Heroes And Villains

GIVEN-WILSON, CHRISTOPHER: Chronicles: The Writing Of History In Medieval England, London and New York Hambledon Pr 2004
ISBN: 1852853581 New

First edition. 8vo. Hardcover, 292 pp. The priorities of medieval chroniclers and historians were not those of the modern historian; nor was the way that they gathered, arranged, and presented evidence, says Christopher Given-Wilson, a leading authority on medieval English historical writing. Yet if we understand how they approached their task, and their assumption of God's immanence in the world, much that they wrote becomes clear. Here he examines how medieval writers such as Ranulf Higden and Adam Usk - men of high intelligence - treated chronology and geography, politics and warfare, heroes and villains. Taken in the context of their epoch, their interpretation of events reveals much of what actually happened. New in new dustjacket. First Edition New Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[KW: Medieval Literature & History]

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Monaghan, Jay, Ed. The Book of the American West. New York Messner [c1963]
608 p. illus. (part col. ) plates (part col. ) ports. , fold col. maps, facsims. 29 cm.

1st ed. 1 Hard cover Very Good in Good dust jacket. Stated first edition. Dust jacket shows wear along edges with faded edges and spine and price clipped. Book is in very good condition. Includes unacc. melodies. Bibliography: p. 593-595. Presents folklore and legends, heroes and villains, wars and important events in the history of the Old West. Includes also examples of Western art and music.

[KW: Nonfiction|West (U.S. )]

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Gaines, Steven. HEROES & VILLAINS The True Story of the Beach Boys. NY: New American Library, c. 1986.
Very minor soil and wear on the sound binding. Contents are lightly age-yellowed, more so in the margins, else contents are clean and unmarked. Full-length crease on the DJ's spine, minor wear to top & bottom of DJ's spine, otherwise very minor wear on the clean, complete dust jacket. ; Black cloth spine, bright silver lettering. Index. 32p b/w photos. ENTERTAINMENT / MUSIC. In this electrifying account, Gaines reveals the gothic tale of drugs, sex, music, greed, booze, and genius behind the wholesome image of the Beach Boys, America's oldest and best-loved rock group. Capturing the great moments of rock-and-roll history and its colorful characters over the 25 years prior to publication, Gaines profiles the HEROES AND VILLAINS who brought the California myth to its prominence. ; 9-1/4" Tall; 374 pages. 0453005195.

Hardcover; First Printing, VG-/VG-.

[KW: Beach Boys Beatles Capitol Records Brian Wilson Dennis Wilson Mike Love Alan Jardine David Marks Carl Wilson,]

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Bolt,Robert; State of Revolution, Heinemann Educational Books Ltd , 1977 ; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0-435-23131-6
A play in two acts; published by Heinemann in association with the National Theatre London; Information by the publisher:"Lenin, Trotsky and the other leading characters of the Bolshevik revolution are fast becoming historic figures, though whether they were historic heroes or historic villains is a matter of passionately held opinion. In the play, Bolt shows how they posed the ancaient questions of political morality in a uniquely stark and urgent way. Did they really plant the roots of what will grow to be the first classless community of free and equal men, or were they merely digging the foundations of another dreary tyranny? It is a debate which issues in violent action." Mit einem Vorwort des Autors über die historischen Zusammenhänge der Revolution; Kurzvita der "handelnden" Personen Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Gorky, Lunacharsky, Dzerzhinsky, Krupskaya, Kollontai; "State of Revolution" was first presented by the National Theatre Company at the Littleton Theatre, London, on 18 May 1977. Einband berieben; ein paar Seiten leicht wasserwellig; Schmutztitel fehlt; keine Anstreichungen, insgesamt befriedigend

Zustand: befriedigend; Broschur; 1. Auflage; Taschenbuch; 108 Seiten; Format: 12,0 x 18,0 cm ; Reihe: National Theatre Plays

[KW: Theater, Textbücher]

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