Average customer rating:
|
The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love, and See
Naomi Wolf Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 074324978X |
Book Description
Leonard Wolf, a retired professor now in his early eighties, is the kind of person who likes to use a medieval astrolabe, dress in Basque shepherd's clothing, and convince otherwise sensible people to quit their jobs and follow their passions. Leonard believes that inside everyone is an artist, and that happiness in life depends on valuing and acting upon one's creative impulse. In The Treehouse, her most personal book yet, Naomi Wolf outlines her father's lessons in creating lasting success and happiness, and offers inspiration for the artist in all of us.Drawn from Leonard's lecture notes, the chapters of The Treehouse remind us to "Be Still and Listen," "Use Your Imagination," and "Do Nothing Without Passion," and that "Your Only Wage Will Be Joy" and "Mistakes Are Part of the Draft." This is
a journey of self-discovery in which the creative endeavor is paramount.
The Treehouse is a stirring personal history, a meditation on fathers and daughters, an argument for honoring the creative impulse, and a unique instruction in the art of personal happiness.
Download Description
"Bestselling author Naomi Wolf was brought up to believe that happiness is something that can be taught -- and learned. In this magical book, Naomi shares the enduring wisdom of her father, Leonard Wolf, a poet and teacher who believes that every person is an artist in their own unique way, and that personal creativity is the secret of happiness. Leonard Wolf is a true eccentric. A tall, craggy, good-looking man in his early eighties, he's the kind of person who likes to use a medieval astrolabe, dress in Basque shepherd's clothing, and convince otherwise sensible people to quit their jobs and follow their passions. A gifted teacher, he's dedicated his life to honoring individualism, creativity, and the inspirational power of art. Leonard believes, and has made many others believe, that inside everyone is an artist, and success and happiness in life depend on whether or not one values and acts upon one's creative impulse. In The Treehouse, Naomi Wolf's most personal book yet, Naomi outlines her father's lessons in creating lasting happiness and offers inspiration for the artist in all of us. The book begins when Naomi asks Leonard to help build a treehouse for his granddaughter. Inspired by his dedication to her daughter's imaginative world, Naomi asks her father to walk her through the lessons of his popular poetry class and show her how he teaches people to liberate their creative selves. Drawn from Leonard's handwritten lecture notes, the chapters of The Treehouse remind us to ""Be Still and Listen,"" ""Use Your Imagination,"" ""Do Nothing Without Passion,"" and that ""Your Only Wage Will Be Joy,"" and ""Mistakes Are Part of the Draft."" More than an education in poetry writing, this is a journey of self-discovery in which the creative endeavor is paramount. Naomi also offers glimpses into her father's past -- from his youth during the Depression to his bohemian years as a poet in 1950s San Francisco -- and the evolution of Leonard's highly individualistic vision of the artist's way. She reconsiders her own childhood and realizes the transformative effect Leonard's philosophy has had on her own life, as well as the lives of her students and friends. The Treehouse is ultimately a stirring personal history, a meditation on fathers and daughters, an argument for honoring the creative impulse, and unique instruction in the art of personal happiness. "Customer Reviews:
Fascinating for Every Writer about the Writing Life.......2006-05-12
A window on a favorite author of mine...........2006-04-13
Winner of an "Academy Award for Books".......2006-03-09
Tribute to an Iconoclast.......2005-12-24
This book is a keeper!.......2005-12-21
Average customer rating: |
Dearest daddy: the sheep in Wolf's clothing is not Naomi.(Books and Arts)(The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love and See)(Book ... : An article from: The Weekly Standard
Judy Bachrach Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000BROZ8A Release Date: 2005-10-14 |
Book Description
This digital document is an article from The Weekly Standard, published by Thomson Gale on October 3, 2005. The length of the article is 878 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Average customer rating:
|
Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster
Richard F. Newcomb , and Peter Maas Manufacturer: HarperCollins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 006018471X |
Amazon.com
In July 1945, the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis put in at the Pacific atoll of Tinian to deliver a rare cargo: several hundred pounds of uranium, the makings of the two atomic bombs that only a few weeks later would be dropped on Japan. Having discharged this duty, the Indianapolis made way for Guam, and thence for the Philippines, in waters that the high command had assured its captain were safe. En route, it crossed the path of a Japanese submarine, which fired six torpedoes and sank the cruiser, killing hundreds of sailors--some of whom were devoured by sharks--and leaving others to float in the open ocean for days.Almost as soon as the survivors of the Indianapolis were rescued, the cruiser's unfortunate captain, an Annapolis graduate named Charles Butler McVay III, was court-martialed for his alleged failure to practice evasive maneuvers in enemy waters. Eventually exonerated of all but one charge, McVay still could not escape blame for the ship's loss, and he killed himself in 1968. Richard Newcomb's Abandon Ship!, first published in 1958, brought McVay's sad case to the American public's attention with a vigorous you-are-there account that depicts the miscalculations--and willful misrepresentations--that condemned the Indianapolis. The case was recently reopened thanks to the efforts of McVay's family and a bright middle-school student who looked into the matter as a class project. As a result, the scapegoated captain's name has been cleared. In this edition, McVay's case is updated by the noted true-crime author Peter Maas, whose arguments in McVay's favor add to Newcomb's original findings. Superb as historical journalism, the book is also a fascinating document in the annals of military justice. --Gregory McNamee
Book Description
She was a ship of destiny. Sailing across the Pacific, the battle scarred heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis had just delivered a secret cargo that would trigger the end of World War II. As she was continuing westward, her captain asked for a destroyer escort. He was told it wasn't necessary. But it was. She was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. In twelve minutes, some 300 men went down with her. More then 900 others spent four horrific days and five nights in the ocean with no water to drink, savaged by a pitless sun and swarms of sharks. Incredibly, nobody knew they were out until a Navy patrol plane accidentally discovered them. Miraculously, 316 crewmen still survived. How could this have happened -- and why? This updated edition of Abandon Ship!, with a new introduction and afterword by Peter Maas, supplies the chilling answer. Originally published in 1958, Abandon Ship!, was the first book to describe, in vivid detail, the unspeakable ordeal the survivors of the Indianapolis endured. It was also the first book to scrutinize the role of the U.S. Navy in the Indianapolis saga, especially in the cruel aftermath of the rescue when Captain Charles Butler McVay III was courtmartialed and convicted of "hazarding" his ship.
The bitter controversy over the Navy's handling of this case has raged for decades, with the survivors leading a campaign to set the record straight and exonerate Captain McVay. Peter Maas, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Terrible Hours, reveals facts previously unavailable to Richard Newcomb and chronicles the forty-year crusade to restore the captain's good name, a crusade that started with the publication of this book. He also pays tribute to its author, who dared, ahead of his time, to expose military malfeasance and cover-up, and to inspire a courageous battle to correct a grave miscarriage of justice.
Customer Reviews:
How Could This Have Happened?.......2006-08-03
Riveting nonfiction.......2006-02-08
Damn That Torpedo.......2004-03-22
Tragic Disaster Written With Finesse.......2003-10-17
Some of the best reading this year.......2003-09-22
Now having spent 6 great hours devouring every page of this true and gripping novel, I am certain that the miscarriage of justice has been righted. This book is as good as it gets, and for those who have ever served in the Navy, you'll be strolling down memory lane as they book details life aboard a ship.
The book is a true testament and record to those who died and thos that lived. The book is a compelling look at the disaster, how the crew was affected and what happened to everyone, including the captain.
Using actual testimony fromt he court martial, you have a first hand, inside look into how a chain of events can be looked at from several view points. If you are a histry buff, a Navy vet or anyone who loves a good mystery, than this book is certain must have and must read.
Overall you'll be hard pressed to find any better work and this one gets my highest praise and recommendations.
Average customer rating: |
3 Books: 1) The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind Greatest Submarine Rescue in History (Peter Maas) / 2) Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of USS Indianapolis (Dan Kurzman) / 3) Abandon Ship!: The Saga of U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster (Unboxed Set of Books)
Peter Maas Manufacturer: various ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000WUXF0A |
Product Description
3 Books: 1) The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind Greatest Submarine Rescue in History (Peter Maas) / 2) Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of USS Indianapolis (Dan Kurzman) / 3) Abandon Ship!: The Saga of U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster (Unboxed Set of Books) , in either Hard or Softcover, (See Seller Condition Comments), Shipped in one package to save on shipping costs.
Average customer rating: |
ABANDON SHIP! The Saga of the U.S.S. ""Indianapolis"", the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster.
By Richard F. Newcomb. Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OEOP3K |
Average customer rating: |
Abandon Ship! The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster
Richard F. Newcomb Manufacturer: HarperLargePrint ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OEFERQ |
Average customer rating:
|
The Savage Nation: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on Our Borders, Language and Culture
Michael Savage Manufacturer: WND Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0785263535 |
Amazon.com
Michael Savage is the host of The Savage Nation, a radio program that airs on over 300 stations nationwide. A self-described victim of "truth-in-mouth syndrome," he claims to be "the only man in the country saying it the way it really is." His stated purpose for writing the book is to save a "homosexualized, feminized America" from a liberal assault that is "unraveling the very fabric of this great nation." Declaring that "a minority of feminist zealots rule the culture," he blames Democrats and liberals for everything from a general decline in morals in the United States to bringing the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. Although one chapter is entitled "Crimes of the Democrats" (with special attention paid to Al Gore), Savage is no Republican stooge--this "bipartisan basher" reserves plenty of venom for the GOP as well, particularly regarding immigration, one of his favorite subjects. Savage calls for a severe tightening of U.S. borders and vigilant racial profiling in order to combat terrorism and the spread of infectious diseases. He also rails against liberal media bias, big government, the lack of prayer in schools, rampant pornography, the UN, the ACLU, and a host of social ills that he believes were caused almost exclusively by hippies in the 1960s and the Clinton administration in the 1990s.Like many talk-show personalities, Savage is confrontational, angry, entertaining, and prone to exaggeration, sometimes all at once. He can also be funny and sarcastic. But while he does offer some interesting observations and enough food for thought to make this slim volume worth a read, his book is essentially one long rant with precious little useful information to back up his often bombastic claims. His angry-man shtick may make for stimulating drive-time listening (and high ratings), but it doesn't make for a particularly convincing book. --Shawn Carkonen
Book Description
Michael Savage attacks big government and liberal media bias. The son of immigrants, Savage shows how traditional American freedoms are being destroyed from the outside and undermined from within-not just our own government, but also from alien forces within our own society. Savage argues that if the price of liberty is eternal vigilance, then only a more "savage nation" will enjoy these liberties. Savage's high ratings and the rapid growth of his program prove he is in touch with the concerns of the average American.
Customer Reviews:
This guy tells it like it is and makes so much sense!.......2007-08-21
Wonderful Book!.......2007-01-10
As a Conservative, I feel sorry for Mr. Savage.......2007-01-04
political correctness is our death.......2006-12-16
One of the funniest political books ever written.......2006-12-05
Average customer rating: |
Avian Breeding Cycles
Ronald Keir Murton , and N.J. Westwood Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 019857357X |
Book Description
This book provides detailed coverage of the many mechanisms birds have evolved to cope with seasonal variations in the availability of resources. Readers will find discussion of the hypophysial and other endocrine systems, the role of hormones in reproductive behavior, energy budgets in
Average customer rating: |
Avian Breeding Cycles
R K Murton Manufacturer: Oxford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GX79YQ |
Average customer rating: |
Bird Flocks and the Breeding Cycle: A Contribution to the Study of Avian Sociality
F. Fraser Dasrling Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J0FKT2 |
Average customer rating: |
Bird flocks and the breeding cycle;: A contribution to the study of avian sociality
F. Fraser Darling Manufacturer: The University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00086DJMC |
Books:
Recommended Books