Richard Wilbur's Books

Poems Of Richard Wilbur

By: Richard Wilbur

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This collection includes Advice to a Prophet and Other Poems, Things of This World, Ceremony and Other Poems, and The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems. "One of the best poets of his generation, Richard Wilbur has imagined excellence, and has created it." —Richard Eberhart, New York Times Book Review

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0544108957

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9780544108950

Conversations with Richard Wilbur

By: Richard Wilbur

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Conversations with Richard Wilbur

By: Richard Wilbur

With wit, charm, and grace the interviews in this collection demonstrate what readers of Wilbur's poems long have suspected: that this former U.S. poet laureate is no less persuasive and forceful in extemporaneous speech than he is in verse and prose. Wilbur proves as enlightening and thought-provoking with student reporters from Amherst College, his alma mater, as with journalists for THE PARIS REVIEW, displaying the same dazzling talents that garnered him the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and again thirty years later. Opinionated yet ever-charitable, he presents the case for rhyme and meter in a dozen different ways in just as many interviews. He expresses a degree of admiration for poetic opposites such as Allen Ginsberg and addresses the objections of his critics. Wilbur's comments and keen insights on his coevals and his craft read as articulately as fine prose. His observations never fail to stimulate or to challenge.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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0878054251

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9780878054251

Anterooms

New Poems and Translations

By: Richard Wilbur

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Anterooms

New Poems and Translations

By: Richard Wilbur

Poetry lovers and critics will rejoice at the news of this collection from Richard Wilbur, the legendary poet and translator who was called “a hero to a new generation of critics” by the New York Times Book Review, and whose work continues to be masterful, accomplished, whimsical, fresh, and important. A yellow-striped, green measuring worm opens Anterooms, a collection filled with poems that are classic Wilbur, that play with myth and form and examine the human condition through reflections on nature and love. Anterooms also features masterly translations from Mallarmé’s “The Tomb of Edgar Allan Poe,” a previously unpublished Verlaine poem, two poems by Joseph Brodsky, and thirty-seven of Symphosius’s clever Latin riddles. Whether he is considering a snow shovel and domestic life or playfully considering that “Inside homeowner is the word meow,” Wilbur’s new collection is sure to delight everyone from longtime devotees to casual poetry readers. Exploring the interplay between the everyday and the mythic, the sobering and the lighthearted, Anterooms is nothing less than an event in poetic history and a remarkable addition to a master’s oeuvre.

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0547504624

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9780547504629

Conversations with Richard Wilbur

By: Richard Wilbur

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By: Richard Wilbur

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The Voice of the Poet

Richard Wilbur

By: Richard Wilbur

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The Voice of the Poet

Richard Wilbur

By: Richard Wilbur

Presents archival recordings of the poet reading his own works, accompanied by a book containing the text of the poems and commentary.

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1415920990

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9781415920992

The Disappearing Alphabet

By: Richard Wilbur

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The Disappearing Alphabet

By: Richard Wilbur

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur turns his sharp eye to the noble alphabet and imagines what life would be like without these twenty-six little--but powerful--letters. Packed with humor and witty subtleties, the verse in this captivating picture book is splendidly matched by Caldecott Medal winner David Diaz's hilariously clever illustrations.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547538774

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9780547538778

Opposites, More Opposites, and a Few Differences

By: Richard Wilbur

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Opposites, More Opposites, and a Few Differences

By: Richard Wilbur

This collection includes the full text and drawings from Opposites and More Opposites, plus seven additional poems and drawings about differences. Readers of all ages will delight in this volume of witty wordplay and clever illustrations from two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient and National Book Award winner Richard Wilbur.

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054754314X

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9780547543147

Phaedra, By Racine

By: Richard Wilbur

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Phaedra, By Racine

By: Richard Wilbur

A brilliant translation of one of the most influential works of French theater, Phaedra is rendered into movingly expressive verse by the Pulitzer Prize–winning translator Richard Wilbur. Jean Racine’s last and greatest tragedy is based on a legend that has intrigued dramatists as far back as Euripides and Seneca. Phaedra, the second wife of Theseus, the heroic king of Athens, is consumed with an illicit passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. Given word that her husband is dead, she confesses her love for Hippolytus and is rebuffed. When Theseus turns out to be alive after all, Phaedra connives in a lie to convince her husband that it was Hippolytus who attempted to seduce her. The stage is set for fury and grief, guilt and remorse. In his seventeenth-century interpretation, Racine replaced the ornate, stylized tragedy based on classic Greek form with human-scale characters and actions convincingly motivated by human emotions. Acclaimed translator Richard Wilbur describes in his lucid, informed introduction the method by which he remained faithful to Racine’s form and intention. The result is a triumph of translation, poetry, and theater.

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0547563973

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9780547563978

A History of American Poetry

By: Richard Gray

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A History of American Poetry

By: Richard Gray

A History of American Poetry presents a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their pre-Columbian origins to the present day. Offers a detailed and accessible account of the entire range of American poetry Situates the story of American poetry within crucial social and historical contexts, and places individual poets and poems in the relevant intertextual contexts Explores and interprets American poetry in terms of the international positioning and multicultural character of the United States Provides readers with a means to understand the individual works and personalities that helped to shape one of the most significant bodies of literature of the past few centuries

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118795350

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9781118795354

Project Earth

Vice or Virtue

By: Richard Pryor

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Project Earth

Vice or Virtue

By: Richard Pryor

Some say the destiny of man has always been in his own hands. Given his superior intellect through eons of evolution, he remains unchallenged on Earth. What he is, what he thinks, what he does and where he wants to go are all indisputable facts totally within his control, right? Not so fast. He is about to find out that there are others in the universe that have a lot more to say about him and his ultimate destiny. Many have also said that they know man’s heart and his desires, as evidenced by all the great teachings and writings over the past five millennium. But knowing all this, can it lead him to even greater understanding and enlightenment? Project Earth: Vice or Virtue provides a fascinating account of aliens coming to Earth to ‘test’ mankind’s ability to join the High Council of Sentients, the highest order in the universe. Man must prove that he is worthy and can overcome his inherent moral weaknesses to do so. So join this exciting, fast-paced alien commander’s journey and witness his test to see if man can overcome his weaknesses that continue to plague his earthly existence. Seven mesmerizing human interest stories provide the reader with compelling evidence about his pride, lust, gluttony, envy, wrath, sloth and greed (the ‘seven deadly sins’). Be prepared for his shocking, intergalactic recommendation to the High Council of Sentients.

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Outskirts Press

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1977251137

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9781977251138

The Comic Book Killer

The Lindsey & Plum Detective Series, Book One

By: Richard A. Lupoff

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The Comic Book Killer

The Lindsey & Plum Detective Series, Book One

By: Richard A. Lupoff

He was a white, suburban bachelor. A total square. Lived with his mother. Worked for an insurance company. She was a black, tough, streetwise cop. Then somebody stole a quarter million dollars worth of rare comic books. And then people started getting murdered. Lindsey and Plum were like oil and water, but they had to work together, like it or not! Joe Gores, author of Hammett and other novels, said: "Lupoff writes with intelligence, humor, wisdom, and a zest for life. He had a lot of fun writing this book, and it shows; because of it, we have a lot of fun reading it." The Comic Book Killer is the first volume in Richard A. Lupoff's hugely popular Lindsey-and-Plum series. Readers will cheer the return of these grand characters and their exciting investigations.

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Wildside Press LLC

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143444709X

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Richard Paul Evans: The Complete Walk Series eBook Boxed Set

The Walk, Miles to Go, Road to Grace, Step of Faith, Walking on Water

By: Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans: The Complete Walk Series eBook Boxed Set

The Walk, Miles to Go, Road to Grace, Step of Faith, Walking on Water

By: Richard Paul Evans

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box, an inspiring and uplifting series about one man’s search for faith as he walks across America. What would you do if you lost everything—your job, your home, and the love of your life—all at the same time? When it happens to Seattle ad executive Alan Christofferson, he’s tempted by his darkest thoughts. A bottle of pills in his hand and nothing left to live for, he plans to end his misery. Instead, he decides to take a walk. But not any ordinary walk. Taking with him only the barest of essentials, Alan leaves behind all that he’s known and heads for the farthest point on his map: Key West, Florida. The people he encounters along the way, and the lessons they share with him, will save his life—and inspire yours. The Walk series is a life-changing journey, and an unforgettable story about one man’s search for hope. This ebook boxed set contains all five books in the Walk series.

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Simon and Schuster

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1476789177

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9781476789170

Philosophy for Everybody

How Philosophy Can Lead All of Us to a Greater Understanding and Appreciation of the Most Important Aspects of Life

By: Richard P. Mullin

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Philosophy for Everybody

How Philosophy Can Lead All of Us to a Greater Understanding and Appreciation of the Most Important Aspects of Life

By: Richard P. Mullin

This important works shows the value of philosophy and how anyone can access it. The book begins by raising basic questions of what is philosophy and whether philosophy has value. It answers resoundingly in the affirmative that it can lead us to a richer and more full life. Highlighting a central benefit, philosophy helps us to distinguish between good and evil, so we can make more life-affirming choices. A foundation is first offered by providing a concise tour of the history of philosophy, from ancient to contemporary times. Then the author describes how three major ethical schools offer a common universal value, which he applies in specific chapters in realms from business to the arts. Using plain language, philosophy is made available as a workable tool for our lives, not an intellectual exercise for a few specialists. Philosophy as a hidden treasure is for everybody to find and use.

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AllrOneofUs Publishing

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9798227392657

The Battle of Waynesboro

By: Richard G. Williams Jr.

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The Battle of Waynesboro

By: Richard G. Williams Jr.

In 1865, Waynesboro played host to the last gasp of the Confederate army in the Shenandoah Valley. Although the Battle of Waynesboro isn't among the most recognizable clashes, such as Gettysburg or Antietam, it still holds a special place in American history. The Union forces, led by General Philip Sheridan, included a young brigadier general named George Armstrong Custer. The battle was also the last major conflict for famed Confederate general Jubal Early, whose defeat during the fight spelled the end of his Civil War service. Join author and Waynesboro native Richard G. Williams Jr. as he expertly traces the harrowing narrative of a prelude to the surrender at Appomattox just miles away in Waynesboro.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625845235

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9781625845238

John P. Slough

The Forgotten Civil War General

By: Richard L. Miller

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John P. Slough

The Forgotten Civil War General

By: Richard L. Miller

John Potts Slough, the Union commander at the Battle of Glorieta Pass, lived a life of relentless pursuit for success that entangled him in the turbulent events of mid-nineteenth-century America. As a politician, Slough fought abolitionists in the Ohio legislature and during Kansas Territory’s fourth and final constitutional convention. He organized the 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry after the Civil War broke out, eventually leading his men against Confederate forces at the pivotal engagement at Glorieta Pass. After the war, as chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court, he struggled to reform corrupt courts amid the territory’s corrosive Reconstruction politics. Slough was known to possess a volcanic temper and an easily wounded pride. These traits not only undermined a promising career but ultimately led to his death at the hands of an aggrieved political enemy who gunned him down in a Santa Fe saloon. Recounting Slough’s timeless story of rise and fall during America’s most tumultuous decades, historian Richard L. Miller brings to life this extraordinary figure.

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University of New Mexico Press

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0826362206

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9780826362209

Taking Flight

Inventing the Aerial Age, from Antiquity Through the First World War

By: Richard Hallion

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Taking Flight

Inventing the Aerial Age, from Antiquity Through the First World War

By: Richard Hallion

Uses extracts from journals, diaries, and memoirs, as well as rare photographs and drawings, to provide a history of humanity's attempts at flight, including kites, balloons, rockets, and steerable airships.

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Oxford University Press

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0195160355

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9780195160352

I'm An Idiot, You're An Idiot

By: Richard Scott

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I'm An Idiot, You're An Idiot

By: Richard Scott

“Cows from Outer Space.” “Why I Ate My Husband.” “Jesus Returns, and the Christians Think He’s Nuts.” These and other pieces of unintentional genius from the demented mind of Richard Scott complete this collection of hilarious short stories and idiotic comedy bits. Scott’s comedy ranges from the highbrow “Toilet Humour” to the historical docu-drama, “I Heard the President Fart.” From the absurd “Toast Hunters of the Amazon,” to the surreal “My Father the Android,” to the farcical “Dances Like Jew,” to the ridiculous “The Adventures of Superman’s Pants,” I’m an Idiot, You’re an Idiot is guaranteed to make readers laugh like the idiots we all are. Read what the critics say! “It’s not the worst thing I’ve read.”—Rachel Scott, mother “Needs more pictures to color.”—George W. Bush “LOL!! :-))))) WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?”—random Internet blogger “Did he spell his name right?”—Arthur Scott, father “Hey, buddy, I don’t take personal checks.”—Mistress Dominix

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AuthorHouse

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1463490275

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9781463490270

Lost Yesterday

By: Warren Murphy,Richard Sapir

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Lost Yesterday

By: Warren Murphy,Richard Sapir

Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1035999080

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9781035999088

The Sepia Siren Killer

The Lindsey & Plum Detective Series, Book Four

By: Richard A. Lupoff

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The Sepia Siren Killer

The Lindsey & Plum Detective Series, Book Four

By: Richard A. Lupoff

Prior to World War II, black actors were restricted to mainstream film roles as chauffeurs, maids, night club entertainers, and comic buffoons. But there was a second Hollywood, a BLACK Hollywood, where great producers and directors like Oscar Michaud created films with all-black casts for exhibition to black audiences. Some of the actors worked only in black productions. Others, like the talented Eddie Anderson, could play comic roles in white productions and serious roles in all-black films. When a cache of long-lost African-American films is discovered by cinema researchers, the aged director Edward "Speedy" MacReedy appears to reclaim his place in film history. But insurance investigator Hobart Lindsey and homicide officer Marvia Plum soon find themselves enmeshed in a mystery with its roots deep in the tragic events of a past era, as they seek out...THE SEPIA SIREN KILLER! The fourth entry in this compelling mystery series.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434446662

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9781434446664

Chief Justice W.R. Jackett

By the Law of the Land

By: Richard W. Pound

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Chief Justice W.R. Jackett

By the Law of the Land

By: Richard W. Pound

After graduating from the University of Saskatchewan's College of Law, Jackett was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. He returned to Canada from Oxford not long before the outbreak of World War II and joined the ten-man Department of Justice as a junior lawyer. Through extraordinary hard work, rigorous legal analysis, and a bent for organization, he eventually became Canada's eighth deputy minister of Justice. He left this position after three years to become general counsel for the Canadian Pacific Railway and was later appointed president of the Exchequer Court of Canada. He quickly revamped the level of service provided by the court to the legal profession and the public and was instrumental in both the creation of the Canadian Judicial Council and the design and creation of the new Federal Court of Canada. As the first chief justice of the Federal Court, he led the new court by example, moulding it into the most efficient and effective court in the country, despite opposition from provincial superior courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. After fifteen years on the Bench he retired in 1979 at the height of his judicial career, believing that this would help the Court develop. He continued to work in relative obscurity at what he loved best - solving legal problems - but never again appeared before the courts.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773568077

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9780773568075

George Burns Television Productions

The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981

By: Richard Irvin

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George Burns Television Productions

The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981

By: Richard Irvin

An elementary school dropout, George Burns went on to become one of America's most beloved entertainers. This book covers a neglected part of his career--his work as a television producer. Burns was not only a behind-the-scenes producer, but also filled the role of producer in various comedies in which he starred. Though his forte was situation comedies, Burns' company, McCadden Productions, also produced dramatic anthology series and pilots, including a pilot considered to be a precursor to the popular TV series Mission: Impossible. This book focuses on Burns' wide variety of production efforts, and follows his involvement in television productions from his 1950 comedy series with his wife, Gracie Allen, through his participation in the fantasy sitcom Mister Ed, and finally to his last producer credit in 1981, I Love Her Anyway, a remake of The Burns and Allen Show.

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McFarland

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1476616213

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9781476616216

Clinical Perspectives on Multiple Personality Disorder

By: Richard P. Kluft

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Clinical Perspectives on Multiple Personality Disorder

By: Richard P. Kluft

The diagnosis of multiple personality disorder (MPD) entered the clinical mainstream with a rapidity and in a manner atypical for new descriptions of psychiatric illness. This book contains the most up-to-date information on MPD available written by experts in this field. The first section is a memorial to Cornelia B. Wilbur, M.D., a pioneer in MPD treatment. It is full of personal accounts from people who knew her well. The second section deals with general issues in the treatment of MPD. It discusses basic principles in conducting the psychotherapy of MPD, posttraumatic and dissociative phenomena in transference and countertransference, and treatment of MPD as a posttraumatic condition. The third section goes on to give case studies that illustrate the application of techniques, approaches, and insights that are considered important in the treatment of MPD patients but are difficult to learn because they have not been documented in detail in the literature. Methods discussed include the use of Amytal interviews, play therapy, egoûstate therapy, and the use of sand trays. The last section of the book discusses some of the contemporary concerns in the field (including consultation in the public psychiatric sector and the incidence of eating disorders in MPD patients), and on the recent history of the study of MPD.

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American Psychiatric Pub

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0880483652

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9780880483650

Jefferson Township on Lake Hopatcong

By: R. Richard Willis,Lorraine C. Lees

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Jefferson Township on Lake Hopatcong

By: R. Richard Willis,Lorraine C. Lees

Approximately one half of Jefferson Township is located along the shores of Lake Hopatcong. Incorporated in 1804, Jefferson Township extends east and west from the northern part of the lake, where there are the intricate connections at Hurd Brook, Lake Shawnee, and Lake Winona. In 1826, the dam for the Morris Canal became operational and what was originally Great Pond and Little Pond became Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater lake in New Jersey. By the mid-1800s, after the canal was in full swing, the ice and mining industries had begun to flourish. At Nolan's Point, iron ore was loaded into canal boats and icehouses were in operation. Consequently, Nolan's Point became a major hub of Jefferson. Not long afterward, camps, bungalow colonies, hotels, and small seasonal businesses sprang up and the summer community flourished. Theatrical people arrived, and their generosity helped to build the community. These and many other reflections on the history of the lakeside communities of Woodport, Lake Shawnee, Lake Winona, Nolan's Point, Lake Forest, and Prospect Point are gathered in Jefferson Township on Lake Hopatcong.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738500771

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Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University

By: Richard White

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Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University

By: Richard White

Named One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 by the Los Angeles Times A premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how, and why. In 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son. After her husband’s death in 1893, Jane Stanford, a devoted spiritualist who expected the university to inculcate her values, steered Stanford into eccentricity and public controversy for more than a decade. In 1905 she was murdered in Hawaii, a victim, according to the Honolulu coroner’s jury, of strychnine poisoning. With her vast fortune the university’s lifeline, the Stanford president and his allies quickly sought to foreclose challenges to her bequests by constructing a story of death by natural causes. The cover-up gained traction in the murky labyrinths of power, wealth, and corruption of Gilded Age San Francisco. The murderer walked. Deftly sifting the scattered evidence and conflicting stories of suspects and witnesses, Richard White gives us the first full account of Jane Stanford’s murder and its cover-up. Against a backdrop of the city’s machine politics, rogue policing, tong wars, and heated newspaper rivalries, White’s search for the murderer draws us into Jane Stanford’s imperious household and the academic enmities of the university. Although Stanford officials claimed that no one could have wanted to murder Jane, we meet several people who had the motives and the opportunity to do so. One of these, we discover, also had the means.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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1324004347

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9781324004349

Radio's Hidden Voice

The Origins of Public Broadcasting in the United States

By: Hugh Richard Slotten

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Radio's Hidden Voice

The Origins of Public Broadcasting in the United States

By: Hugh Richard Slotten

A detailed study of American public radio's early history

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University of Illinois Press

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0252034473

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9780252034473

The Wright Flyers 1899–1916

The kites, gliders, and aircraft that launched the “Air Age”

By: Richard P. Hallion

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The Wright Flyers 1899–1916

The kites, gliders, and aircraft that launched the “Air Age”

By: Richard P. Hallion

Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle-making brothers from Dayton, Ohio, secured their place as the most famous names in aviation history when, on December 17, 1903, they made the first powered, controlled, and sustained heavier-than-air flight. But their success over the cold and windswept Carolina dunes that day has overshadowed their many other accomplishments before and after that historic flight. The Wrights' progression from theory to analysis to ground-testing components and wing shapes, and then to flight-testing kites, gliders, and their first powered aeroplane, marked the world's first successful 'X-Plane' research and development programme. They established a template all subsequent aircraft have followed, one still relevant in the era of hypersonic flight and drone research. This book traces the Wright Brothers' story, from their first success on that cold December day throughout their glory years to their eventual eclipse by other aviators. It explores in detail the process that lead them to their pioneering craft and their many subsequent achievements over the following years, and highlights their enduring importance in the age of modern flight.

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1472837762

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