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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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1909. The story of Captain John Smith, adventurer, explorer, and author, who was an organizer and promoter of the Virginia Company of London and who landed with colonists in Jamestown in 1607. Contents: Youth and Early Adventures in Europe; A Captain of Horse in the Turkish Wars; Captivity, Escape, and Return to England; The First Colonists of Virginia; The Settlement of Jamestown; Captured by the Savages; Exploration of Chesapeake Bay; President of the Council; Adventures in Search of Provisions; The Last Year in Virginia; In the Old World Again; and The End of a Busy Life. ... Read more

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In this full-length study of the remarkable career of British printmaker John Raphael Smith, Ellen D`Oench investigates Smith`s activities as artist, publisher, and important figure in the late eighteenth-century art world. She examines how Smith conducted his engraving and publishing business and what his prints, drawings, and paintings reveal about the society that viewed them. The book includes a catalogue raisonn_ of Smith`s works. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company in 1906 in 65 pages; Subjects: Biography ... Read more

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I never knew the true & full story!
It's amazing what you don't learn about historical people you study "forever."I never knew Capt. Smith fought the spread of Islam into Europe, was captured, enslaved & escaped.There was a reason he was a leader of the Jamestown Colony.A great (& easy) read to inform you of what Smith did before he immigrated. ... Read more

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'"This book is a little gem.'"Sunday Times "On every page there is at least one thought-provoking insight into life or literature and probably a laugh-out-loud moment for good measure.'"Country Life "An elegant and entertaining vignette." Antonia Fraser, The Spectator

First time in paperback!

Nancy Mitford was a brilliant personality, a remarkable novelist and a legendary letter writer. It is not widely known that she was also a bookseller. From 1942 to 1946 she worked in Heywood Hill's famous shop in Curzon Street, and effectively ran it when the male staff were called up for war service.

After the war she left to live in France, but she maintained an abiding interest in the shop, its stock, and the many and varied customers who themselves form a cavalcade of the literary stars of post-war Britain.

Her letters to Heywood Hill advise on recent French titles that might appeal to him and his customers, gossip engagingly about life in Paris, and enquire anxiously about the reception of her own books, while seeking advice about new titles to read. In return Heywood kept her up to date with customers and their foibles, and with aspects of literary and bookish life in London.

Charming, witty, utterly irresistible, the correspondence gives brilliant insights into a world that has almost disappeared.

John Saumarez Smith is managing director of Heywood Hill. ... Read more

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A disappointment
Nancy Mitford's much vaunted wit is barely audible here.Thoughher deep and abiding friendship with Heywood Hill is clear,these letters are so poorly edited and assembled that the reader has the feeling of unwished-for eavesdropping: like overhearing a cell phone conversation of uproarious insiders.For reasons unknown, the editors removed all salutations and closures, so the letters don't even seem like letters, more like dueling diary entries, marked NM and HH.The reader has to pay close attention as there may be two NMs in a row, and then an HH...only their writing styles are similar and so are the references, and the result is a mush with the occasional barb or spot of affection.

To this reader the letters seem as tho they have been roughly cut up, the chunks merely excised without finesse.This is a grave disservice to both people, but especially to a writer who would surely not wish to be represented by this hodge-podge, which, by the way, barely mentions the war or her time serving in the bookshop.

Nancy Mitford did not OWN the bookshop!
For heaven's sake.Where have these reviewers got the idea that Nancy Mitford owned a bookshop?

She was employed in the bookshop Heywood Hill, which was owned by her friends Heywood and Anne Hill, at 10 Curzon Street, which still exists and is, by the way, excellent.She was an hourly wage-earner.That's what is meant by "bookseller" - she actually sold the books.She never owned Heywood Hill.She was never a partner.Virtually every biography you care to read states this fact.She worked there for four years during the war, and frequently complained about her low salary -- see her letters to Evelyn Waugh, for a start.

Certainly she created a salon atmosphere, encouraging her literary and social set to drop in and use the place as an informal sort of club.Probably she charmingly acted as though she owned it, but in fact she was very impecunious until The Pursuit of Love hit it big, and hadn't anything like the cash to own, or partner, such an establishment.

At one point there was some discussion between her and Heywood that she might open a sort of satellite branch of the shop in Paris, sending difficult-to-get French titles on to him, but as this really was just an excuse for her to spend time in that city which she intended to make her home for other reasons, she abandoned that idea quite early on, though they continued to write one another about books in a general way, hence the book under discussion.

In fact in latter years her brother in law, the Duke of Devonshire (husband of her sister Debo) became a majority shareholder of the bookshop, but that was long after Nancy's days there.

Back to the present book.This is a good gossip and romp through years of in-jokes and her usual shrewd and often funny character assassination, with a good helping of book reviews on the side, for existing fans of Mrs P. Rodd and her circle who will know all the players and skip most of the redundant footnotes.Others will likely find it a bit labyrinthine.You love her or you don't.If you do -- a must.

Mainly for Mitford Fans Already
Not as good as the other collections of Nancy Mitford's letters. The letters are edited to the point where the point of the letters is often lost and too many letters aren't included, for whatever reason, perhaps because of the shortness of the book.It is not particularly good editing to have one letter commenting on the amusing story contained in a letter from the other party when the letter with the amusing story isn't included.However, if you are already a Mitford fan, the book is still worth buying and reading.

Sharply observed like her books, but more for the fan of her times
I never knew that Nancy owned a bookshop, and in fact one that still exists today. It is odd that in all her biographies and the biographies of the Mitford girls that thisis the first time I have taken in this fact.

This is a selection of the letters in this period to and from the shop. As they begin in the 50's you can see the formation of her later works - the fiction such as the Blessing, and the research and information which went in to her biographies.

I felt a little disappointed though. She writes with her usual razor sharp wit, but it somehow seemed so much more prosaic when it was simply about her life. The advantage of fiction is that it moves so quickly and is ruthlessly edited - letters simply record life as it is - or how it seems - it has no pace of its own. So don't read this simply for her wit, read it is a sharply observed reflection of her own place and times.

I did enjoy browsing through this, and its length is such that it is easy to flick through without feeling burdened by huge amounts of text. It is well footnoted along the way too making it easier to come to grips with names and places etc. Not always context though. I was not clear on the significance of some of the items - for instance not being British I had to look up just what kind of paper New Statesman was.

Overall recommended for Mitfordites.

Sharply observed like her books, but more for the fan of her times
I never knew that Nancy owned a bookshop, and in fact one that still exists today. It is odd that in all her biographies and the biographies of the Mitford girls that thisis the first time I have taken in this fact.

This is a selection of the letters in this period to and from the shop. As they begin in the 50's you can see the formation of her later works - the fiction such as the Blessing, and the research and information which went in to her biographies.

I felt a little disappointed though. She writes with her usual razor sharp wit, but it somehow seemed so much more prosaic when it was simply about her life. The advantage of fiction is that it moves so quickly and is ruthlessly edited - letters simply record life as it is - or how it seems - it has no pace of its own. So don't read this simply for her wit, read it is a sharply observed reflection of her own place and times.

I did enjoy browsing through this, and its length is such that it is easy to flick through without feeling burdened by huge amounts of text. It is well footnoted along the way too making it easier to come to grips with names and places etc. Not always context though. I was not clear on the significance of some of the items - for instance not being British I had to look up just what kind of paper New Statesman was.

Overall recommended for Mitfordites. ... Read more

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Written In France And England In 1785. ... Read more

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Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by John. B. Smith is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of John. B. Smith then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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Excellant book
Creative calligraphy was just that . . . creative.The ideas are fresh and inviting.The photos in it are top quality.I really enjoyed this book!One of the best Calligraphy tools out there. ... Read more

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While the computer has made sweeping transparent planes and polished metal details comonplace, at least in renderings, few architects are actually building these images, and none with the craft and imagination of Smith-Miller + Hawkinson. This New York-based practice has recently vaulted into international prominence with the completion of their Glass Museum in Corning, New York. Built entirely of glass walls held in place by marine-quality fittings, this building has stunned the world with its sensuous qualities of transparency, reflection, and retraction.Between Spaces is a collaboration between the architects and the world-famous photographer Judith Turner, whose seminal book Judith Turner Photographs Five Architects established a new way of looking at architectural photography upon its publication two decades ago.Her dramatic duotone photographs illustrate the details, complexity, and qualities of light and space found inn Smith-Miller + Hawkinson's architecture.This new monograph features in-depth examinations of five recently constructed projects--Corning Glass Center, Loft for Robert Greenburg, InsideOut/Fabrications, North Carolina Musuem of Art Amphitheater & Outdoor Cinema, and Pier 11--and two unbuilt projects--Ferry Terminal Guidlines and Shilla-Daechi Bulding.This beautiful volume is lavishly illustrated with plans, models, and stunning tour-de-force photography. ... Read more

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lousy execution-buy only in big discounts
Judith Turner tried to use "always suggest but never reveal" approach to photography to document the houses/works of SMH. But because we never got at the end colored shots of the houses/works, it all feels disconnected & dull.

Terrible execution to not have full scale colored photos. Better to get Richard Pare's Tadao Ando book. ... Read more

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Keeping pace with the ever-changing world of self-help, the revised and expanded edition of this indispensable reference helps consumers and professionals distinguish high-quality self-help resources from those that are misleading, inaccurate, or even harmful. The number of resources reviewed has increased by more than 60%, to over 1,000 self-help books, autobiographies, and popular films. Ratings now embody the collective wisdom of more than 3,000 mental health professionals. Supplementing their eight national studies, the authors also describe and evaluate hundreds of Internet sites and provide valuable listings of self-help and support groups. The volume is organized around 36 frequently encountered clinical problems and life challenges, with entirely new chapters covering posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, youth violence, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and suicide. The concluding chapter delineates 11 key strategies for selecting an effective self-help resource.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Do not buy this!
I have read several books in this series and all have horrible inaccuracies throughout and as such I would recommend not getting any books in this series if your goal it to teach children about the real history.I would have given them all negative reviews if I could have.

I do like the idea of these activity books a lot, but that cannot even remotely overcome the terrible misinformation written in them.I really do not know where this woman got her information, but most of it is so wrong it hurt my head.

If you want to get something for your children that gives them the facts these books are not for you. ... Read more