Author: Herbert Preston Powell
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Languages : en
Pages : 21
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Pity the City Guy
Author: Herbert Preston Powell
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Languages : en
Pages : 21
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Pages : 21
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The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
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ISBN: 9780340978504
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
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ISBN: 9780340978504
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1568
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1568
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American Lumberman
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Category : Lumber trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1484
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Category : Lumber trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1484
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Work with Boys
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Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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The Household Journal
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Category : Flower decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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Category : Flower decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 856
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Guy of Warwick
Author: William B. Todd
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292749643
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 193
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The story of Sir Guy, once as familiar as the tales of King Arthur, is now largely forgotten. Originally composed about 1240 A.D., this heroic romance early circulated in countless manuscripts, first in poetic, then in expanded prose form. Later, in 1525, the extended version was printed in French, and later still, in 1821, it was rendered into English. That last essential act unfortunately served little purpose, since the translation was thereafter available only to successive descendants of the family that prepared it. In 1959, however, The University of Texas acquired this unique translation, followed by a copy of the rare 1525 issue in 1963, and with both texts rejoined now offers, through William B. Todd, one final service: an edition for present readers. So rescued from oblivion, Guy of Warwick emerges as a grand exemplum of chivalric conduct. Perhaps even more than Arthur, or Launcelot, or Galahad, the hero is a very proper knight, displaying at once all the mundane attributes of nobility: unswerving loyalty to kin, kith, and king; the ready rescue of damsels in distress; the prompt dispatch of dragons, giants, or other enemies of the realm—and in aftertime exhibiting also all the spiritual qualities of true gentility: defense of the faith against every infidel, mortification of the flesh, and final withdrawal to a hermitage. Thus Guy may rightly deserve not only his early accolade as the "Hercules of England" but also some measure of the tribute usually reserved for a patron saint. However regarded, this knight's exploits must necessarily rank as one of the great "matters of Britain" and again become an essential part of Western cultural heritage.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292749643
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The story of Sir Guy, once as familiar as the tales of King Arthur, is now largely forgotten. Originally composed about 1240 A.D., this heroic romance early circulated in countless manuscripts, first in poetic, then in expanded prose form. Later, in 1525, the extended version was printed in French, and later still, in 1821, it was rendered into English. That last essential act unfortunately served little purpose, since the translation was thereafter available only to successive descendants of the family that prepared it. In 1959, however, The University of Texas acquired this unique translation, followed by a copy of the rare 1525 issue in 1963, and with both texts rejoined now offers, through William B. Todd, one final service: an edition for present readers. So rescued from oblivion, Guy of Warwick emerges as a grand exemplum of chivalric conduct. Perhaps even more than Arthur, or Launcelot, or Galahad, the hero is a very proper knight, displaying at once all the mundane attributes of nobility: unswerving loyalty to kin, kith, and king; the ready rescue of damsels in distress; the prompt dispatch of dragons, giants, or other enemies of the realm—and in aftertime exhibiting also all the spiritual qualities of true gentility: defense of the faith against every infidel, mortification of the flesh, and final withdrawal to a hermitage. Thus Guy may rightly deserve not only his early accolade as the "Hercules of England" but also some measure of the tribute usually reserved for a patron saint. However regarded, this knight's exploits must necessarily rank as one of the great "matters of Britain" and again become an essential part of Western cultural heritage.
Annual Report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 536
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The Missouri Yearbook of Agriculture
Author: Missouri. State Board of Agriculture
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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US Guys
Author: Charlie LeDuff
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101097515
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Detroit: An American Autopsy “A fearless, clear eyed companion into parts of America that rarely see print.”—Entertainment Weekly Charlie LeDuff has made a career out of his extraordinary ability to capture the spirit of the people and places he profiles. US Guys is his odyssey in search of the truth behind the American man, from a jaded homicide detective in Detroit to a two-bit jockey at a racetrack in Miami to a pair of lovers at a gay rodeo. With audacity, humor, and no small amount of physical pain, he captures a broad diversity of voices as they wrestle with an America they love but increasingly fail to understand.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101097515
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Detroit: An American Autopsy “A fearless, clear eyed companion into parts of America that rarely see print.”—Entertainment Weekly Charlie LeDuff has made a career out of his extraordinary ability to capture the spirit of the people and places he profiles. US Guys is his odyssey in search of the truth behind the American man, from a jaded homicide detective in Detroit to a two-bit jockey at a racetrack in Miami to a pair of lovers at a gay rodeo. With audacity, humor, and no small amount of physical pain, he captures a broad diversity of voices as they wrestle with an America they love but increasingly fail to understand.