Best of
School

1936

George Washington


Ingri d'Aulaire - 1936
    Beautifully illustrated in full color. Recommended in Laura Berquist Syllabus Grades 2, 3 and 4 Author: Edgar D Aulaire Grade: 1-6 Pages: 60, Paperback Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books ISBN: 0-9643803-1-5

Shooting an Elephant


George Orwell - 1936
    The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as "My Country Right or Left", "How the Poor Die" and "Such, Such were the Joys", his memoir of the horrors of public school, as well as discussions of Shakespeare, sleeping rough, boys' weeklies, and a spirited defence of English cooking. Opinionated, uncompromising, provocative, and hugely entertaining, all show Orwell's unique ability to get to the heart of any subject.

John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano: The First Grade Book


John Thompson - 1936
    Time-tested bestseller around the world! The legendary Modern Course series provides a clear and complete foundation in the study of the piano that enables the student to think and feel musically. It's known as the method for quick, dedicated learners. It's also well-regarded as a self-teaching method for the mature player. The First Grade may be preceded by Teaching Little Fingers to Play and/or Teaching Little Fingers to Play More . NOTE: The 2018 reprint of Grade 1 features less fingering and fresh engravings.

A Mother in Mannville


Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - 1936
    It was published in a book containing all of her short fiction in the aptly named collection, Short Stories, in 1994. Rawlings is most notably known for The Yearling, her 1938 novel for which she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. “A Mother in Mannville” is a touching, honest literary work that centers on two characters: the narrator, and a boy named Jerry. Through her vivid descriptions of both characters, in addition to the simple, yet revealing dialogue, Rawlings creates a story rich in characterization.

Worship


Evelyn Underhill - 1936
    There is first an examination of the basic characteristics, in ritual, symbol, sacrifice, and sacrament. The nature and the significance of the Eucharist are thoroughly treated. In the second part of the book there is a detailed treatment of selected traditions of worship, including, among others, the Reformed Church, the Anglican Church, and the Catholic, Eastern and Western.

I Found No Peace: A Journey Through the Age of Extremes


Webb Miller - 1936
    Later he broke news of the First World War armistice, witnessed a guillotine execution, befriended Mussolini, interviewed Hitler, rode a Zeppelin across the Atlantic, reported from the front line in the Spanish Civil War and Italy's invasion of Abyssinia and accompanied Gandhi on the Great Salt March. First published in 1935, "I Found No Peace" is a forgotten classic, written with great poignancy and elan and heavily influenced by Miller's hero Henry David Thoreau. Part-history, part-memoir this is one of the most evocative and close-to-the-action accounts ever written about the modern world's defining era.

A World View Of Race


Ralph J. Bunche - 1936
    

A Handbook to Literature


William Harmon - 1936
    The text itself is an alphabetical listing of the terms that pertain to literature in English. Now in its eighth edition, it has been used by more than one million students.