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History's Daybook

Author : Peter Furtado
Publisher : Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 0857899279
Total Pages : 857 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book History's Daybook written by Peter Furtado and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day of the year carries the memory of great and terrible events. From the founding of Rome to the 21st century's war on terror, History's Daybook presents a vivid, day-by-day perspective on 2,500 years of human history through the medium of 366 quotations, each of which is tied to the anniversary of a celebrated historical event, capturing its essence with the immediacy of the eye-witness or the narrative flair of the chronicler. In History's Daybook, every day becomes a window on the past: on March 15, 44 BC, blood flows in the Roman Senate as Julius Caesar falls victim to the thrusting daggers of Brutus and his co-conspirators; May 1, 1851 brings a visit to London's Great Exhibition in the company of the novelist Charlotte Bront&ë; on June 28, 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, brokenspirited, German delegates sign the Treaty that brings the Great War to its fateful conclusion; on August 16, 1665, we walk the silent streets of plague-ravaged London with the diarist Samuel Pepys; and on September 11, 2001 we watch in horror as the Twin Towers topple and the world changes forever. History's Daybook embraces a wide range of voices, moods, and registers, from the powerful to the impoverished, the revolutionary to the reactionary, the propagandist to the idealist, and the joyful to the grief-stricken. Both engrossing anthology and informative overview of world history, History's Daybook offers the reader entertainment and instruction in equal measure: it is the ideal gift book for the history buff.

The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Author : S. Jansen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230602118
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The Monstrous Regiment of Women written by S. Jansen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-10-17 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Monstrous Regiment of Women , Sharon Jansen explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. The 'story' of early modern European political history looks very different if, instead of focusing on kings and their sons, we see successive generations of powerful women and the shifting political alliances of the period from a very different, and revealing, perspective.

History Day by Day: 366 Voices from the Past

Author : Peter Furtado
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500774552
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis History Day by Day: 366 Voices from the Past by : Peter Furtado

Download or read book History Day by Day: 366 Voices from the Past written by Peter Furtado and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling day-by-day glimpse of highlights from 2,500 years of human history through 366 quotations. History Day by Day presents an original perspective on over two millennia of human history through 366 quotations, one for each day of the year, including leap years. Each quotation, tied to the anniversary of a significant historical event, captures that moment with the immediacy of an eyewitness or the narrative flair of a chronicler. Every day becomes a window to the past: on March 15, 44 BCE, Julius Caesar falls victim to Brutus and his coconspirators; on May 1, 1851, novelist Charlotte Bront visits London’s Great Exhibition; on June 28, 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, broken-spirited German delegates sign the treaty that brings World War I to its fateful conclusion; and on September 11, 2001, people across the globe watch in horror as the Twin Towers topple and change the world forever. History Day by Day embraces a wide range of voices, moods, and mediums, from the powerful to the impoverished, the revolutionary to the reactionary, the joyful to the grief-stricken, and the eyewitness to the diarist. Both engrossing anthology and informative overview of world history, History Day by Day offers readers entertainment and information in equal measure.

The Open Daybook

Author : David P. Earle
Publisher : Mark Batty Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9781935613077
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Open Daybook written by David P. Earle and published by Mark Batty Publisher. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perpetual calendar features the work of three hundred sixty-five artists who were assigned a date and given twenty-four hours to create the work of art featured on their date's page.

Daybook

Author : Anne Truitt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1398526649
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Daybook written by Anne Truitt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful new edition of the cult classic that counts Zadie Smith and Rachel Kushner among its fans – with a new introduction by Celia Paul. ‘I am an artist. Even to write it makes me feel deeply uneasy.’ Renowned American artist Anne Truitt kept this illuminating and inspiring journal between 1974-8, determined to come to terms with the forces that shaped her art and life. She recalls her childhood on the eastern shore of Maryland, her career change from psychology to art, and her path to a sculptural practice that would ‘set colour free in three dimensions’. She reflects on the generous advice of other artists, watches her own daughters’ journey into motherhood, meditates on criticism and solitude, and struggles to find the way to express her vision. Resonant and true, encouraging and revelatory, Anne Truitt guides herself – and her readers – through a life in which domestic activities and the needs of children and friends are constantly juxtaposed against the world of colour and abstract geometry to which she is drawn in her art. Beautifully written and a rare window on the workings of a creative mind, Daybook showcases an extraordinary artist whose insights generously and succinctly illuminate the artistic process. 'Truitt wrote as she sculpted, returning to the past again and again to find fresh truths.' The New Yorker ‘This miracle of a book will inspire artists for generations to come.’ Celia Paul

Freedom from Advertising

Author : Duane C.S. Stoltzfus
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252031156
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Freedom from Advertising written by Duane C.S. Stoltzfus and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scripps's daring endeavor to produce a newspaper without advertising

A Million Years in a Day

Author : Greg Jenner
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125008945X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book A Million Years in a Day written by Greg Jenner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old. Structured around one ordinary day, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, Greg Jenner explores the gradual—and often unexpected—evolution of our daily routines. This is not a story of wars, politics, or great events. Instead, Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs, and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising, and sometimes downright silly historical nuggets from our past. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered about—and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making.

The Book of the Year

Author : Anthony F. Aveni
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195171549
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (715 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Year written by Anthony F. Aveni and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-22 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day - these are but a handful of modern holidays descended from the red-letter days, seasonal celebrations we have invented and reinvented over more than five millennia to meet our changing human needs. When we explore their origins, the holidays begin to reflect not only who we are but also why, through oppressed by time and thwarted by the forces of nature, we never seem to lose the will to control the future.

Doomsday Book

Author : Connie Willis
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553562738
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Doomsday Book written by Connie Willis and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1993-08-01 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit. “A tour de force.”—The New York Times Book Review For Kivrin, preparing to travel back in time to study one of the deadliest eras in humanity’s history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin—barely of age herself—finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history’s darkest hours.

D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History

Author : Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407195298
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History by : Deborah Hopkinson

Download or read book D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History written by Deborah Hopkinson and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authentic account of one of the most pivotal battles of World War Two. The World War Two invasion known as D-Day was one of the largest military endeavours in history. It involved years of planning, total secrecy and not only soldiers but also sailors, paratroopers and many specialists. Acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the contributions of key players in D-Day in a masterful tapestry of official documents, personal narratives and archival photos to provide an action-packed and authentic account.

The Ancient Egyptian Daybook (HB)

Author : Tamara L. Siuda
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365587940
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Egyptian Daybook (HB) written by Tamara L. Siuda and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history and use of the ancient Egyptian calendar: holidays, festivals, religious observances, the gods of every day of the year, and more. Translated from hieroglyphic sources by Tamara L. Siuda and richly illustrated by Megan Zane.

The Dark Shadows Daybook

Author : Patrick McCray
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book The Dark Shadows Daybook written by Patrick McCray and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rondo Award-winning website, The Collinsport Historical Society, presents this wide-ranging collection of essays, insights, and observations from its long-running column, The Dark Shadows Daybook. From the earliest episodes to speculation on the future of the franchise, author Patrick McCray celebrates the grand themes and iconic characters of Dark Shadows with a devout irreverence. Winner of the 2018 Rondo Award for Writer of the Year, Patrick McCray chronicles the unforgettable series by exploring its episodes in articles and asides, all originally written on the anniversary of their filming. With a new introduction by Emmy award-winning humorist, Dana Gould, The Dark Shadows Daybook is affectionate, spontaneous, and refreshingly raucous reading for fans of the series and anyone else looking to learn why Dark Shadows matters.

Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day

Author : Peter Linebaugh
Publisher : PM Press
ISBN 13 : 1629632511
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day written by Peter Linebaugh and published by PM Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “May Day is about affirmation, the love of life, and the start of spring, so it has to be about the beginning of the end of the capitalist system of exploitation, oppression, war, and overall misery, toil, and moil.” So writes celebrated historian Peter Linebaugh in an essential compendium of reflections on the reviled, glorious, and voltaic occasion of May 1st. It is a day that has made the rich and powerful cower in fear and caused Parliament to ban the Maypole—a magnificent and riotous day of rebirth, renewal, and refusal. These reflections on the Red and the Green—out of which arguably the only hope for the future lies—are populated by the likes of Native American anarcho-communist Lucy Parsons, the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, Karl Marx, José Martí, W.E.B. Du Bois, Rosa Luxemburg, SNCC, and countless others, both sentient and verdant. The book is a forceful reminder of the potentialities of the future, for the coming of a time when the powerful will fall, the commons restored, and a better world born anew.

The Longest Day

Author : Cornelius Ryan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439126461
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Longest Day written by Cornelius Ryan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unparalleled, classic work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II—the Allied invasion of Normandy. The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan’s unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. This book, first published in 1959, is a must for anyone who loves history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology

Author : Joel Munsell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Every Day Book of History and Chronology written by Joel Munsell and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Book of This Day in History

Author : Publications International Ltd
Publisher : Book of
ISBN 13 : 9781640301924
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Book of This Day in History written by Publications International Ltd and published by Book of. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explore thousands of amazing events that have shaped our world."--Cover.

Books of Fate and Popular Culture in Early China

Author : Donald John Harper
Publisher : Handbook of Oriental Studies.
ISBN 13 : 9789004310193
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Books of Fate and Popular Culture in Early China written by Donald John Harper and published by Handbook of Oriental Studies.. This book was released on 2017 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books of Fate and Popular Culture in Early China is a comprehensive introduction to the daybook manuscripts found in Warring States, Qin, and Han tombs (453 BCE-220 CE) and intended for use in daily life.