Smith's introduction to industrial mycology

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Smith's introduction to industrial mycology
George Smith
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An Introduction to Industrial Mycology
George & Raistrick, Harold Smith
Manufacturer: Edward, Arnold & Co.
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An Introduction to Industrial Mycology: 4th edition
George Smith
Manufacturer: Edward Arnold
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AN INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL MYCOLOGY.

Manufacturer: Edward Arnold
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ASIN: B000HHEMX2

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This lively guide, written by expert local writers, shows visitors an extraordinary diversity of attractions, urban and rural. The best hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, cafés, and bars (with a guide to all types of Chinese cuisine); the best stores for everything from designer fashions to electronics (with pointers for haggling); fun places to walk, hike, bird and dolphin watch; festivals and events — all are detailed in Time Out Hong Kong, along with detours to Macau and Guangzhou. This edition includes new sidebars, rechecked information, updated maps, and a special culture chapter for context.

Time Out Hong Kong: Macau and Guangzhou (Time Out Guides)

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Time Out Hong Kong: Macau and Guangzhou (Time Out Guides)

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ASIN: 1904978819

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Hong Kong can be daunting but need not be, with Time Out Hong Kong on board. This lively guide, written by expert local writers, shows visitors an extraordinary diversity of attractions, urban and rural. The best hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, cafés, and bars (with a guide to all types of Chinese cuisine); the best stores for everything from designer fashions to electronics (with pointers for haggling); fun places to walk, hike, bird- and dolphin-watch; festivals and events — all are detailed here, along with detours to Macau and Guangzhou. This edition includes new sidebars, rechecked information, updated maps, and a special culture chapter for context.

Time Out Collection: An Insider's Guide to Hong Kong's Secret Places

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Time Out Collection: An Insider's Guide to Hong Kong's Secret Places

Manufacturer: TV and Entertainment Times of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong (Time Out Ser.)
Time Out Editor
Manufacturer: Time Out
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ9PIK

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Time Out Hong Kong (Time Out Guides)
Time Out
Manufacturer: Time Out
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ASIN: B000OJK79G

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"How To Draw Multicultural Supercharacters" will successfully teach you how to add diversity to your drawings. You will learn to draw multicultural characters such as African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and much more.

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The best I have found on javelina.......2004-05-20

I purchased this book prior to a hunt in Arizona. I was impressed by the wealth of information it contained. The author conducts an on-going comparison and contrast of the three species. Although scientifically detailed, it is far from boring.It generated anewed respect for this mammal.

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Beyond Silver Crystal 2006: Companion Guide
Jane A. Warner
Manufacturer: Warners Blue Ribbon Book
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Binding: Paperback

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Beyond Silver Crystal
Janet A. Warner , and Jane. Warner
Manufacturer: Warners Blue Ribbon Book
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 1893911063

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Beyond Silver Crystal 2001: Companion Guide
Janet A. Warner
Manufacturer: Warners Blue Ribbon Book
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WARNER'S BLUE RIBBON BOOK

Swarovski and Warner - Useful but outdated

Swarovski and Warner - Useful but outdated

Warner's Blue Ribbon Book 2000

the only book we have found that covers the subject all of

Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal
Jane Warner
Manufacturer: Warners Blue Ribbon Book
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ASIN: 1893911136

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WARNER'S BLUE RIBBON BOOK.......2004-08-20

It's great! Aside from the info provided, you can keep track of the pieces you own. I own the FIFTH ADDITION and I'm looking for a more recent one.
Marisol Kutner

Swarovski and Warner - Useful but outdated.......2001-03-18

Warner's book is still the most useful companion for the Swarovski collector on the market. However, the pictures are poor (and only black and white), there are a host of page errors in the index, and there is no index by product number. No prices are given for the European editions, although clearly they could be found from Swarovki's Austrian price list. In addition, the text is renewed each year so to stay upto date it is necessary to buy a new copy yearly. In the era of the internet it should be possible to get updates on-line (particularly as Swarovski's year 2000 new products are not even in the 2000 edition). Hopefully competition is on the way.

Swarovski and Warner - Useful but outdated.......2001-03-18

Warner's Blue Ribbon Book 2000.......2000-09-23

The book though comprehensive is outdated in a world of online interactivity. Blurry photos in black & white do not allow the detail required for today's collector to come through. The book also expires each year and must be repurchased. 2 Thumbs DOWN! A better choice would be the NEW Crystal Collectors Register by author Sue Bilich. This Full-Color reference guide is more detailed, updatable and very informative. Excellent quality! This is the book collectors have been waiting for and will finally put the Warner Guides where they belong. In the TRASH !

the only book we have found that covers the subject all of.......2000-09-05

I have been looking for just such a book for a long time and no one seemed to know of anything like it. The book was found in a small Swarovski shop in Branson Missouri. I knew when I started to look at it, it was THE book i've been looking for! Wish ther was a pocket version like the Beanie Babies have.Can't wait to get started on our inventory

Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal
Jane A. Warner
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ASIN: 1893911195

Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal : Companion Guide

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal : Companion Guide
Tom Warner , and Jane Warner
Manufacturer: Warners Blue Ribbon Book
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1893911055

Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal 2006: The Comprehensive Pictorial, Text Guide for U.S., European, Current and Retired Swarovski Silver Crystal

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal 2006: The Comprehensive Pictorial, Text Guide for U.S., European, Current and Retired Swarovski Silver Crystal
Jane A. Warner , and Tom Warner
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book on Swarovski Silver Crystal 2006: Campanion Guide
Jane A. Warner , and Tom Warner
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Collecting Swarovski: Identification & Price Guide (Identification and Value Guides (Krause))

ASIN: 1893911624

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Jane A. Warner
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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book - Swarovski - Beyond Silver Crystal - An in-depth pictorial, text guide for all crystal memories selection, Daniel Swarovski crystalograM, Julia's World, Trimlite, plus other exclusive Swarovski issues

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Warner's Blue Ribbon Book - Swarovski - Beyond Silver Crystal - An in-depth pictorial, text guide for all crystal memories selection, Daniel Swarovski crystalograM, Julia's World, Trimlite, plus other exclusive Swarovski issues

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a wonderful wonderful book

A 12 Month Delight

A Year at North Hill : Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden
Joe Eck , and Wayne Winterrowd
Manufacturer: Owl Books
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ASIN: 0805046143

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Acclaimed landscape designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd offer a profusely illustrated month-by-month chronicle of their magnificent southern Vermont garden.

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a wonderful wonderful book.......2000-07-27

I've worked for years in the extensive gardens of children's book author/illustrator Tomie dePaola (26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE and other books). This book has helped me appreciate what I do and has helped me "see" the value and the beauty in plants and shrubs and colors, etc., that I never before saw or understood. It's a wonderful book.

A 12 Month Delight.......1999-12-26

Never did I expect to be so conflicted about why I love a book. This one has it all. Such a beautifully written love story about a garden and the shared lives of two people who have a vision and the courage to create a truly great landscape. The sheer volume of information about specific plants and how they are used are invaluable to me. To have all this knowledge presented in such a beautifully written book is such a gift. I've already read it twice. I've had my copy of this book for two years now and it wouldn't surprise me if I picked it up for a fresh reading sometime this winter.

A Year at North Hill: Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden.

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A Year at North Hill: Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden.
Joe and Wayne Winterrowd, ECK
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (T)
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Architectural Record - Record Interiors of 1972 Vol. 151, No. 1 January 1972
Jr. A.I.A., Editor Walter F. Wagner
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SJN2ZI

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Building Types Study: Design for a Variety of Campus Life Styles Round Table: Energy Conservation Through Higher Quality Building

Architectural Record : 09.2003 : Interiors Designing Outside the Box (Record Interiors)

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Architectural Record : 09.2003 : Interiors Designing Outside the Box (Record Interiors)

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Architectural Record: Interiors (Record Interiors 2001)

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Architectural Record: Interiors (Record Interiors 2001)

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Book of Interiors
"Architectural Record"
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RDG restores city landmark: Architectural firm celebrates building's rebirth with open house on Thursday. (Business Front).(RDG Bussard Dikis Inc., Architects)(Interiors ... article from: Business Record (Des Moines)

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RDG restores city landmark: Architectural firm celebrates building's rebirth with open house on Thursday. (Business Front).(RDG Bussard Dikis Inc., Architects)(Interiors ... article from: Business Record (Des Moines)
Michael Swanger
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Record Interiors 2004 : September Issue of Architectural Record (Record Interiors)

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Record Interiors 2004 : September Issue of Architectural Record (Record Interiors)

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Substance Architecture earns substantial award: firm's new studio in an old building gains recognition in international competition.(Focus Story) : An article from: Business Record (Des Moines)

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Substance Architecture earns substantial award: firm's new studio in an old building gains recognition in international competition.(Focus Story) : An article from: Business Record (Des Moines)
Jim Pollock
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Architectural Record : Interiors 2002 : Reflections of Inner Realms (Record Interiors)

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Architectural Record : Interiors 2002 : Reflections of Inner Realms (Record Interiors)

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Architectural Record, 1990: Record Interiors

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Architectural Record, 1990: Record Interiors

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Interior Spaces Designed by Architects (Architectural Record Ser.)

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Interior Spaces Designed by Architects (Architectural Record Ser.)
Illustrated by Photos and Drawings Architectural Record Magazine Editors
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ASIN: B000OFA9ZC

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• GEOFFREY CHAUCER • WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE • JANE AUSTEN • ROBERT BROWNING & ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING • EDGAR ALLAN POE • CHARLES DICKENS • CHARLOTTE & EMILY BRONTË • EMILY DICKINSON • MARK TWAIN • GEORGE ELIOT • THOMAS HARDY • OSCAR WILDE • SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE • D. H. LAWRENCE • F. SCOTT FITZGERALD • ERNEST HEMINGWAY • ROBERT FROST

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown...until now! In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a foremost authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed men and women of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain reveals dozens of fascinating anecdotes:

• Why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle blamed his wife's death on Sherlock Holmes
• How Charles Dickens' pet launched Edgar Allan Poe on his way to literary immortality
• The strange connection between Jane Austen and Ernest Hemingway
• How Louisa May Alcott's attempt to get Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn banned backfired...and more!

You'll never look at these literary giants the same way again.

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A Dab of Dickens & A Touch of Twain.......2007-05-07

In 2006 our county was challenged to read "Captains Courageous" in preparation for the "Tall Ships" event that summer. I have to admit I seldom read fiction. I like to learn something when I read. If I want to be entertained, I'll watch TV or go to a movie. The local Library arranged for Dr. Engel to be the guest speaker and give his take on Kipling. It was the nost enthralling talk I have ever been priviledged to hear! Our "county read" this year was "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitsgerald. Dr. Engel was our guest speaker again. I was able to tell him personally how much I have enjoyed his book and CDs! The CDs are great for travelling time listening. His essays on famous authors cannot be topped!

A Dab of Dickens and other great literary stars will brighten your day.......2006-06-09

It has been my great privilege to hear Dr. Elliott Engel in
a wonderful lecture on Margaret Mitchell. Elliott has produced
countless audio/video CD's and cassettes for those interested in
a general knowledge of the great writers of Western Literature.
This is a wonderful book! If more people read it there would
be rejoicing in this old English Literature major's literary
heart!
Engel writes in a light, lively and easy to understand. Enjoy
learning about the greats from Shakespeare to Dickens, the Brontes, Twain and others. Enjoy!

A Dab of Delight & a Touch of Terrific.......2004-03-22

I started reading this book while recovering from surgery and finished it in two days. When I'd finish reading about one author, I couldn't wait to read the next. A wonderful book that I can't wait to pass on to all my friends.

A Dash of Biography & A Touch of Wit.......2003-05-26

I really didn't know what to expect when I picked this book up. A friend heard the author lecture on Shakespeare and bought a copy for our daughter, a Ph.D. candidate in English (Shakespeare). She sent it to us to deliver, since she didn't have our daughter's address. My wife and I both read a little bit, and then decided we had to read it all. Our daughter will have to write a thank-you for a used book.
Engel belongs to the school of biographical literary criticism, and thinks that authors' works are influenced strongly by their lives and the times in which they live them. The brief, and partial sketches of these nineteen literary greats are based on his classroom lectures. All I can say is that I wish he had been one of my teachers. These lectures in writing are cleverly written, with a very pleasing dry wit, and are informative while being interesting. Do you know the origin of the term "box office" and the actors' wish to "break a leg"? You will after you read Engel's snapshot of Shakespeare. And no one ever told me before that Chaucer was satire. Finding this book was a fortuitous accident. I hope my daughter enjoys it as much as I did.

What your Literature teacher never taught you.......2002-12-17

If you've ever heard one of Dr. Engel's lectures, you know what a captivating storyteller he is. Now, for the first time, the content of his lectures has been put into book form. You can almost hear his voice as you read through the pages of this book.

As other reviewers have already stated, A Dab of Dickens is a collection of short biographical sketches of over a dozen of the greatest authors of all time. What is unique about these sketches is that, although they are short, they are filled with fascinating tales about the lives of our most beloved authors - tales that I am sure most of us did not ever know. For instance, I was fascinated to find that when he was only 3 years old, Edgar Allan Poe was forced to sit on the front row of the theatre and watch his mother, who played Juliet, stab herself and "die" - eight times a week. No wonder he wrote the kind of macabre stories that he did!

The great thing about Dr. Engel's new book is that it gives you just enough to keep your interest, it doesn't overwhelm you, and it makes you want to know more. You want to keep reading the chapter on Poe because you just cannot believe that even more horrible things could have possibly happened to one person. You may be bored by Ernest Hemmingway (for instance), but you don't mind reading his entire chapter because it's not information overload. And at the end of this wonderful book you have a list of authors whose major works you now cannot wait to read.

If you love literature and are fascinated by the authors who have brought us so many priceless works of art, this book is for you. If you don't know much about literature at all but are curious to find out more, this book is for you as well. But this book is also perfect for the person who hated English class in high school, avoided literature like the plague in college, and has been glad to forget it completely ever since. I promise that even you will find something fascinating and inspiring among the pages of this book.

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I expected more!.......2007-01-04

I enjoyed parts of the book, but I felt it could of been more informative about the country, and told more exciting bits of the folklore of Ireland. It talked more about the History than anything else, and I feel skipped many points of interest and excitement that we could of been reading instead. If the History is what you expected, it would of been informative, but the other aspects were dissapointing.

Easy Overview.......2005-08-12

This book is good for giving you a basic understanding of the chronology of events of Ireland's history. It's a nice easy read that gives you a basic understanding before you try to read some harder and more specific books on Irish history or politics.

St. Patrick: The Real Story of Patrick Who Became Ireland's Patron Saint

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St. Patrick: The Real Story of Patrick Who Became Ireland's Patron Saint
George Otto Simms
Manufacturer: Irish American Book Company
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Binding: Paperback

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St. Patrick and Irish Christianity (A Cambridge Topic Book)

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St. Patrick and Irish Christianity (A Cambridge Topic Book)
Tom Corfe
Manufacturer: Lerner Pub Group (L)
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Binding: Library Binding

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The Celtic Church In Ireland: The Story Of Ireland And Irish Christianity From Before The Time Of St. Patrick To The Reformation

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The Celtic Church In Ireland: The Story Of Ireland And Irish Christianity From Before The Time Of St. Patrick To The Reformation
James Heron
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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Conferences and Combination Lectures in the Elizabethan Church: Dedham and Bury St Edmunds, 1582-1590 (Church of England Record Society)

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Conferences and Combination Lectures in the Elizabethan Church: Dedham and Bury St Edmunds, 1582-1590 (Church of England Record Society)

Manufacturer: Boydell Press
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ASIN: 0851159389

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At the heart of Elizabeth I's reign, a secret conference of clergymen met in and around Dedham, Essex, on a monthly basis in order to discuss matters of local and national interest. Their collected papers, a unique survival from the clandestine world of early English nonconformity, are here printed in full for the first time, together with a hitherto unpublished narrative by the Suffolk minister, Thomas Rogers, which throws a flood of light on similar, if more public, clerical activity in and around Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, during the same period. Taken together, the two texts provide an unrivalled insight into the minds and the methods of that network of 'godly' ministers whose professed aim was to modify the strict provisions of the Elizabethan settlement of religion, both by ceaseless lobbying and by practical example. The editors' introduction accordingly emphasizes the complex nature of the English protestant tradition between the Tudor mid-century and the accession of James I, as well as attempting to plot the politico-ecclesiastical developments of the 1580s in some detail. A comprehensive biographical register of the members of the Dedham conference, of the Bury St Edmunds lecturers, and of many other important names mentioned in the texts, completes the volume. PATRICK COLLINSON is Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge; JOHN CRAIG is associate professor at Simon Fraser University; BRETT USHER is an expert on Elizabethan clergy.

Illustrated Story of Christian Ireland : From St. Patrick to the Peace Process

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Illustrated Story of Christian Ireland : From St. Patrick to the Peace Process
Michael Staunton
Manufacturer: Merlin Publishing, Dublin
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Irish Saints: Short Biographies of the Principal Irish Saints From the Time of St. Patrick to That of St. Laurence O'toole.

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The Irish Saints: Short Biographies of the Principal Irish Saints From the Time of St. Patrick to That of St. Laurence O'toole.
Daphne D. C. Pochin Mould
Manufacturer: Clonmore & Reynolds.
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ASIN: B000UV0L0S

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A look at over 100 Irish saints. Includes feast days and litanies. 316 pages with index.

St. Patrick and the coming of Christianity (A History of Irish Catholicism)

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St. Patrick and the coming of Christianity (A History of Irish Catholicism)
Ludwig Bieler
Manufacturer: Gill
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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St Patrick's Purgatory: Lough Derg
Joseph McGuinne
Manufacturer: Columba Press
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Binding: Paperback

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St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography (Unabridged)

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Riveting Information
March 17 is not about Shamrocks and Green Pint - but Liberation
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A Magical and Poetic Work of Art!!
The Truth about St. Patrick

St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography (Unabridged)
Philip Freeman
Manufacturer: audible.com
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Binding: Audio Download

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Ireland's patron saint has long been shrouded in legend: he drove the snakes out of Ireland; he triumphed over Druids and their supernatural powers; he used a shamrock to explain the Christian mystery of the Trinity. But his true story is more fascinating than the myths. We have no surviving image of Patrick, but we do have two remarkable letters that he wrote about himself and his beliefs -- letters that tell us more about the heart and soul of this man than we know about almost any of his contemporaries. In St. Patrick of Ireland Philip Freeman brings the historic Patrick and his world vividly to life.

Born in Britain late in the fourth century to an aristocratic family, Patrick was raised as a Roman citizen and a nominal Christian, destined for the privileged life of the nobility. But just before his sixteenth birthday, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and abducted to Ireland, where he spent six lonely years as a slave, tending sheep. Trapped in a foreign land, despondent, and at the mercy of his master, Patrick's ordeal turned him from an atheist to a true believer. After a vision in which God told him he would go home, Patrick escaped captivity and, following a perilous journey, returned to his astonished parents. Even more astonishing was his announcement that he intended to go back to Ireland and devote the rest of his life to ministering to the people who had once enslaved him.

One of Patrick's two surviving letters is a declaration written to jealous British bishops in defense of his activities in Ireland; the other is a stinging condemnation of a ruthless warlord who attacked and killed some of Patrick's Irish followers. Both are powerful statements remarkable for their passion and candor. Freeman includes them in full in new translations of his own.

Combining Patrick's own heartfelt account of his life as he revealed it himself with the turbulent history of the British Isles in the last years of the Roman Empire, St. Patrick of Ireland brilliantly brings to life the real Patrick, shorn of legend, and shows how he helped to change Irish history and culture.

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Riveting Information.......2007-05-22

This is an excellent book that details the geography and history of the times, and the station of life that young Patrick hailed from. All of these background historical details are vital in understanding better Patrick's life and ministry. The author appeared to be as thorough as possible. What was startling was just how depraved, pagan, and cruel, at least the roving Irish were (slave traders, murderers, even cannibals) without the tempering influence of Christianity. It makes one realize how the conversion of Ireland did in fact bring the kind of normalcy that most of us take for granted within the context of civilized society.

March 17 is not about Shamrocks and Green Pint - but Liberation.......2007-03-17

Trivia: Patrick once considered himself a pagan until divine intervention caused him to become the one who drove them out of the Emerald Isle when pagan icons failed to relieve from captivity. St. Patrick's day was a celebration of liberation from the spiritual bondage of pagan practices.

St. Patrick of Ireland, like St. Valentine of Rome, has been commercialized in that pagan secular way of merchandising. St. Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland when he converted the druids and other animal worship practices into Christianity. It was for this achievement that he was made a Saint.

St. Patrick's Day is his feast day which has turned into a parade for Leprachuans, Shamrocks, Lucky Charms, and all sorts of Druid icons. Nonetheless, there was a historical man who became St. Patrick.

Some historical notes for those interested: Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially Paddy's Day or St. Patty's Day, is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (373-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17, the day on which St. Patrick died.

It is the Irish national holiday and one of the public holidays in the Republic of Ireland (a bank holiday in Northern Ireland); the overseas territory of Montserrat; and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the United States, Australia, and rest of Canada it is widely celebrated, although not an official holiday.

It became a feast day in the universal church due to the influence of the Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding, as a member of the commission for the reform of the Breviary [1] in the early part of the 17th century.

The person who was to become St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Roman Britain about AD 385. His given name was Maewyn, and he almost didn't get the job of bishop of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship.

Far from being a saint, until he was 16, he considered himself a pagan. At that age, he was sold into slavery by a group of Irish marauders that raided his village. During his captivity, he became closer to God.

He escaped from slavery after six years and went to Gaul where he studied in the monastery under St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre for a period of twelve years. During his training he became aware that his calling was to convert the pagans to Christianity.

He wished to return to Ireland and to convert the native pagans to Christianity, but his superiors instead appointed St. Palladius. However, two years later Palladius transferred to Scotland. Patrick, having adopted that Christian name earlier, was then appointed as second bishop to Ireland.

Patrick was quite successful at winning converts which upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity.

His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired to County Down. He died on March 17 in AD 461. That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since.

Much Irish folklore surrounds St. Patrick's Day. Not much of it is actually substantiated.

Some of this lore includes the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead. He also is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. Of course, no snakes were ever native to Ireland, and some people think this is a metaphor for the conversion of the pagans. Though originally a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into more of a secular holiday.

One traditional icon of the day is the shamrock. This stems from a more bona fide Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

The St. Patrick's Day custom came to America in 1737, the first year St. Patrick's Day was publicly celebrated, in Boston, Mass.

Today, people celebrate the day with parades, wearing green, and drinking beer. One reason St. Patrick's Day might have become so popular is that it takes place just a few days before the first day of spring. One might say it has become the first green of spring.

In the recent past, Saint Patrick's Day was celebrated only as a religious holiday. It became a public holiday in 1903, by the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act 1903, an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament introduced by the Irish MP James O'Mara[3]. O'Mara later introduced the law which required that pubs be closed on March 17[4], a provision which was repealed only in the 1970s. The first St. Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State was held in Dublin in 1931 and was reviewed by the then Minister of Defence Desmond Fitzgerald. Although secular celebrations now exist, the holiday is still a religious observance in some areas.

It was only in the mid-1990s that the Irish government began a campaign to use Saint Patrick's Day to showcase Ireland and its culture.[2] The government set up a group called St. Patrick's Festival, with the aim to:

--Offer a national festival that ranks amongst all of the greatest celebrations in the world and promote excitement throughout Ireland via innovation, creativity, grassroots involvement, and marketing activity.
--Provide the opportunity and motivation for people of Irish descent, (and those who sometimes wish they were Irish) to attend and join in the imaginative and expressive celebrations.
--Project, internationally, an accurate image of Ireland as a creative, professional and sophisticated country with wide appeal, as we approach the new millennium.[5]
The first Saint Patrick's Festival was held on March 17, 1996. In 1997, it became a three-day event, and by 2000 was a four-day event. By 2006, the festival was five days long.

The topic of the 2004 St. Patrick's Symposium was "Talking Irish," during which the nature of Irish identity, economic success, and the future were discussed. Since 1996, there has been a greater emphasis on celebrating and projecting a fluid and inclusive notion of "Irishness" rather than an identity based around traditional religious or ethnic allegiance. The week around Saint Patrick's Day usually involves Irish speakers using more Irish during seachtain na Gaeilge ("Irish Week").

Shamrock ("three-leaf clover")Many Irish people still wear a bunch of shamrocks on their lapels or caps on this day or green, white, and orange badges (after the colours of the Irish flag). Girls and boys wear green in their hair. Artists draw shamrock designs on people's cheeks as a cultural sign, including American tourists.

A very ordinary man who accomplished extraordinary things in his lifetime........2006-04-13

I'm personally challenged by the life of Patrick, kidnapped as a teenager and escaping as a young adult only to return to the land of his captors to serve the people there for the remainder of his life. He began entirely new communities and raised the standard for equal treatment of women in a time when they were thought of as little better than property. Amazing as that was, he grew to genuinely love and care for the Irish, although they were considerably less developed and a harsher people than his own. Freeman gives finely researched historical background to the times and context that Patrick lived in - both in Roman Britain and in Ireland. I learned heaps and it wasn't at all painful.

A Magical and Poetic Work of Art!!.......2005-04-27

I was shocked at how beautiful this biography turned out to be! I expected a lot of non-essential information, but there was a wealth of information on the real man who was St. Patrick. The author is a 'wielder of words' and really drew me into the life and times of St. Patrick. A lovely, highly-readable, and now very treasured book in my library!

The Truth about St. Patrick.......2005-04-19

In regard to the life of St. Patrick, there are a lot of misconceptions. It is a myth that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. Even if this were true, it would not necessarily qualify him as a saint. Myths such as this were written only to further St. Patrick's legacy. St. Patrick is recognized as having brought Christianity to Ireland with dedication that could only have come from God. In his book, Philip Freeman, tells what we know to be the truth about the saint's life based on his personal letters.

Few people remember that Patrick was actually a British nobleman. At sixteen years of age, he was kidnapped from his homeland to be taken to Ireland in slavery. He spent six years in slavery before the voice of God told him how to escape. Escaping as worker on a cargo ship despite insurmountable odds, St. Patrick is able to return to his homeland. When he returns home, God informs him in a dream that he must return to Ireland to spread the Good News of the Lord. This was a job that few Christians wanted as Ireland was run by savage pagans. St. Patrick followed God's call and studied to become a deacon, then priest, before becoming the bishop of Ireland. His work is phenomenal because he reached so many people, most by preaching to individuals. While his education was more limited than many clergymen of his time, the simple truths he taught built a great nation of Christianity.

In the book, Freeman gives the best possible account of St. Patrick's life as the sparse records of the past will allow. Unlike other biographers, he does not embellish the life of this saint. Freeman's voice seems very removed from the subject as he writes giving the book a very impersonal feeling. I also object to the redundancy in Freeman's writing as he often repeats himself and goes for pages only writing about Patrick's era not St. Patrick himself. While I do not fault him for the limited amount of imformation on the saint's life, straying from the subject of St. Patrick's life for long periods of the book is inexcusable. That being said, the book is accurate and a easy read.

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