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Viola Florence Barnes was one of the most prominent women historians in the United States from the 1920s to the 1950s. Born in 1885, Barnes was educated at Yale University and began teaching at Mount Holyoke College in 1919. She was an instrumental member of the ?imperial school? of historians, who interpreted North American colonial history within a British imperial framework. Specializing in New England and Canada?s Maritime provinces, her best-known book was The Dominion of New England, published in 1923.

In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes?s life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era. Reid also examines the imperial school, which, although rapidly losing favour by the 1950s, had yielded results that were crucial to the study of North American colonial history.

Viola Florence Barnes was cited as one of 100 ?outstanding career women? in the United States in 1940. The later years of her life were marked by difficulty and disillusionment, as she tried in vain to have her last book published. Yet, despite retiring in 1952, Barnes remained an active scholar almost to the time of her death in 1979. This exhaustive work is the first biography of Barnes ? a major figure in the study of North American history.

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Charts the progress of John Snetzler, from a maker of small instruments, to a major organ-builder who worked throughout Britain and Ireland, and exported instruments to American colonists. This biography contains a survey of the known facts of his life, and details of all his known instruments. ... Read more

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Excellent biography, well researched, adds to organ history
I may be biased but this book corrects many of the incorrect facts in other references. Enthusiasts either love or loath John Snetzler as anorgan builder but he undoubtedly held and contibuted a great deal toEnglish musical history. ... Read more

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Collection of poems by Thomas Wolfe. Selected and Arranged in verse by John S. Barnes with foreward by Louis Untermeyer. ... Read more

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A Martian monarch has taken possession of a pricelessrelic: the lifelog diary of the mysterious messiah who founded theWager, the religion that forms the basis of all interstellarsociety. The Hive Intel conglomerate wants the lifelog and hires Jakto get it. It's a simple job, until other spies-including AmbassadorDujuv, Uncle Sib, and Jak's evil ex-girlfriend-arrive on Mars and turnthe assignment into a wild ride of mind control, murder, and loominginterplanetary war. For the lifelog contains a devastating secret thatcan overturn the status quo of whole worlds-a secret that Hive Intelwill suppress at all costs. In the past, Jak has completed missions bybetraying his friends. Now in order to succeed, Jak Jinnaka mustbetray the entire human race... ... Read more

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Bleak and Cynical
As the series continues, it becomes clear that however well-meaning, or not, Jak tries to be that he is merely a puppet being controlled and manipulated by layer upon layer of machinations and organizations he cannot even fathom.

Barnes' world building is still very good, and the likeable cast of characters returns. He doesn't pull punches either with major and minor characters subject to terminal events.

Though I vehemently disagree that this series is satire, there was some mild humor with the incompetent hereditary politician that Jak is assigned to make shine.

However the strengths of the work are overshadowed by the bleak and cynical way Jak is used and abused by his teachers, his government and his "friends" as well as the way Jak is forced to use and abuse his friends as well.

I give this one a 3.5 that I round up to 4.

More intriguing political intrigue in the 36th century
Here is the third novel in John Barnes's ongoing chronicle of the life and times of Jak Jinnaka, a young man in a 36th Century Solar System. Jak is a citizen of the Hive, a huge space habitat at the Earth/Sun L5 point. In the previous books, we have followed his career as a part-time secret agent, and somewhat of a celebrity, due to his involvement in a couple of high-profile adventures. As this book opens, he has graduated from the Hive's Public Service Academy, and taken a job as Vice Procurator of the Hive's base on the Martian moon Deimos. At the same time he is secretly an agent of Hive Intelligence. His life is further complicated by his continued conditioned attraction to his former girlfriend, the sadistic Princess Shyf of Greenworld, a nation of the Aerie (at the Earth/Sun L4 point). All he wants is to be cured of this conditioning, and to get a more exciting job. But his bosses at Hive Intel have a use for him in his present state and position.

The crisis driving the main action of In the Hall of the Martian King is the discovery of a lifelog of Paj Nakasen, the originator of the "Wager", a quasi-religious set of principles that lies at the heart of 36th Century human society. This lifelog was discovered at an archaeological dig in one of many tiny Martian nations. Many entities want this document, and such people as Jak's much-loved Uncle Sib; Princess Shyf; and a silly but highly placed fellow diplomat are all involved in the search.

All this leads to an amusing series of comedies of errors, as various attempts are made to obtain (by fair means or foul) the lifelog. Much of the book is rather funny, and much is quite exciting. Barnes gives us an impressive set-piece or two while the McGuffin is tussled over. But it's not all funny -- there is serious speculation about the proper organization of society, and there is some wrenching tragedy as well. Good people die. And the information in the lifelog itself turns out to have potentially catastrophic repercussions for Jak's society.

As with all the novels in this series, the wheels-within-wheels of the plot are almost exhausting, and not quite believable. But Jak is an interesting and ambiguous character, well worth reading about. The action of the books is quite enjoyable, even if not always what it seems on the surface. Barnes tackles some interesting ideas, though I think he stacks the decks of his arguments on occasion. The background details of the social order, the technological underpinning, and the varied cultures of the 36th Century Solar System are just delightfully presented. I'm really enjoying these novels.

The Man of the Wager
In the Hall of the Martian King is the third novel in the Jak Jinnaka series, following A Princess of the Aerie.In the previous volume, Jak and his friend help stymie a plot to unite the Mercurian miners against the rest of human space.Jak and friends also manage to escape from the clutches of Princess Shyf, although he is still partially conditioned to love her.

In this novel, Jak is working for the Protectorates Administrative Services Corps as vice-Procurator of Deimos, the smaller and outer moon of Mars.The most exciting thing that has happened is welcoming Uncle Sib to Mars during his two-hundredth birthday Big Circuit.He has just seen his boss off for a vacation on the Hive and has barely settled into the expected boredom, when he receives a "For Your Eyes Only" message from Hel Faczel, the head of PASC, telling him that a extremely important religious artifact has been found on Mars.

Jak is instructed to turn over his duties to his staff and to go to Mars as soon as possible.His vacationing boss also calls to congratulate him on the assignment, to remind him that he is well prepared, and to request that Jak take Pikia, his great-great-granddaughter, on the mission with him.Jak and Pikia fly down to Mars together in the warshuttle John Carter.

Jak is head of the mission to Red Amber Magenta Green, the Harmless Zone kingdom where the artifact was found, but Hive Intelligence wants him to defer any credit for its success to Clarbo Waynong, a scion of a famous family slated for high office.Unfortunately, to say that Clarbo lacks proficiency as a agent is more than an understatement;it would be totally misleading.Clarbo is so narcissistic and self-absorbed that he can't even understand why people don't always follow the script that he has provided them.

Jak is determined to do everything he can to complete the mission successfully, for Hive Intelligence has promised to completely de-condition him from Shyf's influence if he succeeds.He suppresses his good sense several times to keep Clarbo in the mission, thereby really irritating his friends.However, Jak knows that he is only being a good citizen of the Hive, following the dictates of the Wager.

This novel takes Jak's alienation from his friends even further, causing him even more mental pain.However, he receives unexpected help from a little known Martian kingdom, Paxhaven, that provides him with an additional source of strength.Moreover, he discovers a new friend and competent ally in Pikia.

Once again, the reader is agitated at the machinations of Hive Intelligence and its manipulation of Jak and his friends.Although Jak does everything he can to achieve the goals set for him, the game is rigged against him.The artifact, an old-fashioned lifelog, provides an explanation for some of the Machiavellian maneuvering of the Hive and other human polities as well as the problems that Jak has keeping "toves".This installment suggests the possibility of some redemption of Jax later in the series.

Recommended for Barnes fans and anyone else who enjoys tales of intrigue and adventure in the far future.

Thank You, Edvard Grieg (?)
This is the best so far of the Jak Jinnaka books, another rip-roaring good (albeit semi-comic) space opera.Here, however, Barnes gives an extra bonus: a quite decent helping of food for thought.

Thruout this series, Barnes has occasional tongue-in-cheek touches reminiscent of Joanne K. Rowling's Harry Potter Books 1-7, such as the title of this one (and, to a lesser extent, the title of the first one).

I will be looking forward to the story of Jak's trip to Triton, and, I hope, another book with the story of Pikia's adventures while Jak is gone.Both stories are sure to be great fun to read!

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Totally delightful
By the thirty-sixth century mankind has spread all over the universe.Jak Jinnaka has finally graduated from the Hive and was employed by the Protectorates Administrative Service Corps, stationed on Mar's outer moon Deimos.He is actually a double agent working to further the Hive's interests and goals.When his supervisor leaves him in charge of Deimos, he is given a mission that will take him to Mars.

In the ruins of Chrysepolus, an archeologist finds the lifelog of Paj Nakagen, the founder of the interstellar religion known as the Wager.The Martian kingpossesses the diary that Jak must retrieve by persuading the monarch to turn it over to him on behalf of PASC (actually, the Hive).Others will do anything to get their hands on these priceless records, but the most dangerous is Jak's ex-girlfriend the evil princess Shyf of Greenword.She conditioned him to love her unconditionally and give her anything she wants, an obsession that he has not been entirely erased which makes success for Jak quite difficult to achieve.

If one can imagine a futuristic version of the TV series Get Smart, than readers will have a very good idea of what IN THE HALL OF THE MARTIAN KING is like.The hero of this fast-paced, action-packed space romp is an adorable man who tries to do his job and ends up alienating even more people than he did in his last caper (see A PRINCESS OF THE AERIE).John Barnes has put the fun back in space opera and readers will love him for doing that.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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If you design electronics for a living, you need Robust Electronic Design Reference Book. Written by a working engineer, who has put over 115 electronic products into production at Sycor, IBM, and Lexmark, Robust Electronic Design Reference Book covers all the various aspects of designing and developing electronic devices and systems that:

Work.
Are safe and reliable.
Can be manufactured, tested, repaired, and serviced.
May be sold and used worldwide.
Can be adapted or enhanced to meet new and changing requirements.
Condensing an electronics reference library into two volumes, Robust Electronic Design Reference Book guides you through the entire process of:
Gathering user requirements.
Developing the design specification.
Partitioning the design into electronics, software, and other technologies.
Designing circuits for signal integrity, EMC, EMI, and ESD.
Choosing components and materials.
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Designing printed circuit boards, backplanes, and cables.
Bringing up prototypes.
Testing, characterizing, and refining your design.
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Putting your product into production, or your equipment into service.
This reference work is for electronic engineers and technicians. ... Read more

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Who are these 1 and 2 star reviewers?
While I agree that the layout of the content is poor, the content itself is top-notch, and I have to believe the previous reviewers were not the target audience for this book. This is - far and away - the best first-hand account I've ever seen on design theory... and it changed the way I think in several areas. As an engineer, I'm not accustomed to reading technical content in this linear, conversational way, so even though the author is clearly an expert on the subject, I think for best effect, the publisher should repackage the content in a more conventional format.

Rich and valuable content in contrast with worst layout ever seen
I borrowed the book from the university library. I would definitively not buy it even for a moderate price, because it is a piece of unfinished work. First, the layout is horrific - imagine a technical handbook printed in the style of a novel and you are there. Second, the content was not condensed, parts of the text, especially some (long!) lists, are repeated in the same chapter (an in other chapters too).
This is a great pity because the book has real valuable content, in my opinion. It is the noted down life-time experience of a design engineer. I worked with the book, essentially condensing it, whereby I could extract a lot of practical knowledge unknown to me before.

How to publish a soap-tech with a fancy name.
This is one of the useless books that i have ever seen. You may stand it, and you may tell yourself that "well, it is a book without content, nothing to tell about 'robust electronics', but has some addresses and notes and references that might be useful. This would be a valid argument in early 80s -and I was a teenager with limited experience then; and there was no Google, no internet, no database access networks.

And you would be very much dissappointed when you consider number of ways to spend 430$. I would suggest the publisher to ask advise from respected and reliable editors/ reviewers, before having a book printed. ... Read more

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When Clara Jones is given the task of inventing something for her school science project, she decides to try and make the perfect custard. After a miraculous accident Clara ends up with more than she bargained for, and so begins a whirlwind series of events involving fame, adventure and devious master criminals. And then there were the Pashonga... ... Read more

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A very good read
This book will appeal to children of all ages. It is written in good english, and parents should have no doubts in encourageing their children to read it.

Charming book!
I loved this book.It was fun to read, and had a delightful British flair. It's a book that works for a wide age range...simple enough for young children, but engaging enough to hold the interest of older kids, too. Definitely worth buying! ... Read more

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This captivating introduction to the life of Goethe traces a powerful rhythm in the biography of this creative genius.In fresh and spirited prose, Barnes reveals how each round of this great 18.6-year rhythm led to a dynamic unfolding of creative forces, culminating in deep crisis and then profound renewal.The fact that this rhythm corresponds with cyclical movements of the earth and moon suggests a strong connection between the life of this extraordinary individual and the pulsing life of nature.The essay is of additional interest because it focuses on Goethe’s development as a scientist. Goethe’s qualitative, holistic, phenomena-centered science is gaining new relevance at a time when reductionistic science is losing sight of the phenomena as we experience them. "I also know that I appear to the world as one who has built a ship atop a high mountain, thousands of miles distant from the ocean; but the waters will rise, and my ship will float and sail."

~ Goethe ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The La Trobe Journal, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2007. The length of the article is 1060 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: From the editorial chair.(Editorial)
Author: John Barnes
Publication: The La Trobe Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 79Page: 2(2)

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THIS 7 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Nuggets From King Solomon's Mine, by John Barnes Schmalz. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564594653. ... Read more