Ithoucht it will be marketing book but i found it nice book to read it you are interested in promotion and marketing communication, it worthy to buy it.

I really liked this books. it gives so much detail in it. of course thats because of the author that wrote it. all her stuff is good. its like she lived it.

This dramatic redition of that "Haunted Summer" when Lord Byron and Percy Shelly met on the shores of Lake Geneva is well researched and deftly crafted. The play is well paced and perfect for a small company or college workshop. The dialogue carries the story alog without the distractions of Edwardian slang allowing the actors to truely revel in their roles. Some creativity must be excersised in set design and lighting but the compactness of the action will hold the audience's focus. I have played many roles on stage and Byron in "Bloody Poetry" was, by far, the most enjoyable.

This fall, I'm taking my second year of high school chemistry, and am preparing for the AP exam. This book, which I first discovered at my local library, is an awesome prep tool for exams. If you need a study tool that leaves nothing out (and I do mean nothing -- it included a definition of deuterium, which I had heard only on Star Trek. It turns out to be a heavy H-2 isotope!) then this is the way to go.

Percy Shelley's tragedy "The Cenci" is a lyrical and intense gothic melodrama set in late 1500's Italy. The play centers around the lives of the noble house of Cenci, which is daily terrorized by Francesco Cenci, head of the household. Francesco is molded in the style of other gothic villains, such as Radcliffe's Montoni and Walpole's Manfred, yet he manages to stand apart from them.

Cenci is, in both word and deed, more insistently evil than either of the aforementioned figures. Cenci's purpose, unlike the other two, is not to increase his wealth, or secure his lineage, but instead to bring both to ruin. From the beginning of the play, Cenci seeks to eliminate his entire family. He firmly believes that his curses are heard and enacted simply because he is the authority figure in his home.

Beatrice, Cenci's daughter, and her step-mother, Lucretia live in a state of constant apprehension and fear of Cenci. Beatrice is the tragic heroine of Shelley's play, whose beauty, apparent intelligence, and strong will prepare her only to be fully aware of the injustices of her father, common law, and religious law, and her inability to enlist the mercy of any of them to aid her family.

As Beatrice, her family, and friends, attempt to wrangle out of Cenci's designs, they find themselves drawn into a whirlpool of desperate acts. The gender issues and politics of the play indicate the helplessness of women, be they strong (Beatrice) or weak (Lucretia), and point out a total disdain for autocratic and aristocratic rule, be it familial or otherwise.

Written in 1819, only a few years after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, these issues may be a direct response to the disillusionment of Shelley, a second-generation Romantic poet, with the failure of the French Revolution to affect any real change. Poetically, it may echo his doubts about the effects of the Romantic visionary imagination. At any rate, "The Cenci" is a well-written, if occasionally outlandish tragedy, and certainly worth reading.

When I first bought this book, I wasn't sure if it was a collection of articles that simply addressed contradictory point of views on the subjects listed on the cover, or actual transcriptions of debates that occured in the past. I was very pleased to learn that it was indeed transcriptions of live debates that occured in the early part of the 20th century. There are three debates in all:

Has Life Any Meaning? - Between Frank Harris and Percy Ward, Sunday, April 11, 1920, Kimball Hall, Chicago

Debate on Spiritualism - Between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Joseph McCabe, November, 1919, London, England

Is Evolution True? - Between George McCready Price and Joseph McCabe, Queen's Hall, Langham Place, London, September

Though the publishers at a casual glance (of their published books) seem biased towards a particular atheistic/materialistic point of view, they none the less reproduced a fair example of high class debates between learned men of both pro and anti-views on these subjects.

One particularly interesting aspect of this book was exactly what was used as evidence for both anti and pro views at that time. As an example, pro-evolutionist Joseph McCabe said the following:

"Now I come to man. There is a general opinion that a vast gulf separates man from the ape. It did one hundred yeas ago. It certainly does not today... Now we have men of the Stone Age carrying us nearer to the ape; the Piltdown man, and one or two others, going as far again in the direction of the ape"

Of course, as most people are aware, and as the publishers themselves noted, Piltdown man was a fraud and was uncovered as such in 1953. But being "undeniable" at the time, it was still a piece of evidence for Evolution.

Being a collector of books on the subjects of the origin and divisification of life and the existence of the supernatural, I was very pleased with this book and the disputants themselves. While the evidences used are outdated, it has quite a bit of historical value, whether one is interested in the discussions or the men debating. I personally highly recommend it, and believe it would make a good addition to any personal book collection.

This first hand account comprised of journal entries with commentary is a fascinating read and provides tremendous detail of Capt. Cook's voyages. I think that for the general reader with an interest in Cook I would recommend Hough's biography as a primary source with this volume as a supplementary text. The two together will provide an excellent view of the accomplishments and adventures of Cook and his crews.

George Monck, later Duke of Abermarle, is best remembered as the man who led his Coldstream Guards to London in 1660 to effect a bloodless coup against the Cromwellian Republic and restore the Stuart dynasty. He was also one of England's most distinguished sailors of the 17th century, fighting alongside General Blake and Prince Rupert in several Anglo-Dutch wars. Earlier, as a land general, he fought in Ireland for Charles I, then switched sides and fought in Scotland for Oliver Cromwell. This is a competent and comprehensive biography of one of the greatest military careers in British history; I withhold a star because the story could have been told with a dab more flavor. Still, a life well lived.

The book concentrates on the personal life of this great inventor but also gives an overview of his technical achievements in the automotive and radio fields. I read the book in high school over 20 years ago and used it for the basis of numerous book reports and research papers. Although the current staff of the American Radio Relay League are mostly self-serving, money hungry businessmen, it is worthwhile to understand the noble principles set forth by the founder.

Written at an easy level, young radio amateurs will enjoy this book very much.

Much of the material presented in the first part of this book is paraphrased from "A Genius in the Family," by Hiram Percy Maxim.

Adolf Hilter, a fascinating yet despised man of his times would be a hero to many, but a murderer to some. He has had the courage to lead thousands upon thousands of women, men, and children. He has changed my way of thinking and probably others who thing of Hitler as their hero.