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The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, by Herman Melville

• Published on: 2015-03-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x .37" w x 6.00" l, .49 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, by Herman Melville

Review "I love the book, more than Moby-Dick, more than any native novel I can think of. Melville is the muse of my America, and The Confidence-Man is my vade mecum. I ve read it over and over, and sometimes tried to imitate it. And yet. . . . Is there a more lighthearted and amusing tale that s meaner and more misanthropic?" --Jim Lewis, Conjunctions"Melville took an awful licking. He was bound to. He was an original, aboriginal." --Charles Olson"The oddities of thought, felicities of expression, the wit, humor, and rollicking inspirations are as abundant and original as in any of the productions of this most remarkable writer." --New York Times

About the Author Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist.

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73 of 76 people found the following review helpful. An American Classic on the Nature of Trust By Charles Hugh Smith Why read a book from 1857 which flopped so badly as commercial literature that Melville stopped writing and ended his career as a customs official? Because this book masterfully explores the entire nature of trust, confidence and cons. Though the setting is a riverboat on the Mississippi River just before the U.S. exploded into Civil War, its insights cross cultural boundaries.This is not an easy book to read for several reasons. First, it is undoubtedly one of the first "post-modern" novels which breaks from traditional narrative storytelling. ( Another example: Dostoevsky's Notes From the Underground.) The Confidence-Man is a collection of 45 conversations between various people on the riverboat--beggars, absurdly dressed frontiersmen, sickly misers, shysters, patent medicine hucksters, veterans (of the Mexican-American War) and the "hero" in the latter part of the book, the Cosmopolitan.In typical Melville fashion, you also get asides--directly to the reader, in several cases, as if Melville felt the need to address issues of fiction outside the actual form of his novel. The lack of structure, action and conclusion make this a post-modern type book, but if you read each conversation as a separate story, then it starts to make more sense.For what ties the book together is not a story but a theme: the nature of trust and confidence. In a very sly way, Melville shows how a variety of cons are worked, as the absolutely distrustful are slowly but surely convinced to do exactly what they vowed not to do: buy the "herbal" patent medicine, buy shares in a bogus stock venture, or donate cash to a suspect "charity."In other chapters, it seems like the con artist is either stopped in his tracks or is conned himself. Since the book is mostly conversations, we are left to our own conclusions; there is no authorial voice wrapping up each chapter with a neatly stated ending. This elliptical structure conveys the ambiguous nature of trust; we don't want to be taken, but confidence is also necessary for any business to be transacted. To trust no one is to be entirely isolated.Melville also raises the question: is it always a bad thing to be conned? The sickly man seems to be improved by his purchase of the worthless herbal remedy, and the donor conned out of his cash for the bogus charity also seems to feel better about himself and life. The ornery frontiersman who's been conned by lazy helpers softens up enough to trust the smooth-talking employment agency owner. Is that a terrible thing, to trust despite a history of being burned?The ambuiguous nature of the bonds of trust is also explored. We think the Cosmopolitan is a con-man, but when he convinces a fellow passenger to part with a heavy sum, he returns it, just to prove a point. Is that a continuance of the con, or is he actually trustworthy?The book is also an exploration of a peculiarly American task: sorting out who to trust in a multicultural non-traditional society of highly diverse and highly mobile citizens. In a traditional society, things operate in rote ways; young people follow in their parents' traditional roles, money is made and lent according to unchanging standards, and faith/tradition guides transactions such as marriage and business along well-worn pathways.But in America, none of this structure is available. Even in Melville's day, America was a polyglot culture on the move; you had to decide who to trust based on their dress, manner and speech/pitch. The con, of course, works on precisely this necessity to rely on one's senses and rationality rather than a traditional network of trusted people and methods. So the con man dresses well and has a good story, and an answer for every doubt.The second reason why Melville is hard to read is his long, leisurely, clause upon clause sentences. But the book is also peppered with his sly humor, which sneaks up on you... well, just like a good con.

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful. Quite an Original By Michael J. Connor Quite an OriginalThe Confidence-Man: His MasqueradeI am specifically reviewing the Northwestern University Press edition of Melville's "The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade."There is a Norton Critical Edition of this novel edited by Hershel Parker, but it doesn't seem to be offered by Amazon.com. It is offered at at W.W. Norton's website... The Hendricks House edition edited by Elizabeth Foster is another good edition, but it seems to be out of print at the moment.On November 12, 1856 Herman Melville and Nathanial Hawthorne took a walk among the sandhills near Liverpool, England. They smoked cigars, and Hawthorne wrote about a week later that Melville spoke of Providence and futurity, and he, Melville, had pretty much made up his mind to be annilated."The Confidence-Man" is the last novel that Melville published during his lifetime. I agree with Newton Arvin, who called "The Confidence-Man" "one of the most infidel books ever written by an American; one of the most completely nihilistic, morally and metaphysically."About 150 years after the book was first published, and about fifty since the book was first taken seriously by literary critics, The Confidence-Man is not a settled matter. In fact there remains excessive discord among readers and critics about the worth of this novel. Some compare it to Swift's "Tale of the Tub," others will tell you that this book is static and formless.The idea is simple enough. On April 1 a devil in the guise of a deaf mute goes aboard a Mississippi river steamboat, and begs for charity. In rapid succession he transforms himself into a crippled Black man, a man with the weed, the man in the grey coat , the gentleman with the big book, the man with the plate and finally the Cosmopolitan. In these different guises he gulls and diddles people. He asks for trust. He is not always successful, but he can take solace in his failures. The reason for the devil's failures is the cyniscim, mistrust and mysandry of his marks. It is their human failings that accounts for his failures. And that's not so bad for the devil.Melville's control of his material was never greater. I recommend the Northwestern Newberry edition because it contains draft fragments of chapter 14. You can see how carefullly Melville wrote this novel. The blandness of the prose is deliberate. If you read the surviving drafts you will see how Melville purposedly silenced and muted his message. Perhaps Melville was too successful for even close readers get lost sometimes.At the end there is an increase of seriousness. An old man closes his Bible and asks for a life preserver. The Cosmopolitan hands the old man a chamberpot which appears to be full, and calls it a life preserver. The Cosmopolitan then extinguishes the lamp, and then leads the other into the darkness.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful. A Classic Exploration of Trust and the Con By Charles Hugh Smith Why read a book from 1857 which flopped so badly as commercial literature that Melville stopped writing and ended his career as a customs official? Because this book masterfully explores the entire nature of trust, confidence and cons. Though the setting is a riverboat on the Mississippi River just before the U.S. exploded into Civil War, its insights cross cultural boundaries.This is not an easy book to read for several reasons. First, it is undoubtedly one of the first "post-modern" novels which breaks from traditional narrative storytelling. ( Another example: Dostoevsky's Notes From the Underground.) The Confidence-Man is a collection of 45 conversations between various people on the riverboat--beggars, absurdly dressed frontiersmen, sickly misers, shysters, patent medicine hucksters, veterans (of the Mexican-American War) and the "hero" in the latter part of the book, the Cosmopolitan.In typical Melville fashion, you also get asides--directly to the reader, in several cases, as if Melville felt the need to address issues of fiction outside the actual form of his novel. The lack of structure, action and conclusion make this a post-modern type book, but if you read each conversation as a separate story, then it starts to make more sense.For what ties the book together is not a story but a theme: the nature of trust and confidence. In a very sly way, Melville shows how a variety of cons are worked, as the absolutely distrustful are slowly but surely convinced to do exactly what they vowed not to do: buy the "herbal" patent medicine, buy shares in a bogus stock venture, or donate cash to a suspect "charity."In other chapters, it seems like the con artist is either stopped in his tracks or is conned himself. Since the book is mostly conversations, we are left to our own conclusions; there is no authorial voice wrapping up each chapter with a neatly stated ending. This elliptical structure conveys the ambiguous nature of trust; we don't want to be taken, but confidence is also necessary for any business to be transacted. To trust no one is to be entirely isolated.Melville also raises the question: is it always a bad thing to be conned? The sickly man seems to be improved by his purchase of the worthless herbal remedy, and the donor conned out of his cash for the bogus charity also seems to feel better about himself and life. The ornery frontiersman who's been conned by lazy helpers softens up enough to trust the smooth-talking employment agency owner. Is that a terrible thing, to trust despite a history of being burned?The ambuiguous nature of the bonds of trust is also explored. We think the Cosmopolitan is a con-man, but when he convinces a fellow passenger to part with a heavy sum, he returns it, just to prove a point. Is that a continuance of the con, or is he actually trustworthy?The book is also an exploration of a peculiarly American task: sorting out who to trust in a multicultural non-traditional society of highly diverse and highly mobile citizens. In a traditional society, things operate in rote ways; young people follow in their parents' traditional roles, money is made and lent according to unchanging standards, and faith/tradition guides transactions such as marriage and business along well-worn pathways.But in America, none of this structure is available. Even in Melville's day, America was a polyglot culture on the move; you had to decide who to trust based on their dress, manner and speech/pitch. The con, of course, works on precisely this necessity to rely on one's senses and rationality rather than a traditional network of trusted people and methods. So the con man dresses well and has a good story, and an answer for every doubt.The second reason why Melville is hard to read is his long, leisurely, clause upon clause sentences. But the book is also peppered with his sly humor, which sneaks up on you... well, just like a good con.

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In this first comprehensive authorized biography of David Brower, a dynamic leader in the environmental movement over the last half of the twentieth century, Tom Turner explores Brower's impact on the movement from its beginnings until his death in 2000. Frequently compared to John Muir, David Brower was the first executive director of the Sierra Club, founded Friends of the Earth, and helped secure passage of the Wilderness Act, among other key achievements. Tapping his passion for wilderness and for the mountains he scaled in his youth, he was a central figure in the creation of the Point Reyes National Seashore and of the North Cascades and Redwood national parks. In addition, Brower worked tirelessly in successful efforts to keep dams from being built in Dinosaur National Monument and the Grand Canyon. Tom Turner began working with David Brower in 1968 and remained close to him until Brower’s death. As an insider, Turner creates an intimate portrait of Brower the man and the decisive role he played in the development of the environmental movement. Culling material from Brower’s diaries, notebooks, articles, books, and published interviews, and conducting his own interviews with many of Brower’s admirers, opponents, and colleagues, Turner brings to life one of the movement's most controversial and complex figures.

David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement, by Tom Turner

• Amazon Sales Rank: #561134 in Books
• Published on: 2015-10-01
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.00" w x 6.00" l, .0 pounds
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• 320 pages

David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement, by Tom Turner

Review "David Brower has slipped into semi-obscurity over the years, but he deserves a place in the pantheon of environmental heroes. . . . Turner brings Brower to life as a charismatic, intensely passionate man who could be as frustrating to his allies as to his adversaries. . . . Anyone who has had the honor of seeing the breathtaking stillness of the Grand Canyon can be thankful for Brower s unreasonable evangelism."--REBECCA TUHUS-DUBROW"Pacific Standard" (01/19/2016)""An exceptionally good biography. . . . a bold and satisfying portrayal of a complex man. If you thought John Muir was the only wildlife grandaddy in the Bay Area, Turner's book will set you straight, enjoyably. . . . Admirably, Turner gathers the octopus of Brower's interests into a cohesive bundle that offers readers an overview of the environmental movement and insight into one of its most intriguing, controversial characters."--Lou Fancher"East Bay Monthly" (01/01/2016)

From the Inside Flap “This is a brilliant, well-rounded biography of a Great American Hero. Never before has the full thrust of David Brower's life been so thoroughly examined.” —Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University and author of The Wilderness Warrior:Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America   “David Brower’s standing as one of the twentieth century’s most significant environmentalists was never in doubt. What this much-needed biography does is place him among the century’s most fascinating characters—one of those rare leaders who could not only envision the future but also conjure it into reality.” —Michael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club   “Tom Turner has written a compelling—and long overdue—biography about one of the earth’s true heroes.” —Lester R. Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute and author of The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy   “As Tom Turner’s book clearly and powerfully conveys, David Brower was a trailblazer. He left a few gashes and scars, but so much of the wilderness and its tall trees stand because of Brower’s own towering courage.” —Randy Hayes, Founder, Rainforest Action Network and Executive Director, Foundation Earth “David Brower was a friend and, more important, is a hero of mine. He was one of the greatest pioneering defenders of the environment—a Rachel Carson of wilderness and biodiversity. This lively and fascinating book tells his story beautifully and is long overdue.” —Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb   “With great skill and narrative drive, Turner shows Brower’s crucial role in saving the natural world from dams, logging, mining, and a consumer economy.” —Mark Harvey, author of Wilderness Forever: Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act   “As the father of the modern environmental movement and, more important, a friend of the earth, Brower pushed beyond whatever limit or obstacle presented itself. His vision and will catalyzed the evolution of environmental activism in United States and globally. His life is a testament to the fact that one person can truly make a difference.” —Erich Pica, President, Friends of the Earth

About the Author Tom Turner has worked at the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, and Earthjustice. He is the author of Wild by Law; Sierra Club: 100 Years of Protecting Nature; Justice on Earth; Roadless Rules; and hundreds of articles and op-eds on the environment.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. He inspired us to love wilderness and defend the earth By George Alderson This is the biography of a leader who inspired three generations to love wilderness and defend the earth. Readers who never knew David Brower will meet him here as a vivid character because the author tells the story with rich, engaging detail, and yet without getting bogged down in minutiae. As Bill McKibben writes in his Foreword, David Brower “figured out how to do the hardest thing for any movement leader: capture the attention of a large enough slice of the public to change the American zeitgeist and thus allow a new set of political possibilities.” In the 1950s and 60s Dave led the Sierra Club in its transformation from a California hiking club to an influential national environmental organization. In the 1970s he encouraged Marion Edey to organize the League of Conservation Voters as a political arm of the environmental movement, he founded Friends of the Earth, and he led the expansion of environmental groups on an international scale. (In that era Dave was my boss for 5 years and Tom Turner was a colleague.) David Brower’s heritage is in the multitude of citizens’ groups all over the globe that are mobilizing volunteers to protect wild places and wildlife, clean up the air and water, and reckon with climate change.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Next Best Thing By James L. Linford I encountered David Brower at a critical juncture in my life, just after graduating from Berkeley and beginning my search for an adult vocation. The timing couldn't have been more fortunate. I, like countless others, was changed by meeting Dave, and by the introduction he gave me to a different take on life and work. Although I knew him for just two years in my 20s, now, in my 70's, hardly a month goes by that I don't think about some aspect of his thinking or leadership style that has inspired me. In his new book, Tom Turner reprises Brower's development from a young buck with a bad case of acrophobia who turned himself into a first-class mountaineer, and metamorphosed again into a public intellectual and political organizer with international clout. This book brings Brower back to life for me, and that is no small gift. I would think that reading Turner is the next best thing to meeting Brower himself, for here he is in all his purity and contrariness, his shyness and his brilliance. Turner is so adept a writer and biographer that somebody should get him to write a bio of Steve Jobs--he might just get Jobs, another complicated man, right.In addition to its portrait of this unique man, Turner's book is, as the subtitle suggests, a history of the formative years of the environmental movement. The accounts here of the battles over the Grand Canyon, the California redwoods, the nuclear reactor at Diablo Canyon, and the globalization of the environmental movement--all struggles in which the author was deeply involved himself--make this book a must read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A balanced biography of the man who built the environmental movement By Mal Warwick At the corner of Allston Way and Oxford Street in downtown Berkeley, directly across from the campus of the University of California, sits the David Brower Center. Opened in 2009, the Brower Center bills itself as “A center for the environmental movement.” The four-story, Platinum LEED-certified building houses an art gallery, a small auditorium, and some thirty nonprofit organizations, most of them engaged in addressing environmental issues. But who was this man, David Brower? It seems unlikely that more than a fraction of Berkeley residents today could identify him.Who was David Brower?If there is a Berkeley native other than David Brower who has achieved more and had a greater impact on the world, I can’t imagine who that might be, and I’ve lived here for nearly fifty years. Brower died at the age of eighty-eight on the cusp of the twenty-first century. During the decades when he was a prominent figure in the news, he was frequently cited as the voice of the environmental movement, at once its most impassioned and articulate spokesperson and the architect of several influential environmental organizations, chiefly the Sierra Club.Anyone who knew Dave Brower, as I did (slightly), will quickly concede that the man had his faults. Even his long-suffering wife, Anne Hus Brower, was outspoken in acknowledging them. Tom Turner’s new biography, David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement, freely describes those faults, even though the author was a long-time associate and friend of his subject. There are some who might claim that the faults outweigh his accomplishments — I’ve met a few such people — but most environmental activists who know of Brower’s career would argue strenuously that that is not the case. David Brower was a genius. He was a seminal figure in the history of humankind’s effort to right our balance with nature. Turner’s biography artfully gives the man his due without sugar-coating the story.A life filled with controversyIn the course of his eighty-eight years, David Brower was a pioneering mountaineer with more than seventy first ascents, a decorated officer in the Tenth Mountain Division of the U.S. Army in World War II, the first executive director of the Sierra Club, the editor and publisher of numerous large-format books extolling nature, founder of Friends of the Earth, the League of Conservation Voters, and Earth Island Institute, and the principal subject of an influential book, Encounters With the Archdruid, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction author John McPhee. He is perhaps best known for spearheading the successful, high-profile campaign to save the Grand Canyon — and for having been publicly fired by the Sierra Club board of directors. Turner describes every one of these events in Brower’s life with sensitivity, acknowledging the complaints of Brower’s critics along the way when they were germane.Brower was famously impatient with process. Turner quotes him as saying, “‘Process is that which gets between where you are and where to want to be.'” He was a rule-breaker and resisted authority. At a time when books played a much larger role in forming public opinion than they do today, he devoted much of his time and budget to publishing what he termed “exhibit-format” (large) books that matched world-class photography with elegant prose. Brower’s plans for most of those books met strong resistance from within the Club.As Turner notes, “The Sierra Club had clearly become the publishing arm of the conservation movement; that role would continue and expand as long as Brower was running the show.” Turner credits the books with attracting tens of thousands of new members to the Club. Many thousands of others signed up in response to the full-page ads Brower had placed in the nation’s leading newspapers to publicize the environmental campaigns of the day. He was a pioneer in this practice, working with a San Francisco advertising firm and chiefly with the company’s gifted writer, Jerry Mander. One headline famously asked during the campaign to save the Grand Canyon from two dams proposed to be built there: “SHOULD WE ALSO FLOOD THE SISTINE CHAPEL SO TOURISTS CAN GET NEARER THE CEILING?” The words are probably Mander’s, but the sentiment is entirely consistent with Brower’s devilish sense of humor. In the final analysis, Turner suggests, “Brower’s main role in the Sierra Club and afterward was as nature’s publicist.”About the authorAfter holding a job on his staff at the Sierra Club, Tom Turner worked with David Brower at Friends of the Earth for seventeen years (1969-86), editing its widely read newsletter, Not Man Apart. Since that time he has served as a staff writer and editor for Oakland-based Earthjustice, for which he writes a popular blog. Turner lives in Berkeley.

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"[...]to take care of ship and cargo during the absence of the crew, and with quick, springy step, strode to the gang-plank, and so to the wharf, whither the captain, in Mr Marshall’s company, had preceded him. As he strode along the wharf, with that slight suggestion of a roll in his gait which marks the man whose feet have been long accustomed to the feel of a heaving deck, he cast a quick, eager, recognising glance at the varied features of the scene around him, his somewhat striking countenance lighting up as he noted the familiar details of the long line of quaint warehouses which bordered the wharf, the coasters which were[...]".

The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer, by Harry Collingwood

• Published on: 2015-03-23
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I really like this writer! By Papa Bass This is a very good story. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer is an interesting title for a book written in 1914 by Harry Collingwood. The story is an old fashioned adventure, however, one that takes place in 1569. Though originally intended for young adult audiences, this tale of high-seas adventure is a captivating read for readers of all ages.Here is brief story summary. Young George St. Leger has returned from a sea voyage, only to discover that his brother is in peril and has been captured by the Spaniards, somewhere in the West Indies. Desperate, he begs the owner of a newly built vessel, the Nonsuch Buccaneer, to undertake a risky rescue mission. Will he pull off his daring plan? The story takes place at a time in history when the major European powers are colonizing the Americas. The powers are after the natural resources. In this story Spain is pulling gold and jewels from the South American, Caribbean Basin and defending her homeward bound merchant fleets with a vengeance. The story has many twists and turns and will keep you turning the pages.Harry Collingwood is the pen name for William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (1851-1922). Lancaster was a midshipmen in the British Navy but due to defective eyesight, resigned and spent a long career as a civil engineer specializing in the construction of ports and harbors. As a result he traveled a lot. He was also a prolific writer of nautical and piratical fiction.I would have rated this book a "five star" except for the writers use of what I would call the slang or 1569 "period appropriate" English language spoken at the time. This is the first book I've seen this writer do that. The writer does not do it often but there are several quotes of crewman, spoken in the language of the time that take a little interpretation of the reader to understand. This is not a major stumbling block but indicates the writer was trying to use the exact phrases of that period. The other thing that is predominant in all of Coolinwood's writing is the use of nautical terms describing a sailing vessel. Having read 5 or 6 of his nautical books, I am slowly learning the sailing terms and use the built-in Kindle dictionary feature less and less.I highly recommend this book. I find it interesting the original audience was teens. Books written by this author can be read by all ages. They contain no sex or gore. If you have not read anything by Collingwood yet, you might want to try his "Harry Escombe" book as it is about 98% on land and a good story.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Sea Story By RS I discovered Harry Collingwood by accident while looking for free books. I have gone on to enjoy every one of them and this one is as good as any other Harry Collingwood book.

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August First, by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

About the Author Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews (April 2, 1860? - August 2, 1936) was an American writer. She was born at Mobile, Alabama,and married William Shankland Andrews, judge of the New York Court of Appeals.

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. AUGUST FIRST By Lena I enjoy this type of story. Old world. Colorful blend of words with deeper thought into a window of thoughts more shallow or simpler. This is artistic. If I can't write it, I will read it over and over with a passionate envy that I would long to paint just once a worthwhile canvas such as this.

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"The Letters of Jane Austen" from Jane Austen. English novelist (1775-1817).

The Letters of Jane Austen, by Jane Austen

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6371013 in Books
• Published on: 2015-03-23
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 9.00" h x .38" w x 6.00" l, .51 pounds
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• 168 pages

The Letters of Jane Austen, by Jane Austen

About the Author Jane Austen, England's first major female novelist, wrote and set her novels during the Regency period, when George III was too mad, and his son the Prince, who admired Austen's novels, too young to rule the country. Her six novels are best loved for their irony and perfection of form.Jane Austen perfected the English novel of the previous century in much the same way that Henry James perfected the Victorian novel. She never married and died in 1817 at age 41.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Just Like Jane Austen By Alice Folkart I'm a Janeite, so this was my kind of book. I think it would be too slow and repetitive for anyone not in love with Jane Austen, her people and her time and place. I liked being in on her somewhat snide evaluations of people she meets and situations she encounters, and the letters do soften the 'authoress,' Jane Austen, for me and let me see more of the daughter and sister, Jane Austen. I loved the little details of daily life, writing to her sister and asking for two pair of stockings or some gloves from a particular shop or supplier, the contemplation of new dresses, the yardage to be purchased and then given to the dressmaker, the women of the family sitting in the parlor at their 'work,' making a dozen shirts (by hand with tiny stitches) for a brother soon to go to sea, the breakfasts, teas, dinners - with the food and drink seldom described. You'd think they didn't eat! But then, this is England, not France. Anyway, the book is a time travel vehicle. People die. Babies are born. Mothers die. Fathers remarry. There are constant flirtations and courtings. There is the endless finagling for the right mate, someone of equal status with money, and not too awful. Jane and her sister don't seem to take the deaths very hard. I suppose with someone always dying, and untimely death being so much harder to avoid,it was a matter of course.Jane's own death is only apparent to us by the cessation of the letters after a period of letters in which she alludes to, but never complains about, a growing disability and fatigue (and I suppose pain). She, who was always out on a fine morning walking somewhere, miles and miles across the countryside or hours and hours in town and city, tells her sister that she is no longer able to walk out and has to be helped to sit outdoors in the garden. I don't think she was yet 50 when she died. I also know that she had work in progress when she died. What have we missed.I loved this book, couldn't put it down. Just the right amount of explanation and information from the editor.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. For Janeites Only... By HMS Warspite "Letters of Jane Austen" contains the famous English author's surviving personal correspondence, beginning around age twenty and extending nearly to her early death at age 41. The collection will probably have the most meaning to readers who are already familiar with her life and her novels, which provide the necessary context for fully appreciating her letters.A number of things about the content of the letters, many of which were addressed to her sister Cassandra, may stand out to the reader. Jane Austen was obviously a gifted writer and a keen student of human nature, and this is highlighted in some of the letters, which can be rather wickedly witty about family, friends and neighbors. If many of the letter topics are commonplace, they provide a sense that Jane Austen never achieved financial security in her lifetime, whether through marrriage or her writing, and remained unhappily dependent on her family. It becomes obvious in the course of the letters that her writing was the most important thing in her life, and that she was a dutiful member of her immediate family, but you can find her sometime wistfully wishing for more. Perhaps most of all, there is a sense of the real Jane Austen present in the letters, even if she tends to be guarded about her inner-most thoughts. This reviewer wishes Cassandra had not been quite so thorough in weeding Jane's letters at her death. "Letters of Jane Austen" is highly recommended to her dedicated fans.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. a must-read By Carino I enjoy Jane Austen's books, which I read and re-read to the point of knowing them by heart and still discovering something new in them every time. The letters gave me a wonderful insight in her personality, which was fun, and caustic, and smart, and very feminine. They also made me understand her books much better.

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Great Church Sound: a guide for the volunteer, by James Wasem

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Find out -exactly- how to get better sound from your existing sound system without the complicated technical jargon. Whether you want to get rid of that annoying buzz in the speakers, troubleshoot your system, lead your team effectively, or just improve the sound of your next worship service, Great Church Sound is the only resource you’ll need. This practical, actionable guide is ideal for volunteers with little to no experience running sound systems. This step-by-step guide to church sound shows you how to: > Get rid of dreaded feedback once and for all > Understand & use the mixing console to provide a better listening experience for your congregation > Get better sound from the Pastor's mic > Find "the sweet spot" with EQ > Minimize audio distractions & ear fatigue for your congregation > Make instruments & vocals sound clearer > Place microphones effectively > Troubleshoot your sound system > Get better results with the gear you already have The new release includes: - A sound system checklist to walk you through preparing for & conducting a soundcheck that sets you up for a successful service - A mixing guide to show you exactly what all those knobs do & how to use them - The ‘Feedback-Killer Battle Plan’ to immediately diminish feedback in your sound system - A free mobile app to help you practice your sound mixing and EQ skills - Free digital updates of the book for life!

Great Church Sound: a guide for the volunteer, by James Wasem

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58365 in eBooks
• Published on: 2015-10-01
• Released on: 2015-10-01
• Format: Kindle eBook

Great Church Sound: a guide for the volunteer, by James Wasem

Review "Unless an expert also has the gift of teaching, it can be difficult for them to effectively convey knowledge and practices that have become second-nature to them. This is especially true with a topic as complex and technical as church sound systems. Well, James Wasem is an expert who clearly also possesses the gift of teaching. James has developed his Great Church Sound guide so that the true novice will become comfortably acclimated with new terms and concepts without feeling overwhelmed.  Although it's organized to be used as a reference, illustrations and special call-out boxes for Terms, Tips and Important Notes make the topic approachable, digestible and fun to learn--so don't be surprised if you opt to read it cover-to-cover! And, if you do, you'll be surprised to realize how quickly your knowledge of church sound systems has been expanded. There is so much solid, practical advice in this guide, you'll want to pull it out as a handy on-the-job reference again and again. This Great Church Sound guide is a wonderful resource for anyone who is led to serve in tech ministry."- Christy Kohnle, CEO & Founder, Limitless Ministries

About the Author James Wasem has been fascinated by sound and electricity from an early age. His love of musicand technical gear made sound engineering and systems integration a natural pursuit. James hasspent the last 20 years performing and touring in bands as a drummer, mixing live sound forchurches, schools, and theatres, working as an audio systems installer and designer, anddaydreaming about writing this guide.Though involved in highly technical fields, James has a passion for makingthings simple to understand and easy to use. And one day he hopes toplay the hurdy-gurdy.James and his wife Kate (who also provided the illustrations for Great Church Sound) live inthe beautiful Rocky Mountains of Missoula, Montana.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Perfect for beginners and veterans alike By Amazon Customer James and I worked together in commercial audio / video integration in the late 90's. He had a few years experience in AV at that time and it's amazing what he has been able to accomplish in the intervening years- this work is a must-have for beginners and veterans alike! He takes you step by step through terminology and theory, to explaining what each function and adjustment does and why you need to. He then gives practical examples and in-depth instructions on how to 'get it done'. Each section is cross-referenced to previous sections and there are little reminders here and there throughout the text so you have quick access to important information relevant to the subject at hand. I've been involved in audio / video systems for over 30 years (though with minimal experience in live sound) and never knew some of the tips and tricks that he reveals to the reader.James has a great sense of humor (I think you have to in live productions to keep your sanity!) and it comes through in his writing style. He doesn't talk down the the reader, he's right there with you, giving guidanceI recommend this book to anyone interested in live sound production, whether a beginner or a veteran, there's something here for everyone!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The thing I like about this book is that it lays out the ... By Craig A Mcninch My day job consists on working on computers and not so much on AV, but being a "computer guy" I usually get pulled into such tasks; may it be a small local event, the local drama club, or a church. I suspect that many AV people out there probably got into AV via similar circumstances.The thing I like about this book is that it lays out the technical details in such a way that they are not overly too complex, but have enough "meat" in it to help explain how certain things are set up and warn you on common fallacies with audio setups such as interference, poor setup, or wrong equipment. I also enjoy the author's writing style and the occasional humor that he injects into an otherwise, technical topic.I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone that regularly gets pulled into such tasks. Even if you don't, it might be a good idea to keep it on hand for yourself or any colleagues that run into such situations (let them buy it off you ;) ). Given that the price is very reasonable (under $20.00 at the time of purchase) I would say the material in this book is well worth the price.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This wonderful church sound guide explains what you need to know, without overwhelming. By Christy Kohnle Unless an expert also has the gift of teaching, it can be difficult for them to effectively convey knowledge and practices that have become second-nature to them. This is especially true with a topic as complex and technical as church sound systems. James Wasem is an expert who clearly also possesses the gift of teaching. James has developed his Great Church Sound guide so that the true novice will become comfortably acclimated with new terms and concepts without feeling overwhelmed. Although it’s organized to be used as a reference, illustrations and special call-out boxes for Terms, Tips and Important Notes make the topic approachable, digestible and fun to learn—so don’t be surprised if you opt to read it cover-to-cover! And, if you do, you’ll be surprised to realize how quickly your knowledge of church sound systems has been expanded. There is so much solid, practical advice in this guide, you’ll want to pull it out as a handy on-the-job reference again and again. This Great Church Sound guide is a wonderful resource for anyone who is led to serve in tech ministry.

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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Latin for "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", often referred to as simply the Principia, is a work in three books by Sir Isaac Newton, in Latin, first published 5 July 1687. The Principia states Newton's laws of motion, forming the foundation of classical mechanics, also Newton's law of universal gravitation, and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion (which Kepler first obtained empirically). The Principia is justly regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science.

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (English) (Illustrated), by Isaac Newton

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Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (English) (Illustrated), by Isaac Newton

About the Author I. Bernard Cohen (1914-2003) was Victor S. Thomas Professor (Emeritus) of the History of Science at Harvard University. Among his recent books are "Benjamin Franklin's Science" (1996), "Interactions" (1994), and "Science and the Founding Fathers" (1992). Anne Whitman was coeditor (with I. Bernard Cohen and Alexander Koyre) of the Latin edition, with variant readings, of the "Principia" (1972). Julia Budenz, author of "From the Gardens of Flora Baum" (1984), is a multilingual classicist and poet.

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