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In March of 1909, a group of dissident young English writers led by T.E. Hulme met at the Eiffel Tower restaurant in London's Soho district to discuss the state of poetry. The following month they were joined by the American poet Ezra Pound, who in 1912 coined the name "Les Imagistes" and eventually made Imagism the watchword for the new movement. 80 years on, a series of events in London commemorated that distant birth with an Imagist Walk, a Big Little Poem Reading, an Imagist Symposium and a reading by the Japanese poet Kazuko Shiraishi. This collection is the fruit of that celebration and reflects not only the undiminished impact of Imagism but the contemporary concerns of the participants, who included Donald Davie, Diane Collecott, Allan Rodway, Neil Roberts and the co-editors. ... Read more

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Named an "Outstanding Academic Book" by "Choice" magazine, "The Ordeal of Robert Frost" depicts Frost as a thoroughly contemporary poet, dynamically engaged - in his own way - with the developments of literary modernism and American cultural criticism and with the social and political issues of his time. Placing Frost's critical concerns in a broad context of literary theory, Mark Richardson explores the poet's struggles with the vocation of poetry - spiritually, socially, aesthetically, and personally. Through close readings of Frost's poetry and often ignored prose, Richardson argues that Frost's debates with Van Wyck Brooks, Malcolm Cowley, and H. L. Mencken informed his poetics and his poetic style just as much as did his deep identification with earlier writers like Emerson and William James. Richardson also uncovers Frost's neglected similarities with, and important differences from, Pound and Eliot. ... Read more

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Impressive
Mark Richardson has a profound command of the work of Robert Frost. This book was an absolute delight to read. I would recommend it not only to those readers interested in Robert Frost, but in the study of poetry ingeneral.

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Exceptionally good book, and a must-read for anyone interested in Frost, or occupied with the study of his work. Thoughtful and rewarding. Highly recommended. ... Read more

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What a life!
Though he lived over 200 years ago, John Richardson was the first navel surgeon. Way ahead of his time, he performed operations ofbellybutton-alteration on such contemporary superstars as Martha Washingtonand Betsy Ross. That was before the Colonies revolted of course! ... Read more

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A new theory on the cause of Napoleon's death

Untangles the medical evidence and knowledge of the day

Other chapters cover a wide variety of medico-historical topics, from the cultural aspects of aging to the health of Marcus Aurelius

Napoleon's Ulcer reveals details of the emperor's health when he was incarcerated on St. Helena. Believing Napoleon to be healthy at the time of his exile, the author makes his own diagnosis of Napoleon's illnesses and cause of death. Richardson relies on the facts of the postmortem report and accounts left by doctors who cared for Napoleon to explain in this fascinating read the reason for Napoleon's death.

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These stories of loss and remembrance, acceptance and affirmation, are set in the rural American Midwest in the middle and later years of the twentieth century. They chronicle the lives of three different families, a son and his parents, a wife and a husband, and a boy and his mother, all struggling to maintain themselves in difficult times and learning what it means to be together--and apart. In each story a moment comes when it seems that something cherished--a place, a way of life, or a prized possession--may have to be given up. Either holding on to it or letting it go will have enduring consequences. Life on the other side of it will be lived in its light, whatever choice is made. In this exacting circumstance a way must be found to yield to necessity, yet not be overcome by it. ... Read more

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A spirited biography of the military surgeon who can rightfully besaid to have wakened the conscience of mankind to the inhumanity of war. ... Read more

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Well needed biography
Robert Richardson's biography on Dominique Jean Larrey, one of the foremost pioneers in combat surgery who help paved the way for more effective way of treating wounded soldiers. Larrey created the flying ambulance system that allowed the French army to get their wounded quicker to the field hospitals, thus saving many lives. In other word, Larrey help invent the concept of "medivac" long before the helicopters was invented. Larrey also proves to be one of those rare humanitarians as he cares for the enemies of France equally as he care his own countrymen. Thus, he soon gained esteemable reputation among his nation's enemies as well as among his friends.

The book proves to be well written and quite readable. It should be noted that this is a professional biography of Larrey, mostly concerning his professional life. The author stressed heavily on his relationship with Napoleon, the administrative red tapes and his close relationship with his patients. There are very little of his personal life written here. His wife get mentioned few times and he was a tyrant to his kids but outside of few things, we never get to know Larrey if he wasn't on the campaign trail.

But this is a well needed biography about one of the more important but lesser known individuals of the Napoleonic France. I mean, if you mentioned "Dr. Larrey of Grande Armee" to most Americans, you might get lucky just to get a blank stare!

Interesting Story of an Amazing Man
Robert Richardson's book, `Larrey' tells the story of Dominique Jean Larrey, Surgeon-in-Chief to Napoleon's Imperial Guard. The book was first published in 1974 and the current edition was released in 2000. It could not be considered an in-depth or detail biography but in 240 pages the author manages to captivate the reader with amazing accounts of this most interesting man, from Napoleon's campaigns in Egypt to Waterloo.

Larrey was credited with designing a `flying' ambulance which allowed the French Army to recover its wounded on the field and to administer first aid at the front if required. He also devised a practical and life saving system to evacuate casualties from the field of battle to a base hospital. Larrey himself conducted many amputations and other medical procedures whilst under fire.

"Who is that bold fellow?" asked the Duke of Wellington.
"It's Larrey", someone answered.
"Tell them not to fire in that direction; at least let us give the brave man time to gather up the wounded." And so saying he doffed his hat.
"Who are you saluting?" enquired the Duke of Cambridge.
"I salute the courage and devotion of an age that is no longer ours", said Wellington, pointing at Larrey with his sword.

Larrey was a man who cared for the sick and wounded soldiers of any nation regardless of rank or position. This at times placed him in conflict with the hierarchy of the French administration. He established new procedures and methods of training which were adopted not only by the French but also by many of the nations the French Army fought against.

The book is well written and the narrative moves seamlessly through military campaigns to home life and back to life with the Guard. The accounts of the military campaigns are well told even if brief, the main focus of the book is of course Dominique Larrey. There are a number of line drawings and illustrations throughout the book as well as a few maps to help orientate the reader.

The author shows Larrey warts and all but you still come away with a firm admiration for the man "whose skilled scalpel served his Emperor better than any sword." I enjoyed this book and it offered something new in the field of Napoleonic studies. I am sure that anyone who enjoys this period of history will be delighted in this book. ... Read more

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"... peerless... " -- The Key Reporter

"... this book is a first. It will be a standard... Comprehensiveness as well as the clarity of the headnotes should make it endure." -- Choice

"... so good as it stands... one should simply be happy to have it." -- The Journal of the History of Ideas

"... an original, compendious, and highly useful contribution to historical and mythographical scholarship." -- The American Scholar

"The Rise of Modern Mythology is a voice of reason in the contemporary maelstrom of international religious violence and American pluralism; more than any book I know, it exposes the roots of the Western appropriation of non-Western mythologies, from Lawrence of Arabia and Omar Khayyam to Tibetan Buddhism in Hollywood and Krishna Consciousness in airports. This is a book that we need now." -- Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions, The University of Chicago

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Playwright and amateur detective Augustus Maltravers finds himself stranded in remote Cumbrian moorland when he seeks shelter from a storm at the sinister manor Carwelton Hall. The disappearance of a priceless family manuscript and a shocking murder soon draw him into a dangerous investigation. ... Read more

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On the one hundredth anniversary of the death of William James, Robert Richardson, author of the magisterial William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism, assembles a wide-ranging selection of essays and writings that reveal the evolution of James’s thought over time, especially as it was continually being shaped by the converging influences of psychology, philosophy, and religion throughout his life.

Proceeding chronologically, the volume begins with “What Is an Emotion,” James’s early, notable, and still controversial argument that many of our emotions follow from (rather than cause) physical or physiological reactions. The book concludes with “The Moral Equivalent of War,” one of the greatest anti-war pieces ever written, perhaps even more relevant now than when it was first published. In between, in essays on “The Dilemma of Determinism,” “The Hidden Self,” “Habit,” and “The Will”; in chapters from The Principles of Psychology and The Varieties of Religious Experience; and in such pieces as “On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings,” “What Makes a Life Significant,” and “Philosophical Conceptions and Practical Results,” we witness the evolution of James’s philosophical thinking, his pragmatism, and his radical empiricism. Throughout, Richardson’s deeply informed introductions place James’s work in its proper biographical, historical, and philosophical context.

In essay after essay, James calls us to live a fuller, richer, better life, to seek out and use our best energies and sympathies. As every day is the day of creation and judgment, so every age was once the new age—and as this book makes abundantly clear, William James’s writings are still the gateway to many a new world.

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Chapters: Ernest Dickerson, John F. Seitz, Robert Richardson, Haskell Wexler, King Baggot, Burnett Guffey, Wally Pfister, Michael Chapman, Thomas Del Ruth, L.d. Clawson, Steven Bernstein, Walter L. Griffin, John Bailey, American Society of Cinematographers, Roy H. Wagner, Robert Elswit, Caleb Deschanel, Russell Carpenter, Leon Shamroy, George J. Folsey, Jack N. Green, Hal Mohr, Andrew Laszlo, William A. Fraker, Frank E. Johnson, Jack Couffer, Richard H. Kline, William C. Foster, Lance Acord, Ellen Kuras, Phil Rosen, Daniel Pearl, Tony Gaudio, Daniel Mindel, Eugene Gaudio, Victor J. Kemper, Homer Scott, Fred Leroy Granville, M. David Mullen, Peter Deming, Salvatore Totino, Ray Rennahan, Fred Murphy, Roberto Schaefer, Edward Lachman, Frederick Elmes, John Toll, Fred Jackman, John Schwartzman, Thomas E. Ackerman, Peter Lyons Collister, Francis Kenny, John Hora, David Boyd, Don Burgess, Allen Daviau, Fred J. Koenekamp, Bill Pope, Stephen H. Burum, Matthew F. Leonetti, Daryn Okada, Tim Suhrstedt, Reed Smoot, Marvin V. Rush, John R. Leonetti, Constantine Makris. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 200. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee. Born in Newark, New Jersey Ernest Dickerson attended Howard University and New York University Graduate School of Film. He began his career as cinematographer on music videos for Bruce Springsteen, Anita Baker, and Miles Davis. His first feature film as Director of Photography was also Spike Lee's first film, Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983) and he went on to film John Sayles' The Brother from Another Planet (19...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1757873 ... Read more

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DNA to DNA transactions are spectacular events involving phenomenal biochemical and topological complexity and astounding requisites for precision and control. This book offers a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of DNA replication and recombination and their regulation. It represents a thorough picture of the various topological forms that the DNA double helix can assume and the way in which these forms can recognize and interact with their cognate bindings proteins and enzymes. The text also features the work of X-ray crystallographers, structural chemists and nucleic acid enzymologists to promote the cross-fertilization of ideas, experimental approaches and techniques. ... Read more

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Augustus Maltravers, the urbane and attractive amateur detective, has hopes for a peaceful Cornish holiday. These are soon shattered by the violent, apparently accidental death of a local sculptress. He believes she has been murdered, but to prove it he must solve a mystery from the past. ... Read more

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Alexandra Thorpe was orphaned when her parents were killed crossing a busy main road in a North Midlands town. Taken into the home of so called friends, she was used as an unpaid skivvy, forcing the lonely young girl to turn to shoplifting as a means of providing herself with the basic necessities of life. Eventually, convicted of habitual shoplifting she is fostered out to a farming family in a remote area of the Lake District in Cumbria. Alex grows to love the country life amid the picturesque mountains and Lakeland Fells where she becomes lost on the peaks in a fog; is involved in a tragic mountain rescue operation; and falls deeply in love. An exciting Fell Race at the beautiful Grasmere Village Sports Festival adds spice to a story with many unexpected and heartbreaking twists. ... Read more

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The Meaning of Being, Singular, Plural
This is a must read for some of Jean-Luc Nancy's deepest insights into the nature of "being-with" (German: Mitsein) and the associated questions of war, technology and event. Nowhere does Nancy provide such a clear and profound account of his insight into the nature of being in terms of "being-with" which is none other than a Copernican revolution in terms of the traditional metaphysical understanding of being. This is significant as it can be read in relation to Heidegger's thinking on being and Levinas's critique of Western Metaphysics and his turn to a non-metaphysical understanding of being.

Nancy's insight is especially profound here as he moves from a meditation on the nature of being itself into questions of sovereignty, war and technology. This text is as such important for political theorists and political scientists working to rethink the notion of sovereignty itself in the age of global terror. ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Robert F. Kennedy, Elliot L. Richardson, Harlan Fiske Stone, James C. McReynolds, John J. Crittenden, Roger B. Taney, Homer S. Cummings, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Augustus Hill Garland, Harry M. Daugherty, Alberto R. Gonzales, Caesar A. Rodney, Richard Rush, John Y. Mason, Ebenezer R. Hoar, Reverdy Johnson, Edwin Meese, Edwards Pierrepont, Eric Holder, Richard L. Thornburgh, Judson Harmon, William H. Moody, William P. Rogers, Charles Devens, John W. Griggs, Thomas Watt Gregory, Edward H. Levi, Edward Bates, Herbert Brownell junior, Nathan Clifford, Felix Grundy, Joseph McKenna, Tom C. Clark, John MacPherson Berrien, William B. Saxbe, John Ashcroft, J. Howard McGrath, William Bradford, Griffin B. Bell, George H. Williams, James Speed, George W. Wickersham, Levi Lincoln, Isaac Toucey, John G. Sargent, Charles Lee, Robert H. Jackson, Benjamin R. Civiletti, Amos T. Akerman, Frank Murphy, William French Smith, Henry Gilpin, John Breckinridge, Wayne MacVeagh, William Pinkney, William D. Mitchell, William M. Evarts, Hugh S. Legaré, James P. McGranery, Robert Smith, William Wirt, Ramsey Clark, Edwin McMasters Stanton, Alexander Mitchell Palmer, Richard G. Kleindienst, Benjamin Franklin Butler, Benjamin H. Brewster, Henry Stanbery, Alphonso Taft, John N. Mitchell, John Nelson, Janet Reno, William H. H. Miller, Richard Olney, William Barr, Francis Biddle, Edmund Randolph, Philander C. Knox, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Caleb Cushing, Michael Mukasey, Jeremiah S. Black,. Online finden Sie die kostenlose Aktualisierung der Bücher. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Robert Francis Kennedy (* 20. November 1925 in Brookline, Massachusetts; † 6. Juni 1968 in Los Angeles) war ein jüngerer Bruder des ermordeten US-Präsidenten J...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=8170 ... Read more