Author: Cy Berlowitz
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365061418
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Reflections of a young Brooklyn-born man as he works his way on ships stopping at Durban, Massawa, Djibouti, Bandar Shahpur, Bombay, Saigon, Barcelona, Marseilles, Melilla, Inchon, and others. Vivid descriptions of people, of places and of the sea.
Sealights
Author: Cy Berlowitz
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365061418
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Reflections of a young Brooklyn-born man as he works his way on ships stopping at Durban, Massawa, Djibouti, Bandar Shahpur, Bombay, Saigon, Barcelona, Marseilles, Melilla, Inchon, and others. Vivid descriptions of people, of places and of the sea.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365061418
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Reflections of a young Brooklyn-born man as he works his way on ships stopping at Durban, Massawa, Djibouti, Bandar Shahpur, Bombay, Saigon, Barcelona, Marseilles, Melilla, Inchon, and others. Vivid descriptions of people, of places and of the sea.
On International Conventions for the Maintenance of Sea-lights
Author: Travers Twiss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beacons
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beacons
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
King Leopold's Ghostwriter
Author: Andrew Fitzmaurice
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691241074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A dramatic intellectual biography of Victorian jurist Travers Twiss, who provided the legal justification for the creation of the brutal Congo Free State Eminent jurist, Oxford professor, advocate to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Travers Twiss (1809–1897) was a model establishment figure in Victorian Britain, and a close collaborator of Prince Metternich, the architect of the Concert of Europe. Yet Twiss’s life was defined by two events that threatened to undermine the order that he had so stoutly defended: a notorious social scandal and the creation of the Congo Free State. In King Leopold’s Ghostwriter, Andrew Fitzmaurice tells the incredible story of a man who, driven by personal events that transformed him from a reactionary to a reformer, rewrote and liberalised international law—yet did so in service of the most brutal regime of the colonial era. In an elaborate deception, Twiss and Pharaïlde van Lynseele, a Belgian prostitute, sought to reinvent her as a woman of suitably noble birth to be his wife. Their subterfuge collapsed when another former client publicly denounced van Lynseele. Disgraced, Twiss resigned his offices and the couple fled to Switzerland. But this failure set the stage for a second, successful act of re-creation. Twiss found new employment as the intellectual driving force of King Leopold of Belgium’s efforts to have the Congo recognised as a new state under his personal authority. Drawing on extensive new archival research, King Leopold’s Ghostwriter recounts Twiss’s story as never before, including how his creation of a new legal personhood for the Congo was intimately related to the earlier invention of a new legal personhood for his wife. Combining gripping biography and penetrating intellectual history, King Leopold’s Ghostwriter uncovers a dramatic, ambiguous life that has had lasting influence on international law.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691241074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A dramatic intellectual biography of Victorian jurist Travers Twiss, who provided the legal justification for the creation of the brutal Congo Free State Eminent jurist, Oxford professor, advocate to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Travers Twiss (1809–1897) was a model establishment figure in Victorian Britain, and a close collaborator of Prince Metternich, the architect of the Concert of Europe. Yet Twiss’s life was defined by two events that threatened to undermine the order that he had so stoutly defended: a notorious social scandal and the creation of the Congo Free State. In King Leopold’s Ghostwriter, Andrew Fitzmaurice tells the incredible story of a man who, driven by personal events that transformed him from a reactionary to a reformer, rewrote and liberalised international law—yet did so in service of the most brutal regime of the colonial era. In an elaborate deception, Twiss and Pharaïlde van Lynseele, a Belgian prostitute, sought to reinvent her as a woman of suitably noble birth to be his wife. Their subterfuge collapsed when another former client publicly denounced van Lynseele. Disgraced, Twiss resigned his offices and the couple fled to Switzerland. But this failure set the stage for a second, successful act of re-creation. Twiss found new employment as the intellectual driving force of King Leopold of Belgium’s efforts to have the Congo recognised as a new state under his personal authority. Drawing on extensive new archival research, King Leopold’s Ghostwriter recounts Twiss’s story as never before, including how his creation of a new legal personhood for the Congo was intimately related to the earlier invention of a new legal personhood for his wife. Combining gripping biography and penetrating intellectual history, King Leopold’s Ghostwriter uncovers a dramatic, ambiguous life that has had lasting influence on international law.
A System of Pyrotechny
Author: James Cutbush
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explosions
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Talks about pyrotechnics and fireworks, and their various uses.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explosions
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Talks about pyrotechnics and fireworks, and their various uses.
Lists and Indexes
Author: Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Annual report
Author: Canada. Department of Marine
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature ... with Preliminary Dissertations on the History of the Sciences, and Other Extensive Improvements and Additions; Including the Late Supplement, a General Index, and Numerous Engravings
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Some Lines of Poetry
Author: bpNichol
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 1770568298
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
CBC BOOKS "CANADIAN POETRY COLLECTIONS TO WATCH FOR IN FALL 2024" For bpNichol’s 80th birthday, a selection of 80 pieces from his 1980s notebooks, an astounding trove of never-before-seen work. One of Canada’s most beloved poets, bpNichol (1944–1988), left a huge legacy of poetry, prose, scripts, comics, and playful interrogation of language after his untimely passing in 1988. In celebration of what would have been Nichol’s eightieth birthday, Some Lines of Poetry gathers excerpts from Nichol’s journals across the 1980s to give a unique perspective on craft, process, and a writer’s life. Featuring works in progress, insight into Nichol’s thinking, previously unpublished prose and lyric, visual, and sound poems, Some Lines of Poetry documents Nichol’s “apprenticeship to language” and his playful daily exploration of the limits of writing. Lovingly edited by noted poet-scholars Derek Beaulieu and Gregory Betts, who provide an afterword contextualizing Nichol’s practice, Some Lines of Poetry is a map of hidden corners, a guidebook to poetic play, and a tribute to Nichol’s ongoing influence.
Publisher: Coach House Books
ISBN: 1770568298
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
CBC BOOKS "CANADIAN POETRY COLLECTIONS TO WATCH FOR IN FALL 2024" For bpNichol’s 80th birthday, a selection of 80 pieces from his 1980s notebooks, an astounding trove of never-before-seen work. One of Canada’s most beloved poets, bpNichol (1944–1988), left a huge legacy of poetry, prose, scripts, comics, and playful interrogation of language after his untimely passing in 1988. In celebration of what would have been Nichol’s eightieth birthday, Some Lines of Poetry gathers excerpts from Nichol’s journals across the 1980s to give a unique perspective on craft, process, and a writer’s life. Featuring works in progress, insight into Nichol’s thinking, previously unpublished prose and lyric, visual, and sound poems, Some Lines of Poetry documents Nichol’s “apprenticeship to language” and his playful daily exploration of the limits of writing. Lovingly edited by noted poet-scholars Derek Beaulieu and Gregory Betts, who provide an afterword contextualizing Nichol’s practice, Some Lines of Poetry is a map of hidden corners, a guidebook to poetic play, and a tribute to Nichol’s ongoing influence.
The Great Wave of Tamarind
Author: Nadia Aguiar
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250116635
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Penny Nelson grew up listening to her older sister and brother recount their adventures in Tamarind, a magical island not found on any map, but she sometimes she can't tell which of her memories are hers and which are theirs. After drifting out to sea, Penny once again finds herself on the shores of Tamarind. But things are wrong on the island: portals lead to treacherous places, a strange creature is wreaking havoc, and a Great Wave is coming to bring the Bloom, magic that can stabilize the island. Whoever completes three challenges gets to catch the Bloom—and keep some of that life-changing magic for their own use. To save Tamarind and collect the magic, Penny has to brave dark ocean depths, survive the perils of the jungle, and outwit a cunning creature bent on bringing chaos. Don't miss The Great Wave of Tamarind, the stunning conclusion to Nadia Aguiar's critically acclaimed middle-grade trilogy!
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250116635
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Penny Nelson grew up listening to her older sister and brother recount their adventures in Tamarind, a magical island not found on any map, but she sometimes she can't tell which of her memories are hers and which are theirs. After drifting out to sea, Penny once again finds herself on the shores of Tamarind. But things are wrong on the island: portals lead to treacherous places, a strange creature is wreaking havoc, and a Great Wave is coming to bring the Bloom, magic that can stabilize the island. Whoever completes three challenges gets to catch the Bloom—and keep some of that life-changing magic for their own use. To save Tamarind and collect the magic, Penny has to brave dark ocean depths, survive the perils of the jungle, and outwit a cunning creature bent on bringing chaos. Don't miss The Great Wave of Tamarind, the stunning conclusion to Nadia Aguiar's critically acclaimed middle-grade trilogy!