Celtic Fairy Tales
Joseph Jacobs

Dover Publications, 1968

This affordable volume features 26 enchanting stories assembled from Welsh, Scottish, and Irish sources, including "King O'Toole and His Goose," "The Lad with the Goat Skin, "The Sea Maiden," and many more. The stories are accompanied by 46 illustrations from their original editions.
  
  











  



  
Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Dover Publications, 2005

Profusely illustrated discussions offer details of dungeons, keeps, battlements, and drawbridges, along with uses of artillery, trenches, battering rams, mines, and the long-bow. "Will enthrall anyone interested in architecture, military, or medieval history. It is equally accessible to scholars as it is to the general reader." — History in Review.
  
  











  



  
A General History of the Pyrates18 reviews
Daniel Defoe

Dover Publications, 1999

More illustrative of Defoe's life than Piracy

+ A General History of the Pyrates
+ Fun
+ Daniel Defoe vs Captain Charles Johnson
+ "The" history of Pirates
  
  











  



  
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm1 review
Brothers Grimm

Dover Publications, 1963

The Greatest Childrens Book

I think this is a great book that will intrest children for years. It has both the chilhood mystrey and adventure that even us as adult's love to look back on. I hope these storie's will stay remembered in the wonderful way that the Grimm Brothers brought life back into the true wording of this ...
  
  











  



  
Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants: A Historical Survey with Special Reference to the Eastern ...2 reviews
Charlotte Erichsen-Brown

Dover Publications, 1989

Delightful as ethnobotany

+ Pretty good.

I was drawn to this book because I recognized so many familiar plants from my childhood among the drawings. I never suspected that the humble jewel weed or stinking Benjamins had ever had any medicinal uses. It's a very entertaining and enlightening read. The title is somewhat misleading. I would ...
  
  











  



  
Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony (Dover Books on Music)3 reviews
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky

Dover Publications, 2005

About Tchaikovsky's book

+ An in depth text on theoretical harmony
+ efficiency plus

A very good book. I think it is one of the most important books to learn more about Harmony
  
  











  



  
Five Acres and Independence22 reviews
Maurice G. Kains

Dover Publications

Logsdon is Amazing

+ Outdated, but still a good resource
+ Old School Wisdom

Mr. Logsdon is a real farmer. Really! I say that without the sarcastic pun that he assigns to it. I am so thirsty for a knowledge of farming, and while I like the Extension Agency employees (they are dedicated and anxious to help), it is essential to read the truth about farming -- without the ...
  
  











  



  
The Problems of Philosophy25 reviews
Bertrand Russell

Dover Publications, 1999

Great Introduction

+ The hobo philosopher
+ Book Purchase
+ Nice overview
+ Exceptional insight
  
  











  



  
El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)4 reviews
Baroness Orczy

Dover Publications, 2005

A Good Aventure Story

+ Yet another Christmas gift
+ Super Reader
+ El Dorado
  
  











  



  
Celtic Myths and Legends13 reviews
T. W. Rolleston

Dover Publications, 1990

A very helpful introduction to the Celtic myths

+ Excellent
+ Out of date but excellent
+ Absolutely excellent!
+ A fine fireside read
  
  











  



  
The Ten Books on Architecture8 reviews
Vitruvius

Dover Publications, 1960

Through the eyes of a Roman

+ interesting perspective
+ hard to follow
+ This is a good book, but Granger's translation is better.
+ A Roman Gentleman Metik who Created a Practical Masterwork
  
  











  



  
The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations15 reviews
Sir Richard F. Burton

Dover Publications, 1987

Excellent Work By a Master

+ A classic

This is a wonderful work. Even if you do not care for weapons, etc. it is still a very good bit of Victorian writing..very typical, ver well done. I not that one reviewer here did not like the scatter style, etc. Perhaps if the review read more that comics, me might jut get it. How sad.
  
  











  



  
The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy13 reviews
J. D. Williams

Dover Publications, 1986

Games People Play

+ For mechanics not engineers
+ Good but hasn't changed

Funny thing about words: depending on context, they can evoke quite different moods. Take, for example, "matrix": when referring to a certain movie with Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss, most people react favorably. Used, however, when discussing mathematics, and the majority will feel ...
  
  











  



  
The Ten Books on Architecture8 reviews
Vitruvius

Dover Publications, 1960

Through the eyes of a Roman

+ interesting perspective
+ hard to follow
+ This is a good book, but Granger's translation is better.
+ A Roman Gentleman Metik who Created a Practical Masterwork
  
  











  



  
Five Acres and Independence22 reviews
Maurice G. Kains

Dover Publications

Logsdon is Amazing

+ Outdated, but still a good resource
+ Old School Wisdom

Mr. Logsdon is a real farmer. Really! I say that without the sarcastic pun that he assigns to it. I am so thirsty for a knowledge of farming, and while I like the Extension Agency employees (they are dedicated and anxious to help), it is essential to read the truth about farming -- without the ...
  
  











  



  
The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations15 reviews
Sir Richard F. Burton

Dover Publications, 1987

Excellent Work By a Master

+ A classic

This is a wonderful work. Even if you do not care for weapons, etc. it is still a very good bit of Victorian writing..very typical, ver well done. I not that one reviewer here did not like the scatter style, etc. Perhaps if the review read more that comics, me might jut get it. How sad.
  
  











  



  
Celtic Fairy Tales
Joseph Jacobs

Dover Publications, 1968

This affordable volume features 26 enchanting stories assembled from Welsh, Scottish, and Irish sources, including "King O'Toole and His Goose," "The Lad with the Goat Skin, "The Sea Maiden," and many more. The stories are accompanied by 46 illustrations from their original editions.
  
  











  



  
The Problems of Philosophy25 reviews
Bertrand Russell

Dover Publications, 1999

Great Introduction

+ The hobo philosopher
+ Book Purchase
+ Nice overview
+ Exceptional insight
  
  











  



  
Celtic Myths and Legends13 reviews
T. W. Rolleston

Dover Publications, 1990

A very helpful introduction to the Celtic myths

+ Excellent
+ Out of date but excellent
+ Absolutely excellent!
+ A fine fireside read
  
  











  



  
The Compleat Strategyst: Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy13 reviews
J. D. Williams

Dover Publications, 1986

Games People Play

+ For mechanics not engineers
+ Good but hasn't changed

Funny thing about words: depending on context, they can evoke quite different moods. Take, for example, "matrix": when referring to a certain movie with Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss, most people react favorably. Used, however, when discussing mathematics, and the majority will feel ...