books about: 1874

books about: 1874

books:

1874

W. Somerset Maugham

Signet Classics, 2007

Masterpiece of literature
I really enjoy Maugham's writing - it is a pleasure to read. Although written close to 90 years ago, the characters and settings are so alive and present that it comes across as a book that could have been released within the last decade. His characters grow and change ...

The Razor's Edge

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage, 2003

Full with the colors of the 1920's flamboyance
This, my second exposure to Maugham's work (the first being `The Moon and Sixpence'), has been once again quite satisfactory and I may even add - delightful. True, one loses oneself in the beginning, amidst the overwhelming introduction of what seems meaningless ...

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

Basic Books, 1999

Great!
I can't believe I didn't read this book earlier in life. I'm recommending it to everybody!

The Painted Veil

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage, 2006

The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil is a moving book, offering details that the movie, as is usual, does not. However, I think this is one of the few times that seeing the movie actually complements Somerset Maugham's book. There are a few differences. For instance, in the book the ...

J.C. Leyendecker

Laurence S. Cutler, Judy Goffman Cutler

Abrams, 2008

FIVE STARS!!!! Finally!!!
Having waited for YEARS for a good book on Leyendecker, the wait is over. We not only have one but two. I am very happy with this product. The reproductions are very good. While the book does catalog all of the artists covers (SEP, Colliers, etc), the result is well ...

The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill

Michael O'Mara, 2001

It's one thing to know the right words,but another when and how to use them.
The wise and witty words of Winston Churchill ring throughout the 20th Century.Any that knew him personally or had anything to do with him must have waited with anticipation of hearing what he would say anytime he opened his mouth.This held true for ...

Leading at the Edge : Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition

Dennis N. T. Perkins, Margaret P. Holtman, ...

AMACOM, 2000

Invaluable lessons for business or life!
A fantastic text based on an epic journey. The history of Shackleton's ill-fated expedition is a sharp contrast to the modern view which epitomizes personal liberty as the highest virtue. This book features vignettes from an expedition faced with nearly ...

Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton

Dale Ahlquist

Ignatius Press, 2006

A must read. Common Sense is no longer very common.
This book is absolutely remarkable. Although G. K. Chesterton wrote his material almost 100 years ago, his writings are so poignant to anyone living in today's world. Dale Ahlquist informs us of a multitude of very important subjects addressed by Chesterton ...

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Visions of Glory

William Manchester

Little, Brown and Company, 1983

Gripping account of a misunderstood man-- you should read this!
This is a truly *massive* work, equal parts scholarship and artistry. Though volume one runs close to a thousand pages (counting notes, sources, etc.), I finished reading it this afternoon after an off-and-on reading of about two weeks, and it just flew by. Manchester ...

Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age

Arthur Herman

Bantam, 2008

"An Epic That Must Be Read"
"Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age", Arthur Herman, Bantam Books, NY 2008. ISBN 978-0-553-80463-8, HC 609/722. Notes 50 pgs., Ref., 12 pgs., Index 34 pgs., Glossary 3 pgs., Dates 3 pgs., 9 ¼" x 6 ¼". Inveiglements ...

Equus (Penguin Plays)

Peter Shaffer

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1984

Wonderfully Imaginitive
This amazing play weaves an incredibly in-depth psyhchological mystery from a very minimalist set. The characters seem to jump from the book directly to your imagination. It's a great story that's hard to put down.

The Book of Salt: A Novel

Monique Truong

Mariner Books, 2004

If you enjoyed The Hours, you should love this.
This is a hauntingly beautiful story of Binh, an Indochinese world traveler (and world class chef) who ends up in the Paris home of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. This is NOT a story about food or grand cooking anymore than "The Grapes of Wrath" was about picking ...

Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945
Carlo D'este

Harper, 2008

Carlo D'Este's brilliant new biography examines Winston Churchill through the prism of his military service as both a soldier and a warlord: a descendant of Marlborough who, despite never having risen above the rank of lieutenant colonel, came eventually at age sixty-five to direct Britain's military campaigns as prime minister and defeated ...

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Modern Library Classics)

G.K. Chesterton

Modern Library, 2001

Your blue sock is behind the dryer.
I went into reading this book with such strong misconceptions concerning what it was about. Like the characters whom see things completely different it seems like the readers of this book see its meaning quite differently as well. It is a crazy allegory but of what? ...

My Early Life: 1874-1904

Winston Churchill

Scribner, 1996

Churchill at his most human
This 372 page long book would be good, but no more, if it wasn't for the first 40-or-so pages, which are a gem. The book covers the first 30 years of Churchill's life and the first forty pages cover his childhood. Although Churchill had a miserable childhood - his ...