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From Manassas to Appomattox

From Manassas to Appomattox

James Longstreet; Christian Keller

Indiana University Press
2020
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Peer through history at Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet, whose steady nature and dominating figure earned him the nicknames "War Horse," "Bulldog," and "Bull of the Woods." Years after the war, Longstreet's reputation swung between Confederate hero and brutish scoundrel. A dutiful soldier with a penchant for drink and gambling, Longstreet spoke little but inspired many, and he continues to fascinate Civil war historians.In his memoir From Manassas to Appomattox, Longstreet reveals his inner musings and insights regarding the War between the States. Ever the soldier, he skims over his personal life to focus on battle strategies, war accounts, and opinions regarding other officers who were as misunderstood as him. The principle subordinate under General Robert E. Lee, Longstreet provides several accounts of Lee's leadership and their strong partnership. An invaluable firsthand account of life during the Civil War, From Manassas to Appomattox not only illuminates the life and ambitions of Lieutenant General James Longstreet, but it also offers an in-depth view of army operations within the Confederacy. An introduction and notes by prominent historian James I. Robertson Jr. and a new foreword by Christian Keller offer insight into the impact of Longstreet's career on American history.
From Manassas to Appomattox

From Manassas to Appomattox

James Longstreet; Christian Keller

Indiana University Press
2020
pokkari
Peer through history at Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet, whose steady nature and dominating figure earned him the nicknames "War Horse," "Bulldog," and "Bull of the Woods." Years after the war, Longstreet's reputation swung between Confederate hero and brutish scoundrel. A dutiful soldier with a penchant for drink and gambling, Longstreet spoke little but inspired many, and he continues to fascinate Civil war historians.In his memoir From Manassas to Appomattox, Longstreet reveals his inner musings and insights regarding the War between the States. Ever the soldier, he skims over his personal life to focus on battle strategies, war accounts, and opinions regarding other officers who were as misunderstood as him. The principle subordinate under General Robert E. Lee, Longstreet provides several accounts of Lee's leadership and their strong partnership. An invaluable firsthand account of life during the Civil War, From Manassas to Appomattox not only illuminates the life and ambitions of Lieutenant General James Longstreet, but it also offers an in-depth view of army operations within the Confederacy. An introduction and notes by prominent historian James I. Robertson Jr. and a new foreword by Christian Keller offer insight into the impact of Longstreet's career on American history.
Bike Battles

Bike Battles

James Longhurst

University of Washington Press
2017
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Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road.Bike Battles explores the different ways that Americans have thought about the bicycle through popular songs, merit badge pamphlets, advertising, films, newspapers and sitcoms. Those associations shaped the actions of government and the courts when they intervened in bike policy through lawsuits, traffic control, road building, taxation, rationing, import tariffs, safety education and bike lanes from the 1870s to the 1970s.Today, cycling in American urban centers remains a challenge as city planners, political pundits, and residents continue to argue over bike lanes, bike-share programs, law enforcement, sustainability, and public safety. Combining fascinating new research from a wide range of sources with a true passion for the topic, Longhurst shows us that these battles are nothing new; in fact they're simply a continuation of the original battle over who is - and isn't - welcome on our roads.Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNleJ0tDvqg
Bike Battles

Bike Battles

James Longhurst

University of Washington Press
2015
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Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road.Bike Battles explores the different ways that Americans have thought about the bicycle through popular songs, merit badge pamphlets, advertising, films, newspapers and sitcoms. Those associations shaped the actions of government and the courts when they intervened in bike policy through lawsuits, traffic control, road building, taxation, rationing, import tariffs, safety education and bike lanes from the 1870s to the 1970s.Today, cycling in American urban centers remains a challenge as city planners, political pundits, and residents continue to argue over bike lanes, bike-share programs, law enforcement, sustainability, and public safety. Combining fascinating new research from a wide range of sources with a true passion for the topic, Longhurst shows us that these battles are nothing new; in fact they're simply a continuation of the original battle over who is - and isn't - welcome on our roads.Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNleJ0tDvqg
The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist

The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist

James Longuski

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2006
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Explains the methods that rocket scientists use—expressed in a way that could be applied in everyday life. The book illustrates the methods (the 7 secrets) with anecdotes, quotations and biographical sketches of famous scientists, ideas from sci-fi, personal stories and insights, and occasionally a bit of space history. The author reveals that rocket science is just common sense applied to the extraordinarily uncommon environment of outer space and that rocket scientists are people, too. PRAISE FOR BOOK It’s really great!—Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot, First Manned Landing on the Moon "People of Earth…Attention!" Jim Longuski's book takes you on a journey of exploration to that nearly infinite space between the ears and behind the brows of that most mysterious of all creatures—the rocket scientist! Going well beyond the oft-used aphorisms, where no writer has gone before, he shows you how these gifted individuals think, feel, work, play, fantasize, rationalize, laugh and cry. From the glories of their epoch-making achievements to the tragedies of their magnificent failures, it is all here, told with insight, humor, objectivity and personal perspective. Without being preachy, lessons are offered that apply to anyone seeking to make professional or personal life just a little bit more successful and fun. I just couldn't set this book down!—Robert Cesarone, Rocket Scientist, Voyager Navigator, Space Communications Architect This book is a must read for everyone—not just those who think they want to know how Rocket Scientists think. Do not be scared off by the title; it’s a delightful and wonderfully useful easy read.—Dr. William J. O’Neil, Galileo Project Manager, 1990-1998, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
The Iron Key

The Iron Key

James Longenbach

WW Norton Co
2012
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“Tightly conceived, elegantly architectured, and sophisticatedly enunciated. . . . [The Iron Key] oozes nostalgia for the many charms of Venice, the complexities of Greek myths, and the ethereal pleasures of opera and poetry that is, paradoxically, both old-fashioned and refreshing.”—The Rumpus
Earthling

Earthling

James Longenbach

WW Norton Co
2017
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“Earthling” is one of the oldest words in the English language, our original word for ploughman, a keeper of the earth. In poems simultaneously ordinary and otherworldly, James Longenbach traces the life of a modern-day earthling as he looks squarely at his little patch of earth and at the vast emptiness of interstellar space. Beginning with the death of the earthling’s mother and ending with a confrontation with his own mortality, the poems within Earthling resist complaint or agitation. In them, the real and the imagined, the material and the allegorical, intersect at shifting angles and provide fresh perspectives and lasting consolation.
How Poems Get Made

How Poems Get Made

James Longenbach

WW Norton Co
2018
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Each of the twelve chapters of How Poems Get Made examines a specific aspect of the poetic medium: diction, syntax, rhythm, echo, figure, repetition and more. Acclaimed poet and critic James Longenbach shows how a poet may manipulate these most basic elements of diction and syntax to create voice, image, tone or song, and bring a poem to life.
Forever

Forever

James Longenbach

WW Norton Co
2021
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Praised for a voice with "the crystalline, transformative, pure pitch of a lyric poet" (Ilya Kaminsky), James Longenbach explores a life lived with the knowledge of its end in his sixth collection. These luminous, lyrical poems pose a question: Why did this poet once live as if he would live forever? And what does it mean to know that we will not? Forever explores the meaning of love, from its discovery in the first poem, "Two People," to its maintenance in the last, "Forever." In between, the volume explores the precariously imminent demise of all that we love the finite lives of other people, the mortal beauty of Venice—all thrown into urgent relief by the poet’s own cancer diagnosis. Evoking "the vivid dailiness of domestic life…and the specificity and poignance" of memories, "these lyrics are intimately personal, achingly autobiographical" (Langdon Hammer, American Scholar). Forthright, moving, and wry, the poems in Forever look back gratefully—excitedly—on a lifetime of self-making and self-shattering events.
Greek Rational Medicine

Greek Rational Medicine

James Longrigg

Routledge
1993
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The ancient Greek medical thinkers were profoundly influenced by Ionian natural philosophy. This philosophy caused them to adopt a radically new attitude towards disease and healing. James Longrigg shows how their rational attitudes ultimately resulted in levels of sophistication largely unsurpassed until the Renaissance. He examines the important relationship between philosophy and medicine in ancient Greece and beyond, and reveals its significance for contemporary western practice and theory.
Greek Rational Medicine

Greek Rational Medicine

James Longrigg

Routledge
2013
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The ancient Greek medical thinkers were profoundly influenced by Ionian natural philosophy. This philosophy caused them to adopt a radically new attitude towards disease and healing. James Longrigg shows how their rational attitudes ultimately resulted in levels of sophistication largely unsurpassed until the Renaissance. He examines the important relationship between philosophy and medicine in ancient Greece and beyond, and reveals its significance for contemporary western practice and theory.
Guitar Basics

Guitar Basics

James Longworth; Nick Walker

Faber Music Ltd
2009
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Guitar Basics is a landmark method for young guitarists. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to Initial/Preparatory Grade. The method is set out in sixteen stages and contains original pieces and traditional tunes in an array of styles including classical, folk and world music as well as well-known favourite film and TV themes such as James Bond, Batman and The Flintstones. There is a thorough introduction to standard notation, with sections on chords and TAB, whilst ensemble pieces are ideal for group teaching, including ‘Wider Opportunities’. Accompaniment parts and teachers’ notes are available in Guitar Basics Teacher’s Book, and the fun backing tracks are available to download online. The companion book, Guitar Basics Repertoire, provides over 40 fun solos and ensemble pieces for both individual and group learning. It is designed to consolidate material learnt in the Guitar Basics Tutor and present new topics, including accidentals, moving up the neck, two-part music, arpeggios and plucked chords.
Guitar Basics Repertoire

Guitar Basics Repertoire

James Longworth; Nick Walker

Faber Music Ltd
2012
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Containing over forty pieces, Guitar Basics Repertoire offers a rich and varied mixture of folksongs from around the world (Aura Lee, Sakura), classical tunes (Bizet - March of the Kings, J. S. Bach - Minuet in G) and popular film music (including themes from Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter), alongside evocative originals (Falling Leaves, Havana Goodtime, Samurai Sword, Tudor Dance) and established guitar repertoire by Sor and Carulli. Designed both to consolidate the areas of study covered in Guitar Basics and present new topics in the fun but clear style of the popular method book, Guitar Basics Repertoire introduces accidentals, moving up the neck, two part music, arpeggios and plucked chords, as well as fun extended techniques that even a beginner can master. Guitar Basics Repertoire contains both solo and ensemble pieces, backing tracks for many of which are available below, and is the perfect companion to Guitar Basics whether being used for group teaching or to prepare students for graded examinations. Both solo and ensemble repertoire is included, with backing tracks and teachers' parts for many pieces available to download online.
Guitar Basics Workouts

Guitar Basics Workouts

James Longworth; Nick Walker

Faber Music Ltd
2012
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Guitar Basics Workouts offers aspiring players a fun and accessible way to learn their scales and arpeggios. Following the step-by-step approach and clear layout of Guitar Basics tutor, this book introduces major and minor scales and arpeggios through an assortment of simple pieces, activities, warm-ups and technical tips. Introduces the scales and arpeggios that feature in the current ABRSM and Trinity Grade 1 syllabuses Includes well-known tunes such as Beauty and the Beast and You Are Not Alone to make learning fun and put scales into their wider musical context Comes with a fantastic CD containing backing tracks for many pieces Ideal for individual or group learning purposes, with chords/accompaniments provided for teachers or fellow players.
It's never too late to play guitar

It's never too late to play guitar

James Longworth; Nick Walker

Faber Music Ltd
2015
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More and more adults are taking the positive step to learn or rediscover how to play the guitar. But having made the decision, the challenge is knowing where to turn! Whatever your starting point, leading guitar educationalists James Longworth and Nick Walker provide the answers in this all-in-one adult tutor, It’s never too late to play guitar: An instructive teach-yourself programme covering essential music theory and the basics of guitar techniqueContains a wealth of original music alongside pop, rock, blues, folk, classical and jazz hitsBreaks down the key musical features of different styles, such as classic chord progressions, riffs and strumming patterns – ideal for aspiring songwriters!Packed with useful information in the form of technical tips, help with notation and ‘Did you know?’ boxesPhotocopiable chord and notation guides for quick referenceRecommended listening ideasDownloadable on-line audio featuring a vast range of play-along tracks to make even the simplest pieces sound greatPerfect for beginner acoustic and classical guitarists, and an ideal grounding for aspiring electric guitar players
Guitar Basics Teacher’s Book

Guitar Basics Teacher’s Book

James Longworth; Nick Walker

FABER MUSIC LTD
2021
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Guitar Basics Teacher’s Book presents accompaniment parts for over 60 pieces in the best-selling Guitar Basics pupil’s book, plus helpful notes and tips for teachers. These materials were previously available on the pupil’s book ECD. Guitar Basics is a landmark method for young guitarists. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to Initial/Preparatory Grade. The method is set out in sixteen stages and contains original pieces and traditional tunes in an array of styles including classical, folk and world music as well as well-known favourites.
Modernist Poetics of History

Modernist Poetics of History

James Longenbach

Princeton University Press
2014
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By thoroughly examining T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound collected and uncollected writings, James Longenbach presents their understandings of the philosophical idea of history and analyzes the strategies of historical interpretation they discussed in their critical prose and embodied in their poems including history." Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Modernist Poetics of History

Modernist Poetics of History

James Longenbach

Princeton University Press
2016
sidottu
By thoroughly examining T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound collected and uncollected writings, James Longenbach presents their understandings of the philosophical idea of history and analyzes the strategies of historical interpretation they discussed in their critical prose and embodied in their poems including history." Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Greek Medicine from the Heroic to the Hellenistic Age

Greek Medicine from the Heroic to the Hellenistic Age

James Longrigg

Bristol Classical Press
1998
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Greek medicine is an important aspect of Greek culture. The Greeks were the first to put forward rational systems of medicine which resulted in a radically new conception of disease, accounting for causes and symptoms in purely natural terms. Greek rational medicine reached a climax in the third century BC at Alexandria, where medical anatomical researchers attained levels of accuracy and sophistication largely unsurpassed in Western culture until the 16th century. In the past this subject has been difficult to study because of the inaccessibility of source material, which is highly diverse, widely scattered, frequently unedited, and at times fragmentary. The aim of this book is to help to resolve this problem by providing a collection and translation of some of this material and assembling it in an accessible form.