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books about: correspondence

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Correspondence

Rainer Maria Rilke

Dover Publications, 2002

This book is fantastic!
This little book though short in lenght packs a condensed form of life wisdom. Some of the insight Rilke writes to his friend are priceless. Rilke penetrates to the essence of a wide range issues from religious to material never preaching but more like asking his ...

Vincent's Colors

Vincent van Gogh

Chronicle Books, 2005

a book to treasure
I used this book for many lessons, integrating the visual art as well as the writing component. very lovely, easy for young children to relate to, stimulates their own artisty and a lovely book to own.

Severe Mercy, A

Sheldon Vanauken

HarperOne, 1987

A Theology of Joy
Not only is this a beautiful story, but it is a rich and profound study in the theology of joy, on par with C.S. Lewis' 'Surprised by Joy'. Really, the book is a fleshing out of Lewis' theology of joy through the life and mind of Vanauken. It is so moving and so well ...

Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons

Tim Russert

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Wisdom from a daughter
I bought this book for myself after Tim died. I was glued to the TV for that week, mourning with the thousands that mourned. I felt that if I purchased the book, I would have a connection with Tim. I didn't bargain for the sadness it made me feel over the loss of my ...

My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams

Abigail Adams, John Adams

Belknap Press, 2007

History through intimacy.
A collection of authentic letters between a man and his wife documenting the actual events as they occur from their first meeting, the beginning of the revolutionary war, the first meeting of Congress to negotiaing a system of government through freedom of our ...

White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Brenda Wineapple

Knopf, 2008

Even unpublished writers need validation
At first glance, even from the old photos, they seem like vastly different people. Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a man of various talents. He was a well-traveled writer, yes; but he was also involved in public service and the reform movement, and he was intent on ...

Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist

Hunter S. Thompson

Simon & Schuster, 2001

Into the Belly of the Beast
The second installment in HST's selected letters, Fear & Loathing in America has proved to be a fascinating read. Beginning in the 1950's, HST keep carbon copies of all his letters for filing purposes in the belief that one day he would be a famous writer and his ...

The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams

John Adams

The University of North Carolina Press, 1988

Not a book about History, this IS History
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall and to be able to share in the thoughts and happenings of important places and people? Well, if your desires in that regard include the office of the Presidency of the United States and the early days following the American ...

The Unfinished Game: Pascal, Fermat, and the Seventeenth-Century Letter that Made the World Modern

Keith Devlin

Basic Books, 2008

The Birth of Probability Theory
In this most engaging book, the author focuses on correspondence between Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat - two great mathematicians of the seventeenth century. The subject of this correspondence deals with a particular problem in gambling. The resolution of this ...

The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Simon & Schuster, 2007

The Absolute Best Book on Groucho
This classic collection of Groucho Marx's correspondence, which was donated to the Library of Congress, at their request, gives the best glimpse into who Groucho Marx was. Not only do we see his letters to his family and friends, who included some of the century's most ...

Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

Dava Sobel

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000

Shhh! It's actually about Galileo himself
I've got a secret. This book is not really about Galileo's daughter, Virginia. It is about Galileo and his life and times as seen through letters from his daughter to him (the letters from him to his daughter were destroyed). As a book about Virginia, it is largely ...

Ulysses S. Grant : Memoirs and Selected Letters : Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant / Selected Letters, ...

Ulysses S. Grant

Library of America, 1990

A Masterpiece
This book is a must-read for any Civil War or American history buff. Grant's writing is consistently clear, elegant, beautiful. He gives an engaging account of his wartime experiences that are accurate to the best of his ability, and he writes with introspection and ...

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff, Frank Doel

Moyer Bell, 1995

84 Charing the Book
84 Charing Cross Road is a great read! The premis simple, but the characters are full and rich. Worth reading again, even if you have seen the movie.

1,000 Greetings: Creative Correspondence Designed for All Occasions (1000 Series)

Peter King & Company

Rockport Publishers, 2004

1,000 Greetings
Whether you are a seasoned design professional or an aspiring beginner, this book will challenge and encourage you forward. Excellent idea starter. So many creative ideas that I have spent more than 25 hours reaping concepts from it's pages. Worth many times more ...

Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter

Sidney Poitier

HarperOne, 2008

Letters at a Great Grand Daughter by Sidney Poiter
Very good book to read. He always did look shy. The book is very relaxing.