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A soldier, a politician, and an author, General Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905) had earlier attended West Point as a cadet and proved to be a boisterous challenge to the superintendent of the Academy, who was also his uncle: Robert E. Lee. Fitzhugh developed an...

Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. Yale University Press is now publishing the definitive edition of Stevenson's collected letters in eight...

Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. Yale University Press is now publishing the definitive edition of Stevenson's collected letters in eight...

The authoritative biography of James Fenimore Cooper, author of the Leather-Stocking Tales and representative figure of the early American republic"For Franklin, Cooper wasn't just a major American writer; he was one of the supreme inventors of the...

Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Grawemeyer Award, Aaron Jay Kernis achieved recognition as one of the leading composers of his generation while still in his thirties. Since then his eloquent yet accessible style, emphasis on melody, and...

The stunning biographical portraits in Modern Girls, Shining Stars, the Skies of Tokyo, some adapted from essays that first appeared in The New Yorker, explore the lives of five women who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was...

In February of 1971, in the Laotian village of Nam Chia, a forty-one year old farmer named Shong Lue Yang was assassinated by government soldiers. Shong Lue claimed to have been descended of God and given the mission of delivering the first true Hmong...

In these autobiographical essays by pioneers in the field of animal behavior, the authors discuss childhood, education, moments of discovery, and the attractions of the research that each pursued. The field of animal behavior has been interdisciplinary...

A daughter of freed African American slaves, Daisy Turner became a living repository of history. The family narrative entrusted to her--"a well-polished artifact, an heirloom that had been carefully preserved"--began among the Yoruba in West...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768202888Author Carey RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint LMH PublishingPublisher LMH PublishingWeight(grams) 291g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789745241527Author Dr Roberto Di MarcoFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Orchid Press Publishing LimitedPublisher Orchid Press Publishing...

Experiences of twentieth century history and major literary trends are reflected in the excellent but little-known writings of the Austrian-Czech physician and novelist Ernst Weiss (1882-1940). Weiss was born in Moravia and studied medicine, in Vienna...

In the year 2020 a tiny, poorly designed, ill-equipped, wooden sailing ship will be the focus of attention for millions of people on both sides of the Atlantic. The occasion will be the 400 year anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower on the shores...

This publication speaks to many themes that easily resonate to persons of Afro-Caribbean descent, and indeed any person who wishes an insider's view into the origins and realities of working class Caribbean persons of that generation.'Walk With Me looks...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908684257Author Alan PeacockFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint The University of Buckingham PressPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams)...

The story of Professor Ghillean Prance, from his earliest days as a young scientist at Oxford, to expeditions across the Amazon searching for new species of plants, facing upturned boats and plane crashes en route, to Director of Kew (1988- 1999). Now a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900486064Author Chris MikulFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint HeadpressPublisher HeadpressWeight(grams) 355g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870518383Author Sebert GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 268g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781881943150Author Don BastianFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Daedalus,U.S.Publisher Daedalus,U.S.Weight(grams) 156g

This survey of a career overseeing cultural relations on behalf on the British Council provides an insight into the practical business of building cultural bridges and supplying philanthropic assistance. Bruce Nightingale joined the British Council in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847164940Author Roger SprostonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Emerald PublishingPublisher Emerald PublishingWeight(grams) 260g

When the foes are inside you, the only option left is to fight... Introducing Thou Shalt Not Get Rid of Us, a story of an uncanny part of Miguel Asecas' life. It is a true story told without makeup. An explosive combination of drugs, stress, and sleep...

A travel memoir of the funny, ridiculous and sometimes alarming events the author experienced while working as a psychologist in the United Nations system and as a woman traveling alone to several hot-spots around the world, as diverse as Haiti,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632215468Author Kenneth LuikartFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Xulon PressPublisher Xulon PressWeight(grams) 127g

Lieutenant Benjamin Loring lived the life of an everyman Civil War soldier. He commanded no armies; he devised no grand strategies. Lt. Loring was a soldier who just wanted to return home, where he awaited the biggest story of his life. In I Held...

John Yochelson was seventeen when he first heard President Kennedy's call, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Responding to the call to public service, he had a front-row seat from the mid-1970s...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592218332Author Simon OttenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 736g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592216550Author C. Boyd JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 462Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 771g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592215713Author Akin AlaoFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592214877Author Linus T. OgbujiFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 342g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592214341Author Charisa A. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592214303Author Myrna CappFormat PaperbackPage Count 123Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 379g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569025451Author Bernth LindforsFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569024881Author Angelina IhejirikaFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 265g

"She's got no more business there than a pig has with a Bible." That's what her father said when Mary Herring announced that she would be moving to Washington, DC, in late1942. Recently graduated from the North Carolina School for Black Deaf...

Edmund Booth was born in 1810 and died in 1905, and during the 94 years of his life, he epitomized virtually everything that characterized an American legend of that century. In his prime, Booth stood 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighed in at 210 pounds, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563682988Author Rachel M. HartigFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Gallaudet University Press,U.S.Publisher Gallaudet University Press,U.S.

The Eighth Volume in the Deaf Lives Series Deaf Lives in Contrast: Two Women's Stories might seem to bring together polar opposites in the broad range of deaf experience. Yet, as these narratives unfold, the reader will recognize that common threads...

Learn how Charles Pierce achieved stardom and became one of the most famous female impersonators of all time!Charles Pierce (1926--1999) was an internationally known and highly successful female impersonator, known for his vivid portrayals of Bette...

This is the first autobiography to be published by The Haworth Press.This is the first autobiography to be published by Harrington Park Press.The place is New York City. The time is the decade before the plague of AIDS. Thousands of gay men were living a...