Turner Books

Plutarch in his "Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans" written around 100 C.E., sheds new light on Greek and Roman history from their Bronze Age beginnings, shrouded in myth, down through Alexander and late Republican Rome. Plutarch is the lens that we use today to view the Greco-Roman past; his work has shaped our perceptions of that world for 2,000 years. Plutarch writes of the rise of Roman Empire while Gibbon uses his scholarship to advance the story to write about its decline. He was a proud Greek that was equally effected by Roman culture, a Delphic priest, a leading Platonist, a moralist, educator and philosopher with a deep commitment as a first rate writer. Being a Roman citizen, Plutarch was afforded the opportunity to become an intimate friend to prominent Roman citizens and a member of the literary elite in the court of Emperor Trajan.

Plutarch's influence and enormous popularity during and after the Renaissance is legendary among classicist. Plutarch's "Lives", served as the sourcebook for Shakespeare's Roman Plays "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Coriolanus". By the way Plutarch is even the only contemporary source of all the biographical information on Cleopatra, whom he writes about in his biographies of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Octavian. Thomas Jefferson wrote to his nephew that there were three books every gentleman had to have familiarity with; Plutarch's "Lives", Livy's "History of Rome" and Virgil's Aeneid. In fact all the founding fathers of note had read Plutarch and learned much from his fifty biographies of noble men of Greece and Rome. When Hamilton, Jay and Madison write "The Federalist Papers" they use many examples of good and bad leadership traits that they read in Plutarch's work. His biographies are a great study in human character and what motivates leaders to decide and act the way they do, this masterpiece has proven to be still prescient today.

If you are truly interested in a classical education, put this book on the top of your list! I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in political philosophy, and history.

My copy of this book belonged first to my grandmother (born in 1888 I think), and then my mother and aunt. I loved it as a child (in the sixties), and love it still - although it has a VERY sad ending that still makes me cry.

Reading the extract from Chapters 1 and 2 will give you a good idea of the writing quality, so I'll say little of that.

As a child I though it was a child's book, but as an adult I've come to the conclusion that it was probably written as a book for "young ladies". My grandmother was in her late teens when she was given it, which backs up my theory.

What makes it stand out from children's books of the era is that the children really are just like ordinary kids, getting into all sorts of mischief, but no morals are drawn. At least not overtly, and those that CAN be drawn are more along the lines of "this is what can happen when you stifle your children's originality and natural exuberance" than the more usual "this is what happens to naughty children". Not that the parents are horrible, but the father is somewhat stern and withdrawn - typical of many fathers even nowadays. He features mostly as someone who gets angry at the children's mischief, or who has to be applied to for funds. The stepmother is just lovely, although you get the feeling that the father married her more because he needed someone to look after his kids and satisfy his lusts (just because she's young and pretty, lusts are not mentioned in the book) than because they were in love. But then as far as I can see love didn't really come into marriage much in those days.

The What Katy Did books are the closest American comparison I can think of, but they are very goody-two-shoes-ish and moralistic compared with Seven Little Australians. This book is what made me realise, as a child, that children born "in the olden days" were just like we were.

In general, this is a jolly good book. Get it, you'll love it. (But make sure a hanky is at hand when you get close to the end).

Teacher and weather writer James Lincoln Turner presents Seven Superstorms of the Northeast And Other Blizzards, Hurricanes & Tempests, an in-depth survey of some of America's most severe and dramatic superstorms during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. From The Blizzard of 1888 to The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950, each of the seven superstorms profiled (plus two massive hurricanes in August 1893) are described in both meteorological and human terms. Vintage black-and-white photographs throughout Seven Superstorms of the Northeast add an extra immersive touch to this captivating true chronicle of the beauty, majesty, and ruthless appetite for destruction of nature's strongest storms, accessible to lay readers and weather science experts alike.

"A Shepherd's View" is a book that current pastors and other clergy will be able to easily identify with. This book has great application for leaders that are over any area of ministry. I thought it was very insightful and at the same time it offers encouragement and support for people trying to lead as God would have them lead. A good tool for leadership training.

I guess this might be marketed as a kid's book but the content is well written and contains enough facts that it could be bought for readers of all ages. It's like a PG movie, kid friendly and adults secretly want to see it too. This sensational collection of interesting facts, history of ancient beliefs, modern beliefs, and inventions throughout history is laid out in picture book format with brilliant illustrations alongside short paragraphs.

A great book containing interesting facts if your holding a trivia night, want to learn about different religious and scientific beliefs about the earth's creation, want to learn about history, inventors or bizarre inventions that were never successful compared to brilliant ones discovered by mistake. If you want to get kids interested in science or history then this is also an excellent introduction book as well. Great book, buy it!

Excellent, Brilliant book. It explain more details on what Deepak Chopra's books (7 spiritual laws of success and creating affluences) beautifully. I bought it few years ago, put it down and only recently I notice it again in my bookshelf, I read it and now began to understand it. Totally highly Recommended it

This is a truly lovely book. It is an enthusiast's report of a scene in British agriculture that is entirely unique. There are 57 varieties of native sheep in Great Britain and many of these are lovingly pictured here with their proud owners from the Royal Show season of 1990, the year the book was published. This author, although an amateur, learned how to compete in the sheep showing world at the highest level, winning a First with a Southdown ram at England's top show, 'The Royal'. No mean feat. He clearly knows his stuff and he sure can write. Best of all, he is prepared to share his knowledge with us. If you ever wondered how a farmer takes a new-born lamb and rears, trains and prepares its fleece for a show, this book tells all in an amusing and well-written way. As a piece of the Olde England that still lives on, this book is a gem even if you yourself never feel the need to shampoo a sheep!

Beidel and Turner have spent many years leading research in the various aspects of shyness and social phobia in children. This book is a compilation of work in that area. It is an important contribution to the literature. What makes it different from other books on social phobia is that it focuses not only on the developmental aspect of the condition but also on how to manage the condition in children as well as adults. Each component of effective treatment is discussed and treatment for children and adults is compared and contrasted. This fills many important gaps in the area of social phobia.

The history of the Sierra Club is the story of how saving wild places began as a far-out idea and became a popular cause all over the country. Tom Turner's book tells this inspiring story with eloquence, accompanied by outstanding photographs by some of our greatest photographers.

The Sierra Club started in 1892 as an outing club in the San Francisco area, focusing on the Sierra Nevada - a mountain range then seldom visited and appreciated by few. Now into its second century, the club has chapters all over the United States and Canada, each a local center of activists working to save nearby wild places. This book shows that the club's strength lies in its members, people who volunteer their time and their creativity in the cause of protecting nature.

The book describes how the club operated in several major campaigns, from an early defeat on Hetch Hetchy Dam, built in Yosemite National Park, to the triumph of the Alaska Lands Act in 1980, which doubled the size of the national park system.

I was among the club's volunteer activists in the 1960s and later watched its work with appreciation from my job in the Department of the Interior. It was always good news when the Sierra Club stood up for wilderness, because government officials listened.

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