books by John S. Major

books by John S. Major

books:

John S. Major

The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History

John S. Major

HarperCollins, 1996

The Silk Route
This is a truly wonderful book that helps children understand an important part of the history of China. The book has a map of the road the caravan travels, describes the major stops along the way, and explains the difficulties and hardships these travellers ...

History in Quotations: Reflecting 5000 Years of World History

M.J. Cohen, John S. Major

Orion, 2008

Pathetic
After reading this book (partially )I just found it a terrible attempt to simplify history. If you are willing to repeat like a parrot phrases out of their context, buy the book. This will prove people your "knowledge" of the subject. If you are willing to understand ...

World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time

W. W. Norton & Company, 1998

an awesome accomplishment
This is an astonishing volume packed with beautiful poems. I honestly cannot think of a better gift for poetry lovers (or, indeed, plain lovers or anyone else...). Akkadian poetry, Nazim Hikmet, Tagore.... almost every single poet that I love is here. How did the ...

The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classical Guide to World Literature, Revised and Expanded

Clifton Fadiman, John S. Major

Collins, 1999

read the preface for goodness sake
I haven't reviewed a book in a long time because customer reviews so often annoy me. Now I'm writing this one because another one has. Another reveiwer here criticizes The New Lifetime Reading Plan and its predecessors for not including the Bible. That would be a ...

100 One-Night Reads: A Book Lover's Guide

David C. Major, John S. Major

Ballantine Books, 2001

The Best Recommendations
I heard these brothers speak at an evening event at the Library of Congress. They decried the chance nature of book publishing, where good books disappear and bad books make money. Their own book is itself a great read. A Desiderata for essential reading. Take it ...

China Chic: East Meets West

Valerie Steele, John S. Major

Yale University Press, 1999

Smashingly beautiful book. New twist on Chinese fashion.
*China Chic* is a gorgeous yet scholarly study of the interchange between China and the West in terms of fashion. Among the many intriguing points is how women of Chinese ancestry in the West are now influencing fashion design in new, very sophisticated ways. The ...

Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought: Chapters Three, Four and Five of the Huainanzi (S U N Y Series in ...

John S. Major

State University of New York Press, 1993

Wonderful Illustrations and Explanations!
My copy of this book is well-loved, annotated, and flagged in many places. It is not a perfect book (see commentary in "Early China" on certain issues, such as Major's portrayal of the Xing-de text from Mawangdui) but overall it is far more information than has been ...

A Huguenot on the Hackensack: David Demarest and His Legacy

David C. Major, John S. Major

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2007

Visiting the Past
I am a descendant of David Demarest. It was a pleasure to read about my heritage from this beautifully written & illustrated book. Wonderful research, I want to travel back to NJ and re-visit these areas with fresh eyes.

Defining Chu: Image And Reality In Ancient China

University of Hawaii Press, 2004

Multicultural China
Most of our traditional histories of China paint a picture of a mainly monolithic state passing through a more-or-less straight line of Dynasties functioning around the designated "Han" peoples. Even where Dynasties were ruled by non-Han peoples (the Yuan, e.g.), we ...

Un plan de lectura para toda la vida/ A Reading Plan for Life (Spanish Edition)
Clifton Fadiman, John S. Major

Planeta, 2008

The Asian World, 600-1500 (The Medieval and Early Modern World)
Roger V. Des Forges, John S. Major

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Drawing on numerous primary sources, this volume covers the history of Asia from the reunification of China under the Sui and Tang dynasties from the fifth century CE to Choson Korea in the 16th century, also covering other parts of the continent including India and Japan. This book is designed to serve the seventh grade social studies curriculum ...

The Three Boys: And Other Buddhist Folktales from Tibet (Latitude 20 Books)

University of Hawaii Press, 2006

The 3 Boys
Its is a great book for all ages. I truly enjoyed reading it as the story takes surprising turns and suspense. This is a book not only for entertainment and also educational. I bought a few as gifts and for myself. Definitely recommends it.

Textbook of Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence Together with the Textbook of Pistols and ...

Major Julian S. Hatcher

Small-Arms Technical Publishing, 1935

Product not as described
The product was described as Textbook of Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence Together with the Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers. Only the Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers was delivered. The supplier, Mandala, refused to complete the order or to ...

Caravan to America: Living Arts of the Silk Road
John S. Major, Betty J. Belanus

Cricket Books, 2002

This summer the cellist Yo-Yo Ma highlights a year devoted to his Silk Road Project at the spectacular National Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. Through exhibits, concerts, and lectures, the festival celebrates the arts, crafts, and music of the lands along the ancient trade route. Through telling interviews, lavish color photos, maps, and ...