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Nick Brandt: On This Earth, a Shadow Falls

Nick Brandt: On This Earth, a Shadow Falls

Nick Brandt

A testament to the bookmaker's craft, it is the first volume on Brandt's work to capture the superb quality of his remarkable, large format prints, which are notable for their velvet blacks and tonal subtleties.
Stalin's Failure in China, 1924-1927

Stalin's Failure in China, 1924-1927

Conrad Brandt

Analysis of events during the abortive Soviet effort to take control in China during the Chinese revolution of the 1920's.
A Documentary History of Chinese Communism

A Documentary History of Chinese Communism

Conrad Brandt

First published in 1952. This is a study of the Chinese Communist Party line, in its development over a period of thirty years, from 1921-1950.
Conrad's Eastern World

Conrad's Eastern World

Norman Sherry

Professor Sherry establishes how well Conrad knew the East and how the original material he garnered there was supplemented from other sources; he also shows what Conrad made of his experiences, thus revealing clearly what the artist's own ...
The Soviet Bloc, Unity and Conflict

The Soviet Bloc, Unity and Conflict

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Revised edition, enlarged 4. Chinese Communism and the Rise of Mao, by Benjamin I. Schwartz 5. Titoism and the Cominform, by Adam B. Ulam* 6. A Documentary History of Chinese Communism, by Conrad Brandt, Benjamin Schwartz, and ...
An Annotated Critical Bibliography of Joseph Conrad

An Annotated Critical Bibliography of Joseph Conrad

Owen Knowles

This freshly researched bibliography is designed to provide a selective survey of Conrad scholarship and criticism in English from 1914 (when the first full-length study of Conrad's fiction was published) to 1990.
Joseph Conrad Among the Anarchists: Nineteenth Century ...

Joseph Conrad Among the Anarchists: Nineteenth Century ...

David Mulry

Hence, according to Emily Dalgarno in “Conrad, Pinker and the Writing of The Secret Agent,” in 1908, Conrad was in debt to the amount of £1572. By 1910, it had risen to £2700, and though the debt had much diminished with the success of ...
The Comet Giacobini-Zinner Handbook: An Observer's Guide to ...

The Comet Giacobini-Zinner Handbook: An Observer's Guide to ...

Donald K. Yeomans

An Observer's Guide to the First Comet to be Explored by a Spacecraft, February 14, 1985 Donald K. Yeomans, John Conrad Brandt, Robert Farquhar. AUG 2 0 1998 DATE DUE. QAYLORD •RIMTEDINU3.A.
Kingdom of Beauty: Mingei and the Politics of Folk Art in ...

Kingdom of Beauty: Mingei and the Politics of Folk Art in ...

Kim Brandt

Kim Brandt's analysis is sharp, her organization supple, her writing graceful. Moreover, her synthesis of the imperial with the domestic--and of the ideological with the material--makes the book a model of cultural history.
Black Hills Nuggets

Black Hills Nuggets

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The Center has become one of the most prestigious research centers for Norwegian-American work. Gerhard Brandt NAESETH was born 14 April 1913, at Valley City, ND to the Rev. Carelius Gunnarson NAESETH and Emma Louise BRANDT ...
The Oxford Reader's Companion to Conrad

The Oxford Reader's Companion to Conrad

Owen Knowles

Entries cover Conrad's life (health, Polish inheritance, the sea, ships and voyages), people (Borys Conrad, Apollo and Ewa Korzeniowski, J.M. Barrie, Stephen Crane, Stefan Zeromski), places (America, Bangkok, Berdyczow, Congo, Cracow, ...
Directory of resident research associates: 1959-1995

Directory of resident research associates: 1959-1995

National Research Council (U.S.). Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel

... High temperatures Shock tube technique; Laser photolysis Mlchalltsanos, Andrew G Degree: PHD, University of Cambridge/England, I973 Field: Astronomy Tenure Unit: Lab for Astronomy & Solar Physics Advisor: John Conrad Brandt ...
Suspense

Suspense

Joseph Conrad

An authoritative and fully annotated edition of Conrad's last novel.
The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad

The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

The first of a projected eight-volume edition of all the surviving letters of Joseph Conrad.
An Unknown Encounter: A True Account of the San Pedro Haunting

An Unknown Encounter: A True Account of the San Pedro Haunting

Barry Conrad

... Chuck McAdams, Marla Brooks, Victoria Gross, Margie Wacker, Dita Conrad, Cara Rebecca Donner, Cassandra Donner, Patsy and Thomas Terry, Bryan Moore, Beverly Gina Walden, Richard Kashanski, Linda Conrad, Adiz Carpintero, Lisa ...
Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography

Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography

John T. Soister

Afterword. by. Henry. Nicolella. Bibliography. CONRAD. VEIDT: THE. LAST. ROMANTIC. It's sad that most moviegoers best remember Conrad Veidt for one of his ... he loves, a woman long dead. The Wandering 319 Afterword by Henry Nicolella.
Joseph Conrad: A Biography

Joseph Conrad: A Biography

Jeffrey Meyers

In Joseph Conrad: A Biography, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and many other landmarks in modern literature.
Last Essays

Last Essays

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad, Harold Ray Stevens, J. H. Stape Owen Knowles ... Bibliography CDP Chronology CWW Documents Knowles and Stape Letters Miłob ̨edzki Najder William R. Cagle and Robert W. Trogdon, 'A Bibliography of Joseph Conrad' ...
Penumbra

Penumbra

Conrad Richard Edward Kolbe

Short stories and poems written in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1926 by Conrad Richard Edward Kolbe. Also includes selected poetry by Katherine Brown, Word War II poetry by Conrad Kolbe, Jr., and family memories and history by Eunice Ross.
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

Harold Bloom

Presents a collection of critical essays about Conrad's famous novel, arranged in chronological order of publication.
United States Congressional Serial Set

United States Congressional Serial Set

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Brandes, Geo Brandle, Rudolph, alias Dengler. Brandon, Ernest. . . B random, Henry. Brandt, Carl Brandt, Geo Branley, Martin.. Brannan, John Brannan, John Brannan, Richard. . Brannan, David W. Brannon, John — Branscombe, Matthew.
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: A Casebook

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: A Casebook

Gene M. Moore

The volume concludes with an interview in which Conrad compares his adventures on the Congo with Mark Twain's experiences as a Mississippi pilot.
Joseph Conrad and the Adventure Tradition

Joseph Conrad and the Adventure Tradition

Andrea White

A study of Conrad's fiction in relation to earlier travel and adventure writing on the British empire.
Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

M. C. Bradbrook

Originally published in 1941, this book provides a brief study of the life and work of Joseph Conrad ('Poland's English genius') through the lens of his writings.
Joseph Conrad: A Life

Joseph Conrad: A Life

Zdzisław Najder

Up-to-date and extensive revision of Najder's much-acclaimed scholarly biography of Conrad, employing newly accessible sources.

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