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In Search of the Cradle of Civilization

54 reviews
Georg Feuerstein

Quest Books, 2001

Myth making marxist Historians nightmare!
When new evidences arise to challenge the old theories, the theories shlould be discarded and the facts analysed in the light of new evidences. This book precisely does that in case of Aryan Inasion/migration theory. Although the book seems to be intended to general audience, in my thought it should help historians to analyse the historical artifacts in different context and with a fresh new ...

String Figures and How to Make Them: A Study of Cat's Cradle in Many Lands

11 reviews
Caroline F. Jayne

Dover Publications, 1962

excellent and detailed
Once you master the language of manipulating the string--with a little patience-- you'll find the explanations easy to follow. The selection of string figures was wonderful. A strong collection --a legacy that has travelled throughout the world. Pass it along to your children.

Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me

10 reviews
Maya Angelou

Random House, 2006

Captures the love you have for your baby, perfectly.
I have never written a review, I'm the person who always reads but never writes. I saw that this book didn't have 5 stars average so I had to review it. Becoming a mother is the most miraculous and blessed thing that has ever happened to me - most Mothers will agree. This book pulled at my heart as it captured that love between me and my Son so perfectly. I read this book and cry every time. I ...

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

145 reviews
William McDonough, Michael Braungart

North Point Press, 2002

PERFECT!
This book was in perfect condition when I received it and the really cool thing about it is that its WATERPROOF which means you can read it pretty much anywhere-in the shower, underwater, at the beach or even in a fish tank! The book gives you scary insight on how we are destroying our earth and killing ourselves slowly and simultaneously!!!

Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization
Judith Price

Running Press, 2008

From the president of the National Jewelry Institute comes the largest collection of the oldest jeweled objects ever assembled. With sparkling photography and history throughout, the book will be supported by a major exhibit of the collection. These gorgeous artifacts—the oldest jeweled armor, weapons, jewelry, household objects, and more, with informative captions and stunning photography on every page—originated in Mesopotamia, ...

Cradle to Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines

8 reviews
Larry Lankton

Oxford University Press, USA, 1993

Very readable and well-balanced
Lankton's book is a welcome change from so many modern histories crammed with academic jargon. It is concise, easy to read, and chock-full of excellent primary source material. Lankton gives the reader a real feel for the place and period, and paints a balanced picture both of mine workers and management. All of the conflicting and complimentary motivations and incentives come out well, in one ...

Cradle of the Middle Class: The Family in Oneida County, New York, 1790-1865 (Interdisciplinary Perspectives ...

4 reviews
Mary P. Ryan

Cambridge University Press, 1983

Pioneering Work in 19th-Century History
Ryan's Cradle of the Middle Class broke new ground when it was published in '81, forcing historians to rethink the rise of the middle class, placing it into its historical context and at the same time arguing that the retreat to the middle-class home was a choice, for both men and women. Often held up as a classic of women's history, what makes this book amazing is that it's also pioneering in ...

From Cradle to Grave

8 reviews
Joyce Egginton

Jove, 1990

Black Widow Spider With A Heinous Twist!
I read this book in a day and a half cover-to-cover. I could not put it down, simply because page after page I was left dumbfounded at the absurdness of the people involved in this story. I am appalled and enraged by the ignorance, stupidity and apathy of all who knew this woman and stood silent as she killed her children in the same arrogant pattern over and over again. As for her husband, he ...

Scottish Customs: From The Cradle To The Grave

4 reviews
Margaret Bennett

Birlinn Publishers, 2005

What a relief!
As someone of Scottish descent and a student of Anthropology and History, I really appreciated this text. There are a myriad of books available that purport to tell about Scottish customs, or focus on some narrow aspect of Scottish life, such as clan associations. This book, however, addresses the whole gamet of life of the Scottish folk, from motherhood and child-rearing, through the rites of ...

Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology

3 reviews
Stanley Hedeen

University Press of Kentucky, 2008

Big Bone Lick
Stanley Hedeen does a nice job pulling together a wide variety of reference materials into a very readable account of the history of paleontological investigations at Big Bone Lick, Kentucky. I knew something about Thomas Jefferson's interest in the site, both before and after Lewis and Clarke's expedition to the American west, and how his paleontological interests partially motivated his desire ...

Tattooed in the Cradle: The Healing Journey from Family to Spiritual Wholeness

2 reviews
Lamont Satterly

Search Foundation, 1993

Practical, insightful, easy to read & understand.
I highly recommend this book for persons and small groups looking for an understanding of what makes people 'tick' -- without specialized jargon. Those supervising Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) will find the volume invaluable for training and for assisting group dynamics. The author captivates the reader with the universal human 'tattoos' which add to and subtract from the quality of ...

Debbie Travis' Painted House Kids' Rooms: More than 80 Innovative Projects from Cradle to College

3 reviews
Debbie Travis

Clarkson Potter, 2002

The BEST decorating book for kids' rooms
I've looked through several different books for decorating kids' rooms and if I could only keep one this would be it. This book shows you how to create a beautiful room for your children by just using paint...painting the walls, ceiling furniture, floor, rug, headboard, shelves, decorating accessories or whatever. I am not an artist or interior decorator but I felt like I could do every project ...

Country Store Antiques: From Cradles to Caskets
Douglas Congdon-Martin, Robert Biondi

Schiffer Publishing, 1991

Despite the critical and popular success of the author's first volume, Country Store Collectibles, it was clear there were many more country store antiques than could be covered in one book. In this completely new volume are hundreds of items, gathered from some of the best collections in the country, and presented in beautiful full color. Also included are period photos of actual country and general stores that have never been published before. ...

The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity And What To Do About It

16 reviews
Philip Longman

Basic Books, 2004

Superbly cerebral author - harshly treated but should be respected
I first became curious about "The Empty Cradle" when I was reading about Europe's demographic decline as a student of geopolitics in my last years at the University of Melbourne. Fearing the threat of a radically conservative religious takeover, I was curious as to what should be done, and I found "The Empty Cradle" by Phillip Longman and was curious. After buying the book, I have never been ...

The Empty Cradle: Infertility in America from Colonial Times to the Present (The Henry E. Sigerist Series in ...
Margaret Marsh, Wanda Ronner

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 1996 "[Marsh and Ronner make for] a highly successful combination in which faultless clinical detail and a broad social and cultural approach are seamlessly woven to produce a very impressive and beautifully written historical work of the first importance." -- Irvine Louden, Journal of the Social History of Medicine In The Empty Cradle , Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner ...

The Near East: Archaeology in the 'Cradle of Civilization' (Experiences of Archaeology)

1 review
Charles Maisels

Routledge, 1999

LOTS OF PISTACHIOS
The book is a bit incoherent, since it jumps around eras. But it gives a lot of interesting detail. It was good to learn one good feature on Neolithic living, lots of pistachios.

Slaughterhouse-Five
Jr. Kurt Vonnegut, 1981

From back cover: "Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. has written one of the major novels of the year... Haunting... Irresistible Reading... Poignant and Hilarious threaded with compassion and, behind everything, the cataract of a thundering moral statement... work of art" (Boston Globe) "Splendid art and simplicity... Nerve-racking control... a funny book at which you are not permitted to laugh, a sad book without tears, a tale told in a slaughterhouse" (Life ...

Alcohol: Cradle to Grave
Eric, Newhouse

Issues Press, 2006

Eric Newhouse, winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for the newspaper columns reprinted in this book, is a veteran newspaper reporter. As such, he's seen the flotsam and jetsam of human life: the divorces, lost jobs, battered wives, abused children, crime, drunken drivers, car wrecks, and medical bills. And, he's come to the conclusion that alcohol is behind much of it. Take away the alcohol and much of the human tragedy goes away. This book, ...

Bamboo Cradle

4 reviews
Avraham Schwartzbaum

Feldheim, 1988

Truly meaningful book!
This is a story that really speaks to the heart and soul. It is a personal story that we are privileged to share. I highly recommend it! Enjoy!

Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II

1 review
Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose, ...

Da Capo Press, 1992

A terrific read for anyone interested in New Orleans R&B
If you are interested in the development of R&B in New Orleans, then this is the book to buy. All the essential contributors are there. What I really liked was the space given to the Mardi Gras Indians.

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