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The year is 1570 and Europe trembles on the verge of invasion by Turkish forces. In the service of Pope Pius V, Leonardo Radolowick sets out on a quest to secure a holy relic that the pope believes will decide the fate of Christian Europe. Long treasured for its power in battle, the spear, used by the Roman centurion Longinus to pierce the side of Jesus on the cross, lies secreted in Constantinople, the center of Turkish power. Radolowicks commission is to find and recover the ancient Judeo/Christian relic from the Turks. His small band includes members of the Knights of St. John and an inquisitive young Spaniard, Miguel de Cervantes, who accompany him on the hazardous voyage east. He and Miguel quickly become friends and set out aboard a stunning new sailing vessel built from a recently recovered design by Leonardo da Vinci. On the way they confront blind ambition and savagery far beyond any they had ever imagined. All of Europe is fragmented and embroiled in religious turmoil. England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire are preoccupied with petty disputes, and reject the popes urgent plea for a united Christian stand against the Ottoman Turks. Only a brokered alliance forced by the Holy See between Spain and Venice can give Europe a fighting chance against the invincible Turkish colossus. Two worlds, diverse in philosophy and custom, converge to meet in a titanic clash for survival and supremacy. Pope Pius V boldly moves to secure a Christian victory by attempting to reclaim the ancient talisman, the spear of Longinus. Has he been divinely inspired, or is he simply a religious zealot blinded by his own delusions of faith? The Spear of Lepanto is an epic tale of adventure, romance, and heroism, vividly bringing the distant past to life.
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A Fast Fun Read with Depth.......2005-10-07
If you want a fast fun read then "The Spear of Lepanto" is for you. It is an outstanding historical novel written by Leon J. Radomile. The book contains all the elements of a great epic. If the book were written in the 1940s, surely Hollywood would have made it into a matinee movie starring the likes of Tyrone Power or Errol Flynn.
Italian American Radomile is a student of history. His knowledge of Renaissance Italy amplifies an already exciting and suspenseful plot. Throughout the story he brings up historical facts and anecdotes that will further educate and enlighten the reader about Italy's incredible past, especially during the 16th Century.
The setting of the book is 1570 and the Ottoman Turks are on the verge of invading Italy. Italy is not one country but many city-states. Venice is one particular city-state with colonies in the eastern Mediterranean consisting of islands off the Greek coast. The Turks want to take possession of those islands and start a war with Venice. The Ottoman Empire is the dominant power of the time and Venice turns to Rome and Spain, with its colonies Naples and Sicily, for help in fending off the Turks. Rome is led by Pope Pius V. The pope knows that the combined strength of Venice, Rome and Spain is no match for the mighty Ottomans. He seeks an advantage by obtaining a sacred object believed to give immense mythical power to any army that possesses it. Hence, part of the title of the book, the sacred object is the spear used by the Roman centurion Longinus to pierce the side of Jesus Christ during crucifixion. It is this spear that the pope and his aides believe will give the alliance of Rome, Venice and Spain divine power to defeat the Ottoman Turks.
The spear is housed in Topkapi palace in Constantinople. The pope enlists the services of his diplomatic troubleshooter, the book's main character, Leonardo Radolowick to sneak into the Turkish capital and retrieve the holy relic. Accompanied by members of the Knights of St. John and a young Spanish writer and adventurer Miguel de Cervantes, Radolowick sets out on the mission aboard a ship uniquely designed by Leonardo Da Vinci. What follows is a most entertaining tale by Radomile. The saga unfolds with pirates, swashbucklers and sea battles, spies, assassins, the intrigues of kings, emperors and popes and of course the helpless maiden rescued and loved by the main character.
What is most impressive about Radomile is his grasp of history. He provides rich details of the Renaissance. The reader learns that Italy was no island onto itself. The region had considerable trade with a number of other countries and cultures and Italy epitomized internationalism. For instance, the main character Radolowick is a native of Bosnia but grew up in Italy after his village and home were destroyed by Turkish invaders. Other displaced Bosnians integrate into Italian society and it suggests that some of today's Italians actually have roots in such eastern European nations like Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Albania. Certainly the name Radolowick and Radomile are very similar. The main character's name is no doubt modeled after the author's. As a perceptive student of history, Radomile has traced his family roots beyond Italy to Bosnia. Hence, "The Spear of Lepanto" is a wonderful historical novel that any reader will immensely enjoy and in addition a quiet tribute by the author to his family. FROM PRIMO MAGAZINE, AUG-SEP 05 ISSUE
The Spear of Lepanto.......2005-09-29
This book is just dripping with character and history. It was one of those books that I kept finding reasons to wander out on my porch to keep reading - a true page turner. My only problem with this book is that it ended. Leon - when are you gong to finish book two? Your readers are like Radolowick's men; impatiently waiting for land to appear! Bravo, Mr. Radomile.
Historical Fiction the way it ought to be..........2005-07-20
As a historian familiar with the time period in which "Spear of Lepanto" takes place, I give it very high marks for feeling "authentic". The book reads like a smooth-flowing story as opposed to a lesson--which is rare in the genre.
Mr Radomile uses many real characters to spice up his innovative and unique story. Audacious but reverent, "Spear" treads lightly across the Renaissance leaving the reader entertained and enlightened, never bored.
If you have tired of run-of-the-mill fiction and light, low calorie, actioners, then you should pick up "Spear of Lepanto"--it might just be the best read you'll have all year.
Religious turmoil in an exciting fast paced tale!.......2005-07-04
Genre: Historical Fiction
Title: The Spear of Lepanto
Author: Leon J. Radomile
Papal emissary, Leonardo Radolowick is called to the Vatican to meet with Pope Pius V, General Colonna, Capt. Gavino Poliziani, and Guiseppe Martino. Accompanying him is his new friend and protégé, Miguel de Cervantes. It is not long before Radalowick is asked to choose two companions to accompany him on the search for the Spear of Longinus. It is believed that those in possession of the spear will conquer all enemies, rising victorious in the name of God. The Pope declares that the Turks must be stopped and only the spear will ensure their victory. However, first Leonardo must travel to the Apulian coast of Italy where he will oversee the completion of a huge ship, equipped with a recently discovered invention of Leonardo di Vinci-a propellor. Cervantes and Radalowick's other companion, Michele Geraldi accept their papal quest without reservation. Meanwhile, Spanish Ambassador Alzamora, his wife Lanette Louise and his daughter, Lea Linda board a ship for Spain. An unexpected storm finds them separated from their convoy and soon the captives of the dreaded Turks.
Religious turmoil, savagery, violence and deceit, all contribute to an exciting and fast paced tale. The Spear of Lepanto begins with a rather intimidating and lengthy ten page list of characters. This reviewer found the first few pages read like an exhaustive "who's who" of the rich and famous of the sixteenth century. It was difficult to keep the characters straight and their importance to the story was vague at first. That said, once the author begins the tale it is most enjoyable. We recommend that readers be persistent in continuing past the first few chapters, it really will be worthwhile.
Author, Leon Radomile has researched his subject thoroughly and intently providing readers with an excellent history lesson mixed with an exciting story. He began researching his own Italian ancestors and eventually produced this fictional Renaissance adventure. The surname Radomile is a transformation of the noble name of Radalowick.
A great book for history buffs and fans of historical fiction.
a piercing spear.......2005-06-04
just finished the spear. well written. good historical novel.some confusion with quantity of characters but a minor problem. keeps interest thru out. well researched. cant wait for part 2.
Book Description
In his four-volume series Return to Neveryeon, Hugo and Nebula award-winner Samuel R. Delany appropriated the conceits of sword-and-sorcery fantasy to explore his characteristic themes of language, power, gender, and the nature of civilization. Wesleyan University Press has reissued the long-unavailable Neveryeonvolumes in trade paperback.
The eleven stories, novellas, and novels in Return to Neveryeon's four volumes chronicle a long-ago land on civilization's brink, perhaps in Asia or Africa, or even on the Mediterranean. Taken slave in childhood, Gorgik gains his freedom, leads a slave revolt, and becomes a minister of state, finally abolishing slavery. Ironically, however, he is sexually aroused by the iron slave collars of servitude. Does this contaminate his mission -- or intensify it? Presumably elaborated from an ancient text of unknown geographical origin, the stories are sunk in translators' and commentators' introductions and appendices, forming a richly comic frame.
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Republication of "The Bridge of Lost Desire".......2004-06-23
This work was first published by the title mentioned in the review title, in 1987 (November) by St. Martins Press/New York. I have verified this by viewing the content page of "Return to Neveryon". While this is perhaps an unimportant detail, the search was sparked by the review below, and of course, my desire to find any other Samuel R. Delany (SRD) books about Neveryon (disappointed).
However, the book is a satisfying conclusion to the four published texts in the series, perhaps beginning with "Triton", mentioned briefly in one of the appendices as having a significant role in the development of what Delany (in the guise of an alter-ego K. Leslie Steiner) calles "The Modular Calculus", a philosophical attempt to construct a measure of the degree of approach of a "model of reality" (that is, a book or series of books) to the "reality" itself. Thus, one may infer that the entire Neveryon series and the book Triton, (only mentioned in passing in the appendix to the third book of the series "Flight from Neveryon") is part of a philosophical musing by the author on the nature of society, civilization and the development and nature of the self, as demonstrated by various inhabitants of the "model" or fictional world he has created. Despite these deeper philosophical conjectures, the book is a fascinating romp through what is perhaps, and perhaps not, an alternate world. Enjoy!
Brings it all back home.......2003-03-18
Delany finishes his series of Neveryon novels but focusing on the character who not only kicked off the series but has provided most of the impetus for the events in the novels, either as a main character, through cameo roles, or through an offscreen yet tangible presence. Delany's stories in this volume are less self-consciously experimental (at least in structure) than the last volume and thus come across as more conventional. They really aren't, most of them explore topics in semniotics, a subject I really don't have that great a knowledge of and as usual probably missed most of the bigger points he's trying to make. But the stories make for interesting reads on their own. The first story (which is the longest) has Gorgik, at the end of his career, tell a story about himself to a barbarian boy who could care less. This one is probably the least exciting since it's basically all monologue, but it's still entertaining and delves a bit more into the nature of perception versus reality (at least that's how I read it). The second story is a lot of fun and barely even involves Gorgik, instead telling the tale of a petty criminal, moving back and forth along his life, creating a very complex charactization, and highlighting more aspects of Delany's very intricately created culture. The last story ends the series on a high note and is a slightly rewritten version of the first story from the first volume, showing Gorgik's formative years. It's not too different from the original (if at all) I thought some sections were tweaked slightly and some parts were expanded upon more, but overall it was great the first time and it's just as good the second time. One thing that's neat about the stories is how they inform each other, there aren't explicit connections between them but the connections are there (plus the chronology goes backward, adding another level of meaning) especially between the second and last stories (the one you'd least think would be connected) and it shows a level of thought and plotting and an attention to structure that you don't normally see in fantasy. All in all, a nice cap to a fun series, one of the best pure sword and sorcery series to come along in a while. What they lacked in blood and guts they made up in imagination and pure thought and for that reason they'll stand head and shoulders over other fantasy books that seek to continue the status quo and tell the same old stories.
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Awesome!!! An absolute have to read!!!.......2003-07-14
This is my favorite war book. I loved the games and the movie. It took me a while before I found out that there was a book series. I picked this book up and did not put it down until the third time through.
YOU MUST BUY THIS!!!
Hey Hey!!!!.......2002-05-21
I remember playing the game with my Uncle back in '96. I remember thinking to myself then-"Hey wait this is the Admiral T. he can't betray the Confederation!!" Now I realize that this is what made the game better. The big bad leader of the human fleets has greed and ambition. As for the book I think it is the 2nd best wingcommander book with the exception of Action Stations. It really helped tie up some lose ends left in the game.
A different but not so bad take of the game IMO..........2000-12-09
The one thing I never understood in the WC Universe was the portrayl of Tolwyn in the game versus the portrayl of the books. This is especially true for Price of Freedom, where in the game you find out something amazing about his character. I thought the book explained it a little better. Sure the game wins hands down for being more stimulating, but it's a good novel nonetheless. Most people want to see heros as unthinking patroits with no depth. But Blair's brooding and drinking is more than appropriate for a man who has seen so many die for so long but still accepting what must be done. I think people talking about the change to the Border Worlds in the novel is quick and uneventful forget how fast Blair put on a BW suit in the game without mention. And as for Sosa, I liked that she and Blair got together. Catscratch wasn't very appealing in the game, and just dropped off the universe when you save him. And I am glad Vagabond wasn't in the book much, because I hated to see him die in the game. Plus, the book brings more reality to the game as to the smaller resources and other problems of the Border Worlds rather than just letting you change over and destroy Confed fleets at will. Anyway, this is leaps better than any Pilgrim(can we say Use the Force, Luke) novel or WC movie, and is the last good WC book (until I read False Colors that is.)
Wrought with anticlimatical apathy; exciting nontheless........2000-08-14
Improved greatly over the WC3 novel. It has a superb beginning in the portrayal and history the Confed. But the excitement goes down when Blair walks matter-of-factedly into the realm of the Border Worlds with apathy as if switching college roommates. The lack of surprising element in Blair and the other crewmembers especially troubled me when the star port vet and Towyn were brought onboard without foreknowledge. Major inconsistencies with the game, such as the elimination of Vagabond and Catscrach as major characters, and the very unnatural romance between Blair and Sosa reduces the enjoyment a bit. The novel still brings you unexpected adventures, and I recommend it as an excellent companion to the game.
The Price of Novelization.......2000-05-26
(...)This book is really great because it is somthing that us as readers can somewhat relate to. From "To Kill A Mockingbird" Atticus said that you never no someone until you get into their shoes and walk around in them. That's what this is like, if you play the game and then read the book then you begin to see yourself as Blair when you read the book and it isn't really Blair it's you who is doing all the action. In the book you can read what Blair is thinking and not just watch and see what he does which makes it a lot better. The novelization of a game can never be exact and I think that the auther did a good job because he made it exciting and he made it more relistic for the Wing Commander Universe that is based off of both the games and the books. If it really happened you would most likly not fly that many missions. I reccomend the book.
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The Schwarzbein Principle Cookbook
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Dr. Schwarzbein teams up with acclaimed professional chef Evelyn Jacob to whip up 300 delicious, healing recipes that prove that eating the Schwarzbein way doesn't have to be difficult, boring or fat-free! With easy-to-follow directions, tips and comprehensive nutritional breakdowns, the book offers healthy entrees and accompaniments for any meal, with delicacies like: breakfast burritos, mushroom-gorgonzola omelettes with walnuts, chicken sate with peanut sauce, crustless quiche, hot artichoke cheese dip, pecan-baked brie, lobster bisque, Asian shrimp, mint pesto chicken, beef stroganoff, Thai basil beef, barbecued spareribs and kielbasa with sauerkraut. Take a look at the Vegetarian Cookbook also!
Customer Reviews:
Excellent.......2007-05-06
This book is excellent and I recommend it everyone who wants to become healthier. I use it everyday and find it very informative and helpful to me.
Yum!.......2007-02-07
This book is a valuable tool for people following the SP nutritional plan or anyone else trying to eat more low-carb/carb-balanced, healthful meals and snacks. The book features a fresh take on favorite standards, plus many new recipes. There are no photos, which other cookbook enthusiasts might appreciate knowing. It's well organized, gives clear directions for easy-to-make recipes using ingredients that one can find in any grocery store. I use the book every day. I had the book wire bound with a clear plastic cover overlay so that it lays open flat. Well worth an additional $6 investment.
The Best Cookbook You'll Ever Own!.......2006-12-22
I can't say enough about the wonderful recipes in this book. At first glance, I thought, "There is NO way I'm going to be able to lose weight eating this food." However, after reading Dr. Schwarzbein's book on insulin resistance and the transition from an unhealthy metabolism to a healthy, healed one, I quickly learned (along with my entire family) that this was indeed the ONLY way to eat...the way GOD intended.
Healthy, whole foods, fresh products that have little or no additives, sodium, sugar, or pesticides, meats that have been grown organically, milk and milk products that have been minimally pasteurized and non-homogonized became easily incorporated into our daily life style and meal plans. Now everyone (and I am a working mother of FIVE) can leave the table satisfied and never deprived. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a healthy way of life for you and your family.
As a daughter of a diabetic, I had to watch the disease ravage my 56 year old father's body until the illness finally took him from us. I NEVER want my family to experience the horrible degenerative diseases associated with eating processed, sugary, foods loaded with pesticides, hormones, steroids and antibiotics. There is a better way and Schwarzbein's Cookbook shows you the way!
Healthy and Logical Weight Loss Program.......2006-08-06
I had previuosly purchased "The Schwarzbein Principle" which was extremely informative regarding nutrition and the human body. I found the cookbook to be a valuable addition to the information previously presented. The recipes and food selections are easy to prepare and satisfying. It is the best cookbook in my possesion.
Seller Highly Recommended!!!.......2006-07-10
My book was delivered quickly and in excellent condition. Thanks for a great experience.
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For the millions of readers who have adopted a vegetarian lifestyle, this cookbook contains 371 healthful and delicious recipes. Sample items include: risotto with sun-dried tomatoes and gorgonzola cheese, Middle Eastern lentils with vegetables, Szechwan tofu with green beans, mushrooms and peanuts, tempeh tacos, mealtess moussaka, quesadillas, tofu enchilladas and artichoke chowder. If you still eat meat, take a look at Dr. Schwarzbein's other cookbook.
Customer Reviews:
Delicious Ideas.......2007-02-07
This book contains absolutely delicious, creative vegetarian entrees that are easy to make and don't take a lot of time to prepare. Many of the condiment and vegetable side dish recipes are in her other cookbook, which was disappointing because I also own the other book. I had hoped that there wouldn't be any overlap. However, if you don't own the other book, you'll be happy to find those recipes in this one! This book has far more vegetarian entrees than her other cookbook. I was surprised that the carb counts are so high in the entrees (about 2X the carbs as protein) but, then again, it is difficult to get high enough complete proteins without getting such high carb counts on a strict vegetarian diet. All-in-all, it contains delicious ideas with clear directions. I will use it every week to create even more variety with a few meatless meals.
The Schwarzbein Principle Vegetarian Cookbook.......2005-09-19
excellent and yummy recipes - not involved with lots of ingredients. I'm using it nearly every day as I learn more about this lifestyle.
Being Healthy.......2005-09-05
I now own four of the Schwarzbein books. Being a vegetarian makes it particularly hard to get the right nutrition. Dr. Schwarzbein's information and wonderful recipes make it easy. If you want to be healthy by using logic and eating well, these are the books to read!
Too Many Carbs!!!.......2002-08-26
Generally, Dr. Schwarzbein is on the right track. However, as someone who was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance Syndrome two and a half years ago and who has tried every possible way of eating, I can confidently state that there is no way to recover from the symptoms of this illness--diabetes, high blood pressure, high insulin, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and obesity--and eat as many starchy vegetables and grain products as Schwarzbein includes in this cookbook. I'm not surprised that another reviewer and his wife experienced a surge in cholesterol level from eating this way. In her orignal book, The Schwarzbein Princple, Dr. Schwarzbein shows several levels of recommended carbohydrate consumption based on the physical health of the individual. If you have any or all of the above-listed symptoms, I can tell you from experience that you must use the lowest carb level she recommends, which means you will have to be very selective with the recipes in this book. I can tell you from personal experience that if you have I-R Syndrome or any of it's symptoms, you can't continue to eat starchy vegetables and grain products and hope to get better. I've watched family members continue to go downhill on the standard diets offered by their endocrinologists. I strongly recommend you try Protein Power, Atkins or Neaderthin and keep your carb intake between 30-55 grams per day max. It's hard to do, but it beats ending up blind or on dialysis.
A wonderful guide to healthful eating.......2000-03-13
I just loved this book. It expanded our diet at home to includes lots of foods so that this sometime non-vegetarian doesn't miss meat nearly as much (all the women in the family are basically vegetarians). thanks for helping a father eat more healthfully with his family.
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Introducing the world s first practical guide to booze: Just pick the occasion and we ll select the libation complete with recipes, secrets, and tips. Your daughter told you she s getting married? Drink this. Got a new job? Cheers, and drink this. Been a long day? Drink this, and make it a double. Traveling to London? Need to lose weight? Want to impress your co-workers? Don t worry. Alcohol aficionado Duane Swierczynski will give you the recipes and rationale behind every mixed drink imaginable . . . and then some.
Chock-full of Margaritas, White Russians, Gin Rickeys, Harvey Wallbangers, Cosmopolitans, Hot Toddys, Jungle Juice, Eggnog, Sex on the Beach, and 142 other favorites, The Perfect Drink for Every Occasion is comprehensive enough to be the only bar book you ll ever need.
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A fun look through and some cute ideas.......2007-07-08
I got this book to build up my collection of drink books in the quest to be the best bartender ever!!! And the drinks are great and each one is designated to some occasion whether it be something really silly or the perfect drink for your 25th anniversary. I loved this book just to flip through and giggle at some of the pairs.
A pretty cool book for mixology fanciers.......2006-12-21
If you're the type of person who orders something different every time you go out, you'll like this. In fact, you'll probably like it even if you tend more towards simply getting a beer every time (like me).
There's some unusual drinks in here, along with some interesting combinations of occasion and beverage. Recommended choices range from the mundane (a dollar draft when you've got a buck and change in your pocket) to the historical (a rum flip during the Revolutionary War) to the utterly odd (the Bullshooter, a hangover remedy involving vodka and beef broth). Situations listed include holidays, life events, people you want to impress, and massive hangovers. The writing is quite amusing and even includes information on what not to drink in a specific situation.
entertaining drink book.......2005-07-24
if you ever had a problem coming up with an excuse to drink, this funny book will help you out - plus it doubles as a coaster
Most Entertaining Drinks Book Ever!.......2003-06-20
If you're looking for a good, general selection of drinks and cocktails from which to start your home bar -- and be thoroughly entertained in the bargain -- your search is over! You'll find expert mixology for some standard drinks, along with some little known or forgotten cocktails throughout 2oth Century history, up to a few of the latest, trendy drinks. Sprinkled with historical and cultural references, notable quotes, and just plain fun stuff, you'll enjoy more than a few laughs even before you start sampling recipes! The language is sometimes "R-rated", so the easily offended should step lightly.
The recipes in this book are not categorized alphabetically, but by "When You're In The Mood For...", "Special Occasions", "Drinks For Life Events", etc., which makes it supremely useful. There is an alphabetical index, plus an index by main spirit ingredient.
I laughed out loud at several spots; by far the most hilarious and entertaining mixology book I've ever encountered!
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Over 4500 images appear in this beautiful and comprehensive, four-volume set. This massive compilation reveals the great diversity and intrinsic beauty of art tiles produced across the length and breadth of the United States from the late nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. Tile installations of great beauty include panels, individual tiles, and inserts adorning building facades, interiors, furniture, and garden ornaments. These volumes explore the wildly varying themes and distinctive art styles of six regions of the nation. Among the 161 companies represented are A. E. Hull, American Encaustic, Brayton Laguna, California Art Tile, Catalina Pottery, Flint Faience, Gladding McBean, Grueby, Marblehead, Newcomb, Niloak, Pacific Clay Products, Rookwood, Saturday Evening Girls, and Weller. The text includes tile identification as well as valuable advice on collecting art tiles, a glossary, an index, and bibliography. This set is an essential reference for all who are fascinated with the ceramic arts. Regions 4 & 5: Art tiles manufactured in the Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Colorado, as well as the Northwestern states of Washington, and Northern California are displayed in over 700 striking images. Included are tiles from many companies, including: Abington, Arequipa, California Faience, Cathedral Oaks, Newcomb, Niloak, Pigeon Forge, San Jose, Solon & Schemmel, Van Briggle, and Waco.
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This book contains twelve essays by prominent historians from the Netherlands, Belgium and the United States on the early Enlightenment in the Dutch Republic. In the wake of the increased awareness of the importance of this particular period for the European Enlightenment as a whole, they focus on Cartesianism, Spinozism and Empiricism, the three main schools of thought that made up its philosophical profile. The first part of the book highlights the academic infrastructure of the Dutch Republic and the theological response to the Radical Enlightenment. The second and third parts concentrate on the philosophical and the scientific developments in the Dutch Republic from 1650 to 1750. The final part of this book deals with the international proliferation of the Dutch Radical Enlightenment and with the way in which its main protagonists have been ignored by Dutch historiography.
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The first full-scale biography of the “Prince of Broadway,” the brilliant playwright and director Moss Hart.
No one loomed larger in Broadway’s golden age. Hart’s memoir, Act One, which told of a youth lived in poverty and his early success on Broadway, became the most successful and most loved book ever published about the lure of the theater. But it ended at the beginning—when Hart was only twenty-five—and at times embroidered or skirted the facts. Now, at last, we have the full and far richer story.
Hart exemplified wit, urbanity, and grace. He knew everybody, from the Algonquin Round Table crowd
to the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Noël Coward, Cole Porter, and the Hollywood moguls. His passion for the theater gave wings to his long playwriting collaboration with George S. Kaufman; together they gave us such classic comedies as You Can’t Take It With You and The Man Who Came to Dinner. On his own Hart wrote the stunning Lady in the Dark and Light Up the Sky. His screenplays include Gentleman’s Agreement, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Judy Garland version of A Star Is Born. His career as a director was crowned by the creation of My Fair Lady and Camelot, his last two shows. They were still on Broadway when he died in 1961 at the age of fifty-seven.
But Hart’s life was not always golden, in spite of a Pulitzer Prize, Tony Awards, and Oscar nominations. His successes were shadowed by the unpredictable and often debilitating mood swings of manic depression. And he struggled with issues of sexual identity—documented here for the first time—finally marrying and fathering children in his forties.
Dazzler is the story of the seen and unseen struggles that beset Hart in a life crowded with friends, glamour, and achievements, a life that seemed to be one triumph and delight after another. But it was actually a life tormented in ways we didn’t know, and thus, heroic. It isn’t just that Hart rose from humble beginnings to fame and fortune. It’s that he rose above his private demons to achieve a kind of happiness that survives him still. He used to say, even in the face of failure, “Well, we aspired.” Aspiration was a key to his life, and the key to this superb biography.
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Thorough, but somewhat disappointing.......2003-02-20
I was greatly looking forward to reading this book, but, like another reviewer, found it rather slow going. Bach gives a very thorough chronicle of Hart's life, including details about every production, but somehow the essence of Hart didn't come through for me until the last few chapters. Despite Bach's repeated statements that Hart was charming, amusing, full of joie de vivre, etc., I didn't find much to illustrate that. I guess I was hoping for more examples from his work, more quotes from people who knew him personally, etc. I suspect that Kitty Carlisle Hart's refusal to cooperate meant that several of the people closest to the Harts also declined to be interviewed.
The book does pick up steam in the final quarter,when Bach discusses Hart's involvement with "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot." Even so, I thought that Alan Jay Lerner's 10-odd pages on Hart in his memoir ("The Street Where I Live")did more to really bring the man alive.
Stutter Steps.......2001-12-02
Hmmm...where to begin? I looked forward to reading Dazzler based on my love of history, the theatre, and New York in general. In those respects, the book doesn't disappoint. Steven Bach paints a terrific picture of early twentieth century Broadway that really brings it to life as he follows Moss Hart's life and career. It's very obvious that he's done his homework and he fills gaps in his narrative very nicely.
The problem lies in an area that can be very troublesome for biography and I'm afraid that Bach falls into the trap a bit much. First, the individual chapters, while well crafted, seem to lack a cohesiveness that would make the book flow well. It seemed difficult to read more than two or three chapters in a sitting. To give Bach the benefit of the doubt, I'll say that it's because there was so much information to digest.
Second, to echo some of the other reviews that have been posted, in the end Moss Hart is a big name that does not carry a corresponding talent. Yes, he was the co-author of some of the standards of twentieth century theater, but upon the closer scrutiny Mr. Bach provides he doesn't really seem to measure up to the level of greatness that Mr. Bach thinks he deserves (or wants him to deserve to merit this book). A quick sidebar, to label Moss Hart the Neil Simon of his day, as others have, is a disservice to Mr. Simon. Sitcoms may have made us more sensitive to fluff, but there is a distinct difference in the two men's careers.
Lastly, Mr. Bach goes to great lengths to bring Moss Hart's sexuality to light, providing anecdotes and evidence that, if not outright gay, he was at least bisexual. All well and good, except that in trying so hard to prove this particular thesis, Bach loses sight of one very important point, namely that an artist's sexuality (or for that matter their upbringing) does not automatically mean that every piece of work they do is colored by it. It may be true, but it isn't necessarily true. Bach interrupts too many interesting stories to go into this subject, which only applies toward making his point about one-third of the time.
Overall it helps to have some vague form of familiarity with the plays and, since some of them are such mainstays of high school and regional theaters across the country, it will provide some interesting insights. As Bach rightly points out, some of these plays have not held up well over the course of time but, taken for what they are, they are undeniable classics. To a lesser degree, so was Moss Hart.
UN-PUT-DOWNABLE.......2001-11-25
Moss Hart was not only a brilliant talent who wrote and/or directed some of the finest plays and musicals of the twentieth century, he also wrote, to my mind, the finest non-fiction book written about life in the theatre: ACT ONE. Unfortunately, he died before he could write the second and third acts. Stephen Bach has taken up the task of writing that book for Hart and he does it wonderfully--if, perhaps, a little more openly and honestly than Hart might have liked.
A successful, leading playwright on Broadway when still in his twenties, Hart could never really reconcile himself to his humble origins nor to his family members, including his parents, who never quite "got" what their son needed or wanted or deserved and who never really found out how to live comfortably in his own skin with decades of huge successes.
Mood swings of manic depression plagued him his entire life as did his confusion over his own sexual identity. He was also a man who could quite easily and conveniently "forget" some of those friends who had helped him when he was struggling, professionally and personally. Bach does not write a gossipy tell-all, but lets his readers know that Hart's life was not as sublime as it must have seemed by outsiders.
The book is filled with myriad examples of what Broadway and Hollywood was like in the first half of the last century: why plays like ONCE IN A LIFETIME were hits and why others like LIGHT UP THE SKY were not. Why Hart's sense of timing most always seemed to serve him well: i.e. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU coming at just the right time for a celebration of the individuality and originality of the American spirit. Celebrity after celebrity worked with Hart: George S. Kaufman, of course, and Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and Lerner & Loewe, Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison, George M. Cohan and Richard Rodgers, Judy Garland and Richard Burton. The list is endless.
Bach writes imaginatively and with such great wit and force and strength that the reader is swept up in Hart's life, living it as fast and furiously as he must have. It is un-put-downable.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, especially for anyone with an interest in legitimate theatre as an art.
Marvelous chronicle of an ultimately minor talent.......2001-07-22
Bach has written a tight, sparkling biography of a man who lived and worked in a fascinating milieu, Broadway's Golden Age. I had a hard time putting the book down, and I am NOT even one of the people who became fascinated by Hart from his autobiography ACT ONE, which I have not read.
Yet at the end of the day, one has a hard time quite seeing just why so many people considered Hart such a "dazzler", and on the contrary, it would appear that overall, Moss Hart was not -- as much as I hate to say this -- a major creative figure.
The kind of "theatre" that Hart was so honored to be a part of was the equivalent to the space filled today by well-written sitcoms; we must remember that before the 1950s, one could not access light comedy of this kind every night in one's living room (old radio was only aural and was usually more jocular than witty). Thus people were still willing to pay top dollar to see such material acted out before them. As much as I love plays like YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU and THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, I also have a hard time seeing any major difference in craft or depth between them and, for example, FRASIER, ALL IN THE FAMILY, CHEERS or FRIENDS.
This is the kind of material Hart excelled at, and it is indicative that when he strayed beyond it, he regularly failed. Hart was not up to writing plays of substance, and if he had lived longer, he would surely have come a cropper in the 1960s and 1970s trying to light the fires again with the kind of material that theatregoers swooned to in the 30s and 40s. Moreover, so very much of his best work was done in collaboration, which dilutes his achievement further.
Of course he also made his mark directing -- but let's face it, rendering trifles like JUNIOR MISS and THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ is not exactly the kind of thing one goes down in history for, no matter how well you do it; it was the writing and performances that put these things over (who directed episodes of MARY TYLER MOORE?). Even his MY FAIR LADY triumph: okay, but then thousands of productions of this piece have gone over wonderfully since. Hart was not the "auteur" here in the same way as Hal Prince has been for so many of his shows.
I hardly mean to "diss" Hart here; he was clearly a solid craftsman. But that's really more or less it -- which means that one does not exactly come away from this book feeling that one has been in the presence of a "dazzler". Instead, one has been "dazzled" more by the times he lived in and the people he knew and worked with. As some print reviews have noted, for all we hear about what a cocktail wit Hart was, we get oddly few memorable bon mots or piquant anecdotes -- and Bach is a great researcher, providing quite a bit of this sort of thing re other people. Hart seems to largely have just "been there", apparently flamboyantly dressed.
One reason Hart winds up a bit of a cipher here is because a great deal of his more intense social experiences would appear to have been homosexual ones. Typically of his time, Hart apparently kept all of the specifics under wraps, and despite having unearthed some facts via interview, Bach is rather discrete about the matter, and much is surely lost to the ages. While we would hardly need a blow-by-blow chronicle of Hart's sex life, the fact remains that the resulting hole in the story leaves a question mark as to what is a central aspect of any human being's psychological terrain. We see a Hart spending his 20s rising in the show business firmament apparently beyond any kind of love life beyond "dating" the occasional woman briefly and now and then bemoaning his inability to love. Certainly there was more going on than that for our "Dazzler", and whatever it was would have meant a great deal to Hart, "love" or not. Who was his first affair? When did he start having sex? What was he like to be in a relationship with? We are not prurient to wonder about such things; to not have any idea of them is to have missed a central part of our subject.
That is not really Bach's fault, nor is it his fault that Hart was ultimately a kind of Golden Age Neil Simon. And the book is a real page-turner if you love the period. But Hart comes off more as a kind of toastmaster than as a driving force. Nevertheless, to truly understand a period, one must know the state of the art as well as one knows the geniuses.
Reveales his changing psychological state.......2001-07-04
Dazzler: Life and Times of Moss Hart presents the first full-scale biography of the playwright and director who made such an impact on Broadway's golden age, revealing his changing psychological state, his successes, and his struggles with sexual identity. The depth of examination will delight those who want more than a simple overview of his achievements.
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Title: Dazzler: The Life and Times of Moss Hart. (book review)
Author: Billy J. Harbin
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Theatre History Studies (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2002
Publisher: Mid-America Theatre Association
Page: 221(4)
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