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Barnaby Rich

A Short Biography

By: Thomas Mabry Cranfill,Dorothy Hart Bruce

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Barnaby Rich

A Short Biography

By: Thomas Mabry Cranfill,Dorothy Hart Bruce

Soldier, sea captain, freebooter, courtier, writer, reformer, and informer, Barnaby Rich was a man of his time. In the service of Queen Elizabeth, Rich took part in numerous campaigns fraught with hardship and disaster in France, the Low Countries, and Ireland. After twenty years of soldiering, he wrote Riche His Farewell to Militarie Profession, which attracted the attention of the Queen herself, as well as William Shakespeare and many of the lesser among his contemporaries. "I have preferred to be rich rather than to be called so," punned the Captain ruefully on his title pages, for he was usually in want and as often in trouble. The source of both misfortunes was his disdain for dodging a fight, and much that is known of his life comes from unpublished records of legal actions in which he was involved. Rich directed his satire primarily against the sinecures of the Anglican clergy in Ireland and against the papacy. "Sworne man" of both Elizabeth and James, he protested near the end of his life that his assaults with pike and pen were but the promptings of a "true harted subjecte." Born in an age bright with stars, Rich must be considered a "minor" Elizabethan. Therein lies the novelty of this study: it treats the not-so-great, using unpublished court records to enrich our knowledge of Great Britain's grandest era. But the story of the man is not lost in the background of the period. With freshness and charm the present volume disinters Barnaby Rich from the footnote crediting him as Shakespeare's source for the plot of Twelfth Night and fleshes him forth a live Elizabethan.

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Univ of TX + ORM

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0292771592

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9780292771598

Do You Sincerely Want to Be Rich?

The Full Story of Bernard Cornfeld and I.O.S.

By: Charles Raw,Bruce Page,Godfrey Hodgson

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Do You Sincerely Want to Be Rich?

The Full Story of Bernard Cornfeld and I.O.S.

By: Charles Raw,Bruce Page,Godfrey Hodgson

In the fall of 1955, Bernard Cornfeld arrived in Paris with scant money in his pocket and a tenuous relationship with a New York firm to sell mutual funds overseas. Cornfeld, a former psychologist and social worker, knew how to make friends fast and soon targeted two groups of people who could help him fulfill his economic ambitions: American expatriates who were looking to build their own fortunes and servicemen abroad who loved to live high-rolling lives and spend money. Using the first group as door-to-door salesmen and the second group as his gullible target, Cornfeld built a multi-billion-dollar and multi-national company, famous for its salesmen’s winning one-line pitch: “Do you sincerely want to be rich?” In this eye-opening yet entertaining book, an award-winning “Insight” team of the London Sunday Times examines Cornfeld’s impressive scheme, a classic example of good, old-fashioned American business gumption and guile.

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594

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Crown

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0767921593

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9780767921596

A Rich and Fertile Land

A History of Food in America

By: Bruce Kraig

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A Rich and Fertile Land

A History of Food in America

By: Bruce Kraig

The small ears of corn once grown by Native Americans have now become row upon row of cornflakes on supermarket shelves. The immense seas of grass and herds of animals that supported indigenous people have turned into industrial agricultural operations with regular rows of soybeans, corn, and wheat that feed the world. But how did this happen and why? In A Rich and Fertile Land, Bruce Kraig investigates the history of food in America, uncovering where it comes from and how it has changed over time. From the first Native Americans to modern industrial farmers, Kraig takes us on a journey to reveal how people have shaped the North American continent and its climate based on the foods they craved and the crops and animals that they raised. He analyzes the ideas that Americans have about themselves and the world around them, and how these ideas have been shaped by interactions with their environments. He details the impact of technical innovation and industrialization, which have in turn created modern American food systems. Drawing upon recent evidence from the fields of science, archaeology, and technology, A Rich and Fertile Land is a unique and valuable history of the geography, climate, and food of the United States.

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Reaktion Books

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1780238827

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9781780238821

To Uphold the World

A Call for a New Global Ethic from Ancient India

By: Bruce Rich

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To Uphold the World

A Call for a New Global Ethic from Ancient India

By: Bruce Rich

In 1991, Bruce Rich traveled to Orissa and gazed upon the rock edicts erected by the Indian emperor Ashoka over 2,200 years ago. Intrigued by the stone inscriptions that declared religious tolerance, conservation, nonviolence, species protection, and human rights, Rich was drawn into Ashoka's world. Ashoka was a powerful conqueror who converted to Buddhism on the heels of a bloody war, yet his empire rested on a political system that prioritized material wealth and amoral realpolitik. This system had been perfected by Kautilya, a statesman who wrote the world's first treatise on economics. In this powerful critique of the current wave of globalization, Rich urgently calls for a new global ethic, distilling the messages of Ashoka and Kautilya while reflecting on thinkers from across the ages—from Aristotle and Adam Smith to George Soros.

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328

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Beacon Press

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0807095532

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9780807095539

Outpost

The Official Strategy Guide

By: Bruce Balfour

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Outpost

The Official Strategy Guide

By: Bruce Balfour

The ultimate realistic game of survival in space. Breathtaking cinematic graphics and animations combine with solid information based on NASA research to create an amazingly realistic simulation of survival in outer space. For afficionados of Sim City and Civilization, this game has all the marks of a classic.

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404

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Prima Games

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1559585080

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9781559585088

Lone Tree

A True Story of Murder in America's Heartland

By: Bruce Brown

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Lone Tree

A True Story of Murder in America's Heartland

By: Bruce Brown

Combining the journalistic approaches of Friendly Fire and In Cold Blood, an award-winning journalist focuses on the pivotal 1985 triple murder/suicide in Lone Tree, Iowa, as a means of exploring the social, political, economic, and human roots of the American farming crisis.

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Crown Publishing Group (NY)

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0517569876

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9780517569870

Java

An Eventful Approach

By: Kim B. Bruce,Andrea Pohoreckyj Danyluk

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Java

An Eventful Approach

By: Kim B. Bruce,Andrea Pohoreckyj Danyluk

For courses in computer science and programming in Java. Teaching a truly object-oriented language like Java is far different than teaching a language like C or C++. As a result, this text demonstrates a major rethinking in pedagogy that has been tested thoroughly at a number of major universities and other four-year and two-year institutions. Good examples of objects and a comprehensive library that supports object-oriented graphics foster student understanding and instructor effectiveness. The library provides "training wheels" to help students get started with using these features, but they are taught the standard Java features as they are ready.

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Prentice Hall

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0131424157

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9780131424159

Italy For Dummies?

By: Bruce Murphy,Alessandra de Rosa

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Italy For Dummies?

By: Bruce Murphy,Alessandra de Rosa

The seven hills of Rome, Vivaldi and Venice, the ruins of Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, pasta, cappuccino, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Armani, opera. Italy is a feast for the senses, and now this wonderful country--rich with history and physical beauty--is accessible as never before with Italy For Dummies. This concise guide pares down this complex destination and helps visitors plan the trip that's right for them. It includes: Easy-to-do suggested itineraries that offer a taste of both cities and the countryside Expert advice on finding the most charming small hotels and trattorie Tips for avoiding the crowds and beating culture burnout Essential information on Rome, Venice, Florence and Tuscany, Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and Sicily

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For Dummies

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0764561987

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9780764561986

New York City For Dummies

By: Bruce Murphy,Alessandra de Rosa

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New York City For Dummies

By: Bruce Murphy,Alessandra de Rosa

New York is back, and it's as interesting as ever. In today's New York, you find the usual merry-go-round of artistic and cultural events, commercial ferment, music, lights, entertainment, and business. If some people have left the city since September 11, 2001, the many who stayed – and perhaps have come since – continue to create the energy that's unique to New York. New York City For Dummies is designed to help you take a bite out of the Big Apple without getting the worm. Maybe this is your first trip to New York, or maybe you're a repeat visitor; in either case, you want to find out what you need to know, but only what you need to know. You don't have the time or the patience for those monstrous travel tomes in which you need 12 fingers to keep track of all the information. This guide is clearly organized and segmented so you won't have to read what comes before or after any chapter. You'll uncover tips about When to go, how to get there, and how much it's all going to cost How to make your travel arrangements, chose the neighborhood to stay in, and make your booking How to get around, from ground transportation into the city, to the public transit system, to getting around on foot The culinary culture of New York, its typical foods and habits What to see and do, from touring famous buildings to attending a taping of a TV show Living it up after dark, from Broadway shows to night clubs, and more or less civilized forms of relaxation Whether you're sitting in your living room trying to make a reservation or standing on the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue wondering where to eat, New York City For Dummies is set up so that you can get the facts, analysis, and recommendations you want, quickly.

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For Dummies

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0764554514

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9780764554513

Mathematics

A Practical Odyssey

By: David Bruce Johnson,Thomas A. Mowry

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Mathematics

A Practical Odyssey

By: David Bruce Johnson,Thomas A. Mowry

Emphasizing the practical applications and the history of mathematics, MATHEMATICS: A PRACTICAL ODYSSEY illustrates to students how mathematics is relevant to their education, human history, and culture. Johnson and Mowry effectively demonstrate how learning the algebraic concepts presented allows students to understand more about logic, probability, statistics, finance, geometry, matrices, logarithms, calculus, and many other topics.

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Brooks Cole

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0534378919

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9780534378912

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Barnaby Rich

Barnaby Rich

Do You Sincerely Want to Be Rich?

Do You Sincerely Want to Be Rich?

A Rich and Fertile Land

A Rich and Fertile Land

To Uphold the World

To Uphold the World

Outpost

Outpost

Lone Tree

Lone Tree

Java

Java

Italy For Dummies?

Italy For Dummies?

New York City For Dummies

New York City For Dummies

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