Divided soul: The life of Gogol

HENRI TROYAT

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Guns, Sails & Empires: Technological Innovation and the Early Phases of European Expansion 1400-1700

CARLO M. CIPOLLA

<p>Set in the Vietnam War. Kien is responsible for retrieving and burying the dead at the scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The novel ranges back to his youth and the pains of adolescent love, and forward, to his attempts to come to terms with the savagery of the war.</p>

The Sorrow of War

Bao Ninh, Palmos Frank (translation)

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

Literature & Fiction

Chute, Carolyn

Contemporary

Balzac's Horse

Hofmann, Gert

T.E. Lawrence quickly became one of the most famous Englishmen of his generation. His exploits and personality fascinated the general public, and deeply impressed those who knew him and saw his work at first hand. Until now there has been no reliable major biography written by a qualified historian. Such a project was impossible as long as British Government papers relating to his role during the Arab revolt and the subsequent diplomatic negotiations were unavailable. By 1975, however, most of the relevant documents had been released, and Jeremy Wilson was appointed official biographer. This status gave him access to papers controlled by Lawrence's family and Trustees, but allowed him complete freedom to publish whatever conclusions he reached. Jeremy Wilson's objective in "Lawrence of Arabia" is to provide readers with an accurate and balanced account of Lawrence's life. It was inevitable that this authorised biography would contain a great deal that is new, but some of the material and conclusions are wholly unexpected. Above all, by drawing on contemporary records written by Lawrence's commanders and others who worked with him, Jeremy Wilson aims at an authentic account of his achievements. Here then is a biography of one of the most talented and intriguing Englishman of this century. The book begins by describing Lawrence's promising Oxford childhood and the six seasons he spent at Carchemish in Northern Syria, one of the most important excavations ever undertaken by the British Museum. Then follows the story of Lawrence's important military and diplomatic roles during and after World War 1. Finally, the post-war years saw the consolidation of Lawrence's literary achievement, permitting an assessment of his own wish to be "appraised rather as a man of letters than a man of action".

Lawrence of Arabia

Engineering & Transportation

J.M. Wilson

Engineering

Alleys of Eden

BUTLER, Robert Olen

A Brownbird Singing

Ian Travers

Famous Discoveries and Their Discoverers

Science & Math

Unknown, Author

Technology

<p>In this study of Austen's work and letters, the author aims to examine the novelist's observations of contemporary society. He analyses the Rice family letters to trace the history of her descendants and the similarities between them.</p>

Relating to Jane: Studies on the life and novels of Jane Austen with a life of her niece Elizabeth Austen/Knight

Hammond, M. C.

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