Thomas A. Edison and the Modernization of America ...
 Thomas A. Edison: This book is essentially unadulterated Edison. Martin Melosi (author) wrote a very very detailed book about one of the great inventors. The book is a little boring, but if you want to learn A LOT about Edison this book is for you. But [... more]
$20.67
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Ada, the Enchantress of Numbers: A Selection from the ...
A great book: A very pleasant biography in an original format, allowing for a good understanding of the main character. Typical american biography, where few details are untold, and where the author remains "transparent". We have to assume that [... more]
$29.95
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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
Just a quick note: I have nothing to add to the reviews below except to note for scholarly interest that the essay 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction' included in this collection is not Benjamin's final version. (Neither is this title [... more]
$15.00
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Ada, the Enchantress of Numbers: Prophet of the Computer Age
Amazon.com Review: Many people get their first introduction to Lady Ada Lovelace, daughter of poet Lord Byron and companion to Charles Babbage, in William Gibsonand and Bruce Sterling's groundbreaking The Difference Engine. It's easy to imagine why [... more]
$13.95
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Iris Origo: Marchesa of Val D'Orcia
Author: Caroline Moorehead Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5209 EAN: 9781567921830 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1567921833 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 2002-06-01 [... more]
$35.00
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Images & Shadows: Part of a Life (Nonpareil Book, 82)
From the Introduction: I turn to this memoir whenever I need perspective on what matters in life. Origo, despite her privilege and access to many of the great figures of the 20th century, never lost sight of what mattered: the people that she loved. This [... more]
$16.95
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Amazon.com Review: In retrospect, it seems as if the American Revolution was inevitable. But was it? In Founding Brothers, Joseph J. Ellis reveals that many of those truths we hold to be self-evident were actually fiercely contested in the early days of [... more]
$28.95
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Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
A woman with an admirable and valuable message to share: Here is a glimpse into Middle East history from someone who was there! My own family members have enjoyed reading it as much as I have; I think shall too! The Official View of My Life as Queen: [... more]
$25.95
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The 48 Laws of Power
Amazon.com Review: "Learning the game of power requires a certain way of looking at the world, a shifting of perspective," writes Robert Greene. Mastery of one's emotions and the arts of deception and indirection are, he goes on to assert, [... more]
$18.00
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The Professor and the Madman
Amazon.com Review: When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for "men of letters" to provide help with their mammoth undertaking, hundreds of responses came forth. Some helpers, like [... more]
$23.00
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
A regal Japan while Europe still had serfs and lice...: There are many translations of this and I didn't like this one the best. I felt that this edition had been "censored", and that is unfortunate. Also, the organization by subject was a bit [... more]
$26.00
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Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American
Still shaking my head: I got this book in the mail on 7/12 at 6:00 pm. I could not stop reading it, even though I had a social to attend (took it with me) and finally fell asleep around 12:30 am. Woke up at 4 to finish it. I could not put it down. To [... more]
$18.95
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