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Entrepreneur and business man James Chen addresses the lack of basic eye care in the third world, and argues that a relatively low level of investment would lead to a dramatic improvement in the quality of life for people across the world. Both a rallying cry and a manifesto directed at government, medicine and business that needs to be heeded.

This book is for the aging amateur astronomy population, including newcomers to astronomy in their retirement and hobbyists who loved peering through a telescope as a child.

Focusing on the adventurous seafarers of the Chesapeake Bay, this special edition features evocative artwork by John Moll. It draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning Chesapeake, capturing the essence of the bay's wildlife and the lives of watermen, highlighting their pastimes, rivalries in hunting and oystering, and the spirit of their community. The combination of stunning illustrations and compelling storytelling makes this work a unique tribute to a vibrant culture and landscape.

In a thrilling collection of nonfiction adventure stories, James A. Michener returns to the most dazzling place on Earth: the islands that inspired Tales of the South Pacific. Co-written with A. Grove Day, Rascals in Paradise offers portraits of ten scandalous men and women, some infamous and some overlooked, including Sam Comstock, a mutinous sailor whose delusions of grandeur became a nightmare; Will Mariner, a golden-haired youth who used his charm to win over his captors; and William Bligh, the notorious HMS Bounty captain who may not have been the monster history remembers him as. From lifelong buccaneers to lapsed noblemen, in Michener and Day’s capable hands these rogues become the stuff of legend. Praise for Rascals in Paradise “The best book about those far-scattered islands that has appeared in a long time . . . a portfolio of rare and ruthless personalities that is calculated to make the curliest hair stand straight on end.”—The New York Times “[Combines] research and scholarship (A. Grove Day was a professor at the University of Hawaii) with a gift for spinning a yarn and depicting character (Michener, journalist and novelist, needs no introduction).”—Kirkus Reviews

Deteriorating race relations, a growing disparity between rich and poor, the decline of education and a growing anti-intellectualism, inadequate health care - these are among the fracture points that Mr. Michener believes threaten America's vitality and its future. As a scholar of world history, a dedicated, lifelong public servant, and a student of his own and other cultures, Michener offers a broad and learned perspective on these much debated issues. He compares America's shift from a producer to a consumer nation to a similar movement in sixteenth-century Spain - a movement that presaged the decline of the Spanish empire. In today's control of vast wealth by a tiny handful of people, he sees parallels with the Catholic Church's monopoly on wealth in pre-Reformation Europe. He evaluates the Contract with America and other current political initiatives in light of the Founding Fathers' understanding of the social contract and the responsibility the more fortunate have to those who are less privileged. And as a lifelong practitioner and patron of the arts, Michener writes movingly of the arts as agents for change - for transforming the soul and ensuring a civilization's greatness - even as he condemns the anti-art stance of many politicians today. Michener draws not only on his knowledge of history but also on over eight decades of living as an American. He recalls how as a young boy in a Pennsylvania schoolhouse he pledged allegiance to the flag, and through the years his reverence for the sound principles on which America was founded has remained strong

James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize-winning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved Spain with this magical novel of Seville at Easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, deep piety--and the possibility of miracles. An American sports journalist has come to the city to report on efforts by the rancher Don Cayetano Mota to revive his once- proud line of bulls. Not only does Mota pray to the Virgin Mary, but he takes on herculean acts of devotion during the solemn celebrations of Holy Week. With treacherous enemies waiting in the ring, Mota's struggle taps deeply into life's mysteries, shaking the newspaperman's skepticism and opening his eyes to the wonder of faith. Featuring illustrations by the American bullfighter John Fulton, Miracle in Seville is Michener at his most dazzling. Praise for Miracle in Seville Eloquent . . . a vintage demonstration of Michener storytelling

HST objects of all types are addressed, from Messier objects, Caldwell objects, and NGC objects, and are arranged in terms of what can be seen during the seasons.

Pravdivý příběh těch, kteří bojovali proti komunismu. Most u Andau, na hranici mezi Maďarskem a Rakouskem, byl jedním z nejbezvýznamnějších mostů v Evropě. To se však změnilo po krvavé porážce maďarského povstání roku 1956, kdy ulice Budapešti zaplavily ruské tanky a řada významných osobností i obyčejných obyvatel země právě přes tento most prchala do exilu a do bezpečí před komunistickou zvůlí. Známý autor James A. Michener se ve své knize, která se ve Spojených státech dočkala řady dotisků, nezaměřil na suchý výčet historických fakt. Jednotlivé kapitoly jsou zasvěceny osudům konkrétních lidí, obyčejných Maďarů, jejichž očima nám umožňuje sledovat zásadní události těch několika málo dní slavných, i když k nezdaru odsouzených bojů.

Essays and photographs explore Philadelphia's religion, politics, industry, culture, ethnic diversity, farming life, and artistry

Obálkový podnázev: román o zrodu a rozkvětu judaismu. Od současných archeologů, provádějících vykopávky na lokalitě Makor, se Michener vrací v čase zpět k nejrannějším počátkům židovské víry před tisíci lety. Obsažena je tu celá historie židovstva: prvotní náboženské představy, přechod k monoteismu,život dávných hebrejských kmenů a jejich pronásledování, vliv křesťanství, křížových výprav a španělské inkvizice, až po zrod moderního Izraele a současný blízkovýchodní konflikt. Očima archeologů - irského katolíka z Chicaga, Araba žijícího v Izraeli, německého Žida, jeho izraelské snoubenky a bohatého Američana, který vykopávky financuje - spatříme panorama židovských dějin, plných vášní, bolesti a nezměrné víry.