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The French Admiral (Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures)

19 reviews
Dewey Lambdin

McBooks Press, 2002

Gritty! The Revolutionary War from the British perspective.
As a strong fan of Dewey Lamdins' books, I've now read them all, The French Admiral was the best. I felt a much greater sense of history and a deeper understanding of the conflict as it impacted the lives of Loyalists, Revolutionaries, and their families. The bloody fighting seemed more in context than the conflicts described in the other books of this series. I recommend this book very highly.

Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence

29 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Excellent all around book about Revolutionary War!
What a well written book. This book may look big and overwhelming, but give it a try. The author has a writing style that just consumes you. Before you know you have read 50 pages and learned something new on each page. Gives information on all aspects of the war. I would highly encourage people to read this book.

To dance with kings

29 reviews
Rosalind Laker

DoubleDay, 1993

A completely fun book, but where did the title come from?
This is kind of an embarrassment to admit but, when I was younger, in the deep dark on the night, on very rare occasions-I used to read Sweet Valley High books. Not the ordinary ones, but these four or so books which were about the romantic lineage of the main characters, showing how their ancestors on both sides had twined lives constantly but never come together until the parents of the main ...

Pilgrim's Progress

33 reviews
John Bunyan

Emerald House Group, 1997

A Treasure!!
Every christian household should have this volume to read and share with the famiy. It never fails to bring me to tears when pilgrim falls before the cross and looses the burden of sin. It is a must have for every christian library and the additional insights from Bunyan are a added blessing!! I cannot say enough good things .....

Fashion (Taschen 25th Anniversary)

19 reviews

Taschen, 2007

Worth the wait !
Due to the publisher not anticipating the demand for this set of books it took me just over a year to acquire my copy. It was more than worth the wait. The photography is stunning. If you have an interest in costuming add this book to your collection without delay.

Constitutional Journal: Library Edition

70 reviews
Jeffrey St John

Blackstone Audiobooks, 2007

Miracle
This is not a review of the book per se (just got it, have not read it yet), but thought I needed to share this. Book arrived with another book (a textbook) in the usual Amazon box, each laying side by side. It was left out in the rain for most of the day by the local carrier until I brought it inside. The entire box was soaked and ruined, tape fallen off and box literally gaping open, all of ...

The Master of Verona

33 reviews
David Blixt

St. Martin's Press, 2007

An intelligent look at how it all could have happened.
When I first began this book, I thought I may have trouble keeping the characters and locations straight. However, within the first few pages, I was completely engrossed in the story and the lives of those portrayed. Blixt cleverly includes maps and a "cheat sheet" which describes the characters' relationships to one another, as well as which ones appear in history and in Shakespeare. The book is ...

Push Not the River

66 reviews
James Conroyd Martin

Thomas Dunne Books, 2003

An Historical Fiction Treasure!
I found this historical fiction text to be absolutely enthralling! It has not only provided me with hours of enjoyable, page-turning reading, but has also given me great insight into my Polish ancestry and heritage. The strength, spirit, and heart of the Polish people--MY people--is wonderfully portrayed within the pages of this book. I'm so looking forward to receiving Mr. Martin's sequel, ...

Utopia and Cosmopolis: Globalization in the Era of American Literary Realism (New Americanists)

23 reviews
Thomas Peyser

Duke University Press, 1998

Please help me!
Please say this review is helpful to you. They told me that if I post another unhelpful review they're going to kill my ferret.

White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India

22 reviews
William Dalrymple

Viking Adult, 2003

Once Upon a Time in Hyderabad ...
This book is a complex many-faceted marvel! It is carefully researched history transformed into the story of an ultimately tragic romance. With its portrayal of Europeans astride two cultures, it offers a wonderful, and probably unintentional, counterpoint to the Clash of Civilizations. It is a swarm of all-seeing flies on the walls and writing desks of Hyderabad's elite, both British and Indian, ...

Paradise Lost

18 reviews
John Milton, David Scott Kastan, ...

Hackett Publishing Company, 2005

Review of the Buccaneer Books Library Binding edition
My review is of the library binding edition released by Buccaneer Books. It is a very plain and small volume which is wonderfully bound. It contains nothing but the poem itself (including the prose arguments) with the original spelling and punctuation. That means no notes, commentary, or introduction, so if you're looking for lots of in-text help, this isn't what you want. The Fowler, Hughes, or ...

Fashion

17 reviews
Kyoto Costume Institute

Taschen, 2002

Magnificent, beautiful, and well put together
I have owned this book for a while now and would like to highly recommend it as one of the best picture books on costume history. The photographs of extant period costumes are stylish and detailed, with a strict attention to accuracy and art. Because one cannot trust later renditions of costumes, having a contemporary resource is crucial, and with such lovely examples as these, this is a ...

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

17 reviews
Eric Ives

Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Indispensable
Anne Boleyn was undoubtedly one history's most fascinating woman. She was not conventionally beautiful, she had a sharp-tongued, acidic personality, and she engendered both obsessive love and implacable hatred in the people around her. She also was caught in the middle of a bitter, bloody war between the traditional Catholics and the Reform Protestants. As a result, trying to know the "real" Anne ...

The Complete Essays of Michel de Montaigne

18 reviews

Neeland Media LLC, 2004

Essays
Montaigne. He has lessons for us all, I've found. Some of the lessons are hard. He writes about everything, but most of all, he writes about himself. There is a painful clarity to his work - but that cliche term does nothing to properly explain what it is he accomplishes with his writing. At thirty-three, Montaigne decided to retire to his home and write. He had vague ideas about writing ...

Jane Austen's World: The Life and Times of England's Most Popular Author

16 reviews
Maggie Lane

Carlton Books, 2005

Helped me understand Jane Austen's novels better
This is a really great book. I'm a fan of Jane Austen and have read all her novels but there were many things in them that I didn't understand because I didn't know the culture, customs and history of that time. Just one small example--Mr. Darcy hands his letter to Elizabeth Bennett instead of mailing it. Apparently unmarried men and women did not correspond with each other unless they were ...

Barrow's Boys

17 reviews
Fergus Fleming

Atlantic Monthly Pr, 2000

From Biblio To Bio
The Author explains that this book originated as the name of John Barrow is to be found in the Bibliographies on English Expeditions of Discovery, for a good portion of the first half of the 19th Century. Those that lead or were notable participants in these ventures have books written by them, and about them, many times over. Evidently this is the first time the man who was a driving force ...

Kant (Past Masters)

18 reviews
Roger Scruton

Oxford University Press, USA, 1983

Great intro to Kant
Immanuel Kant's life work focused on solving the mistakes of the rationalist philosophy that he had learned from men, like Gottfried Leibnitz, and the mistakes of the empiricist philosophy that he was so intrigued with through the writings of David Hume. Kant wants to move beyond the mistakes both schools of philosophy made and synthesize their truths into a new philosophical understanding of ...

Henry IV, part 1 (Shakespeare, Pelican)

17 reviews
William Shakespeare

Penguin Classics, 1957

The two sides of Hal
Henry IV remains one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, even though the tragedies and comedies get far more attention and seeming appreciation than do the histories. As an English major, I examined Henry's (Hal's) character, and I focused on his development from a somewhat foolhardy young man into a self-assured, even manipulative prince. It is hard to say which of these Hal truly is, or if he is ...

Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

15 reviews
David Hume

DOVER THRIFT EDITION, 2004

As Exciting and Thought-Provoking as Philosophy Gets
Hume, I and many others think, was the greatest philosopher to have written in English, and this is the book to pick up if you want to introduce yourself to Saint David's distinctive brand of classical empiricism. This is a must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in philosophy, and it's hard for me to see how anyone interested in the history of modern thought can avoid reading this ...

Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1793-1815

15 reviews
Brian Lavery

US Naval Institute Press, 2000

This One's Easy
As you will infer from the other reviews, rating this book is a snap: it ain't got no five-star average for nothing! If you're interested in Nelson's Navy and this fascinating period of history, just order the book and get on with your life. Until it arrives, that is, and then you'll have to drop everything else and delight in its reading. Nothing less than the epitome of a well-written, ...

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