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Greek Epic Fragments: From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries BC (Loeb Classical Library No. 497) 3 reviews
Loeb Classical Library, 2003
Fragments from the Trojan Cycle and other epic poems
We can only imagine how many countless millions of students have read the "Iliad" or some version of Homer's epic poem and were surprised to find that the story of the Trojan Horse is not part of the tale. While the two heroic epics ascribed to Homer are the only extant examples of the genre there are other such works, telling not only about other parts of the Trojan War but also about Heracles, ...
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The Middle East: A History, Vol. 2, Fifth Edition3 reviews
Sydney Nettleton Fisher, William Ochsenwald
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, 1996
The Journey of a lifetime!
Fisher and Ochsenwald are extaordinary as they guide the reader through thousands of years of a truly fascinating history. They give tremedous insight on the development of Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as the importance of the physical borders of the Middle east region. A Tremendous buy for Students as well as those interested in tracing their heritage's culture and progress. This is ...
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Under Custer's Command: The Civil War Journal of James Henry Avery (Memories of War)5 reviews
Potomac Books Inc., 2006
One from the Heart
As editor Eric J. Wittenberg expands his library of Custer-related works, they continue to improve on the already growing collection of first-person accounts of the "Boy General's" Michigan Cavalry. As the preeminent biographer of Brevet Brigadier General James Kidd, Wittenberg provides readers with a sense of "being there," and inescapable feeling that they are sharing a fireside chat with a ...
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The Forgotten Fifth: African Americans in the Age of Revolution (The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures)3 reviews
Gary B. Nash
Harvard University Press, 2006
Brilliant
Gary Nash has done it again. He ponders whether abolition following the Revolutionary War would have been possible. He provides the most detailed argument to date as to how and why it could of happened. I, being a historian myself, had previously accepted the opposition side and thought abolition would not of been possible following the revolutionary war due to states rights and the loose ...
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History of Italian Renaissance Art (5th Edition)13 reviews
Frederick Hartt, David G. Wilkins
Prentice Hall, 2003
Simply One Of The Best Books Ever!
I don't give 5-star ratings very often. I reserve them for only the best, and this is indeed the best Italian Renaissance book. I received my undergraduate degree in art history and this was the text used in my Italian Renaissance class. Now, I am completing my master's and we are using the same text, updated edition. It does not read as a textbook for those considering leisure reading. It ...
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American Ephemeris for the 20th Century: 1900 to 2000 at Midnight/5th Revised3 reviews
Neil F. Michelsen
Astro Communications Services, 2000
A must for all astrologers who still do it by hand!
If I had to recommend an ephemeris, this would be the one I would recommend. I have generally found it easy to use and very accurate. The only flaw would be in the monthly only listings of Chiron, which is far more important than previously thought.
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The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century (The Presence of God : A History of Western ...4 reviews
Bernard McGinn
Crossroad, 1991
The Definitive Study of Western Mysticism
This book is the first of a multi-volume history of Western Christian mysticism that is sure to be the definitive study in its genre for a long time to come. The book is divided into two parts. The first, entitled "The Historical Roots of Western Mysticism," looks at the primary sources of mysticism in the Jewish, Greek, and Christian traditions. Sacred apocalyptic and ascensional texts, ...
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Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: A Memoir of My Fifth-Grade Year7 reviews
Esme Raji Codell
Hyperion Book CH, 2006
Sing a SOng of Tuna Fish is good for future writers
This book made me Laugh so hard I liked her first book Sahara Special but this is even better. The teacher used thhe book to help us journal and I thought it would be boring but I could not wait for her to read these funny stories out loud and then write my own stories about things like school and grandparents. This author writes about the city in a way that is FOR REAL and not boring and now I ...
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Greenfire: the deep sacred mystery: An Intuitive History of the Fifth Century in Celtic Country3 reviews
Pamela Coy
Infinity Publishing, 2007
Haunting
The intuitive travel journal combines nearly psychic visions and intuitions of current (and even long past) events with today's down-to-earth, cultured traveller through her trekking in Wales and a small area of Ireland. The resulting dialogue remains with the reader in a pleasant manner long after the last page has been consumed. The finish came too soon I was sorry the stories ended. This ...
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Wagon Train 9114 reviews
Jamie Gilson
HarperTrophy, 2001
Wagon Train 911 is wonderful!
I loved Wagon Train 911!!! I don't like most books that go back in time but this book is different. It's about kids that "go back in time" but they are living in modern times. I read it when I was eight, it's the perfect book for an eight yr. old. I loved it and I'm sure the eight yr.old in your life will too!
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Fifth-Century Gaul: A Crisis of Identity?2 reviews
Cambridge University Press, 1992
Covers every facet of Gallic 5th Century
The book is a compilation of 30 essays on various aspects of Gallic history in the 5th century. The purpose of this compilation is to find out whether 5th Century Gauls felt that they belonged to the Roman Empire, and to what extent ("Crisis of Identity"). In some case, the question is more a rhetorical pretext for an impressive display of scholarship. The sources are abundantly commented : ...
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The Winter Years (Western Canadian Classics)2 reviews
James H. Gray
Fifth House Books, 2003
An excellent history of what life was like in the 1930's
T found this book readable and informable. I read it to find out what life was like on the prairies during the depression. The book painted an accurate and vivid account. I loved the discriptions of the grasshopper plagues. I appreciated the account of life in the relief camps. It is very difficult to get such information. I would like to read more books by this author.
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Bohemian Fifths2 reviews
Hans Werner Henze
Princeton University Press, 1999
Fascinating reading by a Bohemian musical aristocrat
Hans Werner Henze has led a rich,full musical life. He had good vital instincts from the start,opting to foster high level contacts within the musical institutions in Europe East and West. The West has served him well first with early operatic productions,a succession of unbroken commissions and latter recordings by premiere ensembles. He turned away from his own post-war generations quest for ...
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Aristocratic Ideal in Ancient Greece: Attitudes of Superiority from Homer to the End of the Fifth Century B.C.1 review
Walter Francis Donlan
Coronado Pr, 1980
Seminal work on antiquarian Greek social history & thought.
The Aristocratic Ideal And Selected Papers is the long-awaited reissue of Donlan's seminal work on Greek social history and thought from Homer to the end of the fifth century BCE and includes The Ideal of the Warrior-Aristocrat; The Old Ideal Under Challenge; The Crisis of Identity: Theognis and Pindar; The Aristocratic Ideal in the Classical Period; and Aristocratic Life-Style in the Fifth ...
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Insidious Foes: The Axis Fifth Column and the American Home Front2 reviews
Francis MacDonnell
Oxford University Press, USA, 1995
An excellent work.
MacDonnell masterfully captures the fear and anxiety that were such a part of the American psyche at this time in our history. The fact that much of the anxiety we felt as a people was created from "within" makes this a fascinating read and, surprisingly, a topic that has not garnered greater attention in the past.
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Beyond Good & Evil2 reviews
Jean Jones
Fifth World Resources, 1999
POET AS MAGICIAN
Given his Indonesian heritage and in-depth philosophical studies, it's not surprising that North Carolina writer Jean Jones pulls strands from many different mythologies and thought systems, weaving them together to suit his poetic purpose. Egyptian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian themes and figures meld and coalesce in these pages. As he blends them, Jean reminds readers of the rich ...
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The Emptiness of Asia: Aeschylus' Persians and the History of the Fifth Century2 reviews
Thomas Harrison
Duckworth Publishers, 2000
Intellegent, clear and lucid...
For those who love Herodotus, this book will help you understand the various arguments surrounding Herodotus' treatment of religion in the ancient world. Rather than getting bogged down in the minutiae of the many, many discussions about this subject, he instead refocuses the discussion away from bickering about minor details or even some broader elements (The Liar School beware!) and instead ...
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The Age of Attila: Fifth-Century Byzantium and the Barbarians1 review
C.D. Gordon
University of Michigan Press, 1960
Ian Myles Slater: Another Old Stand-by
Now into its fourth decade, C.D. Gordon's collection of translations from ancient sources concerning the Huns in Europe, interspersed with modern narrative and interpretation, remains an almost indispensable introduction to its subject. The limits of "The Age of Attila" (1960) become clearer with repeated use, but it was never intended as a profound contribution to historical literature. It ...
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All Hell Can't Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot
Bill Waiser
Fifth House Books, 2003
2003 Saskatchewan Book Awards Non-Fiction Award winner Book Of The Year nominee Saskatoon Book Award nominee Scorn to take the crumbs they drop us;" All is ours by right! Onward, men, all hell can't stop us; Crush the parasites --Trekker's protest song The Great Depression of the 1930s brought drought, unemployment, and poverty to the West, and the token wages from the government's "make work" projects only ...
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The Khmer Empire: Cities and Sactuaries from the 5th to the 13th Century2 reviews
Claude Jacques
River Books Press, 2007
The Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire, Cities and Sanctuaries from the 5th to the 13th Century is a fantastic book with up to date detailed information about the most important khmer architecture in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos. The information is complete including maps, floor plans, photographs and a chronology of the Khmer Kings. Lacking is a chronology of the sites. This book is a must for those interested in the ...
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