Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1809 and died in Boston in 1894. Known primarily as a writer and poet, Holmes embarked on a medical career in 1830. Three years later, he traveled to Paris to obtain more advanced ... [... more]
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., all ...
 Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Binding: Kindle Edition Format: Kindle Book Publication Date: 2008-02-07 [... more]
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Amazon.com |
How to Listen Effectively
Oliver Wendell Holmes was right when he penned, "To be able to listen to others in a sympathetic and understanding manner is perhaps the most effective mechanism in the world for getting along with people and tying up their friendship for good." [... more]
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What's Wrong with Taxation?
Liberty is incompatible with taxation. This despite that famous saying by Oliver Wendell Holmes that "Taxation is the price we pay for civilization." In fact, taxation is a most uncivilized way of obtaining funds, given that it boils down to ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Daily Inspirations: Focus
Don't ignore your heart's desire. These motivational quotes from famous thinkers will inspire you to reach your goals. Daily Inspirations: Focus By Edel Jarboe of Selfhelpforher.com -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Johann Von Goethe -- Oliver Wendell ... [... more]
Better Homes and Gardens USA |
David McKean
Thomas "Tommy the Cork" Corcoran and the Birth of Modern Lobbying In 1931, a young Rhode Island lawyer with middle-class, Irish Catholic roots came to Washington to clerk for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. He had earned among the highest grades [... more]
Random House |
Oliver Wendell Holmes JR.
Known as the Great Dissenter, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. wrote some of the most eloquent opinions in the history of the United States Supreme Court. A brilliant legal mind who served on the high court into his nineties, Holmes was responsible for some of [... more]
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The Complete Poetical Works - Of Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Complete Poetical Works - Of Oliver Wendell Holmes [... more]
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The Poem That Saved a Ship - "Old Ironsides" - Poetry
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1809; he graduated from Harvard in 1829. Holmes was a central figure in the New England Renaissance; he studied both medicine and law; for most of his life he served as professor of ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Sheldon M. Novick
Sheldon M. Novick is the author of Henry James: The Young Master and Honorable Justice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes, and is the editor of The Collected Works of Justice Holmes. He is Adjunct Professor of Law and History at Vermont Law ... [... more]
Random House |
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 811 EAN: 9781417919642 ISBN: 1417919647 Number Of Pages: 468 Publication Date: 2005-05-04 [... more]
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The Imaginative Prose of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Showing importance of father of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Excellent treatment of famous Supreme Court justice's once very famous father. Places many of Holmes, Sr's issues and strengths into current context of the decline of the "public [... more]
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