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Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood 85 reviews
Jeffrey Marx
Simon & Schuster, 2004
Great Book
+ Football, Empathy and Manhood
+ amazing book!
Great book. This is the best book I have read in 4 years! I would recomend it to anyone who likes to read! ;-)
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The Selected Writings of Christine De Pizan (Norton Critical Editions) 3 reviews
Christine de Pizan
W. W. Norton & Company, 1997
great one!
+ great one!
This book was exellent! I as student was researching Christine de Pizan for a school report. I soon learned she was the most intresting woman. She was a feminest, humanist writer, painter and poet. She had stron g morals and was also out going. I enjoyed this book because it was about the ...
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The Book of Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny: Text, Context, and Translation (The Middle Ages Series)7 reviews
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996
Guidlines of being a better man
+ Chris Pugh, aka Sir Blackwolf, General Manager of Medieval Fantasies Company
+ great read
+ An Apologetic for Knighthood
+ A great book
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The Royal Book of Horsemanship, Jousting & Knightly Combat: Dom Duarte's 1438 Livro da Ensinana de Bem ... 2 reviews
Dom Duarte
Chivalry Bookshelf, 2006
Teaching to ride well in every type of saddle
+ Important work
This book was written by the King Dom Duarte of Portugal in the early 15th century; a text that has long been overlooked by horse masters and scholars alike over the centuries. Usually when Duarte's work is mentioned, it is in brief and only covers a singular topic. Due to these limited translated ...
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Chivalry: The Everyday Life of the Medieval Knight
Leon Gautier
Crescent, 1989
Publisher: G. Routledge and sons, limited Publication date: 1891 Subjects: Knights and knighthood Civilization, Medieval Chivalry History / Europe / General History / Medieval Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Medieval Social Science / Customs
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Avalon High91 reviews
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen, 2007
Awesome read
+ Absolutely Wonderful
+ TWO THUMBS AND TWO TOES UP!
+ Reviews by The Bibliophilic Book Blog
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Joan of Arc: In her own words18 reviews
Joan of Arc
Turtle Point Press / Books & Co, 1996
The Maid speaks....
+ Excellent & Inspiring
+ Defective copy
+ Compelling
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Deeds of Arms
Steven Muhlberger
Chivalry Bookshelf, 2005
Medieval deeds of arms evoke the imagination as brightly armoured knights clash with a splintering of lances. During the fourteenth century, the reality of deeds of arms was focused not only on the noble jousting festivals and round tables. They were sometimes fought by men-at-arms who risked their lives for the fame and renown that could be won. By their deeds these knights not only won ...
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A Treatise Of Fishing With An Angle (1880)1 review
Juliana Berners
Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009
Outrageous postage
Excelent book. Should be in every fishing library.
However, I consider it an afront if the postage is of the same order of magnitude as the price of the book! This easily could have been sent by oberseas letter. Insurance is no excuse.
Klaus-J. Melzer
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The Waning of the Middle Ages33 reviews
Johan Huizinga
Dover Publications, 1998
Fills a space between academics and interested others
+ Still compusory material after all these years.
+ reviewing a classic
+ A classic
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Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess9 reviews
Richard Platt
Candlewick, 2003
Amazing and pathetic all at once
+ Wonderful Educational Tool
+ Enter The Middle Ages!
+ Wonderful books but get the 1st Edition!
+ History comes to life
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Jousts and Tournaments: Charny and the Rules for Chivalric Sport in Fourteenth-Century France1 review
Geoffroi De Charny, Steven Muhlberger
Chivalry Bookshelf, 2003
Fantastic if this is what your after.
I must say that I LOVE this book, but that's because I'm very much in to chivalric culture (especially of the 14thC!) I don't know how wide an appeal such a specific book has, but for those who have some background understanding of this topic and still can't get enough; your in for a treat...
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Emily Post's The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success, Second Edition22 reviews
Peggy Post, Peter Post
William Morrow, 2005
excellent book!
+ The Etiqette Advantage In Business by Emily Post
+ The Etiquette Advantage in Business
+ Great reference tool
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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason42 reviews
Nancy Pearl
Sasquatch Books, 2003
A Must-Add to the Must-Read List
+ Is there a Book Lusters Anonymous program?
+ BOOK AFTERGLOW
+ Invaluable for readers
+ What to read next?
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Emily Post's The Guide to Good Manners for Kids 5 reviews
Cindy Post Senning, Peggy Post, ...
HarperCollins, 2004
I found it very valuable.
+ Table Manners for Kids
I think this is a good book. My 12 yr old read it and I recommended it to a friend. I am complimented constantly on my childrens behaviors. My daughter would stay up reading this. Maybe I am old fashioned and maybe the kids are but manners and etiquette go back many many yrs, theres even some ...
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Joan of Arc: A Military Leader7 reviews
Kelly DeVries
The History Press, 2003
not enough sources for what other reviewers want
+ Joan of Arc: A Military Leader
+ An Overdue Perspective
I have been reading over several sources for a research paper on Joan for a graduate seminar class. Some of the complaints on this book strike me as odd. The title of the book seems somewhat...well false. After reading several documents (Craig Taylor Compilation) it is clear that Joan was little ...
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The Pillars of the Earth (Deluxe Edition) (Oprah's Book Club)1557 reviews
Ken Follett
NAL Trade, 2007
Compelling Reading
+ Similar books
+ A MASTERPIECE!
I hadn't read anything by Ken Follett when I bought the Kindle edition of this book, but was intrigued by the upcoming mini-series (7/10) I'm SO glad I did because I was mesmerized from the first page. Follett weaves a great story with historical facts and figures to give an account of what life ...
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Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica43 reviews
Sara Wheeler
Modern Library, 1999
This Book Changed My Life
+ Retired writer
+ The Big White
I once had a discussion with a colleague who said, "I've never read a book that actually changed my life. I don't think books can do that." At the time, I disagreed, but couldn't articulate why.
Well, this book has been the one that changed my life. It was the first book I read about ...
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The Terror: A Novel318 reviews
Dan Simmons
Little, Brown and Company, 2009
Amazing novel!
+ Absolutely brilliant, a stunning performance
Sometimes you may want a quick beach-type read, while other times you want a long novel to settle down with for a while. The Terror is very much the latter; one of those novels in which you get totally absorbed into the author's world and want to stay there even after the novel's over. I loved this ...
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Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition (Thumb Indexed)46 reviews
Peggy Post
HarperResource, 2004
Required reading
+ Emily Post's Etiquette,17th edition
+ A Must Read
+ teaching manners to a new generation
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