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Oxford University Press Seizing Citizenship
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Oxford University Press James Anthony Froude An Intellectual Biography Of A Victorian Prophet
Book SynopsisJames Anthony Froude remains one of the most commonly referenced and frequently cited of Victorian public intellectuals. Known to intellectual historians as the author of a monumental History of England in the sixteenth century and as a key exponent of Victorian religious doubt, he is also frequently referenced as the author of a series of scandalously provocative novels and of a hugely controversial biography of Thomas Carlyle. Historians of the British Empire and of Ireland have frequently been compelled to address his sometimes outrageous (but often representative) historical writings. Scholars of mid-Victorian politics have no less often turned to Froude as a typical representative of Victorian fears of democracy, while more recently students of political thought have identified him as an early representative of a new form of Commonwealth civic republicanism.Yet for all that Froude remains a strangely marginalised, fragmented, and neglected figure. Ciaran Brady now addresses this rTrade ReviewBrady is to be commended for bringing such conceptual unity and clarity to Froude's very complex and contradictory set of writings, from the fictional and confessional to the historical and religious, from the political and the personal to the autobiographical and biographical. * Ian Hesketh, Irish Studies Review *Review from previous editionBrady writes about even the most difficult material with consistent clarity and energy, and with a cool but generous relish for all aspects of Froude's enormous output. Froude's often outré, sometimes absurb and occasionally repellent political opinions and activities are expounded with insight and sympathy, and the portrait of the complex, gifted and exasperating individual that emerges is entirely pursuasive. * Eamon Duffy, Times Literary Supplement *a rich slice of intellectual history as well as a memorable portrait of an impressive, if intermittently appalling, personality who left an enduring mark on Irish historiography, Carlylean biography and much else. * Roy Foster, The Times Literary Supplement *Brady has mastered not only Froude's own prodigious body of writing but also a vast, demanding literature on Victorian intellectual history. The result is an erudite and absorbing study, a masterclass of scholarly exegesis and lucid analysis. Brady's study may not make Froude any more appealing, nor his many offensive views and prejudices any more palatable, than they have hitherto been considered. But the work triumphantly renders Froude, the public historian and sage, more intelligible and infinitely more interesting than we may have assumed and, in the process, illumines large swathes of the intellectual landscape of Victorian England. * The Irish Times *[Froude's] unpublished autobiography should have been called Disappointment. There is nothing disappointing, however, in this elegant biography. * History Today *With consummate skill and erudition Brady traces the intricate course of Froude's thinking through his work... * Literary Review *[Froude's] fate is a puzzle, and Brady's exhaustive investigation is the first to give it the attention it deserves. * John Pemble, London Review of Books *Absorbing * John-Paul McCarthy, Sunday Independent (Ireland) *Mr. Brady ... has written a shrewd, vigilant inquiry into biography and literary ethics * The Wall Street Journal *this book could not be more timely, or more useful in elucidating the roots of a prophetic vocation * Julia Stapleton, American Historical Review *In sum, this is the first thoroughly comprehensive intellectual biography of its subject (with due respect to Julia Markus's 2005 literary biography), and it offers a sophisticated and integrated picture of Froude's thought and writings. * Rosemary Mitchell, History *an immensely rewarding read ... Brady has painted the most vivid picture yet of his thought processes and rationale in the context of an era of political uncertainty. This book must be ranked as one of the great modern achievements in nineteenth-century intellectual history. * Colin W. Reid, English Historical Review *Table of Contents1. Froude's Voices ; 2. Shadows of the Froudes, 1818-36 ; 3. Independence: Oxford and Ireland, 1836-42 ; 4. Newman, St Neot, and St Patrick, 1843-46 ; 5. Experiments: Critical and Fictional 1845-49 ; 6. Road to Recovery: From Philosophy to History: 1849-56 ; 7. The Promise of England's Past: Writing the History of England, 1854-70 ; 8. The Problems of England's Present: Editing Fraser's, Changing voices, 1860-74 ; 9. The Challenge of England's future: Ireland, 1862-77 ; 10. The Challenge of England's Future: South Africa and Bulgaria, 1874-80 ; 11. Heroes and Historical Change in the Modern and Ancient Worlds, 1871-80 ; 12. Writing the (Auto)Biography of Carlyle, 1876- 84 ; 13. Educating Carlyle's Orphans: Space, 1884-88 ; 14. Educating Carlyle's Orphans: Time, 1889-94 ; 15. Sincerity, prophecy, responsibility
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Oxford University Press Love Madness and Scandal The Life of Frances Coke
Book SynopsisThe high society of Stuart England found Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck (1602-1645) an exasperating woman. She lived at a time when women were expected to be obedient, silent, and chaste, but Frances displayed none of these qualities. Her determination to ignore convention contributed in no small measure to a life of high drama, one which encompassed kidnappings, secret rendezvous, an illegitimate child, accusations of black magic, imprisonments, disappearances, and exile, not to mention court appearances, high-speed chases, a jail-break, deadly disease, royal fury, and - by turns - religious condemnation and conversion.As a child, Frances became a political pawn at the court of King James I. Her wealthy parents, themselves trapped in a disastrous marriage, fought tooth and nail over whom Frances should marry, pulling both king and court into their extended battles. When Frances was fifteen, her father forced her to marry John Villiers, the elder brother of the royal favourite, the Duke of Buckingham. But as her husband succumbed to mental illness, Frances fell for another man, and soon found herself pregnant with her lover''s child.The Viscountess paid a heavy price for her illicit love. Her outraged in-laws used their influence to bring her down. But bravely defying both social and religious convention, Frances refused to bow to the combined authority of her family, her church, or her king, and fought stubbornly to defend her honour, as well as the position of her illegitimate son.On one level a thrilling tale of love and sex, kidnapping and elopement, the life of Frances Coke Villiers is also the story of an exceptional woman, whose personal experiences intertwined with the court politics and religious disputes of a tumultuous and crucially formative period in English history.Trade ReviewBeautiful, very readable, wonderful. * Anna Maria Polidori, Al Femminile *Overall... this is a conscientious book by an author deeply informed about her subject. * Wall Street Journal *[This] lively biography ... brings richly to life the scandals and prosecutions that pursued Edward Coke's beautiful but luckless daughter. ...Luthman writes in an easy, accessible style, with a well-paced narrative, aiming her book at the general reader. Without presuming prior knowledge, she manages to tuck into the folds of this seventeenth-century scandal a rich sample of the latest thinking on the social and political history of the period. * Lorna Hutson, Times Literary Supplement *Lady Purbeck's choices make her life story, told by Johanna Luthman in Love, Madness & Scandal, one of the most fascinating of the 17th century, as well as one of the most salutary... scrupulously researched, thoughtfully argued and carefully written. * Literary Review *Luthman writes in an easy, accessible style, with a well-paced narrative...she manages to tuck into the folds of this seventeenth-century scandal a rich sample of the latest thinking on the social and political history of the period. * Lorna Hutson *Luthman brings to light a lesser-known historical figure and provides a fascinating snapshot of Jacobean society. * Library Review *Scrupulous. * Gerard DeGroot, The Times *[Johanna Luthman] successfully rescues Frances Coke Villiers from being a mere historical footnote in this empathetic examination of one of the early Stuart monarchy's most-notable scandal-tainted women... [She] offers insight into the expectations of countless noblewomen of the age and reveals how remarkable Frances was in living on her own terms. * Publishers Weekly *Johanna Luthman has written a singular account of one of British history's most misunderstood characters. Love, Madness, and Scandal is both a gripping story of Frances Coke Villiers' tumultuous life and a profound meditation on the position of women in seventeenth-century English society. * Amanda Foreman *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations Note on Dates and Spelling List of Illustrations List of Persons Prologue 1: Contentious Origins 2: The Marriage-Merry-Go-Round 3: Marriage and Madness 4: Enter the Lover 5: The Legal Troubles 6: Counters and Convictions 7: Town and Country 8: Frances in France 9: Endings Epilogue Appendix: Family Trees Notes Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Inc QUEEN ANNE PATRONESS OF ARTS C
Book SynopsisAs the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (1665-1714) received the education thought proper for a princess, reading plays and poetry in English and French while learning dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and instrumental music. As an adult, she played the guitar and the harpsichord, danced regularly, and took a connoisseur''s interest in all the arts. In this comprehensive interdisciplinary biography, James Winn tells the story of Anne''s life in new breadth and detail, and in unprecedented cultural context. Winn shows how poets, painters, and musicians used the works they made for Anne to send overt and covert political messages to the queen, the court, the church, and Parliament. Their works also illustrates the pathos of Anne''s personal life: the loss of her mother when she was six, her troubled relations with her father and her sister, James II and Mary II, and her own doomed efforts to produce an heir. Her eighteen pregnancies produced only one child who lived past infancy; his deaTrade Reviewriveting, indeed unputdownable, study of politics and the arts in her era * Essays in Criticism *Winn, Professor of English at Boston Univeristy, has produced a book of unparalleled depth and insight about a period still relatively neglected owing to the taint of Whig history with which it remains associated. He writes with the fluency, but not the Whig bias, of Macaulay; his historical research on all aspects of the period, including its political turmoil, is impeccable, and yet his writing has essayistic clarity throughout. * Ophelia Field, The Times Literary Supplement *Winn's volume impresses by its erudition in literary matters and its passion for music * Burlington Magazine *now she has found a champion to stand up for her and put the record straight * Darlington, Ayecliffe and Sedgfield Advertiser *[Winn's] talent for descriptive prose and deep knowledge of literature, music, architecture, interior design and other allied fields ... make this book a rare treat, as he immerses the reader in the life, manners and preoccupations of the period. * Wall Street Journal *...it is above all through his mastery of the literature of the period, and his ear for its cadences and echoes, that Winn lures us into the texture of the age. * Blair Warden, Literary Review *Winn is an ace at picking up on subtleties in the period's music and poetry ... his writing and commentary, along with the musical samples found on the accompanying website, bring the queen's history to life. * Publishers Weekly *this book is a sumptuous intellectual feast as well as an aesthetic delight, written by one of our most informed and acute readers of post-Restoration culture. * Brean S. Hammond, Modern Language Review *Winn skillfully paints the court, its players, and its culture -- from thanksgiving services to birthday celebrations -- in vivid detail. * Mary K. Brantl, The Historian *Table of ContentsAbout the Companion Website List of Illustrations List of Musical Examples Preface 1. A Little Star 2. Hail, Welcome Prince 3. Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem 4. She Reigns without a Crown 5. Sweet Remembrance Shall Remain 6. Entirely English 7. Dominion over the Mighty 8: What Fruits from our Divisions Spring 9: The Breath of our Nostrils 10: To Fix a Lasting Peace on Earth 11: All a Nation Could Require Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Keynes
Book SynopsisJohn Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is a central thinker of the twentieth century, not just an economic theorist and statesman, but also in economics, philosophy, politics, and culture. In this Very Short Introduction Lord Skidelsky, a renowned biographer of Keynes, explores his ethical and practical philosophy, his monetary thought, and provides an insight into his life and works. In the recent financial crisis Keynes''s theories have become more timely than ever, and remain at the centre of political and economic discussion. With a look at his major works and his contribution to twentieth-century economic thought, Skidelsky considers Keynes''s legacy on today''s society.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewA helpful potted guide to the life of master economist John Maynard Keynes * Sunday Herald *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The life ; 2. Keyne's philosophy of practice ; 3. The monetary reformer ; 4. The General Theory ; 5. Economic statesmanship ; 6. Keyne's legacy ; Epilogue: the view from 2010 ; References ; Further Reading
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Oxford University Press Hindenburg
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Oxford University Press Inc Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Book SynopsisNo president since the founders has done more to shape the character of American government, notes Alan Brinkley in this magnificent biography of America''s thirty-second president. And no president since Lincoln has served through darker or more difficult times. Roosevelt thrived in crisis. It brought out his greatness, and his guile. It triggered his almost uncanny ability to communicate effectively with people of all kinds. And at times, it helped him excoriate his enemies, and to revel in doing so. This brilliant, compact biography chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt''s rise from a childhood of privilege to a presidency that forever changed the face of international diplomacy, the American party system, and the government''s role in global and domestic policy. Brinkley, the National Book Award-winning New Deal historian, provides a clear, concise introduction to Roosevelt''s sphinx-like character and remarkable achievements. In a vivid narrative packed with telling anecdotes, the book moves swiftly from Roosevelt''s youth in upstate New York--characterized by an aristocratic lifestyle of trips to Europe and private tutoring--to his schooling at Harvard, his brief law career, and his initial entry into politics. From there, Brinkley chronicles Roosevelt''s rise to the presidency, a position in which FDR remained until death, through an unparalleled three-plus terms in office. Throughout the book, Brinkley elegantly blends FDR''s personal life with his professional one, providing a lens into the President''s struggles with polio and his somewhat distant relationship with the first lady. Franklin Delano Roosevelt led the United States through the worst economic crisis in the nation''s history and through the greatest and most terrible war ever recorded. His extraordinary legacy remains alive in our own troubled new century as a reminder of what bravery and strong leadership can accomplish.Table of ContentsPreface ; FDR ; Notes ; Bibliography
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The University of Chicago Press Sade
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University of Chicago Press Hustling Is Not Stealing
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University of Chicago Press Maternal Justice Mirian Van Waters the Female
Book SynopsisThis biography of Miriam Van Waters moves beyond the controversy of her life to reveal a woman whose success rested upon the power of her own charismatic leadership. Her story reveals many of the realities of life in the early decades of this century for a single mother of an adopted daughterTable of ContentsPrologue Part I: 1887-1917 1. The Family Legacy 2. An Educated Woman 3. A Graduate Degree in Life 4. A New Career Part II: 1917-1932 5. Surrogate Mother 6. A Colony of Reformers 7. In Conflict 8. In Love with a Child 9. Most Precious Possession Part III: 1932-1949 10. Building the Framingham Symphony 11. Mother of Us All 12. Guardian Angel 13. Storm Center in Framingham 14. The Van Waters Case 15. In the Matter of the Removal of Dr. Miriam Van Waters Part IV: 1949-1974 16. End of an Era 17. Lifeline Epilogue: The Superintendent's House Notes Index
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The University of Chicago Press Malraux the Absolute Agnostic or Metamorphosis as
Book SynopsisMoving beyond merely biographical or textual interpretation, Claude Tannery traces the philosophy of life and art developed by André Malraux. With both sensitivity and expert interpretation he defines the issuespersonal and artistic as well as politicalthat underlie Malraux's writingsincluding early as well as late works, novels, speeches, and essays. The result is a new and subtle portrait of Malraux.
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The University of Chicago Press The Man Who Flattened the Earth
Book SynopsisSelf-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of Enlightenment science and culture. This work offers a portrait of this man, revealing how his private life and public works made him a man of science in eighteenth-century Europe.Trade Review"Terrall's work is scholarship in the best sense. Her explanations of arcane eighteenth-century French physics, mathematics, astronomy, and biology are among the most lucid available in any language." - Virginia P. Dawson, American Historical Review "As a guide to the public world of post-Newtonian European science, this well-written, scholarly work has much to offer." - Jeremy Black, Times Higher Education Supplement"
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The University of Chicago Press Crossing Ocean Parkway
Book SynopsisGrowing up an Italian American in New York, Marianna De Marco associated moving up with Ocean Parkway, a street that divides the working-class Italian neighbourhood from the middle-class Jewish neighbourhood into which she married. This book is her account of crossing cultural boundaries.Table of ContentsPreface Pt. 1: Crossing Ocean Parkway 1: On Being White, Female, and Born in Bensonhurst 3 2: Crossing Ocean Parkway 19 3: Slasher Stories 35 4: The College Way 59 Pt. 2: Readings by an Italian American Daughter 5: Dr. Dolittle and the Acquisitive Life 75 6: The Paglia Principle 91 7: The Godfather as the World's Most Typical Novel 109 8: The Politics of the "We" 137 Epilogue
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Tellwell Talent Clothed With the Sun Might as Well Repent and
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Tellwell Talent Boot Polish Bears and Bush Sense Adventures of a
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Columbia University Press In His Own Right
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Headline Publishing Group Winston Churchill
Book SynopsisA compact biography of Churchill.Table of ContentsThe Churchills • Birth and Early Years • The Adventurer • Prisoner of the Boers • The Young Winston • First Lord of the Admiralty • Gallipoli • Frontline Soldier • Churchill the Artist • Churchill the Innovator • Winston's Follies • Cabinet Minister • Churchill and Chartwell • The Wilderness Years • Churchill and the Great Republic • Churchill and Family • Winston is Back • Wartime Part I: Alone... • Churchill's Cigars • Wartime Part II: Wooing the USA • Wartime Part III: Nadir and Restoration • Wartime Part IV: The Grand Alliance • Wartime Part V: D-Day and Beyond • Wartime Part VI: Triumph and Tragedy • The Iron Curtain • Churchill's Indian Summer • Churchill the Orator • Churchill's Travels • Churchill College • A Glorious Ending • Churchill and History.
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Headline Publishing Group Charles Darwin
Book SynopsisThis book sheds fascinating light on the most remarkable aspects of Darwin's life.Table of ContentsIntroduction * The Abyss of Time * The Abundance of Nature * Charles Darwin: Born a Naturalist * Edinburgh University * Cambridge University * The Voyage of the Beagle * Eastern South America * Don Carlos 'So Much of a Gaucho' * Fossil Discoveries * Tierra del Fuego and the Shock of the Savage * Western South America * The Galapagos: The True Story * Across the Pacific and Around the World * To Marry or Not to Marry? * Journal of Researches * Zoology of the Beagle * Geology of the Beagle * At Home with the Darwins * Barnacles * Putting the Puzzle Together * On the Origin of Species * The Reception of Darwin's Theory of Evolution * Orchids * Variation * The Powers of Plants * The Descent of Man and The Expression of the Emotions * The Sage of Down and the Study of Worms * Darwin's Death and Legacy * Sources * Index * Further Reading.
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd We Go High How 30 Women of Colour Achieved
Book SynopsisFollow the life lessons of 30 remarkable women of colour - past and present - who have made their mark on society and culture.When you are struggling and you start thinking about giving up, I want you to remember something... and that is the power of hope. - Michelle Obama (White House speech, 2017)From activists to scientists, artists to sporting icons, each woman''s story is different - but all have in common a deep-seated resilience to fight against the prejudices and barriers to success that women of colour face on a daily basis. The book features political powerhouses such as Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams, as well as businesswomen like Arundhati Bhattacharya and Angelica Ross, and writers Michaela Coel and Amanda Gorman. With 30 stunning, specially commissioned portraits, We Go High not only celebrates their achievements but uncovers the personal beliefs, attitudes, and determination that drive them.
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Life Stories Harriet Tubman
Book SynopsisDiscover the inspiring story of Harriet Tubman, a fearless activist and abolitionist who helped guide many slaves to freedom, in this fascinating kids'' biography.Born into slavery in the 1820s, Harriet Tubman would later run away and later help scores of other African American slaves escape to freedom in the North using the Underground Railroad. A nurse, scout, and advisor during the American Civil War, Harriet co-led the Combahee River Raid, in which 700 slaves were liberated. After the war, Harriet became involved in women''s suffrage, or the right to vote, and opened a retirement home for sick and elderly African Americans. In this biography book for 8-11 year olds, learn all about Harriet Tubman''s fascinating life, the hardships she endured, and how this American icon of strength continues to inspire so many people today.This popular biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history''s most interesting and inspiring p
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Lulu.com Kiss Me Again A Memoir of Elgar in Unusual Places
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University of Illinois Press Mr. Associated Press
Book SynopsisFinalist for theAEJMC Tankard Book Award Between 1925 and 1951, Kent Cooper transformed the Associated Press, making it the world's dominant news agency while changing the kind of journalism that millions of readers in the United States and other countries relied on. Gene Allen's biography is a globe-spanning account of how Cooper led and reshaped the most important institution in American--and eventually international--journalism in the mid-twentieth century. Allen critically assesses the many new approaches and causes that Cooper championed: introducing celebrity news and colorful features to a service previously known for stodgy reliability, pushing through disruptive technological innovations like the instantaneous transmission of news photos, and leading a crusade to bring American-style press freedom--inseparable from private ownership, in Cooper's view--to every country. His insistence on truthfulness and impartiality presents a sharp contrast to much of today's fractured journTrade Review"Highlighting historical facts and perspectives, showcasing a who's who in the news industry, Mr. Associated Press easily serves as required reading for journalism students. Bridging gaps of knowledge from one decade to the next, it offers insights into how an upstart news route expanded to cover the world, and why journalism -- rightly or wrongly -- has become nearly synonymous with 'the media'." --Project Censored“Allen uses the figure of Kent Cooper to narrate a compelling and important story of American news from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. An incredibly valuable book for scholars of communications, media, journalism, history, and American foreign relations.”--Heidi Tworek, author of News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 1900–1945Table of ContentsAcknowledgments “Fitting himself for the newspaper profession” Apprenticeship and Ascent Celebrity News and Competition: Transforming the Domestic News Service The Opposition International Ambitions The Japanese Gambit New Media Politics, External and Otherwise The Shadow of War The Government Suit The Crusade The Voice of America Mr. Associated Press Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Illinois Press Lincoln the Lawyer
Book SynopsisWhat the law did to and for Abraham Lincoln, and its important impact on his future presidencyTrade ReviewAwarded the Barondess/Lincoln Award of The Civil War Round Table of New York (2007). "Dirck is to be commended for giving us something new to think about in this fascinating book about our sixteenth president. . . . A persuasively and tightly argued book."--Fides et historia"Dirck sheds light on how the original Great Commoner would become one of America's greatest lawyers in the presidential mansion. Readable and insightful, this volume deserves a place on every library shelf."--Journal of American History
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University of Illinois Press Reshaping Womens History
Book SynopsisAward-winning women scholars from nontraditional backgrounds have often negotiated an academic track that leads through figurative--and sometimes literal--minefields. Their life stories offer inspiration, but also describe heartrending struggles and daunting obstacles. Reshaping Women''s History presents autobiographical essays by eighteen accomplished scholar-activists who persevered through poverty or abuse, medical malpractice or family disownment, civil war or genocide. As they illuminate their own unique circumstances, the authors also address issues all-too-familiar to women in the academy: financial instability, the need for mentors, explaining gaps in resumes caused by outside events, and coping with gendered family demands, biases, and expectations. Eye-opening and candid, Reshaping Women''s History shows how adversity, and the triumph over it, enriches scholarship and spurs extraordinary efforts to affect social change. Contributors: Frances L. Buss, Nupur Chaudhuri, LisTrade Review"Depositing their papers, journals, and oral histories in archives, the recipients have provided for future generations examples of 'feminist and social justice activism.' . . . The collection significantly contributes to women's history and women's studies." --Journal of American History"One gasps at the life-threatening illnesses, the wrong turns, and the array of discrimination these authors face. At the next moment, the reader cheers them on, wanting to celebrate every success and intellectual discovery. The combined elements of horrific challenges, in some cases, and redemption in all of them make for a rich autobiographical experience that powerfully stirs the reader."--Bonnie G. Smith, author of The Gender of History: Men, Women, and Historical Practice
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University of Notre Dame Press Colin Powell
Book SynopsisThis biography of Colin Powell explores his astonishing rise from a working-class immigrant neighborhood to the highest echelons of American military and political power.Trade Review“This work should be read by all national security professionals, uniformed service members, or any other governmental agency including the department of state and the intelligence community.” —The Strategy Bridge"This is no hagiography. Consisting of equal parts admiration and critical scrutiny, it is a tough and insightful portrayal of a commanding personality who was capable of both towering professional achievements and astonishing failures of judgment and ethics. Beyond pure biography, Matthews has produced a fascinating case study of the human elements of public service and leadership.” —Malcolm Byrne, deputy director, National Security Archive"Jeffrey Matthews's excellent biography rightly praises Colin Powell's distinguished service over the past half-century, while also delineating how Powell faltered at crucial moments while serving as George W. Bush's secretary of state. This is a comprehensive and compelling analysis." —Walter LaFeber, the Andrew and James Tisch University Professor Emeritus, Cornell University"At its base is a very well-written story about Colin Powell as fallible everyman. It is an almost existential portrait of the human condition. We all make choices every day; some are good, but some are grave errors in judgment that can have disastrous consequences for a family or for a nation. In my opinion, this book is the most important of the publications focusing on this turbulent period of American political and military history." —Howard Ball, author of Bush, the Detainees, and the Constitution"This work . . . covers the lofty career of Powell, who eventually became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State. The author highlights both the successes and failures of his subject, revealing a human being navigating the complexities of leadership and power at the highest levels. It showcases the difficulties and consequences of decision making at the strategic level." —Military Heritage"Colin Powell was a good soldier all his life. Trustworthy, loyal, he obeyed orders while exercising a measure of judgment and initiative within the scope of his authority. . . . Powell’s judgment and initiative went only so far, Jeffrey Matthews writes in his biography. . . . Matthews examines Powell’s formative experience and finds the key to his success as well as his limitations." —Shepherd Express"The consummate general, national security advisor, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of State and Patriot is profiled and on full display in Matthews’ work. Well-researched and full of rich detail, the book seems to be a balanced, albeit critical, review of Powell’s 40+ years of service. . . . Matthews makes note of Powell’s followership as an ‘assistant’ and ‘deputy’ in many of his duties throughout his career, contributing to why he was a great leader. Yet ultimately, even the best leaders make mistakes and are fallible, and we can all learn from that." —Brigadier General Chad Manske, Commandant of the National War College"A captivating and balanced story of Powell’s remarkable career, and of what we can learn from both his good and bad followership. . . . The book is of special interest to readers of military history, political biography, and leadership." —Northern Kentucky Tribune“Jeffrey Matthews . . . offers a well-constructed, well-written . . . biography of Colin Powell, who was born in 1937 and remained a popular public figure long after his retirement from government in 2005. . . . Powell comes alive in these pages.” —Law and Liberty“Jeffrey Matthews’ Colin Powell: Imperfect Patriot is a thorough biography of Powell. . . . Relying on government documents and first-hand accounts, including a four-hour interview with Powell, Matthews presents a chronological appraisal of Powell’s life that is comprehensively researched and readable.” —The VVAA VeteranTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I – The Military Years 1. Obedient Son (1937-1957) 2. Dutiful Soldier (1958-1969) 3. Follower and Commander (1970-1982) 4. Loyalist (1983-1988) 5. Chairman (1989-1993) Part II – The Civilian Years Chapter 6: Most Trusted Man (1993-2000) 7. Leader, Follower, and Odd Man Out (2001-2004) 8. Counselor – Iraq and the Rush to War (2002-2003) 9. Defender-in-Chief – Iraq and the Search for WMD (2003-2004) Epilogue Endnotes Bibliography Index
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Pennsylvania State University Press A Prodigal Saint Father John of Kronstadt and the
Book SynopsisA portrait of the life of Father John of Kronstadt, a priest in tsarist Russia, venerated in his lifetime and later elevated to sainthood. It draws on documents from the Russian archives, thousands of letters he received from his followers and police reports on the sect that formed around him.Trade Review“A powerful and multidimensional portrait of the controversial Father John of Kronstadt, presented against the backdrop of Late Imperial religious life. Drawing on a rich source base, Kizenko offers an impartial and balanced interpretation of this pivotal figure. Reading this book is like stepping back into the world of a century ago, seeing the concerns, both material and spiritual, which occupied people’s lives.”—Eve Levin,Ohio State University “Kizenko manages to intertwine biography, socio-political analysis, theological discussion and Church history to produce a clear and captivating book on a subject that has suffered from a dearth of academic attention.”—Argyrios K. Pisiotis H-Russia“This study is exemplary in its approach to the phenomenon of sanctity and, to my knowledge, the first one of such a scholarly caliber on Russian sanctity in particular. It is a ‘must read’ for anyone who would go beyond Dostoevsky’s novels for an understanding of Russian Orthodoxy.”—Arkadi Choufrine Koinonia: The Princeton Theological Seminary Graduate Forum“This book is part of a growing literature on one of the most important but neglected aspects of Imperial Russia. It offers us an understanding of a complex and charismatic figure and the world in which he operated. It helps break down many of the simplistic assumptions about religion and it sets Russia in its European context. It is a very welcome addition to the literature.”—Shane O’Rourke Journal of Religious History“In this beautifully written biography of Father John (Ioann Il’ich Sergiev) of Kronstadt (1829–1908), Nadieszda Kizenko presents a remarkably sensitive and balanced portrait of this central figure of the Orthodox Church in late imperial Russia. . . . Kizenko’s biography demonstrates the power and importance of Orthodoxy and Orthodox religiosity at the end of the empire. . . . [A Prodigal Saint] will be a valuable addition to the library of anyone interested in European Christianity.”—Eugene Clay Journal of Modern History“In the end I learned a great deal from this work, which to my mind has gone a long way toward explaining the endurance and transformation of supernatural authority in fin-de-siecle Russia.”—Gary Marker Slavic and East European Journal“Kizenko has given us a highly perceptive and eminently readable study of a man and a time that are easily misunderstood. . . . This is not a book for beginners; Kizenko presupposes some prior knowledge both of the Russian Church and Russian history. Her translations from the Russian are smooth and idiomatic, and considering the complexities of the subject, she is always clear. . . . Kizenko has set a standard that others in the field would do well to follow.”—Peter Eaton Anglican Theological Review
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Pennsylvania State University Press Tsai Yuanpei Educator of Modern China
Book SynopsisIn the broadest sense, this intellectual biography is designed to give insight into the reasons why Western values and institutions (especially in education) failed to take root in the Chinese environment. Three interrelated themes are treated by Professor Duiker: the evolution of the Chinese educational system from the beginning of the 20th century to World War II; the process by which a Chinese intellectual absorbed Western values and attitudes while retaining significant elements of his traditional Confucian world view; the goals of the humanist movement in early republican China and the reasons for its failure. Ts'ai (1868-1940), as first Minister of Education under the 1912 republic, helped to formulate educational policies during an important stage of transition in modern China. Later, as chancellor of Peking University, he was a central figure in the tumultuous events of the May Fourth period. Having been educated traditionally to the doctoral (chin shih) level before studying
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Profile Tricky Part
Book SynopsisAt the age of 12 Martin Moran was involved in a sexual relationship with an older man, a counsellor from a Catholic boy's camp. Thirty years later, he set out to find and confront his abuser.The Tricky Part is the story of the man Martin Moran became, and the ambiguous relationship with his abuser that would mark his life. Growing up in an ordinary family, a family that belonged to Christ the King, the local church and school, Martin Moran absorbed the lessons of Catholicism in his childhood, the fraught mysteries of the spirit and the flesh.Into Martin's world came Bob, a veteran of the Vietnam War who was building a ranch out of the mountain wilderness. Bob taught the boys under his care how to milk cows, raft rivers and mend barbed wire fences. However, he also noticed Martin, a young boy who was unsure of himself and befriended him. The friendship, and the sexual abuse, lasted for three years.The abuse, and the relationship, shaped and scarred Martin. Told
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Yale University Press Horace Walpoles Correspondence with Sir David
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Yale University Press Martin Buber
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Mendes-Flohr. . . . traces the historical path that led Buber from Europe to Israel, and, throughout his engrossing narrative, tracks Buber’s intellectual journey, one that made him both a revered figure and a controversial one."—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal"A scrupulously researched, perceptive biography of Buber that evinces an authoritative command of all the contexts through which Buber moved."—Robert Alter, New York Times Book Review“Mendes-Flohr’s book is certainly comprehensive”—David Ruben, The Jewish Chronicle“Martin Buber was a great and hugely complicated man: philosopher, activist, he engaged throughout his career in a committed search for a modern Judaism that would remain in touch with the beauty, complexity, and tragedy of everyday life. Paul Mendes-Flohr's superb biography captures the depth and many-sidedness of Buber’s life and work. It is a great gift for all who already care about Buber, and for many who have yet to make his acquaintance.”—Martha C. Nussbaum, The University of Chicago“This exquisite biography presents the best account to date of the life and work of one of the most distinguished modern Jewish thinkers and provides a panoramic view of the rich intellectual and cultural life of German Jewry.”—Amir Eshel, Stanford University“In Martin Buber, Paul Mendes-Flohr brilliantly combines impeccable scholarship with the ability to allow the real living person to come through on the page.”—Arthur Green, author of Radical Judaism
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Yale University Press Hitlers Hangman
Book SynopsisReinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the twentieth century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership. In this book, the author weaves together little-known stories of Heydrich's private life with his deeds as head of the Nazi Reich Security Main Office.Trade Review"This admirable biography makes plausible what actually happened and makes human what we might prefer to dismiss as monstrous."—Timothy Snyder, Wall Street Journal"Supremely enlightening."—Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review"Gerwarth’s approach is subtle, painstaking and psychologically acute; it convincingly demonstrates that the historian’s tool of 'cold empathy' best clarifies the enduring question of what brings forth monsters."—Roy Foster, Times Literary Supplement (Books of the Year)"Hitler’s Hangman: The Life of Heydrich by Robert Gerwarth is superb on the making of evil."—Frank Dikotter, The Daily Telegraph (Books of the Year)"At the subsequent grand public funeral, Nazi leaders eulogized Heydrich as the perfect Nazi. This intelligent and readable biography shows how he had made himself into one, and Gerwarth explains persuasively what motivated Heydrich to do so."—Richard J. Evans, Times Higher Education". . . two splendid biographies. There have been lives written before, but nothing to match the exceptional way that Peter Longerich and Robert Gerwarth . . . have gone about digging in the sources to root these two awful figures more firmly in the context that gave rise to some of the worst crimes of the modern age. It is unlikely that either of these biographies will be bettered."—Richard Overy, The Sunday Telegraph (reviewed with 'Heinrich Himmler: A Life' by Peter Longerich)"An excellent inquiry into one of Hitler’s most fearsome paladins, the aide to Heinrich Himmler who played a key role in implementing the Holocaust. Gerwarth dispassionately examines Heydrich’s rise and assassination, which resulted in a horrific series of Nazi reprisals in Czechoslovakia. The best account of Heydrich."—Jacob Heilbrunn, The Daily Beast"[A] probing biography. . . . Gerwarth’s fine study shows in chilling detail how genocide emerged from the practicalities of implementing a demented belief system."—Publishers Weekly"Robert Gerwarth’s Hitler’s Hangman: The Life of Heydrich is the outstanding definitive scholarly and heartbreakingly horrible biography of the repellent mastermind of the Holocaust."—Simon Sebag Montefiore, BBC History Magazine (Books of the Year)"[Gerwarth] opts for strategy of 'cold empathy,' engaging his subject with 'critical distance' while attempting to assess his behaviour in context rather than in the light of what we know it led to. This approach, in contrast to the sensational popular biographies, produces some genuine surprises."—David Cesarani, Literary Review"In an illuminating account, Robert Gerwarth relates new anecdotes from Heydrich’s private life and his deeds as head of the Nazi Reich Security Main Office to shed light on his complex character."—Gavin Englebrecht, Northern Echo"With his cold intelligence and utter ruthlessness, it is sometimes suggested he would have made a redoubtable Fuhrer and formidable enemy. In this riveting biography, Gerwarth shows just how plausible that claim is."—Guy Walters, The Mail on Sunday"To write a truly splendid biography of a truly evil man is a remarkable achievement. Gerwarth develops a rounded picture of a personality who set out to establish a centralised SS state. He displays enough empathy for his subject not exactly to evoke sympathy (fortunately) but to make the seemingly incomprehensible comprehensible."—Hew Strachan, Irish Times". . . as definitive a biography of Hitler’s Hangman as there is ever likely to be."—Geoffrey Roberts, Irish Examiner". . . an admirable contribution . . . a unique perspective and insight into the development and radicalization of the Nazi regime and its rule."—Dr Dorothy Mas, Reviews in History"Gerwarth tells this complex take with considerable aplomb. He writes with real verve, pacing his account well and providing the perfect mix of narrative and analysis. Pleasingly, he is not shy of indulging in a few dramatic flourishes when the material and the circumstances allow, making this a history book that one can genuinely read almost in a single sitting. . . . He has succeeded admirably in remedying the lack of a scholarly biography of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the most pivotal and influential figures in the history of the Third Reich. [Gerwarth's] work has set a new standard by which subsequent biographies of Hitler's 'Blond Beast' will surely be measured."—Roger Moorhouse, History Today"Drawing on profound research, Robert Gerwarth presents a penetrating, authoritative analysis of the ruthless personality and murderous career of the man who directed the Third Reich's police state and became a driving-force in the programme to exterminate Europe's Jews."—Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler"Evil is a word used too lightly in our times and in historical review. Yet, in his splendid biography of Heydrich, Robert Gerwarth allows us to see what evil means in its subtlety and complexity, its seeming reasonableness on occasion, its starkness and its terror. Reading Hitler's Hangman makes plain why, in our eternal wrestling with the question where by the grace of God might we be going, historical reckoning, even for the most appalling of war criminals, is a more satisfactory and richer approach than is legal prosecution."—R.J.B. Bosworth, author of Mussolini"An excellent book on a major figure in the Nazi dictatorship, its secret police and the Holocaust. Gerwarth’s illumination of the development of the security complex under Heydrich, his actions in the Protectorate, and especially the war in the East, is of real value."—Tim Kirk, author of Nazi Germany
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Yale University Press Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest
Book SynopsisTrade Review“The nineteenth-century Challenger expedition was a voyage with a single purpose—scientific discovery. Macdougall looks forward rather than back and connects the Challenger findings with modern oceanographic and even lunar explorations. The result is truly a delight to read.”—Brian Skinner, Yale University“An epic Victorian-age expedition made relevant to the world today by Macdougall’s masterful prose. The excitement of discovery is infectiously brought to life in this delightful read. A landmark book about a landmark voyage.”—Nick Fraser, National Museums Scotland“Macdougall’s book not only brings to light a fascinating scientific expedition but also draws attention to the importance of scientific exploration and discovery even in today’s modern world.”—S. E. Brazer, Salisbury University
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Yale University Press Admiral Hyman Rickover
Book SynopsisA riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial “Father of the Nuclear Navy”Trade Review“Marc Wortman delivers a 17-gun salute to this short, profane spitfire who pulled a reluctant Navy into the atomic era. . . . Wortman opens a window into the life of an intellectual titan disdainful of nearly everything except scientific honesty, his adopted nation, and the power of the atom.”—Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street JournalAwarded the John Lyman Book Award honorable mention in the category of Naval and Maritime Biography and Autobiography, sponsored by the North American Society for Oceanic HistoryWinner of the 2023 Captain Richard Lukaszewicz Memorial Book Award, sponsored by the U.S. Military History Group“A superb and even-handed treatment of a complex, brilliant, and driven admiral who inspired both awe and loathing across the Navy he fundamentally reshaped. Rickover’s raw accomplishments in delivering nuclear power afloat changed the US Navy forever and remain seminal today.”—Admiral James Stavridis, former supreme commander, NATO, and author of 2034“Hyman Rickover is justifiably known as the ‘Father of the Nuclear Navy.’ Marc Wortman provides a lively, deeply informed, and revealing portrait of this remarkable man, warts and all.”—David Holloway, author of Stalin and the Bomb
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Yale University Press A Child of the Century
Book SynopsisTrade Review“His manners are not always nice, but then nice manners do not always make interesting autobiographies, and this autobiography has the merit of being intensely interesting."—Saul Bellow, New York Times
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Yale University Press Samuel Ringgold Ward A Life of Struggle Black
Book SynopsisThe rediscovery of a pivotal figure in Black history and his importance and influence in the struggle against slavery and discriminationTrade Review“Samuel Ringgold Ward’s fascinating life is emblematic of the netherworld between slavery and freedom that many Black Americans navigated during the nineteenth century. Smart and well told, Blackett’s biography gives us a truly diasporic account of the struggles of one such important figure.”—Claude A. Clegg III, author of The Price of Liberty: African Americans and the Making of Liberia“This peripatetic former slave, abolitionist, journalist, and preacher who crossed nineteenth-century American, Canadian, British, and Jamaican borders has long eluded biographers. No longer. Through studious research, window-pane prose, and sober judgments, eminent historian R. J. M. Blackett finally grasps the fascinating Samuel Ward.”—Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie, author of Rebellious Passage: The Creole Revolt and America’s Coastal Slave Trade“Ward emerges from Richard Blackett’s superb biography as a towering presence in the international antislavery movement who never shrank from ‘troubling the waters’ in his pursuit of racial justice.”—Julie Winch, author of A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten
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Yale University Press Stalin as Warlord
Book SynopsisAn authoritative account of Stalin as a wartime leader—showing how his paradoxical policies of mass mobilization and repression affected all aspects of Soviet societyTrade Review“A superb new history. . . . Rieber analyses with clarity the impact of the war. . . . When a historical work of Alfred J. Rieber’s calibre emerges perhaps it, too, will chart Putin as warlord.”—Wendy Slater, Times Literary Supplement“How Stalin, for all his strategic misjudgements, succeeded in preparing for war, mobilizing his people and fighting to victory in Berlin remains an intriguing historical question. Stalin as Warlord is a thought-provoking and informed account set squarely in the many debates that surround Stalin’s role, but at the same time refreshingly perceptive, intelligently critical and lucidly written.”—Richard Overy, author of Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931–1945“A remarkably penetrating picture of Stalin’s wartime rule. Rieber brings out the contradictions between destructive and creative impulses that shaped the Kremlin’s exercise of power in those critical years. Timely reading for anyone seeking to understand the fundamentals driving Russia.”—Alex Pravda, Emeritus Fellow, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford“A sweeping and magisterial overview of Stalin’s qualities and defects as the leader of a great power during a huge war which involved coordinating numerous different areas of national life.”—Geoffrey Hosking, author of Russia and the Russians“Alfred Rieber’s account of Stalin at war cover important military themes and situations that have been overlooked. His book is a great piece of sleuthing and vividly written.”—Robert Service, author of Stalin: A Biography
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Hachette Books Ross And Tom Two American Tragedies
Book SynopsisHere, at last back in print, is the classic dual biography of Ross Lockridge and Thomas Heggen, two authors who achieved sudden fame and fortune and then self-destructed. Ross Lockridge, the author of the spectacularly best-selling Raintree County, and Thomas Heggen, the creator of Mister Roberts, both were thrust in the 1940s into unexpected fame and money. Each was young and inexperienced in the ways of the world. John Leggett explores their lives, their loves, their friendships, and their writing and publishing experiences to discover what ultimately and tragically failed them. Ross and Tom portrays two gifted writers and their final descent into that Fitzgeraldian crack-up where in the real dark night of the soul it is always three o''clock in the morning.
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Hachette Books Bet on Black
Book SynopsisEssence Magazine 2023 Must ReadBet on Black is a call to action for Black people all over the world to adopt a fresh, highly informed mindset that will change their lives. Blackness is a rich, expansive place that centers resilience, excellence, beauty, panache, and brilliance. But these notions of Blackness have long been distorted by American racism, where for generations Black folks have been expected to live a subordinate, second-class existence in the country they call home. Williams delves into some of the cornerstones of leading a first-class Black life, including: Don’t Let Anyone Make You Their Black Sidekick Carry Your Blackness Proudly Everywhere You Go Disrupt Oppressive Power Structures No Need to Codeswitch Black Community is Invincible When We Get Together In this book, journalist and attorney Eboni K. Williams delves into some of the cornerstones of leading a first-class Black life, ranging from understanding one’s history to investing in the sometimes challenging processes of success. She does this all while sharing intimate details of her own story. Bet on Black will reawaken your own self-worth and understanding of the value of celebrating Blackness—whether yours or others’. Williams boldly proclaims that Blackness is the single most misunderstood construct in America. Bet on Black invites you to join her on the quest to show the world what Blackness really is.
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Little, Brown & Company The River Of Doubt Into the Unknown Amazon
Book SynopsisIn 1912, shortly after losing his bid to spend a third term as American President to Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt with his son Kermit, a Brazilian guide and a band of camaradas set off deep into the Amazon jungle and a very uncertain fate. Although Roosevelt did eventually return from THE RIVER OF DOUBT, he and his companions faced treacherous cataracts as well as the dangerous indigenous population of the Amazon. He became severely ill on the journey, nearly dying in the jungle from a blood infection and malaria. A mere five years later Roosevelt did die of related issues. One extraordinary factor is the resistance and disbelief the well-respected Roosevelt faced upon what should have been a triumphant return. The region was considered so dangerous that most reputable exploration societies considered Roosevelt''s discoveries improbable. The Amazon emerges as a world unconstrained by the rules of civilisation, a place where an ex-president becomes just another creature struTrade ReviewA terrific story * Nicholas Shakespeare, DAILY TELEGRAPH *Gripping * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Superb ... This armchair traveller was absolutely gripped - but very glad to stay put * HERALD *Candice Millard's prose flows along as swiftly as the river... Millard skilfully weaves into the story many absorbing observations about the phenomenal diversity and mystery of the Basin's breathtaking ecosystem and she thus evokes the wonders of the book * LITERARY REVIEW *
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Little, Brown & Company Paradise of the Damned
Book SynopsisA “rollicking,” “vividly re-created,” and “enticing romp” that tells the true story of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Elizabethan political intrigue and a competition with Spanish conquistadors for the legendary city’s treasure, all in a “breezy tale starring an audacious hero' (Wall Street Journal) As early as 1530, reports of El Dorado, a city of gold in the South American interior, beckoned to European explorers. Whether there was any truth to the stories remained to be seen, but the allure of unimaginable riches was enough to ensnare dozens of would-be heroes and glory hounds in the desperate hunt. Among them was Sir Walter Raleigh: ambitious courtier, confidant to Queen Elizabeth, and, before long, El Dorado fanatic. Entering the Elizabethan court as an upstart from a family whose days of nobility were far behind them, Raleigh used
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John Murray Press One Holy Fire
Book SynopsisHaunted by the fear that we have not allowed the Holy Spirit to burn to his full potential, Nicky Cruz has written an astonishing testimony to the Spirit''s power and world-changing potential. He shares incredible stories from his own life over the last 30 years. Stories of physical, emotional and spiritual healing; of masses coming to salvation in Jesus Christ; of hand-to-hand spiritual warfare; and of the supernatural provision and presence of God''s Spirit in every area of his life and ministry.ONE HOLY FIRE is a book to re-ignite your soul from the author of the phenomenal best-seller RUN BABY RUN.
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Little, Brown Book Group My Paper Chase
Book SynopsisFrom a wartime beach in Wales to the gleaming skyscrapers of twenty-first-century Manhattan, the extraordinary career of Fleet Street legend Harold Evans has spanned five decades of tumultuous social, political and creative change. Just how did a working class Lancashire boy, who failed the eleven-plus, rise to a position where he could so effectively give voice to the unheard?Born in the bleak years between the wars in the sprawl of Greater Manchester into a thrifty, diligent and loving family, Evans inherited only the privilege of his parents'' example. Theirs was a work ethic that led Evans through night school classes, national service and a passionate commitment to regional life, and, finally, to his unassailably successful editorship of one of our greatest newspapers, the Sunday Times. Whether unpicking the murderous chaos of Bloody Sunday, pursuing a foreign correspondent''s murderers or uncovering the atrocity of Thalidomide, this consummate newsman evokes his contagTrade Review** 'In Harold Evans's cottage, behind a beach dune in Quogue, Long Island, there is a black-and-white photograph of a news conference at The Sunday Times when Evans was editor. "For me," he writes, "it has the exalted resonance of a Nocturne painting" by Whistler. It represents "the culmination of my life in journalism, 35 years, from reporting in Lancashire to the Manchester Evening News, to foreign reporting in Europe and south-east Asia and the United States for the Evening News and The Guardian, to five years of daily newspaper editing in Darlington and then 14 more years editing The Sunday Times of London * Melvyn Bragg TELEGRAPH *** 'Reading these evocative and enjoyable memoirs, one feels the warmth of his sunny personality even as the lights seem to be going outin much of print journalism. He saw the best of it - o, lucky man! * Robert Harris SUNDAY TIMES *** 'Amid the pervasive gloom surrounding the future of newspapers, Harold Evans has produced a memoir to lift the spirits * Lionel Barber FINANCIAL TIMES *** 'SIR Harold "Harry" Evans remains one of the great figures of modern journalism. For this reason, and because the kind of campaigning, reporting-based work he stood for is threatened as never before, his autobiography, written as he turned 80, is both * ECONOMIST *
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Light of Battle
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Lulu.com Thy Son Liveth World War One History Letters
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Catharine Macaulays Republican Enlightenment
Book SynopsisThe celebrated' Catharine Macaulay was both lauded and execrated during the eighteenth century for her republican politics and her unconventional, second marriage. This comprehensive biography in the ''life and letters'' tradition situates her works in their political and social contexts and offers an unprecedented, detailed account of the content and influence of her writing, the arguments she developed in her eight-volume history of England and her other political, ethical, and educational works. Her disagreements with conservative opponents, David Hume, Edmund Burke, and Samuel Johnson are developed in detail, as is her influence on more progressive admirers such as Thomas Jefferson, Jacques-Pierre Brissot, Mercy Otis Warren, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Macaulay emerges as a coherent and influential political voice, whose attitudes and aspirations were characteristic of those enlightenment republicans who grounded their progressive politics in rational religion. She loTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Formation of a Female Republican: Kent, 1731–60 2. Influences from the Scottish Enlightenment: St James’s Place, 1760–66 3. A Republican Coterie; Berners St, 1766–71 4. Wilkes, Fever, and Wilson: London and Bath, 1771–77 5. France, Marriage, and Scandal: 1777–79 6. Completion of the History and Emergence as a Moral Philosopher: Knightsbridge, 1780–84 7. America and France: 1784–86 8. On Education and the French Revolution: Binfield, Berkshire, 1787–91 9. Macaulay’s Lasting Significance
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HarperCollins Amelia Earharts Daughters
Book SynopsisIn 1942, with war raging on two fronts and military pilots in short supply, the U.S. Army Air Force enlisted a handful of skilled female aviators to deliver military planes from factories to air bases--expanding the successful program to include more than one thousand women. These superb pilots flew every aircraft in the U.S. Army Air Force--including B-26s when men were afraid to--logging more than siz million miles in all kinds of weather. yet when World War II ended, their wartime heroism was left unheralded. In 1961, with the dawn of the space age, a handful of top female pilots took part in a new program termed Women in Space. Subjected to the same rigorous tests as the Mercury astronauts, thirteen women--top-notch pilots--were admitted to the program. Once again women had reason to dream...that at least oneof them would be the first of their sex in space. The matter went as far as Congress, where dramatic hearings included testimony from astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter. But their hopes were dashed. These skilled aviators had the right stuff at the wrong time, and again women were denied their place in history. This is their story, one of courage, ferocity, adn patriotism.
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WW Norton & Co Midnight Three Women at the Hour of Reckoning
Book SynopsisMoments of great intensity in the lives of Jane Austen, Mary Shelley and Joan of Arc, when each faced a decision that would shape her legacy.Trade Review"... beautifully researched and memorable book that closely links Victoria Shorr's intuitive imaginings to historical fact." -- Times Literary Supplement
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Caligula The Abuse of Power Roman Imperial
Book SynopsisThe Roman Empire has always exercised a considerable fascination. Among its numerous colourful personalities, no emperor, with the possible exception of Nero, has attracted more popular attention than Caligula, who has a reputation, whether deserved or not, as the quintessential mad and dangerous ruler.The first edition of this book established itself as the standard study of Caligula. It remains the only full length and detailed scholarly analysis in English of this emperorâs reign, and has been translated into a number of languages. But the study of Classical antiquity is not a static phenomenon, and scholars are engaged in a persistent quest to upgrade our knowledge and thinking about the ancient past. In the thirty years since publication of the original Caligula there have been considerable scholarly advances in what we know about this emperor specifically, and also about the general period in which he functioned, while newly discovered inscriptions and major archaeological projects have necessitated a rethinking of many of our earlier conclusions about early imperial history. This new edition constitutes a major revision and, in places, a major rewriting, of the original text. Maintaining the reader-friendly structure and organisation of its predecessor, it embodies the latest discoveries and the latest thinking, seeking to make more lucid and comprehensible those aspects of the reign that are particularly daunting to the non-specialist. Like the original, this revised Caligula is intended to satisfy the requirements of the scholarly community while appealing to a broad and general readership.Trade Review"Barrett first turned his attention to the emperor Gaius Caligula in 1990, with his Caligula: The Corruption of Power. Now, 25 years later, he has produced a thoroughly revised new edition, with the words 'Corruption of Power'emended to 'Abuse of Power.' The change is significant...This is a fine study, well researched and reliable in its conclusions. Summing Up: Highly recommended. " - J. A. S. Evans, emeritus, University of British Columbia, CHOICE ReviewTable of Contents1.Family Background 2. The Struggle for the Succession 3. Private Pursuits 4. The New Emperor 5. Signs of Strain 6. Conspiracy 7. North Africa 8. Britain and Germany 9. Divine Honours 10. Assassination 11. Aftermath 12. Caligula and the Jews 13. Caligula the Builder 14. Fit to Rule? 15. Reception Appendices: a. Caligula’s Named Victims b. Coins, Inscriptions and Sculpture.
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