books about: period     books:     Period      1776 David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2006 A master historian "Real" historians likely have their noses in the air about Mr. McCullough, and this may be a good indication to recommend it to readers - "1776" is readable and enjoyable as a story in itself! Buy or borrow this book. David McCullough takes information from many ...             The Crucible (Penguin Plays) Arthur Miller Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 Absolutely AMAZING work of art! The Crucible is my absolute FAVORITE piece of literature. It definitely is one of the best pieces of literature ever written. It's moving and beautiful in every way.             The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century ... W. W. Norton, 2005 Wonderful... Needed item for school. Great idea to be able to purchase both volumes at a discounted price.             The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett NAL Trade, 2002 I really don't know why I enjoyed this so much... Almost at 1,000 pages, this book sure is a brick. But what an amazing brick it is! The story captivated me for some reason...and apparently, Oprah likes it too.             The Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare Yearling, 1994 Great read aloud! I have used Sign of the Beaver as a read aloud just about every year I have taught! I teach 4th grade, and have always had great reviews from my students. The text and vocabulary are advanced for some fourth graders, so it is a terrific way to expand their vocabulary ...             A History of Western Music Donald J. Grout, Claude V. Palisca, ... W. W. Norton, 2005 its a classic this is vol 2 of the 2 classic texts for studying the history of european music. These are a must have for the serious student of music             The Crucible (Penguin Classics) Arthur Miller Penguin Classics, 2003 The Devil is Precise On my walk through the LoA edition of Arthur Miller plays I bypass The Enemy of the People, the Ibsen adaptation, which I think is a waste of everyone's time, and go straight to the Crucible, which I had never read, nor watched on stage or screen. Very odd. It is a ...             Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea Noah Andre Trudeau Harper, 2008 An American Epic Sherman's March to the Sea is a simple story. Hood took off for Tennessee, Wheeler presented no real threat and Confederate leadership dithered. For the men it was a long walk in the sun with ample food taken from the local population. In the process, they tore the ...             Flat Belly Diet!: A Flat Belly Is about Food & Attitude, Period. (Not a Single Crunch Required) Rodale Press, 2008 Not the best book for those experienced in dieting This book was just okay. I've dieted many times before and would say I know a fair deal about the differences in saturated fats, monounsaturated fats, trans fats, etc. The first half of this book just gives very, very basic dieting information--eat breakfast, keep it ...             John Adams David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2008 Superb biography of a fascinating (and generally overlooked) individual. I have been fascinated by John Adams ever since I first saw the movie "1776". Granted, I understand that William Daniels' portrayal had a great deal of dramatization for the sake of making a good story coloring it, but it always seemed to me that there was a fair ...             This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War Drew Gilpin Faust Knopf, 2008 Death and the Civil War A beautifully written and conceived book. The author approaches the United States and civil war from the perspective of death; a perspective I have never seen addressed. Fascinating in her descriptions of a "good death" and in the stress, grieving and emotional toil ...             American Colonies: The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States, Volume1) (Hist of ... Alan Taylor Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 Excellent history Extremely entertaining and informative. The settlement of the north American continent has more chapters than Americans are provided in their schools, and this series from Penguin may change that. This should be required course reading in many topics: US history, ...             Changes in the Land, Revised Edition: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England William Cronon Hill and Wang, 2003 A seminal work William Cronon's book was a seminal effort in 1983 that established a new way of thinking about history. It has stood the test of time. The book describes the modes and manner of the ecological impacts that English settlers had on the New England landscape in the ...             No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II Doris Kearns Goodwin Simon & Schuster, 1995 Another great Goodwin book "Team of Rivals" remains my favorite Doris Kearns Goodwin book. But this is a very close second. "No Ordinary Time" is a brilliantly written, information-packed book that provides great insight into the FDR White House and the minds of both Franklin and Eleanor. "No ...             Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward Yearling, 1987 One of the best books of historical fiction ever written I first read this book when I was in fifth grade and enjoyed it more when I reread it decades later. I still consider it one of the best books of historical fiction ever written. Johnny Tremain is an apprentice to a silversmith in Boston as the ferments of revolution ...          products you might be interested in search for books anthology, colonists, literature, roosevelt, suffering, twentieth      toavi.com    web we recommend I really don't know why I enjoyed this so much... randomly chosen book: The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching: 50 Top Executive Coaches ...