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Shawcross is an excellent observer and journalist of international politics. His account of the Shah's final days is balanced, interesting, and clearly written. While it does provide considerable background on the recent (as of the book's publication) and longer-term history of Iran, that truly is background. Issues like the Ayatollah Khomeini's consolidation of power, and the hostage crisis, are treated only peripherally to the extent they are relevant to the strange odyssey on which the Shah embarked. There is, for example, for more information about the "political" bickering among the many physcians retained to treat the Shah's cancer than about American and international efforts to obtain the release of the hostages.
If you are looking for a book that provides a detailed analysis of the rise of the Iranian theocracy or the hostage crisis, I'm sure there are better-suited books out there. Taken on its terms, however, Shawcross' book is excellent.

Good drawings and great story especially if your a little kid

Ronald Berman in his introduction tells, that Henry V is " part of a historical but also of a religious environment. Indeed the whole movement of Shakespeare's tetralogy -Richard II, I and II Henry IV, and Henry V is toward the creation of a character who is indivisible from the role he must play." Berman makes him out to be one whose encounters with the challenges of reality, his traitorous friends, his consideration of whether to invade France, are 'modified' by 'right and conscience'.
This anthology contains longer essays by critics, E.M.W. Tillyard, Charles Williams, Una Ellis - Fermor, Deret Traversi, A.P.Rossiter, Georfrey Bullough, and a section of 'Viewpoints' in which remarks of W.B. Yeats, A.C. Bradley , Elmer Edgar Stoll, Caroline F.E. Spurgeon, Mark van Doren, J.Dover Wilson, Paul Jorgenson are included.
Each of these critics provides insight into a different aspect of the play. Spurgeon talks about the 'bird imagery' and the'imagery of flight' E.M.W. Tillyard sees Henry V as the king who has settled a conflict, and in so doing marks out a special stage in Shakespeare's development. He writes, "No wonder if Henry V. traditionally the man who knew exactly what he wanted and went for it with utter singleness of heart, was the very reverse of what Shakespeare was growing truly interested in. " Yeats writes of Henry V as the character Shakespeare created in direct opposition to Richard II. "He has the gross vices, the coarse nerves of one who is to rule among violent people. Yeats comments on his remorselessness to his old friends and believes the great excellence of the play is in the way these friends 'fall out of it broken- hearted."

Grady's introduction excellently puts modernism in perspective in two ways. He shows its complexity, and then outlines some of its real continuities with postmodernism and pre-modern conceptions. He nevertheless finds good reasons for putting modernism in brackets so as to remind us that the first time modernism was challenged was 400 years ago when it began, before it became traditionalized. As a postmodernist with an acute sense of postmodernism's own limitations, he finds Shakespeare a valuable source for better understanding the postmodern critique of modernism.

This theoretical framework is presented with freshness, and it is essential to understanding his project. At the same time, his readings of his chosen plays do not require so much theoretical background. Grady's research shows that many of his points about characterizations, plots, and so on, are quite similar to points that have come before (and before this generation of critics).

Grady provides one of the stronger readings of Troilus and Cressida that I have seen, accounting for a large number of details and providing helpful glosses unmentioned in most other readings.

Grady's prose is heavy, but not too dense to be unreadable. Rather the book calls for an assiduous reading that will not feel tedious. Still one wonders whether, as in so much prose of its kind nowadays, more clarity might have been possible.

History is a lot more fun when combined with the beautiful pictures and informative, easy-to-read text in this book. We have been able to use the entire series as the foundation for our elementary history curriculum combined with other activites. I highly recommend these books to others looking for an enjoyable way to study history together.

I tried to read this late at night in a guest room in Palo Alto (while I was still on Eastern time), at a house where I was also urged to read _Up and down California_, the narrative based on Brewer's own letters, still in print (first edition 1930). I got the latter via interlibrary loan but the memory of Alsup's vistas of rock has brought me to Amazon to buy my own copies of both.

The 2007 version of this book is measurably thicker than this 2004 version. I wish the Tax law reflected that! Our office thinks this book should be titled Tax Opinions not Tax Facts, as there are so many disclaimers stating this is just our opinion. Still, a valuable reference for many.

interested in this particular subject. This book does talk about romance in Hollywood comedies of 80's and 90's. Sometimes parallels are drawn with the older films. All argumemnts are based on classical film theory. Interesting book, but not the most essential on the subject+ too expensive, in my opinion.

This marvelous book is a blend of adventure story, scientific diary, and ethnographic study. The author, Tahoe Talbot Washburn, accompanied her husband, Lincoln Washburn, to the Canadian Arctic in 1938-1941, helping him do his graduate field work in the glacial geology of the region. The author was a keen observer of native people and their way of life. She recorded what we now see in retrospect as the waning years of a nomadic way of life for the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Prior to World War II, many Inuit roamed freely across the high Arctic, camping in snow houses (igloos) constructed along the trail at the end of the day. The Canadian Arctic Inuit were still essentially nomads; they did not live in or visit permanent settlements, except for a few important events each year. Accordingly, governmental authorities and missionaries had to go on expeditions to meet with the Inuit. Soon after the war, this pattern changed dramatically, and seemingly irrevocably, towards a more settled way of life. This book is made all the more fascinating because it provides many glimpses into a way of life perched on the cusp of radical change. The Washburns were much more than casual visitors to the Canadian Arctic. They lived there for months at a time, including one extended stay from August, 1940 to February, 1941. They spent precious little time indoors, preferring to move about the Arctic islands, hiking, boating, camping, and dog-sledding in winter. The scientific aim of this multi-year project was to determine the extent of regional glaciation in the late Pleistocene, a much-debated topic of that day. By collecting marine fossils and mapping traces of glacial scouring in bedrock, Lincoln Washburn was able to begin the process of reconstructing the extent of ice sheets during the last glaciation. This thesis project marked the beginning of his long and illustrious career in glacial geology. However, geologic research is only incidental to this book. It brought the Washburns to Arctic Canada, but once there, they fell in love with the land and its people. Both Lincoln and Tahoe relished the arduous Arctic lifestyle, where physical endurance and mental acuity often make the difference between survival and death. They marveled at the ingenuity, patience, and sense of humor that seemed to sustain the Inuit through manifold hardships. Tahoe Washburn spent many months emulating the role of Inuit women, including daily food preparation (for both people and sled dogs), sewing of leather garments, and hide preparation (including chewing caribou hides to soften them). Although limited by not understanding the Inuit language, she learned by observation. Her Native companions appreciated her efforts to follow their ways, and took the time to teach her many skills that few outsiders ever learned. The book is richly illustrated, with 107 photos and six maps. Although the material in the book was taken from diaries, it has been well-edited, never becoming dull or repetitive. I heartily recommend this book to readers interested in the natural history and ethnography of the Arctic.

Review published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 31, No. 4. Copyright: Regents of the University of Colorado

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