Insects and Flowers: A Biological Partnership

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This Paris guide is definitely in keeping with the Let's Go philosophy that cheap "is the only way to travel": most accommodations described run from Fr 100 to 250 per night for singles. If it's luxury and elegance you're looking for, try one of the guides that start with F. While it may be the cheapskate's choice, the size of Let's Go Paris 1998 (300-plus pages) attests that it is rich in detail. It won't fit in your pocket, but it will fill you in on particulars like vintage-clothing shops, discos, day trips outside the city, and the ins and outs of politesse. In addition to standard listings of hotels, restaurants, shops, and sights, the Let's Go student researcher-writers have included handy Internet addresses, maps, and special features like the "Let's Go Picks" list of special places in Paris: the best free view of the Seine, best park, best old quarter, best cheap wine, and more. --Jhana Bach

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Conveniently sized for a pocket, briefcase, or backpack, the redesigned Let's Go Paris Pocket City Guide is an easy-to-use guide contained within a foldout map - a vital resource for residents and tourists alike. The eleven sturdy panels of full-color maps show Paris's downtown and metro areas, as well as the city's Metro and RER rail system. Forty pages of text provide essential information on neighborhoods, sights, museums, dining, nightlife, and shopping in every price range. Quick-reference sight and street indices help you orient yourself and get where you need to go.

Customer Reviews:

Best portable map!.......2003-05-19

As soon as I got this book, I took out the inner pages, and just used the cover. The Metro and city maps printed on it proved indispensible. The plastic coated cover made it last through jacket pockets, jean pockets and rush hour Metro human sardines. You *need* a good portable map, and I found this one to be the one for me!

More guide than map.......2002-08-14

I was looking for a detailed map in the form of a book, with a complete street index. This book has maps on the fold-out covers, a scant 28 pages of text-only sightseeing guidebook material, and a street index. It's more guide than map.

Check out "The Paris Mapguide" by Middleditch for the best maps I've found. Get the Michelin Green Guide for Paris if you want guidebook material (where to stay, what to see) with detailed area maps. For France, look at Michelin or Lonely Planet guides.

Bon Voyage!

Let's Go Map Guide - Paris.......2002-04-05

Lets Go Map Guides are very good. They are concise, lightweight, and an easy size to store in a coat pocket. You will probably need an additional more detailed map though. But their maps are useful and the Metro Map (subway system) is indispensable. The recommendations on places to stay or restaurants is hit or miss. I would use some other guide book for that.

The last review is about a different book!.......2000-02-02

I'll be honest. I haven't used Let's Go Paris 2000. But I just want to point out that the 1-star review given here is actually for the Let's Go Paris Map Guide, a year-old 30-page pamphlet, not the 200-page just-updated Let's Go Paris. So ignore that review and make up your own mind

Everything you need to know.......1999-07-30

This book is the definitive guide to Paris -- at least for those, like myself, who had never been. From the planning process, through the daily ins-and-outs, there was hardly anything I could not find in this guide. It was my bible for the entire trip. I thought the maps were helpful, providing detailed views of each arrondisement. But you may want additional maps - specifically the large metro/city map which can be found almost anywhere, and a pocket-sized metro map so you don't have to fumble with a book or a big map when you're in the metro station. Two tips they left out: street signs are found on the buildings, and the tourism office gives bad advice more often than not. In short, get this book! You'll not regret it.

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When President William McKinley was murdered at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, Americans were bereaved and frightened. Rumor ran rampant: A wild-eyed foreign anarchist with an unpronounceable name had killed the commander-in-chief. Eric Rauchway's brilliant Murdering McKinley restages Leon Czolgosz's hastily conducted trial and then traverses America with Dr. Vernon Briggs, a Boston alienist who sets out to discover why Czolgosz rose up to kill his president.

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A Changing America.......2007-10-18

The assassination of William McKinley is far less examined then those of Lincoln and Kennedy. If only for the relative obscurity of the topic alone, this deserves a look. While somewhat disappointing for a lack of focus, the book is quite informative.

The author's thesis seems to be that the assassination of McKinley was symbolic of America's discontent with conservativism and big business's hold on politics, bringing about the progressive movement and the emergence of Theodore Roosevelt. The title of the book would seem to imply a focus on the assassination of McKinley, which is not accurate. Make no mistake about it, the title of the book is deceiving. Rauchway goes for several pages at a time examining nothing but the rise of Roosevelt. In that respect, the author strays from delivering what the title of the book suggests and at times from supporting his apparent thesis.

One of the issues the book does a reasonable job of addressing is the story behind McKinley's assassin, Leon Czolgosz. Alienist Vernon Briggs investigated the life of Czolgosz only to find the powerful businesses that McKinley shielded were a key part of the environment that created the assassin. In the process of his investigation, Briggs brings the issue of the insanity defense to the attention of the American justice system. In this respect, Briggs's research had a major impact on the judicial system.

Without the significant digressions into the social changes brought about by the Roosevelt administration, this book would much thinner. Perhaps that is why Rauchway chose to include it. Even with the digressions, the book is decidedly thin. I enjoyed the book even though I believe it could have been composed with a much better sense of focus.

The Concept Of This Book Was More Interesting Than The Book Itself.......2007-01-20

Those who have noticed my growing list of reviews will find a lot of things reviewed, including several books on history. If you are one of those, you may notice that these books deal with presidents of the late 1800's and early 1900's. Considering that McKinley is my favorite president, this book captured my interest. However, it failed to maintain it.

I noticed it goes along with the traditional view that McKinley was basically conservative, and that progressive Roosevelt became vice-president to get him out of the hair of NY boss Sen. Tom Platt. Having read Kevin Phillip's biography, I disagree with this assessment. I also found the comparisons between McKinley's assassin Leon Czolgosz (pronounced "Cholgosh") with Garfield's killer Charles Guiteau interesting, having read "Dark Horse" about Garfield.

This book looks at various aspects of the turn of the century outlook. It seems to see Roosevelt as the beneficiary of Czolgosz's crime. I find some of the former interesting, but the book continued to bore me. Like "Dark Horse", it is told as a story, but it would make an excellent bed-time story because I would be asleep in no time.

If you have a keen interest in the mindset of that period of time, I would recommend this book to you. Likewise, if you want to deal with what constitutes insanity, I would also suggest you read this book. However, if you want a book to keep your interest, this is not it.

A great effort at a truly unique topic.......2006-12-14

The authors goal of trying to show how the 20th century was going to be radically different from the 19th is a tough one to pull of but Rauchway makes a valiant effort. This book deserves five starts because it takes a topic that no one else has attempted and presents the information well. There are a few minor errors that I discovered but on the whole it presents a useful history that when taken in context is an excellent segway into the era of American imperialism. Overall this is a good book that is a great read for those who have knowledge about the Gilded Age.

Very First Page Contains a Glaring Error. Rest isn't Much Better.......2006-02-21

I'm sure the statement, as fact, that Emma Goldman "dismissed [Czolgosz] as a police informant" would come as a great surprise to Miss Goldman. Anyone who read her autobiography, living my life, or looked into the subject at all would know that it was her friend, the Mennonite anarchist Abraham Isaak, who published a warning about Czolgosz being a spy in his newspaper "Free Society." Goldman didn't really know Czolgosz (or even his real name), but she demanded Isaak publish a retraction as he had no proof of his allegation. She later blamed this kind of hostile treatment from the very Chicago anarchists she'd introduced Czolgosz to for driving him to "prove himself" through his attentat.

If you want to know about Anarchism and the period, don't buy this book. Buy "Living My Life," or read it right here for free: [...]

Frankly, that's what the author would have done if he'd cared about getting even the most basic facts correct.

Not really about Roosevelt.......2005-08-05

This book is poorly written, poorly focused and poorly researched

It barely gets around to talking about Teddy Roosevelt and when it does, it tries - lamely - to claim he had socialist tendencies.

This book isn't about the "Making of Theodore Roosevelt's America"
It is about the socialist movement at the time. It is about the assassin's alleged homosexuality...it's about everything EXCEPT Roosevelt

A big disappointment

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An invaluable book, unfairly dismissed by some other reviewers

Invaluable tool as well as entertaining!

Please read this before you decide not to read this book!!!

Interesting but tedious

nothing new!

Maverick Mind: A Mother's Story of Solving the Mystery of Her Unreachable, Unteachable, Silent Son
Cheri; Gazzaniga, Marin Florance
Manufacturer: Putnam Pub Group
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The remarkable story of how one mother, faced with the almost insurmountable learning problems of her son, battled doctors, schools, and his disabilities to give him a chance to learn.

As a scientist and therapist, Cheri Florance had the skills and training to help her patients to overcome speech and hearing difficulties. But she was not completely prepared to encounter her toughest challenge-her own son Whitney. From birth Whitney appeared unable to hear, seemed incapable of making any sounds, and was indifferent to those around him. Although the diagnosis of autism seemed to fit, Cheri could not accept the life that such a condition predicted for Whitney. She recognized something in him that no one else saw-a boy desperate to connect; a boy skilled at building models and solving problems that reflected a highly visual intelligence; a boy who was trapped by his inability to communicate.

In Cheri Florance's intense search for answers, she not only found her son but discovered something profound about the way the brain works and how we learn. Hers is a story that will resonate with any parent who has struggled to help a child, while it also illuminates the mysteries of the brain.

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An invaluable book, unfairly dismissed by some other reviewers.......2007-07-25

Some readers have contributed negative reviews of this book, saying Dr. Florance "reinvented the wheel" with therapies already in use by "autism professionals" as of the date of publication. Please remember that Whitney was born 20 years ago, before autism was the "epidemic" it's been called today -- and long before many parents of "autistic" children were comfortable discussing their children's diagnoses. This has been only a recent development. It was not so long ago that autism was a taboo subject, blamed on "refrigerator mommies" for "withholding" affection from their children -- so who would want to "confess" to being the mom of a child with autistic symptoms? And, then, as now, a child's untreated autistic symptoms can force parents to withdraw from society along with their children. It's hard enough to get a sitter for "normal" children; try to find someone willing to mind a child who bites instead of talking! The therapies Dr. Florance used were unique at the time, and her rationale for what works -- and what fails -- is much better articulated than in many newer books on the subject. In the early days, as the book makes clear, Dr. Florance was alone to figure out how to help her son, with little research to guide her. It was her good fortune to discover that her own professional training and experience, as well as her scientific mindset, allowed her to "unlock" Whitney's mind so she could understand him. What's more important, she allowed him to develop social and academic skills that others told her were inconceivable for a boy in Whitney's condition. Spoiler alert: this book has a very happy ending. If you have or work with a child diagnosed as autistic, it's worth your while to read Maverick Mind to begin to understand that diagnosis is far less important than finding what works -- if a happy ending is YOUR goal.

Invaluable tool as well as entertaining!.......2007-03-17

Many other reviewers already discussed how enjoyable and heartwarming this story is. I agree. I also wanted to add how important a tool this book is for the Speech Pathologist, parent, doctor and educator who have encountered children such as Whitney. Unfortunately there are many children who will come through our professional doors with Autism or severe deficits in verbal communication. Dr. Florance offers a new way of looking at these children that can help break though their silence. A MUST READ FOR ALL PROFESSIONALS and PARENTS.

Please read this before you decide not to read this book!!!.......2006-02-22

I have read this book several times and my son is a client of Cheri Florance's. I noticed several complaints in the other reviews. One that I saw several times was that Dr.Florance's son Whitney was obviously very high functioning and only had Aspergers or PDD. You need to go back and re-read the book. Whitney had no speech and was urinating on people up until the age of almost seven. He was showing the symtoms of someone considered severely autistic at an age when most of our current methods of intervention would consider him hopeless. Secondly, there were many complaints that Dr.Florance did not do anything that had not been done before. I can tell you that her program is different and contains elements not detailed in the book that I have not seen before and my son has had PECS and four years of ABA. One must also keep in mind when reading this book that only a subset of kids on the spectrum and the population at large fit this profile. Dr.Florance is not promising a cure for all autistic kids, nor has she made any promises to cure my son. She offers hope to the parents of children who fit this profile. She mentions her credentials, and they are impressive, because she has to.The book details the personal attacks she has had to fight and, reading many of the responses to her book,still fights.Cheri Florance's book is inspiring and I think parents and professionals should be able to find something enlightening and useful instead of being so quick to criticize. We need more people willing to find creative ways to help children on the spectrum as current methods are only effective in providing a quality of life for a select few.

Interesting but tedious.......2005-01-15

Although this was an interesting book, the author does not explain how this new "syndrome" is different from Asperger's or other Autism spectrum disorders. How she goes on and on about herself and her credentials is tiresome.

nothing new!.......2004-07-16

I just returned from the annual autism conference. I learned more about the brain and visual learning in one day there, then I learned from this entire book..I do not have a ph.d, and yet I have already implemented, read and heard every technique that was being touted in this book. Thier are visual learning workshops and techniques being employed all over the country. Not everyone with a success story should feel compelled to produce a book, unless they have something uniquely different to say. Parents cannot take one more dissapointing example of how someone succeeded where they had failed, even when they had worked just as tediously and employed the exact same teaching methods. The research indicates that even when two children with the same diagnosis are afforded the same interventions, some will succeed more then others.

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Felt Wee Folks.......2007-10-10

Love the book. And also loved the fact that it came in 3 days. Didn't have to wait long. thanks

Felt Wee Folk.......2007-08-23

This is just the sweetest and most informative book ever. I just can't believe that Salley Mavor shared this information with all of us. There are so many wonderful pictures of all different types of Wee Folk, with patterns to follow. And the directions to make the delightful little people are very easy to follow. If you need to make anything that involves little characters, please try this book. You won't be disappointed.

It's a keeper!.......2007-06-22

I have to admit that my usual MO involves perusing craft books in the store and NOT buying. I did that at first with this book too - and I was very happy with the results. BUT the book has so much in it, and so many different eye-popping designs, that it really is worth buying. I think it's worth it just to show you what you can accomplish with felt and embroidery floss - I haven't even tried the dolls yet!

There are so many cute projects to do with felt - little purses, pins, etc. I am inspired - now I want to try sewing felt designs onto shirts for my young daughters. I have so many ideas after reading this book!

Best Craft Book!.......2007-06-09

These little dolls are SO FUN!! I bought it to make them for my daugther and she just loves them. The instructions are easy and the pictures make you want to make little felt people all the time.

Adorable Craft Book.......2006-10-08

I just received this book as a gift after wanting it for quite a while. The wee little folk are not difficult to make and the directions are clear. The pages are inspirational and have simple little details that add to their charm. Wait until you see the pirate with the skull embroidered on his pirate hat... and the darling flower fairies.. It is all so wonderful!

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Add stunning oranmental grasses to your landscape designs. Ornamental grasses can add a breath-taking spectrum of colors and shapes to your landscape design pallet. And only Oranmental Grasses: The Amber Wave, Second Edition, by garden expert Carole Ottesen, comes with technical data and design applications for over 70 species and varieties. From meadows, borders and woodlands to hedges, screens and shading, you'll find a huge range of ideas illustrated in full color-including the work of Wolfgang Oehme, Edith Eddleman and Han Hanses. You'll also discover: how to integrate grasses with different growing seasons; best grasses for first time users; tips for using different bamboos; how to restore and cultivate native grasses; grass care tips from top grass growers; best companion plants for perennial grasses, sedges and reeds; ways to match grasses with specialized design needs; recommended sources for plants and seeds; much more.

Native Ferns, Moss, and Grasses: From Emerald Carpet to Amber Wave, Serene and Sensuous Plants for theGarden

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Native Ferns, Moss, and Grasses: From Emerald Carpet to Amber Wave, Serene and Sensuous Plants for theGarden
William Cullina
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0618531181

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Award-winning author William Cullina’s beautifully illustrated book of “background” plants for North American gardens. With this new volume, Cullina completes the set of stunning books on native plants for the garden that includes Wildflowers and Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines. All three books combine Cullina’s fresh and entertaining style with encyclopedic information about the plants and specific instructions on how to grow and propagate them. Cullina compares a garden made up of nothing but bright colors to the detergent shelves in a supermarket, where every package screams for attention. What makes a true garden out of a collection of flowering plants are the ferns, mosses, and grasses that are the verdant canvas on which nature paints its portraits. These are the plants, he says, that bring a level of refinement and sophistication to the garden unmatched by any flowers. Without these plants, nothing would hold the garden together. Cullina shares information that will make you see landscaping as never before.

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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. The Amber Wave.
Carole. Ottesen
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFH8EW

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What can I do to help my child now? What are the symptoms of ADD? What questions will the doctor ask me about my child? Do children with AD/HD qualify for special education? Should I medicate my child?

ADD and ADHD are estimated to affect at least 3 to 7 percent of school-age children and the amount of information available on the subject can be overwhelming, confusing and oftentimes, conflicting. The ADD & ADHD Answer Book is a reassuring, authoritative reference for you and your family, providing sound advice and immediate answers to your most pressing questions. The book also includes questionnaires and checklists to help you get the most out of your child's evaluation.

Written in an easy-to-read question and answer format, The ADD & ADHD Answer Book helps you understand your child's illness and develop a plan to help them succeed.

Customer Reviews:

I have not read the book yet.......2007-09-07

I just bought this book with the intentions of reading it. I came to this site to see what other people think about the book. So far I have seen really good reviews on it. But what bothers me are those parents who stress that THEY WILL NOT medicate their child. As a mother I never ever wanted to take that route. I read alot of information to help him without medication. What foods he can eat and other helpful ways to help him without medicine, that was very difficult. Finally after he was almost kicked out of Preschool I took him to our school district and they evaluated him having ADHD. With their diagnosis they allowed him to attend preschool at no cost to me, to make him understand school rules. I also took him to our pediatrician, crying with the news of what they told me, I knew that medication was the only way to help him. Upset and depressed we went home. I started 2weeks before kindergarden and I have notice what a good kid he had become. Since then he has been more focus and attentive in class. He gets his moments when he distracts class but other than that he is doing good. He is very very smart, from what the teachers are telling me.

Exactly What I Was Looking For!.......2007-03-17

The book arrived earlier than expected. It was exactly what the ad said it was and more...very satisfied!

Excellent Book........2007-02-13

I was looking for a book to help me understand my son's ADD. This was very resourceful. It explains everything so well. It has advice for organization, structure, behavior, etc. I was very pleased with this book.

A How to Book.......2006-05-05

I like the direct "how to" advice in this book. My husband and I have promised one another we will not medicate our daughter and this book has given us more faith that we can keep that committment. This book has given us ideas that are simple to use and practical. Our daughter has a 504 but after reading Dr. Ashley's book we requested another IEP meeting and revised her entire plan based upon the ideas in this book. She is doing much better in school now and homework is not the torture we all used to suffer. The 504 ideas in the back of the book are worth it alone. our school is now using dr. ashley's checklist to help design IEP and 504s for all their add and adhd kids.

Brilliant.......2006-03-30

After reading this book I have a better understanding of children with ADD & ADHD and what parents are faced with on a regular basis. Extremely well written and I am looking for to more books from Dr. Ashley.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

The Attention Deficit Answer Book: The Best Medications and Parenting Strategies for Your Child

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Accesible Guide, Clear Outline of Options/Solutions

The Attention Deficit Answer Book: The Best Medications and Parenting Strategies for Your Child
Alan Wachtel , and Michael Boyett
Manufacturer: Plume
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0452279410

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Over one million children have been diagnosed with ADHD and Ritalin is the most commonly prescribed drug used to combat the problem. While Dr. Wachtel advocates the use of appropriate medications, including Ritalin, Dexedrine, and anti-depressants, he also believes ADHD is more than a biological problem, affecting a child's self-esteem, social life, and the ability to perform well in school. In this comprehensive book, readers will discover: *How to get an accurate diagnosis--other disorders canmimic ADHD *How to select a specialist *The three classes of medication used and how to determine which one will work best for their child *The use of behavior modification *What to do when a child is resistant to treatment *How to enlist the support of the child's teacher. The Attention Deficit Answer Book expertly guides readers step-by-step through the process of deciding how to best handle their child's particular case. *The success of related books such as The Myth of the A.D.D. Child shows there is interest in ADHD and its treatment. *The Attention Deficit Answer Book is accessible, written in a question-and-answer format.

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Accesible Guide, Clear Outline of Options/Solutions.......2000-06-16

Dr. Wachtel, while providing a well-informed and knowledgeable perspective on ADHD, brings to the table the additional gift of compassion. This book would be of interest to anyone curious about ADHD, but it clearly speaks to those most concerned: parents who are dealing with the ways in which they can help to give their child the most happy and productive life. Dr. Wachtel explores not only the technical aspects of the disorder which seems to be on the tip of everyone's tongue nowadays, but treats the situation of a child with ADHD with respect, attempting to understand the ramifications of and possible solutions for the everyday situations one with this problem can find themself in. This book is a good first step for a parent attempting to inform themselves in order to work with both their child and the medical profession to find solutions.

The ADD and ADHD Answer Book for Parents

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The ADD and ADHD Answer Book for Parents
Karen Peebles
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VZI9XY

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If your doctor has diagnosed your child with ADD or ADHD you need to read this book. Quite eye opening and informative.

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Rico Lebrun was a maverick, an artist of deep humanity and broad sympathies. A draftsman, painter, and sculptor of great accomplishment and international recognition, he constantly sought to transform his natural virtuosity into something deeper and more elemental. His life was devoted to the monumental (and transparently impossible) purpose of accurately mapping the terra incognita of the human form and human heart.

These letters written between 1950 and 1964, as he moved between the United States, Mexico, and Italy, give the reader an intimate and extended glance into the impassioned crucible of his mind and soul. Lebrun belonged to a generation to which art was, and had to be, something more than abstract compositions or cerebral exercises. For him, art was a force, a profoundly moral force, that could construct and shape an edifice containing all the inconsistency, drama, and inner conflict of the human animal, from its capacity for cruelty, its proclivity for war and its indifference to the nuclear threat to its sublime moments of grace.

His letters are tender, outspoken, humorous, and often perplexed. Selected and edited by James Renner and the artist's son, David Lebrun, they address the forging of a new visual language and comfort friends in crisis; they are bursting with life, demonstrative of fierce love, filled with wisdom and mercilessly articulate. This is in every sense an artist's book, one illustrated with the best of his prolific work and adorned by a prose that is poetic, engaged, and infused with an earnest, almost naive, devotion to the potential of the human spirit.

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Half a century ago, Norman Jeffares wrote the definitive biography of W.B. Yeats, which was subsequently published in a revised edition in 1990 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the poet's death. The present volume, a re-issue of the 1990 edition with a new introduction and bibliography, is an account of Yeats's life and work, together with a fascinating collection of letters, photographs and poetry.

Behind the Scenes: Yeats, Horniman, and the Struggle for the Abbey Theatre (New Historicism)

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Behind the Scenes: Yeats, Horniman, and the Struggle for the Abbey Theatre (New Historicism)
Adrian Frazier
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0520065492

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Behind the Scenes presents the story of Dublin's famous Abbey Theatre and its major creative personalities: W. B. Yeats, Annie Horniman, J. M. Synge, and Lady Gregory. Part history, part sociology, part biography, Frazier's work recreates the forces that shaped the Abbey stage, forces that involved the spirited participation of actors, audiences, press, and financiers as well as of the famous poet-playwright who was its co-director. His book unfolds an entertaining and suspenseful tale, centered on the undeniably autocratic personality of W.B. Yeats and with the political struggles of Ireland as a backdrop.

That Black Day: The Manuscripts of W.B. Yeats's Crazy Jane on the Day of Judgement (New Yeats Papers)

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That Black Day: The Manuscripts of W.B. Yeats's Crazy Jane on the Day of Judgement (New Yeats Papers)
David R. Clark
Manufacturer: Dolmen Press
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W.B. Yeats, a new biography
A. Norman Jeffares
Manufacturer: Hutchinson
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006DGMMG

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Yeats as editor (New Yeats papers)
Edward O'Shea
Manufacturer: Distributed by Humanities Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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W.B. Yeats: A New Biography
A. Norman Jeffares
Manufacturer: Hutchinson
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