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The Picture Not Taken

On Life and Photography

By: Benjamin Swett

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The Picture Not Taken

On Life and Photography

By: Benjamin Swett

An ecologically minded collection of essays in the vein of Rebecca Solnit and Susan Sontag, covering everything from the equipment of photography to the difficulties of perception itself. In The Picture Not Taken, the photographer and writer Benjamin Swett considers the intersections between photography, memory, the natural world, and the course of life in essays on subjects that include family snapshots, images of racial violence, the shape of abiding love, and the experience of unforseen and irremediable loss. In these beautifully written, deeply affecting pages, Swett moves with a wonderful improvisatory freedom among his chosen themes. The Picture Not Taken is a book of transfixing pieces that possesses the intensity and integrity and heft of the wholly new.

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New York Review of Books

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1681378639

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9781681378633

A Treatise upon the United States Courts and Their Practice

Volume II

By: Benjamin Vaughan Abbott

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A Treatise upon the United States Courts and Their Practice

Volume II

By: Benjamin Vaughan Abbott

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

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646

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3846059668

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9783846059661

Can you imagine?

By: Johnson Benjamin

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Can you imagine?

By: Johnson Benjamin

Can You Imagine" is a laconic volume written in the most uncomplicated and attractive language, daring you to look at the paradox of our time if you can imagine. It questions every ill thought, action and reaction; it drives you to look at who you think you are, who you really are, and more importantly who you are not. As such, every illustration in this book is supported by a true life chronicle of personal experience or that of a close acquaintance. The author's observation and depiction of our time sends a message and imagination to the world. The end product being an exceptional book presented to you in living colors.

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171

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PartridgeIndia

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1482896117

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9781482896114

Benjamin's Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property with References to the American Decisions

Vol. II

By: Judah Philip Benjamin,Arthur Beilby Pearson,Hugh Fenwick Boyd,Charles Lyon Corbin

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Benjamin's Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property with References to the American Decisions

Vol. II

By: Judah Philip Benjamin,Arthur Beilby Pearson,Hugh Fenwick Boyd,Charles Lyon Corbin

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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642

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3385312671

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9783385312678

A Voice from the Pews. Or, a Tabernacle Supplement

By: Benjamin Franklin Burnham

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A Voice from the Pews. Or, a Tabernacle Supplement

By: Benjamin Franklin Burnham

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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138

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3385557585

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9783385557581

"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

By: Benjamin P. Thomas

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"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

By: Benjamin P. Thomas

This volume gathers the best previously unpublished and uncollected writings on Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln scholarship by one of his great biographers, Benjamin P. Thomas. A skilled historian and a masterful storyteller himself, Thomas was widely regarded as the greatest Lincoln historian of his generation. With these essays, he combines historical depth with narrative grace in delineating Lincoln's qualities as a humorist, lawyer, and politician. From colorful tall tales to clever barbs aimed at political opponents, Lincoln clothed a shrewd wit in a homespun, backwoods vernacular. He used humor to defuse tension, illuminate a point, put others at ease--and sometimes for sheer fun. From an early reliance on broad humor and ridicule in speeches and on the stump, Lincoln's style shifted in 1854 to a more serious vein in which humor came primarily to elucidate an argument. "If I did not laugh occasionally I should die," he is said to have told his cabinet, "and you need this medicine as much as I do." Thomas brings his deep knowledge of Lincoln to essays on the great man's tumultuous career in Congress, his work as a lawyer, his experiences in the Courts, and his opinions of the South. A gracious survey of Lincoln's early biographers, particularly Ida Tarbell, stands alongside an appreciation of Harry Edward Pratt, a key figure in the early days of the Abraham Lincoln Association. Thomas also assesses Lincoln's use of language and the ongoing significance of the Gettysburg Address. This diverse collection is enhanced by an introduction by Michael Burlingame, himself a leading biographer of Lincoln. Burlingame provides a balanced portrait of Thomas and his circuitous path toward writing history.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252056388

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9780252056383

Crossing Hitler

The Man Who Put the Nazis on the Witness Stand

By: Benjamin Carter Hett

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Crossing Hitler

The Man Who Put the Nazis on the Witness Stand

By: Benjamin Carter Hett

During a 1931 trial of four Nazi stormtroopers, known as the Eden Dance Palace trial, Hans Litten grilled Hitler in a brilliant and merciless three-hour cross-examination, forcing him into multiple contradictions and evasions and finally reducing him to helpless and humiliating rage (the transcription of Hitler's full testimony is included.) At the time, Hitler was still trying to prove his embrace of legal methods, and distancing himself from his stormtroopers. The courageous Litten revealed his true intentions, and in the process, posed a real threat to Nazi ambition. When the Nazis seized power two years after the trial, friends and family urged Litten to flee the country. He stayed and was sent to the concentration camps, where he worked on translations of medieval German poetry, shared the money and food he was sent by his wealthy family, and taught working-class inmates about art and literature. When Jewish prisoners at Dachau were locked in their barracks for weeks at a time, Litten kept them sane by reciting great works from memory. After five years of torture and hard labor-and a daring escape that failed-Litten gave up hope of survival. His story was ultimately tragic but, as Benjamin Hett writes in this gripping narrative, it is also redemptive. "It is a story of human nobility in the face of barbarism." The first full-length biography of Litten, the book also explores the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic and the terror of Nazi rule in Germany after 1933. [in sidebar] Winner of the 2007 Fraenkel Prize for outstanding work of contemporary history, in manuscript. To be published throughout the world.

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372

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Oxford University Press

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0199743789

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9780199743780

The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton

Vol. 2

By: Benjamin W. Dwight

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The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton

Vol. 2

By: Benjamin W. Dwight

Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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838

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3382100592

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9783382100599

Elements of Wit

Mastering the Art of Being Interesting

By: Benjamin Errett

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Elements of Wit

Mastering the Art of Being Interesting

By: Benjamin Errett

Got wit? We’ve all been in that situation where we need to say something clever, but innocuous; smart enough to show some intelligence, without showing off; something funny, but not a joke. What we need in that moment is wit—that sparkling combination of charm, humor, confidence, and most of all, the right words at the right time. Elements of Wit is an engaging book that brings together the greatest wits of our time, and previous ones from Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron, Winston Churchill to Christopher Hitchens, Mae West to Louis CK, and many in between. With chapters covering the essential ingredients of wit, this primer sheds light on how anyone—introverts, extroverts, wallflowers, and bon vivants—can find the right zinger, quip, parry, or retort…or at least be a little bit more interesting.

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258

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Penguin

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0399169105

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9780399169106

Religious Revitalization Among the Kiowas

The Ghost Dance, Peyote, and Christianity

By: Benjamin R. Kracht

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Religious Revitalization Among the Kiowas

The Ghost Dance, Peyote, and Christianity

By: Benjamin R. Kracht

Framed by theories of syncretism and revitalization, Religious Revitalization among the Kiowas examines changes in Kiowa belief and ritual in the final decades of the nineteenth century. During the height of the horse-and-bison culture, Kiowa beliefs were founded in the notion of daudau, a force permeating the universe that was accessible through vision quests. Following the end of the Southern Plains wars in 1875, the Kiowas were confined within the boundaries of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache (Plains Apache) Reservation. As wards of the government, they witnessed the extinction of the bison herds, which led to the collapse of the Sun Dance by 1890. Though prophet movements in the 1880s had failed to restore the bison, other religions emerged to fill the void left by the loss of the Sun Dance. Kiowas now sought daudau through the Ghost Dance, Christianity, and the Peyote religion. Religious Revitalization among the Kiowas examines the historical and sociocultural conditions that spawned the new religions that arrived in Kiowa country at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as Native and non-Native reactions to them. A thorough examination of these sources reveals how resilient and adaptable the Kiowas were in the face of cultural genocide between 1883 and 1933. Although the prophet movements and the Ghost Dance were short-lived, Christianity and the Native American Church have persevered into the twenty-first century. Benjamin R. Kracht shows how Kiowa traditions and spirituality were amalgamated into the new religions, creating a distinctive Kiowa identity.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496204581

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9781496204585

Stanton

Life And Times of Lincoln's Secretary of War

By: Benjamin P. Thomas,Harold M. Hyman

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Stanton

Life And Times of Lincoln's Secretary of War

By: Benjamin P. Thomas,Harold M. Hyman

At the time of his death, renowned Lincoln biographer Benjamin Thomas was at work on a life of one of the most controversial figures in American history: Edwin McMasters Stanton, the man who marshaled the military forces of the Union in the Civil War and played a crucial role in the only presidential impeachment trial in our history. Harold Hyman, himself a prize-winning historian, undertook to carry on from the advanced point in research and writing that Thomas had reached. The result of their collaborative efforts is a monumental work worthy to stand beside Thomas’s own Lincoln as a truly outstanding American biography. Continuously absorbing and written with clarity and grace, Stanton gives an objective, full-scale portrait of this complex and enigmatic figure. Stanton could be explosive and domineering or gentle or considerate; he was at once single-minded and self-doubting. That Stanton should be “controversial” is curious, for he served with distinction under three Presidents; Lincoln offered him unquestioning trust and warm personal friendship. Yet Stanton’s name is commonly associated with duplicity rather than with selfless patriotism, including charges that he connived in Lincoln’s murder, betrayed each of the Presidents he served, antagonized such generals as McClellan and Sherman, and thwarted opportunities for the peaceful reconciliation of North and South. This biography puts legend and prejudice in clear perspective by going directly to documentary evidence, by probing into Stanton’s motives and methods, and by evaluating his accomplishments and failures. It is a judicious and honest portrait of a stubborn, dedicated man; but it also brings to light many important details about the times in which he lived.

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Knopf

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0307828905

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9780307828903

Abraham Lincoln

A Biography

By: Benjamin P. Thomas

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Abraham Lincoln

A Biography

By: Benjamin P. Thomas

Chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln.

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588

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SIU Press

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0809328879

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9780809328871

Burning the Reichstag

An Investigation Into the Third Reich's Enduring Mystery

By: Benjamin Carter Hett

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Burning the Reichstag

An Investigation Into the Third Reich's Enduring Mystery

By: Benjamin Carter Hett

A dramatic new account of the Reichstag fire and the origins of the Nazi rise to power

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199322325

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9780199322329

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The Picture Not Taken

The Picture Not Taken

A Treatise upon the United States Courts and Their Practice

A Treatise upon the United States Courts and Their Practice

Can you imagine?

Can you imagine?

Benjamin's Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property with References to the American Decisions

Benjamin's Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property with References to the American Decisions

A Voice from the Pews. Or, a Tabernacle Supplement

A Voice from the Pews. Or, a Tabernacle Supplement

"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

Crossing Hitler

Crossing Hitler

The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton

The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton

Elements of Wit

Elements of Wit

Religious Revitalization Among the Kiowas

Religious Revitalization Among the Kiowas

Stanton

Stanton

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Burning the Reichstag

Burning the Reichstag

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