Tragedy is not enough

KARL JASPERS

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The prose style of Samuel Johnson, (Yale studies in English, v. 94)

William K. Wimsatt

Literature & Fiction

On Easter Monday, 1282, the bells of Santo Spirito summoned the faithful of Palermo to Vespers. But what began as a call to worship ended in revolution for the Sicilians, victory for Aragon, and the collapse of a vast coalition to restore Western rule over Constantinople. Byzantium was saved from a second occupation by the Latins.\nThis book examines the relations between Greeks and Latins, Eastern and Western Christendom, during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus (1258-1282). The investigation focuses on the career of the Emperor from the years immediately preceding his recovery of Constantinople from the Latins in 1261 to the climax of his struggle against the West in the celebrated Sicilian Vespers of 1282. Virtually every facet of Byzantine-Western relations in the later Middle Ages is reflected in Michael’s reign, for, as will be seen, restoration of Greek rule after a half-century of alien occupation did not arrest the penetration of Latin influence within the Empire. And, externally, it excited the hostility of an aggressive West, eager to reassert its authority in Byzantium. Michael was therefore faced with a succession of diverse problems demanding almost immediate solution at his hands. It was his ability to cope with these difficulties, when failure would have resulted not only in Western political domination but, possibly, even in realization of the basic Byzantine fear—Latinization of the Greek people —that marks his reign as crucial for the subsequent history of East and West.\nCentral to Michael’s diplomacy was his aim of appeasing the papacy, still near the pinnacle of its power, which alone could save the Greek Empire from Western designs. Thus was signed at Lyons the controversial ecclesiastical union with Rome, which resulted in the establishment of a kind of papal protectorate over Constantinople and, in effect, the tying of Byzantium to the Western political system.

Emperor Michael Palaeologus and the West, 1258-1282;: A study in Byzantine-Latin relations

Geanakoplos, Deno John

The Nature of Sympathy explores, at different levels, the social emotions of fellow-feeling, the sense of identity, love and hatred, and traces their relationship to one another and to the values with which they are associated. Scheler criticizes other writers, from Adam Smith to Freud, who have argued that the sympathetic emotions derive from self-interested feelings or instincts. He reviews the evaluations of love and sympathy current in different historical periods and in different social and religious environments, and concludes by outlining a theory of fellow-feeling as the primary source of our knowledge of one another.  A prolific writer and a stimulating thinker, Max Scheler ranks second only to Husserl as a leading member of the German phenomenological school. Scheler's work lies mostly in the fields of ethics, politics, sociology, and religion. He looked to the emotions, believing them capable, in their own quality, of revealing the nature of the objects, and more especially the values, to which they are in principle directed.

Nature of Sympathy

Max Scheler

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Gray steel and blue water Navy: The formative years of America's military-industrial complex, 1881-1917

Business & Money

Benjamin Franklin Cooling

Economics

With an impressive array of original evidence, Dawson reconstructs and analyzes the interaction of three important national figures, and covers with rich detail a subject that others have only touched upon in a more general way. -- Contents: Introduction; 1. Brandeis, Frankfurter, and Roosevelt: The Background of Their New Deal Relationship; 2. The Social Philosophies of Brandeis and Frankfurter; 3. The Interregnum; 4. Launching the New Deal: Recruitment and Personnel; 5. Launching the New Deal: Legislation and the Administrative Agencies; 6. The New Deal in the Doldrums; 7. A New Beginning; 8. The Supreme Court; 9. The Court Fight; 10. The Later New Deal; Conclusion; Appendix: Brandeis's Recovery Program and the Historians; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Louis D. Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter, and the New Deal

Politics & Social Sciences

Dawson, Nelson L.

Politics & Government

In the winter of 1943-44, in an army that often relegated blacks to menial jobs, a small group of American soldiers succeeded in becoming the nation's first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company and battalion: the 555th Battalion of the 82nd Airborne -- the Triple Nickles. The high professional standards of the 555th, the men's skill in airborne operations, fearlessness in testing new concepts, and effectiveness in training other personnel mark them as pioneers whose achievement had an impact on society far beyond the army and paved the way for the modern military

The Triple Nickles: America's first all-Black paratroop unit

History

Bradley Biggs

Military

This edition is packed with the knowledge about lameness Dr. Rooney has accumulated in years of practice. He explains the function and mechanics of the front and hind legs, and discusses what happens when things go wrong. He covers fractures, injuries to tendons and ligaments, muscles, the nervous system and much more. Dr. Rooney discusses the causes of lameness, how to diagnose every condition and the state-of-the-art methods of treatment.The book is full of illustrations and actual X-rays to help you understand what went wrong and what to do about it. Also featured are sections on gait analysis, biomechanics, and the horse's response to training to help you avoid problems.

The Lame Horse: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Medical Books

James R. Rooney

Veterinary Medicine

The author has been a serious woodworker, and his house is filled with oak, walnut, rosewood and redwood furniture of his design and craft. He teaches a beginners and an advance class for wood-carving and sculpture. He presented a six part TV program on the subject of Whittling, Wood Carving and Wood Sculpture over the Pennsylvania State University Station.

Wood for wood-carvers and craftsmen;: Source, selection, cutting, treatment, drying of flitches, and guidance in their use

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Butler, Robert L.

Home Improvement & Design

To the knowledgeable gun enthusiast and collector there is no more fascinating and rewarding field for investigation than the series of handguns produced by the Smith & Wesson Company. These arms played an important part not only in the development of this country's frontiers and in the growth of its small arms industry (Smith & Wesson developed the first practical cartridge revolver), but also in the history and growth of nations young and old around the world. Highly successful in the domestic market, but unable for one reason or another to secure the massive government contracts enjoyed by other great American arms manufacturers, the growing company placed its research and technical skills at the disposal of the world. The names of some of its famous models - "The Russian," "The Turkish," "The Mexican," the familiar British Service Revolver, and many more - indicate the tremendous influence Smith & Wesson has had on the world market, and also indicate the great opportunities for dis

Smith and Wesson, 1857-1945: A Handbook for Collectors by Robert J. Neal (1975-06-25)

Robert J. Neal

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