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Book Beat 110

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139 volumes in this batch of new arrivals. Includes WW II, children’s illustrated, some Mark Twain, regional history, biography, and a range of philosophy books covering all five branches and thoughts from ancient to contemporary thinkers. Also some odds and ends. Here’s a sampling. See all 139 New Arrivals. Availability subject to prior sale.
The story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter out of wedlock and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.
The Scarlet Letter

The story of Hester Prynne, who conceived a daughter out of wedlock and then struggled to create a new life. Set in seventeenth-century Boston. Considered a classic work of American literature. Read More


$200.00

Barnum was showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes. Some rather gruesome.
Struggles and Triumphs: Or, Forty Years’ Recollections of P.T. Barnum. Written by Himself.

Barnum was showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes. Some rather gruesome. His ideas were incredible and endless. Read More


$35.00

Each colony had their own opinions and laws, and they were sometimes in complete contradiction with the laws of another colony.
Men, Women & Manners in Colonial Times (2 Volumes)

Each colony had opinions and laws of their own that were sometimes in complete contradiction with the laws of another. At least one prominent person from each colony is discussed. Read More


$40.00

Both authors speak and argue with force and ingenuity; each has a knack for making his own position seem attractive and the other’s not.
Hobbes and Bramhall on Liberty and Necessity

Both authors argue with force and ingenuity. The subject of their dispute is of central importance, not only for our understanding of ourselves but for the conduct of our lives. Read More


$18.00

Examines the concept of afterlife as conceived by ancient scientific poet Lucretius.
The Lucretian Renaissance: Philology and the Afterlife of Tradition

Examines how the physics of atoms and the void shaped the imaginations of Lucretius and his contemporary scholars. Read More


$30.00

Introduces students to Roman culture as well as Latin in an engaging, accessible, and enjoyable way.
Learn Latin from the Romans: A Complete Introductory Course Using Textbooks from the Roman Empire

Introduces students to Roman culture as well as Latin in an engaging, accessible, and enjoyable way. Includes clear explanations of grammatical concepts. Read More


$28.00

Toxophilus, a book about longbow archery. Also important as a model for how books of instruction could be written in English (rather than Latin).
Toxophilus, the schole, or Partitions, of Shooting. Contayned in II Bookes. to Which is Added, a Dedication and Preface

Toxophilus, a book about longbow archery, first published in London 1545 and dedicated to King Henry VIII.The first book on archery written in English. Read More


$250.00

Plish and Plum are two naughty puppies about to be drowned instead taken home by two equally unruly boys.
Plish and Plum

Plish and Plum are two naughty puppies. Wilhelm Busch was a German humorist, poet, illustrator and painter, publishing comic illustrated cautionary tales. Read More


$40.00

It is a must-read for anyone interested in history, travel, or the works of Mark Twain.
Travels in History

A collection of essays and articles written by Twain about his travels to various historical locations around the world. Read More


$200.00

Churchill's speeches throughout 1942, a year full of setbacks and disappointments across the globe for the British war effort.
The End of the Beginning: War Speeches

Churchill’s speeches throughout 1942. They convey sober, resolve, and defiance with an occasional sparkle of Churchillian wit. Read More


$18.00

When England's Defence of the Realm Act passed 1914 it was used to intern visiting Cohen-Portheim. His experience.
Time Stood Still: My Internment in England: 1914-1918

When England’s Defence of the Realm Act passed 1914 Cohen-Portheim’s 2-week visit became a 2 year internment. His experience. Read More


$28.00

The idea of universal history has persisted in Western political thought since the middle of the eighteenth century.
Discourse on Universal History

The idea of universal history emerged in Western political thought in the middle of the eighteenth century. Bossuet is for many one of the most brilliant orators of all time. Read More


$80.00

Witt takes a broad view of humanism, tracing it back to the 13th century. He suggests that the 'founder' of humanism in Italy was Lovati di Lovato and Padua.
In the Footsteps of the Ancients: The Origins of Humanism from Lovato to Bruni

Witt takes a broad view of humanism. Starting back in the 13th century, he traces the meaning of “humanism” as it shifted through several centuries.. Read More


$80.00

Gould explores the relationship between embryonic development and biological evolution.
Ontogeny and Phylogeny

Gould’s first technical book. It was influential in stimulating research into heterochrony (changes in the timing of embryonic development). Read More


$18.00

First comprehensive study of Gangraena, an intemperate anti-sectarian polemic written by Thomas Edwards and published in 1646.
Gangraena and the Struggle for the English Revolution

First comprehensive study of Gangraena, a lively work of propaganda, crucial to Presbyterian campaigning in the mid-1640s. Read More


$200.00

From 1595, the University of Padua, Palazzo Bo is where medicine finally received the systematic approach it needed to grow into a modern science.
The School of Padua and the Emergence of Modern Science

From 1595, Padua’s famous anatomical theatre has drawn artists and scientists studying the human body during public dissections. Read More


$70.00

Starts with the prehistory of the Andover area, then moves on to the arrival of the early settlers colonial times and continues to late 1800s.
Historical Sketches of Andover Massachusetts

Starts with the prehistory of the Andover area, then moves on to the arrival of the early settlers colonial times and continues to late 1800s. Read More


$50.00

Mannerism was a stylistic movement during the 1600s. It started in reaction to the High Renaissance and ended as the Baroque period started.
Mannerism: The Crisis of the Renaissance and the Origin of Modern Art

Mannerists artists rejected realistic proportions and instead rendered figures with impossibly elongated limbs and oddly positioned bodies. Read More


$30.00

Formatted in an easy to understand way with loads of detailed information.
Photography: The Whole Story

The contributors cover roughly every photographic movement, except for micro-genres. ßhows some important concepts and sheds light over historical references. Read More


$35.00

Generals, Louis de Montcalm (French) and James Wolfe (British) lead their country's forces in the French Indian War.
Montcalm and Wolfe (2 Volume Set )

Generals Montcalm (French) and Wolfe (British) lead their country’s forces in the French Indian War as England and France struggled for dominance over the New World. Read More


$80.00