books about: eminent     books:       Eminent Nuns: Women Chan Masters of Seventheenth-Century China Beata Grant University of Hawaii Press, 2008 Although Buddhist nuns have been a continuous presence in Chinese culture since early medieval times and the subject of numerous scholarly studies, this book is one of the first not only to provide a detailed view of their activities at one particular moment in time (the seventeenth century), but also to be based largely on the writings and self-representations of Buddhist nuns themselves. This perspective is made possible by the preservation of ...             Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Eminent Lives)72 reviews Bill Bryson Harper Perennial, 2008 As much as most people will ever want to know When I visited Ashland, Oregon's Shakespeare Festival the buyer in their large, authoritative bookstore suggested this as a good basic biography of William Shakespeare. I've concluded it was a good recommendation for several reasons. It is a relatively brief 224 pages because Bryson makes the case that extremely few documented facts are known about Shakespeare's life. It seems that ...             Eminent Persians Abbas Milani Syracuse University Press, 2008 As the 25th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution approached, Abbas Milani realized that very little, if any, attention had been given to the entire prerevolutionary generation. Political upheavals and a tradition of neglecting the history of past regimes have resulted in a cultural memory loss, erasing the contributions of a generation of individuals. "Eminent Persians" seeks to rectify that loss. Milani's groundbreaking portrait of modern Iran ...             Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy's Guide (Eminent Lives)3 reviews Joseph Epstein Eminent Lives, 2006 To understand 'Democracy in America', start with this book 'Democracy in America' was a smash hit in France when first published in 1835, an expression of their intense desire to create a democratic society based on the example of Americans. Americans still love the Tocqueville idea; it is the strongest proof by a European aristocrat that "democracy" was invented in America. Epstein writes, "Americans didn't have a history to rewrite. Setting out ...             Eminent Victorians17 reviews Lytton Strachey Book Jungle, 2008 Yesterday's Heroes In 1918, the Victorian Era was the visitable past, but World War I had wrenched the British far from their former frame of mind. According to Michael Holroyd's concise, non-spoiling introduction to the Penguin edition of EMINENT LIVES, author Lytton Strachey belonged to the camp that largely held the Victorians responsible for delivering the younger generation to the horrors of that war. So it ...             Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain4 reviews Richard Epstein Harvard University Press, 2005 Well-argued This fine book by Prof. Richard Epstein has probably been more influential than the casual reader may be aware. The heart of Epstein's claim is that _anything_ the government does that imposes any sort of "cost" on anybody amounts to a "taking" for which the Constitution requires just compensation. We all know how this is supposed to work as applied to the usual exercise of eminent domain. But ...             Eminent Victorians Cardinal Manning, Dr. Arnold, Florence Nightingale, Gereral Gordon (The Modern Library ... Lytton Strachey The Modern Library, 1918             Property Rights and Eminent Domain Ellen Frankel Paul Transaction Publishers, 2008 In a country built on the institution of private property, property-owner rights have been under attack. By arguing that private property is a fundamental liberty whose protection deserves the highest priority, Ellen Frankel Paul challenges one of the dominant trends of the past half century: the erosion of property rights via zoning and land use restrictions, carried on by government exercising its "police power" or promoting "the public ...             Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume II, Books 6-10 (Loeb Classical Library No. 185)5 reviews Diogenes Laertius Loeb Classical Library, 1925 The first history of philosophy by schools of thought Diogenes Lartius' Lives of the Philosophers is a flawed work by an unsinspired thinker and poetaster. His work is, however, indispensable to the student of ancient western thought and writing, as his quotations of many earlier philosophers, poets, and miscellaneous writers, whose works have perished, have left a large body of fragments for the historian to collect and analyze. The organization of ...             Eminent Dogs, Dangerous Men: Searching through Scotland for a Border Collie11 reviews Donald McCaig The Lyons Press, 2007 Wonderfully enjoyable and marvelously insightful! A Border Collie owner, I could hardly wait to read this book, and the author's other books, Nop's Trials and Nop's Hope. A one-time visitor to Scotland who can't wait to go back, I eagerly looked forward to this book. And, I was not in the least bit disappointed on either count! The author's style is easy-going and readable, with a subtle humor throughout. His images are brilliant and I just ...             Alexander the Great: Journey to the End of the Earth (Eminent Lives)11 reviews Norman F. Cantor, 2005 Read 'Alexander' and weep for the "leaders" of today's world This book is a gem, in large because the analysis of the "greatness" of Alexander in the fifth and closing chapter is designed to generate thought, debate and ideas for every student of history. "The impact of Alexander on the Mediterranean world has always been a subject for debate," Cantor notes, and proceeds to add provocatively to that debate. Alexander, like Achilles, Caesar, King ...             Eminent Creativity, Everyday Creativity, and Health: New Work on the Creativity/Health Interface (Creativity ...1 review Mark A. Runco, Ruth Richards Ablex Publishing, 1998 Eminent Creativity, Everyday Creativity, and Health This book is a classic in its field. Eminent Creativity, Everyday Creativity, and Health contains an enormous amount of information presented in essay format and written by leaders in the mental health field. The editors, Mark Runco and Ruth Richards have done an excellent job in gathering these contributors and then in organizing their essays into groups to facilitate their transmission to the ...             Five Eminent Contrarians: Careers, Perspectives and Investment Tactics (Contrary Opinion Library) Steven L. Mintz Fraser Pub. Co., 1995 This book by an established financial writer offers insights in how contrarian investors live and work. Their eclectic ranks include Humphrey B. Neill, the Vermont Ruminator; John B. Neff, the former manager of the immensely successful Windsor Fund; Dean LeBaron, the Batterymarch Financial Management chairman; Babson Funds founder David L. Babson, who foresaw prosperity after World War II; and Michael Aronstein, a contemplative investment ...             Queen Victoria: An Eminent Illustrated Biography2 reviews Lytton Strachey Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1998 Wonderfully illustrated, entertaining. This book is a "must have" for anyone interested in royalty or history in general. It's a lovely book in a scaled down coffee table format.             Thomas Jefferson: Author of America (Eminent Lives)37 reviews Christopher Hitchens Eminent Lives, 2005 History is a tragedy, not a morality tale If you need an extremely well-written, concise, sympathetic, balanced and reasonably complete introduction to Thomas Jefferson, Hitchens has produced just the thing. Hitchens does particularly well where Thomas Jefferson's views mesh with his own - namely on religion and the disestablishment thereof. Hitchens does not hide Jefferson's many flaws but rather emphasises that first and foremost ...             Eminent Edwardians: Four Figures who Defined their Age: Northcliffe, Balfour, Pankhurst, Baden-Powell Piers Brendon Random House UK, 2003 Astute, witty, and mercifully brief, Eminent Edwardians is a portrait of an age. Piers Brendon reveals the essence of the Edwardian era in biographical sketches of four of its most famous figures: Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister and inspirer of the Balfour Declaration on Palestine; Emmeline Pankhurst, dare-devil Suffragette and ?castrating threat to the lords of humankind?; Robert Baden-Powell, war idol and ?eternal Boy Scout?; and grandiose ...             Eminent Victorian Soldiers: Seekers of Glory8 reviews Byron Farwell W. W. Norton & Company, 1988 The Victorian Empire Builders This compendium biography presents a fine sketch of the eight prominent Victorian generals who commanded during the Little Wars of Queen Victoria. The often respressed and somewhat bizarre characteristics of these men seems typical of the Victorian mind-set. While they were certainly eccentric, these men personified the times they lived in and in their actions pursued the notion of the White ...             Eminent Edwardians Piers Brendon Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1996 First published in 1992, a collection of four biographical essays on eminent Victorians, focusing on Prime Minister Balfour, suffragette Mrs. Pankhurst, Baden-Powell, and Lord Northcliffe.             Machiavelli: Philosopher of Power (Eminent Lives)3 reviews Ross King Eminent Lives, 2007 A rigorous examination of Machiavelli's "numerous antinomies" This is one of several volumes in the HarperCollins Eminent Lives series. Each offers a concise rather than comprehensive, much less definitive biography. However, just as Al Hirschfeld's illustrations of various celebrities capture their defining physical characteristics, the authors of books in this series focus on the defining influences and developments during the lives and careers of their ...             American Presidents Eminent Lives Boxed Set: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant Paul Johnson, Christopher Hitchens, ... Eminent Lives, 2005 Eminent Lives In American Political History A perfect gift for your favorite history huff, or for your own collection, this set from the acclaimed Eminent Lives series is a must for anyone interested in the story of America. George Washington: The Founding Father Celebrated journalist and historian Paul Johnson paints a vivid portrait of George Washington as a young entrepreneur, masterly commander-in-chief, patient Constitution ...              search for books alexander, baden-powell, biography, classical, contrarians, creativity, dangerous, democracy, edwardians, illustrated, interface, investment, jefferson, machiavelli, nightingale, northcliffe, pankhurst, perspectives, philosopher, philosophers, presidents, scotland, searching, seventheenth, seventheenth-century, shakespeare, tocqueville, victorian, victorians, washington books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s: The Killer Inside Me / The ... we recommend As much as most people will ever want to know leave a comment home  impressum - about us