2010, ISBN: 1f7d88d590fbcb3bc790d49be29844c9

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New York. 1963. Signet/New American Library. 1st Signet Classic Paperback Edition. Previous Owner's Name On Top Edge,Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. Foreword By John A. Hawgood. 352 … Mehr…

New York. 1963. Signet/New American Library. 1st Signet Classic Paperback Edition. Previous Owner's Name On Top Edge,Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. Foreword By John A. Hawgood. 352 pages. paperback. CT165. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The heroic figure of Cavelier de La Salle and the epic scope of his achievements dominate this classic history of conquest and conflict in the New World. His is the leading role in a drama of Homeric proportions, set against the backdrop of a vast and savage wilderness: a network of lakes, rivers, and valleys stretching from New France to the Gulf of Mexico, shaping a dream of French empire and glory. Parkman's description of this untamed land is justly famous; but equally memorable is his vivid delineation of the indomitable explorer whose iron will and fierce pride led him both to triumph and to tragic death - struck clown by the forces of intrigue and avarice he so fiercely scorned. The reader is plunged into the living stream of the past in a saga not only of man against nature but also of man against man; he then emerges with the sense of intensely felt experience, which is the mark of history raised to the level of art. Samuel Eliot Morison called Francis Parkman 'one of the greatest - if not the greatest - historians that the New World has produced.' Frederick Jackson Turner also cited Parkman as 'a great historian' and noted that 'his work will live on because he was even greater as an artist.' inventory #29195, 0, "A hero with Huck Finn's heart and charm, lighting by El Greco and jokes by Punch and Judy. . . . Riddley Walker is haunting and fiercely imagined andthis matters mostintensely ponderable." Benjamin DeMott, The New York Times Book Review"This is what literature is meant to be." Anthony Burgess"Russell Hoban has brought off an extraordinary feat of imagination and style. . . . The conviction and consistency are total. Funny, terrible, haunting and unsettling, this book is a masterpiece." Anthony Thwaite, Observer"Extraordinary . . . Suffused with melancholy and wonder, beautifully written, Riddley Walker is a novel that people will be reading for a long, long time." Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World"Stunning, delicious, designed to prevent the modern reader from becoming stupid." John Leonard, The New York Times"Highly enjoyable . . . An intriguing plot . . . Ferociously inventive." Walter Clemons, Newsweek"Astounding . . . Hoban's soaring flight of imagination is that golden rarity, a dazzlingly realized work of genius." Jane Clapperton, Cosmopolitan"An imaginative intensity that is rare in contemporary fiction.' Paul Gray, TimeRiddley Walker is a brilliant, unique, completely realized work of fiction. One reads it again and again, discovering new wonders every time through. Set in a remote future in a post-nuclear holocaust England (Inland), Hoban has imagined a humanity regressed to an iron-age, semi-literate stateand invented a language to represent it. Riddley is at once the Huck Finn and the Stephen Dedalus of his culturerebel, change agent, and artist. Read again or for the first time this masterpiece of 20th-century literature with new material by the author., Indiana University Press, 1998-09, 6, London: Continuum. New Stock/New Stock. 2010. First Edition.. Hard Cover. New Stock This title provides a timely portrait of John Henry Newman, whose beatification is set for Summer 2009, dealing with the man s exceptional intellect and some of the sensational events surrounding his life and death. John Henry Newman was the most eminent English-speaking Christian thinker and writer of the past two hundred years. James Joyce hailed him the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian age. His prediction of the current mass atheism in Western culture and his response to the implications for religion of science and evolution, have special relevance for our time. A problematic campaign to canonise Newman started fifty years ago. After many delays John Paul II declared him a Venerable . Then Pope Benedict XVI, a keen student of Newman s works, pressed for his beatification. But was Newman a Saint ?In Newman s Unquiet Grave , John Cornwell (author of A Thief in the Night and Hitler s Pope ) tells the story of the chequered attempts to establish Newman s sanctity against the background of major developments within Catholicism, including his profound influence on the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. By his own admission Newman was a literary man, first and foremost, a circumstance he himself believed barred him from sainthood. His life was marked by personal feuds, self-absorption, accusations of professional and artistic narcissism, hypochondria, and same-sex friendships that at times bordered on the apparent homo-erotic. The love of Newman s life was a fellow priest, Ambrose St John, who predeceased him and with whom he was buried by undying choice. There have been chronic difficulties with Newman s beatification - including doubts about the mandatory miracle of healing involving an American deacon.Finally, came the controversial decision to disinter Newman from his grave, separating him from Ambrose. British and American gay lobbies condemned the move as homophobic on the part of the Vatican. Ironically, nothing, save bits of cloth and brass, were found, a symbolic new twist in the story of Newman s complex legacy. John Cornwell investigates the process of Newman s elevation to sainthood to present a highly original and controversial new portrait of the great man s life and genius for a new generation of religious and non-religious readers alike. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall ., Continuum, 2010, 6<

2010, ISBN: 1f7d88d590fbcb3bc790d49be29844c9

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FolgerGraphics, Inc, 2003-11-01. Paperback. Good., FolgerGraphics, Inc, 2003-11-01, 2.5, Los Angeles: Renaissance Books, 2000. 281pp, two appendices, bibliography, filmography and videog… Mehr…

FolgerGraphics, Inc, 2003-11-01. Paperback. Good., FolgerGraphics, Inc, 2003-11-01, 2.5, Los Angeles: Renaissance Books, 2000. 281pp, two appendices, bibliography, filmography and videography, internet sites. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The true-life origins and cultural impact of the classic horror story, as well as an insight into human nature and the true character of evil. The book covers adaptations for theatre, movies, television and radio.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., Renaissance Books, 2000, 5, Paperback / softback. As New. From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about courage and making a difference., 5, FolgerGraphics, Inc, 2006-01-02. Perfect Paperback. Good., FolgerGraphics, Inc, 2006-01-02, 2.5, Paperback / softback. New. From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about courage and making a difference., 6, London: Continuum. New Stock/New Stock. 2010. First Edition.. Hard Cover. New Stock This title provides a timely portrait of John Henry Newman, whose beatification is set for Summer 2009, dealing with the man s exceptional intellect and some of the sensational events surrounding his life and death. John Henry Newman was the most eminent English-speaking Christian thinker and writer of the past two hundred years. James Joyce hailed him the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian age. His prediction of the current mass atheism in Western culture and his response to the implications for religion of science and evolution, have special relevance for our time. A problematic campaign to canonise Newman started fifty years ago. After many delays John Paul II declared him a Venerable . Then Pope Benedict XVI, a keen student of Newman s works, pressed for his beatification. But was Newman a Saint ?In Newman s Unquiet Grave , John Cornwell (author of A Thief in the Night and Hitler s Pope ) tells the story of the chequered attempts to establish Newman s sanctity against the background of major developments within Catholicism, including his profound influence on the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. By his own admission Newman was a literary man, first and foremost, a circumstance he himself believed barred him from sainthood. His life was marked by personal feuds, self-absorption, accusations of professional and artistic narcissism, hypochondria, and same-sex friendships that at times bordered on the apparent homo-erotic. The love of Newman s life was a fellow priest, Ambrose St John, who predeceased him and with whom he was buried by undying choice. There have been chronic difficulties with Newman s beatification - including doubts about the mandatory miracle of healing involving an American deacon.Finally, came the controversial decision to disinter Newman from his grave, separating him from Ambrose. British and American gay lobbies condemned the move as homophobic on the part of the Vatican. Ironically, nothing, save bits of cloth and brass, were found, a symbolic new twist in the story of Newman s complex legacy. John Cornwell investigates the process of Newman s elevation to sainthood to present a highly original and controversial new portrait of the great man s life and genius for a new generation of religious and non-religious readers alike. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall ., Continuum, 2010, 6<

2010, ISBN: 1f7d88d590fbcb3bc790d49be29844c9

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Paperback / softback. As New. Fashion is a global industry, and plays a role in our economic, political, cultural, and social lives. However, fashion is often denigrated as trivial and s… Mehr…

Paperback / softback. As New. Fashion is a global industry, and plays a role in our economic, political, cultural, and social lives. However, fashion is often denigrated as trivial and superficial, a sign of vanity and narcissism. This Very Short Introduction will give a clear understanding of how fashion has developed while add, 5, Paperback / softback. New. Fashion is a global industry, and plays a role in our economic, political, cultural, and social lives. However, fashion is often denigrated as trivial and superficial, a sign of vanity and narcissism. This Very Short Introduction will give a clear understanding of how fashion has developed while add, 6, London: Continuum. New Stock/New Stock. 2010. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall New Stock This title provides a timely portrait of John Henry Newman, whose beatification is set for Summer 2009, dealing with the man s exceptional intellect and some of the sensational events surrounding his life and death. John Henry Newman was the most eminent English-speaking Christian thinker and writer of the past two hundred years. James Joyce hailed him the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian age. His prediction of the current mass atheism in Western culture and his response to the implications for religion of science and evolution, have special relevance for our time. A problematic campaign to canonise Newman started fifty years ago. After many delays John Paul II declared him a Venerable . Then Pope Benedict XVI, a keen student of Newman s works, pressed for his beatification. But was Newman a Saint ?In Newman s Unquiet Grave , John Cornwell (author of A Thief in the Night and Hitler s Pope ) tells the story of the chequered attempts to establish Newman s sanctity against the background of major developments within Catholicism, including his profound influence on the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. By his own admission Newman was a literary man, first and foremost, a circumstance he himself believed barred him from sainthood. His life was marked by personal feuds, self-absorption, accusations of professional and artistic narcissism, hypochondria, and same-sex friendships that at times bordered on the apparent homo-erotic. The love of Newman s life was a fellow priest, Ambrose St John, who predeceased him and with whom he was buried by undying choice. There have been chronic difficulties with Newman s beatification - including doubts about the mandatory miracle of healing involving an American deacon.Finally, came the controversial decision to disinter Newman from his grave, separating him from Ambrose. British and American gay lobbies condemned the move as homophobic on the part of the Vatican. Ironically, nothing, save bits of cloth and brass, were found, a symbolic new twist in the story of Newman s complex legacy. John Cornwell investigates the process of Newman s elevation to sainthood to present a highly original and controversial new portrait of the great man s life and genius for a new generation of religious and non-religious readers alike. ., Continuum, 2010, 6<

2010, ISBN: 1f7d88d590fbcb3bc790d49be29844c9

London: Continuum. New Stock/New Stock. 2010. First Edition.. Hard Cover. New Stock This title provides a timely portrait of John Henry Newman, whose beatification is set for Summer 2009… Mehr…

London: Continuum. New Stock/New Stock. 2010. First Edition.. Hard Cover. New Stock This title provides a timely portrait of John Henry Newman, whose beatification is set for Summer 2009, dealing with the man s exceptional intellect and some of the sensational events surrounding his life and death. John Henry Newman was the most eminent English-speaking Christian thinker and writer of the past two hundred years. James Joyce hailed him the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian age. His prediction of the current mass atheism in Western culture and his response to the implications for religion of science and evolution, have special relevance for our time. A problematic campaign to canonise Newman started fifty years ago. After many delays John Paul II declared him a Venerable . Then Pope Benedict XVI, a keen student of Newman s works, pressed for his beatification. But was Newman a Saint ?In Newman s Unquiet Grave , John Cornwell (author of A Thief in the Night and Hitler s Pope ) tells the story of the chequered attempts to establish Newman s sanctity against the background of major developments within Catholicism, including his profound influence on the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. By his own admission Newman was a literary man, first and foremost, a circumstance he himself believed barred him from sainthood. His life was marked by personal feuds, self-absorption, accusations of professional and artistic narcissism, hypochondria, and same-sex friendships that at times bordered on the apparent homo-erotic. The love of Newman s life was a fellow priest, Ambrose St John, who predeceased him and with whom he was buried by undying choice. There have been chronic difficulties with Newman s beatification - including doubts about the mandatory miracle of healing involving an American deacon.Finally, came the controversial decision to disinter Newman from his grave, separating him from Ambrose. British and American gay lobbies condemned the move as homophobic on the part of the Vatican. Ironically, nothing, save bits of cloth and brass, were found, a symbolic new twist in the story of Newman s complex legacy. John Cornwell investigates the process of Newman s elevation to sainthood to present a highly original and controversial new portrait of the great man s life and genius for a new generation of religious and non-religious readers alike. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall ., Continuum, 2010, 6<