Best of
Non-Fiction
1972
No Name in the Street
James Baldwin - 1972
This stunningly personal document and extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies displays James Baldwin's fury and despair more deeply than any of his other works. In vivid detail he remembers the Harlem childhood that shaped his early conciousness, the later events that scored his heart with pain—the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, his sojourns in Europe and in Hollywood, and his retum to the American South to confront a violent America face-to-face.
All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot - 1972
For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye.In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school. Some visits are heart-wrenchingly difficult, such as one to an old man in the village whose very ill dog is his only friend and companion, some are lighthearted and fun, such as Herriot's periodic visits to the overfed and pampered Pekinese Tricki Woo who throws parties and has his own stationery, and yet others are inspirational and enlightening, such as Herriot's recollections of poor farmers who will scrape their meager earnings together to be able to get proper care for their working animals. From seeing to his patients in the depths of winter on the remotest homesteads to dealing with uncooperative owners and critically ill animals, Herriot discovers the wondrous variety and never-ending challenges of veterinary practice as his humor, compassion, and love of the animal world shine forth.James Herriot's memoirs have sold 80 million copies worldwide, and continue to delight and entertain readers of all ages
Blood in My Eye
George L. Jackson - 1972
George Jackson died on August 21, 1971, at the hands of San Quentin prison guards during an alleged escape attempt. At eighteen, George Jackson was convicted of stealing seventy dollars from a gas station and was sentenced from one year to life. He was to spent the rest of his life -- eleven years-- in the California prison system, seven in solitary confinement. In prison he read widely and transformed himself into an activist and political theoretician who defined himself as a revolutionary.
All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful
James Herriot - 1972
Within a year, the book had become recognized as a masterpiece. It went on to sell millions of copies and began the marvelous series of books, beloved of readers all over the world, which have so far sold over 20 million copies in English alone. Here, for the first time, the first two books in this series are being published together.These pages, now as then, are full of humor, warmth, pathos, drama, and James Herriot's unique and richly justified love of life. His journeys across the Yorkshire dales, his encounters with humans and dogs, cows and kittens, are illuminating by his infinite fascination and affection, and rendered with all the infectious joy of a born storyteller.Whether struggling mightily to position a calf for birthing, or comforting a lonely old man whose beloved dog and only companion has died, Herriot's heartwarming and often hilarious stories perfectly depict the wonderful relationship between man and animal. His wonderful stories make us laugh and cry, as we marvel at the everyday miracles he creates.
Ô Jérusalem
Larry Collins - 1972
Collins & Lapierre weave a tapestry of shattered hopes, valor & fierce pride as the Arabs, Jews & British collide in their fight for control of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem! meticulously recreates this historic struggle. It penetrates the battle from the inside, exploring each party's interests, intentions & concessions as the city of their dreams teeters on the brink of destruction. From the Jewish fighters & their heroic commanders to the Arab chieftain whose death in battle doomed his cause along with the Mufti of Jerusalem's support for Hitler and the extermination of the Jews, but inspired a generation of Palestinians, O Jerusalem! tells the 3-dimensional story of this high-stakes, emotional conflict.
The Social Animal
Elliot Aronson - 1972
Through vivid narrative, lively presentations of important research, and intriguing examples, Elliot Aronson probes the patterns and motives of human behavior, covering such diverse topics as terrorism, conformity, obedience, politics, race relations, advertising, war, interpersonal attraction, and the power of religious cults.
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
David McCullough - 1972
(It was the heyday of Boss Tweed in New York.) But the Brooklyn Bridge was at once the greatest engineering triumph of the age, a surpassing work of art, a proud American icon, and a story like no other in our history. Courage, chicanery, unprecedented ingenuity and plain blundering, heroes, rascals, all the best and worst in human nature played a part. At the center of the drama were the stricken chief engineer, Washington Roebling and his remarkable wife, Emily Warren Roebling, neither of whom ever gave up in the face of one heartbreaking setback after another. The Great Bridge is a sweeping narrative of a stupendous American achievement that rose up out of its era like a cathedral, a symbol of affirmation then and still in our time.
The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps
Heinz Heger - 1972
Since that time, books such as Richard Plant's The Pink Triangle (and Martin Sherman's play Bent) have illuminated this nearly lost history. Heinz Heger's first-person account, The Men with the Pink Triangle, was one of the first books on the topic and remains one of the most important. In 1939, Heger, a Viennese university student, was arrested and sentenced to prison for being a "degenerate." Within weeks he was transported to Sachsenhausen, a concentration camp in East Germany, and forced to wear a pink triangle to show that his crime was homosexuality. He remained there, under horrific conditions, until the end of the war in 1945. The power of The Men with the Pink Triangle comes from Heger's sparse prose and his ability to recall--and communicate--the smallest resonant details. The pain and squalor of everyday camp life--the constant filth, the continuous presence of death, and the unimaginable cruelty of those in command--are all here. But Heger's story would be unbearable were it not for the simple courage he and others used to survive and, having survived, that he bore witness. This book is harrowing but necessary reading for everyone concerned about gay history, human rights, or social justice. --Michael Bronski
The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing; Log Cabin Building; Mountain Crafts and Foods; Planting by the Signs; Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing
Eliot Wigginton - 1972
This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing, snake lore, mountain crafts and food, and "other affairs of plain living."
Report from Engine Co. 82
Dennis Smith - 1972
From his bawdy and brave fellow firefighters to the hopeful, hateful, beautiful and beleaguered residents of the poverty-stricken district where he works, Dennis Smith tells the story of a brutalising yet rewarding profession.
Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - 1972
The tragedy is not that life is short but that we often see only in hindsight what really matters. In this, her first book on life and living, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross joins with David Kessler to guide us through the practical and spiritual lessons we need to learn so that we can live life to its fullest in every moment. Many years of working with the dying have shown the authors that certain lessons come up over and over again. Some of these lessons are enormously difficult to master, but even the attempts to understand them can be deeply rewarding. Here, in fourteen accessible chapters, from the Lesson of Love to the Lesson of Happiness, the authors reveal the truth about our fears, our hopes, our relationships, and, above all, about the grandness of who we really are.
Love
Leo F. Buscaglia - 1972
What it is and what it isn't. It is about you--and about everybody who has ever reached out to touch the heart of another.
Dove
Robin Lee Graham - 1972
Five years and 33,000 miles later, he returned to home port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book, Dove.
The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update
Donella H. Meadows - 1972
Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global 'overshoot,' or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet. Now, preeminent environmental scientists Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows have teamed up again to update and expand their original findings in The Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Global Update.Meadows, Randers, and Meadows are international environmental leaders recognized for their groundbreaking research into early signs of wear on the planet. Citing climate change as the most tangible example of our current overshoot, the scientists now provide us with an updated scenario and a plan to reduce our needs to meet the carrying capacity of the planet.Over the past three decades, population growth and global warming have forged on with a striking semblance to the scenarios laid out by the World3 computer model in the original Limits to Growth. While Meadows, Randers, and Meadows do not make a practice of predicting future environmental degradation, they offer an analysis of present and future trends in resource use, and assess a variety of possible outcomes.In many ways, the message contained in Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update is a warning. Overshoot cannot be sustained without collapse. But, as the authors are careful to point out, there is reason to believe that humanity can still reverse some of its damage to Earth if it takes appropriate measures to reduce inefficiency and waste.Written in refreshingly accessible prose, Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update is a long anticipated revival of some of the original voices in the growing chorus of sustainability. Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Update is a work of stunning intelligence that will expose for humanity the hazy but critical line between human growth and human development.
The Water is Wide
Pat Conroy - 1972
Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence–unless, somehow, they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher.Here is PAT CONROY’S extraordinary drama based on his own experience–the true story of a man who gave a year of his life to an island and the new life its people gave him.
The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
Alfred W. McCoy - 1972
government complicity in global drug trafficking, The Politics of Heroin includes meticulous documentation of dishonesty and dirty dealings at the highest levels from the Cold War until today. Maintaining a global perspective, this groundbreaking study details the mechanics of drug trafficking in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Central America. New chapters detail U.S. involvement in the narcotics trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan before and after the fall of the Taliban, and how U.S. drug policy in Central America and Colombia has increased the global supply of illicit drugs.
Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants
John Drury Clark - 1972
A favorite of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, listeners will want to tune into this "really good book on rocket[s]," available for the first time in audio. Ignition! is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This search was a hazardous enterprise carried out by rival labs who worked against the known laws of nature, with no guarantee of success or safety. Acclaimed scientist and sci-fi author John Drury Clark writes with irreverent and eyewitness immediacy about the development of the explosive fuels strong enough to negate the relentless restraints of gravity. The resulting volume is as much a memoir as a work of history, sharing a behind-the-scenes view of an enterprise that eventually took men to the moon, missiles to the planets, and satellites to outer space. A classic work in the history of science, listeners will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades.
The Boys of Summer
Roger Kahn - 1972
It is a book by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s to cover the Dodgers for the Herald Tribune. This is a book about what happened to Jackie, Carl Erskine, Pee Wee Reese, and the others when their glory days were behind them. In short, it is a book about America, about fathers and sons, prejudice and courage, triumph and disaster, and told with warmth, humor, wit, candor, and love.
Notebooks, 1935-1951
Albert Camus - 1972
Covering ground form young adulthood to the height of Camus's career, these notebooks contain sketches for future works, excerpts from favorite books, and reflections on death, loneliness, and art.
Myths to Live By
Joseph Campbell - 1972
Campbell stresses that the borders dividing the Earth have been shattered; that myths and religions have always followed the certain basic archetypes and are no longer exclusive to a single people, region, or religion. He shows how we must recognize their common denominators and allow this knowledge to be of use in fulfilling human potential everywhere.
Giving Good Weight
John McPhee - 1972
With your thumbs, you excavate the cheese. You choose your stringbeans one at a time. You pulp the nectarines and rape the sweet corn. You are something wonderful, you are—people of the city—and we, who are almost without exception strangers here, are as absorbed with you as you seem to be with the numbers on our hanging scales." So opens the title piece in this collection of John McPhee's classic essays, grouped here with four others, including "Brigade de Cuisine," a profile of an artistic and extraordinary chef; "The Keel of Lake Dickey," in which a journey down the whitewater of a wild river ends in the shadow of a huge projected dam; a report on plans for the construction of nuclear power plants that would float in the ocean; and a pinball shoot-out between two prizewinning journalists.
Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899
Pierre Berton - 1972
The Klondike stampede was a wild interlude in the epic story of western development, and here are its dramatic tales of hardship, heroism, and villainy. We meet Soapy Smith, dictator of Skagway; Swiftwater Bill Gates, who bathed in champagne; Silent Sam Bonnifield, who lost and won back a hotel in a poker game; and Roddy Connors, who danced away a fortune at a dollar a dance. We meet dance-hall queens, paupers turned millionaires, missionaries and entrepreneurs, and legendary Mounties such as Sam Steele, the Lion of the Yukon.Pierre Berton's riveting account reveals to us the spectacle of the Chilkoot Pass, and the terrors of lesser-known trails through the swamps of British Columbia, across the glaciers of souther Alaska, and up the icy streams of the Mackenzie Mountains. It contrasts the lawless frontier life on the American side of the border to the relative safety of Dawson City. Winner of the Governor General's award for non-fiction, Klondike is authentic history and grand entertainment, and a must-read for anyone interested in the Canadian frontier.
Food for Free (Collins Gem)
Richard Mabey - 1972
Over 100 edible plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating details on their use throughout the ages.Practical advice on how to pick along with information on countryside laws and regulations on picking wild plants helps you to plan your foray with a feast in mind.This is the ideal book for both nature lovers and cooks keen to enjoy what the countryside has to offer.
A Whale for the Killing
Farley Mowat - 1972
When an 80-ton fin whale became trapped in a nearby saltwater lagoon, Mowat rejoiced: here was the first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation. Some local villagers thought otherwise, blasting the whale with rifle fire and hacking open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to the authorities, but it was too late-ravaged by an infection resulting from her massive wounds, the whale died. A plea for the end of commercial hunting of the whale, this moving account blends all the tension of the life-and-death struggle for one animal's survival with the drama of man's wanton destruction of life-bearing creatures and the environment itself.
The Descent of Woman
Elaine Morgan - 1972
On its first publication in 1972 it sparked an international debate and became a rallying-point for feminism, changing the terminology of anthropologists forever. Starting with her demolition of the Biblical myth that woman was an afterthought to the creation of man, Elaine Morgan rewrites human history and evolution.This lively, informative book sets out to solve the riddle of our origins; its answer is controversial. Elaine Morgan has made The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis a plausible alternative to conventional theories of evolution and The Descent of Woman first set out an understanding of who humans are and where they came from.Elaine Morgan was best known as a writer for television until the publication of The Descent of Woman in 1972, which became an international bestseller. She then spent ten years researching human evolution before publishing The Aquatic Ape (published by Souvenir Press as a revised edition, The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis) in 1982. In the years since, The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis has gone on to win widespread support among scientists.It is a measure of Elaine Morgan's enduring importance, provocative thought and international reputation that in January 2006, the first Chinese translation of The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis became a Number 1 bestseller in Taiwan.
Pure, White and Deadly: The new facts about the sugar you eat as a cause of heart disease, diabetes and other killers
John Yudkin - 1972
Using everyday language and a range of scientific evidence, Professor Yudkin explores the ins and out of sugar, from the different types - is brown sugar really better than white? - to how it is hidden inside our everyday foods, and how it is damaging our health.Brought up-to-date by childhood obesity expert Dr Robert Lustig M.D., his classic exposé on the hidden dangers of sugar is essential reading for anyone interested in their health, the health of their children and the health of modern society.
Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s
Otto Friedrich - 1972
"The City of Nets," as Brecht called Berlin, before the deluge, and people who created and those who destroyed it.
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Frances Farmer - 1972
This book was published about a year after her death of cancer in 1970.
P.S. Your Not Listening
Eleanor Craig - 1972
How do you teach long division to a child who believes the banana in his lunchbox is alive and trying to escape? How do you maintain control when one of your students has locked you in a closet? How do you convince a child that people are not for hurting when he is constantly battered and rejected at home?Five children, five universes, five enemies - and Eleanor Craig, teacher extraordinaire, who battled to make them face the real world and survive.
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Peter Singer - 1972
Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as we do to those close to us. He argued that choosing not to send life-saving money to starving people on the other side of the earth is the moral equivalent of neglecting to save drowning children because we prefer not to muddy our shoes. If we can help, we must--and any excuse is hypocrisy. Singer's extreme stand on our moral obligations to others became a powerful call to arms and continues to challenge people's attitudes towards extreme poverty. Today, it remains a central touchstone for those who argue we should all help others more than we do.As Bill and Melinda Gates observe in their foreword, in the age of today's global philanthropy, Singer's essay is as relevant now as it ever was. This attractively packaged, concise edition collects the original article, two of Singer's more recent popular writings on our obligations to others around the world, and a new introduction by Singer that discusses his current thinking.
The Silence of the North
Olive A. Fredrickson - 1972
The incredible true story of one woman's fight for survival in the Arctic wilderness.
For Love of a Rose
Antonia Ridge - 1972
A true and very unusual story of two remarkable families, the Meillands in Lyons and the Paolinos in Antibes, who shared a common devotion to roses and later became united through marriage and through their work together.
Human Revolution- Volume 1
Daisaku Ikeda - 1972
The first volume in a five-volume work in the form of a slightly fictionalized biography describing the development of Soka Gakkai, the worldwide religion based on Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.
Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed
Henry S.F. Cooper Jr. - 1972
This minute-by-minute account of the only manned NASA mission to have malfunctioned outside Earth's orbit describes the entire episode.
More Tell Me Why
Arkady Leokum - 1972
Language English Edition Revised edition Binding Hardcover ANSWERS TO OVER 300 QUESTIONS CHILDREN ASK MOST OFTEN (English)
The Times Concise Atlas of the World
The Times - 1972
An amazingly detailed view of the world is provided by 260 pages of mapping, and the illustrated thematic content covers the most important geographical issues of the day. The reference mapping has been completely revised with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical changes around the world. The 26 new World Heritage sites added in July 2012, such as the Landscape of Pré in Canada, Western Ghats in India, and the site of Xanadu in China, are all represented here. Other updates include the addition of Queen Elizabeth Land in Antarctica; new administrative divisions in India, Bangladesh, Chad, and Finland; the largest cities sizes based on latest UN figures; updated English place name forms for countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, and Georgia; and the realigned International Date Line around Samoa. The index contains more than 130,000 place names, fully cross-referenced with alternative and former names.
St. Kilda: Island on the Edge of the World
Charles Maclean - 1972
Increased contact with the mainland during the 19th century brought about the downfall of what many once regarded as an ideal society. Missionaries and tourists brought money, disease and despotism. In 1930 the islanders, who could no longer support themselves, were finally evacuated at their own request. The island, which is difficult to access, is now a nature reserve.
Cotton Country Cooking
Decatur Junior Service League - 1972
Enjoy classic and popular Heart of Dixie recipes. The League's favorites are noted with a cotton boll. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.
Nunaga: Ten Years Among the Eskimos. Duncan Pryde
Duncan Pryde - 1972
Pryde describes how, after a night-long flight, almost of the death, with the community bully, he won the respect and affection of these tough people, and came to share their life completely - all their concerns, joys and tribulations. he earned a degree of acceptance by the Eskimos that is granted to few white men; he witnessed the most sacred of Eskimo shaman ceremonies; he was paid the ultimate compliment - the invitation to share a friends wife.His story abounds in high adventure - incredible, near-fatal sled and canoe journeys; seal, polar bear and caribou hunts; breathtaking encounters with the beauty of Arctic fauna.
The Left Hand of the Electron
Isaac Asimov - 1972
Second printing of the paperback edition, with new cover.
The Victorian Dictionary of Slang Phrase
J. Redding Ware - 1972
Redding Ware set out to record words and turns of phrase from all walks of life, from the curses in common use by sailors to the rhyming slang of the street and the jargon of the theater dandies. In doing so, he extended the lifespan of words like “air-hole,” “lally-gagging,” and “bow-wow mutton.” First published in 1909 and reproduced here with a new introduction by Oxford English Dictionary former editor John Simpson, The Victorian Dictionary of Slang and Phrase 1909 reflects the rich history of unofficial English. Many of the expressions are obsolete; one is not likely to have the misfortune of encountering a “parlour jumper.” Order a “shant of bivvy” at the pub and you’ll be met with a blank stare. But some of the entries reveal the origins of expressions still in use today, such as calling someone a “bad egg” to indicate that they are dishonest or of ill-repute. While showing the significant influence of American English on Victorian slang, the Dictionary also demonstrates how impressively innovative its speakers were. A treasure trove of everyday language of the nineteenth century, this book has much to offer in terms of insight into the intriguing history of English and will be of interest to anyone with a passion for words.
The Reverend Spy
David P. Denton - 1972
It is generally accepted that the spy was Denton himself.
The Hidden Injuries of Class
Richard Sennett - 1972
The authors conclude that in the games of hierarchical respect, no class can emerge the victor; and that true egalitarianism can be achieved only by rediscovering diverse concepts of human dignity. Examining personal feelings in terms of a totality of human relations, and looking beyond the struggle for economic survival, The Hidden Injuries of Class takes an important step forward in the sociological critique of everyday life.
My Own Cook Book: From Stillmeadow and Cape Cod
Gladys Taber - 1972
Here are over 300 of her favorite recipes that will be a welcome addition to any kitchen.
Fashions in Makeup: From Ancient to Modern Times
Richard Corson - 1972
Concentrating mainly on makeup traditions of the Western world, with some examples from other countries included for comparison, Corson describes the cosmetics with which men and women have decorated their faces, how they have applied them, and what they looked like as a result. This edition has an additional 16 new pages by fashion historian James Sherwood to bring makeup trends up to the present day. It is an essential reference for students, makeup artists, costume designers, actors, illustrators, beauty consultants, social historians, and all those interested in the use and application of cosmetics.
Native Planters in Old Hawaii: Their Life, Lore and Environment
Elizabeth Green Handy - 1972
It has been reprinted with an index to subjects and chants, making this edition invaluable for scholars and laymen alike. This pioneering study of cultivation practices, beliefs, and rituals is the fruit of a brilliant collaborative effort between the eminent Pacific anthropologist, E.S. Craighill Handy, and his wife Elizabeth, and the noted authority on Hawaiian language and culture, Mary Kawena Pukui.
The Rolling Stones: The First Twenty Years
David Dalton - 1972
Measures 10.5" x 12". Fast shipping from Delaware.
You Will Never Be the Same
Basilea Schlink - 1972
Author deals with sinful traits one by one.
Time of Need: Forms of Imagination in the Twentieth Century
William Barrett - 1972
Marvels And Mysteries Of The World Around Us
Reader's Digest Association - 1972
Maps and illustrations enhancing the absorbing text.
Blast The Bush
Len Beadell - 1972
Librarian Note...wish to add the cover for the book
Abstracts of the Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works
Carrie Lee Rothgeb - 1972
It consists of 176 double-column pages, featuring chapter-by-chapter, paper-by-paper, even letter-by-letter synopses of the 23-volume "Standard Edition of Freud". It has been distilled under the joint auspices of the National Clearinghouse for Mental Health Information & the American Psychoanalytic Association. The work aims to make Freud's writings doubly accessible to systematic scholarship by inclusion of 47 double-column pages of subject index. Holt's introductory essay will be useful to both beginning & advanced students.
Pattern Making by the Flat-Pattern Method
Norma R. Hollen - 1972
KEY TOPICS: This book contains special sections on pattern-making for men's, boys', and girls' clothing, plus many useful tools such as a checklist for completing patterns and design inspiration sheets. Includes important discussions about the use of Computer Assisted Design (CAD), and features a new appendix that includes a list of computer software currently being used in today's fashion market. For every future professional in the apparel or fashion industry.
God Bless Love:A Collection Of Children's Sayings
Nanette Newman - 1972
This is just a collection nothing more of drawings & sayings of children under twelve in their hand writing -some of them very touching
Three Popes and the Cardinal: The Church of Pius, John, and Paul in Its Encounter with Human History
Malachi Martin - 1972
Guinness Book of World Records 1972
Norris McWhirter - 1972
It's valid, authoritative...an indispendable book...The New York Times
The Massage Book
George Downing - 1972
Published in 1972 and continuously in print since then, The Massage Book introduced Swedish massage to American culture.Still current and well regarded, The Massage Book was listed by National Health magazine as the first of twenty-five best books that have changed our thinking about our health and our world. Today, as alternative treatments are being discovered by mainstream health plans, massage is still going strong. In the last twenty-five years, countless books on massage have been published, but none rivals The Massage Book.
The Asexual Manifesto
Lisa Orlando - 1972
And The Criminals With Him: Essays in Honor of Will D. Campbell and All the Reconciled
Will D. Campbell - 1972
Replicating the first hand nature of Will Campbell's original Kattalegete collection, twenty new essays pull back the veil on today's prison-industrial complex.
The Cheeses and Wines of England and France,: With Notes on Irish Whiskey
John Ehle - 1972
The Doll
Carl Fox - 1972
Includes cloth dolls, porcelain and wooden dolls. French, German, Japanese, American, and English.
The George Bernard Shaw Vegetarian Cook Book
Alice Laden - 1972
The strongest animals, such as the bull, are vegetarians. Look at me. I have ten times as much good health and energy as a meat eater.'So said George Bernard Shaw, a vegetarian and also a man much concerned about his weight: the calories in each of his meals had to be carefully weighted and the total accurately calculated.His cook-housekeeper, Mrs Laden, looked after him for the sixteen years before his death in 1943 at the age of ninety-four. These are the recipes that made up the menus she devised for him - all delicious, satisfying, and all conforming to his standards of vegetarianism, low calory count and economy.
Bioscientific Terminology: Words from Latin and Greek Stems
Donald M. Ayers - 1972
Each section has 20 lessons—with assignments following each lesson—giving the user a vast technical vocabulary and increased word-recognition ability. A Definitive Reference: Hundreds of Greek and Latin stems, prefixes, and suffixes show the precise application of the classical languages to biological and medical usage. Topic-organized bibliography, index of bases.
The Horsemaster's Notebook
Mary Rose - 1972
Manual of horsemanship by noted British horsewoman; revised edition.
Natural Dyes, Plants and Processes
Jack Kramer - 1972
Natural Dyes, Plants and Processes
Rock Art in New Mexico
Polly Schaafsma - 1972
In it, Poly Schaafsma presents a corpus of rock art, with comment and descriptions, found in north-west New Mexico, southern New Mexico, the Upper Rio Grande, eastern New Mexico and the southern High Plains. Examples of rock art and petroglyophs are cited from prehistoric times to those created by the Anasazi, Apache and, most recently, the Spanish.
The Desperate Years, from Stock Market Crash to World War ll, A Pictorial History of the Thirties
James D. Horan - 1972
The Man Who Shook the World
John Charles Pollock - 1972
Every word of dialogue portrayed in this book comes directly from the Scriptures. The description of every major event is culled from biblical sources. Every detail in the rich historical background is based on the most accurate scholarship availaable and on the author's personal research in the Holy Land.
What To Look For Inside A Church
Patricia J. Hunt - 1972
Ladybird book What to look for Inside a Church matt boards edition original price of 18p in Perfect like new collectable condition.
Francis Ledwidge: A Life of the Poet
Alice Curtayne - 1972
In his twenties he would become a rising star in the Irish literary scene, although he lived only to see one collection of his verse in print, receiving his author’s copy while freezing and on starvation rations in Serbia. Although a staunch Irish Nationalist, he chose to fight in the First World War, where he died just short of his thirtieth birthday – in the inhuman nightmare that was the Third Battle of Ypres. This selection of Francis Ledwidge’s poems, edited by Dermot Bolger, celebrates a remarkably gifted poet who, one hundred years after his tragic death in Ypres, is perhaps best known for the poetic brilliance of much of his work as well as the circumstances of his death. Introduced by Seamus Heaney and with an extended afterword by Dermot Bolger, this volume captures the depth and lyric grace of Ledwidge’s finest poems and conjures a moving portrait of an eventful life cut tragically short.
Lord of the Absurd
Raymond J. Nogar - 1972
The author addresses spiritual questions on creation and the meaning of life, and reflects on the experience and effects on his thought of lecturing on controversial matters in American universities.
Statistical Methods
William G. Cochran - 1972
Snedecor as the sole author. Snedecor asked William G. Cochran to do the revisions for the sixth edition, and Cochran was listed as the second author of the sixth and seventh editions. The present edition was prepared by several members of the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University. The revisions were guided by the principle that the work should remain the work of its original authors; thus, much of the material remains as previously published. A significant change in this edition occurs in the notation used to describe the operations of multiple regression. Matrix algebra replaces the original summation operators, and a short appendix on matrix algebra is included.
Dickens and His Illustrators
Frederic George Kitton - 1972
Kitton (1856-1904) devoted his life to illustrating and writing about the works of Charles Dickens. Here, he presents detailed studies of the illustrators who worked with Dickens and examines the relationships between author and artists, drawing on correspondence between them and reproducing preparatory sketches. Kitton's list of 16 illustrators includes "Phiz," George Cruikshank, Robert Seymour, George Cattermole and Sir John Tenniel. This is the most comprehensive review of the relationship of Dickens and his illustrators, accompanied by many illustrations, and is a scholarly document, helpful in understanding Dickens and his work. The work contains twenty-two portraits and facsimiles of seventy original drawings.
Family Letters of Robert and Elinor Frost
Robert Frost - 1972
Finding New Life in the Spirit
Servant Publications - 1972
Finding New Life in the Spirit will help you to find your way through the Life in the Spirit Seminars and to discover all the wealth that God wants to give you through them.
With The Osmonds
James A. Hudson - 1972
Performers and fans alike may be in deadly peril as Madison Square Garden rocks with sound - the Osmond sound! Will the big roof blow off? Travel with the Osmond Brothers in this exciting report of one family's success in the big world of rock! ~ from the back cover.
The Divine Plan: Written in Form of a Commentary on H.P. Blavatsky's Secret Doctrine
Geoffrey A. Barborka - 1972
BARBORKA was a profound student of oriental philisophy, particularly The Secret Doctrine, source book and classic of modern Theosophy. Many students felt the need for further explication of that profound text. Barborka had set himself to this task which ultimately resulted in writing the book The Divine Plan. His trade was that of a printer but he distinguished himself as a scholar, author and lecturer on theosophical topics. He was also a skilled musician and linguist. A lifetime theosophist, Barborka died in Ojai, California on September 30, 1982 at the age of 85. Written in the Form of a Commentary on H. P. Blavatsky's Secret Doctrine Expressly for the Purpose of Those Who Wish to Read and Gain a Deeper Understanding of The Secret Doctrine --- Presenting an Exposition of the Doctrines of the Esoteric Philosophy, Analysing and Explaining All the Terms Used Preface ( by Geoffrey A. Barborka, dated July, 1958 ) The Significance of Sanskrit Terms: Atmagita (The Song of the Monad) Introductory: Divine Laws Associated with the Doctrines of the Ancient Wisdom Chapter I --- The Doctrine of Constant Renewal Chapter II --- The Doctrine of Balance and Harmony Chapter III --- The Doctrine of Hierarchies Chapter IV --- The Doctrine of Essential Identity Chapter V --- The Doctrine of Continuous Change Chapter VI --- The Serptenary Law Chapter VII --- The Doctrine of the Spheres Chapter VIII --- The Doctrine of the Races Chapter IX --- The Doctrine of the Rounds Chapter X --- The After-Death States Chapter XI --- The Doctrine of the Two Path Chapter XII --- The Doctrine of Universal Knowledge: Index ( pages 521-564 )
Architectural Rendering: The Techniques of Contemporary Presentation
Albert O. Halse - 1972
Over 200 color and black and white illustrations of examples of architectural rendering and art - buildings, skyscrapers, homes, landscape, famous structures, examples of materials. Includes a bibliography. Black cloth hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. 326 pages. Measures 9 by 12 inches. Interesting book, nicely illustrated.
Edgar Cayce's story of the origin and destiny of man
Lytle W Robinson - 1972
Byron's Daughter: A Biography of Elizabeth Medora Leigh
Catherine Turney - 1972
Moko: Maori Tattooing In The 20th Century
Michael King - 1972
Maori subject matter was not thought to be of interest to the New Zealand public at that time, and the author and photographer were relative unknowns - Moko was their first book. To research this book, King and Friedlander travelled thousands of kilometres through the hinterland of New Zealand to find and speak with those who were tattooed, or with people who had first-hand knowledge of the custom.It is also the story of the last generation of Maori women who wore the traditional moko. Marti Friedlander's photographs illustrate with skill and compassion the moko itself, the women who wore it and the environments in which they lived.
The Secret Service, the Field, the Dungeon, and the Escape
Albert Deane Richardson - 1972
Experiences of a correspondent of the New York Tribune within the Confederate lines in 1861, and later with the Union Armies and in southern prisons
The Illustrators Of Alice In Wonderland And Through The Looking Glass
Graham Ovenden - 1972
Illustrations by A L Bowley, Mervyn Peake, Millicent Sowerby, Lewis Carroll, Willy Pogany, Stuart Gough, Charles Robinson, Sir John Tenniel, Harry Furniss, A E Jackson, Robert Hogfeldt, Margaret Tarrant, Maraja, Mabel Lucy Atwell, Helen Munro, Thomas Maybank, W H Walker, Frans Haaken, Rene Cloke, Harry Rountree, D R Sexton, Thomas Heath Robinson, Arthur Rackham, Blanche McManus, Graham Ovenden, Ralph STeadman, Fritz Haaken, K M Roberts, Max Ernst, Bessie Pease Gutmann, J Morton Sale, Gwynedd M Hudson, FRanklin Hughes, Peter Newell, Peter Blake, Edgar B Thurstan, Maria Barrera,
Velazquez, Goya and the Dehumanization of Art
José Ortega y Gasset - 1972
The Practice of Creativity: A Manual for Dynamic Group Problem-Solving
George M. Prince - 1972
The Pilgrims of Plymouth
Barbara L. Beck - 1972
A history of the Pilgrims which discusses their difficulties with debt, hunger, and disease during the early years in America.
The Complete Greed of Erich von Stroheim
Herman G. Weinberg - 1972
A Reconstruction of the Film in 348 Still Photos Following the Original Screenplay Plus 52 Production Stills.