Henry James: Novels 1896-1899: The Other House / The Spoils of Poynton / What Maisie Knew / The Awkward Age (Library of America)

Henry James: Novels 1896-1899: The Other House / The Spoils of Poynton / What Maisie Knew / The Awkward Age (Library of America)
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Henry James: Novels 1896-1899: The Other House / The Spoils of Poynton / What Maisie Knew / The Awkward Age (Library of America)
Henry James
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ASIN: 1931082308
Release Date: 2003-03-10

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This fourth volume in the Library of America edition of the complete novels of Henry James contains the four novels he wrote after a failed attempt to forge a career as a playwright on the London stage. Together they mark the beginning of the brilliant period in the novelist's career known as the late phase.

The Other House (1896) shows James incorporating an act of murder into the heart of his narrative. Long neglected, the novel is a fascinating glimpse into a very different side of Henry James, as he explores the violent implications of jealousy and possessiveness. In The Spoils of Poynton (1897), the artworks conserved in the manor house of the title become the object of a protracted power struggle between the mother and the fiancée of the heir to the house. The struggle, in this most tightly constructed of James's late novels, hinges ultimately on the sensitivities of a third woman.

What Maisie Knew (1897) recounts the aftermath of a divorce through the eyes of the couple's daughter. James adopts what he described as "the consciousness, the dim, sweet, scared, wondering, clinging perception of the child." Similarly experimental, The Awkward Age (1899) maps the interrelations of a large cast of characters, a group of old friends and their children, almost entirely through dialogue. The ambiguity of childhood innocence is central to both of these novels.

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Intended for an extended shelf life.......2003-04-08

Compiled and edited by Myra Jehlen (Board of Governors Chair of Literatures at Rutgers University), Henry James: Novels 1896-1899 is the fourth volume in The Library of America edition of the complete novels of Henry James and contains the four novels written after James failed in his attempt to create a professional career as a playwright on the London stage. The novels include "The Other House" (1896); "The Spoils of Poynton" (1897); "What Maise Knew" (1897); and "The Awkward Age" (1899). Like all more than 150 titles published by The Library of America, Henry James: Novels 1896-1899 is printed on high quality paper, intended for an extended shelf life, and is a mandatory addition to University and College library collections.

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Novels 1896 1899
Henry James
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Binding: Hardcover
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Spanish Edition: Narnia… where a dragon awaits… where the stars walk the earth… where anything can happn. A king and some of his companions unexpectedly embark on a voyage that will take them far beyond their known lands.

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another great translation.......2006-01-26

I think this book was also translated very well. The cover art is the same as shown above, which I am also happy for. The cover art on the spanish versions of the Narnia books is spectacular. It is really a much better job than the english covers.

Cronicas de Narnia V - La Travesia del Viajero del Alba

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Cronicas de Narnia V - La Travesia del Viajero del Alba
C. S. Lewis
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La Travesia Del Viajero Del Alba (In Spanish)

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La Travesia Del Viajero Del Alba (In Spanish)
C. S. Lewis
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Super Reader.......2007-08-04

A collection of tales broken down by era. When the Surfer was trapped on Earth, back as Herald, and as a free agent. It has a small intro by Stan Lee talking about how Kirby thought up the character, and how he thought that the surfboad might be a bit dodge. Luckily Jack disagreed. Mostly an average bunch, coming out at 3.10.

Ultimate Silver Surfer : 01 The Silver Surfer - Tom DeFalco
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 02 To See Heaven in a Wild Flower - Ann Tonsor Zeddies
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 03 Point of View - Len Wein
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 04 Improper Procedure - Keith R. A. DeCandido
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 05 Do You Dream in Silver? - James Dawson
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 06 Incident on a Skyscraper - Dave Smeds
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 07 On the Beach - John J. Ordover
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 08 Disturb Not Her Dream - Steve Rasnic Tem
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 09 The Broken Land - Pierce Askegren
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 10 What's Yer Poison? - Christopher Golden and José R. Nieto
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 11 Godhood's End - Sharman DiVono
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 12 Sambatyon - David M. Honigsberg
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 13 The Love of Death or the Death of Love - Craig Shaw Gardner
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 14 The Tarnished Soul - Katherine Lawrence
Ultimate Silver Surfer : 15 A Game of the Apocalypse - Dan Persons

The Surfer stops to aid a young boy beset by a local gang of bullies, and recounts the story of him becoming the Herald of Galactus to save his utopian homeworld of Zenn-La.

3 out of 5

The Surfer, newly caged on Earth, tours the planet and ends up spending some time with a doctor from the World Health Society in a war torn part of Africa.

3.5 out of 5

The Surfer helps out one of Reed Richards' friends, who is dying, with visions of space travel and comet racing.

3.5 out of 5

The Surfer intervenes in a police hostage situation without understanding what is going on. In the aftermath the officer in charge asks him to come to the station to learn a couple of things, and invites him to dinner.

4 out of 5

Woman watches show about women who want the Surfer, while the surfer battlers a superhuman nobody. She decides human bloke a lot more sensible a option, not to mention a hell of a lot warmer.

2 out of 5

The Surfer saves a teenage girl when she throws herself off a building, and swaps some meories with her.

3 out of 5

Beach dude taking a leak finds a different kind of surfer.

3 out of 5

An encounter with a seriously stupendous space woman.

3.5 out of 5

An encounter with a reformed bad guy on the site of a radiation exposure incident trying to help the deformed and dying sees the Surfer pitching in to help.

3 out of 5

Mephisto lures the Surfer to a dive in intergalactic nowhere.

2.5 out of 5

A powerful alien is trying the 'I Am a God' trick, until the Surfer comes across a star that doesn't have long to live and notices this.

3.5 out of 5

The Surfer comes across a strange lost Jewish tribe planet, and soon after, it is attacked.

2.5 out of 5

Thanos decides an artiifact on a big Death Ship would be handy, and what the hell, bumping off some Heralds of Galactus isn't a bad way to pass the day.

2.5 out of 5

The Surfer has a possibly evil twin.

3 out of 5

Morg has been provoking a planetary scale genocide on a target he has slected for Galactus. The Surfer lends a hand, aiding a local assassin into outwitting the Tamer.

4 out of 5

Highly Imaginative Collection Of Prose Short Stories Set In The Marvel Universe.......2007-03-28

"The Ultimate Silver Surfer" is a collection of fifteen prose short stories all centering on the original Herald Of Galactus - and later superho/cosmic wanderer - the Silver Surfer, aka Norrin Radd. Techically divided into three sections (although the first is only a single story long) it covers 'Origin' (an adaptation of the Surfer's first appearance and story arc back in the comics Fantastic Four {Volume 1} #s 48-50), 'Exile' (the period when Norrin was confined to Earth by a Galactus-placed force field over the planet that prevented his leaving but did not interfere with the comings or goings of other beings or objects); and 'Freedom', set after the exile is broken and the star-spanning adventures are free to take place. It might have been nice to have a couple of prequel tales precede the origin, but the fifteen tales presented run a good range.

Tom DeFalco's "The Silver Surfer" is the adaptation of the first Surfer comic tale and, unfortunately, it didn't really translate into prose form that well. The dialogue comes off very uncomfortably. The early-to-mid 60s was a fantastic period of imagination and creation for Marvel, but there were a few areas that had yet to be ironed out; the dialogue of many of the issues from those days is one of them. (This isn't a reflection on the writing skills of Stan Lee or Marvel's other early contributors. In an interview Stan once talked about how one of the chief problems in the early days was that business higher-ups were always trying to get comics writers to simplify and minimize their dialogue; one problem that Lee himself ran into was that the higher-ups thought he was using too many words with more than two syllables. It would have been hard trying to not have problems with dialogue when working under those circumstances. Fortunately Lee and the other creators made comics so big in the 60s that the companies eventually decided it was time to just let them write the way they wanted to). The opening tale here isn't a stand-out of the collection despite the huge importance to Marvel mythos of the story it's telling, but it does serve as a good introduction to the characters and concepts for readers who aren't up on the Surfer's origins.

The stories in the 'Exile' section are often introspective and several involve the Silver Surfer's attempts to understand humanity and its self-contradictions. 'To See Heaven In A Wild Flower', by Anne Tonsor Zeddies, finds the Surfer in Africa discovering that famine exists on as prosperous a planet on Earth, and has Norrin both trying to understand why this is and trying to alleviate the problem. Silver Surfer comics were among the first that had its protagonist often confronting non 'supervillain'-related crises such as those that arise from political, natural, or social conditions, and it's fitting to have similar themes in this book. 'On The Beach', by John J. Ordover, is a stunning tale that would fit well in any 'best-of' science fiction short story collection, or general short story collection. It starts off simply enough, and the writing isn't elaborate, but the end packs an unforseen twist and emotional punch that makes this one of the stories that I find rising to the forefront of my mind often, year after year. Len Wein, James Dawson, Keith R.A. DeCandido and Dave Smeds also contribute tales to the 'Exile portion of the book.

In the 'Freedom' segment, the possibilities for grand imagination inherent in having a character who can cross entire galaxies, are brought into full play. 'Disturb Not Her Dream', by Steve Rasnic Tem, perhaps the best written story on a technical scale, is a smorgasbord of exotic concept, and the levels of beauty and tragedy one can get with it. Pierce Askegen's 'The Broken Land' is another standout, delving into the intricacies and possibilities of some of the Surfer's less immediately visible powers. Throughout a number of the stories, Marvel fans are in for a real treat as characters like Thanos and Morg make appearances. Other contributors to the 'Freedom' section include Craig Shaw Gardener, Christopher Golden & José R. Nieto, Sharman DiVono, Dan Persons, David M. Honigsberg and Katherine Lawrence.

Throughout the book, each tale is preceded by a black-and-white illustration, all of them well done. A uniformly fine job is done on characterization, and the story ideas are nicely varied.

It's worth noting that despite the 'Ultimate' in the title these stories take place in the main Marvel Universe, not the sideline 'Ultimate Marvel' that started up a few years after this book was published, with new versions of various characters.

All in all, a great book. It's a great addition to any Marvel library, and even for non comic fans, it stands tall as a better science fiction anthology than many high-profile collections. Very nicely done.

Exciting, and Includes Stan Lee's Masterpiece.......2005-05-16

Though I love the collection of adventures in this book, my favorite is the history/origin of Silver Surfer. I believe this particular story is Stan Lee's masterpiece.

The descriptions of Zenn-la and its society, Norrin Radd joyously learning to surf on lava flows, his love for Shalla Bal, saving his planet, the transformation to Silver Surfer, losing his humanity while serving Galactus, and finding it again in time to help the Fantastic Four save earth are truly mesmerizing. I both laughed and cried when I read this tale.

I am rarely affected this way when reading about a superhero; but in reading this story, I have come to believe that Silver Surfer is the greatest superhero of all time. I realize this highly debatable. And I am not trying to alienate or argue with fans of other great superheroes like Ironman, Thor, Superman, etc., but I truly believe Silver Surfer is the most powerful and interesting superhero character ever created: He learned to surf on lava flows as a mere youth before ever receiving his powers from Galactus. Additional powers are continually and conveniently revealed in his adventures. ("Good thing Galactus bestowed this useful power upon me; now I can save this entire planet.") He is supremely fast. He can fly into a sun without being damaged at all. He doesn't even need his board to travel, though it is a really cool mode of transport. He doesn't seem to have an Achilles heel like Superman does with Kryptonite. He has inner strength and is incredibly self-sacrificing and honorable. Since he is not human, he does not seem to have human flaws such as pride, greed, etc. And he helped the Fantastic Four battle Galactus. How much more powerful and amazing could any superhero be? I believe Stan Lee created an incredibly pure character (similar to Faramir) though not without flaws, so he is also interesting.

I was also extremely impressed with the fact that a single person, Alicia Masters, could turn the tide so quickly in a story. After spending only minutes with her, Silver Surfer had an understanding that the earth was worth saving and was compelled to confront, and ultimately do battle with, Galactus.

Finally, one of the most exciting events of this story occurs before Galactus arrives to destroy Zenn-la. My heart actually beat faster when Norrin Radd and Shalla Bal began "moving toward one another." Though nothing actually happened (mainly because they were interrupted and the story is tasteful) those simple words were incredibly sensual to read. There is definitely something to be said for the power of suggestion and leaving things to our imagination. In this case, lack of graphic sexual detail is so much more intense than a full description.

I have only described my favorite tale in this book, the history/origin of the Silver Surfer. The rest of the stories are also exciting to read. I recommend this book for fans of all superheroes, though especially those of Silver Surfer.

J.H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles, and fan of Silver Surfer

Easily the worst Marvel book yet...........2003-03-14

And that's saying something ...! It took all I could muster to finish this book (I only read half of the last story before putting it down in disgust). How all but ONE of these authors could make a awe-inducing character (when you really think about it)like the Silver Surfer, and make him a boring TOOL, is actually comendable. It actually makes you think if a character that can go anywhere in the universe is really interesting? And the answer must be no. This guy obviously can go anywhere and see anything, but obviously finds nothing of interest. . .... Only get this if you're a die-hard Silver Surfer fan, or a Marvel novel completist like myself.

The Silver Surfer works better in comics, not in prouse.......1999-05-30

The Silver Surfer works better as a visual character that you can see in a comic book story board, it's very hard to capture the Surfer's sense of cosmic wonder in prouse form, and so with many of these stories you have to really use your imagination to get a taste of what the Surfer is all about. Most Marvel heroes translate very well from comics to novel writing, but the Surfer does not quite make the mark.

The Silver Surfer : The Ultimate Cosmic Experience

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Comics via Shakespeare
Ride on Silver Warrior!

The Silver Surfer : The Ultimate Cosmic Experience
Stan Lee , and Jack Kirby
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster, NY/A Fireside Book
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Comics via Shakespeare.......2006-08-20

While this volume of the Surfer's exploits has been variously reviewed as (a) some of Jack Kirby's greatest work and (b) a great Golden Age read, it is neither. What it is is unparalleled characterization.
This Silver Age run of the Surfer, by Stan Lee and John Buscema, sees Lee channeling Shakespeare for the plots and dialogue. To call this book tragedy would not be wrong. Lee so loved what he wrote here that he refused to change directions to save the book from cancellation and also refused to let any other writer work with the character for many years. And he was right. This is SF Hamlet and one of 2 volumes of the Surfer that are must-haves for the true fan of Norrin Rad, Stan Lee or John Buscema.

Ride on Silver Warrior!.......2000-05-17

I have been a fan of the Silver Surfer ever since I was a kid, and this collection of stories did not dissapoint. Collected in this edition are ten "golden-age" stories which truly capture the surfer at his freshest and best. Buy this if you appreciate the true art of comics

50 Fantastic Four comics including Ultimate Fantastic Four issue # 1 (Huge Random mixed lot of FIFTY Fantastic Four comics INSTANT COMIC COLLECTION)

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50 Fantastic Four comics including Ultimate Fantastic Four issue # 1 (Huge Random mixed lot of FIFTY Fantastic Four comics INSTANT COMIC COLLECTION)
Various
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ASIN: B000VMQAL0

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A nice mixed lot of 50 Fantastic Four comics. A great way to start a comic collection. Also makes a great gift to any Fantastic Four fan!

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR # 46 Silver Surfer

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ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR # 46 Silver Surfer
MIKE CAREY
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The F.F. are forced into an uneasy alliance with the alien known as the Silver Surfer to combat the Psycho-Man, who has six billion fanatical followers...all kidnapped from their home planet-Earth. Despite their power, how can even the Fantastic Four rescue a populace from itself? The answer will shock you. Part 5 (of 5)

Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 9: Silver Surfer

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Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 9: Silver Surfer
Mike Carey
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Reed Richards' attempts to create a cosmic cube have caused him to pierce the barriers of a hundred universes. And falling through the opening into our unsuspecting reality is the keeper of the Power Cosmic-Ultimate Silver Surfer! 'Nuff said! Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #42-46.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ (Making of Modern Theology)
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A costly faith

A superb overview of the work of this seminal thinker

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ (Making of Modern Theology)

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A costly faith.......2004-06-19

This volume on the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is part of a series by Fortress Press entitled 'the Making of Modern Theology: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Texts'. Each of the volumes in the series focuses upon one particular theologian of note. These volumes are of use to students, seminarians, ministers and other readers interested in the development of theological ideas in the modern and postmodern world. Each volume is a reader of key texts from the theologian highlighted - the text entries are annotated a bit by the editors, and the editor of each volume provides an introduction setting the general stage for context and understanding.

Editor John de Gruchy describes Bonhoeffer in simple terms -- as a witness to Jesus Christ. Bonhoeffer is no arm-chair theologian, but rather someone who put his theology into action, and became a modern-day martyr for his beliefs in what the gospel of Jesus Christ requires. Bonhoeffer was executed in 1945 for his part in the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler, believing that what was finally required of Christian witness in Germany at the time was direct action against the evil that he embodied and perpetuated.

Bonhoeffer was never a bone fide academic systematic theologian, but his writings, including those pieces he wrote in prison, have become classics of Christian literature. 'Letters and Papers from Prison' and 'The Cost of Discipleship' are known the world over, but are only part of a larger body of essays, lectures, sermons and books. Bonhoeffer's early upbringing, the son of a psychiatrist/professor, part of a Lutheran/Reformed family that was generally non-religious in outlook, was not one that would predict a theological career for young Dietrich -- in fact, his earliest interest in things theological may have had more to do with his desire to be different from his brothers and the rest of his family than any direct faith in the church. Bonhoeffer was a good student, but remained unswayed by any particular influence -- he was influenced by Kierkegaard, but not to the extent that Barth was; he used I-Thou language, but not taken directly from Martin Buber.

Bonhoeffer was a parish minister, but continued to write during his pastorate. His work, 'Act and Being' was an exploration of the theology of action, including God's action in the world, and the theology of ontology, of being. After this work, Bonhoeffer spent time in America, at Union seminary in New York City, and developed there the beginnings of a theology of scripture and the Word. Back in Germany prior to the advent of the Nazi era (a period of relative political freedom in Germany), he worked on Christological issues. Bonhoeffer became the first Evangelical theologian to attack the Nazi's repressive policies. Was Bonhoeffer thinking that the freedom of expression that had come to be taken for granted in Germany would still exist under the Nazi regime?

In what is arguably Bonhoeffer's most important work, 'The Cost of Discipleship', he argues against ideas such as cheap grace and doctrines of justification by faith that permit passive acceptance of evil policies and conditions in the world. Using the Sermon on the Mount as one example, he argues that the actions of discipleship are part of the grace bestowed, not in a works-righteousness manner, but nonetheless a requirement against what today we might term 'warm fuzzy feeling' theology.

de Gruchy looks at several key areas of Bonhoeffer's work in the selected texts. The first section draws extensively from his doctoral dissertation, 'Sanctorum Communio', and his book 'Act and Being'. The other sections draw liberally on his other works as they relate to the topics at hand: Christology, the Confessing Church, Life of Free Responsibility, and finally, some of his last works from prison. de Gruchy speculates a bit on what a 'mature' Bonhoeffer who had lived might have looked like. He also includes a brief annotated listing of some key works that have been significantly influenced by Bonhoeffer's work.

Each volume in this series also has a selected bibliography section -- this one for Bonhoeffer is divided into works by Bonhoeffer (primary sources in English), works about Bonhoeffer (secondary sources in English), and includes a text of larger bibliographic references. The book also has several indexes -- a place and subject index, and a names index. This is a very good book for scholarship. The translations of the works from the original German is new, preserving some of the language uses (masculine pronouns for God) while modifying others (gender neutral translations for terms such as Mensch, Menschen).

A superb overview of the work of this seminal thinker.......2001-10-18

This book is a great place to start if you are new to Bonhoeffer's work. It is equally useful for those who have read a lot of Bonhoeffer since it includes selections from key but less well known or less accessible works like his talk at the Fano "Life and Work" conference on the importance of addressing international issues, or his 1939 letter to the Finkenwald brethren. Moreover, de Gruchy's selection of pages or even paragraphs of more difficult texts are a model for such anthologies. The very useful 40-page introduction and editor's notes before each selection say just enough to be helpful while they reveal de Gruchy's mastery of his subject. They also reflect the fact that like Bonhoeffer, de Gruchy was active for years in political struggle within a repressive regime -- in his case, South Africa. Aside from brief biographies by Bethge or Robertson that quote widely from Bonhoeffer, I don't know of a better overview to one of the most useful thinkers of the last century for our own, precarious, ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ
John De Gruchy
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