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Corporate Forms Kit, Rev. (+ disk)
Ted Nicholas Manufacturer: Kaplan Business ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1574100572 Release Date: 1996-08-01 |
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Organic Seed in the Nordic Countries
Manufacturer: Nordic Council of Ministers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9289308540 |
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Lincoln At Home : Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life
David Herbert Donald Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0743211421 |
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As Lincoln led the nation into the Civil War, managing the Union war effort, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, winning reelection in 1864, and planning the Reconstruction of the South, he also led a private life, defined by his close relationship with his wife and his devotion to his children. Lincoln at Home offers a view into the life of the family through their written correspondence.
With a brief account of their years in the White House and the complete collection of all the known letters exchanged by Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, this elegant portrait defines the sixteenth president as a dedicated -- though often a desperately busy and distracted -- family man.
Lincoln at Home is an intimate and rare glimpse of the president as husband and father, a cheerful man pinned to the floor while playing with his children, and a desolate man struck down by grief at the death of his son. Beyond this, we are shown a personal side of the man who managed one of the most difficult periods in American history.
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The author of the definitive biography of Lincoln offers a portrait of the President's domestic life in the White House in this beautifully rendered edition. Includes a collection of all the letters exchanged by Abraham and Mary Lincoln and their children.Customer Reviews:
Find it cheap, or forget it.......2005-01-05
A Slim But Beautifully Written Volume.......2001-12-31
The book is divided into two parts, an essay written originally as a speech before former President Bush on Lincoln's domestic life in the White House - how he and the First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln coped with the agony of war and the tragic loss of their son Willie.
The second part of the book comprises all of the known letter correspondence between President Lincoln, and his wife and sons - and vice versa. Here we find that Robert Lincoln clearly was not too thrilled about his father becoming the Republican Presidential nominee in 1860, how Abraham Lincoln clearly fussed and agonized over son's Tad's missing (but eventually found) goat, all the more poignant because of Willie's death, and the tragic fire that claimed Willie's pony (not mentioned in this book). Or how Lincoln seemingly dispassionately mentioned in his correspondence to his wife the loss of Mary Todd Lincoln's Brother-In-Law, the Confederate General Ben Hardin Helm at the battle of Chickamauga.
Donald has given us a beautifully presented and written book, a worthy gift to the Lincoln and Civil War reader - the only reason why I gave it four stars instead of five was that it is too pricey for a non fleshed-out biography, but would definitely be worth the fifth star at a bargain-based price.
Infidel of Pigeon Creek.......2001-02-05
Infidel of Pigeon Creek.......2001-02-05
Infidel of Pigeon Creek.......2001-02-05
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Lincoln at Home: Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life.(Book Review)(Brief Article): An article from: Journal of Southern History
James Marten Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008FSAXG Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 446 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Lincoln at Home : Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life.
David Herbert Donald Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000X6CX42 |
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Who Was Who in America 1607-1996: With World Notables : 1607-1996 : Index Volumes I-XI and Historical Volume (Who Was Who in America Index Volume)
Manufacturer: Marquis Who's Who ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837902266 |
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Who Was Who in America 1607-1998: With World Notables : 1607-1998 : Index Volumes I-XII and Historical Volume (Who Was Who in America Index Volume)
Manufacturer: Marquis Whos Who ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837902304 |
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Who Was Who in America 1607-2000: With World Notables/Index to Volumes 1-13 (Who Was Who in America Index Volume)
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Who Was Who in America with World Notables (Who is Who is America, Index 1607-1981, Volumes I-VII and Historical Volume)
Editors Manufacturer: Marqujis Who's Who, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J4FJHQ |
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Who Was Who In America With World Notables (Who Was Who in America Index Volume)
Manufacturer: Marquis Whos Who ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837902673 |
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Who Was Who in America with World Notables 1607-1996: Index to Volume 9
Inc. Marquis Who's Who Manufacturer: Marquis Who's Who ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837902185 |
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Who Was Who in America With World Notables 1607-2002: Index Volume I-XIV and Historical Volume (Who Was Who in America Index Volume)
Manufacturer: Marquis Whos Who ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837902444 |
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Who Was Who In America With World Notables: 1607-2005 Index, Volume I-XVI And Historical Volume (Who Was Who in America Index Volume)
Marquis Who's Who Manufacturer: Marquis Who's Who ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837902525 |
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Who Was Who In America: With World Notables 2002-2004 (Who Was Who in America with Index Volume)
Manufacturer: Marquis Who's Who ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837902495 |
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Who Was Who in America: With World Notables : Index 1993 Volumes I-X and Historical Volume (Who Was Who in America Index Volume)
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Social Assessments for Better Development: Case Studies in Russia and Central Asia (Environmentally Sustainable Development Studies and Monographs Series, 16)
Manufacturer: World Bank ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0821339060 |
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Crazy Woman Creek: Women Rewrite the American West
Manufacturer: Mariner Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 0618249338 |
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Crazy Woman Creek is a collection of prose and poetry about real women in the West and their connection to a larger whole. Long troubled by the misguided images of skinny cowgirls on prancing palominos, the editors embarked on a mission to set the record straight. They wanted these western women to reveal the realities of their lives in their own words. In Crazy Woman Creek, 153 women west of the Mississippi write of the ways they shape and sustain their communities. Whether these groups are organized, imposed, or spontaneous, this collection shows that where women gather, anything is possible. Readers will encounter Buddhists in Nebraska, Hutterites in South Dakota, rodeo moms rather than soccer moms. A woman chooses horse work over housework; neighbors pull together to fight a raging wildfire; a woman rides a donkey across Colorado to raise money after the tragedy at Columbine. Women recall harmony found at a drugstore, at a powwow, in a sewing circle. Lively, heartfelt, urgent, enduring, Crazy Woman Creek celebrates community connections built or strengthened by women that unveil a new West.Customer Reviews:
Honest, heartwarming, hopeful.......2005-01-20
A must for any woman--western or not.......2004-12-12
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Rewrites: A Memoir
Neil Simon Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0684826720 |
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After serving an apprenticeship under Sid Caesar and Phil Silvers in Los Angeles, Neil Simon returned to New York at age 30 to embark on a career as a playwright. Some 35 years and three dozen plays later, the most successful comedy writer in the history of the American stage is still at it. In Rewrites, Simon reflects on his career, his relationship with his older brother and mentor Danny, and the loss of his wife Joan to cancer. Along the way, he reveals the price he has paid for his achievements: "I felt like I had stopped relating to people as friends, relatives, acquaintances.... Instead they turned into my victims, as I ripped their private souls from their being, feeding my hunger, my insatiable desire to use them in my writings, in my plays, in my thoughts."Book Description
Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys -- Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest.More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's vision that has made him America's most beloved playwright and earned him such enduring success. Now, in Rewrites, he has written a funny, deeply touching memoir, filled with details and anecdotes of the writing life and rich with the personal experiences that underlie his work. What the listener of this warm, nostalgic memoir discovers, however, is that the plays, although grounded in Neil Simon's own experience, provide only a glimpse into the mind and soul of this very private man.
Since Come Blow Your Horn first opened on Broadway in 1960, few seasons have passed without the appearance of another of his laughter-filled plays, and indeed on numerous occasions two or more of his works have been running simultaneously. But his success was something Neil Simon never took for granted, nor was the talent to create laughter something that he ever treated carelessly: it took too long for him to achieve the kind of acceptance -- both popular and critical -- that he craved, and the path he followed frequently was pitted with hard decisions.
Some of the supporting players in the memoir include Sid Caesar, Jerry Lewis, Walter Matthau, Robert Redford, Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, George C. Scott, and Mike Nichols. But always at center stage is his first love, his wife Joan, whose death in the early seventies devastated him, and whose love and inspiration illuminate this remarkable and revealing self-portrait.
Rewrites is rich in laughter and emotion, and filled with the memories of a sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet life.
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Footlight Serenade.......2007-05-22
a love letter.......2005-04-03
A life, from comedy to tragedy.......2004-08-20
As Good as Moss Hart's.......2004-01-08
I had had "Rewrites" on my bookshelf for a number of years, and just somehow never got around to it. Finally, one snowy weekend last month, I took it off the shelf and started reading. I loved it from the get-go -- it's simply one of the best memoirs ever written, IMO. (I've read a lot of autobios/memoirs, especially in my younger years, so I write with some knowledge in this area.)
I'll always remember that snowy weekend I spent "with Neil," and I'll also always remember how I ran to get the sequel, "The Play Goes On," on Monday. (That was also top-notch, but "Rewrites" was just a smidge better.)
Don't miss "Rewrites." It's a winner, it's a keeper, it's pure reading delight!
Honest and funny autobigraphy.......2002-11-05
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Neil Simon Rewrites-A Memoir
Manufacturer: S&S ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000H75R8G |
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Neil Simon Rewrites: A Memoir.
Neil SIMON Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000RJS5YC |
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Rewrites - a Memoir
Neil Simon Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000O6D45S |
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Rewrites A Memoir
Neil Simon Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GRBVUK |
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Undaunted Courage/A Woman in Amber/Rewrites: A Memoir/The Critical Path (Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction, Volume 41: 1996)
Stephen E. Ambrose , Agate Nesaule , Neil Simon , and Brock Yates Manufacturer: Reader's Digest Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KABEBY |
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Undaunted Courage/A Woman in Amber/Rewrites: A Memoir/The Critical Path (Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction, Volume 41: 1996)
Stephen E. Ambrose , Agate Nesaule , Neil Simon , and Brock Yates Manufacturer: Reader's Digest Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000LY1JEG |
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Undaunted Courage/A Woman in Amber/Rewrites: A Memoir/The Critical Path (Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction, Volume 41: 1996)
Stephen E. Ambrose , Agate Nesaule , Neil Simon , and Brock Yates Manufacturer: Reader's Digest Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000FC38H0 |
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Rewrites : A Memoir
Neil Simon Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Trade ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OLXFWA |
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A Different World: Tales of an Idyllic Existence
T. J. Montgomery Manufacturer: Authorhouse ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1410773086 |
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