John Adams: A Life
ISBN: 0945707142
Author: John Ferling
Publisher: American Political Biography Press
Rating: 4.09
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Sabtu, 01 Juni 1996
Jumat, 26 April 1996
My Old Man and the Sea
My Old Man and the Sea
Some fathers and sons go fishing together. Some play ball. David Hays and Daniel Hays sailed 17,000 miles through the world's most feared and fabled waters in a little boat they built together. This is their story. Alone with nothing but the mammoth waves of the Southern Ocean, the unceasing wind, a compass, a sextant and a pet cat, they voyage down the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, past the Galapagos Islands, beyond Easter Island and around their destination -- Cape Horn. Father and son narrate in alternating fashion, their voices weaving together an engrossing story of travel, exploration and difficult, dangerous sailing.
But more than a tale of adventure, this is a touching account of a father and son's rite of passage as they assess their complex and evolving relationship. Daniel, out of college and unsure of what he wants in his life, sees his father getting older, more forgetful. David deals with unresolved issues he had with his own father, fearful that he'll make the same mistakes with his son, yet frustrated that Daniel treats him like an old man.
Moving, often hilarious, often poignant, "My Old Man and the Sea" is a rich and profound chronicle of their voyage of discovery. Every reader will identify with this uplifting story of a father and son who go down to the sea and find each other.
ISBN: 0060976969
Author: David Hays
Publisher: Harpperen
Rating: 3.83
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Sabtu, 30 Maret 1996
Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour
Flaubert in Egypt: A Sensibility on Tour
Flaubert's unforgettable memoirs of travels abroad
At once a classic of travel literature and a penetrating portrait of a “sensibility on tour,” Flaubert in Egypt wonderfully captures the young writer’s impressions during his 1849 voyages. Using diaries, letters, travel notes, and the evidence of Flaubert’s traveling companion, Maxime Du Camp, Francis Steegmuller reconstructs his journey through the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
ISBN: 0140435824
Author: Gustave Flaubert
Publisher: Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)
Rating: 3.67
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Senin, 01 Januari 1996
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People
Seda peetakse kõigi aegade edukaimaks äri- ja isiksuse arendamise raamatuks.
Väga efektiivse inimese 7 harjumust on terviklik inimlike probleemide lahendamise süsteem, mille alustalaks on printsiipidekeskseks saamine. Seitsme harjumise omandamine aitab lõpetada enesehävitusliku käitumise kodus ja tööl ning on teejuhiks sisemise meelerahu ja usalduse saavutamise teel. Covey otsib inimese käitumise juuri iseloomust ja õpetab avastama ja kasutama sisseharjunud käitumismallide asemel universaalseid, igikestvaid printsiipe.
Väga efektiivse inimese 7 harjumust ei ole mitte esmaabivahend, uute tehnikate ja kiirete lahenduste käsiraamat, vaid pigem pikk trepp õigluse, sõnapidamise, aususe ja inimväärikuse printsiipide juurde, mis annavad meile nii kindlustunde kohanemiseks muutustega elus, perekonnas ja töös, kui ka tarkuse ja jõu, et haarata kinni neist võimalustest, mida muutused pakuvad.
Dr. Stephen R. Covey on kogu maailmas tuntud ja hinnatud juhtimiskonsultant, perenõustamisekspert, teadlane ja koolitaja. Covey õpetus ja raamatud 33 keeles on au sees Valgest Majast Saudi Araabiani. Covey koolitus toimub maailma enam kui 500 paigas ja sellest võtab igal aastal osa üle 750 000 inimese.
See raamat on mõeldud inimesele, kes tahab olla edukas, aga jääda seejuures inimeseks. Sooviks ju suurem jagu meist olla üheaegselt nii edukas kui ka inimlik inimene. Raamat on selle dilemma lahendamise võimalus. Näidatakse väga selgelt, et efektiivsuse võib tagada koostöö, kus võidavad kõik osapooled. S. Covey raamat süstib optimismi eestlasele, kes tahab jääda ausaks keerukas ärimaailmas (Voldemar Kolga, TPÜ psühholoogiaprofessor).
Eesti on läbinud esimese varakapitalistliku arenguetapi ja paljudel on tekkinud küsimus: kuidas edasi? Covey mõtestab lahti ja korrastab eetilised ning üldinimlikud printsiibid, mis aitavad meil endas selgusele jõuda. Väga õigeaegne ja vajalik raamat kõigile neile, kes tahavad elus edasi jõuda ja on enda vastu nõudlikud (Peep Aaviksoo, Eesti Mobiiltelefoni juhatuse esimees).
ISBN: 1863500294
Author: Stephen R. Covey
Publisher:
Rating: 3.97
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Minggu, 01 Oktober 1995
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
The official tie-in edition to the five-part Masterpiece Theatre production, airing October 8-November 5, 1995. Nan and Ginny's considerable beauty is not enough to win over 1870s New York society to their new money. Their undaunted governess launches them on the impoverished British aristocracy, who are only too willing to trade a title for a fortune--but they have not reckoned with the strong wills of the buccaneers. Color photos.
ISBN: 0670866458
Author: Edith Wharton
Publisher: Viking Books
Rating: 3.88
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Sabtu, 31 Desember 1994
Lighting Out: A Vision of California and the Mountains
Lighting Out: A Vision of California and the Mountains
ISBN: 1555972101
Author: Daniel Duane
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Rating: 3.89
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Jumat, 11 November 1994
City Prayers
City Prayers
ISBN: 185311099X
Author: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
Rating: 0.00
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