Great Spaces Small Houses

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Great Spaces Small Houses

Manufacturer: Gingko Press
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ASIN: 8493366919

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OVERSIZE HARDCOVER Comprised of thirty illustrated case studies of small houses efficiently designed to maximize their limited space, this volume contains thorough information on every aspect of the design process from the ground up and in-depth technical commentary on each project contributed by the architects themselves. This new survey serves as an excellent cross sample of new small houses the world over by several leading names in architecture, among them Shigeru Ban, Alvaro Siza, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Cell Space Architects. An indispensable sourcebook for architects, designers, and students. Includes illustrations.

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Great Spaces, Small Houses
Daniel Gonzalez
Manufacturer: Gingko Press
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ASIN: 1584231920

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Meet Flo--the fairy with attitude--otherwise known as The Delinquent Fairy. Flo offers us the benefit of her wit and wisdom on some of our greatest preoccupations: dieting, exercise, aging and feng shui. Flo shows us how to avoid succumbing to old age before we really have to, gives us tips on how to carry ourselves with dignity at the gym, advises us on how the sound a food makes when it is eaten affects the number of calories it has and guides us through the age-old conundrums of feng shui.

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During our lifetime we experience any number of business cycle crises which undermine our confidence. We also experience the 'happy days' when our faith in the future becomes almost limitless, and where we forget that the tide will turn again. But why do we experience these business cycles? What creates them? Is it mass psychology or phenomena in the management of business? Are the banks to blame or should we looking to the unions and the politicians? Lars Tvede's story moves back in time to the Scottish gambler and financial genius, John Law, and then on to the distracted Adam Smith, the stockbroker Ricardo, the investment banker Thornton, the extrovert Schumpeter, the speculator Jay Gould and many others. Gradually we reach the computer jugglers of the modern day, who, with their giant networks of equations, try to solve the same questions that have attracted the attention of classical economists throughout the centuries. Throughout this volume, business cycle theories are used to explain actual events . We are told how theoretical thinking has reflected the economist's own experiences of hyper-inflations, depressions, speculation orgies and liquidity squeezes. The reader can follow the narrative to discover how economists often thought that problems had been solved until new data changed the economic picture once again.

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A history of fiscal policy for traders.......2005-04-27

This is a wonderfully argued piece of logic on monetary theory, with particular emphasis on links between 'central banks' and financial bubbles. We start with John Law's central bank and the Mississippi Bubble it created. From that disaster (and concurrent lessons for the wise), we move on to subsequent financial bubbles and additional lessons. Each bubble is explained with almost cartoonish simplicity, but the cartoons are entirely iconoclastic. Rather than be exhaustive, the book seeks to be thought provoking.

The second half of the book addresses 'cycle' theories, but Tvede can't do much more than convince us the role of cycles remains problematic. Mixed in are tales of George Soros, which only confuses the plot line.

Tvede gives considerable attention to famous traders, including the trading performance of economists who actually invested according to their theories. Here is a list of those covered:
Great traders:
Cantillon(1720): folded his positions in French Mississippi boom and got the gold to England before it was too late
Jay Gould(1869): Used connections with President Grant to corner the gold market and liquidate prior to collapse
Jesse Livermore(1920-34): Used bear raids during the 29 crash
John Maynard Keynes(1920-1940): Traded through the 1929 crash with 30% gains during the 30s (depression)
Milton Friedman (1980s): helped create financial futures
George Soros(1980-present): Currency raids on European bankers

Missing is any discussion of the economic role of taxes, crime, corruption and organized violence (war and terror). Additionally, Tvede doesn't explore the role of printed financial news in financial booms, only the role of printed (paper) money. For example, Tulip mania in Holland during the 17th century predates paper money and central banks, but coincides with the first 'newspapers'.

Finally, there is no discussion of agent based economic models or 'cycle generator' processes. For example, the opening chapters on Law is clearly triggered by a generational shift (Louis XIV's debts must be paide by Louis XV's generation), but the role individual life cycles might play in economic cycles goes unexplored.

In theoretical terms, Tvede is primarily interested in relating cycles to the formula MV = PQ (M=Money, V=Velocity of money, P=Prices, Q=Quantity). For example, considerable attention is given Friedman's trilemma: a central bank can't do all three of the following:
1. Maintaining exchange rates
2. Control price levels
3. Allow Free trade

As Tvede describes Friedman's position, everyone wants free trade, including foreign exchange trading. This makes stable exchange rates impossible to maintain if a country is to defend its population from the hardships of an economic cycle's end (provide soft landings). From this, a trader can plan to short currencies with central banks who traditionally defend exchange rates. The exchange rate is 'P', The 'defending' central bankers are trying to hold this constant. At the same time, they are attempting to hold 'Q' constant, providing their population with a stable 'standard of living'. What they cannot control is 'MV', or the amount of capital that leaks out of the system in search of better investment opportunities.

chapters 1-4 Monetary reactions to financial cycles (primarily end of cycle crisis) 1720 to 1875. The rise of classical economics

Chapter 5-6 Cycle analysis (time series analysis, data mining) 1862-1910

Chapters 7-10 Non-computational efforts to unify classic and cyclic analysis (1910-1939)

Chapters 11 to 19 Computational economics: simulation, feedback, and chaos with a major digression regarding George Soros and currency trading.

Deutsche Bank Ruined Me!.......2002-10-04

In the dying days of the summer of 2002, I was walking down Quai des Bergues in Geneva when I saw a man standing outside Deutsche Bank Private Banking headquarters. He was well dressed, in his mid-fifties, and holding a big poster that read: DEUTSCHE BANK RUINED ME. Trust me, this is not an everyday sight in calm and cool Geneva, so I was curious and went over and talked to him. He told me and everyone else who would listen, about the disastrous losses in his accounts with DB - he angrily claimed that the remaining value of the stocks was not even enough to cover the commissions if they were sold. He said he had lost millions in the double-digits; probably exaggerated, but knowing the minimum account size at the private banks, I am sure it was A Lot Of Money.

Walking back to my office and reflecting on the poor mans misery, my thoughts drifted to a book that I read earlier this year: Business Cycles. From John Law to the Internet Crash. I am not sure what qualifies a book to be labeled a "classic", but this is an excellent piece of work about the history of business cycles and what they have in common: A fundamental change in the real world, such as a war or new technology, which creates new profit opportunities in some sectors. Investment expands, often fed by easy bank credit. Before long, however, investment becomes speculation, and then becomes totally detached from reality and turns into mania, sometimes spreading internationally. They ultimately end in tears, a crash and "revulsion" in which investors flee falling markets. Authorities are left to wrestle with how to stabilize and then fix the financial system.

This book is not an "I Told You So" but rather a superb piece of work that gives food for thought to anyone interested in the ups and downs of economic life.

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An excellent indept & accurate insider view of the company

Mitchell Madison Group - A USWeb/CKS Company: The WetFeet.com Insider Guide (Wetfoot.Com Insider Guide)
Wetfeet. Com
Manufacturer: Wetfeet.Com
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ASIN: 158207044X

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Do you want to know what a job in this industry is really like-and do you want to know it quickly? WetFeet has the best research (and writing) team in the business. WetFeet guides are the industry standard--based on thousands of insider interviews and written with humor and skill, our materials are recognized by candidates and companies alike as the insider guide of choice.

So you want to help build a consulting firm? At Mitchell Madison Group you'll get a chance. MMG is a young firm that's growing quickly, and new employees find themselves immediately involved in helping to define what the firm is as well as what it will become.

In the MMG Insider Guide, you'll learn answers to all of the following questions: * What is sourcing? * What challenges does a firm that's doubled in size several times since it started face? * Why must consultants put "heart and soul" into their work? * Why can a business analyst (undergrad) expect more opportunities to initiate projects at MMG than at many other firms? * What's so great about MMG's cultivation (or sell) weekend?

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Don't Buy.......2001-06-08

This company no longer exists - no one should buy this book.

An excellent indept & accurate insider view of the company.......1999-03-12

I was so excited by the description of the company that I knew it was the firm I wanted to join. Through the help of other guides, particularlly Ace Your Case, I got the Business Analyst position at MMG and found the book to be very accurate right down to the compensation. I have been very impressed with the quality and detail of this guide as well as with the "fun" style of writing. I find that what really differentiates companies in the same industry tends to be it's culture and the people who work there. And this guide provides a comprehensive account of the culture, the personalities that drive the firm, and the type of work at MMG.

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Use this book for coaching managers & execs

Great book, even better concept...

Servant Leadership "Must-Read"

Practical Leadership

Vital for Future Leaders

The Servant Leader: How to Build a Creative Team, Develop Great Morale, and Improve Bottom-Line Performance
James A. Autry
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Servant Leader

The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader

Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness 25th Anniversary Edition

The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership

The Servant-Leader Within: A Transformative Path

ASIN: 1400054737
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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A Practical Guide to Using the Principles of Servant Leadership

Leadership is a calling. And servant leadership—the idea that managing with respect, honesty, love, and spirituality empowers employees—helps individuals answer that calling. Bestselling author and former Fortune 500 executive James A. Autry reveals the servant leader’s tools, a set of skills and ideals that will transform the way business is done. It helps leaders nurture the needs and goals of those who look to them for leadership. The result is a more productive, successful, and happier organization, and a more meaningful life for the leader. Autry reveals how to remain true to the servant leadership model when handling day-to-day and long-term management situations, including how to:

•Provide guidance during conflict and crisis

•Assure your continued growth and progress as a leader

•Train managers in the principles of servant leadership

•Transform a company with morale problems into a great place to work

Practiced by one-third of the companies on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, servant leadership is a thriving philosophy. Ultimately, Autry explores how it can be a valuable, refreshing, and rewarding approach to leading others in business life.

“When I first read Jim’s work, I was thrilled. Finally, someone had clearly and con-cisely articulated these principles in a way that people can quickly adopt into their lives.”—from the foreword by Howard Behar, retired president, Starbucks

“This is an awesome book. James Autry’s gift is that he brings lofty ideals down to earth with general illustrations that make them easy to understand and apply. I highly recommend it!”—Jack Canfield, coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul

“The Servant Leader describes the kind of leadership upon which Starbucks Coffee Company has been built and is a concept that is closely aligned with our mission and guiding principles.” —Howard Schultz, chairman, Starbucks

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Use this book for coaching managers & execs.......2007-07-27

As an executive coach, I often rely on books for extra inspiration for my clients. James Autry's Servant Leader book is the one I most often recommend to clients. The first half of the book is especially compelling and succinct, and it supplements my efforts to instill change in old-style managers and executives. There are plenty of "servant leader" books available, but this is the one I turn to every time.

Great book, even better concept..........2006-12-28

The Servant Leader has a great title and develops the concept. It only falls short in giving true-to-life, concrete examples. If you are new to the concept of servant leadership, this is a great starter. Great book!

Servant Leadership "Must-Read".......2006-08-21

James Autry's (2001) book is essential reading for the servant-leader and servant-led who are looking for practical tools to change organizational culture. The book was arranged in four major sections: "A Foundation of Character and Vision" (pp. 1-36); Servant as Manager: The Everyday Nuts and Bolts" (pp. 37-98); The Harsh Realities of Organizational Life" (pp. 99-154); and "Finding the Balance" (pp. 155-240).

His main contribution to servant-leadership is threefold: (a) he rightly points out the famous proverb about managers doing things right and leaders doing the right things is not a prescription that recommends leaders to think only of the forest and not the trees; "instead, it is meant to define what a manager must move beyond (focusing on how to do) in order to become a leader (focusing on what to do and how to be" (pp. 37-38); (b) as an organizational leader with deep experience, he does not shy away from discussing the harder aspects of organizational life--he is an effective counterweight for some of the Pollyannaish literature; and (c) as an experienced organizational leader, he provides some management and leadership technologies and understandings that the theorist alone cannot.

"Because this concept of serving others is an essential part of what I believe about leadership, let me offer you a list of six things I believe about leadership:
1. Leadership is not about controlling people; it's about caring for people and being a useful resource for people.
2. Leadership is not about being boss; it's about being present for people and building a community at work.
3. Leadership is not about holding on to territory; it's about letting go of your ego, bringing your spirit to work, being your best and most authentic self.
4. Leadership is less concerned with pep talks and more concerned with creating a place in which people can do good work, can find meaning in their work, and can bring their spirits to work.
5. Leadership, like life, is largely a matter of paying attention.
6. Leadership requires love." (pp. 20-21).

Practical Leadership.......2002-10-07

A timely and insightful book. Autry brings a fresh prospective to the leadership and management table. Too often today we hear the negative aspects of leadership. Leaders are portrayed as being consumed with power and greed, not motivated to promote the company and protect the employee, but to advance their own wealth. The leader that Autry describes is much different. This leader is a servant first, placing high emphasis on the worth of the individual and believes that the people are what make and hold the company together.
Unlike other books on servant leadership, Autry gives the reader a clear, concise idea of how to apply the principals of servant leadership to the ethical and personal problems leaders face on a daily basis. He effectively illustrates "how to build a creative team, develop great morale and improve bottom-line performance". He introduces a concept that will be unsettling to some leaders when he states "Business is about people. Business is of, by, about and for people". As far as he is concerned organizations are not different, they may produce different or unique products, but they are all dependent on people and that is what makes them the same.
This is not a book about soft or fussy management; it relates to business practices that we use everyday. Instead of focusing on the bottom-line Autry's focus is on people. He believes that if he takes care of the people that work for him and treats them in a fair and ethical manner he will improve bottom line performance.
Autry addresses issues that HR professionals and leaders have to work with. The chapter on Finding the Right People is about recruiting. The chapter on Tools of the Trade focuses on job descriptions, performance standards, performance appraisals and rewards systems. Nothing touchy feely here, just areas that can either have a positive or negative impact on profits. These topics tie directly to the productivity of the company because, if done incorrectly, they will adversely affect moral and performance. There is also a great chapter on dealing with difficult employees, which I found very insightful.
This book is a great tool for the leader that is looking to have a positive impact on the lives of their employees. It acknowledges the fact that you will have legal and personal issues to deal with and it helps you work though the problems from a different prospective.
I highly recommend finding a place for it in your toolbox.

Vital for Future Leaders.......2002-01-23

I've just spend a thought-provoking afternoon with Jim Autry. No, I've never met the man. But, I feel like we've had a personal conversation and I can call him friend. That's the way this book reads. Now I'm motivated to read his previous books: "Love and Profit," "Life and Work," and others.

As a consulting futurist, I advise my client organization's leadership teams how to prepare for their future. The emphasis of my work is workforce and workplace issues. Looking at the design and performance of the corporation of the future, I'm confident that we'll see a significantly different style of leadership than we see in today's organizations. I teach-and-preach this shift in my consultations, seminars, and speeches to management groups. The emerging style is much more employee centered, less authoritarian. Some have called this emerging model "servant leadership," so I was eager to read Autry's book to learn about his perspective.

Though a consultant and speaker himself, Autry's "been there, done that." He's practiced the principles he espouses in a number of settings, including in his former role as president of the Meredith Corporation's publishing group. This experience enables him to present real-life examples from his personal leadership career, moving this book from an academic treatise to almost a personal story of "here's how I did it . . . and got great results." Readers of this book will enjoy a feeling of sitting in a comfortable setting having a conversation with this thought leader.

The book is organized into four parts. The first part, A Foundation of Character and Vision, presents two baseline chapters: Characteristics of the Leader as a Servant, and Understanding the Three Aspects of Vision. This portion of the book alone produced sufficient value for me that I knew I wanted to give this volume high marks. Managers and leaders may find themselves looking more introspectively at their own styles, values, and expectations as they read these pages. Sure started me thinking.

Part Two of the book gets into some nitty-gritty. Application of the servant leader approach. How to build a community of people who enjoy working productively together to achieve shared desired results. Listen to the chapter titles: Finding the Right People. Training the Servant Leader. Tools of the Trade. Coping with the High-Tech Workplace.
There were a couple of places in this portion of the book where my mind began to wander, but I was quickly drawn back to the text as I gained insight into how the principles of servant leadership work hand-in-hand with the more mundane aspects of management like job descriptions and performance appraisals. I turned down a lot of page corners.

The book's third section is entitled The Harsh Realities of Organizational Life. In three chapters, Organizational Issues, Personal Issues, and Legal Issues, Autry tackles everything from Firing People to Sexual Harassment. In the fourth part of the book, Autry gets into what he calls Finding the Balance. Hard work doesn't mean nose to the grindstone 18 hours a day. A servant leader builds loyalty (Servant Leadership and the Crisis of Loyalty), and helps resolve counterproductive problems in the workplace (Conflict). The other two chapters in this section address The Responsibilities of Family and Community Life and Leadership When Things Go Wrong and Times Are Bad. Good stuff for today's world!

The book closes with an interesting approach to an epilogue, Script for a Future Slide Show. In 24 snapshots of workplace situations in 2015, Autry gives us his glimpse of what life will be in the future with servant leadership. I doubt that we'll have to wait until 2015, agree that we'll see what he forecasts. I believe we'll see this leadership design in successful companies long before then, and it's application will engender positive differences in workforce stability, productivity, profitability, and the happiness of both leaders and led.

The book includes a workable index, but I would have liked to see a more comprehensive table of contents. With that aid, readers coming into this book would have a greater sense of the value they will receive. I'd encourage you to read this book, with a mind that is not only open from curiosity, but one that is open to make some changes in the way you lead.
Special note to aspiring future leaders: don't miss this one! And do some more reading on the topic as more books come out on servant leadership in the years ahead.

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How to Build a Great Team
Ros Jay
Manufacturer: Financial Times Management
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0273663232

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How to choose the right people for the right roles and create a winning team that consistently performs. Have you ever wished you could do everything? Be organized, full of ideas, a great diplomat, a natural leader, a thorough researcher and a great salesperson? It's a tall order. But, if you've created a great team made up of people with all these qualities then there's no need for every single member to have every useful ability or skill. It's far easier to overcome problems when everyone is working together.

How to Build a Great Team is the guide to honing your people skills to create and get the best from your team. It examines the essential skills, identifies the best way to handle particular people or situations, and also shows how those techniques work. Once you've picked the right people with the right combination of skills and personalities, it shows you how to maintain your team spirit and go on building as your team develops.

Ros Jay is a freelance writer and editor. She writes on a range of business topics specializing in marketing and communication-related subjects. She also writes for and edits corporate magazines both in print and on the net. She is a senior associate of the Institute of Direct Marketing.

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How to Build a Great Team
Ros Jay
Manufacturer: Financial Times Management
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQUV36

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The decisions to negotiate in the South African and Israeli/Palestinian conflicts can be understood in terms of changed perceptions of threat among political elites and their constituents. As perceptions of an imminent threat to national survival receded, debate over national security policy became a focus of internal politics on the government sides in each case and prompted changes of leadership. The new leaders, F.W. de Klerk and Yitzhak Rabin, faced emerging threats at the national and international levels that made negotiation seem advantageous. Lieberfeld analyzes the decisions of the opposition ANC and PLO in terms of changing threat perceptions and incentives for compromise. Lieberfeld also evaluates developments since the breakthrough agreements. He concludes by identifying revised indicators of conflicts' "ripeness" for negotiated settlement and discussing their applicability to other cases of intense, protracted conflict.

Talking with the Enemy: Negotiation and Threat Perception in South Africa and Israel/Palestine

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Talking with the Enemy: Negotiation and Threat Perception in South Africa and Israel/Palestine
Daniel Lieberfeld
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORGWYW

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Andrew Hoskins provides a fascinating critical account of the relationship between the Media and conflict, from perceptions of the televisual 'losing' of the Vietnam War, to satellite-driven footage from the Gulf in 1991, and finally to the continuous presence of journalists during the Iraq War.

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This book examines the most important writings of a tenth century Islamic theologian and jurist who was one of the most original thinkers of his period. It argues that Qadi al-Nu'man's works constituted new and vital genres in Ismaili Shi'i literature, an emergence necessitated by the Fatimids' transition from revolutionary movement to statehood, and by their desire to establish their authority as a Shi'i alternative to the Sunni Abbasid caliphate. Al-Nu'man, already famous in the Fatimid era, produced a legacy which consists of a school of law, historical and biographical works, new interpretations of Ismaili doctrine, and the formulation of a ceremonial language achieved through his work on court protocol.

A Man Called White: The Autobiography of Walter White

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Being African American through the mid 50s

A Man Called White: The Autobiography of Walter White
Walter Francis White
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Being African American through the mid 50s.......2002-11-25

I read this autobiography in college, and it took my breath away. White, who was executive secretary of the NAACP until his death in the mid 1950s, writes candidly of his work and life in the fight for civil rights. The book title is a play on his last name and the fact that his mixed ancestry left him with light skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. He used his appearance to help him get evidence in lynching investigations, and was successful because the lynchers thought he was white (being born and raised in Atlanta didn't hurt either!) The man was no saint (ditched his wife to marry another woman, a practice I don't endorse) but you cannot read this book without having some kind of change in your thinking on race relations--then or now.

The Heritage of Ireland: Natural, Man-Made and Cultural Heritage

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The Heritage of Ireland: Natural, Man-Made and Cultural Heritage

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Heritage of Man a History of the World
Goldwin Smith
Manufacturer: CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS LTD
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Binding: Hardcover
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Heritage of Man: A History of the World
Goldwyn Smith
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Binding: Hardcover
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The Heritage of man: a History of the World

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The Heritage of man: a History of the World

Manufacturer: Charles Scribner
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The heritage of man;: A history of the world
Goldwin Albert Smith
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Man and the Word: The Orations of Himerius (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)

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Man and the Word: The Orations of Himerius (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
Himerius
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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ASIN: 0520250931

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This fully annotated volume offers the first English translation of the orations of Himerius of Athens, a prominent teacher of rhetoric in the fourth century A.D. Man and the Word contains 79 surviving orations and fragments of orations in the grand tradition of imperial Greek rhetoric. The speeches, a rich source on the intellectual life of late antiquity, capture the flavor of student life in Athens, illuminate relations in the educated community, and illustrate the ongoing civic role of the sophist. This volume includes speeches given by Himerius in various cities as he traveled east to join the emperor Julian, customary declamations on imaginary topics, and a noteworthy monody on the death of his son. Extensive introductory notes and annotations place these translations in their literary and historical contexts.

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Man's Cultural Heritage a World History
Paul Thomas Welty
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Man's Cultural Heritage A World History Teacher's Introduction and Answer Key

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Man's Cultural Heritage A World History Teacher's Introduction and Answer Key

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