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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1807 edition by Cadell and Davies; etc., London. ... Read more

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Pat Williams, general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers from 1974 to 1986, shares little-known stories about the teams players and personalities. ... Read more

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The time is the 1930s.

Indiana Jones had always managed to get into enough trouble on his own. But this time, he finds himself in the deadliest situation imaginable -- he must rescue his father, eminent professor Dr. Henry Jones, from the Nazis' clutches to keep them from discovering secret information only Dr. Jones possesses.

The perilous race is on -- to recover the most extraordinary ancient relic of all time -- and to prevent the Nazis and Dr. Jones's devious rivals from finding it first! ... Read more

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Incredible Narration by a brilliant radio actor
Okay, Okay.It's Indiana Jones. You know what you're going to get.It's good, non-stop action.

But what makes this set is the narration. For the 2 cassette, 3 hour adventure Dove Audio hired William Conrad to do the reading.

Few are more qualified, for it was Conrad who gave voice to the CBS Radio program, ESCAPE, in the 1950's.It was he who told the terror-filled tale of three men in a lighthouse (3 Skeleton Key) that was literally being devoured by a seething, snarling mass of rats bigger than a football field and thicker than the schooner from which they swarmed.

It was the late Mr. Conrad who gave booming voice to the fabled Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke.The program was heard on CBS radio long before it went to TV.Conrad's take on Dillon makes the Marshall much more human than the cardboard figure he was on television.When the show went to TV, Conrad wanted to go with it....but they did not want a FAT MATT.I guess Mr. Conrad got the last laugh years later when he did his Jake and the Fat Man show on the tube.He also had the highly rated Cannon show.
Conrad's voice was golden and will be missed.
among radio people his stock was on the highest shelf, a niche reserved for him and a select few others.Orson Welles comes to mind.and that's about it.
Five stars of five...
William Russo 17 nov 2007

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Back to books related to WWII and religious artifacts.As a group, these books are interesting if only for the complete effect - from Ludlum's The Gemini Contenders to The DaVinci Code to Indiana Jones, the differences and similarities in the tales are fascinating.

Indy begins the book by closing out his nearly lifelong chase after the Cross of Coronado.Ready for a return to the academic life, he returns late for the school year, only to find that his father is missing.Henry Jones has his own lifelong chase nearing an end - he appears to be within sight of the Grail Cup, and there are several groups of people who will do anything to beat him to it.Nazis, Henry's assistant Elsa, and a secret Brotherhood all have their eyes on the same prize, for their own reasons.Who will reach it first isn't nearly as important as who will be allowed to claim it.

As adventure books on the subject go, The Last Crusade is an odd mix of lightheartedness and murder, which detracts from the excitement of the story in the book but played well in the movie.Overall, though, it's a nice adaptation of the screenplay by Jeffrey Boam.

Wonderful...!
I just love Indiana Jones adventures. This one's a must have for everyone ... Read more

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Understanding the new Jones Act and Maritime Statutes will give you an edge. Learn about maintenance and cure, what constitutes unseaworthiness and negligence. Know your rights and options. If you are involved in Jones Act claims in any capacity, you are dealing with critically important issues. Whether you're an injured worker, a lawyer, a union representative or doctor, the information in this book will put the power in your hands and allow you to go from being a spectator in the process to being truly in charge of the affairs that matter to you. You will receive inside tips on how to know the diffrence between a state workers compensation claim and a Jones Act claim, and you will learn how to know the difference between a Longshore claim and a General Maritime claim. This book contains specific answers to questions about income benefits, medical care, settlements and legal processes of Jones Act and Maritime claims. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1807 edition published in London. ... Read more

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Valuable Baptist work, covering in particular the history of those committed to believer's baptism down through the centuries, with a special focus on the Waldenses and Albigenses. ... Read more

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A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY examines the nature of philosophical enterprise and philosophy's role in Western culture. Jones and Fogelin weave key passages from classic philosophy works into their comments and criticisms, giving A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY the combined advantages of a source book and textbook. The text concentrates on major figures in each historical period, combining exposition with direct quotations from the philosophers themselves. The text places philosophers in appropriate cultural context and shows how their theories reflect the concerns of their times. ... Read more

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Even more modern...
This book, 'The Twentieth Century to Quine and Derrida', is the revised fifth volume of a five-volume series on the history of Western Philosophy by W.T. Jones, professor of philosophy in California.For this edition of the fifth volume, Robert Fogelin helped in the recent revision.This series is a very strong, thorough introduction to the course of Western Philosophy, beginning at the dawn of the philosophical enterprise with the pre-Socratics in ancient Greece to the modern thinkers such as Wittgenstein and Sartre.It has grown, over the three decades or so of its publication, from one to four then to five volumes.It has remained a popular text, and could serve as the basis of a one-year survey of philosophy for undergraduates or a one-semester survey for graduate students.Even advanced students in philosophy will find this valuable, all major topics and most minor topics in the course of philosophy are covered in these volumes.

Jones states that there are two possible ways for a writer to organise a history of philosophy -- either by addressing everyone who ever participated in philosophy (which could become rather cumbersome if one accepts the premise that anyone could be a philosopher), or to address the major topics and currents of thought, drawing in the key figures who address them, but leaving out the lesser thinkers for students to pursue on their own.Jones has chosen the latter tactic, making sure to provide bibliographic information for this task.

This volume, 'The Twentieth Century to Quine and Derrida', starts where the last volume leaves off, as philosophy enters the turbulent twentieth century.The first major philosophical school Jones looks at is the idea of Process philosophy, which tends to take a nod from science and modern ideas of how we know things, and a realistic idea of what we do not, and perhaps cannot, know.Process philosophy often tends to get ignored now, save in theological circles, where the work of Whitehead have been taken on board.

Other philosophers covered in this volume on the twentieth century include Dewey, Bergson, Moore, Frege, Russell, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Wittgenstein, Quine and Derrida.One of the primary fields of philosophy is epistemology -- how we know what we know, and do we know anything?All major philosophers have dealt with this, as metaphysics tended to take a back seat, and fields such as politics, ethics, and religion retreated to the background, at least as far as philosophy is concerned (the fields of political theory, etc., gained much ground in the twentieth century as separate from philosophy).

Wittgenstein is the point at which Jones opted to end the series originally, as it becomes difficult, from an historical standpoint, to decide what of the past few decades should be incorporated.Philosophy is a slow-moving enterprise, and the 'hot' publications and thinkers today may fade quickly tomorrow, so predicting who will stand the test of time is difficult.Wittgenstein is also an appropriate philosopher to end with, given that when he wrote his magnum opus, the Tractatus, he thought he had finally resolved all major philosophical problems; reflecting later in life, he realised he was not correct, and this in and of itself may represent the embodiment of the philosophical project.However, as this volume shows, enough time has passed to make the explorations of language itself as a medium of philosophy an important part of the philosophical discipline, necessitating the addition of chapters on language and the philosophers Quine and Derrida (others who might have been included are Paul Ricoeur, among others).

Each volume ends with a glossary of terms, and a worthwhile index.The glossary warns against short, dictionary-style definitions and answers to broad terms and questions, and thus indicates the pages index-style to the discussion within the text for further context.The one wish I would have would be a comprehesive glossary and index that covers the several volumes; as it is, each volume has only its own referents.

This is minor criticism in a generally exceptional series.It is not easy text, but it is not needlessly difficult.The print size on the direct quotes, which are sometimes lengthy, can be a strain at times, but the reading is worthwhile.

An excellent synthesis of philosophy and history
This book is wonderful, as are all in the series by Jones. He makes philosophy come alive by placing it in the context of it's contemporaneous civilization. The great questions asked by humanity, to which philosophy addresses itself, do not come out of thin air (please excuse the cliche.) These questions are born of the search for meaning, whether it be metaphysical, epistemological, ontological, ethical, political, or so forth. The sociocultural and political milieu beg questions of meaning and truth to each generation and individual, and each must answer for themselves. Jones places twentieth century philosophy in perspective. He scrutinizes, defines and explains the great philosophical movements of our century in the context of the times. The trauma of two world wars, the challenges of scientific discovery, the alienation of the individual, the seeming futility to grasp ultimate reality are inherent in our culture, and our great philosophers have attempted to formulate theories to make sense of these phenomena. A great book which puts flesh and breath into philosophy. ... Read more

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Sir William Jones (1746-1794) is best known for his famous Third Discourse of 1786 in which he proposed that Sanskrit's affinity to Greek and Latin could be explained by positing a common, earlier source, one known today as Indo-European. This brilliant thesis laid the groundwork for modern comparative linguistics. Jones' interests and achievements, however, ranged far beyond language. He studied and made contributions to anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, history, law, literature, music, physiology, politics, and religion. He served as a Supreme Court justice in India and founded the Asiatic Society, which stimulated world-wide interest in India and the Orient. He was friends with many of the leading intellectuals of his day and corresponded with Benjamin Franklin in America and with Burke, Gibbon, Johnson, Percy and Reynolds in Britain. In his short life he mastered so many languages that he was regarded even in his own time as a phenomenon, and so he was. Garland Cannon, editor of the much acclaimed The Letters of Sir William Jones, has written a new and definitive biography of this fascinating man, who in his life and works teaches us that the path to understanding and appreciating the art and literature of a great culture very different from our own is through devoted study, a tolerant spirit, and an unquenchably curious mind. ... Read more

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Phenomenal
This is a really phenomenal work, with page after page of great Burne-Jones illustrations, all in his signature style. If you like his paintings you'll love these illustrations. IMO they stand as some of his best compositions - nearly every one of them could have been turned into a painting on par with his best work. ... Read more

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Indiana Jones is back in this massive volume recounting three of the most important discoveries in the career of the twentieth century's most adventurous archeologist! Containing the long out-of-print stories, "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis," "Thunder in the Orient," and "Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold," this substantial tome follows the intrepid Dr. Jones as he travels from Africa to Asia and nearly everywhere in between in a race against the Nazis for the world's greatest treasures. From lost cities, to ancient temples, to artifacts of legendary power, Indy will stop at nothing to preserve these prizes from the grasp of Adolf Hitler's evil minions. ... Read more

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Indy is back!
I am a longtime fan of Indiana Jones and a recent fan of the various Omnibus graphic novels by Dark Horse. I have very much enjoyed the Star Wars Omnibus books, so I thought I would give Indy a chance. Indiana Jones Omnibus Volume 1 did not disappoint me. I enjoyed the three tales in the book, and the illustrations are excellent. They stay very true to the films. Some of his escapes from perilous situations are even harder to believe than in the movies, but they are still fun. If you like Dr. Jones (and who doesn't?), you will enjoy this first Indy Omnibus from Dark Horse. Volume 2 has already been announced, so there are more Indy graphic adventures to look forward to. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on March 15, 1999. The length of the article is 1280 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A highlight of City Heights: William Jones is playing a key role in revitalization of an aging neighborhood.(Profile)(president and CEO of CityLink Investment Corp.)
Author: Arthur S. Grupe
Publication: San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 15, 1999
Publisher: CBJ, L.P.
Volume: 20Issue: 11Page: 8(1)

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