Obituary Cocktail: The Great Saloons of New Orleans (2nd Edition, Expanded)

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The new edition: Two years after its original release, the new Obituary Cocktail has more bars, photos, drink recipes, and quotes. Six added spreads include the bar in the kitchen at Commander's Palace, The Circle Bar and its Herradura tequila shot with tonic--the Harry Tonic Jr.--and Butler's fantastically seedy interior.

WINNER Silver Medals, Publisher's Mktg Assoc & Ind Publ Assoc 2002! Book of the Year 1999 (New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association).

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Fantastic Book!.......2007-01-28

If you have ever visited the bars in New Orleans, you will appreciate learning of the little known history of the watering holes that you have spent many an evening drinking and laughing. It reminds you of the many who sat on the stools before you and what interesting things have occured before your presence! The book has beautiful photographs and is very much a necessity for any lover of the city of New Orleans. It is a great coffee table book, and can spark many interesting conversations!

It will make you thirsty.......2003-10-17

first of all, this is a beautifully produced book, with wonderful photographs of the great New Orleans drinking establishments and local scenary.

Secondly, it's a must for any bartender. Not much needs to be said on this topic except for the fact that many great drinks have come out of New Orleans and the bartender (professional or otherwise) should learn how to prepare them.

Finally, the book also presents some important historical information on New Orleans and its saloons. The two go hand in hand.

The Spirit of New Orleans.......2003-08-09

Ms. McCaffety has captured the essence of New Orleans with her wonderful book. The pictures are gorgeous, and the addition of a few traditional New Orleans cocktail recipes and the history of the saloons rounds out the book nicely. I can't wait to get back to New Orleans and visit the bars I've missed.

A Bourbon Street Hopper.......2002-11-08

I don't think I've ever experienced anything quite like the bars in New Orleans! They are fantastic! The press has given Bourbon St. such a negative view, but I had no trouble the two times I went down by myself! I mean if you use a little common sense, then there's no problem! The people were some of the nicest I've ever met! Everyone treats you like family and you have such a great time! This book shows that down-home, friendly atmosphere! It was interesting for me too, to see a lot of the places off of Bourbon that I didn't get to see! You know, the 5 star places that cost an arm and a leg, and require reservations! This is just another great book to relive memories of your trip to "Sin City."

Obituary Cocktail: The Great Saloon of New Orleans.......2000-05-29

Growing up in New Orleans is a rare experience. Living away often makes one nostalgic and wistful.. Reading "Obituary Cocktail" brings the sights, sounds, smells and tastes roaring back. This is a beautiful book. The photos are warm, romantic and evocative. The commentary is pure magic and the recipes are fabulous. Whether you live there now, once were there or have never visited - this book captures the charm, the quirkiness and the mystery of New Orleans and her great watering holes.

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Magnificent photos, reindeer herders, boots, beads and more!.......1999-01-23

Oakes and Riewe present a beautiful portrait of the indigenous peoples of northern Siberia and the Russian Far East, using their own magnificent photographs of clothing, footwear and landscapes, plus those of other researchers, and from Russian and European museums. The beauty and harmony of traditional Siberian ways of life emerge from the pages. The authors, specialists in clothing and land use among northern peoples of Canada, have avoided showing us the poverty and destruction of today's everyday life in Russia's north, emphasizing instead the lifeways that indigenous peoples are struggling to preserve. (A less romantic picture can be seen in Doeker Mach's Forgotten Peoples of Siberia. Zurich: Scalo 1993.) The text, based on the authors' fieldwork, with the help of specialists from Russian museums and educational institutions, gives a historical overview, showing varieties of environment and ways of life, linguistic and cultural groupings, details of sewing tools, materials and methods of skin preparation, and of spiritual traditions based in nature. Some of these traditions relate directly to clothing and footwear, vital to survival in harsh northern climates. For example the Even people say that footwear provides a connection between the sacred and the profane. Good boots keep them in harmony with the earth. Sewing tools frequently show up in traditional tales, protecting and empowering women in the same way hunting tools empower men. I feel that the spiritual importance of clothing could have been clarified even more, and that it would have been valuable to give a more complete overview of Siberian spiritual traditions in the book's introduction. This would have allowed the authors to show which aspects are shared by many peoples and which are unique to one. They could also answer fascinating questions like why the Even and Evenk wear open coats in winter (which may reflect more southerly origins), and why Chukchi women make their clothing from whole skins instead of cutting them, (probably to keep the power of the animal intact). Emphasis on footwear reflects the authors' area of specialization as well as the help of the Bata Shoe Museum in bringing to Canada the footwear exhibit from the Russian Ethnographic Museum (also called "Spirit of Siberia") on which the book is based. The photographs and text elaborate the uses of reindeer skin, walrus skin, various furs, embroidery with threads and with the chin hairs of the reindeer, fur mosaics and beadwork. Appendices show the distinct details characteristic of the footwear of the various peoples, as well as skin preparation techniques. Besides the uniformly positive image provided by the photos, one other problem is with the frequent use of the "ethnographic present tense", which makes it difficult for the reader to be sure which traditions are still followed today and which are not. One example is the bear festival of the Amur peoples, in which a young bear was kept in a household for several years before being sacrificed to the masters of the taiga. This ceremony has been revived only once since the end of the repressive Soviet era, and the people decided not to do it again because changed mores made the sacrifice seem too cruel to the bear. Spirit of Siberia provides a beautiful and fascinating introduction to an ancient but radically changing tradition.

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Textile Arts: Multicultural Traditions
Margo Singer , and Mary Spyrou
Manufacturer: Davis
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0871925222

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Even the most contemporary fabric decorations embrace skills handed down through the ages in many cultures. In fact, this variety of techniques and approaches gives textile design a wonderful stylistic richness. Enhance your own pieces--whether embroidery, appliqué, tie-dyeing, or batik--with these internationally inspired projects. Shisha mirrorwork from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan features beautiful star motifs and random crosses, perfect on shirts. Panamanian mola panels, with their wonderfully simple shapes and exuberant colors, have a delightful folk art quality. Cotton cloths from Nigeria and Sierra Leone combine tie-dye and stitch-resist. Or, try decorative techniques such as pleating, rouleaux, and ruching, reminiscent of the European 19th-century and Asian dress. Simple instructions on all these methods will open wide your design repertoire.

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Textile Arts Multicultural Traditions
Margo Singer
Manufacturer: CHILTON BOOK CO @
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ASIN: B000Q1N410

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Burhan Dogan y became famous the world over with the series of photographs he created--often at dizzying heights--during the renovation of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. But the main focus of his photographic career has been the series The Walls of the World, the artist's intensive, exhaustive interrogation of walls. Through travels to more than 100 countries, among them Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Cuba, Dogan y has captured the exceptional and the trivial aspects of these surfaces in more than 20,000 photographs, a selection of which appear here.

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At last, a book that accurately depicts the mono-mania, elusive machismo, and marathon-dance mentality of whitewater paddling. In a unique blend of satire and cartoon art, William Nealy (author of best selling Whitewater Home Companion) opens up with both barrels on the sport and people which turns picturesque streams into jungle gyms.

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Politically Incorrect Whitewater Comics (For Paddlers Only).......2000-11-19

I've only had..and enjoyed this book for over 10 years, and since I'm not out paddling, thought it was time to write the first review for it.

William Nealy shares his politically incorrect and very humorous, sociocultural paddling wit and commentary in comic sketch form. It includes tips on "how to pick up a river person", River Accessories from S&M river Supplies (featuring Wanda the inflatable boat b**ch), an examination for a whitewater doctorate from S&M University of Whitewater Sciences, and many other outrageous and creative little paddling comic strip sketches and tales.

"Kayaks to Hell" is a satirical perspective on the whitewater paddling psyche and a "must have" for all dry-bags.

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KAYAKS TO HELL
William Nealy
Manufacturer: Menasha
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000GR9K5S

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Michael Kalecki was a Polish economist who independently discovered many of the key concepts of what is now identified as Keynesian theory. His contribution to macro- economics was late in being acknowledged, but his work can be seen to have resounding influence of some of today's economic problems.
The analyses presented in this book serve to scutinize Kalecki's theories and show both their significance for explaining the working of modern economies and the areas that need adaptation to changed circumstances. Crucial issues in the present world economy covered in this book include: * the pattern of cyclical recession and financial crises
*historically high levels of unemployment and poverty
* neoliberal economic policies.

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Kalecki's Relevance Today

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Hardcover

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This invaluable book contains lectures presented at the Courant Institute's Mathematical Finance Seminar. The audience consisted of academics from New York University and other universities, as well as practitioners from investment banks, hedge funds and asset-management firms.

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Written by educators — who understand and address the true needs and trepidations of readers — this book offers a pedagogically sound introduction to court reporting that enables readers to write new material with little hesitation, throughout. Each lesson is divided into a theory presentation section and a drill and practice section. It incorporates realtime writing principles throughout (i.e., the technology that allows court reporters to write and have their notes translated by a computer in realtime); organizes realtime theory principles in distinct, easy-to-locate sections. Separates the realtime theory principles from the regular theory presentation — enabling instructors to delay the introduction of realtime principles until readers are comfortable with writing the basic theory principles.

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Producing Beauty Pageants, 384 pages, is the only guide ever written about producing pageants. It includes such information as:

Producing your first pageant with only $100

How to get thousands of dollars worth of free advertising

Registering hundreds of contestants into your pageants

Tying major sponsors into your pageants

Feeding your pageant into big-league pageants

Setting up a national pageant system

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Airing your pageant on free-access cable television plus a whole lot more!

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Great help, BRAVO! (Miss Latina U.S.A. Organization).......1997-04-18

Ann your book has inspired me to start my own pageant system for Latina women and teens. Your step by step guide has made my job as Executive Director smooth. Everyone I run into in the Pageant system I hear behind my back "watch out for him, he's good!!!" I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart

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Family Ties That Bind Us

Family Ties That Binds

A great way to get started on understanding family

Differentiation - a key to being and giving

Brief and superficial

Family Ties That Bind: A Self-Help Guide to Change Through Family of Origin Therapy (Self-Counsel Personal Self-Help)
Ronald W. Richardson
Manufacturer: Self-Counsel Press
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Binding: Paperback

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A self-help guide to change through Family of Origin therapy

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Family Ties That Bind Us.......2007-07-23

Book arrived with in time frame and in good condition. Really enjoy ordering my books this way with such a reliable service.

Family Ties That Binds.......2007-07-20

Very insightful book on family of origin, formation on one's personality, and finding ways to heal from your past...

A great way to get started on understanding family.......2002-03-06

I have been recommending this book to friends and colleagues who are struggling with family issues. It is easy to read, and yet raises very relevant and practical questions. This is the perfect bridge between the most powerful academic ideas, and practical steps for anyone to take to understand themselves, and create better relationships with their family.

There are many cases presented in the book that can help you see that what you're experiencing is common, and can be worked through. The underlying structure of the book is very solid--based on Friedman's emotional systems stuff. There is a part at the end on how to research and learn from your family history, going back several generations.

Finally, there is a fun chapter on family position. I think it is meant to be general, and taken with a grain of salt. Having said that, I've found the research on the link between family position and couple compatibility to be very interesting.

If you like this book and want more depth, read "Generation to Generation" by Edwin Friedman.

Differentiation - a key to being and giving.......2001-04-01

I read this book on the advice of a wonderful counselor. What I found most remarkable was that the Family Systems approach confirms the crucial importance of fathers in our lives, both as men and women. It seems that in our desire to correct the injustices commited against women by selfish and angry men, we have gone too far and ignored the fact that a father's love is vitally important for both men and women to find wholeness. This book doesn't give all the answers, but it is a step towards finding healing for our brokenness and the freedom to freely give of ourselves to loved ones, friends, and all those in need around us. A good follow up read to this book is Leanne Payne's "Crisis in Masculinity".

Brief and superficial.......2000-09-10

Disappointing in its brevity, this book is little more than a pamphlet. Despite purporting to address issues of birth order, this book provides only a few pages on the entire topic, and covers the entire realm of possible "middle" children in less than two pages, without even bothering to address the issue of gender, which are at least mentioned for other birth positions. Furthermore, it claims middle children are likely to be "confused about their identity", "less likely to take the initiative or think independently", "the lowest achievers academically and the least likely in a family to go to college", "often feel that life is unfair", "become self destructive by becoming a gang member or a petty criminal (but rarely a big-time crook). Often they will just develop annoying habits".

But don't worry, "middle" children out there, according to Dr Richardson, there is a wonderful career waiting for you as a secretary or a waiter!!! I'm not sure how this is supposed to be helpful to someone hoping to understand the impact of their family of origin.

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Family Ties That Bind: A Self-Help Guide to Change Through Family of Origin Therapy
Ronald W. Richardson
Manufacturer: Self Counsel Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MH3QZW

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A Timely Commentary

The Optimistic Jew

Prescient and Unintelligible to Neo-Cons

You can count on one hand the factors leading to folly, but....

Will the folly ever end?

The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Barbara W. Tuchman
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0345308239
Release Date: 1985-02-12

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Twice a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author Barbara Tuchman now tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interersts, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government: the Trojan War, the breakup of the Holy See provoked by the Renaissance Popes, the loss of the American colonies by Britain's George III, and the United States' persistent folly in Vietnam. THE MARCH OF FOLLY brings the people, places, and events of history magnificently alive for today's reader.

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A Timely Commentary.......2007-09-09

Though written in 1984, this book takes apart governmental decision-making and reveals that since Biblical times right on through the Viet Nam War, government leaders frequently operated against the best interests of their nations. The "folly" is that these leaders knew they were on the wrongtrack but did little to correct their errors while they continued to defend them. Though the book deals extensively with the Viet Nam War (as well as the American Revolution and the Seige of Troy), the current fiasco in Iraq is very much on the mind of the reader. Almost every misstep by the British at the time of the American Revolution was replicated in some form during Viet Nam and it is clearly being repeated again in Iraq.

The Optimistic Jew.......2007-08-31

Chapter One of this book is entitled "Pursuit of Policy Contrary to Self-Interest". Here Ms. Tuchman identifies what she feels are the three criteria for folly: 1) it must have been perceived as counter-productive in its own time (not in hindsight); 2) a feasible alternative course of action must have been available; and 3) the policy in question should be that of a group (of rulers or entire societies) and not of single individuals.
In my book "The Optimistic Jew" I identify Israel's misconceived settlement policy in the occupied territories since the Six Day War as the most self-damaging project in the history of Zionism. It is Israel's (and Jewry's) very own "March of Folly" and satisfies all of Tuchman's criteria.

Prescient and Unintelligible to Neo-Cons.......2007-06-24

Barbara Tuchman wrote this book to illustrate some of the worst examples of leadership throughout history. She retells the mythical story of Trojan defeat, Papal life that spawned the Reformation, British obtuseness that lost America and the U.S. experience in Vietnam. Although casual readers of history have heard these tales before, Tuchman's version is original and trenchant with a touch of weary sarcasm.

The origins of the Reformation are usually told from Luther's viewpoint, but Tuchman sketches the Popes' lifestyles and family conections from 1470-1530. It was an era when civil and religious warlords were so drawn to the demonstration of opulence and power that the Popes could no more represent Christ's message than mafia dons. Michaelangelo asked Julius II if he should be painted with a book in hand. "Put a sword there," he replied. "I know nothing of letters."

Most Americans have heard the improbable success-story of the Revolution, but Tuchman relates the story from Parliament where the British ruling class exerted their perogatives. America was only a newspaper item to the titled Brits- not one in position of authority ever set foot here- unless he commanded an army. This peek at Royal Britain goes a long way to explain why they were so determined to bend America to their laws and interests. Of course there were distinguished Cassandras among them- Pitt, Burke, Barre and others- But, all were ignored.

America became the fool in the 20th century when she tried to prop up a corrupt and incompetent faction in South Vietnam. I was surprised to to read that all Presidents involved had plenty of warning about the tenacity of the North, the ineffectiveness of our bombing, the futility of "Vietnamization, the ultimate harm we were doing to our country... Somehow we inveigled leaders who would lie and misrepresent only to dig a deeper hole. They persisted to "work the levers" even when they knew it was a lost cause.

If Ms. Tuchman were alive and able to update this work, Junior Bush's war would provide the perfect fodder. His war fits so many descriptives that could be applied to previous follies. And yet, the millions of Americans who remembered Vietnam and saw the similarities with Iraq were unable to stop it. I'll close with a quote from Tuchman that is about Vietnam, but is relevant to many ill-conceived conflicts: "The follies...begin with continuous over-reacting: in the invention of endangered 'national security,' the invention of 'vital interest,' the invention of a 'commitment' which rapidly assumed a life of its own, casting a spell over the inventor."

You can count on one hand the factors leading to folly, but...........2007-06-06

...it still persists. Tuchman lays out the history of 4 events - Troy, The Reformation, The US revolution, and The US Vietnam "War" - in her usual comprehensive detail. If you don't want the facts and the facts that lead to the facts, dont bother reading BT. She will bore you. If you are curious as to how history and events evolve, then she delivered again with this one.
What leads to Folly (defined as a group acting contrary to their own best interests) - self-interest over public interests, belief in the monopoly of power, belief that abndonment of the current course will lead to ruin.

An interesting conclusion I drew from this was that open systems that feared their own demise and debated it actually survived and grew stronger. The British Empire expanded for the 100 years after US rebellion, while there were many who believed it would crumble without the American colonies. Many in US policy circles believed that Communist agression, if not checked in Vietnam, would lead to the demise of free and open societies. Clearly events unfolded otherwise.

The open debate of folly in a society leads to progress as in the case of The British Empire and The US. The lack of debate led to the destruction of Troy, and the persistent decline in power of the RC Church since the Renassaince.

All leaders would do well to take heed...

Will the folly ever end?.......2007-05-17

"The March of Folly" is a book that is sure to get readers thinking about why countries can sometimes do absurd things that wound them badly. This book focuses on the phenomenon of the (page 4) ". . .pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interest." She asserts that misgovernment has four facets: (a) tyranny or oppression; (b) excessive ambition; (c) incompetence or decadence; (d) folly or perversity. This book focuses on the final aspect of misgovernment.

To be counted as folly, the policy enacted must meet three standards: (1) it is counter-productive in its own time and not just apparent after-the-fact; (2) practical and feasible alternatives had to be available; (3) the policy in question is not adopted by one person but is part of a group process. A part of this process is what she colorfully terms "wooden-headedness," which (page 7) ". . .consists in assessing a situation in terms of preconceived fixed notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs. It is acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts." It reflects what psychologists refer to as "confirmation bias," the tendency to accept data consistent with one's views and reject information not compatible with preexisting perspectives.

The book considers four illustrations. The first is the Wooden Horse that the Greek besieging forces introduced into Troy. This fits Tuchman's definition of folly--it had immediate repercussions harmful to the Trojans' interests; there were simple alternatives available (not bringing the horse inside the city's walls; the decision was the result of group deliberation and discussion. And the result was disaster for Troy, of course.

The second example is the Renaissance Popes making decisions that led to the Protestant movement and the split in Christendom. The third case study is the British loss of America, as a result of the Revolutionary War.

The final instance is America's involvement in Viet Nam. Was this folly? The withdrawal of the United States from Viet Nam had immediate effects, with the fall of the South Vietnamese government and corrosive effects on the United States' national interest; there were other alternatives available than sending in massive numbers of troops and huge amounts of materials; no single person got the United States fully involved in Viet Nam; it was the result of many decisions, spread out over time. Was Viet Nam policy folly? While some disagree now, many more would contend that this case well illustrates folly.

Can one extend the analysis to the American policy toward Iraq? Is there enough evidence to suggest wooden-headedness (or confirmation bias) by the Administration? Is the engagement in Iraq counterproductive to America's national interest? Are there feasible alternatives to the status quo? Was the policy adopted by just one person or was it the result of numerous decision-makers deliberations? We can certainly answer the last question in the affirmative. As to the first three questions, each reader would have to make up his or her own mind. But the book can provoke such reflection, whether considering Iraq or other major policy choices. This book is well worth looking at.

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The March of Folly from Troy to Vietnam
Barbara W. Tuchman
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
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Binding: Hardcover

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THE MARCH OF FOLLY FROM TROY TO VIETNAM
Barbara W. Tuchman
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000H68OF0

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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Barbara W Tuchman
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Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: 073661771X

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The folly of the title is a staple in human affairs. It flourishes everywhere, not least in the halls of government. It is institutionalized folly against which the author inveighs. She quotes enough examples throughout history to make us uncomfortable in our own time, and very pessimistic about our children's. To make her case, Tuchman analyses the Trojan War, the splintering of Christiandom, King George's misrule of his colonies, plus our own desperately inept Vietnam War. What emerges is a chronicle of self-hypnosis, cynicism and concern about the competence of government, no matter whose and no matter where.

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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam-
Barbara W. Tuchman-
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The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam.
BARBARA W.: TUCHMAN
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March of Folly From Troy To Vietnam
Barbara W Tuchman
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For nearly a thousand years there has been a Jewish presence in Britain. Today the Jewish community, although numbering less than 300,000, is widely seen as one of the most successful groups in Britain. This unique book describes events in Britain concerning Jews in chronological order, from ancient legend to the present.

Hebrew chronology scientifically established: (being the chronological section of the Author's comprehensive work "Israel-Britain")

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Hebrew chronology scientifically established: (being the chronological section of the Author's comprehensive work "Israel-Britain")
Adam Rutherford
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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"It is a warm but cloudy morning as we emerge from the dense mesquite thicket to stand on the northern bank of the Rio Grande. A small flock of green jays, purple-and-black heads contrasting brilliantly with green-and-yellow body plumage, noisily announce our presence. Slowly we work our way downstream, checking off on a mental list the other subtropical birds we see in this birder's paradise along the Mexican border. . . ."

For nearly a quarter of a century, John and Gloria Tveten wrote a weekly column, called "Nature Trails," for the Houston Chronicle. Wide ranging in both subject matter and geography, their writings reflected a rewarding life of travel, study, and observation in nature, including many memorable encounters with birds. Through the Tvetens' accounts, readers traveled vicariously to canoe a Minnesota lake alongside common loons, experience the rare thrill of seeing a snowy owl on a boat dock in Louisiana, count a record number of birds on the Texas coast, or spot tropical tanagers in a Brazilian Rainforest.

Now gathered together in Our Life with Birds, these writings let us sit back and enjoy the best of John and Gloria Tveten as they tell about the fun of listing, banding, and other games birders play; about the behavior, variety, and beauty of birds; about the imperiled as well as the favored species; and about the simple joy to be had in living With birds.

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A passionate chronicle of birdwatching .......2004-11-10

Written by a dedicated pair of Texas naturalists, photographers, and freelance writers, Our Life With Birds is a passionate chronicle of birdwatching - the joy of observing feathered friends in the wild, awake or asleep, feeding, courting, or raising a family. Brief yet memorable chronicles from the 1970's to near the turn of the century recount observations of everything from whooping cranes to snowy owls, though many chapters focus on recollections of general features and behaviors of birds in general, rather than encounters with specific species. Black-and-white hand-drawn, naturalisitic illustrations add a charming touch to this guide especially recommended for anyone who loves to view birds in their native habitat, or armchair travelers who wish to experience birdwatching across America without having to traverse the length of the nation.

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