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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terrorby Stephen KinzerISBN 0471265179 (0-471-26517-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Around the World in 80 Datesby Jennifer CoxISBN 0434013358 (0-434-01335-8)
Hardcover, William Heinemann
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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Securityby William L. Simon, Kevin D. MitnickISBN 0471237124 (0-471-23712-4)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security'Book summary:The Art of Deception is about gaining someone's trust by lying to them and then abusing that trust for fun and profit. Hackers use the euphemism "social engineering" and hacker-guru Kevin Mitnick examines many example scenarios.
After Mitnick's first dozen examples anyone responsible for organisational security is going to lose the will to live. It's been said before but people and security are antithetical. Organisations exist to provide a good or service and want helpful friendly employees to promote the good or service. People are social animals who want to be liked. Controlling the human aspects of security means denying someone something. This circle can't be squared.
Considering Mitnick's reputation as a hacker guru the least and last point of attack for hackers using social engineering are computers. Most of the scenarios in The Art of Deception work just as well against computer-free organisations and were probably known to the Pheonicians. Technology simply makes it all easier. Phones are faster than letters after all and large organisations mean dealing with lots of strangers.
Much of Mitnick's security advice sounds practical until you think about implementation, when you realise more effective security means reducing organisational efficiency: an impossible trade in competitive business. And anyway, who wants to work in an organisation where the rule is "Trust no one"? Mitnick shows how easily security is breached by trust, but without trust people can't live and work together. In the real world effective organisations have to acknowledge total security is a chimera--and carry more insurance. --Steve Patient [via]
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The Art of War: Sunzi Bing Faby James Clavell, Sun-TzuISBN 0440002435 (0-440-00243-5)
Hardcover, Delacorte Press
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Baghdad Without a Map: And Other Misadventures in Arabiaby Tony HorwitzISBN 0452267455 (0-452-26745-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Baghdad Without a Map: And Other Misadventures in Arabia'Book summary:Horwitz has the touch, the ability to astutely capture the ludicrous essence of an experience while filling in all the pertinent socio-historic details. He chews qat with the Yemenis, plays soccer with the Sudanese Dinka refugees and listens to an endless refrain of "You are the perfume of Iraq, oh Saddam" in Baghdad. Horwitz' eye and wit are equally sharp, and his book is an exceptionally good read. [via]
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Behind the Wall: A Journey Through Chinaby Colin ThubronISBN 0434779881 (0-434-77988-1)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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The Best and the Brightestby David HalberstamISBN 0449240339 (0-449-24033-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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The Best and the Brightest/20th Anniversary Editionby David HalberstamISBN 0449908704 (0-449-90870-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Best and the Brightest/20th Anniversary Edition'Book summary:"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." -- The New York Times
"[The] most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. It is also the Iliad of the American empire and the Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul. THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST is almost like watching an Alfred Hitchcock thriller." -- The Boston Globe
"Deeply moving . . . We cannot help but feel the compelling power of this narrative . . . . Dramatic and tragic, a chain of events overwhelming in their force, a distant war embodying illusions and myths, terror and violence, confusions and courage, blindness, pride, and arrogance." -- Los Angeles Times
"Most impressive, superb -- perceptive, literary, multidimensional." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A story which every American should read." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch [via]More editions of The Best and the Brightest/20th Anniversary Edition:
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The Birth Order Book : Why You Are the Way You Areby Kevin LemanISBN 0440504716 (0-440-50471-6)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Birth Order Book : Why You Are the Way You Are'Book summary:Dr. Leman's ever popular book on birth order is ready for a new generation of readers. With insight and wit, Dr. Leman offers readers a fascinating and often funny look at how birth order affects personality, marriage and relationships, parenting style, career, and children. Whether at home or on the job, birth order powerfully influences the way people interact with others. This is a great book for anyone who wants to learn more about how they react to their world. Dr. Leman even shows readers how to overcome ingrained tendencies they never thought they'd be rid of, all by focusing on their birth order. [via]
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Blowing My Cover: My Life As a CIA Spyby Lindsay MoranISBN 0425205622 (0-425-20562-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sexby Judith ButlerISBN 0415903661 (0-415-90366-1)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex'Book summary:In Bodies That Matter, Judith Butler further develops her distinctive theory of gender by examining the workings of power at the most "material" dimensions of sex and sexuality. Deepening the inquiries she began in Gender Trouble, Butler offers an original reformulation of the materiality of bodies, examining how the power of heterosexual hegemony forms the "matter" of bodies, sex, and gender.
Butler argues that power operates to constrain "sex" from the start, delimiting what counts as a viable sex. She offers a clarification of the notion of "performativity" introduced in Gender Trouble and explores the meaning of a citational politics. The text includes readings of Plato, Irigaray, Lacan, and Freud on the formation of materiality and bodily boundaries; "Paris is Burning," Nella Larsen's "Passing," and short stories by Willa Cather; along with a reconsideration of "performativity" and politics in feminist, queer, and radical democratic theory. [via]More editions of Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex:
Boys of Summerby Roger KahnISBN 0451134338 (0-451-13433-8)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughterby Adeline Yen MahISBN 0440228654 (0-440-22865-4)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter'Book summary:Chinese Cinderella is the perfect title for Adeline Yen Mah's compelling autobiography in which, like the fairy-tale maiden, her childhood was ruled by a cruel stepmother. "Fifth Younger Sister" or "Wu Mei," as Yen Mah was called, is only an infant when her father remarries after her mother's death. As the youngest of her five siblings, Wu Mei suffers the worst at the hands of her stepmother Niang. She is denied carfare, frequently forgotten at school at the end of the day, and whipped for daring to attend a classmate's birthday party against Niang's wishes. Her father even forgets the spelling of her name when filling out her school enrollment record. In her loneliness, Wu Mei turns to books for company: "I was alone with my beloved books. What bliss! To be left in peace with Cordelia, Regan, Gonoril, and Lear himself--characters more real than my family... What happiness! What comfort!" Even though Wu Mei is repeatedly moved up to grades above those of her peers, it is only when she wins an international play-writing contest in high school that her father finally takes notice and grants her wish to attend college in England. Despite her parent's heartbreaking neglect, she eventually becomes a doctor and realizes her dream of being a writer.
Teens, with their passionate convictions and strong sense of fair play, will be immediately enveloped in the gross injustice of Adeline Yen Mah's story. A complete glossary, historical notes on the state of Chinese society and politics during Yen Mah's childhood, and the legend of the original Chinese Cinderella round out this stirring testimony to the strength of human character and the power of education. (Ages 10 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Chrysanthemum and the Swordby Ruth BenedictISBN 0452009162 (0-452-00916-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Confessionsby Jean-Jacques RousseauISBN 0460008595 (0-460-00859-5)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eaterby Thomas De QuinceyISBN 0460002236 (0-460-00223-6)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater'Book summary:Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions, he experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum, Thomas De Quincey's legendary account of the pleasures and pains of opium forged a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, and paved the way for later generations of literary drug-takers from Baudelaire to Burroughs. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. [via]
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The Darwin Awards 3: Survival Of The Fittestby Wendy NorthcuttISBN 0452285720 (0-452-28572-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Darwin Awards 3: Survival Of The Fittest'Book summary:[via]Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves fromit, The Darwin Awards III includes more than one hundred brand new, hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures.
From a sheriff who inadvertently shot himself twice, to the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw; from a farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag to the man crushed by the branch he just trimmed, The Darwin Awards III proves again that when it comes to stupidity, no species does it like we do.
Featuring scientific and safety discussions and filled with illustrations depicting inspiring examples of evolution in action, The Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is.
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Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Needby Dave BarryISBN 0449907597 (0-449-90759-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need'Book summary:Dave describes the dark side of tourism with such comical precision that you'll wonder why you ever bother to leave the safety of your living room. For my money, nobody has ever produced a better snapshot of the Baggage Carousel, "where passengers traditionally gather at the end of a flight to spend several relaxing hours watching the arrival of luggage from some other flight, which comes randomly spurting out of a mysterious troll-infested tunnel that is apparently connected to another airport, possibly in a different dimension." [via]
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empireby Edward GibbonISBN 0404028209 (0-404-02820-9)
Hardcover, Ams Pr Inc
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A Discourse on Methodby Descartes, John VeitchISBN 046087411X (0-460-87411-X)
Softcover, Everyman
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Discourse on Method'Book summary:TOC: Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences; Meditations on the First Philosphy; The Principles of Philosophy; Demonstrations of the Existence of Deity; Notes by the Translator: Perception, Idea, Objective Reality, From or Through the Senses, Thought, Innate Ideas, Formally and Eminently, Pure Intellection, Motion, Second Element.[via]More editions of A Discourse on Method:
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Dude, Where's My Country?by Michael MooreISBN 0446693790 (0-446-69379-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dude, Where's My Country?'Book summary:The people of the United States, according to author and filmmaker Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine, Stupid White Men), have been hoodwinked. Tricked, he says, by Republican lawmakers and their wealthy corporate pals who use a combination of concocted bogeymen and lies to stay rich and in control. But while plenty of liberal scholars, entertainers, and pundits have made similar arguments in book form, Moore's Dude, Where's My Country? stands out for its thoroughly positive perspective. Granted, Moore is angry and has harsh words for George W. Bush and his fellow conservatives concerning the reasoning behind going to war in Iraq, the collapse of Enron and other companies, and the relationship between the Bushes, the Saudi Arabian government, and Osama bin Laden. But his book is intended to serve as a handbook for how people with liberal opinions (which is most of America, Moore contends, whether they call themselves "liberals" or not) can take back their country from the conservative forces in power. Moore uses his trademark brand of confrontational, exasperated humor skillfully as he offers a primer on how to change the worldview of one's annoying conservative blowhard brother-in-law, and he crafts a surprisingly thorough "Draft Oprah for President" movement. Refreshingly, Dude, Where's My Country? avoids being completely one-sided, offering up areas where Moore believes Republicans get it right as well as some cutting criticisms of his fellow lefties. Such allowances, brief though they may be, make one long for a political climate where the shouting polemicists on both sides would see a few more shades of gray. Dude, Where's My Country? is a little bit scattered, as Moore tries to cram opinions on Iraq, tax cuts, corporate welfare, Wesley Clark, and the Patriot Act into one slim volume--and the penchant to go for a laugh sometimes gets in the way of clear arguments. But such variety also gives the reader more Moore, providing a broader range of his bewildered, enraged, yet stalwartly upbeat point of view. --John Moe [via]
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Equiano's Travels: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the Africanby Olaudah Equiano, Paul Geoffrey EdwardsISBN 0435906003 (0-435-90600-3)
Softcover, Heinemann
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The Essential Art Of Warby Sun-Tzu, Ralph D. Sawyer, Mei-Chun Lee SawyerISBN 0465072046 (0-465-07204-6)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential Art Of War'Book summary:Ralph D. Sawyer is the preeminent scholar and translator on Sun-tzu's masterful work. More than 200,000 copies of his Sun-tzu Art of War and more than 55,000 copies of The Complete Art of War have been sold. The Art of War is the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The Essential Art of War brings Sun-tzu's classic work to a new, uninitiated readership. This clear and compact volume presumes no prior knowledge of the subject and presents only the material that is essential to understanding this text. Using his best-selling Art of War translation as the centerpiece, Sawyer has re-approached every chapter to include an introduction and closing commentary that deliver the key concepts. An introduction to the volume on the relevance of Sun-tzu's teachings, a chronology, historical background on the translation itself, and a bibliographic essay are also included. The Essential Art of War is presented in an attractive 208-page hardcover volume with foiled jacket, stamped case, and ribbon marker, in a convenient gift size.[via]More editions of The Essential Art Of War:
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Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen Kingby Tim Underwood, Chuck MillerISBN 0452255279 (0-452-25527-9)
Softcover, Plume
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The Fiftiesby David HalberstamISBN 0449909336 (0-449-90933-6)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fifties'Book summary:"In retrospect," writes David Halberstam, "the pace of the fifties seemed slower, almost languid. Social ferment, however, was beginning just beneath this placid surface." He shows how the United States began to emerge from the long shadow of FDR's 12-year presidency, with the military-industrial complex and the Beat movement simultaneously growing strong. Television brought not only situation comedies but controversial congressional hearings into millions of living rooms. While Alfred Kinsey was studying people's sex lives, Gregory Pincus and other researchers began work on a pill that would forever alter the course of American reproductive practices. Halberstam takes on these social upheavals and more, charting a course that is as easy to navigate as it is wide-ranging. [via]
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Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Usby Kate BornsteinISBN 0415908973 (0-415-90897-3)
Hardcover, Routledge
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Here Is New Yorkby E. B. WhiteISBN 0446388297 (0-446-38829-7)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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History of Kings of Britainby Geoffrey MonmouthISBN 0460005774 (0-460-00577-4)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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History of Western Philosophyby Bertrand RussellISBN 0415325056 (0-415-32505-6)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Western Philosophy'Book summary:New Textbook, paperback. Binding tight, Pages w/ no markings and in flawless condition; exterior immaculately clean from responsible seller. Ships same day if ordered before 2pm CST. Tracking # and insurance included. Money Back Guarantee. PERIOD. Customer service is my top priority, 100% on time delivery with accurate description. I appreciate your orders! [via]
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History of Western Philosophy: And Its Connection With Political & Social Circumstancesby Bertrand RussellISBN 0415078547 (0-415-07854-7)
Softcover, Routledge
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How to Get Happily Publishedby Judith AppelbaumISBN 0452263077 (0-452-26307-7)
Hardcover, Plume
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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequencesby Truman CapoteISBN 0451154460 (0-451-15446-0)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences'Book summary:"Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, few Americans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb. Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." If all Truman Capote did was invent a new genre--journalism written with the language and structure of literature--this "nonfiction novel" about the brutal slaying of the Clutter family by two would-be robbers would be remembered as a trail-blazing experiment that has influenced countless writers. But Capote achieved more than that. He wrote a true masterpiece of creative nonfiction. The images of this tale continue to resonate in our minds: 16-year-old Nancy Clutter teaching a friend how to bake a cherry pie, Dick Hickock's black '49 Chevrolet sedan, Perry Smith's Gibson guitar and his dreams of gold in a tropical paradise--the blood on the walls and the final "thud-snap" of the rope-broken necks. [via]
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Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebookby Donald RumbelowISBN 042511869X (0-425-11869-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violenceby Gerard Jones, Lynn PontonISBN 0465036961 (0-465-03696-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence'Book summary:Children choose their heroes more carefully than we think. From Pokémon to the rapper Eminem, pop-culture icons are not simply commercial pied pipers who practice mass hypnosis on our youth. Indeed, argues the author of this lively and persuasive paean to the power of popular culture, even violent and trashy entertainment gives children something they need, something that can help both boys and girls develop in a healthy way. Drawing on a wealth of true stories, many gleaned from the fascinating workshops he conducts, and basing his claims on extensive research, including interviews with psychologists and educators, Gerard Jones explains why validating our children's fantasies teaches them to trust their own emotions, helps them build stronger selves, leaves them less at the mercy of the pop-culture industry, and strengthens parent-child bonds.Jones has written for the Spider-Man, Superman, and X-Men comic books and created the Haunted Man series for the Web. He has also explored the cultural meanings of comic books and sitcoms in two well-received books. In Killing Monsters he presents a fresh look at children's fantasies, the entertainment industry, and violence in the modern imagination. This reassuring book, as entertaining as it is provocative, offers all of us-parents, teachers, policymakers, media critics-new ways to understand the challenges and rewards of explosive material.News From Killing Monsters:· Packing a toy gun can be good for your son-or daughter. Contrary to public opinion, research shows that make-believe violence actually helps kids cope with fears. · Explosive entertainment should be a family affair. Scary TV shows can have a bad effect when children have no chance to discuss them openly with adults.· It's crucial to trust kids' desires. What excites them is usually a sign of what they need emotionally.· Violent fantasy is one of the best ways for kids to deal with the violence they see in real life. [via]
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The Mabinogionby Gwyn Jones, Thomas JonesISBN 0460872974 (0-460-87297-4)
Softcover, Everyman
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Preface by John Updike
The 11 stories of The Mabinogion, first assembled on paper in the fourteenth century, reach far back into the earlier oral traditions of Welsh poetry.
Closely linked to the Arthurian legends--King Arthur himself is a character--they summon up a world of mystery and magic that is still evoked by the Welsh landscape they so vividly describe. Mingling fantasy with tales of chivalry, these stories not only prefigure the later medieval romances, but stand on their own as magnificent evocations of a golden age of Celtic civilization.
This translation of The Mabinogion has, since its first appearance in 1949, been recognized as a classic in its own right. It was last revised by Gwyn Jones and his wife, Mair, in 1993. [via] -
Mabinogionby J. Thomas, Gwyn JonesISBN 0460042289 (0-460-04228-9)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Preface by John Updike
The 11 stories of The Mabinogion, first assembled on paper in the fourteenth century, reach far back into the earlier oral traditions of Welsh poetry.
Closely linked to the Arthurian legends--King Arthur himself is a character--they summon up a world of mystery and magic that is still evoked by the Welsh landscape they so vividly describe. Mingling fantasy with tales of chivalry, these stories not only prefigure the later medieval romances, but stand on their own as magnificent evocations of a golden age of Celtic civilization.
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The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Ringsby David ColbertISBN 0425187713 (0-425-18771-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings'Book summary:The author who revealed the myths behind J.K. Rowling's creatures now tackles literature's most beloved epic fantasy, by bringing to light the legends that influenced J.R.R. Tolkien-and answering pertinent questions ranging from "Why do Hobbits live in holes?" to "When in the world is Middle-earth?"
This book was not authorized, prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros., or any other individual or entity associated with The Lord of the Rings book or movie. [via]More editions of The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings:
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The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain's Untapped Potentialby Barry Buzan, Tony BuzanISBN 0452273226 (0-452-27322-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain's Untapped Potential'Book summary:The potential of the human brain is phenomenal, and Tony Buzan has been a pioneer in researching that potential and helping people learn how to make the most of their brainpower. The Mind Map Book is his most important and comprehensive book on the subject. It offers exciting new ways of using and improving memory, concentration, and creativity in planning and structuring thought on all levels, in order to accelerate the ability to learn, remember, and record information.[via]Mind Mapping and Radiant Thinking are groundbreaking methods of accessing intelligence, developed over many years by the author, and in The Mind Map Book he provides a complete operating manual for all who want to use their brains to their fullest potential. It is a process currently used with extraordinary success by multinational corporations, leading universities, champion athletes, and outstanding artists. Featuring a range of stimulating excercises and a lavish collection of full-color photographs and original Mind Maps that illustrate the technique, it shows you precisely how to:
- Mirror and magnify your brain's pattern of perception and association in the way you learn, think, and create
- Quickly master the right way to take notes, organize a speech, a writing assignment, a report
- Join with others to pool thinking productively, memorize a mammoth amount of data, free your ideas to grow and expand constantly in depth and dimension
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Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behaviorby Judith MartinISBN 0446377635 (0-446-37763-5)
Softcover, Warner Books Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Miss Manner's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior'Book summary:Miss Manners' down-to-earth collection of wisdom and pithy wit is a joy to read. Under the chapter on Table Manners, she notes "the inevitable slippage of spaghetti from the fork back onto the plate is Nature's way of controlling human piggishness" and suggests "a quick motion of the wrist, such as one uses to shake down a thermometer, will remove excess ketchup" from French fries. From common courtesy and proper attire to the etiquette of weddings, Martin knows right from wrong and sensible from rude. But this is no prissy, preachy tome. Miss Manners is very funny and has impressive insight into life. [via]
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Nature's Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematical Imaginationby Ian StewartISBN 0465072739 (0-465-07273-9)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nature's Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematical Imagination'Book summary:The well-known author of the "Mathematical Recreations" column in Scientific American explains the key concepts in math and their implications, pointing out that although mathematics is totally unreal--an entirely mental construct--it is the best tool available for describing and understanding the real world. Illustrations. [via]
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Nature's Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematicsby Ian StewartISBN 0465072747 (0-465-07274-7)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nature's Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematics'Book summary:"It appears to us that the universe is structured in a deeply mathematical way. Falling bodies fall with predictable accelerations. Eclipses can be accurately forecast centuries in advance. Nuclear power plants generate electricity according to well-known formulas. But those examples are the tip of the iceberg. In Nature's Numbers, Ian Stewart presents many more, each charming in its own way.. Stewart admirably captures compelling and accessible mathematical ideas along with the pleasure of thinking of them. He writes with clarity and precision. Those who enjoy this sort of thing will love this book." - Los Angeles Times [via]
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The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulyssesby Harry BlamiresISBN 0415138582 (0-415-13858-2)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses'Book summary:Since 1966 readers new to James Joyce have depended upon this essential guide to Ulysses. Harry Blamires helps readers to negotiate their way through this formidable, remarkable novel and gain an understanding of it which, without help, it might have taken several readings to achieve.
The New Bloomsday Book is a crystal clear, page-by-page, line-by-line running commentary on the plot of Ulysses which illuminates symbolic themes and structures along the way. It is a highly accessible, indispensible guide for anyone reading Joyce's masterpiece for the first time.
To ensure that Blamires' classic work will remain useful to new readers, this third edition contains the page numbering and references to three commonly read editions of Ulysses: the Oxford University Press 'World Classics' (1993), the Penguin 'Twentieth-Century Classics' (1992), and the Gabler 'Corrected Text' (1986) editions.
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Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkersby Phil FarrandISBN 0440505712 (0-440-50571-2)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers'Book summary:A follow-up to the first, best-selling Nitpicker's guide ferrets out the plot inconsistencies, scientific inaccuracies, and other foul-ups in the seventh, final season of the TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. [via]
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One Writer's Beginningsby Eudora WeltyISBN 0446343013 (0-446-34301-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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The Orchid Thiefby Susan OrleanISBN 044900371X (0-449-00371-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Orchid Thief'Book summary:Orchidelirium is the name the Victorians gave to the flower madness that is for botanical collectors the equivalent of gold fever. Wealthy orchid fanatics of that era sent explorers (heavily armed, more to protect themselves against other orchid seekers than against hostile natives or wild animals) to unmapped territories in search of new varieties of Cattleya and Paphiopedilum. As knowledge of the family Orchidaceae grew to encompass the currently more than 60,000 species and over 100,000 hybrids, orchidelirium might have been expected to go the way of Dutch tulip mania. Yet, as journalist Susan Orlean found out, there still exists a vein of orchid madness strong enough to inspire larceny among collectors.
The Orchid Thief centers on south Florida and John Laroche, a quixotic, charismatic schemer once convicted of attempting to take endangered orchids from the Fakahatchee swamp, a state preserve. Laroche, a horticultural consultant who once ran an extensive nursery for the Seminole tribe, dreams of making a fortune for the Seminoles and himself by cloning the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii. Laroche sums up the obsession that drives him and so many others:
I really have to watch myself, especially around plants. Even now, just being here, I still get that collector feeling. You know what I mean. I'll see something and then suddenly I get that feeling. It's like I can't just have something--I have to have it and learn about it and grow it and sell it and master it and have a million of it.
Even Orlean--so leery of orchid fever that she immediately gives away any plant that's pressed upon her by the growers in Laroche's circle--develops a desire to see a ghost orchid blooming and makes several ultimately unsuccessful treks into the Fakahatchee. Filled with Palm Beach socialites, Native Americans, English peers, smugglers, and naturalists as improbably colorful as the tropical blossoms that inspire them, this is a lyrical, funny, addictively entertaining read. --Barrie Trinkle [via]More editions of The Orchid Thief:
Other People's Dirt : A Housecleaner's Curious Adventuresby Louise RafkinISBN 0452280818 (0-452-28081-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Pensees: Notes on Religion and Other Subjectsby Blaise Pascal, Louis Lafuma, John WarringtonISBN 0460108743 (0-460-10874-3)
Softcover, Dent
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The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elementsby P. W. AtkinsISBN 0465072666 (0-465-07266-6)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elements'Book summary:The periodic table of the elements is the grand, unified theory of chemistry. In The Periodic Kingdom, P. W. Atkins imagines the table as a landscape, with fields of metals, pools of mercury and bromine, clouds of gases, and the offshore island of rare earths. He describes the history of this metaphoric kingdom and shows how its laws are those of physical chemistry: they are the expression in the visible world of the invisible dance of subatomic particles. The Periodic Kingdom is an excellent book for students at any level who want to see the connections between chemistry, physics, and "real life." [via]
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A Pirate Looks at Fiftyby Jimmy BuffettISBN 0449005860 (0-449-00586-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Pirate Looks at Fifty'Book summary:Tales from Margaritaville (stories) and Where Is Joe Merchant? (a mystery) secured songwriter Jimmy Buffett's niche reputation as an affable, poetic beach bum. A Pirate Looks at Fifty, a travel-diary-cum-autobiography, features Buffett behind the wheel of his Grumman Albatross seaplane, safely piloting family and friends through a three-week trip around South and Central America and the Caribbean. He blends gentle scenic narration with rambling, unplugged life stories meant to convey that he's made peace with the whole aging process. For Buffett, turning 50 "can be a ball of snakes that conjures up immediate thoughts of mortality and accountability. (`What have I done with my life?') Or, it can be a great excuse to reward yourself for just getting there. (`He who dies with the most toys wins.') I instinctively chose door number two."
On this tack, Buffett plans an opulent, laid-back trip for his brood and goes into so many details about his favorite possessions (three pages on knapsacks!) that the cheerful vagabond in flip-flops is nearly eclipsed by the rich, domesticated businessman/dad he's become. In addition, stinging losses and limitations--his dad's Alzheimer's disease, his own terrifying solo plane crash in 1996--creep into his cozy yarns. Yet Buffett's infectious, grinning attitude towards life eventually finds resurrection in extended riffs on fly-fishing, solo piloting over water, and surfing. In such passages, he earns his claim to a "saline psyche," a legacy inherited from his grandfather, skipper of a five-masted barkentine that ferried lumber from New Orleans to the Caribbean. Sailing and soaring over Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific seas, Buffett looks at 50 and sees a very good life. [via]
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Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possibleby Arthur ClarkeISBN 0446321079 (0-446-32107-9)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Rootsby Alex HaleyISBN 0440174643 (0-440-17464-3)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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Seabiscuit: An American Legendby Laura HillenbrandISBN 0449005615 (0-449-00561-5)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seabiscuit: An American Legend'Book summary:He was a cultural icon. A world-class athlete. A champion who triumphed over terrible handicaps to become a legend of the racetrack. No other racehorse has rivaled Seabiscuit's fame or his sway over the nation's imagination. Now Laura Hillenbrand unfolds the spellbinding story of this marvelous animal, the world he lived in, and the men who staked their lives and fortunes on his dazzling career. A riveting tale of grit, grace, luck, and an underdog's stubborn determination, Seabiscuit is an American classic. [via]
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Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertilityby Germaine GreerISBN 0436188015 (0-436-18801-5)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Shakespeare's Sonnetsby Martin Seymour-SmithISBN 0435150375 (0-435-15037-5)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murderby Ann RuleISBN 0451166604 (0-451-16660-4)
Softcover, Signet
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Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Selfby Sarah Ban BreathnachISBN 0446677086 (0-446-67708-6)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Sonnetsby William Shakespeare, William BurtoISBN 0451527275 (0-451-52727-5)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sonnets'Book summary:Together with A Lover's Complaint' and little-known alternative versions of four of the sonnets. Edited with an introduction by Stanley Wells. ...the most beautifully printed text available.' The Times . [via]
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Stephen King: The Art of Darknessby Douglas E. WinterISBN 0452258049 (0-452-25804-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Stephen King : The Art of Darkness:The Life and Fiction of the Master of Macabreby Douglas E. WinterISBN 0451167740 (0-451-16774-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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The Story of Languageby Mario PeiISBN 0452008700 (0-452-00870-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate over Science And Religionby Edward J. LarsonISBN 046507510X (0-465-07510-X)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate over Science And Religion'Book summary:If you haven't seen the film version of Inherit the Wind, you might have read it in high school. And even people who have never heard of either the movie or the play probably know something about the events that inspired them: The 1925 Scopes "monkey trial," during which Darwin's theory of evolution was essentially put on trial before the nation. Inherit the Wind paints a romantic picture of John Scopes as a principled biology teacher driven to present scientific theory to his students, even in the teeth of a Tennessee state law prohibiting the teaching of anything other than creationism. The truth, it turns out, was something quite different. In his fascinating history of the Scopes trial, Summer for the Gods, Edward J. Larson makes it abundantly clear that Truth and the Purity of Science had very little to do with the Scopes case. Tennessee had passed a law prohibiting the teaching of evolution, and the American Civil Liberties Union responded by advertising statewide for a high-school teacher willing to defy the law. Communities all across Tennessee saw an opportunity to put themselves on the map by hosting such a controversial trial, but it was the town of Dayton that came up with a sacrificial victim: John Scopes, a man who knew little about evolution and wasn't even the class's regular teacher. Chosen by the city fathers, Scopes obligingly broke the law and was carted off to jail to await trial.
What happened next was a bizarre mix of theatrics and law, enacted by William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense. Though Darrow lost the trial, he made his point--and his career--by calling Bryan, a noted Bible expert, as a witness for the defense. Summer for the Gods is a remarkable retelling of the trial and the events leading up to it, proof positive that truth is stranger than science. [via]
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The Superior Person's Book of Wordsby Peter Bowler, David GodineISBN 0440204070 (0-440-20407-0)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Superior Person's Book of Words'Book summary:The avowed purpose of this witty little book is to equip the reader to be the superior person of the title by expanding the vocabulary of the rare and arcane ("Secret, hidden. An excellent example of a Superior Word of the first order, ie, one that is on the margin of recognition for most people, is known to many, but used by few."). You can then indulge in the arts of parisology ("The deliberate pursuit of ambiguity in one's language") or charientism ("An elegantly veiled insult"), using terms such as fungible ("Replaceable by, or acceptable as a replacement for, a similar item ... Your sister's latest boyfriend could be referred to as 'one of Belinda's fungibles."). Or challenge the pretentious who insist on using terms such as matrix, parameter or paradigm ("Model, pattern, or example. A pretentious and unnecessary word, normally found only in psychology theses. Never use this word yourself, but be prepared, when it is used by another, to lean forward intently, narrow your eyes, and say, 'Just a moment--do you really mean "paradigm" in that context?' When, somewhat bemused, he avers that he does, you merely raise your eyebrows and remain silent..."). You will also have a remarkable collection of words for minor but serious-sounding illnesses to get you out of doing chores, and be able to drive Scrabble players wild with words ranging from aeaeae ("magic") to zaftig ("desirably plump").
A nicely produced hardback, just the right size for dipping into in bed, this would make an excellent present for your favourite word-lover or word-game fanatic. --Julia Cresswell [via]
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Think & Grow Richby Napoleon HillISBN 0449214923 (0-449-21492-3)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Think & Grow Rich'Book summary:Here are money-making secets that can change your life. Inspired by Andrew Carnegie's magic formula for success, this book will teach you the secrets that will bring you a fortune. It will show you not only what to do but how to do it. Once you learn and apply the simple, basic techniques revealed here, you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success. And you may have whatever you want in life. [via]
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The Think and Grow Rich Action Packby Napoleon HillISBN 0452266602 (0-452-26660-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Think and Grow Rich Action Pack'Book summary:Published around the world, this book has become an undisputed classic in the field of motivational literature. Inspired by Andrew Carnegie, it has been cited by many as the "calling card" that propelled countless numbers to fame and fortune and is the standard against which all other motivational material is measured. Think and Grow Rich and The Think and Grow Rich Action Pack have single-handedly changed the lives of millions of men, women and young adults and produced a legacy of achievement that includes many of today's and yesterday's leaders in business, government and civic organizations.[via]"I knew Napoleon Hill in 1922 when I was a student in Salem College in the town of my birth. Mr. Hill came to our campus as the commencement speaker that year. As I listened to him, I heard something other than the words he spoke. I felt the substancethe wisdomand the spirit of a man and his philosophy. Mr. Hill said "the most powerful instrument we have in our hand is the power of the mind.' Napoleon Hill compiled this philosophy of American achievement for the benefit of all people. I strongly commend this philosophy to you for achievement and service in your chosen field." Senator Jennings Randolph, West Virginia
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To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Accountby Saul BellowISBN 0436039516 (0-436-03951-6)
Hardcover, Alison Press : Secker and Warburg
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The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machineby Tom StandageISBN 0425190390 (0-425-19039-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Utilitarianism on Liberty and Representative Governmentby MillISBN 0460004824 (0-460-00482-4)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Utilitarianism on Liberty and Representative Government'Book summary:John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, civil servant, and Member of Parliament. An advocate of utilitarianism, he was one of the most influential liberal thinkers of the 19th century. [via]
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Utilitarianism, on Liberty, Considerations on Representative Government: Remarks on Bentham's Philosophyby John Stuart MillISBN 0460873466 (0-460-87346-6)
Softcover, Everyman
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The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trapby Stephanie CoontzISBN 0465090974 (0-465-09097-4)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap'Book summary:Did you ever wonder about the historical accuracy of those "traditional family values" touted in the heated arguments that insist our cultural ills can be remedied by their return? Of course, myth is rooted in fact, and certain phenomena of the 1950s generated the Ozzie and Harriet icon. The decade proved profamily--the birthrate rose dramatically; social problems that nag--gangs, drugs, violence--weren't even on the horizon. Affluence had become almost a right; the middle class was growing. "In fact," writes Coontz, "the 'traditional' family of the 1950s was a qualitatively new phenomenon. At the end of the 1940s, all the trends characterizing the rest of the twentieth century suddenly reversed themselves." This clear-eyed, bracing, and exhaustively researched study of American families and the nostalgia trap proves--beyond the shadow of a doubt--that Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary.
Gender, too, is always on Coontz's mind. In the third chapter ("My Mother Was a Saint"), she offers an analysis of the contradictions and chasms inherent in the "traditional" division of labor. She reveals, next, how rarely the family exhibited economic and emotional self-reliance, suggesting that the shift from community to nuclear family was not healthy. Coontz combines a clear prose style with bold assertions, backed up by an astonishing fleet of researched, myth-skewing facts. The 88 pages of endnotes dramatize both her commitment to and deep knowledge of the subject. Brilliant, beautifully organized, iconoclastic, and (relentlessly) informative The Way We Never Were breathes fresh air into a too often suffocatingly "hot" and agenda-sullied subject. In the penultimate chapter, for example, a crisp reframing of the myth of black-family collapse leads to a reinterpretation of the "family crisis" in general, putting it in the larger context of social, economic, and political ills.
The book began in response to the urgent questions about the family crisis posed her by nonacademic audiences. Attempting neither to defend "tradition" in the era of family collapse, nor to liberate society from its constraints, Coontz instead cuts through the kind of sentimental, ahistorical thinking that has created unrealistic expectations of the ideal family. "I show how these myths distort the diverse experiences of other groups in America," Coontz writes, "and argue that they don't even describe most white, middle-class families accurately." The bold truth of history after all is that "there is no one family form that has ever protected people from poverty or social disruption, and no traditional arrangement that provides a workable model for how we might organize family relations in the modern world."
Some of America's most precious myths are not only precarious, but down right perverted, and we would be fools to ignore Stephanie Coontz's clarion call. --Hollis Giammatteo [via]
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William Shakespeareby Martin DodsworthISBN 0460878158 (0-460-87815-8)
Softcover, Dent & Sons (Canada), Limited, J. M.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'William Shakespeare'Book summary:A few narrative poems and many sonnets that have shaped the language of love from the body of Shakespeare's verse. It is some of the most beautiful poetry ever written. [via]
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You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Againby Julia PhillipsISBN 0451170725 (0-451-17072-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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