books about: 1788

books about: 1788

books:

1788

The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800 (P.S.)

Jay Winik

Harper Perennial, 2008

A fine book with flaws
I rather agree with the positive reviewers and the negative ones, though I feel the positive very much outweighs the negative. The writing is generally lively and vivid, there is an abundance of fascinating detail, and many famous scenes are brought to life. This is ...

Lifeguard

James Patterson, Andrew Gross

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

One of his best!
Like all books James Patterson writes, I cannot put it down until I've finished the book. The characters, the plot and up until the last twist it pure reading enjoyment. A must read for all Patterson fans. S.L. Chessor author of Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers and My ...

To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson

Courtney Anderson

Judson Press, 1987

Book Review for "To the Golden Shore"
This is an excellent, well-written book on the life of Adoniram Judson. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in missions or missionary biographies. Even though it is a fairly lengthy biography, I found it very fascinating and informative the whole way through.

Recapturing the Wesleys' Vision: An Introduction to the Faith of John and Charles Wesley

Paul Wesley Chilcote

InterVarsity Press, 2004

Required reading for anyone in the Wesleyan/Methodist family
Paul Wesley Chilcote's book, Recapturing the Wesley's Vision: An Introduction to the Faith of John and Charles Wesley (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004; ISBN 0-8308-2743-9) is a unique contribution to the church and to Wesley studies. I say "unique" because ...

Morgan's Run

Colleen McCullough

Pocket, 2002

Great Book
Sometimes the biggest surprises come not from the latest bestseller list but from digging a little deeper. I found this book at the bottom of a box at a weekend Library Book Sale and now treasure it among the best I've read. I do agree the technical information is a ...

The Spanish Bride: A Novel of Love and War

Georgette Heyer

Sourcebooks Landmark, 2008

Beat the drum for this fantastic regency
I've just taken to rereading Heyer's novels, and this one is definitely my favourite so far. Based on the true story of Harry and Juana Smith, this is romance without the gloss. No beautiful houses, fantastic scenery, balls, frills and furbelows. It's full of ...

The Debate on the Constitution : Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the ...

Library of America, 1993

Provides a complete environment for the Federalist Papers
Study of the Federalist Papers, of course included in this two volume series, is a conduit for understanding the American ethic. When the Federalist Papers are viewed as included in this chronological deliberation between the Federalists and Antifederalists, they ...

The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel (P.S.)

Irvin Yalom

Harper Perennial, 2006

Existential angst, or Buddism without spirituality
This book was my introduction to Schopenhauer. From the quotes and summaries of his philosopy, it seems to me that his observations of the world and his attempts to detach from it are similar to Buddism. A Course in Miracles teaches the necessity of thinking and ...

The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

Robert Hughes

Vintage Books, 1988

Cultural Amnesia
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding By Robert Hughes Australia is one of those faraway places you read about in National Geographic or watch on Discovery. Remote, exotic, modern yet solidly based in its history, it's a chamber of commerce ...

Lord Byron: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

George Gordon Byron

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Powerful stuff, which Goethe called formative.
Byron claimed to be outside of metaphysical thinking, which Chesterton said is hypocritical; Byron could not exist without the philosophical generational zeitgeist of Kant, Swedenborg, Lamark and Rousseau and the energy they created towards looking at first ...

American Furniture: The Federal Period in the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum (Winterthur Book)

Charles F. Montgomery

Schiffer Publishing, 2001

first time used book order
My sister in law wanted this book for her Christmas gift. She is an antique appraiser. I was a bit unsure of ordering a used book for a present but when it came I was happily surprised to see that the book was in excellent condition. I will be pleased to give the ...

Nietzsche: Untimely Meditations (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Friedrich Nietzsche

Cambridge University Press, 1997

Unfashionable Observations
Nietzsche wrote "David Strauss, the Confessor and the Writer" in 1873, the first of his Unfashionable Observations, at the behest of Richard Wagner. David Strauss was an eminent theologian, whose The Life of Jesus Critically Examined (1864) had had a tremendous impact ...

Italian Journey: 1786-1788 (Penguin Classics)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Penguin Classics, 1992

The Original Beautiful Mind Goes South
In preparation for a trip to Italy, I began reading the accounts of famous travellers to that land: D.H. Lawrence, Charles Dickens, Tobias Smollett, and now Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. I had no great expectations but was knocked for a loop from page one. Never before ...

Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land (P.S.)

John Crowley

Harper Perennial, 2006

Admirable Achievement
The technique of a story within a story is not new. In fact, it goes back to Sanskrit literature. Shakespeare used it effectively. Gide's "The Counterfeiters" carried on the theme and, bringing it into the modern era, John Gardner used it in his "October Light" and ...

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Christopher Janaway

Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

A superb concise introduction to Schopenhauer's thought.
Concise yet engaging, this book is an excellent introduction to Schopenhauer's life and thought. The author's remarks on the difficulties and limitations of Schopenhauer's metaphysics are highly illuminating. His notes highlighting the important and influential aspects ...