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Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars this century if the influence of Clausewitz's On War had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun-tzu's The Art of Warfare. --B.H. Liddel Hart For two ... [... more]
Random House |
The Prince (Modern Library Classics)
A guide to gaining and maintaining power: This book was written by the famous Italian statesman Niccolo Machiavelli in 1531. This book is a classic and I was pleasantly surprised that the content was not dated and the principles translate easily into the [... more]
$8.00
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William Kerrigan
William Kerrigan, former president of the Milton Society of America and recipient of its award for lifetime achievement, is professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts. He is the co-editor of the Modern Library edition of Milton's ... [... more]
Random House |
John R. Neill
The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, & The Emerald City of Oz For more than a century, L. Frank Baum's kingdom of Oz and its delightful denizens have enchanted readers of all ages. In this illustrated Modern Library edition, the bestselling ... [... more]
Random House |
How to Use an Electronic Card Library Catalog
You now can find modern technology in most libraries. The drawers full of index cards with book titles, authors and subjects are things of the past. Today's modern library offers its patrons electronic access to all of the library's ... [... more]
eHow |
How to Celebrate Bloomsday
The Modern Library has named James Joyce's "Ulysses" the most important book of the 20th century. Other critics have hailed it as the most important literary work of the millennium. All of the book's action takes place on one day: June 16, 1904. [... more]
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Ian Jackman
Ian Jackman has written and co-written numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Stickin' by James Carville. Jackman worked at a major New York publishing house and was Managing Director of the Modern Library. [... more]
Harper Collins |
John Rumrich
John Rumrich is the author of Matter of Glory and Milton Unbound. He is Thaman Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the co-editor of the Modern Library edition of Milton's Paradise Lost. John Milton's Paradise Lost, an ... [... more]
Random House |
Mr. Beluncle: A Novel (Modern Library Classics)
A comic answer to the question, Who shall inherit England?: V.S. Pritchett's Mr. Beluncle is a pater familias running emotional roughshod on his employees and his household alike in their London suburb. His three stifled sons invariably cry after [... more]
$13.95
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London: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)
Maps, Please: Maps. If you're going to do a book on the historical development of London (or any other major city), you must include a few maps so readers not intimately familiar with all of its environs will know what's where and how it developed. [... more]
$14.00
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The Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles)
Nice Addition to Horne's Seven Ages of Paris: This newest addition to the Modern Library Chronicles series is not a history of Napoleon but a snapshot into this time in France, although by his very nature the man defines the times. For a short biography [... more]
$13.95
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Slightly out of Focus (Modern Library)
Amazon.com Review: Robert Capa, the great photojournalist who is perhaps best known for his searing images of WWII, infused his autobiography with the same brio and warmth that he expressed in his now classic photographs. "Victory was pleasant and [... more]
$24.95
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