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The Man to See: Edward Bennett Williams Ultimate Insider; Legendary Trial Lawyer
Published in Hardcover by Simon & Schuster (1991)
Author: Evan Thomas
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A great Book
This is one of the best biographies ever written. A wonderful piece about an interesting man.

A Magnificent Biography of a Fascinating Man
Take a fascinating subject-- Edward Bennett Williams. Add a highly-skilled author with remarkably deep interviewing and archival research skills-- Evan Thomas. Put in a lot of hard work. And presto-- you have Thomas' "The Man To See," one of the most thorough biographies ever written (I have read many hundreds).

Edward Bennett Williams was one of the most dynamic men of the 20th Century-- a great figure of destiny whose life would have seemed emptier had not Evan Thomas been his biographer. EBW was a self-made man in the days where one could still achieve that accolade. He was no spoiled yuppie of family money. Bright, hard-working, forward-thinking, compassionate and disciplined-- and a wonderful rogue!-- this was Edward Bennett Williams. Warts and all, Evan Thomas presents the larger-than-life lawyer who pioneered criminal law practice in postwar America, bringing the constitution into the 20th Century. He sought power for the purpose of doing good, after doing well. Thomas interviewed practically every living person with whom EBW had a conversation or situation.

I am re-reading "The Man to See" for the fourth time in ten years. It remains fresh and fun. What a brilliant book!

Excellent, Excellent book
This is one of the best biographies I have ever read. It is a great story about a great man. I read a lot of biographies and I can tell when the author is fauning over his subject - just read some of Robert Slater's books on Jack Welch. Thomas book did none of that. Thomas made you feel that he was giving an accurate and true account of Williams life. Of couse Thomas was helped by selecting a subject that was larger than life, a one of a kind person both in legal talent and raw personality. This book is right up there with "Vince", Michael O'Brien's biography of Vince Lombardi. Interestingly, Lomardi and Williams were very much alike - both very religious yet profane, and above the rest of their competitors in their chosen fields. They were also both like to drink, were emotional and quick to say exactly what they thought or felt about something. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read biographies about great men.


The Ambassador from Wall Street: The Story of Thomas W. Lamont, J.P. Morgan's Chief Executive
Published in Hardcover by Madison Books (1993)
Author: Edward M. Lamont
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A First Rate Picture of a Great Banker
The Ambassador From Wall Street is a fasciating tale of one of the great financial leaders of the 20th Century. As a retired New York banker who started work in 1950 and who held some quite responsible positions, I found the book contained messages for bankers that are as true today as they were in the life of Mr. Lamont, particularly on how to avoid undue risk and how to manage the inevitable messes when they occur. The book seems to have been well researched by the arthor, a Grandson of the subject,and takes us through the many economic and financial developments of the first half of the twentieth century. Its scope allows the reader to have a broad view of the financial world, a useful benefit in this age of globalization. I particularly recommend the book to young students of finance. The lessons learned will enhance their careers.

The Ambassador from Wall Street
Alethea W. Hawley's review offers an excellent summary of a well researched account of the life and impact of Mr. Thomas W. Lamont and his importance to the major economic and political powers of his era and why this account deserves a five star rating.

The Ambassador from Wall Street
This biography of Thomas W. Lamont, J.P. Morgan's Chief Executive is a thoroughly researched account of the legendary financier during the first half of the twentieth century, when the powerful banking firm was at the pinnacle of international finance. The author, his grandson has written this lively biography based on his independent research and his personal collection of family papers and Thomas Lamont's letters.The reader will become acquainted with the economic and political history of the period, the many crucial world events that were transpiring, as well as a full roster of leaders such as Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Wilson and Hoover, who all sought advice from Lamont. Along with all of the above, the author portrays the luxurious lifestyle of his grandfather, such as commuting from his home to Wall Street by yacht. There are social vignettes such as a house party at Lady Astor's Cliveden, as well as a Lamont soiree during which a Federal judge broke the nose of Walter Lippman's charming wife. The reader is also given glimpses of such luminaries as Charles Lindbergh and H.G. Wells, who were among Thomas Lamont's close friends. John Kenneth Galbraith praised this volume and characterized it as "affectionate and well researched...We are in debt to Edward Lamont for this literate and thoroughly interesting biography." Book List and Publishers Weekly contributed highly enthusiastic reviews, and recommended it for those interested in history, banking and foreign affairs. Written in a brisk and informative style, Lamont interjects his wit at just the right places so as to present a very balanced, straight forward, and informative piece of work.


"Shakespeare" Identified in Edward De Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, and the Poems of Edward De Vere
Published in Hardcover by Associated Faculty Pr Inc (1976)
Author: J. Thomas Looney
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Where it all began
(And by the way, it's pronounced "Loney.") I can't add much to the other positive reviews of this ground-breaking book. Written well, convincing...long live the Earl of Oxford--"Though I once gone to all the world must die" indeed!!

Amazing
Book arrived in the late afternoon, I started reading and didn't get to bed till 10 AM the next morning. A stunning detective story.

Introduces hypothesis that Earl of Oxford was Shakespeare.
This book introduced the revolutionary idea that an aristocrat named Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550- 1604), wrote the works of Shakespeare under a psuedonym. Oxford is now considered the leading candidate for the authorship of the Shakespeare canon largely because of the influence this book has had over a 75 year period. It first addresses the documentary evidence "against" Will Shakspere from Stratford as the author, then presents the positive evidence on behalf of Oxford as author. The evidence for Oxford is detailed and circumstantial: literary and intellectual parallels in the works of Oxford and Shakespeare; parallels in the life of Oxford, his family and friends and the plots of the Shakespeare plays; topical references in the plays that pre-date the time during which Shakespeare allegedly wrote the works; professional, political and historical knowledge displayed in the plays for which the Stratford actor could not have had the training or access; and so on. Exhaustive research; excellent organization of materials; superbly written. A book that academics have not been able to refute since its publication in 1920.


Egypt, 1908 (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Book 1)
Published in Library Binding by Random Library (1992)
Authors: Megan Stine and H. William Stine
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Indy goes on an adventure in Egypt and meets lots of people
Indy and his father and mother go to Egypt in 1908 and meet T.E. Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia. They all go on an expadition and find the tomb of Kah and when the man responsable for guarding the tomb dies, Indy fears the curse of the mummy's tomb has come true. You, dear reader, will be taken on adventure to the Pyramids and you will meat some facinating people along the way.


The Mummy's Curse (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Tv-1)
Published in Paperback by Random House (Merchandising) (1992)
Authors: Megan Stine, H. William Stine, Jonathan Hales, George Lucas, and William Stine
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Young Indy learns archealogy from T.E. Larence.
Young Indiana Jones is on a two-year lecture tour with his mother and father and they stop in Oxford to pick up his privit toture Miss Semore and they head to Egypt, the first country of the lecture tour. while there indy meets T.E. Larence or ned and uncovers a mummy and solvs a murder.


27th Report [session 1997-98]: Student Mobility in the European Community: [HL]: [1997-98]: House of Lords Papers: [1997-98]
Published in Paperback by The Stationery Office Books (1998)
Authors: William John Lawrence Wallace Wallace of Saltaire and Thomas Edward Bridges
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7th Report [session 1998-99]: Schengen and the United Kingdom's Border Controls: [HL]: [1998-99]: House of Lords Papers: [1998-99]
Published in Paperback by The Stationery Office Books (1999)
Authors: William John Lawrence Wallace Wallace of Saltaire, Thomas Edward Bridges Bridges, and Anthony Paul Lester Lester of Herne Hill
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The Arts of Cheating, Swindling and Murder
Published in Hardcover by Hyperion Pr (1975)
Authors: Edward Bulwer Lytton Maxims on the Popular Art of Cheating Lytton, Douglas William Handbook of Swindling Jerrold, and Thomas De Quincey
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Chaos, Rhythm and Flow in Nature: The Golden Blade #46
Published in Paperback by Floris Books (1992)
Authors: Andrew Wolpert, Lawrence Edwards, William Forward, Nick Thomas, and Olive Whicher
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The Monkees: A Manufactured Image: The Ultimate Reference Guide to Monkee Memories and Memorabilia
Published in Hardcover by Popular Culture Ink (1993)
Authors: Edward Reilly, Maggie McManus, William Chadwick, Ed Reilly, Thomas Schultheiss, and Maggie McMannus
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