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Goethe: A German Writer of the First Rank -
Satis Shroff (651)    Satis Shroff   Johann Wolfgang Goethe, who was lifted to nobility as J. W.von Goethe in 1782, was born on August 28, 1749 in the town of Frankfurt. The Goethes lived in a large, comfortable house in the Hirschgasse, now called Goethe Haus. Besides practical, scientific and autobiographical writings, he left... ( added 10 days 20 hours ago.) |
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Homer, Western Civilizations definition of Culture, Masculinity, and the Silence of Sappho -
 - Jennifer Cuddy (1,018)    Jennifer Cuddy  In our now ethnically diverse culture of political correctness, can we justify the traditional canon as representative of a universal definition of culture? In times past, the study of epic Greek poems such as Homer's 'The Iliad' have resulted from hegomonic conventions, which have since then... ( added 41 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Review: The Rising Shore: Roanoke -
ngoldman (6,395)    ngoldman Author: Deborah Homsher ISBN: 13: 978-0-9790-51560-9 10: 0-9790-5160-6 Inspired by true events concerning the first British attempt to establish a foothold in North America, Deborah Homsher’s The Rising Shore:Roanoke presents a novel with compelling fictionalized... ( added 1 year 83 days ago.) |
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The History of Hottubs -
R. Wilkerson (60)  Way Back: The oldest known spa (mineral bath) still in existence is in Merano Italy where there is evidence of organized use of the spring dating back 5000 years ago. It's quite possible wandering humanoids soaked their tired feet in the steaming pools of ancient geysers even earlier than 5000... ( added 1 year 92 days ago.) |
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Interview with Prof. Griffin re his book revising history on Abraham Lincoln -
Burton H. Wolfe (136) Introduction : When I first talked to Professor John Chandler Griffin, I was reminded of my reporting days that included trips to the southern part of the U.S. to converse with men who spoke with what northerners describe as a "drawl," who came across as good ol' boys, and who ended our visit... ( added 1 year 109 days ago.) |
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The European Renaissance & the English Literature -
Shahzada Sultan (157) All the histories of Europe , cultural, religious, political, and literary—record the reverberations of a strongly repercussive intellectual upheaval that rocked the European world and caused a veritable rebirth of arts and literature. This convulsion has been given the name of Renaissance... ( added 1 year 222 days ago.) |
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Review: Double Daggers Authored by James R. Clifford -
ngoldman (6,395) ngoldman Author: James R. Clifford ISBN: 0897542177 The following review was contributed by: NORM GOLDMAN: Editor of Bookpleasures. CLICK TO VIEW ( added 1 year 281 days ago.) |
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Analysis of "Under the Lions Paw" -
Ben Ganter (1,758)  Ben Ganter Deterministic Propaganda Naturalist writers often promote a negative view of society focusing on the hardships the poor and uneducated face in everyday life. This deterministic view, used by many of the naturalist authors, disseminates a pessimistic outlook on human existence and is prevalent... ( added 1 year 316 days ago.) |
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Help for the Science Fiction Addict - Try the History of Earth -
Robert Gibson (184)  Robert Gibson In between favourite authors, when you have finished with one and are feeling bereft and haven't yet latched onto another, you might find it useful to compare notes with someone who has been in the same predicament. It helps that we are actually living on a fantastic planet with its own... ( added 190 days 17 hours ago.) |
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On Doctor Faustus and Mephistopheles -
Satis Shroff (651) Satis Shroff Dr. Johann Faust, the man who sold his soul to the Devil. A mythical figure? Certainly not. I went to the pretty town of Staufen via Bad Krözingen from Freiburg. From the distance you can see the ruins of a castle looming above the vineyards on a hill. In the town below is a Gasthaus called Zum... ( added 211 days 20 hours ago.) |
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A Conversation With JV Love Author of The End of Sorrow: A Novel of the Siege of Leningrad in WWII. -
ngoldman (6,395) ngoldman Author: JV Love ISBN: 10: 1595941657: ISBN: 13:9781595941657 Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest, JV Love author of The End of Sorrow: A Novel of the Siege of Leningrad in WWII. ( added 281 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Chivalry - The Roots of the Code of the Medieval Knight -
Will Kalif (9,342)  Will Kalif Chivalry has come to be very watered down in modern day times. For the most part we think of chivalry as the way a man behaves toward, and around, women. And while this does characterize chivalry it is actually a very small component of what chivalry was. Chivalry was an all encompassing guide... ( added 329 days 13 hours ago.) |
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Blood Ritual: the Ark and the Shroud -
Philip Gardiner (401) In my new book and DVD, The Ark, The Shroud and Mary I set about revealing the inner wisdom traditions we know as the esoteric. This inner wisdom is at the heart of the world’s religions and often due to oppression by the Orthodox Church this mystical element of our psyche has been forced... ( added 1 year 18 days ago.) |
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Review: How New York Became American, 1890-1924 -
ngoldman (6,395) ngoldman Author: Angela M. Blake Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN: 0-8018-8293-1 How New York Became American, 1890-1924 was originally Angela M. Blake’s doctoral dissertation, which is very much in evidence when you consider that there are sixty-five pages... ( added 1 year 90 days ago.) |
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A look at the Dark Ages: When Things Were Really Medieval -
Will Kalif (9,342) Will Kalif The Dark Ages were a period of great upheaval, constant war, horrendous plague, and stagnant cultural growth. But through these difficult centuries new ideas and a new culture was born. And in today’s world we still feel the effects of these changes that were brought about during these Dark Ages.... ( added 1 year 94 days ago.) |
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Review: No Time To Mourn: The True Story of a Jewish Partisan Fighter -
ngoldman (6,395) ngoldman Author: Leon Kahn as told to Marjorie Morris ISBN: 1553800117 There have been thousands of books written about the Holocaust but few describe the plight of the Jewish partisans who escaped to the forests bravely defending themselves against their Nazi hunters. Unfortunately, the... ( added 1 year 99 days ago.) |
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Review: Woodward And Bernstein: Life In The Shadow Of Watergate -
ngoldman (6,395) ngoldman Author: Alicia Shepard Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc ISBN: 0471737615 That Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have contributed dramatically to changing the face of journalism is by now a matter of historical record. However, very few of us were aware of their... ( added 1 year 189 days ago.) |
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How Many Wars in One Lifetime -
ghada Jaber (14) How many wars in one lifetime? How many can a person tolerate? A diary of a million refugees: group migration under a sky of planes and clouds By Rabih Jaber 06/07/25 Translation to English by Ghada Jaber ( added 1 year 295 days ago.) |
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Boudicca - Warrior Queen of the Iceni -
Joe Knight (254) Boudicca - Warrior Queen of the Iceni about 1100 words In 60 A.D., Britain (known as Britannia), like much of the known world, was under the control of the Romans. Caesar had invaded Britannia twice, once in 55 B.C., and again in 54 B.C., and it was during the second invasion... ( added 1 year 300 days ago.) |
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Analysis of "Greasy Lake" -
Ben Ganter (1,758) Ben Ganter Moment of Enlightenment In every young man’s life a point exists where he moves from the fantasy of invincibility to the realization of mortality. For some, it is a gradual move with no defined moment of enlightenment, but rather a series of progressive steps. For others, there is an... ( added 1 year 316 days ago.) |
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Book Recommendations - 4 Great Classics -
- Scott Hughes (319) Obviously, the value of a book depends on the opinions of the person valuing it. One person can love a book that another person hates. Nonetheless, some books have stood out as generally beloved and almost universally considered great. Let me list four of my favorite classic books that I think... ( added 112 days 3 hours ago.) |
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The Forgotten Victims… Children of the Holocaust -
Victoria Benson (42) It is written that only 10% of the Jewish children in Europe survived the Holocaust. Latvia and Lithuania, two small Baltic countries, suffered even higher casualties. Only 1 - 2 % of their Jewish children survived, and nearly all of them were sent away and in hiding. One little boy... ( added 240 days 2 hours ago.) |
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Finally, a Historically Accurate Bible That Honors the Ancient Phoenicians -
yowbooks (210) The word "Bible" is generically associated with the Holy Bible in Western societies. Nonetheless, a quick search on Amazon will also turn up other applications of the word such as The Barbeque Bible, The Boomer Bible, The Organic Cooking Bible , etc. No matter what kind of itch you have, you'll... ( added 1 year 304 days ago.) |
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