2020, ISBN: 9780932012036

Firsthand accounts of Bukharian jewry's self-sacrifice under Soviet rule. Samarkand was famously a land of refuge during the 20th century for Jews fleeing the Nazi onslaught. But Samarkan… Mehr…

Firsthand accounts of Bukharian jewry's self-sacrifice under Soviet rule. Samarkand was famously a land of refuge during the 20th century for Jews fleeing the Nazi onslaught. But Samarkand was already a land with a long Jewish past, a land steeped in synagogues, rabbis and scholars. Defiance in Samarkand takes the reader through a journey of a civilization over a millennium old. From the Silk Road of late antiquity, the Jews of Bukhara spread their presence and influence throughout the asian region,where they established vibrant communities of commerce and Torah. Rabbi Shlomo Chai Niyazov, descendant of Bukharian leaders,describes many beloved inhabitants - Kabbalists,artisans, merchants and tzadikkim - amazing,colorful individuals who raised or reinforced the jewish observance,and who during much of the not-too-distant past fought to preserve their faith in the terrifying face of Soviet oppression. We meet brilliant rabbis who restored schools and synagogues to spiritual heights;desperate travelers in flight from the communist regime; and prominent Chabad personalities who survived bitter years in Siberian gulags and Russian prisons. We discover a vast underground network devoted to the Jewish instruction of local children under the ever-watchful eyes of the KGB. These children became the adults who joined thousands to emigrate to Eretz Yisroel or New York,where they successfully rebuilt their communities. Gripping yet affectionate, Defiance in Samarkand pays homage to a remarkable corner of the world that proved to be a major center of Jewish life and played a major part in Jewish history. About the author Rabbi Shlomo Chai Niyazov, descendant of a long line f Bukharian leaders, is rabbi of Congregation L'Maan Achai Bukharim, in Brooklyn,New York. Born in the Soviet Union,he was active during the 1970's in underground outreach, providing religious education and service to thousands of Bukahrian jews. He now lives in Borough Park,Brooklyn with his wife, Free Publishers, 2020, 6, Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; xxvi, 473 pages; Contents clean and secure in original blue cloth binding. Inscribed and signed on ffep from Anne W. Lane to Mary Jennings. Includes letters and correspondence of Franklin K. Lane, who served as Interstate Commerce Commissioner to both Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, and Secretary of the Interior under President Wilson. Franklin Knight Lane (1864 – 1921) was an American progressive politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920. He also served as a commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of California in 1902, losing a narrow race in what was then a heavily Republican state. Lane's record on conservation was mixed: he supported the controversial Hetch Hetchy Reservoir project in Yosemite National Park, which flooded a valley esteemed by many naturalists and conservationists, but he also presided over the establishment of the National Park Service. Mary Jennings was the wife of James Hennen Jennings (1854-1920), a mining engineer, born at Hawesville, KY. After attending private schools in London and Derbyshire, England, Jennings returned to Kentucky and set up a lumber business, but soon wanted to further his engineeering education. He graduated from the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University in 1877 with the degree C.E. Jennings then headed West and worked in gold and quicksilver mines in California for the next ten years. In 1887 he went to Venezuela for another mining job. Finally, his talents as an innovative mining engineer, took him to South Africa. During 1889-1905 he was consulting engineer of H. Eckstein, in Johannesburg, and Wemher Beit, in London. In the rough and tumble of South Africa, he managed to keep out of John Hays Hammond's conspiracy to overthrow to earn a fortune (the equivalent of about 10 million pounds in 2014) before he returned to America in 1905. ; Signed by One Author ., Houghton Mifflin, 1922, 3, (Toronto): The Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1921. 498 pp, 9 7/8" H. **Volume II only.** Deep red cloth boards with blind stamped Greek key borders on front and rear boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on spine/front board. B&w illustrations - tissue-covered frontispiece, fold-out map, photographs - all present. "It was originally considered that one volume, containing the 'Letters from the Front' pamphlets issued during the course of the great struggle recently concluded, would suffice as an offical and historical record of the part played therein by the members of the staff of The Canadian Bank of Commerce. Mr. C.L. Foster, the Editor of Volume I, however, conceived the idea of making a more detailed record by the publication of a supplementary biographical volume, and the present Volume II is the result of our labours in this connection. In the compilation of the military records, no pains have been spared to make the work as complete as possible, and exhaustive searches have been made of official documents and archives, in Ottawa, in London and elsewhere. The assistance rendered by the members and former members of staff, and the next-of-kin of those who died on active service, in furnishing particulars, has been of the utmost value." from the Introduction. The fore-edges and bottom edges of the textblock are untrimmed. Some soft creases down the free front endpaper and less on the preliminary pages, varying light browning to the edges of the textblock, some minor white edge staining on the bottom of the rear board, very light edge and corner wear to the boards. Dust jacket has a few edge tears up to 1 1/2" - some are archivally taped, one small edge chip, heavy creasing at the bottom 4" of the front panel and at the bottom 2" of the rear panel, large corner crease on the front flap, now protected in removable mylar sleeve.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-., The Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1921, 2.75, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1947. This Special Edition is limited to 2500 copies. 331pp. Foreword by S.M. Wedd...General Manager. Alphebetical "Roll of Honour" with portraits. "Honours and Awards" list (with portraits). Biographies of men and women of the bank who enlisted provided. Four appendices follow the biographies which would hold much interest. A list of illustrations provided. All illustrations and portraits present and in exceptional condition. Red cloth boards....bank emblem in gilt to front board. Fore edge and bottom uncut. Boards show fade to spine and a general dulling of colour. The contents in its sound binding....clean and bright. This book is a wonderful piece of military history.. Very Good. Military + Canadian Bank Of Commerce + World War II + War Service Records + Biographies + Canadiana + Canadian History + NOISBN. Catalogs: Military., The Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1947, 0, New York, N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good. [8], 247, [1] pages. Minor cover wear and edge soiling noted. Includes Notes, Acknowledgments, and Index. Also includes chapters on Dar es Salaam; The Eve of War; Commerce Raider; The Return to East Africa; Attack; Counterattack; Blockade; Besieged; Flugzeug!; The Tale of the Hilfschiff-I; The Tale of the Hilfschiff--II; The War of Nerves; Two Plans; The Severn and the Mersey; The Attack; The Last Fight of the Konigsberg; Ashore; Ready for Battle; The War on Land; The Marie; The Battle of the Lakes; The Battle for Dar es Salaam; In the Delta; Captain Looff Goes South; The Ring Closes; and the Last Battle. Edwin Palmer Hoyt (August 5, 1923 - July 29, 2005) was an American writer who specialized in military history. Hoyt served with the Office of War Information during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. In 1945 and 1946, he served as a foreign correspondent for The Denver Post and the United Press, reporting from locations in China, Thailand, Burma, India, the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and Korea. Hoyt subsequently worked as an ABC broadcaster. Starting in 1958, Hoyt became a full-time writer , and for a few years (1976 to 1980) he served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Hawaii. In the 40 years since his first publication in 1960, he produced nearly 200 published works. While Hoyt wrote about 20 novels (many published under the pseudonyms Christopher Martin and Cabot L. Forbes), the vast majority of his works are biographies and other forms of non-fiction, with a heavy emphasis on World War II military history. Ksberg was a German light cruiser that was operated between 1929 and April 1940, including service in World War II. She was the lead vessel of her class and was operated by two German navies, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine. She had two sister ships, Karlsruhe and K Ksberg was built by the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down in April 1926, launched in March 1927, and commissioned into the Reichsmarine in April 1929. She was armed with a main battery of nine 15 cm SK C/25 guns in three triple turrets and had a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). Ksberg served as a training ship for naval cadets throughout the 1930s, and joined the non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, she laid defensive minefields in the North Sea and then participated in Operation Weser the invasion of Norway in April 1940. While attacking Bergen, she was badly damaged by Norwegian coastal artillery, and sunk by British bombers the following day in the harbor. The wreck was eventually raised in 1942 and broken up for scrap the following year. The incredible, little known story of the WW1 German cruiser Ksberg, and the German East Africa colony in World War I. Raiding in the waters off the coast of East Africa in 1915, the Ksberg's havoc included the sinking an elderly RN warship in port. The British shelled the Ksberg to destruction in the Rufiji delta, but the Germans who survived the sinking hauled ten 105mm guns off the wreck of the cruiser, remaining at large and waging a running fight through East Africa against the British for the rest of the war. The Konigsberg, one of Germany's light cruisers which harried Allied commercial shipping during World War I, left port in 1914 for a raiding life around the African coast. A year later, trapped in the Rufiji Delta, Konigsberg was shelled and sunk. But her crew, and their ten 105-mm guns, got ashore. "The Konigsberg is destroyed but not beaten," Captain Max Looff reported. It was the beginning of a three year running fight through East Africa. Hauling their precious guns over impossible terrain, cut off from home bases and supplies, and crippled with disease, Looff and his men acted as guerillas and assault troops, defeating British forces far larger and better supplied than themselves. When the Armistice was announced, only fifteen of Konigsberg's men were left, and one gun. But they had established a modern legend., Funk & Wagnalls, 1968, 3, Austin, TX: Texas Monthly Press, 1987. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear and soiling.. xi, [1], 554, [6] p. Illustrations. Sources and Notes. Index. Photography Credits. Sam Rayburn, (1882-1961), U.S. representative; born in Roane County, Tenn. A farm boy, he worked his way through Mayo Normal College and taught school while earning his law degree at night. A powerful Democrat in the Texas House (1906--12), he quickly rose to prominence in the U.S. House of Representatives (1913--61) on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, aided by John Nance Gardner. A Southern populist, he sponsored New Deal legislation including the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to regulate Wall Street. He took special pride in the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. Elected Speaker of the House (1940--61), he was politically more influential in Washington than in Texas, where oil men had assumed power. He supported Roosevelt's and Truman's foreign policies, but his and Senator Lyndon Johnson's policy of moderation and compromise during the 1950s ultimately alienated liberal Democrats, who backed John Kennedy in 1960. Rayburn aided President Kennedy's liberal legislative package by enlarging the House Rules Committee. From Wikipedia: "Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882 November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history....On September 16, 1940 at the age of 58, and while serving as Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Rayburn became Speaker of the House upon the sudden death of Speaker William Bankhead. Rayburn's career as Speaker was interrupted twice: 1947 1949 and 1953 1955, when Republicans controlled the House. During those periods of Republican rule, Rayburn served as Minority Leader. However, he so disliked the term "minority leader" that he asked to be referred to as the "Democratic Leader" during those interim four years when the office of Speaker was held by the Republican Joseph W. Martin, Jr. of Massachusetts, actually a close personal friend of Rayburn's. Himself a protege of Vice President of the United States John Nance Garner, Rayburn was a close friend and mentor of Lyndon B. Johnson and knew Johnson's father Sam from their days in the Texas Legislature. Rayburn was instrumental to LBJ's ascent to power, particularly his unusual and rapid rise to the position of Minority Leader; Johnson had been in the Senate for a mere four years when he assumed the role. Johnson also owed his subsequent elevation to Majority Leader to Rayburn. Like Johnson, Rayburn did not sign the Southern Manifesto. Also, as Speaker of the House, in the interest of the United States of America, Rayburn forged close friendships and partnerships with legislatures of emerging independent countries and democracies on the continent of Africa, especially Nigeria, a rising political power on that continent. Rayburn was a good friend of The Honorable Jaja Wachuku, who was the first indigenous Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, from 1959 to 1960....In shaping legislation, Rayburn preferred working quietly in the background to being in the public spotlight. As Speaker, he won a reputation for fairness and integrity. In his years in Congress, Rayburn always insisted on paying his own expenses, even going so far as to pay for his own travel expenses when inspecting the Panama Canal when his committee was considering legislation concerning it, rather than exercising his right to have the government pay for it. When he died, his personal savings totaled only $15, 000, and most of his holdings were in his family ranch. Rayburn was well known among his colleagues for his after business hours "Board of Education" meetings in hideaway offices in the House. During these off-the-record sessions, the Speaker and powerful committee chairmen would gather for poker, bourbon, and a frank discussion of politics. Rayburn alone determined who received an invitation to these gatherings; to be invited to even one was a high honor. On April 12, 1945 Vice President., Texas Monthly Press, 1987, 2.75<

2003, ISBN: 9780932012036

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A 3cm tear to front exterior hinge. Minor rubbing. VG. Textual photo illustrations Surgical Breast Oncology Cambridge University Press Cambridge (2003) orig.boards 28x22cm, xvi,255 pp &qu… Mehr…

A 3cm tear to front exterior hinge. Minor rubbing. VG. Textual photo illustrations Surgical Breast Oncology Cambridge University Press Cambridge (2003) orig.boards 28x22cm, xvi,255 pp "Generously illustrated with over 700 photographs, drawings, histopathology slides, radiographs, and mammographs, this color atlas provides a step-by-step guide to the differential diagnosis and treatment of the most prevalent diseases of the breast. Organized around primary patient complaints, part one covers benign tumors, malignant carcinomas, pain, and various symptoms of the skin and nipple-areola complex. This is followed by a multidisciplinary review of the respective techniques of the clinician, radiologist, pathologist, surgeon, and reconstructive surgeon. Illustrated from the editor's authoritative collection of over 14000 patient records and written by a multidisciplinary team, this photographic atlas provides a guide to proper clinical examination; diagnostic and interventional radiography; diagnostic pathology; surgical biopsy; surgical excision of benign lesions; breast conservation surgery; total, modified radical, and radical mastectomies; and reconstructive surgery. Clinicians will find this guide invaluable in diagnosing and treating the most common cancer affecting women today" - Publisher's description., Cambridge University Press, 3, Austin, TX: Texas Monthly Press, 1987. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xi, [1], 554, [10] p. Illustrations. Sources and Notes. Index. Photography Credits. DJ has wear and soiling. Inscribed on the half title by author Bacon, inscription reads For Hesky and Loretta Bernard Old Friends--how can I thank you for all you have done for DB and me over the years? Wishing you all the best, always. Xon Bacon San Antonia April 28, 1987. D.B. Hardeman was an aide to former House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.) who became a legend as a mentor in the education of reporters, staff members and political scientists interested in the workings of Capitol Hill. Mr. Hardeman came to Washington in 1956 with plans to write a book on the life and times of Speaker Rayburn, who served as speaker of the House of Representatives for all but four years between 1940 and 1961. Shortly after he began interviewing Rayburn for the book, Rayburn hired him. From 1956, until Rayburn's death in 1961, Mr. Hardeman filled a variety of roles for the speaker. His title was legislative assistant, but his role with Rayburn was that of personal confidant, political adviser, and friend. Following Rayburn's death, Mr. Hardeman spent several years as an administrative assistant to the late Hale Boggs (D-La.) when Boggs was House Democratic Whip. Donald C(onrad). Bacon American, b. 1935 worked for the Wall Street Journal, NYC, staff writer, 1957-61; Washington Star, Washington, DC, staff writer, 1962-63; Newhouse News Service, Washington, DC, congressional correspondent to White House correspondent, senior correspondent, and columnist, 1962-75; U.S. News and World Report, Washington, 1975-89. Sam Rayburn, (1882-1961), U.S. representative; born in Roane County, Tenn. He worked his way through and taught school while earning his law degree at night. A powerful Democrat in the Texas House (1906--12), he quickly rose to prominence in the U.S. House of Representatives (1913--61) on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, aided by John Nance Gardner. A Southern populist, he sponsored New Deal legislation including the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to regulate Wall Street. He took special pride in the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. Elected Speaker of the House (1940--61), he was politically more influential in Washington than in Texas. He supported Roosevelt's and Truman's foreign policies, but his and Senator Lyndon Johnson's policy of moderation and compromise during the 1950s alienated liberal Democrats, who backed John Kennedy in 1960. Rayburn aided President Kennedy's legislative package by enlarging the House Rules Committee. From Wikipedia: "Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882 November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history....On September 16, 1940 at the age of 58, and while serving as Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Rayburn became Speaker of the House upon the sudden death of Speaker William Bankhead. Rayburn's career as Speaker was interrupted twice: 1947-1949 and 1953-1955, when Republicans controlled the House. During those periods of Republican rule, Rayburn served the "Democratic Leader" during those interim four years when the office of Speaker was held by the Republican Joseph W. Martin, Jr. of Massachusetts. Himself a protege of Vice President of the United States John Nance Garner, Rayburn was a close friend and mentor of Lyndon B. Johnson and knew Johnson's father Sam from their days in the Texas Legislature. Rayburn was instrumental to LBJ's ascent to power, particularly his unusual and rapid rise to the position of Minority Leader; Johnson had been in the Senate for a mere four years when he assumed the role. Johnson also owed his subsequent elevation to Majority Leader to Rayburn. In shaping legislation, Rayburn preferred working quietly in the background to being in the public spotlight. As Speaker, he won a reputation for fairness and integrity. When he died, his personal savings totaled only $15,000, and most of his holdings were in his family ranch. Rayburn was well known among his colleagues for his after business hours "Board of Education" meetings in hideaway offices in the House. During these off-the-record sessions, the Speaker and powerful committee chairmen would gather for poker, bourbon, and a frank discussion of politics. Rayburn alone determined who received an invitation to these gatherings; to be invited to even one was a high honor., Texas Monthly Press, 1987, 2.75<

1987, ISBN: 9780932012036

Austin, TX: Texas Monthly Press, 1987. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear and soiling.. xi, [1], 554, [6] p. Illustration… Mehr…

Austin, TX: Texas Monthly Press, 1987. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear and soiling.. xi, [1], 554, [6] p. Illustrations. Sources and Notes. Index. Photography Credits. Sam Rayburn, (1882-1961), U.S. representative; born in Roane County, Tenn. A farm boy, he worked his way through Mayo Normal College and taught school while earning his law degree at night. A powerful Democrat in the Texas House (1906--12), he quickly rose to prominence in the U.S. House of Representatives (1913--61) on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, aided by John Nance Gardner. A Southern populist, he sponsored New Deal legislation including the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to regulate Wall Street. He took special pride in the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. Elected Speaker of the House (1940--61), he was politically more influential in Washington than in Texas, where oil men had assumed power. He supported Roosevelt's and Truman's foreign policies, but his and Senator Lyndon Johnson's policy of moderation and compromise during the 1950s ultimately alienated liberal Democrats, who backed John Kennedy in 1960. Rayburn aided President Kennedy's liberal legislative package by enlarging the House Rules Committee. From Wikipedia: "Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882 November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history....On September 16, 1940 at the age of 58, and while serving as Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Rayburn became Speaker of the House upon the sudden death of Speaker William Bankhead. Rayburn's career as Speaker was interrupted twice: 1947 1949 and 1953 1955, when Republicans controlled the House. During those periods of Republican rule, Rayburn served as Minority Leader. However, he so disliked the term "minority leader" that he asked to be referred to as the "Democratic Leader" during those interim four years when the office of Speaker was held by the Republican Joseph W. Martin, Jr. of Massachusetts, actually a close personal friend of Rayburn's. Himself a protege of Vice President of the United States John Nance Garner, Rayburn was a close friend and mentor of Lyndon B. Johnson and knew Johnson's father Sam from their days in the Texas Legislature. Rayburn was instrumental to LBJ's ascent to power, particularly his unusual and rapid rise to the position of Minority Leader; Johnson had been in the Senate for a mere four years when he assumed the role. Johnson also owed his subsequent elevation to Majority Leader to Rayburn. Like Johnson, Rayburn did not sign the Southern Manifesto. Also, as Speaker of the House, in the interest of the United States of America, Rayburn forged close friendships and partnerships with legislatures of emerging independent countries and democracies on the continent of Africa, especially Nigeria, a rising political power on that continent. Rayburn was a good friend of The Honorable Jaja Wachuku, who was the first indigenous Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, from 1959 to 1960....In shaping legislation, Rayburn preferred working quietly in the background to being in the public spotlight. As Speaker, he won a reputation for fairness and integrity. In his years in Congress, Rayburn always insisted on paying his own expenses, even going so far as to pay for his own travel expenses when inspecting the Panama Canal when his committee was considering legislation concerning it, rather than exercising his right to have the government pay for it. When he died, his personal savings totaled only $15, 000, and most of his holdings were in his family ranch. Rayburn was well known among his colleagues for his after business hours "Board of Education" meetings in hideaway offices in the House. During these off-the-record sessions, the Speaker and powerful committee chairmen would gather for poker, bourbon, and a frank discussion of politics. Rayburn alone determined who received an invitation to these gatherings; to be invited to even one was a high honor. On April 12, 1945 Vice President., Texas Monthly Press, 1987, 2.75<