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I never realized that diplomatic history could be so interesting! Especially in the 19th century! Goldberg tells the story of the Baltimore Affair in a gripping, electrifying way that seeks the real truth at its roots. You will never view America's purpose in the world the same way again after reading this book.

From the Conquest to late in the 13th century was the age of baronial power in England, but for the most part, historians have treated them as an anonymous mass: "The barons rebelled," etc. The Bigods, Marshalls, Mortimers, Montforts, and a few others are well known, but what about those Meisel calls the "invisible barons"? Working from the particular to the general, she investigates in detail the lives, activities, policies, landholdings, and connections among three of the lesser baronial families in northern Shropshire, on the Welsh marches. The main thing these families had in common was the western frontier of Norman authority, which dominated their lives. To the marcher barons, 13th century England bore little resemblance to what was recorded by the monastic chroniclers; to them, Henry III was a good king who knew his place and Edward I was a dangerous upstart. With their private army, the Corbets lived like uncrowned kings in their own domain, and it was a marcher castle that led the Fitz Warins to rebel against King John. Much of this thoroughly scholarly work concerns land ownership and politics on the frontier, but of particular interest to us genealogists is the detailed lineage and family history the author provides of each of these relatively obscure baronial families.

THIS BOOK IS TRULY A TIME MACHINE FOR BASEBALL FANS. THIS A COLLECTION OF STORIES AND BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT 19 MEN WHO PLAYED THE GAME DURING THE GOLDEN ERA OF BASBALL. (1940-1950'S)
INCLUDED IN THIS ARE TOMMMY HENRICH, RALPH KINER, ENOS SLAUGHTER, HERB SCORE AND ROBIN ROBERTS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE BOOKS THAT I COULDN'T PUT DOWN. COVER TO COVER THIS IS A MUST READ FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS. DONALD HONIG PUTS TOGETHER A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF WELL WRITTEN, DETAILED AND INTERESTING STORIES TOLD BY SOME LEGENDS OF THE GAME. IT IS A MUST READ.

Since there is not much information provided with the summary, I thought I'd add to it. I have the happy fortune of knowing the artist (Ken Gary) who created the thoughtful and elegant illustrations for this book, which is how I was introduced to these stories. The original Hopi narrations are on facing pages with the English translations, which is a treat if, like me, you not only enjoy folklore but also love languages. The English translation has a quiet, timeless quality, as befits this task of preservation. This book is a worthwhile and engrossing addition to any folklorist's collection.

Beethoven Forum, a work of serious Beethoven scholarship presents papers from the conference "Beethoven in Vienna, 1792-1803."

Editorial notes advise that this volume was created "to promote research in a relatively neglected area of Beethoven scholarship in its many dimensions; to engage in dialogue representatives from diverse branches of musicology; to scrutinize the usefulness of "style period" as a concept and parameter of research." That it does, and so much more.

One of the most influential German composers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Beethoven well merits this study. The ramifications of his genius are incalculable as the characteristics of much modern music stem from his creativity.

Young Beethoven was a court organist at the age of 14, a contemporary of Mozart, and a student of Haydn's. In the isolation of his deafness Beethoven composed some of the greatest works of music the world has ever known.

Beethoven Forum is a scholarly, revelatory tribute to a master.

- Gail Cooke

All of Robert Bringhurst's translations of Haida myth are essential reading. None is more strange, beautiful, majestic, nasty, and comprehensive than this third volume, which contains brilliant translations of two vast epics by Skaay, the most impressive of the mythtellers whose Haida was transcribed as well as translated by an anthropologist at the turn of the last century. Skaay was a philosopher as well as a poet--the two jobs originate together, after all--and few other books give such insight into the worlds that people made on this continent before Europeans came and imposed their own. Read and reread, and don't interpret. These are words with power.

I am a music composer and I have found the essays by Bartok compiled in this book very interesting and helpful. For example, there are several essays describing how Bartok organized many of his compositions. There are also several essays describing different types of folk music such as American, Rumanian, and Hungarian. There is an essay on the 'So-called Bulgarian Rhythm.' I definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in learing about different types of folk music or anything about Bela Bartok and is compositions.

It is a scrapbook. Berlin dreams included many things, art, architecture, theater, sport. In the 1950's the city's dividedness became an occasion for more riches of artistic expression.

Brecht died in 1956. His daughter took over his company--the Ensemble-- and the right to produce his plays. The Berlin of the 1920's became frozen in time. After reunification the question arose as to whether the Berlin Ensemble should be preserved.

Friedrich Ebert was the first President of the Weimar Republic. German inflation, 1919-1923, was more demoralizing than the defeat of armies. Berlin is surrounded by beautiful lakes and woods but most of the inhabitants stayed within the city's confines which produced a multitude of employment opportunities and leisure pursuits. There was also the issue of a lack of low cost housing which some of the architects and planners sought to overcome.

Berlin night life defied description. There was political cabaret. There were night clubs one does not talk about. Criminal gangs were camouflaged as social clubs. Franz Werfel, Stefan Zweig, Erich Maria Remarque, and Stefan George were active. Kathe Kollwitz and Georg Grosz were inevitably involved in showing the ugliness of life in the city. Other artists included Otto Dix, Ernst Barlach, Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, Otto Muller, Lyonel Feininger, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The Bauhaus group influenced the avant garde.

The first public psychoanalytic institute was established in Berlin in 1921. The Berlin theater attracted the best talent. German film makers used Espressionism. Another genre of film was the mountain film. The music scene included Wilhelm Furtwangler, Arnold Schonberg, Paul Hindemith, Otto Klemperer, Erich Kleiber, Arthur Schnabel, and Kurt Weill. The Wandervogel movement was apolitical. Notes and index are provided.

Best Of The Best From The Great Plains Cookbook compiles its recipes from 88 cookbooks drawn from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. From a non-alcoholic Hot Buttered Rum to Mexican Ice Cream, this impressive, highly recommended compendium offers up wonderful selections for any family meal time or celebratory dining occasion. Of special interest to cookbook enthusiasts is the extensive listing of titles for the entire "Best of the Best" cookbook series from Quail Ridge Press.

This book details the Ward Family bloodline, which I descend from.

The book mainly covers my Great-Great-Great Uncle David Ward as well as his Wife and Children.

My Great-Great Grandfather Jacob Bechtel Ward seems to be detailed briefly in the book as well (well his father George Ward is detailed along with the number of children that my Great-Great-Great Grandfather George Ward had fathered but there seems to be a small mention of my Great-Great Grandfather using his middle name Bechtel in the detail).

I gotta say that although I am Willa's 4th cousin, I so cannot believe that this book is out of print as I think it is a very powerful book.

If anyone wants to beg for reprints please see to it that reprints are done (Willa Kabetzke passed away in 1992 but her book needs to live on for future generations to read).