books about: prominent     books:       Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish38 reviews Abigail Pogrebin Broadway, 2007 Riveting and revealing What struck me in this highly polished, riveting interviews of the many Jewish stars is the amount of research Abigail Pogrebin had conducted in preparation for each interview. It was clear that she had read everything published by and about each of the celebrities from various fields, be it politics or music. She read foreign media if relevant. The result of this exploration of what it means for ...             Prominent Women of Texas Elizabeth Brooks General Books LLC, 2009 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER XV. MHS. A. V. WINKLER ?MRS. M. E. WH1TTEN ?MISS SUSANNA PDÍCKNEY?MRS. MARY MITCHEL BROWN ?MRS. FANNY CHAMBERS GOOCH ?MRS. ELLA WILLMAN. Mrs. A. V. Winkler isa Virginian by birth, her father John Walton and her mother Elizabeth Täte Smith were ...             Slag & Marble Glass: The Prominent Years 1959-1985, Imperial, Westmoreland, L. G. Wright, and Fenton Nathan Taves, Don Jennings Schiffer Publishing, 2007 This long-awaited survey explores slag and marble glass from its four major producers-the Imperial Glass Corp., Westmoreland Glass Co., L. G. Wright Glass Co., and the Fenton Art Glass Co-and others. The "Golden Age" of modern slag glass, when it was used for both table pieces and decorative items, is displayed in over 570 beautiful color photos showing over 900 pieces. This book is densely packed with well-researched information on all ...             The Power Of Character: Prominent Americans Talk About Life, Family, Work, Values, And More3 reviews Michael S. Josephson, Wes Hanson Josephson Institute & Unlimited Publishing LLC, 2004 Forty essays challenge our powerlessness over our character I'm in my mid 60's so the book reminded me of what we have lost as a society. What we fail to teach. What we fail to practice. Why we have many of the problems we have. Character Counts! coalition methods will improve our schools, our communities, and our country's civility and pride.             What Israel Means to Me: By 80 Prominent Writers, Performers, Scholars, Politicians, and Journalists7 reviews Alan Dershowitz Wiley, 2007 I would give this book five stars simply on the basis of its main idea Alan Dershowitz gathers the evidence of eighty distinguished witnesses who tell what Israel means to them. These are all basically pro- Israel voices though there are some sharp critics of Israeli policies among them. Among those whose testimony is included are: William Bennett, Hillary Clinton, Barbra Streisand, Al Gore, Henry Kissinger, Elie Wiesel, Saul Bellow, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Jerry ...             Applying to Graduate School in Psychology: Advice from Successful Students and Prominent Psychologists1 review American Psychological Association (APA), 2008 Best Book I've Found So Far This book was very helpful for me in understanding the graduate application process. My undergraduate institution does not have an advisor to help me, so I had to figure it out on my own. The book was very detailed and specific, and it explained the process and answered my questions a lot. The book also gave tips and advice for every stage of the application process. I feel like I wasted ...             In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus: New and Selected Poems, 1955--2007 (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)1 review X. J. Kennedy The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may" X.J. Kennedy published two books of poetry in 2007. He writes that In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus "has the best poems [I've] written, plus 27 new ones, some of them pretty good too. This collection has been cited as a 2008 Notable Book by the American Library Association." The second volume is Peeping Tom's Cabin: Comic Verse; he promises to write no more comic verse until 2009. "This book ...             A history of Watauga County, North Carolina. With sketches of prominent families1 review John Preston Arthur BiblioLife, 2009 Good Source for information about early Watauga County This is an excellent book for research about Watauga County, and it's early settlers. This book is a reprint of the 1915 edition and portions of it can be found online on my geocities site, Heartland/Estates/8473, when there, just click on the "Watauga" link and then watch for the name of the book. This book has original photographs and is a very nice volume to own and is just as nice as ...             Big Game Shooting Records - Together With Biographical Notes And Anecdotes On The Most Prominent Big Game ... Edgar N. Barclay Barclay Press, 2008 Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.             Witnesses to the Unsolved: Prominent Psychic Detectives and Mediums Explore Our Most Haunting Mysteries6 reviews Edward Olshaker Remiel Press, 2005 Insights into the use of psychics and psychic phenomena Witnesses To The Unsolved: Prominent Psychic Detectives And Mediums Explore Our Most Haunting Mysteries by Edward Olshaker examines the use of psychic phenomena in the form of "psychic detectives", "remote viewers", and mediums who have assisted in the solution of homicides and the searches for missing persons through the use of case examples as the deaths of Vincent Foster; Martin Luther King, ...             Breaking the Code of Silence: Prominent Leaders Reveal How They Rebounded from Seven Critical Mistakes13 reviews Mitchell Kusy Taylor Trade Publishing, 2004 Great Read! I found "Breaking the Code of Silence" superbly written. Dr's Essex and Kusy reinforced 2 critical areas, at least in my mind, that businesses and their leaders always must be watchful for: 1. Stick to what you do best, and what matches the organization's core. And be careful that new business ventures don't result in "misaligned momentum." 2. Bungled hiring. It's a problem!! Most businesses ...             Experiencing God in Worship: Perspectives on the Future of Worship in the Church from Today's Most Prominent ...3 reviews Group Publishing, 2000 One of the better books I read in 2000! This book explores many approaches to worship in today's churches - from postmodern to contemporary to traditional. It is a collection of articles from experts in a variety of different traditions. It is not a "this is right" and "this is wrong" but a way of teaching the reader the advantages and pitfalls of these different traditions. It was money well spent and is a book that has been lent ...             Long Island's Prominent North Shore Families: Their Estates and Their Country Homes Volume I3 reviews Raymond, E. Spinzia, Judith, A. Spinzia Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, 2006 THE GOLD COAST The North Shore of Long Island was the ultimate playground for the jet set ultra rich..from Pratt to Phipps to Woolworth to Vanderbilt and on and on, they just kept building spectacular mansion after spectacular mansion for decades, this book does a fantastic job of covering these families and their amazing estates, the text is insightful and the images are abundent and vivid. It's so sad that ...             The Night Sky: An Introduction to Prominent Stars and Constellations (Sky Watcher Guide)1 review James Kavanagh Waterford Press, 2001 Great Quick Reference Bought this for a Lake Powell trip and it worked great. After shining a flashlight on the constellation map, you can see the glow-in-the-dark constellations for 30+ minutes. As it says on the guide, it definitely needs to be accompanied by a more detailed guide (for detailed explanations about the constellations, the names of the stars in the constellations, etc.), but if you are looking for ...             Indelible Ink: 22 Prominent Christian Leaders Discuss the Books That Shape Their Faith5 reviews Scott Larsen WaterBrook Press, 2003 Grand slam home run General editor Scott Larsen and publisher WaterBrook have hit a grand slam home run with this highly readable, repeatedly rewarding volume. Larsen's Introduction is a brilliant essay on the importance of books. 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