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The Journal of Thomas Juxon, 1644-1647 (Camden Fifth Series)
Thomas Juxon

Cambridge University Press, 2000

This book is a modern and accessible edition of a manuscript journal kept by Thomas Juxon, a puritan Londoner, who produced and traded in sugar. The years of its coverage witnessed the latter stages of the civil war, the creation of the New Model Army, failed attempts to reach a settlement with the king, an abortive "counter-revolution" in 1647 and the army's resultant march on London. Juxon's journal sheds fresh light on these events. The text ...

Confessions of Felix Krull: Confidence Man [The Early Years]
Thomas Mann

The Modern Library, 1965

Recounts the enchanted career of the con man extraordinaire Felix Krull--a man unhampered by the moral precepts that govern the conduct of ordinary people.

Alamo Traces: New Evidence and New Conclusions

10 reviews
Thomas Ricks Lindley

Republic of Texas, 2003

A must read for Alamo buffs
Alamo Traces: New Evidence and New Conclusions is an excellent read that looks for the truth about the siege and fall of the Alamo, and on a bigger scale, the Texas Revolution. Author Thomas Ricks Lindley takes on many of the myths and legends that have become accepted as fact over the years. Did Sam Houston really want to blow up the Alamo? How many Mexican casualties were there? Did Colonel ...

Look-Alikes

34 reviews
Joan Steiner

Little, Brown and Company, 1998

Look-Alike Book
My Grandson had checked out a couple of the Look-Alike books from the Library. He really liked them, so I decided to get him one for his 5TH birthday. He really enjoys finding the look alike objects in the pictures, and spends a long time for a five year old doing so.

Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst.
Joan Steiner, Thomas Lindley

Esslinger Verlag Schreiber, 1999

Trompe-l'oeil junior
Joan Steiner, Thomas Lindley, ...

Circonflexe, 2000

Court Masques: Jacobean and Caroline Entertainments, 1605-1640 (World's Classics)

2 reviews
Ben Jonson, Thomas Campion

Oxford University Press, USA, 1995

Unique Fusion of Dance, Drama, Music, and Stagecraft
More than fifty court masques were held in the period 1605-1640. Eighteen representative masques have been compiled in this Oxford University Press (World's Classics series) book, titled Court Masques. This text offers a good introduction to this largely unfamiliar form of entertainment. The court masque was an extravagant, ostentatious, theatrical spectacle that dominated entertainment in the ...