Nadia May
Author
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Christian Dior's career, a veritable fairy tale, is set in a rich tapestry of Paris cultural life before, during, and after the war. Much of Dior's daily inspiration emanated from the world of the intellectual and artistic elite, in which he moved with such people as Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Henry Sauguet, Jean Cocteau, and Raoul Dufy. Born at the end of an era in which luxury seemed reserved only for the happy few, Dior again revolutionized the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
"General overview of the ancient Maya begins with summary discussions of the history of Maya studies, the environment and geography of the Maya world, and the European invasion. Text is devoted primarily to a synthesis of the history of Maya cultural traditions based primarily on archaeological data and complemented by epigraphic and ethnohistorical information"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle - The Nicomachean Ethics is one of Aristotle's most widely read and influential works. Ideas central to ethics-that happiness is the end of human endeavor, that moral virtue is formed through action and habituation, and that good action requires prudence-found their most powerful proponent in the person medieval scholars simply called "the Philosopher." Drawing on their intimate knowledge of Aristotle's thought, Robert...
Author
Publisher
Seaview Books
Pub. Date
[1979]
Language
English
Description
In September 1943, Naples lay devastated by incessant bombardment from Allied planes. The city, under an iron occupation by the Germans, was without food. During the bombardment, the famed scugnizzi, the street boys of Naples, grew increasingly exasperated by the passiveness of their elders. Known for their daring, verve, and enterprise, the boys staged an incredible revolt against the Germans on September 28, 1943. Dragging furniture into the roadways,...
86) The Crusades
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
1966.
Language
English
Description
"It was a great adventure, motivated by more than simply religion or pure aggression: the Crusades resulted from an emotional climate that led people from all walks of life to leave their homes and follow the unattainable ideal of a heavenly Jerusalem here on Earth. A prize-winning author paints a portrait of the whole of feudal society, evoking its exceptional vitality and the ingenuity of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem--one of the more sophisticated...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Magdalene la Bâtarde knew trouble was brewing in medieval Oxford, but she never expected it would involve murder. She teams up with old friends and cohorts, including the whores and barmaids of Oxford, to clear up the mess and untangle a murder.
Author
Publisher
Spence Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
"In the fifteen years since Tipper Gore and Frank Zappa faced off over raunchy lyrics, a furious but confused debate has raged over popular music's effect on character. Shattering the assumptions of pop's critics and defenders alike, Carson Holloway shows that music is both more dangerous and more beneficial than we think." "Conservative complaints about popular music focus on lyrics alone and appeal only to public decency and safety. Liberals, swift...
89) The moral sense
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Wilson admits in the preface of his book that “virtue has acquired a bad name.” However, people make some kind of reference to morality whenever they discuss whether or not someone is nice, dependable, or decent; whether they have a good character; and what some of the aspects of friendship, loyalty, and moderation are that are informed by morality. Although people may disguise this language of morality as a language of personality, it is, in...