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- catalog abstract "Nearly two hundred portraits and hundreds of drawings highlight a study of styles of clothing worn by men, women, and children in colonial and Revolutionary America.".
- catalog abstract "In 1957 and 1958 William Faulkner was Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia. During that time he held thirty-seven conferences and answered two thousand questions on a wide range of concerns, from exegetic problems in his novels to the role of writer in modern society. Almost every word was recorded on tape, and the result is the classic Faulkner in the University, originally published in 1959. The material collected here offers testimony to some fascinating exchanges between the author and his public and makes up one of the few sourcebooks available on Faulkner's personal views.".
- catalog abstract "From the mid-1860s until the end of organized resistance on the Great Plains, Red Cloud, the noted Oglala Sioux, epitomized for many the Indian problem. Centered on Red Cloud's career, this is an admirably impartial, circumstantial, and rigorously documented study of the relations between the Sioux and the United States government during the years after the Civil War.".
- catalog abstract "Details the controversy which arose over Cook's claim that he reached the North Pole prior to Peary.".
- catalog abstract "William Tanner (1801-1845) married Hester Viveash in 1829, and in 1831 they immigrated to Swan Lake, northwest of what came to be Perth, Western Australia. The Tanners remained at Swan Lake (aside from a visit to England in 1835-1838) until 1844, when they withdrew to England in January 1844. William Tanner's sister Ellen married Charles Videash, and they immigrated in 1831 to Tasmania, Australia. The letters home to England from William and Ellen show the contrast in the two areas, particularly since Swan Lake was the first colony to be established in Australia exclusively for private capitalists and had such a difficult initial development primarily because of lack of money capital--(P. xv).".
- catalog abstract "The aim of this book is to collect in one volume a substantial and representative selection of ancient sources in translation, with commentary, on the history, institutions, society and economic life of the Hellenistic world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century BC - that is, from when the Greek world expanded considerably through Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire to the time when Rome became the predominant political force in that world. The area covered includes Macedon and mainland Greece, the Aegean, Asia, Syria and Egypt. Fringe areas such as the Black Sea and Bactria are also included where appropriate, but less fully. The sources selected include literary sources, numerous inscriptions from almost all parts of the Hellenistic world, and papyri from Egypt. The sources themselves are supported by introductory commentary, notes, bibliographies, chronological tables and maps. --Amazon.com.".
- catalog abstract "Commentary on Bādarāyaṇas's Brahmasūtras.".
- catalog abstract "Polemic against the report of the Karnataka Backward Classes Commission under the chairmanship of L.G. Havanur.".
- catalog abstract "Articles on political leaders from Vidarbha, Maharashtra.".
- catalog abstract "On land revenue, agriculture, irrigation, banking, and communications in the Madras Presidency during 1784-1858.".
- catalog abstract "Verses for worshiping the image of Pārśvanātha, 23rd Jain Tirthankar.".
- catalog abstract "History and description of Shwedagon Pagoda, Buddhist shrine in Rangoon, Burma.".
- catalog abstract ""Proceedings of a seminar held in Paris in 1980 during the 34th Congress of the International Fiscal Association."--T.p.".
- catalog abstract "Brief history of an institution specializing in the teaching of the Gelukpa tradition.".
- catalog abstract "Contains a collection of documents on the American family from colonial times to the present including letters, diaries, popular songs, advice manuals, laws and trial records, marriage contracts, and government investigations.".
- catalog abstract "Offers a collection of approximately fifty poems and thirty-five sketches, stories, parodies, and commentary, selected by the author from a lifetime of writing.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses why and how Hanukkah is celebrated and includes recipes, songs, and instructions for playing with a dreidel.".
- catalog abstract "Copy 2.".
- catalog abstract "A lavishly illustrated biography of the Spanish family of colorful characters which produced two of the corrupt Renaissance popes.".
- catalog abstract "There is a very large fund of accumulated knowledge concerning the effects of low doses of radiation on human health. Yet, the information available is not very useful in its crude, unintegrated form. A major goal of this book is to present and analyze the evidence concerning effects of low doses of radiation upon humans, and to demonstrate that a systematic and consistent evaluations of the evidence is now possible, with very useful practical results.".
- catalog abstract "Illuminates the stories of five major figures in Jewish history, giving us their humanity in mysterious and fascinating complexity.".
- catalog abstract "Inspired by the symbols and legends on the stamps, this book presents a proud and loving picture of our nation and its ideals.".
- catalog abstract "A former nun reveals the intimate details of her life within the enclosed world of an austere religious order.".
- catalog abstract "This book is the biography of Hannibal the talented military commander who fought against Rome during the Second Punic War.".
- catalog abstract "Selected short stories from the 19th century.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of the "father of modern journalism" whose coverage of the turbulent events of his times earned him a world-wide reputation.".
- catalog abstract "Includes information on author and playwright D.H. Lawrence such as a chronology of his life, a chronology of his writings, a checklist of his reading, calendar and maps of his travel, bibliography, filmography, and discography.".
- catalog abstract ""Explores the phenomenon of peasant monarchism in nineteenth-century Russia, focusing on rebellions which tested popular faith in the tsar. The author presents and discusses two specific case studies describing the events which took place in the village of Bezdna in Kazan Province in 1861 and Chigirin district in Kiev Province during the 1870's."--Front flap.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles.".
- catalog abstract "On Hindu philosophy and yoga according to Śri Paramahaṃsa Advaita Mata, Hindu sect.".
- catalog abstract "Account of a vice-admiral.".
- catalog abstract "On the life and teachings of a leading Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka and founder of the Maha Bodhi Society.".
- catalog abstract "On Thado, a Kuki-Chin language spoken by Thadou people in Manipur.".
- catalog abstract "Papers presented at a training program organized by the Training Division, Dept. of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Govt of India.".
- catalog abstract "Study on Rasagaṅgādhara, Sanskrit work on poetics by Jagannātha Paṇḍitarāja, 17th century.".
- catalog abstract "Of 19th century.".
- catalog abstract "A dramatization of the religious history of the Philippines, presented at the College of the Holy Spirit Auditorium, Manila, in Nov. 1979.".
- catalog abstract "A translation of the early document of Chinese philosophy with explanatory notes.".
- catalog abstract ""Blanche DuBois, a haggard and fragile southern beauty finds her pathetic last grasp at happiness cruelly destroyed in large part by her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski." "A study of sexual frustration, violence, and aberration, set in New Orleans, in which Blanche Dubois' fantasies of refinement and grandeur are brutally destroyed by her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, whose animal nature fascinates and repels her." Oxford Companion to English Lit. 5th edition.".
- catalog abstract "LUCIAN (c. 120-190 A.D.) the satirist from Samosata on the Euphrates, started as an apprentice sculptor, turned to rhetoric and visited Italy and Gaul as a successful travelling lecturer, before settling in Athens and developing his original brand of satire. Late in life he fell on hard times and accepted an official post in Egypt. Although notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and his literary versatility, Lucian is chiefly famed for the dialogues in which he satirises human folly, superstition and hypocrisy. His aim was to amuse rather than to instruct. Among his best works are A True Story (the tallest of tall stories about a voyage to the moon), Dialogues of the Gods (a 'reductio ad absurdum' of traditional mythology), Dialogues of the Dead (on the vanity of human wishes), Philosophies for Sale (great philosophers of the past are auctioned off as slaves), The Fisherman (the degeneracy of modern philosophers), The Carousal (philosophers misbehave at a party), Timon (the problems of being rich), Twice accused (Lucian's defence of his literary career) and (if by Lucian) The ass (the amusing adventures of a man who turned into an ass).".
- catalog abstract "The story of the actress who became the powerful and popular wife of Argentina's president.".
- catalog abstract "Age of Reconnaissance, as J.H. Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. It began with Henry the Navigator and the Portuguese voyages in the mid-fifteenth century and ended 250 years later when the "Reconnaissance" was all but complete. Dr. Parry examines the inducements--political, economic, religious--to overseas enterprises at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands.".
- catalog abstract ""These are the lecture notes as Fermi prepared them in his own hand the last time he gave the course in quantum mechanics at The University of Chicago in 1954. Fermi wrote them directly on hectrograph masters so that copies could be distributed to students who were following the lectures. They have been reproduced in facsimile in order to preserve in as personal a way as possible that unique quality of Fermi's for lecturing simply and clearly on the most essential aspects of a difficult but important subject."--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses alternative energy sources including solar, atomic, geothermal and wind energy.".
- catalog abstract "Articles surveying political, economic and social development.".
- catalog abstract "Story of Mrs. Alderson's life as told to Helena Huntington Smith.".
- catalog abstract "An exhibition to be held at the National Gallery of Art, Feb. 10-June 15, 1980.".
- catalog abstract "Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze.".
- catalog abstract "Study on the dialect spoken by the Yerukala people (Koravas) from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.".
- catalog abstract "English translation of Āṇṭāḷ's Tiruppāvai and Māṇikkavācakar's Tiruvempāvai, hymns to Krishna and Siva, Hindu deities.".
- catalog abstract "Since the establishment of the East India Company in 1600 to the re-election of Indira Gandhi as prime minister, 1980.".
- catalog abstract "On reforms promulgated by the Govt. of President Mohammad Ziaul Haq.".
- catalog abstract "Selections from Ślokavārttika and Tantravārttika propounding Mīmāṃsā philosophy; includes a detailed study on his life and contribution.".
- catalog abstract "Poèmes algériens".
- catalog abstract ""Relying largely on Stroop's own words ... Moczarski recreates the chain of events which caused a nondescript German youth, the son of a provincial policeman, to rise to the top of the Nazi hierarchy; become part of the inner circle of Hitler, Himmler, and Göring; wield ... power in Czechoslovakia, Soviet Russia, and Greece; and mastermind Warsaw's "Final solution"--Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses crowds at rock concerts, specifically in regard to the concert given by The Who at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1979.".
- catalog abstract "A network reporter's memoirs demonstrate how television news has evolved and grown during the last 25 years.".
- catalog abstract "Ted Turner is that rare man who is as much reviled by some as revered by others: He's a sportsman (he owns professional baseball, hockey and basketball teams, as well as having been a world-renowned sailor and winner of the Americas Cup), a businessman of proven talents, a big talker who usually lives up to his own billing, and a front-page celebrity whose combative instincts for the right place and right time will keep him there for many years to come.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses films such as This sporting life, The white bus, The singing lesson, If ..., O lucky man!, and others.".
- catalog abstract "Exegesis of the Bhagavadgītā, a sacred book of the Hindus.".
- catalog abstract "Autobiography of the Vice-President of India.".
- catalog abstract "Festschrift honoring Harnam Singh, b. 1913, former professor of political science, University of Delhi; comprises papers on the theory and practice of politics in the Third World.".
- catalog abstract "Photographic account of traditional Inuit life in northern Canada.".
- catalog abstract "Covers the following school districts: Bear Lake, Byng, East Shaftesbury, Gould, Grimshaw, Lac Cardinal, Peace View, Three Lakes, Warrensville and Wilcox.".
- catalog abstract "Nineteen autobiographical stories about the author's childhood in Poland from 1908 to 1918.".
- catalog abstract "Retells the story of Hanukkah and explains its symbols by describing high points in Jewish history, worship, and culture.".
- catalog abstract ""In this classic text, the distinguished poet and critic John Hollander surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse, illustrating each variation with an original and witty self-descriptive example. This substantially expanded and revised edition includes a section of examples taken from centuries of poetry that exhibit the schemes and patterns he has described. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog abstract "Outlines general Jewish history and the history of Judaism in Australia specifically and describes Jewish life in contemporary Australian society.".
- catalog abstract "The humorous adventures of six children at home and in school.".
- catalog abstract "Life and work of the Mexican surrealist painter.".
- catalog abstract "Features quotes and expressions typical to the culture of the Dominican Republic, compiled by E. Rodríguez Demorizi.".
- catalog abstract "The results of a 10-year study of cults begun when the author's son joined the Love Family in 1971 in which he makes an objective examination of cults and their effects on members' families.".
- catalog abstract "Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general, tries to break through the wall of the established order in Russia, but instead becomes mired in the endless downward spiral of betting and loss. His intense and inescapable addiction is accentuated by his affair with the general's cruel yet seductive niece, Polina.".
- catalog abstract "Dramatic accounts of covert activities and espionage during World War II read like a spy novel.".
- catalog abstract "A pictorial history of American motion pictures from their beginnings through the 1970's.".
- catalog abstract "Savta Simcha, or Grandmother Joy, comes to visit with all kinds of good things in her enormous Shabbos bag. Includes Yiddish and Hebrew vocabulary.".
- catalog abstract "An account of the evacuation and internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.".
- catalog abstract "Hymn to Krishna, Hindu deity; with commentary.".
- catalog abstract "On the life and works of Palakuriki Somanatha, 13th century Telugu and Kannada poet.".
- catalog abstract "15th century treatise, with commentaries, on Sanskrit aesthetics.".
- catalog abstract "Text in Sanskrit; translation and introductory matter in English.".
- catalog abstract "Verse work, with commentary, on Sanskrit poetics, comprises illustrative poems and a play on the life and exploits of Pratāparudra II, King of Warangal, fl. 1295-1323.".
- catalog abstract "Biography of Dwarkanath Tagore, 1794-1846, Indian nationalist and social reformer.".
- catalog abstract "Last statement, in the form of an affidavit, in the Lahore Court, by the former prime minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, 1928-1979.".
- catalog abstract "On the national reconstruction of Pakistan.".
- catalog abstract "On the 1946 revolt of the ratings of Royal Indian Navy, for freeing India from the British.".
- catalog abstract "With special reference to Jaunpur District, Uttar Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Study cover five eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh, India, forming part of the Chhattisgarh Plain.".
- catalog abstract "On the land tenancy system in Bengal introduced under the Permanent settlement act of 1793.".
- catalog abstract "Describes a year in the life of the Beaver Indians of northeastern British Columbia, and includes details of history, land use, politics, and social conditions.".
- catalog abstract ""The setting is Saint-Domingue, the richest of all the European colonies in the Americas. The time embraces the earliest days of the colony and focuses sharply on the closing years of the 18th century. The protagonists are the masses of fugitive slaves, men and women maroons, and their unsung leaders such as Boukman, Macandal, Polydor, who by guile, determination and bloody sacrifice made it possible to create the Haitian republic. All told against the backdrop of daily slave life and the politics of the mainland and the colony."--Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "When his half brother, the current head of the CIA, is murdered, Michael Rivas becomes involved in a mysterious plot concerning Mideastern oil.".
- catalog abstract "Pit and the pendulum -- William Wilson -- Fall of the House of Usher -- Tale of the Ragged Mountains -- Murders in the Rue Morgue -- Domain of Arnheim -- Cask of Amontillado -- Landor's Cottage -- Gold Bug -- Island of the Fay -- Ligeia -- Eleonora -- Berenice -- Morella --Facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- Man of the crowd --MS. found in a bottle -- Shadow - a parable -- Silence -a fable -- Black cat -- Tell-tale heart -- Colloquy of monos and una -- Conversation of Eiros and Charmion --Oblong box -- Assignation -- King pest -- Oval portrait -- Descent into the maelstrom -- Purloined letter --Metzengerstein -- Hop-frog -- Duc de L'Omelette --Premature burial -- Adventure of One Hans Pfaall --Mellonta Tauta -- Belloon-Hoax -- Thousand and second tale --I.".
- catalog abstract "Detectives Bert Kling and Steve Carella are called upon to investigate the alleged suicide of an illustrator whose artist father had committed suicide two years earlier.".
- catalog abstract "A basic book about biology, the origin of life, and the origin of man.".
- catalog abstract "An account of the author's travels from Hungary to Mongolia.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of excerpts emphasizing discipline, respect, obedience, and patriotism, reflecting the moral and social philosophy of the late-Victorian period.".
- catalog abstract "On the role of political authorities in formulating development strategies and human resource policy; Indian and Afro-Asian context.".
- catalog abstract "This historic collection is the most complete and authoritative history of the women who have contributed to the life of the Lone Star State.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the evidence and controversies about the assassination of JFK and offers a new theory on the assassination, involving two separate gunmen.".