Curtis Books

This ghost town is completly gone. This book will help you find it and some of its interesting history. It was one of the first electric coal mines.

Author of "Hobo Finds A Home" editor "Of A Predatory Heart"

This book presents work done over the past three decades of his life by one of the greatest of all English poets, William Wordsworth. The editors looked at over two- hundred and sixty manuscripts in deciding which version of the approximately two- hundred poems they wished to publish. They comment that it is usually the first versions of the poems which are the best, and that the constant revision of the poems ordinarily weakens them.
But the major point is that this is not the great, memorable poetry of Wordsworth that written in his early years. The freshness has gone, and with it much of the life of the poetry.
These poems are somehow more abstract, impersonal and programatic than the great poetry of the early years.
In a sense for the reader who is not first of all concerned with scholarly matters this volume is a sad one. For it is the record of a long slow decline more than anything else.

This book really gives you an insight into one of Architecture's greats. I bought it to get a general idea of Corb's work, not because it fascinated me, but, as an architecture graduate, because I thought I should. This book opened Corb's work to me.

It gives a chronological view of the man's life and work. It features great photos and drawings of his most important works, and some of his less well known ones too. The writing is done so well, giving an insight into Corb's theories and explaining how and why each project came about.

I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in architecture who wants to know a bit more about the history of 20th century design, and the impact that Le Corbusier had.

Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services is a must read for every emergency responder. It presents basic legal and civic concepts in clear, concise, easy to understand language accompanied by many pertinent case studies or examples. This book will be an invaluable tool to not only the fire service officer but to every firefighter and public safety responder.

This book should be mandatory for anyone interested in Habitat for Humanity. It does a wonderful job presenting a view of that institution most of us would never see. If only more authors had the courage, dedication, and literary prowess to reveal the truth around us the world would be a better place.

Everyone knows about Henry Ford and his Model T. Many know of William Crapo Durant and his creation, the colossial General Motors Corporation. Romanced today are the stories of the Stanley brothers and their steamer and the Studebakers and their cars. But few know of the man who established the Chrysler Corporation from the ruins of the Maxwell-Chambers Auto Works, then bought out the much larger Dodge Brothers Motor Co. This book is a must-read for automotive enthusiasts. Walter Chrysler writes an anecdotal and easy-reading autobiography. He doesn't waste time defending himself against any rumors that may have persisted about him at the time of its writing. He doesn't needlessly spill ink on accusations of others. He merely tells his story about growing up, working on the railroads, turning around financially strapped American Locomotive, hired by Durant to turn Buick's fortunes around, then hired by the bancruptcy trustees to save Maxwell-Chambers. Soon, the cars this company put out bore Chrysler's own name and the rest is history. Chrysler writes about his belief that Research and Development are the vital elements to the success of any company (a section every corporate officer should read today). He also talks about the plans to build the Chrysler Building and, even, making his children work their way up in the company starting at the bottom--no doubt teaching his children that every job has a function and every individual has dignity and value. The best anecdote that Walter Chrysler tells is how he drove his first car--but I'll let you read that for yourself!

Easy to read and understand. Excellent primer for literacy based international development.

Description:


I have written five big books and now it is time for a little one, a handy collection of my latest and best poems: just for fun.

I have been surprised and delighted to discover that not only is my poetry understood, it is enjoyed in far distant places all over the world. This makes me very happy!

Therefore, with all my love, I would like to offer this little book as a heartfelt gift of my humble gratitude, to all of you kind and thoughtful readers who have been so good to me and given me so much: just for you.

Special thanks to my son Stevie II, for his cover painting which somehow manages to illustrate all of the poems in this book in one image, and to Stephanee Killen, who has designed this and all my books so wisely and so well.

I give you then this present, The Little Book of Lance: just for fun, just for you.

I hope you enjoy it.

Love,

+Stevie

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.



Product Details:

Printed: 104 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in., Perfect-bound, 60# cream interior paper, black and white interior ink, 100# white exterior paper, full-color (CMYK) exterior
ISBN: 1-4116-4590-1
Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc.
License: Standard Copyright License
Copyright Year: © 2005 by Steven Curtis Lance
Language: English



As the Little Book of Lance comes out
No braggadocio for me
The self-promotional spout and shout
That do-si-do of vanity
Strikes me as base buffoonery

But celebrating inwardly
Quietly then this book will become
In transcendental victory
My handbook and my vade mecum

When I go out I can show it to
Friends when I meet them and maybe you
In the way my mother taught me
Modestly and with dignity

And may the arrogant relent
If I have seemed so I repent
Pride has chased but has not caught me
For first and last I am but dust

Though I could never tell you why
I write my life down since I must
I live I write and then I die
To give The Little Book of Lance a chance

+Steven Curtis Lance

This book is a must have if you are in any kind of playgroup with two or more childern. The ideas are endless that you will get from this book. The only problem is getting all the parents to agree on a craft to do.

This book tells of the adventures of Barbara Anne, a young girl livin in Maryland during the American Revolution. Barbara is lost in the woods when she stumbles upon a secret meeting of Patriots. Even though she is a Patriot they take her for a Tory spy. Barbara Anne keeps their secret so they can let her go home. Later she becomes friends with the daughter of one of the men. The reason this book didn't get a 10 was it could have been a little better.