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Iphigenia; Phaedra; Athaliah (Penguin Classics)
Jean Baptiste Racine, E. F. Watling
Penguin Classics, 1964
Brevity and depth in a great tragedy.
According to my class' notes, Barthes said that there is a law about Racine's tragedies: A loves B. B does not love A. B is under A's control. This is a simplistic approach that sort of works, but "Phaedra" is far more complex than a simple letter soup. Hippolytus is ...
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Industrial Design Techniques and Materials
Flammarion, 2006
How products are REALLY produced.
This is not the Fluff and Baby Powder of other Industrial Design books. It actually explains how things get made. Strongly recommended reading for Designers, so you have some notion of what goes on inside the factory. It isn't an engineering text, but it give designers ...
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The Soul of the Apostolate
Jean-Baptiste Chautard
Tan Books & Publishers, 1977
A deeply insightful guide for those minister to others.
Even though this book was written more than half a century ago, the advice it gives to priests and those who serve God's people are still as valid today as they were then. Nowadays we're always busy doing, but we should surely stop to ask ourselves just what we are ...
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The Cure of Ars: The Priest Who Out-Talked the Devil
Milton Lomask
Ignatius Press, 1998
Great saint book!
Milton Lomask does an excellent job with this book! The story is of the beloved Cure de Ars, or St. John Vianney. It has his life story, and all sorts of wonderful little stories in between. The age range for this book is probably around 10-15, but all will enjoy! ...
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Arban's Famous Method for Trombone
Joseph Jean Baptiste Laurent Arban
Carl Fischer, 1936
The Foundation
Arban's book is the foundation for any student of the trombone. Although some of the book is dated, it should be practiced and devoured on a daily basis. It is a basic building block of trombone mastery.
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The Tribal Arts of Africa
Jean-Baptiste Bacquart
Thames & Hudson, 2002
Pleasantly surprised, great value
My husband and I recently purchased a mask at an African and Caribbean festival. We loved the mask, and it definitely found its home over our fireplace. However, the vendor only could tell us that the mask was from Mali. With a desire to learn about our mask (which ...
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Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness
Father Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure, Saint Claude de la Colombiere
Tan Books & Publishers, 1983
Simple concept - profound results
I have to confess I was resistant to reading Trustful Surrender. I am a yoga meditation teacher and I did not want to read another book on Catholic doctrine. (I love the Catholic mystics however). This book was a pleasant and powerful surprise and it had a ...
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The Miser and Other Plays: A New Selection (Penguin Classics)
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
Penguin Classics, 2000
the miser and other plays
moliere is one of the great comic genuises of our time. The miser, which is perhaps the most well known and definately my personal favorite play in this book, is a great example of his quick wit and irony. this translation, while for clarity completely perfect, seems ...
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Evolution
Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu
Seven Stories Press, 2007
An excellent resource on evolution
There are plenty of glossy, coffee table books out there, but while many are filled with beautiful photography very few offer anything of value in the text. Evolution by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu (text) and Patrick Gries (photography) is a striking exception, however, ...
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The Cure D'Ars : St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney
F. Trochu
Tan Books & Publishers, 1977
Review from Pope John Paul II
"In the span of nearly 50 years of priesthood, what is still the most important and most sacred moment for me is the celebration of the Eucharist. My awareness of celebrating in persona Christi at the altar prevails. Never in the course of these years have I failed to ...
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Roosters
Philippe Schlienger
Assouline, 2005
Because you can never have too much Cock.
This extraordinary coffee-table book features full colour plates of Roosters. The variety and diversity of the species is literally amazing. But it is the photography that makes this volume unique: the roosters are snapped from unusual angles - some head on, some ...
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I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company: A Novel of Lewis and Clark
Brian Hall
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
There's no map
Several people here seem upset by the use of "four-letter" words. For your information, dear readers, the f- and c-words are as old as the English language (their etymologies go back to Old French). The point is that these words were NOT shocking to a people totally ...
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Tartuffe and Other Plays
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
Signet Classics, 2007
Tartuffe and other plays
I purchased this book for my daughter who is a sophomore in college. It was the right version..apparently there is another version of this play that is not written correctly. It was delivered in a timely manner and was just what I expected.
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The School for Wives and The Learned Ladies, by Moliere: Two comedies in an acclaimed translation.
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
Harvest Books, 1991
My favorite of the Molieres by Wilbur
I've read all but one of Pulitzer-Prize winner Richard Wilbur's translations of French master playwright Moliere. This is my favorite. I was provoked to laugh out loud many times while reading it, something I rarely do with contemporary comedies, much less ones ...
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The Misanthrope and Other Plays: A New Selection (Penguin Classics)
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
Penguin Classics, 2000
Hysterical
You might not think a play in verse written in the 17th century would be accessible and entertaining today, but this one's hilarious. Somehow the formal rhyming couplets make everything funnier. Get the Donald Frame translation - I've seen some others that weren't ...
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