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University of Notre Dame Press Charlemagne and France
Book SynopsisIn this volume Robert Morrissey explores a millennium's worth of history and myth surrounding Charlemagne (768-814). His plasticity, Morrissey argues, endows Charlemagne with both legitimizing power and subversive potential.Trade Review"... a solid book that can be of use to anyone interested in European, particularly French, history. ... remarkably accessible ...." -- History: Reviews of New Books, Fall 2003, Vol. 32 No. 1"... a rich and provocative study that shows [Morrissey's] mastery of medieval and modern historiography and literature ..." -- American Historical Review, April 2004
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University of Notre Dame Press Isabelle of France
Book SynopsisAs the only daughter of Blanche of Castile, one of France''s most powerful queens, and as the sister of the Capetian saint Louis IX, Isabelle of France (1225-1270) was situated at the nexus of sanctity and power during a significant era of French culture and medieval history. In this ground-breaking examination of Isabelle''s career, Sean Field uses a wealth of previously unstudied material to address significant issues in medieval religious history, including the possibilities for women''s religious authority, the creation and impact of royal sanctity, and the relationship between men and women within the mendicant orders. Field reinterprets Isabelle''s career as a Capetian princess. Isabelle was remarkable for choosing a life of holy virginity and for founding and co-authoring a rule for the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp. Isabelle did not become a nun there, but remained a powerful lay patron, living in a modest residence on the abbey grounds. Field maintains that Isabelle Trade Review“The result is an exploration of the development of Franciscan ideology and identity in the middle thirteenth century and a nuanced perspective on the culture and religiosity of the Capetian court. The audience for this book will range from those interested in medieval women, to those who work on saints and sanctity, the Capetians, or Franciscan institutional history and spirituality.” —The Catholic Historical Review“Sean Field tells the story of family, solidarity, female agency, and monarchical spirituality through the life of Isabelle of France (1225-1270). . . . Complementing a hagiographical biography of the princess with new archival discoveries and close readings of the documents, Field's contribution particularly expands our understanding of the Franciscan order in the thirteenth century and its relations with models of lay piety.” —H-Catholic, H-Net Reviews“This is a solidly researched investigation that focuses on one person but illuminates her far-reaching impact of the French royalty, the Franciscan Order, the papacy, and the populace far into the twentieth century.” —The Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature“This exemplary biography, to a large degree based upon previously unknown or ignored primary sources, offers a close reading of the texts against the broader context. . . . [This book] combines an admirable attention to detail with an excellent analysis of the political and religious context.” —Journal of Ecclesiastical History“The legacy of psycho-history for the interpretation of medieval sources has been long and problematic, and it is good to see here a biography based so firmly in textual criticism, where the reader is made acutely aware on almost every page of how far the evidence can take us securely. The result is a lively picture of Isabelle drawn from her actions, and not from psychological speculation. . . Isabelle of France has been grounded in modern scholarship in a way which will probably price definitive for some time to come.” —English Historical Review“Nearly everything of importance to historians about the thirteenth century is here, refracted in the prism of a single individual's life. . . . As recounted here, Isabelle’s life also illustrates the distinctive elements of women’s piety, with special attention to books and images; the way men saw holy women differently than holy women saw themselves; the conscious campaigning required to create a saint’s cult; the Capetians’ cooperation in taking care of family business; and the dynasty’s strong, royally distinctive piety, with its mendicant flavoring and emphasis on penance. . . Finally, Field’s discussion of the piety of both Blanche of Castille and Isabelle herself is very insightful, both in his recognition of the paradoxes both women embodied and in his deft characterization of Isabelle's piety as 'a studied simplicity'.” —The Historian“A wide range of scholars will benefit from this book, certainly including Capetian specialists and Franciscan scholars, but it will also be of considerable interest to those with an interest in the question of women’s agency. . . . Isabelle of France would make a useful assignment for undergraduate classes on women and power or religion.” —Medieval Feminist Forum“. . . provides a stimulating overview of Isabelle of France’s achievements. Field’s study thoroughly exploits the available historical evidence. When necessary, he speculates beyond his sources, to create a meaningful psychological profile of the historical actors. I think he has done the world of Franciscan scholarship a great service.” —Religious Studies Review"In this book Sean Field has done a remarkable job in reconstructing the life of Isabelle, the sister of France's saintly king, Louis IX. He has also explored in considerable depth and with great insight the process of making a saint in later medieval France. This is a first-rate study, one written with admirable economy and a judicious sensitivity to the complexities of the sources." —William Chester Jordan, Dayton-Stockton Professor of History, Princeton University"Beautifully written, based on meticulous and probing analysis of the sources, Sean Field's admirable study of Isabelle of France, the holy sister of France's saint-king Louis IX, illuminates not only the woman herself but also the fascinating and complex world in which she lived." —Elizabeth A.R. Brown, Professor Emerita of History, The City University of New York
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ABC-CLIO The American Plutarch
Book SynopsisCreating an unconventional portrait of the life and thought of an Enlightenment historian and scientist, this study focuses upon Jeremy Belknap's letters, journals and essays, which provide a clear sense of how a dialogue with the past can yield an appreciation of life and acceptance of self.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Life of a Cabbage Fellow Travelers into the Past A Religious Dialogue with the Past The View from Agamenticus Essays on Man Journey into the Wilderness Elder Scripture A Conservative View of History The American Plutarch Admonition from the Past Epilogue Appendix Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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Yale University Press Gandhi
Book SynopsisDrawing on sources only recently made available, the author sketches a portrait of Gandhi within the context of his time in which the Indian leader emerges as neither a plaster saint nor a wily politician, but as a complex man whose actions followed honourably from his convictions.Table of ContentsPart 1 The forging of a public man: an Indian nonentity; South African experience I - the self-taught political apprentice; South African experience II - "The Satyagrahi"; India and the returning exile. Part 2 Indian identity: Mahatma and nation, 1920-34; non-co-operation - the road to Swaraj?; fruits of reflection - roots of identity; civil disobedience - the quest for legitimacy and unity 1928-34. Part 3 The crises of old age: "Where there is no vision, the people perish"; non-violence on trial; prisoner of hope.
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Yale University Press Peenemunde Wind Tunnels A Memoir
Book SynopsisIn 1943, physicist Peter P. Wegener was assigned to work at Peenemunde, where the supersonic wind tunnels of the rocket laboratories of the German Army were situated, and where Wernher von Braun led a team that developed the V2. In this book, Wegener recounts his experiences during World War II.
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Yale University Press Karen Horney
Book SynopsisKaren Horney is regarded by many as one of the most important psychoanalytic thinkers of the 20th century. This book argues that Horney's inner struggles, in particular her compulsive need for men, induced her to embark on a search for self-understanding.
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Yale University Press F233lix DHerelle the Origins of Molecular Biology
Book SynopsisFelix d'Herelle demonstrated the use and application of bacteria for biological control of insect pests. Drawing on family papers, archival sources, interviews, and d'Herelle's published and unpublished writings, William C. Summers tells the story of the scientist's life and work.Trade ReviewAwarded an honorable mention for the 1999 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Award in the Biological Science category given by the Association of American Publisher. -- Scholarly Publishing Annual Award * Association of American Publishers, Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division *
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Yale University Press DNA Pioneers and Their Legacy
Book SynopsisThis account of the origins of modern molecular biology, the lives of pioneering scientists in the field of nucleic acid research, and the discovery of DNA, is aimed not only at scientists, but also at students and general readers with an interest in science.
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Yale University Press George Ball
Book SynopsisDrawing on George Ball's personal archive and interviews with Ball and with dozens of his associates, this text traces Ball's involvement with US foreign policy as Under Secretary of State during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. It begins in the 1940s and ends with Ball's death in 1994.
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Yale University Press Peirescs Europe
Book SynopsisNicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc played an important role in the intellectual culture of his time. This work examines both the man and his circle, which included Pope Urban VIII and Galileo. It brings into focus the early 17th-century world of learning - its people, places and ideas.
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Yale University Press The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson
Book SynopsisIn 1784 Thomas Jefferson moved to Paris, where he spent the next five years as minister for the new United States of America. This book recreates the atmosphere and personalities of pre-revolutionary Paris, and reveals the impact they had on one of America's first transatlantic citizens.Trade Review"Adams has presented a superbly colourful portrait." Raymond Seitz, The London Times "Elegantly sythesises the historical wisdom on Jefferson's tenure in Paris...Adams deftly illustrates both the scope and importance of the Parisian context in all its splendour." Linzy Brekke, Chicago Tribune "In this wonderfully engaging book, Adams provides historians with a new and better context in which to reexamine Jefferson's role as a political partisan and ideological propagandist during the 1790s." C. Bradley Thompson, Journal of American History "The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson intelligently explores the critical formative experience of that thought-filled, mild-mannered Virginian in the tumult of Paris society from 1784 to 1789. It takes the reader on an authoritative journey through the streets of the city and among the provocative characters in whose company the American diplomat thrived." Andrew Burstein, Virginia Quartely Review Auth biog: William Howard Adams is a fellow at the International Center for Jefferson Studies. A historian, writer, lecturer, and filmmaker, he was the curator of the National Gallery's exhibition The Eye of Thomas Jefferson and the editor of the catalogue of the same name.
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Yale University Press George I
Book SynopsisAn account of the life and reign of George I. An enigmatic character whose real character has long been concealed by anti-Hanoverian propaganda, George emerges in this biography as an impressive ruler who grasped the responsibilities accession brought him.
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Yale University Press The Trial of the Cannibal Dog
Book SynopsisThis vivid book retells the story of Captain Cook''s great voyages in the South Seas, focusing on the encounters between the explorers and the island peoples they discovered. While Cook and his men were initially confounded by the Polynesians, they were also curious. Cook and his crew soon formed friendships-and often more intimate relationships-with the islanders. The islanders, who initially were not certain if the Englishmen were even human, came to experiment with Western customs and in some cases joined the voyagers on their expeditions.But familiarity quickly bred contempt. Shipboard discipline was threatened by these new relationships, and the culture of the islands was also changed forever. Captain Cook, initially determined to act as an enlightened leader, saw his resolve falter during the third voyage. Amicable relations turned hostile, culminating in Cook''s violent death on the shores of Hawaii.In this masterful account of Cook''s voyages, Anne Salmond-a preeminent authorit
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Yale University Press Faces of Janus
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Yale University Press Vixi
Book SynopsisAn eminent historian of Russia, Harvard professor, and adviser to the Reagan White House looks back on his own life and on the tumultuous twentieth century.Trade Review"It is hard to imagine a more interesting life, or one better told." Economist "an autobiography that is as candid and combative as it is entertaining." Daniel Johnson, Daily Telegraph "fascinating" Jeff Barak, Jewish Chronicle "Perhaps the most refreshing and valuable memoir to emerge from Washington in many years." Martin Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle "A gracefully written account." Fred Siegel, Washington Post Book World"
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Yale University Press Spiritual Radical
Book SynopsisBorn in Warsaw, raised in a Hasidic community, and reaching maturity in secular Jewish Vilna and cosmopolitan Berlin, Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) escaped Nazism and immigrated to the United States in 1940. This book tells the comprehensive story of his life and work in America and his politics and personality.
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Yale University Press Philip V of Spain The King Who Reigned Twice
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Yale University Press Kenneth Tynan
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Yale University Press The Diary of Georgi Dimitrov 19331949
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Yale University Press Karl Kraus Apocalyptic Satirist Volume 2
Trade Review“Edward Timms meticulously interprets this major writer’s most complex period of literary, cultural, and political activity, providing what amounts to an entire cultural history of the period.”—Professor Gilbert Carr, Trinity College Dublin
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Yale University Press John Evelyn
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Yale University Press Mussolinis Shadow
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Yale University Press Theodore Roosevelt
Trade Review"Hawley has pieced together an interesting interpretation of Theodore Roosevelt. . . . [A] well-written, insightful book. Recommended."—Choice"Joshua David Hawley has made a contribution to this literature with a different kind of biography, offering a fresh interpretation of Roosevelt. . . . Hawley is an impressive researcher . . . at times eloquent. . . . This is a persuasive book." —Ryan J. Barilleaux, The Historian“Hawley situates Roosevelt in a rich political/intellectual culture that stretches from the 1870s until the First World War and provides a perspective on Theodore Roosevelt that is largely missing from current historiography.”—Mark Lytle, Bard College“A fresh and persuasive approach to Theodore Roosevelt.”—John Morton Blum, Yale University“Theodore Roosevelt deserves to be acknowledged at least as much for what he thought as for what he did, and with this book Hawley at last redresses the balance between Roosevelt the thinker and Roosevelt the doer. Those who read Preacher of Righteousness will never again be able to dismiss him simply as 'pure act', a legendary description archly tendered by Roosevelt's learned friend, Henry Adams.”—From the Foreword by David Kennedy“Joshua Hawley has made an important contribution to the literature on Theodore Roosevelt. His well-written study reminds readers that Roosevelt was a provocative political thinker whose influence on American thought and institutions continues to be profound. Hawley’s work captures the energy and insight that Roosevelt brought to the art of politics.”—Lewis L. Gould, author of Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans
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Hachette Books The Generalship Of Ulysses S. Grant
Book SynopsisAn analysis of one of America's greatest soldiers which refutes the notion that Grant relied only on brute force to achieve his victories, demonstrating instead the mastery of mobility, surprise, judgement, and strategic co-ordination that made Grant the premier Civil War general.Table of Contents* Introduction The Civil War * Natural History of the War * Grand Strategy of the War * Strategy and Tactics of the War Grant as Subordinate General * From Galena to Fort Donelson * Battle of Shiloh * Advance on Vicksburg * Vicksburg Campaign * Battle of Chattanooga * Grants Generalship, 1861-3 Grant as General-in-Chief * The Plan of Campaign * From the Rapidan to Spottsylvania * Petersburg Campaign * Campaigns of Sherman, Sheridan, and Thomas * Appomattox Campaign * Grants Generalship, 1864-5 * The Plan of Campaign The Generalship of Peace * The Foundations of War * The Foundations of Peace * Grant as Citizen and Man Appendices * The Surprise at Shiloh * The Attack of General Thomas at Chattanooga * Lees Order of Battle, May, 1864 * Grants Order of Battle, May, 1864 * Shermans March to Savannah * Grants Order of Battle, March 31, 1865
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Hachette Books The Luciano Story
Book SynopsisNo gangster has ever been more powerful than Charles Lucky Luciano (1897-1962). By the mid-1920s, he had taken over the New York bordellos and was making more than a million dollars a year. In 1931 he engineered the murders of the two reigning New York crime bosses, Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano, and quickly took over the entire New York crime racket. Now Luciano was the Boss of Bosses, the undisputed leader of the National Crime Syndicate which he had established, along with Meyer Lansky, Louis Lepke Buchalter, Joe Adonis, and Frank Costello, in the early 1930s. His fall came in 1936, when he was indicted on ninety counts of extortion and direction of harlotry. But in 1945 he was released in return for his cooperation with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He spent the rest of his life in Italy, where he ran the International Crime Syndicate, shipping millions of dollars worth of heroin into the U.S. The Luciano Story is the definitive biography of this legendary gangster, baTable of ContentsPart One * Put Up or Shut Up * Lucky Discovers America * Lucky Grows Up * Lucky the Boss * Lucky On the Town Part Two * Lucky In Love * Lucky in the Brothels * Lucky Gets Out * Lucky and Operation Underworld Part Three * Lucky in CubaObject: Homicide? * Admiral Lucky: Piracy, Old Clothes, and High Finance * Lucky and the Slow Murder * Lucky Talks
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Hachette Books The Orton Diaries
Book SynopsisTo be young, good-looking, healthy, famous, comparatively rich and happy is surely going against nature. When Joe Orton (1933-1967) wrote those words in his diary in May 1967, he was being hailed as the greatest comic playwright since Oscar Wilde for his darkly hilarious Entertaining Mr. Sloane and the farce hit Loot , and was completing What the Butler Saw but less than three months later, his longtime companion, Kenneth Halliwell, smashed in Orton''s skull with a hammer before killing himself. The Orton Diaries , written during his last eight months, chronicle in a remarkably candid style his outrageously unfettered life: his literary success, capped by an Evening Standard Award and overtures from the Beatles his sexual escapades,at his mother''s funeral, with a dwarf in Brighton, and, extensively, in Tangiers and the breakdown of his sixteen-year marriage to Halliwell, the relationship that transformed and destroyed him. Edited with a superb introduction by John Lahr, TheTable of ContentsThe Diaries * London December 1966May 1967 * Tangier MayJune 1967 * LondonAugust 1967 Appendices * The Edna Welthorpe Letters * Chronology * List of Published Work
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Hachette Books George B. McClellan
Book SynopsisA biography of the Union Civil War general.Table of Contents* Introduction * The Making of a Soldier * On Peacetime Service * Life in a Civilian World * The Call to War * Building an Army * General of All the Armies * The Grand Campaign * On the Peninsula * The Battle for Richmond * Impasse at Harrison's Landing * General Without an Army * Opportunity of a Lifetime * The Battle of Antietam * The Last Command * The Political Arena * Campaign for the Presidency * The Old Soldier * Epilogue: A Memoir for History * Sources and Acknowledgments * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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East to the Dawn Media tiein
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Hachette Books The Last Founding Father
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Hachette Books The Last Viking
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Hachette Books Winston Churchill Reporting
Book SynopsisLong before his finest hour as Britain''s wartime leader, Winston Churchill emerged on the world stage as a brazen foreign correspondent, covering wars of empire in Cuba, India, the Sudan, and South Africa. In those far-flung corners of the world, reporting from the front lines between 1895 and 1900, Churchill mastered his celebrated command of language and formed strong opinions about war. He thought little of his own personal safety, so convinced was he of his destiny, jumping at any chance to be where bullets flew and canons roared. I have faith in my star that I am intended to do something in the world, he wrote to his mother at the age of twenty-three before heading into battle. Based on his private letters and war reportage, Winston Churchill Reporting intertwines young Winston''s daring exploits in combat, adventures in distant corners of the globe, and rise as a major literary talent experiences that shaped the world leader he was to become.Trade ReviewPraise for Winston Churchill Reporting Paul Reid, national bestselling coauthor of The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm "Simon Read has captured the indomitable spirit of young Winston Churchill, his breathtaking courage in combat, his raw political ambition, and the power of his writing as a war correspondent on three continents. All before the age of twenty-seven. Winston Churchill Reporting takes its rightful place on my shelves next to Churchill's own account of his youth, My Early Life." Dean King, national bestselling author of Skeletons on the Zahara "With pen, rifle, and polo mallet, the youthful and headstrong Winston Churchill takes no prisoners as an army officer and war correspondent, racing fearlessly to the front lines of war zones in Cuba, Asia, and Africa, not to mention London, where he steeps himself in the arts of war, wit, and politics. Simon Read's thrilling Winston Churchill Reporting charges ahead at breakneck speed with the indomitable young Churchill, capturing the making of this great and eloquent leader in vivid prose and hair-raising scenes. You won't put it down until Churchill is safe at home once again." Wade Davis, national bestselling author of The Serpent and the Rainbow "In 1965 a nine-year-old girl in Colombia posted a birthday card addressed simply to 'the greatest man in the world.' Without a stamp it arrived in London at the home of Winston Churchill on the eve of his ninetieth birthday. He was indeed the greatest man of our era, the savior of civilization. Any book on Churchill is a joy, but this one is especially moving for it reveals the great man as a youth, eyes full of wonder, soul already certain of a great destiny, ambition glaring in all directions just ready to pounce." Martin Dugard, national bestselling author of Into Africa, and coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O'Reilly "Highly researched and fast-paced, Read does a marvelous job of bringing young Churchill to life." Kirkus Reviews, 7/15/15 "Read draws on Churchill's newspaper pieces, books, and letters for this fast-paced biographical and historical narrative...A richly detailed look at Churchill's early ambitions and triumphs." Library Journal, 9/15/15 "Of all the books about Winston Churchill, this is the first dedicated to his years as a war correspondent...Read introduces this work with 'Winston Churchill as Indiana Jones,' a line that becomes reality within the first few pages...A worthy purchase for fans of Churchill who are unfamiliar with these stories as well as those interested in late 19th-century history, military history, and a case study of writing as a journalist." San Jose Mercury News, 10/5/15 "Illuminates Churchill's early years as a journalist and war correspondent." Examiner.com, 10/11/15 "In this edge-of-your-seat, slice-of-life biography, author Simon Read skillfully weaves Churchill's earliest wartime adventures with his lively reporting from the battlefield...Not to miss!" Open Letters Monthly, 10/12/15 "An engaging story, engagingly told." San Diego Book Review, 10/13/15 "Churchill is an enthralling subject, and the few years covered in the narrative are filled with danger, courage, conflict, death and deliverance...Churchill was in the epicenter of history, and readers will devour this delicious narrative about the young rising star." January Magazine, 10/14/15 "With material from personal letters as well as his reports from the front, Winston Churchill Reporting is a visit with a future leader during his formative years. It's an extraordinary, eye-opening book." InfoDad blog, 10/15/15 "Those who simply cannot get enough of all things Churchillian will find themselves entertained by Simon Read's exploration of the courageous (and foolhardy) adventures (and antics) of a headstrong and supremely self-confident Winston Churchill in his 20s...A fast-paced, novelistic book that provides...a great deal of intriguingly detailed material on where he went and what he did in his youth that would, in the main, serve him and his nation extraordinarily well in the years to come." Hudson Valley News, 10/19/15 "A great read indeed!" Military History, January 2016 "Read draws from private letters and papers relating the combat experiences that helped shape Churchill into an exemplary statesman. The narrative is more an adventure tale than a straight biography." Roanoke Times, 11/8/15 "An absorbing book that fairly illustrates the means by which a green subaltern of the 19th century at length became one of the towering figures of the 20th." The Economist, 11/21/15 "Investigates how Churchill went from a young army officer cadet to being Britain's highest-earning war correspondent by the age of 25, getting the journalism bug for the rest of his life...Tell[s] the tale of Churchill the adventurer...elegantly." Midwest Book Review, November 2015 "The true-life story of a lesser-known period in the life of British statesman Winston Churchill...Extensively researched, rich in detail, and enhanced with notes, a bibliography, and an index, Winston Churchill Reporting is worthy of the highest recommendation for public and college library biography collections." Internet Review of Books, 11/18/15 "I have read several books about Churchill and thought this book would be a rehash. I was so wrong. I learned a great deal about a courageous, pushy young man who was becoming a writer." CapX, 11/27/15 "A cracking narrative...This is not just a gripping account of the adventures of a young soldier who could never decide whether he was an army officer or a war correspondent (nor could higher authority). It brings into focus some of the themes which were to dominate Churchill's career. Above all, it is a study in courage...A rollicking read, it is an ideal Christmas present for anyone interested in war, history, Britain and greatness." Centre Write (Bright Blue UK), Winter 2015 "An absolutely rollicking adventure...Read's fast-paced book makes Winston Churchill's story accessible to many new readers...An insightful look at what motivated one of the most prominent men of the 20th century...Read nails it with a book that is just such good fun." Calcutta Telegraph, 12/13/15 "Churchill's formative days in India as a young soldier-war correspondent-cum-polo player [are] so utterly fascinating and revealing, especially as his tales of derring-do have been projected in breathless prose in Simon Read's recently published Winston Churchill Reporting." MoneyWeek, 7/12/15 "A book that covers the great man's adventurous early life." Portland Book Review, 12/23/15 "One of the only books (out of nearly 700 books about Churchill) dedicated to that period of his life. Rather than a general overview of his experiences, it is a detailed recounting of the events using his own writings as well as a plethora of contemporaneous sources of those individuals who were also present. The writing brings to life what he experienced and his behavior...This book provides the reader with a sense of the core of this man and of the impact these events had upon him." Washington Times, 1/11/16 "Read recounts this early journalistic career in prose that reveals Churchill's descriptive skills." Buffalo News, 1/10/16 "Churchill's copy from the war zone electrified London and author Read makes the most of it to spin an exciting tale...This is a gripping story, easy to read in the style of a mystery thriller...thoroughly researched and fully annotated with endnotes." San Francisco Book Review, 12/10/15 "Explores a fascinating lesser known part of Churchill's life that significantly shaped the future leader he was to become." Tom Ricks, Foreign Policy, 2/1/16 "People tend to forget that Winston Churchill spent several years in his youth writing about wars in Cuba, India, the Sudan, and South Africa. If you need reminding, check out Winston Churchill Reporting. It hadn't occurred to me until I read this book that his war correspondence brought him his first success in life, after years of being criticized by his father and others." The Weekly Standard, 2/22/16 "[A] highly readable account of Churchill's adventures as war correspondent...As Read conclusively proves, Churchill was incapable of writing a boring sentence." Military Heritage, March 2016 "By taking the reader back to a time before Churchill became famous and successful, the author shows a young man with all his dreams and desires before him. He shows what is perhaps the most formative time in the future Prime Minister's life and explains how his experiences contributed to the traits he later exhibited leading Great Britain during its greatest test of survival." Military Officer, April 2016 "[An] exciting blend of biography and history, vividly describing Churchill's combat adventures." The Churchill Project, 3/18/16 "A comprehensive review of young Winston's first four wars...Read's book shares qualities with John Kelly's Never Surrender: It is a well-written and organized account." Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, 6/14/16 "[A] lively, action-packed account...Read conveys it all through the unusual style of an action novel instead of the usual academic history book, a gutsy move that could've badly backfired on him; but in this case it works perfectly...A lively and incredibly fast-paced book, this will be a revelation to people...who only knew Churchill as the balding, stogie-chewing curmudgeon of 1940s fame...Strongly recommended." Anglotopia, 9/9/16 "Simon Read writes excellently about the various adventures that Churchill went on as he developed two careers in parallel--one in the British Army and one as a writer on the side...Worth reading for any Churchillian...Insight into a young man on the move who had grand plans."
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Hachette Books 81 Days Below Zero
Book SynopsisShortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska''s Ladd Field on a routine flight to test their hastily retrofitted B-24 Liberator in harsh winter conditions. The mission ended in a crash that claimed all but one- Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with no wilderness experience. With little more than a parachute for cover and an old Boy Scout knife in his pocket, Crane found himself alone in subzero temperatures. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane''s remarkable twelve-week saga.Trade Review"The hardships endured by Leon Crane are unimaginable, and author Brian Murphy expertly takes the reader into Crane's inspiring journey of survival. You will find yourself rooting for Crane to take the next step, make the next right decision, and fight on. 81 Days Below Zero pulls you into Crane's thought process, and you might find yourself wondering, 'What would I have done in a similar situation?' Few of us would have that combination of creativeness and mental fortitude to do what Crane did."--Michael J. Tougias, author of Fatal Forecast, A Storm Too Soon, and Overboard Kirkus Reviews, 4/1/15 "A gripping story" Booklist, 5/15/15 "A solid entry in the perennially popular canon of real-life adventure stories." Roanoke Times review, 6/17/15 "[A] thrilling true story... Many have been the tales of man against nature, the struggle for survival among icy peaks in a howling wilderness--some fictitious (Jack London's "To Build a Fire"), others far too true ("Alive"). Few if any have chronicled such an epic battle as this, the journey of a lone airman from near death to life, in the course of which might be seen a series of miracles, fortified by his indomitable will to survive... It is a well-told tale." Minneapolis Star Tribune, 6/28/15 "81 Days Below Zero by Brian Murphy, is a thrilling page-turner of true-live adventure... Murphy's instincts for pacing and re-creating emotions, dialogue and details are so finely crafted that you might find yourself shivering right along with Crane as he struggles to hang on in subzero conditions with only his Boy Scout knife, 40 matches, a parachute and the clothes on his back." Alaska Dispatch News, 7/12/15 "Pilot's genuine Alaska survival story puts reality TV to shame... As survival tales go, this one is epic...81 Days Below Zero is a traditionally crafted narrative that balances historical details with themes of adventure and unlikely survival. But there is more here than just an unexpected World War II story, which is compelling enough...Murphy shows how close the 21st century is to the events of the past and the quietly heroic actions a historian can take. Reality television has very nearly convinced us that it takes manufactured drama to get our attention. Kudos to Brian Murphy for reminding readers how far from the truth that assertion can be." Portland Review of Books "An exciting, caring, and interesting story." Jacksonville Journal-Courier, 8/16/15 "Murphy relays the incredible survival story in subzero conditions with masterful suspense." Washington Post, 10/11/15 "This would be a great read at the beach on a hot summer day...A riveting story...An interesting saga of survival against formidable odds." WWII History magazine, December 2015 "Leon Crane's amazing story is recounted in great detail. The author relates the young aviator's harrowing tale in smooth prose, which beckons the reader to continue reading. There are many survival stories of airmen and sailors adrift at sea and how they beat the odds. This story reveals how one flyer endured an experience just as extreme and lived to tell about it." Charleston Post and Courier, 1/17/16 "[A] sharply detailed, gripping account...The reader shivers with Crane as he ponders each next step through a desolate Alaskan forest when a warm day during the winter of 1943 is zero degrees Fahrenheit...A fresh, vivid, film-worthy tale of World War II survival." Military Officer, February 2016 "Murphy vividly describes Crane's World War II Alaskan ordeal." Collected Miscellany, 1/28/16 "Gripping...Murphy perfectly captures Crane's predicament of trying to survive in some of the most brutal terrain and weather on the planet...This book is an epic story of one man's will to survive in a harsh environment." Advance Praise for 81 Days Below Zero "In 81 Days Below Zero, Brian Murphy rediscovers one of the most astounding survival stories in Alaskan history. The account is all the more remarkable because of Leon Crane's lifelong reluctance to talk about his ordeal. Murphy has saved from oblivion a tale that resonates with inspiration more than seventy years later."--David Roberts, author of Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration "This is a great story, wonderfully told. From the moment the doomed plane takes off until the lone survivor rejoins civilization, the reader is taken on a thrilling, emotional, and hugely satisfying ride. Seamlessly interweaving the pilot's intense struggle against the elements with the broader history of the war, Alaska, and the home front, Brian Murphy has created a fascinating page-turner that you will not want to put down."--Eric Jay Dolin, author of Leviathan and When America First Met China
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Hachette Books Fire in My Eyes
Book SynopsisI am not going to let my blindness build a brick wall around me. I''d give my eyes one hundred times again to have the chance to do what I have done, and what I can still do.-Brad Snyder speaking with First Lady Michelle ObamaOn the night Osama bin Laden was killed, US Navy Lieutenant Brad Snyder was serving in Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer with SEAL Team Ten. When he learned of SEAL Team Six''s heroics across the Pakistani border, Brad was thankful. Still, he knew that his dangerous combat deployment would continue.Less than five months later, Brad was engulfed by darkness after a massive blast caused by an enemy improvised explosive device. Suddenly Brad was blind, with vivid dreams serving as painful nightly reminders of his sacrifice.Exactly one year after losing his sight, Brad heard thousands cheer as he stood on a podium in London. Incredibly, Brad had just won a gold medal in swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games.Fire in My Eyes is the astonishing true story of a wounded veteran who refused to give up. Lieutenant Brad Snyder did not let blindness build a wall around him-through tenacity and courage, he tore it down.Trade ReviewAdvance praise for Fire in My Eyes "Fire in My Eyes is a testament to the extraordinary courage and unwavering dedication of the men and women serving in the US Armed Forces. Lieutenant Brad Snyder's remarkable story is sure to captivate and inspire." --Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense "Fire in My Eyes by Brad Snyder and Tom Sileo tells an unforgettable story of heroism and sacrifice on the battlefield. It's an inspiring journey that leads us through darkness to victory."--Eric Greitens, New York Times bestselling author of Resilience and former Navy SEAL "Brad Snyder is an American hero. I first met him at Walter Reed and thanked him for his brave service to the nation. As a wounded veteran and two-time gold-medal swimmer, his story is the American story of a patriot who never gave up fighting to live and to win for his country."--Leon Panetta, former Director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense "Brad Snyder represents the true essence of a warrior. Facing a life-changing injury that would cripple the strongest of individuals, he demonstrated the willpower of an American warfighter. His story is one of courage that we all need to read."--Captain Florent Groberg, US Army (Ret.), Medal of Honor recipient New York Journal of Books, 8/19/16 "Every once in a while, every American needs to pick up and read a book like Fire in My Eyes...Snyder's story is a needed reminder that the very best of us continue to risk their lives serving in our armed forces with courage, dedication and a deep and abiding love for our country...An inspiring tale." NavyHistory.org (website of the Naval Historical Foundation), 7/30/16 "A visceral story of fortitude, of striding into harm's way time and again for the sake of others...The prose is strong and authentic...Veterans, especially service academy graduates and disposaleers, will connect with their own experiences due to Snyder and Sileo's superior composition...Fire in My Eyes must sit prominently next to other phenomenal stories like Elizabeth Kauffman Bush's America's first Frogman and Aaron Ralston's autobiography, Between a Rock and a Hard Place. To those aspiring to serve...Fire in My Eyes is mandatory reading...Through these pages they will truly understand what service is, what one is called to do." "Inspirational." ?TeamUSA.org, 11/1/16 "A story of tragedy that turns to gold...Snyder gives a first-hand account of what it is like to serve in today's military - high stress, intense training, and loss of friends and loved ones...A truly inspirational story." ?Today.com, 11/14/16
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