0385038372 (0-385-03837-2)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generationby Joseph J. EllisISBN 0375705244 (0-375-70524-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation'Book summary:In retrospect, it seems as if the American Revolution was inevitable. But was it? In Founding Brothers, Joseph J. Ellis reveals that many of those truths we hold to be self-evident were actually fiercely contested in the early days of the republic.
Ellis focuses on six crucial moments in the life of the new nation, including a secret dinner at which the seat of the nation's capital was determined--in exchange for support of Hamilton's financial plan; Washington's precedent-setting Farewell Address; and the Hamilton and Burr duel. Most interesting, perhaps, is the debate (still dividing scholars today) over the meaning of the Revolution. In a fascinating chapter on the renewed friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson at the end of their lives, Ellis points out the fundamental differences between the Republicans, who saw the Revolution as a liberating act and hold the Declaration of Independence most sacred, and the Federalists, who saw the revolution as a step in the building of American nationhood and hold the Constitution most dear. Throughout the text, Ellis explains the personal, face-to-face nature of early American politics--and notes that the members of the revolutionary generation were conscious of the fact that they were establishing precedents on which future generations would rely.
In Founding Brothers, Ellis (whose American Sphinx won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 1997) has written an elegant and engaging narrative, sure to become a classic. Highly recommended. --Sunny Delaney [via]
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Glass Bottles, Lamps and Other Objects: The Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiquesby Jane Shadel SpillmanISBN 0394715411 (0-394-71541-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Hawaii: A Bicentennial Historyby Ruth M. TabrahISBN 0393056805 (0-393-05680-5)
Hardcover, Norton
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The History of Sexualityby Michel FoucaultISBN 0394417755 (0-394-41775-5)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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How Can I Help: Stories and Reflections on Serviceby Ram Dass, Paul GormanISBN 0394729471 (0-394-72947-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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How to Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weightby Martin KatahnISBN 0393037142 (0-393-03714-2)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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It Must Have Been Moonglow : Reflections on the First Years of Widowhoodby Phyllis GreeneISBN 0375506195 (0-375-50619-5)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Jack Talesby Richard ChaseISBN 0395066948 (0-395-06694-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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James Madison And the Creation of the American Republicby Jack Rakove, Mark C. CarnesISBN 032143076X (0-321-43076-X)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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James Madison and the Creation of the American Republicby Oscar Handlin, Jack N. RakoveISBN 0321087976 (0-321-08797-6)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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John G: The Authorized Biographyby Sheridan MorleyISBN 0340368039 (0-340-36803-9)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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Julia Child and More Companyby Julia ChildISBN 0345314506 (0-345-31450-6)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Just Dessertsby Jerry OppenheimerISBN 0380731649 (0-380-73164-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Just Desserts'Book summary:The undisputed doyenne of domesticity, Martha Stewart has mesmerized millions with her bestselling books, popular magazine and highly rated television program. Yet Ms. Stewart's personal life is a far cry from the cheery portrait of the epitome of household perfection she paints for her fans in her writings and public appearances. Now for the first time, "Just Desserts" reveals how her driving ambition shattered her marriage, strained her relationships with her daughter and family, and destroyed friendships. [via]
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Just Visiting This Planet: Merlin Answers More Questions About Everything Under the Sun, Moon, and Starsby Neil De Grasse Tyson, Stephen TysonISBN 0385488378 (0-385-48837-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American Westby Patricia N. LimerickISBN 0393304973 (0-393-30497-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The "settling" of the American West has been perceived throughout the world as a series of quaint, violent, and romantic adventures. But in fact, Patricia Nelson Limerick argues, the West has a history grounded primarily in economic reality; in hardheaded questions of profit, loss, competition, and consolidation. Here she interprets the stories and the characters in a new way: the trappers, traders, Indians, farmers, oilmen, cowboys, and sheriffs of the Old West "meant business" in more ways than one, and their descendents mean business today. 28 illustrations [via]More editions of Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West:
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Legends : Remembering America's Greatest Starsby Tom ShalesISBN 0394575210 (0-394-57521-0)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writingby Claire Kehrwald CookISBN 0395389445 (0-395-38944-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Little League's Official How-To-Play Baseball Bookby Peter Kreutzer, Ted Kerley, Alexander VerbitskyISBN 0385247001 (0-385-24700-1)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Dietby Clara Beth Bond, E. Virginia Dobbin, Helen F. Gofman, Helen C. Jones, Lenore C. LyonISBN 038518879X (0-385-18879-X)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United Statesby Bill BrysonISBN 0380713810 (0-380-71381-0)
Softcover, Avon Books
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Made in America will supply you with interesting facts and cocktail chatter for a year or more. Did you know, for example, that Teddy Roosevelt's "speak softly and carry a big stick" credo has its roots in a West African proverb? Or that actor Walter Matthau's given name is Walter Mattaschanskayasky? Or that the supposedly frigid Puritans--who called themselves "Saints," by the way--had something called a pre-contract, which was a license for premarital sex? Made in America is an excellent discussion of American English, but what makes the book such a treasure is that it offers much, much more. [via]
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The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and Privateby Susan BordoISBN 0374527326 (0-374-52732-6)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Middle West Countryby William CarterISBN 0395207320 (0-395-20732-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Minnesota: A Historyby William LassISBN 0393319717 (0-393-31971-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinemaby John BrosnanISBN 0349103682 (0-349-10368-2)
Hardcover, Abacus
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Museum Masterpieces in Needlepointby Marion Muller, Brande OrmondISBN 0395270936 (0-395-27093-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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My Name Is Million: An Illustrated History of the Poles in Americaby W. S. KuniczakISBN 0385122284 (0-385-12228-4)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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Neanderthals at Workby Albert J. Bernstein, Sydney Craft RozenISBN 0345382331 (0-345-38233-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Neanderthals at Work'Book summary:Do you spend half your time and energy dealing with politics and game playing? Are you forced to work in an uncivilized atmosphere, created and controlled by tiny brains, narrow minds, and brutish attitudes?
Suffer in silence no more. Now, from the authors of the bestselling DINOSAUR BRAINS, here is a witty, informative, and devilishly perceptive look at the club-wielding, cave-dwelling boneheads who can make life in the office so miserable. With the plain-speaking, success-oriented advice of NEANDERTHALS AT WORK, you can rise above primitive behavior and take the evolutionary leap into an enlightened and more productive workplace. Once you learn to undo the first rule of Neanderthal thinking -- Us vs. Them -- you'll quickly identify these stone-age throwbacks and begin to deal with them effectively:
Competitors -- to them, if you're not a Winner, you're a Loser.
Rebels -- creative innovators, they always avoid the three Ps: paperwork, politics, and people.
Believers -- they work hard, follow the rules, and never get promoted.
Whether your goal is getting ahead or just coexisting peacefully, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to survive and thrive in the ultra-competitive workplace of the 1990s.
"The only way to get ahead is to figure out the hidden rules that determine how your organization really works. And to do that, a good place to start is with NEANDERTHALS AT WORK."
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Needlepoint Design for Beginnersby C. W. Brister, William Halsey BristerISBN 0385196555 (0-385-19655-5)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysisby Sigmund FreudISBN 039300743X (0-393-00743-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis'Book summary:Of the various English translations of Freud's major works to appear in his lifetime, only one was authorized by Freud himself: The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud under the general editorship of James Strachey.
Freud approved the overall editorial plan, specific renderings of key words and phrases, and the addition of valuable notes, from bibliographical and explanatory. Many of the translations were done by Strachey himself; the rest were prepared under his supervision. The result was to place the Standard Edition in a position of unquestioned supremacy over all other existing versions. Newly designed in a uniform format, each new paperback in the Standard Edition opens with a biographical essay on Freud's life and work along with a note on the individual volumeby Peter Gay, Sterling Professor of History at Yale. [via]More editions of New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis:
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The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Noviceby Robin WilliamsISBN 0321193857 (0-321-19385-7)
Softcover, Peachpit Pr
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In The Non-Designer¿s Design Book, 2nd Edition, best-selling author Robin Williams turns her attention to the basic principles of good design and typography. All you have to do is follow her clearly explained concepts, and you¿ll begin producing more sophisticated, professional, and interesting pages immediately. Humor-infused, jargon-free prose interspersed with design exercises, quizzes, illustrations, and dozens of examples make learning a snap¿which is just what audiences have come to expect from this best-selling author. [via]More editions of The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice:
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On My Own: The Journey Continuesby Sally Hobart AlexanderISBN 0374356416 (0-374-35641-6)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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One of the Familyby Wendy W. FaireyISBN 0393030938 (0-393-03093-8)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Orientalismby Edward W. SaidISBN 039474067X (0-394-74067-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Orientalism'Book summary:For generations now, Edward W. Said's "Orientalism" has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire, and this "Penguin Modern Classics" edition contains a preface written by Said shortly before his death in 2003. In this highly-acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the 'otherness' of eastern culture, customs and beliefs. He traces this view through the writings of Homer, Nerval and Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the West's romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. Drawing on his own experiences as an Arab Palestinian living in the West, Said examines how these ideas can be a reflection of European imperialism and racism. Edward W. Said (1935-2003) was a Palestinian-American cultural critic and author, born in Jerusalem and educated in Egypt and the United States. His other books include "The Question of Palestine", "Culture and Imperialism" and "Out of Place: A Memoir". If you enjoyed "Orientalism", you might like Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth", also available in "Penguin Modern Classics". "Stimulating, elegant and pugnacious". ("Observer"). "Beautifully patterned and passionately argued". ("New Statesman"). "Very exciting ...his case is not merely persuasive, but conclusive". (John Leonard, "New York Times"). "Magisterial". (Terry Eagleton). [via]
The Other Victorians: A Study of Sexuality and Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Englandby Steven MarcusISBN 0393302369 (0-393-30236-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Passionsby Isaac Bashevis SingerISBN 0374529116 (0-374-52911-6)
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Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977by Colin Gordon, Michel FoucaultISBN 0394513576 (0-394-51357-6)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977'Book summary:Michel Foucault has become famous for a series of books that have permanently altered our understanding of many institutions of Western society. He analyzed mental institutions in the remarkable Madness and Civilization; hospitals in The Birth of the Clinic; prisons in Discipline and Punish; and schools and families in The History of Sexuality. But the general reader as well as the specialist is apt to miss the consistent purposes that lay behind these difficult individual studies, thus losing sight of the broad social vision and political aims that unified them.
Now, in this superb set of essays and interviews, Foucault has provided a much-needed guide to Foucault. These pieces, ranging over the entire spectrum of his concerns, enabled Foucault, in his most intimate and accessible voice, to interpret the conclusions of his research in each area and to demonstrate the contribution of each to the magnificent -- and terrifying -- portrait of society that he was patiently compiling.
For, as Foucault shows, what he was always describing was the nature of power in society; not the conventional treatment of power that concentrates on powerful individuals and repressive institutions, but the much more pervasive and insidious mechanisms by which power "reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, their discourses, learning processes and everyday lives"
Foucault's investigations of prisons, schools, barracks, hospitals, factories, cities, lodgings, families, and other organized forms of social life are each a segment of one of the most astonishing intellectual enterprises of all time -- and, as this book proves, one which possesses profound implications for understanding the social control of our bodies and our minds. [via]More editions of Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977:
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Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977by Michel FoucaultISBN 039473954X (0-394-73954-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977'Book summary:Michel Foucault has become famous for a series of books that have permanently altered our understanding of many institutions of Western society. He analyzed mental institutions in the remarkable Madness and Civilization; hospitals in The Birth of the Clinic; prisons in Discipline and Punish; and schools and families in The History of Sexuality. But the general reader as well as the specialist is apt to miss the consistent purposes that lay behind these difficult individual studies, thus losing sight of the broad social vision and political aims that unified them.
Now, in this superb set of essays and interviews, Foucault has provided a much-needed guide to Foucault. These pieces, ranging over the entire spectrum of his concerns, enabled Foucault, in his most intimate and accessible voice, to interpret the conclusions of his research in each area and to demonstrate the contribution of each to the magnificent -- and terrifying -- portrait of society that he was patiently compiling.
For, as Foucault shows, what he was always describing was the nature of power in society; not the conventional treatment of power that concentrates on powerful individuals and repressive institutions, but the much more pervasive and insidious mechanisms by which power "reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, their discourses, learning processes and everyday lives"
Foucault's investigations of prisons, schools, barracks, hospitals, factories, cities, lodgings, families, and other organized forms of social life are each a segment of one of the most astonishing intellectual enterprises of all time -- and, as this book proves, one which possesses profound implications for understanding the social control of our bodies and our minds. [via]More editions of Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977:
The Project50: Or, Fifty Ways to Transform Every "Task" into a Project That Mattersby Thomas J. PetersISBN 0375407731 (0-375-40773-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Queen Dolleyby Dorothy Clarke WilsonISBN 0385197624 (0-385-19762-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Agingby Bruce A. Carnes, Stuart Jay OlshanskyISBN 0393323277 (0-393-32327-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Right on the Money: Taking Control of Your Personal Financesby Chris FarrellISBN 0375503692 (0-375-50369-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Scanty Particulars : The Scandalous Life and Astonishing Secret of Queen Victoria's Most Eminent Military Doctorby Rachel HolmesISBN 0375505563 (0-375-50556-3)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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A Season of Youth: The American Revolution and the Historical Imaginationby Michael G. KammenISBN 0394496515 (0-394-49651-5)
Hardcover, Knopf
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Seconds of Pleasure: Storiesby Alan Simpson, Brendan BehanISBN 0394170520 (0-394-17052-0)
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Slaves in the Familyby Edward BallISBN 0345431057 (0-345-43105-7)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Slaves in the Family'Book summary:Writer Edward Ball opens Slaves in the Family with an anecdote: "My father had a little joke that made light of our legacy as a family that had once owned slaves. 'There are five things we don't talk about in the Ball family,' he would say. 'Religion, sex, death, money and the Negroes.'" Ball himself seemed happy enough to avoid these touchy issues until an invitation to a family reunion in South Carolina piqued his interest in his family's extensive plantation and slave-holding past. He realized that he had a very clear idea of who his white ancestors were--their names, who their children and children's children were, even portraits and photographs--but he had only a murky vision of the black people who supported their livelihood and were such an intimate part of their daily lives; he knew neither their names nor what happened to them and their descendents after they were freed following the Civil War. So he embarked on a journey to uncover the history of the Balls and the black families with whom their lives were inextricably intertwined, as well as the less tangible resonance of slavery in both sets of families. From plantation records, interviews with descendents of both the Balls and their slaves, and travels to Africa and the American South, Ball has constructed a story of the riches and squalor, violence and insurrection--the pride and shame--that make up the history and legacy of slavery in America. [via]
Somerset Homecoming : Recovering a Lost Heritageby Dorothy Spruill Redford, Michael D'Orso, Alex HaleyISBN 0385242468 (0-385-24246-8)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Somerset Homecoming: Recovering a Lost Heritageby Michael D'Orso, Dorothy Spruill RedfordISBN 038524245X (0-385-24245-X)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Special Tasks: The Memoirs of an Unwanted Witness-A Soviet Spymasterby Pavel Sudoplatov, Anatoli Sudoplatov, Jerrold L. Schecter, Leona SchecterISBN 0316821152 (0-316-82115-2)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Special Tasks: The Memoirs of an Unwanted Witness-A Soviet Spymaster'Book summary:According to KGB archives, Pavel Sudoplatov directed the secretive Administration for Special Tasks. This department was responsible for kidnapping, assassination, sabotage, and guerrilla warfare during World War II, it also set up illegal networks in the United States and Western Europe, and, most crucially, carried out atomic espionage in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Sudoplatov served the KGB for over fifty years, at one point controlling more than twenty thousand guerrillas, moles, and spies.
But his involvement with the most nefarious Soviet activities-- and the rulers who ordered them-- made Sudoplatov an unwanted witness, and he was arrested in 1953 after Beria's fall. Despite torture and solitary confinement he refused to "confess", disavowing any criminal actions. He spent fifteen years in prison, then struggled two decades more for rehabilitation.
"Special Tasks" is an astonishing memoir and a singular historical document of a man who knew and did too much for the Soviet empire. [via]More editions of Special Tasks: The Memoirs of an Unwanted Witness-A Soviet Spymaster:
Sugar Busters! : For Kidsby H. Leighton Steward, Morrison C. Bethea, Sam S. Andrews, Luis A. BalartISBN 0345445716 (0-345-44571-6)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Tales from the Couch: Writers on Therapyby Jason ShinderISBN 0380976145 (0-380-97614-5)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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TheStreet.com Guide to Smart Investing in the Internet Era : Everything You Need to Know to Outsmart Wall Street and Select Winning Stocksby Dave Kansas, Street.com Writers StaffISBN 0385500947 (0-385-50094-7)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistanby Jason ElliotISBN 0330371614 (0-330-37161-4)
Hardcover, Trans-Atlantic Pubns
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Unwritten Memoriesby Katia MannISBN 0394494032 (0-394-49403-2)
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The Use of Pleasure: The History of Sexualityby Michel FoucaultISBN 0394751221 (0-394-75122-1)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Throughout The Uses of Pleasure Foucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Greek texts on eroticism as he tries to answer basic questions: How in the West did sexual experience become a moral issue? And why were other appetites of the body, such as hunger, and collective concerns, such as civic duty, not subjected to the numberless rules and regulations and judgments that have defined, if not confined, sexual behavior? [via]More editions of The Use of Pleasure: The History of Sexuality:
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The Vine of Desireby Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniISBN 038549730X (0-385-49730-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Voices from the Bunkerby Pierre GalanteISBN 0385413033 (0-385-41303-3)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Walking Out on the Boysby Frances K. ConleyISBN 0374525951 (0-374-52595-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Wild Women Don't Wear No Blues: Black Women Writers on Love, Men and Sexby Marita GoldenISBN 0385424019 (0-385-42401-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Wisdom of Big Bird: (And the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch) Lessons from a Life in Feathersby Jason Milligan, Caroll SpinneyISBN 0375507817 (0-375-50781-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Women's Work, Women's Health: Myths and Realitiesby Jeanne Mager StellmanISBN 0394410386 (0-394-41038-6)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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Writing: A College Handbookby John E. Lincoln, James A. W. HeffernanISBN 0393951502 (0-393-95150-2)
Hardcover, Norton
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You and Your Catby David Conrad TaylorISBN 0394729846 (0-394-72984-6)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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