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Abigail Adams: A Biographyby Phyllis Lee LevinISBN 0312000073 (0-312-00007-3)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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The Art of Warby Niccolo MachiavelliISBN 030681076X (0-306-81076-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of War'Book summary:Voltaire said, "Machiavelli taught Europe the art of war; it had long been practiced, without being known." For Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), war was war, and victory the supreme aim to which all other considerations must be subordinated. The Art of War is far from an anachronismits pages outline fundamental questions that theorists of war continue to examine today, making it essential reading for any student of military history, strategy, or theory. Machiavelli believed The Art of War to be his most important work.[via]More editions of The Art of War:
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: With Related Documentsby Louis P. MasurISBN 0312084463 (0-312-08446-3)
Softcover, Bedford/st Martins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: With Related Documents'Book summary:This new edition of "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" is built around J.A. Leo Lemay and P.R. Zall's text. Louis Masur's introduction sets the work in its historical context. Masur also discusses America after Franklin and why the autobiography has had such a tremendous impact on 19th- and 20th-century society and culture. The book prompts students to think critically about the text by raising fundamental issues, such as the inherent distortion that occurs in autobiography. The book also contains six portraits of Franklin. Louis Masur is the author of "Rites of Execution: Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865". [via]
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Bedford Glossary Of Critical And Literary Termsby Ross C. Murfin, Supryia M. RayISBN 0312259107 (0-312-25910-7)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms'Book summary:The Bedford Glossary includes lengthy (and easy-to-follow) discussions of ideas including such biggies as cultural studies, deconstruction, feminist criticism, gender criticism, irony, Marxist criticism, the new historicism, poststructuralism, psychological criticism and psychoanalytic criticism, and reader-response criticism. More obscure terms--anagnorisis, epithalamium, Menippean satire, kenning--receive shorter but equally careful treatment. This is a clear and comprehensive reference for academics, intellectuals, and anyone else who wants to hold forth intelligently on subjects literary and critical. --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Betty Crocker's Cookie Bookby GoldenISBN 0307094421 (0-307-09442-1)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Big Girl Knits: 30 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women With Real Curvesby Amy R. Singer, Jillian MorenoISBN 0307336603 (0-307-33660-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Part knitting instruction, part fashion guide, Big Girl Knits is packed with expert advice to help you make the most of the three Bs: Boobs, Belly, and Butt. All the garments and accessories featured in the book are proportioned to fit and flatter a big girls body. Learn two fabulous adaptations to add to your knitting toolbox that you can apply to any sweater pattern. The book also features an easy-to-use measurement guide and tips to help you choose the right yarn, colors, and styles for you. [via]More editions of Big Girl Knits: 30 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women With Real Curves:
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Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million With the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It Allby Bruce PorterISBN 0312267126 (0-312-26712-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million With the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All'Book summary:BLOW is the unlikely story of George Jung's roller coaster ride from middle-class high school football hero to the heart of Pable Escobar's Medellin cartel-- the largest importer of the United States cocaine supply in the 1980s. Jung's early business of flying marijuana into the United States from the mountains of Mexico took a dramatic turn when he met Carlos Lehder, a young Colombian car thief with connections to the then newly born cocaine operation in his native land. Together they created a new model for selling cocaine, turning a drug used primarily by the entertainment elite into a massive and unimaginably lucrative enterprise-- one whose earnings, if legal, would have ranked the cocaine business as the sixth largest private enterprise in the Fortune 500.[via]
The ride came to a screeching halt when DEA agents and Florida police busted Jung with three hundred kilos of coke, effectively unraveling his fortune. But George wasn't about to go down alone. He planned to bring down with him one of the biggest cartel figures ever caught.
With a riveting insider account of the lurid world of international drug smuggling and a super-charged drama of one man's meteoric rise and desperate fall, Bruce Porter chronicles Jung's life using unprecedented eyewitness sources in this critically acclaimed true crime classic.More editions of Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million With the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All:
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Cookie Bookby Betty CrockerISBN 030709930X (0-307-09930-X)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cookie Book'Book summary:The chapters are organized by cookie-making techniques, so that if you feel like using your cookie press, you can quickly find all the cookie-press recipes in one place. And that goes for cookies you bake in a pan and then cut into squares or bars, cookies you cut from rolled-out dough, cookies you drop from a spoon, cookies you mold and shape with your hands, refrigerator cookies and fried cookies. [via]
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Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athensby James DavidsonISBN 0312185596 (0-312-18559-6)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Critical Pathby Richard Buckminster FullerISBN 0312174918 (0-312-17491-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Critical Path'Book summary:R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, renowned for his achievements as an inventor, designer, architect, philosopher, mathematician, and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geodesic Dome and the term "Spaceship Earth," his work and his writings have had a profound impact on modern life and thought.
Critical Path is Fuller's master work--the summing up of a lifetime's thought and concern--as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication in 1981. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation--at the limits of the planet's natural resources and facing political, economic, environmental, and ethical crises.
The crowning achievement of an extraordinary career, Critical Path offers the reader the excitement of understanding the essential dilemmas of our time and how responsible citizens can rise to meet this ultimate challenge to our future.
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Cruden's Compact Concordanceby Alexander CrudenISBN 0310489717 (0-310-48971-7)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cruden's Compact Concordance'Book summary:This concordance lives up to its name...compact, convenient, concise...will be profitably used by busy Bible students ...Bibliotheca Sacra. [via]
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Cruden's Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testamentsby Alexander CrudenISBN 0310229200 (0-310-22920-0)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cruden's Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments'Book summary:For over 250 years, Cruden's Complete Concordance has been a standard tool for serious study of the Bible -- This edition offers you the most accurate, comprehensive, and readable rendering of Alexander Cruden's masterwork. The straightforward, uncluttered style lets you select from over 220,000 Scripture references to swiftly locate the exact words, topics, verses, and passages you're looking for. Compact and easy to use, the Cruden's Complete Concordance is a practical, convenient, eminently useful companion to the King James Version and other classic translations. It features: - Definitions and commentaries where appropriate - A list of seldom-mentioned biblical names - An appendix of names in the Old and New Testaments, complete with their meanings - A list of the names and titles given to Jesus Christ - A list of titles and descriptions given to the church [via]
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Cruden's Handy Concordanceby Alexander CrudenISBN 0310229111 (0-310-22911-1)
Softcover, Zondervan
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The Da Vinci Codeby Dan BrownISBN 0307277674 (0-307-27767-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Da Vinci Code'Book summary:With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history.
A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his daughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only Neveu's father's murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and history itself.
Brown (Angels and Demons) has created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought. --Jeremy Pugh [via]
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Defending Middle-Earth: Tolkien, Myth and Modernityby Patrick CurryISBN 0312176716 (0-312-17671-6)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Defending Middle-Earth: Tolkien, Myth and Modernity'Book summary:Although highly popular "The Lord of the Rings" has also been widely labelled as reactionary and escapist by hostile critics. This text shows just how mistaken they are. He reveals Tolkien's profound and subtle advocacy of community, ecology and spiritual values against the destructive forces of runaway modernity. Tolkien's remedy, and the project implicit in his literary mythology, is a re-enchantment of the world. In helping us to realize that living nature, including humanity, is sacred, his writings draw on ancient magical mythology, but at the same time resonate closely with the ideas of contemprary radical ecology. Quoting extensively from Tolkien's works, the author argues that Tolkien addresses hard global realities and widely justified fears. [via]
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Dinosaurs in the Atticby Douglas J. PrestonISBN 0312104561 (0-312-10456-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dinosaurs in the Attic'Book summary:Dinosaurs in the Attic is a chronicle of the expeditions, discoveries, and scientists behind the greatest natural history collection every assembled. Written by former Natural History columnist Douglas Preston, who worked at the American Museum of Natural History for seven years, this is a celebration of the best-known and best-loved museum in the United States.[via]More editions of Dinosaurs in the Attic:
Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soulby Barbara ReynoldsISBN 0312153538 (0-312-15353-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Powerby Andrew X. WeilISBN 0307264920 (0-307-26492-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power'Book summary:Now expanded and updated: The book in which one of America's most brilliant and respected doctors gives us his famous program for improving and maintaining healthalready the program of choice for hundreds of thousands.
Eight Weeks to Optimum Health focuses all of Andrew Weil's expertise in both conventional and alternative medicine on a practical week-by-week, step-by-step plan, covering diet, exercise, lifestyle, stress, and environmentall of the aspects of daily living that affect health and well-being. And he shows how his program can be tailored to the specific needs of pregnant women, senior citizens, overweight people, and those at risk for cancer, among others.
Dr. Weil has added the most up-to-date findings on such vital subjects as cholesterol, antioxidants, trans fats, toxic residues in the food supply, soy products, and vitamins and supplements, together with a greatly enhanced source list for information and supplies.
Preventive in the broadest sense, straightforward, and encouraging, Eight Weeks to Optimum Health has proved to be, and in this updated version will continue to be, an essential book. [via]More editions of Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power:
El Monje Que Vendio Su Ferrariby Robin S. Sharma, Pedro FontanaISBN 0307274284 (0-307-27428-4)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched On the Modern Worldby David BodanisISBN 0307335984 (0-307-33598-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The First Elizabethby Carolly EricksonISBN 031216842X (0-312-16842-X)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The First Elizabeth'Book summary:In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who commands our attention, fascination, and awe.[via]
With the special skill for which she is acclaimed, Carolly Erickson electrifies the senses as she evokes with total fidelity the brilliant colors of Elizabethan clothing and jewelry, the texture of tapestries, and even the close, perfumed air of castle rooms. Erickson demonstrates her extraordinary ability to discern and bring to life psychological and physical reality.More editions of The First Elizabeth:
Flowersby Herbert S. Zim, Alexander C. Martin, Rudolf FreundISBN 0307240541 (0-307-24054-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Graysonby Lynne Cox, Alberto MagnetISBN 0307279472 (0-307-27947-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Great Harryby Carolly EricksonISBN 0312168586 (0-312-16858-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Harry'Book summary:St. Martin's Griffin is proud to reissue acclaimed biographer Carolly Erickson's lives of the Tudor monarchs.[via]
In this full-scale popular biography of Henry VIII, Carolly Erickson re-creates the extravagant life and times of one of history's most complex and fascinating men.
Based on voluminous records of the period, the story of Henry's life covers his troubled youth, his triumphant early reign, and his agonizing old age.
Against the lively backdrop of the Tudor world, with all its splendors and squalors, Carolly Erickson gives us an unforgettable and human portrait of Henry VIII.More editions of Great Harry:
Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds: Collected Essays 1934-1998by Arthur Charles Clarke, Ian T. MacauleyISBN 0312267452 (0-312-26745-2)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds: Collected Essays 1934-1998'Book summary:"Nobody has done more in the way of enlightened prediction than Arthur C. Clarke," wrote Isaac Asimov, no slouch in that department himself. And indeed, this collection of Clarke's essays contains an astonishing amount of prophecy, in everything from space exploration to computer technology. Clarke, probably best known as the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, is one of the most prolific science authors of the 20th century, even though his science fiction works got all the glory. His expertise in tracking scientific innovation and his predilection for far-flung adventure are well represented here. Reading these articles illuminates the enormous amount of research that good science fiction writers do in the course of learning their craft. The collection spans more than 60 years of Clarke's musings. Highlights include essays on undersea and lunar living, working with Stanley Kubrick on the movie version of 2001, and tributes to his favorite authors--Lord Dunsany, Robert Bloch, and Isaac Asimov, especially. Clarke gives each essay a context, and he good-naturedly points out his old errors and failed predictions. Clarke is a fascinating person, a man of great depth and passion, and fans of his science fiction will be pleasantly surprised that his straightforward, bemused style comes through in his nonfiction as well. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Halley's Bible Handbookby Henry H. HalleyISBN 0310257204 (0-310-25720-4)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Halley's Bible Handbook'Book summary:Halley's Bible Handbook was born out of the conviction of Henry H. Halley that everyone ought to read the Bible daily. From its first edition, a small give-away booklet of 16 pages, it has grown into an 864-page 'almanac' of biblical information, used regularly by hundreds of thousands of laymen, teachers, and ministers. Halley's Bible Handbook contains more biblical information than any other book of its size. It has been a continuous best-seller through the years and has sold more than five million copies in many languages. [via]
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Halley's Bible Handbook With the New International Versionby Henry Hampton HalleyISBN 0310224799 (0-310-22479-9)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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Halley's Bible Handbook: An Abbreviated Bible Commentaryby Henry H. HalleyISBN 0310402301 (0-310-40230-1)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Halley's Bible Handbook: An Abbreviated Bible Commentary'Book summary:Special Edition printed by permission of Zondervan Publishing House For the Grason Company. A general view of the bible. Notes on each of the Bible books, etc. [via]
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A History in Fragments: Europe in the Twentieth Centuryby Richard VinenISBN 0306811790 (0-306-81179-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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How Far from Austerlitz?: Napoleon 1805-1815by Alistair HorneISBN 0312187246 (0-312-18724-6)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How Far from Austerlitz?: Napoleon 1805-1815'Book summary:In How Far from Austerlitz? accomplished military historian Alistair Horne covers the pivotal decade of Napoleon's career. Starting with the victories at Ulm and Austerlitz and concluding with the defeat at Waterloo, Horne treats his subject like the hero of a Greek tragedy, full of the hubris that ultimately will cause his downfall. He shows, for instance, that once the conquering begins, it can rarely stop. One victory demands a second to protect the gains of the first, and so on. Before long, resources are spread thin and the empire topples. That's essentially what happened to Napoleon, and Horne tells the tale well. In addition, he draws interesting parallels between the French emperor and Hitler: both were more or less confined to the European continent by British naval power, both launched a doomed invasion of Russia, and both had an fatal thirst for conquest. [via]
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How to Write a Damn Good Novelby James N. FreyISBN 0312010443 (0-312-01044-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldonby Julie PhillipsISBN 0312203853 (0-312-20385-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Jane Austen: Her Lifeby Park HonanISBN 0312146329 (0-312-14632-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jane Austen: Her Life'Book summary:Readers have long cherished the brilliant, ironic novels of Jane Austen and critics have ranked them with the masterpieces of world literature, but surprisingly, there has been no major biography of the novelist in over seventy years. Park Honan's highly accliamed "Jane Austen: Her Life" is the biography that Austen--and her readers--have long deserved. [via]
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Kind of Blue : The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpieceby Ashley Kahn, Jimmy CobbISBN 0306810670 (0-306-81067-0)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated
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The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usageby Kingsley AmisISBN 0312206577 (0-312-20657-7)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The King's English: A Guide to Modern Usage'Book summary:Kingsley Amis's The King's English is as witty and biting as his novels. Modestly presented as a volume "in which some modern linguistic problems are discussed and perhaps settled," Amis's usage guide is a worthy companion to his revered Fowler's. The King's English is distinctly British, but never mind: it is sensational. And unlike many of his countrymen, Amis is decidedly pro-American, even admitting a "bias towards American modes of expression as likely to seem the livelier and ... smarter alternative." In a world populated by usage mavens too willingly to waffle, Amis is refreshingly unequivocal. On the expression meaningful dialogue? It "looks and sounds unbearably pompous. Nevertheless one would not wish to be deprived of a phrase that so unerringly points out its user as a humourless ninny." To cross one's 7's, he says, "is either gross affectation or, these days, straightforward ignorance." And the frequently misused word viable, he claims, "should be dropped altogether ... simply because it has taken the fancy of every trendy little twit on the look-out for a posh word for feasible, practicable." Forget Amis's protestations of being unfit for the position of language arbiter; after all, as he says, "the defence of the language is too large a matter to be left to the properly qualified." --Jane Steinberg [via]
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The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor And The Most Audacious Fraud In Historyby David SinclairISBN 0306814110 (0-306-81411-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor And The Most Audacious Fraud In History'Book summary:Once upon a time, in the heart of Central America, there was a country named Poyais. It was exceptionally rich in resources, civilization, and culture and was ruled by the brave and enlightened Scottish soldier, Sir Gregor MacGregor, who became its ruler after his heroic exploits in the fight for South American independence. On a cold January morning in 1823, a group of Scottish immigrants looking for a new life set sail for this tropical Eden called Poyais.The only catch was that it didn't exist.A month later the ship landed on the swamp-infested Mosquito Coast and the settlers realized that they had become the victims of one of the most elaborate hoaxes in history. The land they had been sold was nonexistent, the banknotes and guidebooks they carried with them were forgeries, their documents were worthless. Poyais was a fiction. The man responsible? Sir Gregor MacGregor. Who was this eccentric, scurrilous man? And why is he such a lovable rogue?[via]More editions of The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor And The Most Audacious Fraud In History:
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Looking for Alaskaby Peter JenkinsISBN 0312261780 (0-312-26178-0)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Looking for Alaska'Book summary:In 1999, Peter Jenkins and his family left their farm in Tennessee to live in Alaska for a few seasons, eventually renting a house in Seward, Alaska (pop. 2,830) on the Kenai Peninsula. The principal aim of the trip was for Jenkins to write a travelogue, but he also saw it as an opportunity to end a period of personal stagnation. It appears to have worked, for Looking for Alaska is filled with a vibrancy that can only come from one with a fully charged battery. Recognizing that "This giant place is filled with people determined to live as free as possible of others' intervention," he employed the same low-key approach to research that made his bestselling book A Walk Across America (1979) so engaging--he made friends wherever he went and allowed people to share their stories in their own way and in their own time. Part of Jenkins's charm is that he never pretends that he's figured the place out; he readily cops to his outsider status and invites readers to experience his sense of awe and surprise with him. During his 18-month stay in the Last Frontier, Jenkins spent time with wildlife rangers, recreation guides, native whalers, fishermen, and dogsled mushers, all of whom showed Jenkins and his family glimpses of their own private Alaska. (They also shared their bear stories; it seems nearly everyone in the state has had at least one run-in with the giant predator). "No one is ever the same after coming back from Alaska," he writes and after reading his book, it's easy to believe him. --Shawn Carkonen [via]
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Maggots, Murder and Men : Memories and Reflections of a Forensic Entomologistby Zakaria ErzincliogluISBN 0312287747 (0-312-28774-7)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Faceby Patrick M. MorleyISBN 0310217687 (0-310-21768-7)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face'Book summary:The Man in the Mirror has established itself as a cornerstone in men's literature since its 1989 release. Winner of the prestigious Gold Medallion Award and appearing on the best-seller list eighteen times, it has helped thousands of men understand the person who stares back at them from the glass each morning and know what to do about his twenty-four most difficult problems. Written by a foremost Christian men's leader, this powerful book invites men to take a probing look at their identities, relationships, finances, time, temperament, and most important, the means to bring about lasting change. If life's demands are constantly pressuring you to run faster and jump higher, this book is for you. Rich in anecdotes, thought-provoking questions, biblical insights, and featuring focus questions in each chapter suitable for personal or group use, The Man in the Mirror offers a penetrating, pragmatic, and life-changing look at how to trade the rat race for the rewards of godly manhood. [via]
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Softcover, Zondervan - The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face: ISBN 0310222893 (0-310-22289-3)
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Marie Antoinette: The Journeyby Antonia FraserISBN 0307277747 (0-307-27774-7)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marie Antoinette: The Journey'Book summary:In the past, Antonia Fraser's bestselling histories and biographies have focused on people and events in her native England, from Mary Queen of Scots to Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot. Now she crosses the Channel to limn the life of France's unhappiest queen, bringing along her gift for fluent storytelling, vivid characterization, and evocative historical background. Marie Antoinette (1755-93) emerges in Fraser's sympathetic portrait as a goodhearted girl woefully undereducated and poorly prepared for the dynastic political intrigues into which she was thrust at age 14, when her mother, Empress Maria Theresa, married her off to the future Louis XVI to further Austria's interests in France. Far from being the licentious monster later depicted by the radicals who sent her to the guillotine at the height of the French Revolution, young Marie Antoinette was quite prudish, as well as thoroughly humiliated by her husband's widely known failure to have complete intercourse with her for seven long years (the gory details were reported to any number of concerned royal parties, including her mother and brother). She compensated by spending lavishly on clothes and palaces, but Fraser points out that this hardly made her unique among 18th-century royalty, and in any case the causes of the Revolution went far beyond one woman's frivolities. The moving final chapters show Marie Antoinette gaining in dignity and courage as the Revolution stripped her of everything, subjected her to horrific brutalities (a mob paraded the head of her closest female friend on a pike below her window), and eventually took her life. Fraser makes no attempt to hide the queen's shortcomings, in particular her poor political skills, but focuses on her personal warmth and noble bearing during her final ordeal. It's another fine piece of popular historical biography to add to Fraser's already impressive bibliography. --Wendy Smith [via]
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Markingsby Dag Hammarskjold, Jimmy Carter, W. H. Auden, Leif Sj-ObergISBN 0307277429 (0-307-27742-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Markings'Book summary:Universally known and admired as a peacemaker, Dag Hammarskjöld concealed a remarkable intense inner life which he recorded over several decades in this journal of poems and spiritual meditations, left to be published after his death. A dramatic account of spiritual struggle, Markings has inspired hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1964.Markings is distinctive, as W.H. Auden remarks in his foreword, as a record of "the attempt by a professional man of action to unite in one life the via activa and the via contemplativa." It reflects its author's efforts to live his creed, his belief that all men are equally the children of God and that faith and love require of him a life of selfless service to others. For Hammarskjöld, "the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action." Markings is not only a fascinating glimpse of the mind of a great man, but also a moving spiritual classic that has left its mark on generations of readers. [via]
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Martha Stewart's Baking Handbookby Martha StewartISBN 0307236722 (0-307-23672-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters' Guide Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes, And Picturesby Sue Daley, Steve Gross, Kay Gardiner, Ann ShayneISBN 0307236056 (0-307-23605-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters' Guide Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes, And Pictures'Book summary:Enjoy the practical advice, real-life knitting instruction, and irreverent humor of Yankee Kay Gardiner and Tennessean Ann Shayne, the duo behind the renowned knitting web log masondixonknitting.com. The ladies of Mason-Dixon Knitting will take you on a thrilling adventure through Knitopia, a place where knitting and creativity unite through the zaniest knitted items imaginable. Kay and Ann reveal that a pattern is a starting line, a launching pad, the front doors of Saks the day after Thanksgiving: oh, the potential!
Mason-Dixon Knitting is a collection of unbelievable patterns, a how-to manual, and a crazy quilt of hilarious narrative, all in one. In this book, Kay and Ann chitchat their way through a series of more than thirty incredible patterns. Drawing creative inspiration from their surroundings, they present colorful blankets, sassy nightgowns, a delicate curtain, and much more to reveal that knitting can weave its way into just about every aspect of life. Most of these projects are the epitome of ease, but you can make them as simple or complicated as you prefer.
Kay and Ann invite you to use your creative vision to interpret each pattern and give it your own personal touch. Full-color photography of these delightful home- and family-inspired knits accompanies each project. Along the way, Kay and Ann will introduce you to incredible knitting personalities, share their own knitting experiences, and present eye-popping knitting phenomena. Mason-Dixon Knitting explores the humor, fun, and outrageous possibilities of a realm in which knitting is much more than a craftits a lifestyle.
Inspiration, Guidance, and 30 Projects to Knit
Featuring: Technical hints; Great (knitted) things you will do; How to cope with disaster; Must-knit tv; Mistakes you will definitely make; Knitting for the common good; Knitting something that looks like something else [via]More editions of Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters' Guide Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes, And Pictures:
Matthew Henry's Commentary: In One Volume Genesis to Revelationby Matthew Henry, Leslie F. ChruchISBN 0310260108 (0-310-26010-8)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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Mendeleyev's Dream : The Quest for the Elementsby Paul StrathernISBN 0312262043 (0-312-26204-3)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mendeleyev's Dream : The Quest for the Elements'Book summary:On the night of February 17, 1869, the Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev went to bed frustrated by a puzzle he had been playing with for years: how the atomic weights of the chemical elements could be grouped in some meaningful way--and one that, with any luck, would open a window onto the hidden structure of nature. He dreamed, as he later recalled, of "a table where all the elements fell into place as required." His intuition that when the elements were listed in order of weight, their properties repeated in regular intervals, gave rise to the Periodic Table of the Elements--which, though much revised since, underlies modern chemistry.
Mendeleyev's discovery brackets Paul Strathern's learned and literate history of chemistry. He traces the origins of that science, as it is understood in the West, to the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, who backed up his surmises about the nature of things with evidence and used arguments "entirely within the realm of this world." From Thales's day, Strathern takes us into the studies of Arabic-speaking scientists such as Avicenna and Al-Razi, who preserved classical science and added to it their own insights; introduces us to the medieval alchemists who in turn preserved the work of Islamic scholars while questing to discover the inner secrets of matter (and perhaps make a little gold in the bargain); and leads us into the early modern world of such greats as Lavoisier, Van Helmont, and Cavendish, who added rigorous methodology and important discoveries to that quest.
Strathern relates false steps and true breakthroughs alike, and his narrative is a pleasure to read. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Mrs Keppel and Her Daughterby Diana SouhamiISBN 0312195176 (0-312-19517-6)
Softcover, Griffin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter'Book summary:[via]Alice Keppel, the married lover of Queen Victoria's eldest son and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker-Bowles, was a key figure in Edwardian society. Hers was the acceptable face of adultery. Discretion was her hallmark. It was her art to be the king's mistress and yet to laud the Royal Family and the institution of marriage. Formidable and manipulative, her attentions to the king brought her wealth, power, and status. Her daughter Violet Trefusis had a long tempestuous affair with the author and aristocrat Vita Sackville-West, during which Vita left her husband and two sons to travel abroad with Violet. It was a liaison that threatened the fabric of Violet's social world, and her passion and recalcitrance in pursuit of it pitted her against her mother and society. From memoirs, diaries, and letters, Diana Souhami portrays this fascinating and intense mother/daughter relationship. Her story of these women, their lovers, and their lovers' mothers, highlights Edwardian - and contemporary - duplicity and double standards and goes to the heart of questions about sexual freedoms.More editions of Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter:
Never Be Lied to Againby David J. LiebermanISBN 0312204280 (0-312-20428-0)
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Never Be Lied to Again: How to Get the Truth in 5 Minutes or Less in Any Conversation or Situationby David J. LiebermanISBN 0312186347 (0-312-18634-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Never Be Lied to Again: How to Get the Truth in 5 Minutes or Less in Any Conversation or Situation'Book summary:When liars are being accused of something, they'll stay calm because they're working on their rebuttal; this is why detectives were suspicious of O.J. Simpson when he didn't express outrage when accused of murdering his ex-wife and Ronald Goldman. Never Be Lied to Again is bursting with tested tips like this for quickly determining when you're being boondoggled. Body language, facial expressions, sentence structure, and word choice can all reveal when someone is lying, says psychologist David J. Lieberman, and he includes 46 of these "clues to deception" to help you, including tricks for framing questions without putting others on the defense. Once you use your newly honed "human lie detector" skills to figure out if you're being lied to, you can then dig for the truth using the specific, influential words and body postures that Lieberman suggests. Written with flair and humor, Never Be Lied to Again is designed to help you get the upper hand in any situation, whether you're trying to figure out if your spouse is cheating on you or if you suspect your coworkers are cooking the books. [via]
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The Niv Matthew Henry Commentary: In One Volumeby Matthew Henry, Leslie F. Church, Gerald W. PetermanISBN 031026040X (0-310-26040-X)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Niv Matthew Henry Commentary: In One Volume'Book summary:Time has sealed the reputation of Matthew Henry's classic commentary as a rich source of insight into God's word. Four centuries after its first publication, it remains one of the best-loved, most popular commentaries ever written. However, while its wisdom is timeless, the English language has changed much through the years. Words that meant one thing in Matthew Henry's day have taken on different meanings today. In addition, Henry's often wordy reflections are generations removed from the crisp style that communicates most effectively to contemporary readers. The Zondervan NIV Matthew Henry Commentary is a masterful response to these concerns. It delivers the heart and soul of Henry's incomparable writings in a style that is easy to read and understand. -Dr. Leslie Church's meticulous abridgment retains the essential content of the original work. - Easily misunderstood words have been replaced with modern ones while keeping Henry's style. - Use of the New International Version (NIV) instead of the King James Version makes this edition fully compatible with today's most widely used Bible translation. In one volume, here is a wealth of exposition, metaphors, analogies, and illustrations, ideal for - Personal devotions - Bible study - Sermon and lesson preparation [via]
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Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Aloneby Mary MorrisISBN 0312199414 (0-312-19941-4)
Softcover, Picador USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone'Book summary:Great travel writing has always been about the person making the trip as well as the things he or she encounters, and Mary Morris's category-defying 1988 memoir was an instant classic as much for its candid revelation of the author's turbulent emotions as for its sensitive, unglamorous portrait of a Latin America most tourists never see. Living in a poor neighborhood of the small Mexican town San Miguel de Allende, Morris befriends a neighbor, Lupe, who is struggling to support her many children (fathered by three different men) and to cope with her current, openly unfaithful partner. Scenes of life in San Miguel alternate with Morris's voyages around Central America, from the historic ruins of Teotihuacán to the contemporary turmoil of Nicaragua under the Sandinistas. Memories of her past crowd in: her parents' tense marriage, which sparked the restlessness that keeps their daughter on the road; her difficult relationships with often cruel men; the desolation of the years prior to her departure for San Miguel. Neither her affection for Lupe nor her love affair with a Mexico City man can prevent Morris's eventual return to the U.S., but her eloquent, elegant prose makes it clear that the grim, grand landscape and its tenacious inhabitants have left an indelible imprint on her soul. --Wendy Smith [via]
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On Truthby Harry FrankfurtISBN 030726422X (0-307-26422-X)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Truth'Book summary:Having outlined a theory of bullshit and falsehood, Harry G. Frankfurt turns to what lies beyond them: the truth, a concept not as obvious as some might expect.
Our culture's devotion to bullshit may seem much stronger than our apparently halfhearted attachment to truth. Some people (professional thinkers) won't even acknowledge "true" and "false" as meaningful categories, and even those who claim to love truth cause the rest of us to wonder whether they, too, aren't simply full of it. Practically speaking, many of us deploy the truth only when absolutely necessary, often finding alternatives to be more saleable, and yet somehow civilization seems to be muddling along. But where are we headed? Is our fast and easy way with the facts actually crippling us? Or is it "all good"? Really, what's the use of truth, anyway?
With the same leavening wit and commonsense wisdom that animates his pathbreaking work On Bullshit, Frankfurt encourages us to take another look at the truth: there may be something there that is perhaps too plain to notice but for which we have a mostly unacknowledged yet deep-seated passion. His book will have sentient beings across America asking, "The truthwhy didn't I think of that?" [via]More editions of On Truth:
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Overlord: D-day And the Battle for Normandyby Max HastingsISBN 030727571X (0-307-27571-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Overlord: D-day And the Battle for Normandy'Book summary:On June 6, 1944, American and British troops staged the greatest amphibious landing in history to begin Operation Overlord, the battle to liberate Europe from the scourge of the Third Reich. With gut-wrenching realism and immediacy, Hastings reveals the terrible human cost that this battle exacted.
Moving beyond just the storming of Omaha beach and D-Day, he explores the Allies push inward, with many British and American infantry units suffering near 100 percent casualties during the course of that awful summer. Far from a gauzy romanticized remembrance, Hastings details a grueling ten week battle to overpower the superbly trained, geographically entrenched German Wehrmacht. Uncompromising and powerful in its depiction of wartime, this is the definitive book on D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. [via]More editions of Overlord: D-day And the Battle for Normandy:
Pulling Your Own Stringsby Wayne W. DyerISBN 030810336X (0-308-10336-X)
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Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?by Philip YanceyISBN 0310247306 (0-310-24730-6)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?'Book summary:In a sea of books that promise certainty, award-winning author Philip Yancey (What's So Amazing About Grace, The Jesus I Never Knew) is not afraid to write about the mystery of belief, about letting risk and faith go hand in hand. Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find? is Yancey at his best--wrestling with difficult questions and refusing to give pat answers. In our quest to know God, he offers this caveat: "The more personal conception of God we have, the more unnerving are the questions about him".
Yancey quotes extensively from classic writers and sketches scenes of doubting biblical figures as he grapples with making sense of a God who is personal, yet sometimes so elusive. Six different aspects of the Christian life are explored: our longing for God, who God is, the Holy Spirit, our faith, growth, and spiritual transformation. In his explorations, he reassembles the difficult and perplexing events of life around an ability to trust in a loving God. Trust is pivotal. Admitting that God's style "often baffles me", Yancey leaves no doubt that his framework of faith is still in place, that he sees "evidence of (God's) long-suffering, mercy, and desire to woo rather than compel--I have learned to trust God". Here is the clear, concise writing mixed with deeply personal and authentic insights that won Yancey a string of top Religious Book Awards for previous works. Expect some more. --Cindy Crosby [via]
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Romans: The Niv Application Commentary From Biblical Text...to Contemporary Lifeby Douglas J. MooISBN 0310494001 (0-310-49400-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romans: The Niv Application Commentary From Biblical Text...to Contemporary Life'Book summary:Our culture does not encourage thoughtful reflection on truth. Yet living the gospel in a postmodern culture demands that Christians understand and internalize the truth about God and his plan for the world. Paul's letter to the Romans remains one of the most important expressions of Christian truth ever written. Its message forces us to evaluate who we are, who God is, and what our place in this world ought to be. Going beyond the usual commentary, this volume brings the meaning of Paul's great letter into the twenty-first century. Douglas Moo comments on the text and then explores issues in Paul's culture and in ours that help us understand the ultimate meaning of each paragraph. A final section suggests ways in which the eternal theology of Romans can be understood and lived out in our modern culture. [via]
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Rottenby John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent ZimmermanISBN 031211883X (0-312-11883-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rotten'Book summary:"Much has been written about the Sex Pistols. Much of it has either been sensationalism or journalistic psychobabble. The rest has been mere spite. This book is as close to the truth as one can get ... This means contradictions and insults have not been edited, and neither have the compliments, if any. I have no time for lies or fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die."
So writes author John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, in his introduction to the book Rotten, an oral history of punk: angry, honest, and crackling with energy. Seventies punk has been romanticized by the media and the up-and-coming punk bands of today, but the sneering, leering disaffection of that time has been lost. Now, Lydon candidly and at times, dare we say it, fondly looks back at himself, the Sex Pistols, and the "no future" attitude of the time. Rolling Stone calls Lydon a "pavement philosopher whose Dickensian roots blossom with Joycean color," and the San Francisco Chronicle calls Rotten an "invaluable [book] ... sheds welcome light on that short period of great music and spasmodic cultural change."
Bollocks you say? Read, sneer, and enjoy or die. [via]
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Running With Scissors: A Memoirby Augusten BurroughsISBN 0312283709 (0-312-28370-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Running With Scissors: A Memoir'Book summary:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir, Running with Scissors, that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped, glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. "I knew I could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office," he writes, "And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after I polished it with Windex for three hours." There were certainly numerous chips in the childhood Burroughs describes: an alcoholic father, an unstable mother who gives him up for adoption to her therapist, and an adolescence spent as part of the therapist's eccentric extended family, gobbling prescription meds and fooling around with both an old electroshock machine and a pedophile who lives in a shed out back. But just as he dreamed of doing with that old table, Burroughs employs a vigorous program of decoration and fervent polishing to a life that many would have simply thrown in a landfill. Despite her abandonment, he never gives up on his increasingly unbalanced mother. And rather than despair about his lot, he glamorizes it: planning a "beauty empire" and performing an a capella version of "You Light Up My Life" at a local mental ward. Burroughs's perspective achieves a crucial balance for a memoir: emotional but not self-involved, observant but not clinical, funny but not deliberately comic. And it's ultimately a feel-good story: as he steers through a challenging childhood, there's always a sense that Burroughs's survivor mentality will guide him through and that the coffee table will be salvaged after all. --John Moe [via]
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Sky Observer's Guideby R. Newton Mayall, Margaret W. Mayall, Jerome Wyckoff, John PolgreenISBN 0307240096 (0-307-24009-6)
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Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Timeby Paul Rogat LoebISBN 0312204353 (0-312-20435-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time'Book summary:These are indeed cynical times. But to hide behind the smugness of cynicism is a kind of self-imposed death sentence, explains writer and social commentator Paul Loeb. In fact, now is the ideal time for gathering all our strengths and wisdom as spiritual beings and applying ourselves to shaping a better world, he claims.
Are we talking social activism here? Well, yes. But before you cringe from images of shrill, humorless, burned out activists, keep in mind that Loeb is talking about a new kind of activism--an exciting, spiritual model for creating social change. We don't have to be pious or martyred saints (as he explains throughout one chapter), starving ourselves in the name of a cause or staging protests in freezing rain. We can be "good enough" activists, assuming the task of helping 10 people in need rather than taking on the globe. We can remember the power of storytelling when convincing an audience, rather than angrily spewing scary facts. We can replenish ourselves so that we do not burn out. We can emphasize themes such as community and forgiveness rather than separatism and blame.
This is a deeply spiritual book, but make no mistake: Loeb's writing, research, and integrity are as solid as they come. Soul of a Citizen may well become The Handbook for activism at the turn of the century. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Stein on Writingby Sol SteinISBN 0312254210 (0-312-25421-0)
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Stein on Writing : A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategiesby Sol SteinISBN 0312136080 (0-312-13608-0)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stein on Writing : A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies'Book summary:"The best reading experiences," says Sol Stein, "defy interruption." With Stein's assistance, you can grab your reader on page 1 and not let go until "The End." Stein--author of nine novels (including the bestselling The Magician) and editor to James Baldwin, W.H. Auden, and Lionel Trilling--offers "usable solutions" for any writing problem you may encounter. He is authoritative and commanding--neither cheerleader nor naysayer. Instead, he rails against mediocrity and demands that you expunge it from your work. Perhaps the concept of scrutinizing every modifier, every metaphor, every character trait sounds like drudgery. But with Stein's lively guidance, it is a pleasure. Stein recommends that you brew conflict in your prose by giving your characters different "scripts." He challenges you, in an exercise concerning voice, to write the sentence you want the world to remember you by. He uses an excerpt from E.L. Doctorow to demonstrate poorly written monologue and a series of Taster's Choice commercials as an example of dialogue that works. Stein's bottom line is that good writing must be suspenseful. Your job, says Stein, "is to give readers stress, strain, and pressure. The fact is that readers who hate those things in life love them in fiction." --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Structures: Or Why Things Dont Fall Downby J. E. GordonISBN 0306812835 (0-306-81283-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Summerhill School: A New View of Childhoodby A.S. Neill, Albert LambISBN 0312141378 (0-312-14137-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood'Book summary:Originally published in 1960, Summerhill became an instant bestseller and a classic volume of education for an entire generation. Now, this thoroughly expanded and revised version of the original Summerhill reinstates the revolutionary "free school" traditions begun by Summerhill's founder A.S. Neill.[via]
As American education lags behind the rest of the world, this new edition is more timely than ever. The children of today face struggles far greater than any previous generation and we, as parents and teachers, must teach them now to make choices for themselves and to learn from the outcome of their decisions.
This classic work yet again invites a new view of childhood and presents an essential treatise that challenges us to rethink our approach to education.More editions of Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood:
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Sylvia Plath : A Biographyby Linda Wagner-MartinISBN 0312023251 (0-312-02325-1)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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Sylvia Plath: A Literary Lifeby Linda Wagner-MartinISBN 0312223234 (0-312-22323-4)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistanby Jason ElliotISBN 0312288468 (0-312-28846-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan'Book summary:Part historical evocation, part travelogue, and part personal quest, An Unexpected Light is the account of Elliot's journey through Afghanistan, a country considered off-limits to travelers for twenty years. Aware of the risks involved, but determined to explore what he could of the Afghan people and culture, Elliot leaves the relative security of Kabul. He travels by foot and on horseback, and hitches rides on trucks that eventually lead him into the snowbound mountains of the North toward Uzbekistan, the former battlefields of the Soviet army's "hidden war." Here the Afghan landscape kindles a recollection of the author's life ten years earlier, when he fought with the anti-Soviet mujaheddin resistance during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
Weaving different Afghan times and visits with revealing insights on matters ranging from antipersonnel mines to Sufism, Elliot has created a narrative mosaic of startling prose that captures perfectly the powerful allure of a seldom-glimpsed world.
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We Love Harry Potter! : We'll Tell You Whyby Sharon A. MooreISBN 031226481X (0-312-26481-X)
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Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sourby Mark Leyner, Billy GoldbergISBN 0307345971 (0-307-34597-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Why Nations Go To Warby John G. StoessingerISBN 0312080352 (0-312-08035-2)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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You Can Get Arrested for That: 2 Guys, 25 Dumb Laws, 1 Absurd American Crime Spreeby Rich SmithISBN 0307339424 (0-307-33942-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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