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Foreword by Alexandra Stoddard, author of Living a Beautiful Life:
500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of
Your Life. "Often we come to a point in our lives when we dispense
with thetrivial and tire of ordinary superficialities," writes
Peter MegargeeBrown in Figure It Out: A Guide to Wisdom. Here he
has collected someof the most profound statements of all time, and
gathered them intotopical sections reflecting the depth of the
thinker behind the triallawyer. Sprinkled with his comments on the
quotations he has carefullyselected over many years, sparkling
anecdotes and essays complementthe quotations and provide a
complete and thought-provoking portraitof each subject. Brown leads
you through the great subjects mankind has grappledwith since the
beginning-spirituality, love, life, death, friendship-and offers
much more-his appraisal of the complexities of character, writing,
history, memory, privacy, travel-drawing on the wisdom ofgreat
philosophers including Aristotle, Hillel, Voltaire and Hegel,
Supreme Court Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benjamin Cardozo
andJoseph Story, the late Tony Snow, writers such as George Bernard
Shaw, Ayn Rand, Maureen Dowd and Malachy McCourt, politicians
WinstonChurchill and Theodore Roosevelt, painter Henri Matisse and
architectFrank Lloyd Wright. A collection that can be read
cover-to-cover or flipped throughfor a moment of illumination,
Figure It Out: A Guide to Wisdom willentertain and enlighten
seekers of truth. Turn to this treasury forinspiration, as
Alexandra Stoddard says in the Foreword, "Whether youare a reader,
a writer, a historian, a philosopher, or a speaker atimportant
events-even making a toast-this personal selection willdelight you,
uplift you, and help you to Figure It Out." Peter Megargee Brown
began his legal career as assistant counselto John Marshall Harlan
on the New York State Crime Commission. AfterMr. Harlan was
appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Brownwent on to
become chief litigator for the New York firm of Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft. In 1982, he founded his own law firm in New
York, Brown & Seymour. He is a Past President of the Federal
Bar Council anda Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
He is the author ofnumerous books, including The Art of
Questioning: Thirty Maxims ofCross Examination. He was educated at
Yale College and Yale Law Schooland lives with his wife, the
designer and author Alexandra Stoddard, in Stonington, Ct. The
Peter Megargee Brown Papers, the legal papers of the author,
comprising 303 bound volumes of his principal law suits over 50
yearsof practice in the United States Supreme Court and Appellate
Courts, are available for the use of students and scholars and can
be found inthe "Manuscripts and Archives" section of the Yale
University Library.
The purpose of this book is to provide brief biographies of certain
historical figures whose names have for long been prevalent in
English literature. These names are used not only in correct
historical allusions, but as imaginative ideas; myths, one might
almost say, of the English mind.-from the PrefaceCharles Williams
was one of the finest-not to mention one of the most
unusual-theologians of the twentieth century. His mysticism is
palpable-the unseen world interpenetrates ours at every point, and
spiritual exchange occurs all the time, unseen and largely unlooked
for. His novels are legend, his poetry profound, and as a member of
the Inklings, he contributed to the mythopoetic revival in
contemporary culture.
How have America's first ladies managed the responsibility,
commitments, and criticisms that come with being married to the
most powerful men in the world? What sacrifices did they make for
their husbands? For their country? What hardships did they face?
What luxuries did they enjoy? This book offers concise but thorough
profiles of each of the first ladies of the United States, from
Martha Washington to Michelle Obama.
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
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worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an annual collection of studies of individuals who have
made major contributions to the development of geography and
geographical thought. "The Geographers Bio-bibliographical Series
Volume 28" includes essays on Dick Chorley, the influential
geomorphologist, Charles P. Daly, long-serving president of the
American Geographical Society, Marion Newbigin, one of the leading
women geographers of the early twentieth century and Peter Heyleyn,
early modern humanist, historian and geographical author.
"Geographers Biobibliographical Studies" ("GBS") is the
world-leading annual serial international publication devoted to
the critical biographical assessment of scholars' contributions to
geography and geographical knowledge.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
In an era when black baseball players had limited playing prospects
in the United States, they found a more hospitable and level
playing field in Canada. The entries in this dictionary contain
biographical sketches, career highlights and statistics for
hundreds of players, as well as information about their teams and
leagues.
Garbo talked, Gilbert self-destructed and Chaplin refused - that's
about all many people know about silent film actors who faced the
transition into talking pictures. Yes, Greta Garbo's talkie debut
was successful, John Gilbert's was disastrous, and Charlie Chaplin
did not deign to make one for over a decade. But there were many
others - both stars and lesser lights - who also made the leap for
at least one talking film.From Renee Adoree to Loretta Young, over
500 actors and actresses who made at least three silent films and
had some starring or supporting roles in sound films are included
in this reference work. For each performer, the place of birth,
vital dates, nicknames if any, real name if different from stage
name, and a source for filmographic data are included. This
information is followed by capsule accounts of the performer's
silent and sound careers, along with contemporary reviews of
selected talkies in which they appeared.
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