Subjects:  1. Ancient - Greece    2. Ancient and Classical    3. Classical antiquities    4. Geography, Ancient    5. Greece    6. Historiography    7. History    8. History - General History    9. History: World    10. Voyages and travels    11. Ancient Greece    12. Ancient Western philosophy to c 500    13. European history: BCE to c 500 CE    14. History: theory & methods    15. Literary Criticism & Collections / Ancient & Classical    16. Philosophy of mind   

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Interesting Document
This is an unclassified version of a study originally done by OSS psychologists on the selection of personnel suitable for clandestine operations. This means those in which the individual is inserted into enemy territory and then left alone to live under deep cover, always living in a state of stress and tension. Read more

Subjects:  1. Espionage    2. History    3. History: World    4. Nonfiction - True Crime / Espionage    5. Reference   

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Socially Constructed Ontology
The possibilities of what can be found to be true or become true have opened up with our advance in technology. There are things that we can make true today that have never been true before. (Idea from Hacking interpreting Foucault). This might also be called Darwinizing Ontology with reference to "Darwinizing Culture: The Status of Memetics As a Science" - by Robert Aunger. So this is still one more the evolution narrative is being used to convert our previous understanding.
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Subjects:  1. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    2. Historiography    3. History & Surveys - Modern    4. History - General History    5. Philosophy    6. History: theory & methods    7. Philosophy / Modern   

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Foolishly but gallantly sacrificed.
... q-ships versus u-boats
having been a member of this ship's crew and therefore familier with most of the characters,I deem it to be authentic.

EXCELLENT PIECE OF NAVAL HISTORY
Captain Beyer has put together an excellent piece of work in this his first book!It is a story of courage and ingenuity in the bleak early months of WWII. This is a very well-researched work that is rich in detail. I read this fascinating chapter in U.S. Navy history with profoundadmiration. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asterion (Q-ship)    2. Atik (Q-ship)    3. History    4. History - Military / War    5. Military    6. Military - Naval    7. Military - World War I    8. Naval History - World War II    9. Naval Operations    10. Naval operations, American    11. Q-ships    12. Reference    13. Submarine    14. World War, 1939-1945    15. Air forces & warfare    16. Naval forces & warfare   

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An all-embracing visual display
It's a religion holding over 6 billion believers plus it's one of the great civilizations of the world - yet Islam remains puzzling to a majority of Westerners, and scholarly histories only increase the mystery. Malise Ruthven and Azim Nanji's HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ISLAM solve this confusion in providing a lovely illustrated historical atlas by a noted scholar of Islam. Maps and eye-catching illustrations accompany clear articles on everything from the early Sufi orders to Islam in the British, Russian and Dutch empires. History blends with social insights and religious coverage in an all-embracing visual display which is highly recommended for high school collections on up.
Tr�s interessant
Excellent book for a gift! The photos and the content are very interesting. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Atlases - Historical    2. Civilization, Islamic    3. History    4. History: World    5. Islam    6. Islam - History    7. Maps    8. Reference    9. Historical geography    10. History / Reference    11. World history   

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The Encyclopedia of New England
This is a great reference but, unlike many others, it is not simply a list of things with discussion. It is written as a carefully woven story of New England. It is fascinating and wonderful to read.

Review from SeaCoast NH website
"Finally, a book that defines New England. And it wasn't easy. Just released, this massive volume weighs as much as our cat. It includes 1.5 million words in 22 thematic sections, written and edited by hundreds of experts. "The Encyclopedia of New England" includes 1,300 entries on important people, places, events, ideas and artifacts, plus 500 illustrations and maps on a total of almost 1,600 pages.
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Subjects:  1. Civilization    2. Encyclopedias    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History - U.S.    6. History: American    7. New England    8. Reference    9. United States - State & Local - General    10. United States - State & Local - New England    11. American history    12. General encyclopaedias    13. Northeastern & North Atlantic states    14. Reference / Encyclopedias   

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A light touch with the Grenadiers
Another reviewer tells you what this book contains, so I'll mention that the narrative plus information plus history plus biography is packed into bites ranging in size from a chapter, to a section to a morsel. It is distracting! You start by hunting for information on bearskins (included in 'Grenadier Fabric', where you will find a cartoon, a photo of Crimean War veterans and a specification) and get diverted into an adjacent article on eighteenth century soldiering, and the origin of 'mess'.
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Subjects:  1. History - General History    2. Reference    3. British Isles    4. History    5. History / Reference    6. Regiments   

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Good Text
I'm a returning college student and using this as a text for the study of the Tudor and Stuart reigns... it is concise and informal, with a definite sense of humor... debunks some of the myths relating to these reigns and definitely one of the more readable textbooks that I have come across... clear and consise.. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civilization    2. England    3. Europe - General    4. Europe - Great Britain - General    5. Great Britain    6. History    7. History - General History    8. History: World    9. Reference    10. Stuarts, 1603-1714    11. Tudors, 1485-1603    12. British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700    13. GREAT BRITAIN_CIVILIZATION    14. GREAT BRITAIN_HISTORY_STUARTS, 1603-1714    15. GREAT BRITAIN_HISTORY_TUDORS, 1485-1603    16. History / Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Africa - General    3. Asia    4. Asia - General    5. History    6. History - General History    7. Oceania    8. Reference    9. Research    10. Statistics    11. 20th century    12. African history    13. American history    14. Australasia    15. Australasian & Pacific history    16. Economic history    17. Reference works    18. Social history    19. The Americas    20. c 1700 to c 1800    21. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. America    2. Americas (North Central South West Indies)    3. History    4. History - General History    5. Reference    6. Research    7. Statistics    8. 20th century    9. American history: c 1500 to c 1800    10. American history: c 1800 to c 1900    11. American history: from c 1900 -    12. Economic history    13. Reference / Research    14. Reference works    15. Social history    16. The Americas    17. c 1700 to c 1800    18. c 1800 to c 1900   

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real political analysis
Unlike the political commentators of the late 20th and early 21st century (watchers of Sunday public affairs programs and AM radio listeners know who they are), the commentators of the 18th century actually had something of substance to say.This was a time when education was rare, but when done was done well.The New American Library does its usual exceptional job in assembling the material in this book including some of the more important selections from the Federalist Papers as well as some of the writings of the anti-Federalists.Here the role of the government and the nature of freedom are really explored.Life was better before politics became about feeling and emotion.Every American should read this book, but only if he wants to really understand the basis of the American experiment.

Provides a complete environment for the Federalist Papers
Study of the Federalist Papers, of course included in this two volume series, is a conduit for understanding the American ethic. When the Federalist Papers are viewed as included in this chronological deliberation between the Federalists and Antifederalists, they become even more profound than the enormous depth they can achieve when read alone. The concerns of Brutus and Agrippa are answered, the repititive call for a 'Bill of Rights' revealed. Madison wrote to Jefferson in 1825 defining the Federalist Papers as'may fairly enough be regarded as the most authentic exposition of the text of the federal constituion, as understood by the Body which prepared & the authority which accepted it.' The enormous insight gained from tracking the arguments and concerns of the proposed Constituion , and the responses of the Federalist cannot be easily estimated, yet the result is a much more informed conscience of the American experience.Madison in the same letter mentioned above stated that Federalist Essays did not foresee all the misconstructions which to that date had occured, nor prevent some it did foresee. For the concerned and deliberate citizen of today many of these issues remain, issues such as Federalism are current topics and all too often the opinions of the few become the conscience of the many, examining these volume will do much to alleviate this vexing condition. More alarming is the realization that many of the fears of the Antifederalists have become a reality in todays polity. An excellent and comprehensive collection thank you Bernard Bailyn.

Always Relevant . . . and Still a Lively Read at That!
Editor Bernard Bailyn has assembled a first-rate collection of letters, circulars, pamphlets, speeches, and what would be the colonial equivalent of modern op-ed pieces that allows today's readers to witness the foundingof a government through the eyes of (and with the voices of) those who werereally there.But don't be fooled into thinking this is going to be thestilted, polite prose that often belongs to 18th century philosophers ordebaters.Many of the pieces Bailyn has selected are remakrkably spry andteeming with understated wit.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1783-1789    2. Civil Procedure    3. Constitutional history    4. Federalist    5. History    6. History - U.S.    7. History: American    8. Politics and government    9. Reference    10. U.S. Constitutional History    11. United States    12. United States - Revolutionary War    13. History / United States / General   

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Honest, Insightful and Thought Provoking
Mr. Schivelbusch, in this remarkably well researched and startling book draws parallels between the programs and leadership styles of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Franklin Roosevelt. He shows how many similarities there were to be found between each of these very different men. His purpose is not to demonize FDR, excuse the Nazis and Fascists or even to mitigate the failure of the average German and Italian to stand up their leaders. It is, rather, to provide a warning to the future that populism can shift from the benign to the monstrous. It is must reading for the general reader.
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Subjects:  1. 1933-1945    2. Economic policy    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History: World    6. Modern - 20th Century    7. New Deal, 1933-1939    8. Political History    9. Political Ideologies - General    10. Politics and government    11. Reference    12. United States    13. History / General   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. General    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History, Modern    6. History: World    7. Modern - 21st Century    8. Reference   

Subjects:  1. Bibliographies & Indexes    2. Books & Reading    3. History    4. History: American    5. Reference   

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An entertaining romp through 5000 years of Western Civilization
Jews, God and History is a sobering but very entertaining romp through 5000 years of Western Civilization, which as Dimont so carefully points out, is in many essential respects, the invention of Jews. Simply great
It's hard to believe this was Dimont's first book.As a fan of historical nonfiction,this is one of the best I've read. Its breadth is not limited to the Jewish people but also includes the many cultures into which their story has been incorporated throughout the past- this is one of the most engaging and easily readable works I have come across.It does indeed read more like a detective novel than a historical chronicle,yet it always maintains it's balance and factual integrity.It is about as objective as one can hope to get when it comes to so sweeping and potentially volatile a subject as Jewish history.
Good overview of Jewish history for the general reader
This is an outstanding overview of Jewish history for the general reader. It is tremendously rich in information and written with an underlying warmth and sympathy that move the reader greatly. It is a good introduction but should not be the only book the reader reads on the subject. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. History    2. History - General History    3. History: World    4. Jewish - General    5. Judaism - History    6. History / Reference    7. Jewish studies    8. Judaism   

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Enticing, interesting....then disappointing.
An informative and captivating journey through American history, ending with a heartbreaking collapse into partisan bias.Overall, I very much enjoyed this book and still do.Its year-by-year paragraph format makes it a great little book when you have just a few minutes to read.You can open it up to any page; that is, except the final 30.
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Subjects:  1. Chronology    2. History    3. History - General History    4. History - U.S.    5. History: American    6. Miscellanea    7. Reference    8. United States    9. United States - General    10. United States History (General)    11. American history    12. History / United States / General    13. USA   

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A very uneven book
This book could be very useful, but often more as a guide to other sources, rather than as a authority in its own right.The appendices, listing numerous references sources as well as a very useful list of relevant museums should be valuable to anyone starting out to do research.Particularly relevant sources are also collected at the end each chapter.
Good general writer resource, but not very specific
This is an enjoyable, easy-to-read book to read alongside your historicals. It brings some light to various things like currency, fashion, and food; but knitpickers beware: everything is in broad terms. There isn't a lot of specific detail and the pictures are only somewhat helpful, serving mainly to decorate the book and not necessarily educate. Interesting facts and beginning source for info...
This book is especially slanted towards the Victorian era but does contain some Regency info that is helpful when wanting general information without indepth research. I would recommend backing up any facts with another source though. Some facts weren't dated so it was difficult to ascertain if they pertained to the Regency or Victorian era. All in all an enjoyable dive into history and helpful as simple research for history buffs or writers of light fiction. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Authorship    3. Composition & Creative Writing - General    4. England    5. Europe - Great Britain - General    6. Great Britain - History - 19th Century    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Historical fiction    9. History    10. History: American    11. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    12. Reference    13. Regency    14. Social life and customs    15. British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900    16. United Kingdom, Great Britain    17. Writing & editing guides   

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Digital history - indispensable, yet a good read

Informative and amusing
A remarkable mix of history and "xml", presented with a readable and often amusing text. The "screenshot" examples were very helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer - Internet    2. Computer network resources    3. Computer-assisted instruction    4. History    5. History: World    6. Internet    7. Internet - General    8. Internet - World Wide Web    9. Reference    10. Research    11. History: theory & methods   

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Hegel believes Hegel is the only one who got it right
The presumption and arrogance of Hegel's philosophical enterprise is apparent. A powerful and profound thinker he believes that he understands all. It is thesis- antithesis - synthesis and that synthesis is new thesis - antithesis - synthesis. And this logic of mind is the logic of history. And it is all coming to climax in the nineteenth century GermanyHegel is living in.
A view into the history of reason
This book was wonderful.It shouldn't be read as a history but more as a philosophy.Even there, it is a bit short of the greats.Why then do I call it wonderful?It is a view into the past intelligentsia.His history is antiquated; from a modern perspective some of it is wrong.However, it is great to see the history of views about history and the philosophy of them.I am not a pursuer of the P.C., and understand that the context of civilization, at his time, is the molder of his views.Old books such as this are windows into time and are treasures to be cherished.As far as his philosophy I intend to read more of his work in the future to get a better perspective, but I found it interesting.I am on board with Hegel in that we should pursue our Ideal of the Greek Golden Era to maintain a lofty goal for civilization.Which can be summed up by Thucydides in his description ofAthenian life; "We love the beautiful, but without ostentation or extravagance; we philosophize without being seduced thereby into effeminacy and inactivity (for when men give themselves up to Thought, they get further and further from the Practical--from activity for the public, for the common weal). We are bold and daring; but this courageous energy in action does not prevent us from giving ourselves an account of what we undertake (we have a clear consciousness respecting it); among other nations, on the contrary, martial daring has its basis in deficiency of culture: we know best how to distinguish between the agreeable and the irksome; notwithstanding which, we do not shrink from perils."

Hegel's most accessible introduction to his thought
Philosophy of History is Hegel's most accessible introduction to his thought.Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Hegel, George Wilhelm Friedrich    3. History    4. Philosophy    5. Philosophy Of History    6. Reference    7. History: theory & methods    8. Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present   

Subjects:  1. Aegean Sea Region    2. Ancient - Greece    3. Ancient Greece - History    4. Antiquities    5. Civilization    6. Civilization, Ancient, in literature    7. Greece    8. History    9. History - General History    10. History: World    11. To 146 B.C    12. Ancient Greece    13. European history: BCE to c 500 CE    14. History / Ancient / General    15. History: theory & methods