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Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House
Franklin Toker Manufacturer: Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1400040264 Release Date: 2003-09-30 |
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Fallingwater Rising is a biography not of a person but of the most famous house of the twentieth century. Scholars and the public have long extolled the house that Frank Lloyd Wright perched over a Pennsylvania waterfall in 1937, but the full story has never been told.Customer Reviews:
Regrettably, I shared Mr. Lupp's experience.......2007-05-24
Hard to put down - twice, already.......2007-02-05
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Fallingwater remains mysterious even after this comprehensive book.......2005-09-08
One of the best works on Wright's work, but..........2005-07-31
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Chinese Brush Painting: A Complete Course in Traditional and Modern Techniques (Dover Books on Art Instruction)
Jane Evans Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0486436586 |
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Definitive text.......2006-06-29
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Chinese Brush Painting: A Complete Course in Traditional and Modern Techniques
Jane Evans Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MC4EJ4 |
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Magnificent Moments: The World's Greatest Wildlife Photographs
Manufacturer: Willow Creek Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1572230231 |
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Cyberpunktrek: With Robotman and His Evil Twin, Bruce
Jim Meddick Manufacturer: Topper Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0886874858 |
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Cyberpunktrek: With Robotman and His Evil Twin, Bruce.......2007-09-11
This is a very funny book. Try to get a hold of a copy!.......2000-05-02
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In the Storm of the Eye : A Lifetime at CBS
Bill Leonard Manufacturer: Putnams ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000O6DG60 |
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American Dynasty : Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush
Kevin Phillips Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: B000F4LO9W |
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Paraphrasing a passage from Machiavelli's The Prince, Kevin Phillips writes, "a ruler can ignore the mob and devote himself to the interests of the ruling class, gulling the inert majority who constitute the ruled." He then says, "Borgia references aside, 21st-century American readers of The Prince may feel that they have stumbled on a thinly disguised Bush White House political memo." These pointed words would sting regardless of who uttered them, but coming from Phillips, a former Republican strategist, they have an added piquancy. In American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, Phillips traces the rise of the Bush family from investment banking elites to political power brokers, using their Ivy League network, vast wealth, and questionable political maneuvering to obtain the White House and consequently, shake the foundation of constitutional American democracy. Citing the Bush family mainstays of finance, energy (oil), the military industrial complex, and national security and intelligence (the CIA), Phillips uses copious examples to show the dangerous alliance between the Bushes' business interests (huge corporations such as Enron and Haliburton) and the formation of national policy. No other family, Phillips says, that has fulfilled its presidential aspirations has been so involved in the ascendancy of the arms industry and of the 21st-century American imperium--often at the expense of regional and world peace and for their personal gain. It is hard to tell what offends Phillips the most: the Bushes' systematic deceit and secrecy, their shady business dealings, their cronyism, or their family philosophy that privileges the very wealthy and utterly dismisses all the rest. It is clearly all of these things combined. But at the top of Phillips' list is the dynastic nature of their family power, for it is that concentration of power and influence that strikes at the heart of our democracy. Past administrations have transgressed, albeit not so egregiously, and other political families have had dynastic ambitions. But none have succeeded as thoroughly as the Bushes. Jefferson and Madison would be horrified, and according to Phillips, we should be too. --Silvana TropeaBook Description
The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintancenurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy bootshas let national politics create a dynasticized presidency that would have horrified America's founding fathers. They, after all, had led a revolution against a succession of royal Georges.In this devastating book, onetime Republican strategist Phillips reveals how four generations of Bushes have ascended the ladder of national power since World War One, becoming entrenched within the American establishmentYale, Wall Street, the Senate, the CIA, the vice presidency, and the presidencythrough a recurrent flair for old-boy networking, national security involvement, and political deception. By uncovering relationships and connecting facts with new clarity, Phillips comes to a stunning conclusion: The Bush family has systematically used its financial and social empireits aristocracyto gain the White House, thereby subverting the very core of American democracy. In their ambition, the Bushes ultimately reinvented themselves with brilliant timing, twisting and turning from silver spoon Yankees to born-again evangelical Texans. As Americaand the worldholds its breath for the 2004 presidential election, American Dynasty explains how it happened and what it all means.
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"A biting analysis of the Bush family's rise to power from one of today's premier political observers The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance-nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots-has let national politics create a dynasticized presidency that would have horrified America's founding fathers. They, after all, had led a revolution against a succession of royal Georges. In this devastating book, onetime Republican strategist Phillips reveals how four generations of Bushes have ascended the ladder of national power since World War One, becoming entrenched within the American establishment-Yale, Wall Street, the Senate, the CIA, the vice presidency, and the presidency-through a recurrent flair for old-boy networking, national security involvement, and political deception. By uncovering relationships and connecting facts with new clarity, Phillips comes to a stunning conclusion: The Bush family has systematically used its financial and social empire-its "aristocracy"-to gain the White House, thereby subverting the very core of American democracy. In their ambition, the Bushes ultimately reinvented themselves with brilliant timing, twisting and turning from silver spoon Yankees to born-again evangelical Texans. As America-and the world-holds its breath for the 2004 presidential election, American Dynasty explains how it happened and what it all means."Customer Reviews:
Exellent Book!!.......2006-12-14
Good but ignores or barely touches upon some of their dirtiest secrets.......2006-11-29
Very Pleased.......2006-08-27
Excellent Historical Analysis.......2006-05-29
a friend told me about this author.......2006-04-16
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American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush
Kevin P Phillips Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OJ87DO |
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American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush.(Book Review): An article from: Multinational Monitor
Manufacturer: Essential Information, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00082Z38Y Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Multinational Monitor, published by Essential Information, Inc. on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 540 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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American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush.(Book Review): An article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch
Thomas Fortenberry Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00081XRM4 Release Date: 2006-10-04 |
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This digital document is an article from Reviewer's Bookwatch, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 705 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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On My Own: The Ultimate How-To Guide for Young Adults
Sally Taylor Manufacturer: Silly Goose Productions ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: Accessories:
ASIN: 0971150001 |
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"Encyclopedia" of Life Skills for Young Aduults.......2002-10-15
On My Own-The Ultimate How-To-Guide for Young Adults.......2002-08-16
On My Own-The Ulitmate How-To-Guide for Young Adults.......2002-08-16
Highly recommended for older teens and young adults.......2002-08-05
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Sheridan's Lieutenants: Phil Sheridan, His Generals, and the Final Year of the Civil War. (American Crisis Series)
David Coffey Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0742543064 |
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In 1864, General U. S. Grant summoned 33-year-old Major General Philip Sheridan to lead Meade's cavalry in the resilient yet seemingly lethargic Army of the Potomac. Sheridan's fiery determination and uncompromising demand for performance quickly gained him the upper hand against Confederate cavalry forces in Virginia. In this exciting new work, David Coffey explores Sheridan's relationships with his subordinates and their substantial role in shaping the final year of the Civil War and future U.S. military history.Customer Reviews:
A short discussion of some remarkable soldiers.......2005-07-04
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Phil Sheridan and His Army
Paul Andrew Hutton Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0806131888 |
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Hmmmm.......2006-06-03
Great bio of "Little Phil".......2006-01-22
Great Indian Wars Book.......2005-07-20
Well told story - beware of the March 10 review.......2005-05-16
ANOTHER BOILER PLATE EFFORT.......2004-03-10
I have been reading about the Civil War and Indian Fighting Generals for over half a century. There is absolutely nothing new here. Any bright High School kid could have written this book in a good library.
In addituion to this criticism, I find a combined error and omission that is typical of academic authors who try to write about everything and everybody. This author states that General Sheridan never got to the scene of the 1876 Indian War. On the contrary read Willert as to exactly where and when he did. Furthermore, related to this is the fact that Sheridan arrived belately because of the riots in New Orleans that took him there. Hutton missed this and its significance, which could have lent the added ingredient to his work that would have made it significant. Sheridan in the earlier Indian War on the Southern Plains cooped up the reservation Indians so they couldn't join the hostiles in the field. He would undoubtedly have done the same (in time - he did it belatedly at War Bonnet Creek) and prevented one of the key elements of Custer's disaster (i.e. too damned many Indians).
Big reputations are made on this sort of actually superficial copying, partly because of an old boy netword, one suspects. The victims are fundamentally ignorant readers. There is little that can be done about this before the fact, which is what reviews are for.
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"Little Phil" and his troopers: The life of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan : its romance and reality : how an humble lad reached the head of an army : the career ... sketches of other great cavalry leaders
Frank A Burr Manufacturer: Winter ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00087BB8K |
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Phil Sheridan & His Army
Paul Andrew Hutton Manufacturer: UNIV OF OK + PRESS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000SHWYVS |
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PHIL SHERIDAN AND HIS ARMY
Manufacturer: Univ. of Nebraska Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000GR8W5W |
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"Little Phil" and his troopers: The life of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. Its romance and reality: how an humble lad reached the head of an army. The career ... sketches of other great cavalry leaders
Frank A Burr Manufacturer: Hurst & Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B000883UOM |
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Half-Sun on the Columbia: A Biography of Chief Moses (Civilization of the American Indian Series)
Robert H. Ruby , and John Arthur Brown Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0806127384 |
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Half-Sun On The Columbia. A Biography of Chief Moses.
Robert H. and Brown, John A. Ruby Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NUIOJ6 |
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Half-Sun on the Columbia: A Biography of Chief Moses
Robert H. Ruby Manufacturer: Univ of Oklahoma Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J4XFI6 |
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HALF-SUN ON THE COLUMBIA A BIOGRAPHY OF CHIEF MOSES.
Robert H., and John A. Brown. Rudy Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press,, Norman, OK: ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000S6PVTQ |
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Science Magic in the Bedroom: Amazing Tricks with Ordinary Stuff (Science Magic)
Richard Robinson Manufacturer: Aladdin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0689843356 |
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From now on, the only eye rubbing you?ll do will be a result of the dazzling magical illusions you create right in your own bedroom...
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