Caroline Burnet's Books

American Enlightenments

Pursuing Happiness in the Age of Reason

By: Caroline Winterer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Enlightenments

Pursuing Happiness in the Age of Reason

By: Caroline Winterer

A provocative reassessment of the concept of an American golden age of European-born reason and intellectual curiosity in the years following the Revolutionary War The accepted myth of the “American Enlightenment” suggests that the rejection of monarchy and establishment of a new republic in the United States in the eighteenth century was the realization of utopian philosophies born in the intellectual salons of Europe and radiating outward to the New World. In this revelatory work, Stanford historian Caroline Winterer argues that a national mythology of a unitary, patriotic era of enlightenment in America was created during the Cold War to act as a shield against the threat of totalitarianism, and that Americans followed many paths toward political, religious, scientific, and artistic enlightenment in the 1700s that were influenced by European models in more complex ways than commonly thought. Winterer’s book strips away our modern inventions of the American national past, exploring which of our ideas and ideals are truly rooted in the eighteenth century and which are inventions and mystifications of more recent times.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

368

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0300224567

ISBN 13

9780300224566

Rwanda After Genocide

Gender, Identity and Post-Traumatic Growth

By: Caroline Williamson Sinalo

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rwanda After Genocide

Gender, Identity and Post-Traumatic Growth

By: Caroline Williamson Sinalo

Drawing on Rwandan genocide survivor testimonies, this book offers a new approach to psychological trauma that considers both the positive and negative consequences.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

245

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1108426131

ISBN 13

9781108426138

George Buchanan

Political Thought in Early Modern Britain and Europe

By: Caroline Erskine

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

George Buchanan

Political Thought in Early Modern Britain and Europe

By: Caroline Erskine

George Buchanan (1506-82) was the most distinguished Scottish humanist of the sixteenth century with an unparalleled contemporary reputation as a Latin poet, playwright, historian and political theorist. However, while his contemporary importance as the scourge of Mary Queen of Scots and advocate of popular rebellion has long been recognised, this volume represents the first attempt to explore the subsequent influence of his ideas and his contested reputation as a political ideologue and cultural icon. Featuring a wide-ranging selection of essays by an international cast of established and younger scholars, the volume explores Buchanan's legacy as an historian and political theorist in Britain and Europe in the two centuries following his death, with particular emphasis on the reception of his remarkably radical views on popular sovereignty and political assassination. Divided into four parts, the volume covers the immediate impact and reception of his writings in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Britain; the wider Northern European context in which his thought was influential; the engagement with his political ideas in the course of the seventeenth-century British constitutional struggles; and the influence of his ideas as well as the changing nature of his reputation through the eighteenth century and beyond. The introduction to the volume not only reviews the material in the body of the collection, but also reflects on the use and abuse of Buchanan's ideas in the early modern period and the methodological issues of influence and reputation raised by the contributors. Such a reassessment of Buchanan and his legacy is long overdue and this volume will be welcomed by all scholars with an interest in the political and cultural history of early modern Britain and Europe.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

342

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317128710

ISBN 13

9781317128717

Illustrated Dictionary of Midwifery - Australian/New Zealand Version, 3e ePub

By: Joanne Gray,Rachel Smith,Caroline Homer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Illustrated Dictionary of Midwifery - Australian/New Zealand Version, 3e ePub

By: Joanne Gray,Rachel Smith,Caroline Homer

Now in its third edition, the Illustrated Dictionary of Midwifery is an indispensable resource for midwifery students preparing for exams and midwives upskilling for practice. This highly trusted companion has been updated to ensure currency in practice guidelines, standards, policies, statistics and references. - Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives - Over 4,000 clearly explained terms and abbreviations - A strong focus on anatomy and physiology - Underpinned with the most recent evidence-based practice and research - Aligned to global midwifery standards, guidelines and terminology - An eBook included in all print purchases

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

314

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

0729589498

ISBN 13

9780729589499

Double Helix, Double Joy

David Danks - The Father of Clinical Genetics in Australia

By: Caroline Rasmussen,Alister Danks,Rasmussen Danks

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Double Helix, Double Joy

David Danks - The Father of Clinical Genetics in Australia

By: Caroline Rasmussen,Alister Danks,Rasmussen Danks

Professor David Danks explained in a public lecture revealingly titled, Double Helix, Double Joy, that 'Even from its infancy it was apparent that the double helix was going to change not only science, but also the community's image of science'. 'Double Joy' conveyed his sense that the developments cascading from Watson and Crick's initial DNA discovery would yield 'immense benefits' for people generally, and also for his own research ambitions. A double joy made concrete in the foundation of the Murdoch Institute for Research into Birth Defects where he could fully implement his vision of unfettered basic scientific research wedded to clinical practice and services to public health. Born into the long-established Melbourne family of hardware merchants, Danks chose a career path more aligned to that family's association with hospitals and health. Inspired to know 'why a disease had occurred' and 'how it could be anticipated and prevented', Danks trained with pioneers of human genetics in London and Baltimore from 1959. At that time, human genetics was scarcely known in Australia. Following his discovery of the cause of Menkes disease in 1972 and breakthroughs in PKU testing, he applied his entrepreneurial flair to the development of a brilliant multi-disciplinary research team focussed on the identification of genetic diseases affecting newborns and their treatment in the clinic. Dame Elisabeth Murdoch embraced his vision and helped launch the Murdoch Institute in 1986, based at the Royal Children's Hospital. A man of 'towering intellect', who did it 'because it was fun', Danks' legacy reaches beyond the Murdoch Institute to the establishment of clinical genetics services throughout Australia, the internationally acclaimed POSSUM database, and the next generation of researchers who continue to explore and expand his vision.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

343

Publisher

The Miegunyah Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

052285799X

ISBN 13

9780522857993

Western Clearings

By: Caroline S. Kirkland

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Western Clearings

By: Caroline S. Kirkland

Caroline Kirkland (1801-1864) was an American writer who had considerable fame and accolades from her three books, based on frontier life. This volume is a collection of her short stories.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

250

Publisher

Wildside Press LLC

Published Date

ISBN 10

1434419622

ISBN 13

9781434419620

Skies of Thunder

The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World

By: Caroline Alexander

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Skies of Thunder

The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World

By: Caroline Alexander

From the New York Times bestselling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most brutally challenging and rarely examined campaigns of World War II In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air—meaning across the Himalayas, on the most hazardous air route in the world. SKIES OF THUNDER is a story of an epic human endeavor, in which Allied troops faced the monumental challenge of operating from airfields hacked from the jungle, and took on “the Hump,” the fearsome mountain barrier that defined the air route.They flew fickle, untested aircraft through monsoons and enemy fire, with inaccurate maps and only primitive navigation technology. The result was a litany of both deadly crashes and astonishing feats of survival. The most chaotic of all the war’s arenas, the China-Burma-India theater was further confused by the conflicting political interests of Roosevelt, Churchill and their demanding, nominal ally, Chiang Kai-shek. Caroline Alexander, who wrote the defining books on Shackleton’s Endurance and Bligh's Bounty, is brilliant at probing what it takes to survive extreme circumstances. She has unearthed obscure memoirs and long-ignored records to give us the pilots’ and soldiers’ eye views of flying and combat, as well as honest portraits of commanders like the celebrated “Vinegar Joe” Stillwell and Claire Lee Chennault. She assesses the real contributions of units like the Flying Tigers, Merrill’s Marauders, and the British Chindits, who pioneered new and unconventional forms of warfare. Decisions in this theater exposed the fault-lines between the Allies—America and Britain, Britain and India, and ultimately and most fatefully between America and China, as FDR pressed to help the Chinese nationalists in order to forge a bond with China after the war. A masterpiece of modern war history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

497

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1984879243

ISBN 13

9781984879240

Visitors to Verona

Lovers, Gentlemen and Adventurers

By: Caroline Webb

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Visitors to Verona

Lovers, Gentlemen and Adventurers

By: Caroline Webb

Even before the advent of mass tourism, Verona was a popular destination for travellers, including those undertaking the popular 'Grand Tour' across Europe. In this book, Caroline Webb compares the experiences of travellers from the era of Shakespeare to the years following the incorporation of the Veneto into the new kingdom of Italy in 1866. She considers their reasons for visiting Verona as well as their experiences and expectations once they arrived. The majority of English visitors between 1670 and 1760 were young members of the aristocracy, accompanied by tutors, who arrived on their way to or from Rome, as part of a 'Grand Tour' intended to 'finish' their classical education. With the Industrial Revolution in the second half of the eighteenth century, and the resultant increasing wealth of the upper middle classes, the number of visitors to Verona increased although this tourism was derailed once Napoleon invaded Italy in the late 1790s. After 1815 and the allied victory at Waterloo there was a new flood of visitors, previously deprived of the opportunity of continental travel during the Napoleonic wars. As the nineteenth century progressed, especially with the arrival of the railway, an increasing number of visitors appeared from across Europe and even from across the Atlantic, keen to explore the fabled city of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In comparing a myriad of varied accounts, this book provides an unrivalled perspective on the history of one of Italy's most seductive cities.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

373

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786720809

ISBN 13

9781786720801

The Private Life of Thomas Cromwell

By: Caroline Angus

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Private Life of Thomas Cromwell

By: Caroline Angus

A new biography revealing the personal story of the powerful, doomed minister to Henry VIII. Thomas Cromwell was King Henry VIII’s most faithful servant, the only man the king ever openly regretted executing. But Cromwell came to royal prominence late in life, and had forty-five years of family, friends, and experiences behind him before catching Henry’s eye. Born a commoner at a time of significant change in England, Cromwell grew up in a happy, close-knit family before heading to Europe for dramatic adventures. Returning a decade later, he emerged with the skills of a lawyer and merchant, with the European language skills and connections to match. Marriage, children, friends, family, and manor homes all furnished Cromwell’s life, a man happy and settled in London. But more beckoned for the Italian-Englishman when a special friendship with Cardinal Thomas Wolsey grew, along with the attention of the king. This book delves into the life beyond the historic role in Reformation England—a life marked by tragic personal loss; by friendships that endured through changes in allegiance and even religion; and of aspirations for his son Gregory. Far from the seemingly dour, black-clad, serious man, Cromwell lavished those around him with gifts, parties, extravagant games, entertainments, animals, and outfits. But the glamour and beauty of Cromwell’s life would come to a sudden end, leaving a trail of devastated men and women, and an extraordinary manor home, Austin Friars, scattered to the wind. Using a wide variety of primary material, this exciting biography weaves a new narrative on the indefatigable Thomas Cromwell, illustrating him more vividly than we’ve known him before.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

339

Publisher

Pen and Sword History

Published Date

ISBN 10

139909582X

ISBN 13

9781399095822

Breastfeeding Updates for the Pediatrician, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

By: Ardythe L. Morrow,Caroline J. Chantry

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Breastfeeding Updates for the Pediatrician, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

By: Ardythe L. Morrow,Caroline J. Chantry

The Guest Editors have invited authors who are well published on the current research for breastfeeding. The issue will update practicing pediatricians and other child health professionals on the current state of knowledge and practice in breastfeeding management and support. It has been more than ten years since the last issues on breastfeeding published; because those issues were popular and widely cited, it is expected that this issue will also become a valuable resource. The articles in this issue will provide pediatricians and other child health professionals with a timely update and critical new information to advocate for breastfeeding and support the breastfeeding mother-infant dyad.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

341

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

1455772143

ISBN 13

9781455772148

Cradle of Liberty

Race, the Child, and National Belonging from Thomas Jefferson to W. E. B. Du Bois

By: Caroline Levander

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cradle of Liberty

Race, the Child, and National Belonging from Thomas Jefferson to W. E. B. Du Bois

By: Caroline Levander

Argues that from the late eighteeneth century through the early twentieth, American literary and political texts used the figure of the child to represent U.S. national belonging.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

Duke University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0822338726

ISBN 13

9780822338727

Charles I and the Popish Plot

By: Caroline M. Hibbard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Charles I and the Popish Plot

By: Caroline M. Hibbard

Hibbard begins by setting court Catholicism in the context of English court alignments on domestic and foreign policy. She then describes public reaction to royal policy and court Catholicism and the use parliamentary leaders made of anti-Catholicism from 1640 to 1642. In this first study to focus on both the perceptions and the reality of popish plotting," Hibbard concludes that behind the exaggerated claims lay genuine anxieties that historians should begin to take seriously." Originally published 1983. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

491

Publisher

UNC Press Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1469619660

ISBN 13

9781469619668

Death in Disguise

By: Caroline Graham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Death in Disguise

By: Caroline Graham

The English inspector confronts a cultist enclave where mysticism meets murder in the series that inspired the ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders. The Lodge of the Golden Windhorse has provided the citizens of Compton Dando with splendid fodder for gossip, prompting speculation of arcane rituals and bizarre sexual practices. But with the murder of the commune’s leaders, the rumor-mill goes into overdrive. Now Chief Inspector Barnaby must separate rumor from reality in a case where the facts are often stranger than fiction. The residents of the Windhorse commune may have been seeking the simple life, but they’re all concealing complicated pasts—or past lives. Macavity Award-winning author Caroline Graham once again demonstrates why she is “simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, UK).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

552

Publisher

Felony & Mayhem Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1631940120

ISBN 13

9781631940125

Henry VIII's Children

Legitimate and Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Tudor King

By: Caroline Angus

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Henry VIII's Children

Legitimate and Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Tudor King

By: Caroline Angus

Of the five Tudor monarchs, only one was ever born to rule. While much of King Henry VIII’s reign is centered on his reckless marriage choices, it was the foundations laid by Henry and Queen Katherine of Aragon that shaped the future of the crown. Among the suffering of five lost heirs, the royal couple placed all their hopes in the surviving Princess Mary. Her early life weaves a tale of promise, diplomacy, and pageantry never again seen in King Henry’s life, but a deep-rooted desire for a son, a legacy of his own scattered childhood, pushed Henry VIII to smother Mary’s chance to rule. An affair soon produced an unlikely heir in Henry Fitzroy, and while one child was pure royalty, the other illegitimate, the comparison of their childhoods would show a race to throne closer than many wished to admit. King Henry’s cruelty saw his heirs’ fates pivot as wives came and went, and the birth Princess Elizabeth, saw long-term plans upended for short-term desires. With the death of one heir hidden from view, the birth of Prince Edward finally gave the realm an heir born to rule, but King Henry’s personal desires and paranoia left his heirs facing constant uncertainty for another decade until his death. Behind the narrative of Henry VIII’s wives, wars, reformation and ruthlessness, there were children, living lives of education among people who cared for them, surrounded by items in generous locations which symbolized their place in their father’s heart. They faced excitement, struggles, and isolation which would shape their own reigns. From the heights of a surviving princess destined and decreed to influence Europe, to illegitimate children scattered to the winds of fortune, the childhoods of Henry VIII’s heirs is one of ambition, destiny, heartache, and triumph.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Publisher

Pen and Sword History

Published Date

ISBN 10

1399095897

ISBN 13

9781399095891

Olympia Morata, Her Times, Life and Writings

By: Olympia Morata,Caroline Anne Southey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Olympia Morata, Her Times, Life and Writings

By: Olympia Morata,Caroline Anne Southey

Reprint of the original, first published in 1836.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

326

Publisher

BoD – Books on Demand

Published Date

ISBN 10

336877641X

ISBN 13

9783368776411

A Genius for Money

By: Caroline Dakers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Genius for Money

By: Caroline Dakers

This is the spectacular rags-to-riches story of James Morrison (1789–1857), who began life humbly but through hard work and entrepreneurial brilliance acquired a fortune unequalled in nineteenth-century England. Using the extensive Morrison archive, Caroline Dakers presents the first substantial biography of the richest commoner in England, recounting the details of Morrison's personal life while also placing him in the Victorian age of enterprise that made his success possible. An affectionate husband and father of ten, Morrison made his first fortune in textiles, then a second in international finance. He invested in North American railways, was involved in global trade from Canton to Valparaiso, created hundreds of jobs, and relished the challenges of "the science of business". His success enabled him to acquire land, houses, and works of art on a scale to rival the grandest of aristocrats.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

458

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

030018459X

ISBN 13

9780300184594

Book's by Caroline Burnet

American Enlightenments

American Enlightenments

Rwanda After Genocide

Rwanda After Genocide

George Buchanan

George Buchanan

Illustrated Dictionary of Midwifery - Australian/New Zealand Version, 3e ePub

Illustrated Dictionary of Midwifery - Australian/New Zealand Version, 3e ePub

Double Helix, Double Joy

Double Helix, Double Joy

Western Clearings

Western Clearings

Skies of Thunder

Skies of Thunder

Visitors to Verona

Visitors to Verona

The Private Life of Thomas Cromwell

The Private Life of Thomas Cromwell

Breastfeeding Updates for the Pediatrician, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

Breastfeeding Updates for the Pediatrician, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

Cradle of Liberty

Cradle of Liberty

Charles I and the Popish Plot

Charles I and the Popish Plot

Death in Disguise

Death in Disguise

Henry VIII's Children

Henry VIII's Children

Olympia Morata, Her Times, Life and Writings

Olympia Morata, Her Times, Life and Writings

A Genius for Money

A Genius for Money

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email