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Metro Stop Paris: An Underground History of the City of Light
Gregor Dallas

Walker & Company, 2008

A history of Paris in twelve métro stops. Métro Stop Paris recounts the extraordinary and colorful history of the City of Light, by way of twelve Métro stops—a voyage across both space and time. At each stop a Parisian building, or street, or tomb or landmark sparks a story that holds particular significance for that area of the city. Dallas takes us to the jazz cellars and literary cafés of Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Prés; ...

Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling

83 reviews
Ross King

Walker & Company, 2003

Great background material
We saw the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican and I wanted to know more about the person and the era that it was created. This book helped fill in the gaps of my knowledge.

Austerity Britain, 1945-1951

1 review
David Kynaston

Walker & Company, 2008

An outstanding and readable study of a changing nation
David Kynaston begins his book, the first of a planned multi-volume survey of Britain, on a high note by chronicling the celebrations of V-E Day. It is a joyous starting point for his ambitious goal, which is to chart the evolution of the nation from the end of the Second World War to the election of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government in 1979. It is an era that began with the commitment ...

Codependent No More (Large Print Edition)

153 reviews
Melody Beattie

Walker & Company, 1989

Extremely helpful
Codependency is far more prevalent then one is aware. My many years in Al-Anon were very helpful but so many unanswered questions were found when I looked at my codependancy issues, that I was unaware of. Many thanks to Melody Beattie's books.

Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part

48 reviews
Michael Shurtleff

Walker & Company, 2003

Invaluable for Auditions and Beyond
Considering the low price, I can't imagine a more valuable book for the actor. Michael Shurtleff is a luminary of theatre, and this book reads like a private class with him. Remember, this is a guy who basically launched the careers of DeNiro, Streisand, Redford, Vereen, Tomlin, Midler, and Hoffman. His wonderful career included both Broadway and film casting. He knows a lot, and in this ...

What's Going on Down There: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask

38 reviews
Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, ...

Walker & Company, 1998

Great Information!
I mailed a copy of this book to my 10 year old step son, because he was asking his father questions about the process of becoming a man. I read the book thoroughly. I believe the book is excellent. There are a few points in the book that will make a parent uncomfortable, but it is information a young boy needs to know, and deals with situations he has likely seen on television or in movies. ...

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

251 reviews
Dava Sobel

Walker & Company, 1995

A Window Into a Fascinating Episode
Prior to 1773 navigation and mapping were hampered by the difficulty of determining longitude on open sea. Determining latitude, the angular distance north or south of the equator, was easy; it only required being able to measure the angle of a star above the horizon. Determining longitude, the angular distance east or west of an arbitrary meridian, required the ability to keep time. Until the ...

Governess: The Lives and Times of the Real Jane Eyres
Ruth Brandon

Walker & Company, 2008

The rise and fall of the English governess, the domestic heroine who inspired Victorian literature’s greatest authors. Between the 1780s and the end of the nineteenth century, an army of sad women took up residence in other people’s homes, part and yet not part of the family, not servants, yet not equals. To become a governess, observed Jane Austen in Emma , was to “retire from all the pleasures of life, of rational ...

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

44 reviews
Tom Standage

Walker Publishing Company, 2006

A tasty appetizer of a book
In this book, Tom Standage offers an account of the historical significance of six beverages - beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola. Through them he provides a brisk sketch of world history, from the establishment of settled civilization in ancient Mesopotamia to the globalized world in which we live today. The perspective provided by his approach is interesting, and generally he ...

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

10 reviews
Kate Summerscale

Walker & Company, 2008

Fascinating look at the birth of the detective
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale is an indepth look at the beginnings of the detective in both police investigation and literature through a single case in England in 1860. A little boy's body is found slashed and thrown into a privy pit on his family's grounds, and everyone is suddenly a suspect. Inspector Jack Whicher is called in from Scotland Yard two weeks after the murder ...

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

167 reviews
M. Scott Peck

Walker & Company, 1985

An all-time classic filled with penetrating insights which brings purpose and meaning to life
I remember receiving this book as a gift from an aunt of mine a number of years ago and reading it more out of an attempt to show appreciation to her than out of interest. Well, was I pleasantly surprised! Remembering this, I recently decided to read it again. M. Scott Pecks' Road Less Travelled is filled with deep, penetrating and original insights that most people at some level would concur are ...

The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism

34 reviews
Ross King

Walker & Company, 2006

Meticulously researched snapshot of a pivotal social/cultural moment in France
Author Ross King's "The Judgment of Paris" is a painstaking look at an interesting period in French history when a new political system was born and, more interestingly for the rest of the world, a new approach to art was set before a skeptical public. Both events were accompanied by enormous turbulence and resistance, but both have endured to this day. The book's focus on two painters of the ...

The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire

10 reviews
Alessandro Barbero

Walker & Company, 2008

should be called "Days of the Barbarians"
An excellent true narrative on the history of the Goths and the Eastern Roman Empire.The climax of the book revolves around the battle of Adrianople where the "Roman" army was soundly defeated, about 100 miles from Constantinople.By this time the Goths were so deeply established in both the "Roman" army and the opposing army that it truly was a Gothic day.Gothic mercenaries,"early arrivals" to ...

Redeeming Love [Large Print]

517 reviews
Francine Rivers

Walker & Company, 2006

Great book
I don't normally like romance novels, but this one isn't so goopy and predictable (it is, but it isn't). Great story line. Great role model for men, and helps women to see what a truly strong man is!

Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music (Wooden Books)

14 reviews
Anthony Ashton

Walker & Company, 2003

Sound Made Visible
Humans have known or intuited that sound not only has form but it organizes matter. Throughout history individuals have found ways to demonstrate (and make visible) this profound fact. We know that music & sound is vibration. (within the audible range) Scientists and mystics understand that EVERYTHING is vibration. Therefore Everything is Sound. The notion that EVERYTHING is in perfect ...

Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin

11 reviews
Nicholas Ostler

Walker & Company, 2008

Companion of Empire
In 1492 Elio Antonio de Nebrija (the author of the Latin grammar most priests used to teach Latin in the "New" World) wrote that "always language was the companion of empire and followed it in such a way that jointly they began, grew, flourished; and afterward joint was the fall of both." Ad Infinitum is a continuation of Ostler's work in Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World, ...

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

2 reviews
Dava Sobel

Walker & Company, 2007

Fascinating subject in the hands of Sobel
One of the most pressing issues for early sailors was the problem of longitude. Because it was impossible to determine longitude, many ships and sailors died. Also, captains used the same routes as pirates or enemies of the state, which made it easy to lie in wait for your next victim. In 1714, English Parliament passed the Longitude Act which created an award for the first person to accurately ...

A More Perfect Constitution: Why the Constitution Must Be Revised: Ideas to Inspire a New Generation

23 reviews
Larry J. Sabato

Walker & Company, 2008

Washington Said We Should Fix It
Here's my take on it: The Founders put together the Constitution under intense pressure working from May 25th through September 17th, 1787. They took off every Sunday and five other days (total 20 days off) in a span of 112 days. The result was a remarkable document that none of them admitted to being satisfied with. It was chock full of compromises but it was the best they thought they could ...

The Hidden Language of Baseball

4 reviews
Paul Dickson

Walker & Company, 2005

Everything you should know about what you thought you knew
Paul Dickson has done it again! Here's a book that all baseball fans will love, even those modest folk who know everything there is to know about the game. "The Hidden Language of Baseball" is the book to read -- after you make it a most valuable gift to your kids, who have often asked you (as if you knew) what those goofy and not-so goofy signs mean, who dreamed them up and how come the other ...

The Procrastinator's Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now

59 reviews
Rita Emmett

Walker & Company, 2000

It Hit the Nail on the Head
As a classic procrastinator and owner of my own business, I can say that Ms. Emmett's book was wonderfully accurate in assessing my weaknesses. Her methods for breaking the habit of procrastination are good ones which are easily applied. The fact that she offers several different methods make the trial and error process much less painful. I've applied her rules to my business and home life ...

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