Burton Books

Historic Gold Coins of the World

By: Burton Hobson

Published: 1971

This beautifully illustrated book shows the history of gold coins. The coins are selected for both their historic importance and for their artistic merit. The book is successful both as a work of history and as an art exhibit.

The selection of coins is exceptional. The photography shows excellent detail. The text gives interesting background on the use of gold coins in the periods covered.

Overall this is a very attractive book.

I recommend "Historic Gold Coins of the World" both for reading pleasure and for the high quality pictures.

See also:

The beauty and lore of coins, currency and medals

The Beauty and Lore of Coins Currency and Medals

Historic Gold Coins of the World

By: Burton Hobson

Published: 1971

This beautifully illustrated book shows the history of gold coins. The coins are selected for both their historic importance and for their artistic merit. The book is successful both as a work of history and as an art exhibit.

The selection of coins is exceptional. The photography shows excellent detail. The text gives interesting background on the use of gold coins in the periods covered.

Overall this is a very attractive book.

I recommend "Historic Gold Coins of the World" both for reading pleasure and for the high quality pictures.

See also:

The beauty and lore of coins, currency and medals

The Beauty and Lore of Coins Currency and Medals

Historic Gold Coins of the World

By: Burton Hobson

Published: 1971

This beautifully illustrated book shows the history of gold coins. The coins are selected for both their historic importance and for their artistic merit. The book is successful both as a work of history and as an art exhibit.

The selection of coins is exceptional. The photography shows excellent detail. The text gives interesting background on the use of gold coins in the periods covered.

Overall this is a very attractive book.

I recommend "Historic Gold Coins of the World" both for reading pleasure and for the high quality pictures.

See also:

The beauty and lore of coins, currency and medals

The Beauty and Lore of Coins Currency and Medals

Wow! This little gem does many things very well, and very uniquely. Let me first say what this book isn't: it is not a chronological coverage of who's who doing this and that in a domino-like fashion... the stuff most casual readers are probably both somewhat familiar and especially disinterested in. It is not a rehash of medieval philosophy; not concerned with the rise of the various Christian religious orders; and not a reinterpretation of the past in light of our own self-absorbed Western culure. Oops! Didn't mean to offend evangelicals.

The book presents a unique paradigm regarding how the spirit of Prophecy and the spirit of Order have complemented and conflicted with each other throughout the longest period in Christian history. The focus is on societal developments resulting from the need to speak truth to create change and the need to maintain order to preserve truth. Cool paradigm!

Now, this is a history book (brief), so people, places, and things are discussed in some order but not in the History 101 format and certainly not in a detailed fashion that boggs down. As best I can tell, the author does not appear to present any particular denominational point-of-view so Catholics and Protestants shouldn't have any theological reservations about reading the book. For more information on the author, Google Jeffrey Burton Russell. He is well-published in medieval studies.

And, hey, I'm not a clergyman, history major, etc. I just enjoy a thought provoking read and this one is on the top of my list! I bought the 1968 edition used via Amazon, but I understand that there is a newer edition currently available.

This is a solidly researched and attractively written practical guide that I have found extremely helpful for the communications and media projects we have being doing in Europe.

Cathie Burton and Alun Drake are highly experienced communications practitioners who have drawn on their own considerable experience of the European media to produce this valuable and also entertaining study. Their book is crammed full of sensible, practical advice, tips and essential information on how to work effectively with newspapers, magazines,the web,radio and television right across the continent.

The authors have also provided remarkably detailed media profiles of no less than 43 individual European countries. This must have been a painstaking and exhausting project, and they are to be congratulated on having done it so well.

"Hitting the Headlines in Europe" is not only an authoritative reference work, but also a highly enjoyable read. It is of immense help to those of us in communications work,in media relations, in journalism and other media,to students of media and journalism, as well as to general readers, all of whom need to understand the highly complex European media landscape.

This intriguing study answered many a question of mine about the idea of 'vicarious suffering' in French spirituality. Burton develops the topic in an arresting writing style, showing the political and social influences which contributed to this variety of Ultramontane attitudes towards sacrifice and pain. The characters he treats were largely familiar to me, and I am not ignorant of French history, yet, in his deep and absorbing treatment, I found answers to areas that had puzzled me for decades.

In a larger realm, Burton's subject applies to the overall 'good wife, good daughter' idea that thwarted those seeking to promote prayer, service and sacrament in Britain and other areas of Europe. For example, the development of how church involvement was seen as taking away the (usually very secular) husband or father's authority has implications that go far beyond France itself.

This is not a 'devotional' book, and those who are looking for such may be disappointed by Burton's honest and detached treatment of the ailments, physical or psychological, which contributed to the manifestations these women displayed. Nonetheless, there is nothing offensive to religion here at all, and indeed the sincere devotion of those of whom he writes is affirmed. Burton's originality is in his explanation of the factors that made spirituality in this time and place sometimes take a particular form - and one that could be devastating and, in the outcome, quite contrary to the solid and positive Christian approach which Thérèse promoted.

I read this book in an afternoon, totally absorbed. I would recommend it heartily.

This is the biggest quotation book you'll find that's been printed-- over 2700 pages. It is out of print and not that easy to find. But for classic quotes it can't be beat. It is subject organized which makes it easy to use for writing or speaking or just exploring what brilliant minds throughout history thought about a given subject. It was reprinted as the MacMillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases. Check my list of favorite quotation books. I base my review on the 450+ quotation books I own and my hobby of collecting quotations. I have over 1000 favorites archived at quotations central.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book and in fact am going to be purchasing additional copies as gifts! The pictures are great and the descriptions are informative and entertaining.

I was amazed at the number of "talented Detroiters" listed in the book. Born and raised in Detroit and the suburbs I felt a strong connection to the contents, as no matter how far I travel my roots are always in Detroit.

The Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series is just wonderful; it's like a "Cliff Note" of the opera, and extremely informative and educational. I particularly like the size; these guides are not cumbersome and fit right into my shirt pocket. The ladies will find sufficient room in their pocketbooks.

The story narrative with the music examples is excellent. I prefer it to a libretto; indeed, it's a much easier way to follow the essence of the story. The essay is magnificent; very well written, not pedantic, and extremely insightful and comprehensible. I congratulate Burton Fisher for a job very well done and Amazon for making these handy, information-laden booklets available. The Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series is a wonderful contribution to opera education and opera appreciation.

My tip: acquire the entire collection because you will be in easy reach of superbly presented opera guides consisting of story analysis, principal characters in the opera, story narrative with music highlights, background, analysis, and commentary.

Heinz Dinter, Ph.D.

This book, while written in 1971, still has lessons for our time--perhaps a depressing thought for us today, or a testament to Burton's writing and forward-thinking. She talks about basic issues of how to divide housework, how to deal with difficult issues of gender differences and divisions, and how to raise a family with positive values. This book is a good, quick read, and I recommend it highly.