Search Results: Titles starting with T from a brennan bookseller

GREAT GIFT FOR THACKERY LOVER!This set looks to be late19th/early 20th Century. Despite its age, it is in good clean condition with the binding fully intact. Features decorative covers and illustrations by Thackery himself. Includes:THE VIRGINIANS, PENDENNIS, PARIS SKETCH BOOK, IRISH SKETCH BOOK, JOURNEY FROM CORNHILL TO CAIRO, ADVENTURES OF PHILIP, BARRY LYNDON, GREAT HOGGARTY DIAMOND,SKETCHES AND TRAVELS IN LONDON, CHARACTER SKETCHES, and MEN'S WIVES.Because it is a muti-volume set, an adjustment in shipping charges will be necessary. Probably around $10.

The Theatre of the Absurd (French: théâtre de l'absurde [teɑtʁ(ə) də lapsyʁd]) is a post–World War II designation for particular plays of absurdist fiction written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1950s, as well as one for the style of theatre which has evolved from their work. Their work focused largely on the idea of existentialism and expressed what happens when human existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down. Logical construction and argument gives way to irrational and illogical speech and to its ultimate conclusion, silence.[1]
Critic Martin Esslin coined the term in his 1962 essay "Theatre of the Absurd."[2] He related these plays based on a broad theme of the Absurd, similar to the way Albert Camus uses the term in his 1942 essay, The Myth of Sisyphus.[3] The Absurd in these plays takes the form of man's reaction to a world apparently without meaning, and/or man as a puppet controlled or menaced by invisible outside… Read More

Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 – May 26, 1914) was a Danish-American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished New Yorkers were the subject of most of his prolific writings and photography. He endorsed the implementation of "model tenements" in New York with the help of humanitarian Lawrence Veiller. Additionally, as one of the most famous proponents of the newly practicable casual photography, he is considered one of the fathers of photography due to his very early adoption of flash in photography. While living in New York, Riis experienced poverty and became a police reporter writing about the quality of life in the slums. He attempted to alleviate the bad living conditions of poor people by exposing their living conditions to the middle and upper classes
Theodore Roosevelt introduced himself to Riis, offering to help his efforts… Read More

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hirty years after the publication of the much-loved classic 'There was an old lady who swallowed a fly' comes 'There was an old lady who swallowed the sea'; a fantastic prequel to the original title. Here the old lady swallows more and more creatures from the sea to try and catch the initial fish - See more at: http://www.childs-play.com/bookshop/0822162000793.html#sthash.dHHtwtHn.dpuf

Georgian London was a city of extraordinary contrast: its elegance and refinement thrived amid appalling filth and foul smells, decadence and depravity. Crime was everywhere, from pickpockets and prostitutes to murderous highwaymen, as London bulged with riches from its overseas colonies. The Thieves' Opera is the story of the city, and of its two greatest criminals, Jonathan Wild and Jack Sheppard. Wild, whose excesses led to his being known as "Thief-taker General," dominated London's criminal world. And Sheppard spent his time drinking, gambling, housebreaking, and whoring. When Sheppard refused to bow to Wild's authority, Wild had him arrested. But Sheppard's extraordinary ability to escape from prison-repeatedly-made him a celebrated folk hero. Eventually the rivalry spiraled to a dramatic climax involving the entire city. An eminently readable blend of popular history and scholarship, this book is a fascinating window into a world that confounds the modern imagination.

Warner Books. Fair/Poor. This is a medieval Knight romance, one of the inspirations for DON QUIXOTE.

Born on the Seneca Indian Reservation in New York State, Arthur Caswell Parker (1881-1955) was a prominent intellectual leader both within and outside tribal circles. Of mixed Iroquois, Seneca, and Anglican descent, Parker was also a controversial figure-recognized as an advocate for Indians but criticized for his assimilationist stance. In this exhaustively researched biography-the first book-length examination of Parker's life and career-Joy Porter explores complex issues of Indian identity that are as relevant today as in Parker's time.
From childhood on, Parker learned from his well-connected family how to straddle both Indian and white worlds. His great-uncle, Ely S. Parker, was Commissioner of Indian Affairs under Ulysses S. Grant--the first American Indian to hold the position. Influenced by family role models and a strong formal education, Parker, who became director of the Rochester Museum, was best known for his work as a "museologist" (a word he coined).
Porter shows that… Read More

Ethel Waters was one of the most influential popular singers of her time and a pioneer among black female artists. Her early career found her working in vaudeville and was more widely based and popularly angled than many of her contemporaries. She was the first singer to perform W. C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" in public, and she later popularized blues and jazz-influenced songs such as "Stormy Weather" On her early recording sessions from1921, she was accompanied by artists such as Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins, James P. Johnson, and Duke Ellington. She also recorded with Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman, and Tommy Dorsey and gained acceptance among both black&white artists&audiences.From the late '20s, Waters appeared in several Broadway musicals, including "Africana," "Rhapsody in Black," "At Home Abroad," and "Cabin in the Sky," In the '30s she stopped the show regularly at the Cotton Club in Harlem with "Stormy Weather," and appeared at Carnegie Hall in 1938. In the '50s… Read More

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales… Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations and fun lift-up flaps which really add to the action. The 'flip-up' flaps encourage prediction and discussion, and well-known stories will give young readers confidence. Includes CD.

This is an encyclopedic listing and summary of all American and Canadian treaties with Native American tribes up to 2008. It also incudes general thematic and regional essays, complete texts of treaties, historical chronologies and bios of important figures in the subject.

Music critic profiles legendary bluegrass guitarist Jimmy Martin.Warmly inscribed by the author.

Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name.Includes:"The Gray Champion""Sunday at Home""The Wedding-Knell""The Minister's Black Veil""The May-Pole of Merry Mount""The Gentle Boy""Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe""Little Annie's Ramble""Wakefield""A Rill from the Town-Pump""The Great Carbuncle""The Prophetic Pictures""David Swan""Sights from a Steeple"The Hollow of the Three Hills""The Toll-Gatherer's Day""The Vision of the Fountain""Fancy's Show Box""Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"