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  • Emerson

    The Mind on Fire

    by Robert D. Richardson Jr. ...
    Recipient of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American HistoriansRalph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in the history of American thought, religion, and literature. The vitality of his writings and the unsettling power of his example continue to influence us more than a hundred years after his death. Now Robert D. Richardson Jr. brings to life an Emerson very ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • West Point

    Enriched edition. An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet

    by Robert C. Richardson, Zachary Henson ...
    In "West Point," Robert C. Richardson delivers a profound exploration of the storied military academy that has shaped generations of leaders in service to their country. Through a blend of historical analysis and evocative narrative, Richardson captures the institution's rigorous academic environment, rich traditions, and the ethical dilemmas faced by its cadets. Written in an accessible yet ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • West Point

    Enriched edition. An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet

    by Robert C. Richardson, Brett Morgan ...
    In "West Point," Robert C. Richardson weaves a rich tapestry of moral and intellectual inquiry set against the backdrop of the prestigious United States Military Academy. The book deftly combines memoir and philosophical reflection, employing a narrative style that feels both personal and expansive. Richardson thoroughly explores the intricacies of honor, duty, and personal sacrifice, capturing ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spying from the Sky

    At the Controls of US Cold War Aerial Intelligence

    by Robert L. Richardson ...
    The "must read" story of America's first high-altitude aviation program and one of its pilots (Francis Gary Powers Jr.).William "Greg" Gregory was born into a sharecropper's life in the hills of North Central Tennessee. From the back of a mule-drawn plow, Greg learned the value of resilience and the importance of determined living. Refusing to accept a life of poverty, he found a way out: a work ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Botanist's Bookshelf: 8 Books on Plant Identification

    Field Guides to Wildflowers, Trees, Mushrooms, and North American Plant Taxonomy

    by Frances Theodora Parsons, D. M. Crooks, Leonard Wheeler Kephart, Roy Watling, M. J. Richardson, Robert H. Mohlenbrock, Henry A. Gleason, Wilbur R. Mattoon, C. B. Webster, A. B. Brooks ...
    The Botanist's Bookshelf: 8 Books on Plant Identification gathers a practical and historically resonant body of writing devoted to the art and science of recognizing plants. Across field-guide prose, systematic descriptions, diagnostic keys, and habitat-centered observation, the volume demonstrates that identification is both an intellectual discipline and a cultivated way of seeing. Its ... Read more

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  • The Ultimate Military Literature Compendium: 40 Must-Reads

    Forty Essential Works on Strategy, Warfare, Technology, Ethics, and Military Thought

    by J. Duncan Campbell, O. O. Ellis, E. B. Garey, Charles John Ffoulkes, Richard Francis Sir Burton, Aaron A. Warford, Dion Williams, United States. Department of Defense, Anson Mills, John Hewitt, Albert Frederick Calvert, Robert C. Richardson, William H. Waldron, Lionel Decle, R. Coltman Clephan, George Leonard Cheesman, William Llewellyn Adams, César Lecat baron de Bazancourt, Harold L. Peterson, Carl R. Maag, Steve Rohrer, H. G. Wells, National Atomic Museum, William Surtees, Victor Appleton, Plattsburgh Barracks, Thomas Wilhelm, Antoine Henri baron de Jomini, H. W. Halleck, Clough Williams-Ellis, Amabel Williams-Ellis, J. F. C. Fuller, Carl von Clausewitz, E. D. Swinton, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq, James Anson Farrer, James P. Wade, Harlan Ullman, Stanley C. Johnson, René-Louis-Jules Radiguet, Leslie Vickers, André Laffargue ...
    The Ultimate Military Literature Compendium: 40 Must-Reads maps the intellectual, technological, and imaginative history of warfare through forty influential texts. Its selection ranges from strategic theory, battlefield observation, and institutional history to memoir, popular fiction, and speculative narrative, revealing military writing as both a practical discipline and a cultural archive. ... Read more

    Was $1.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • William James

    In the Maelstrom of American Modernism

    by Robert D. Richardson ...
    The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion—on modernism itself.Often cited as the "father of American psychology," William James was an intellectual luminary who made significant contributions to at least five fields: psychology, philosophy, religious studies, teaching, and literature.A ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Road to Recovery

    by Robert Richardson ...
    *No print information available this time ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Nearer the Heart's Desire

    Poets of the Rubaiyat

    by Robert D. Richardson ...
    Written in Persian in the eleventh century, Omar Khayyam's quatrains, known as rubai, were written individually for an audience at court, and explored the meanings of life, love, and friendship. They were almost completely unknown in the West until Edward FitzGerald--himself a relatively obscure critic--translated and organized some one hundred of them into a unified whole that he called The ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • First We Read, Then We Write

    Emerson on the Creative Process

    by Robert D. Richardson ...
    Series series Muse Books
    Writing was the central passion of Emerson’s life. While his thoughts on the craft are well developed in “The Poet,” “The American Scholar,” Nature, “Goethe,” and “Persian Poetry,” less well known are the many pages in his private journals devoted to the relationship between writing and reading. Here, for the first time, is the Concord Sage’s energetic, exuberant, and unconventional advice on the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Jagged Edge of Duty

    A Fighter Pilot's World War II

    by Robert L. Richardson ...
    The World War II fighter-pilot storyOn the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets. Retreating German infantry unexpectedly pounded the American flyers. Knepper was one of two shot down; he was never found. Knepper’s story is the story ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Three Roads Back

    How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives

    by Robert D. Richardson ...
    From their acclaimed biographer, a final, powerful book about how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience from devastating loss, changing the course of American thoughtIn Three Roads Back, Robert Richardson, the author of magisterial biographies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and William James, tells the connected stories of how these foundational American writers and ... Read more

    Was $17.29 USD Now $13.09 USD

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