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Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769-1860) war ein deutscher Dichter und Revolutionär. Ab 1791 studierte er zunächst an der Universität Greifswald und später in Jena, neben evangelischer Theologie, Geschichte, Erd- und Völkerkunde auch Sprachen und Naturwissenschaften. Er erhielt, nach einem Aufenthalt (1803-1804) in Schweden, 1806 eine außerordentliche Professur an der philosophischen Fakultät in Greifswald. Durch seine Schrift als Franzosenhasser bekannt, musste er vor den Truppen Napoleons nach Schweden flüchten und traf 1806 in Stockholm ein. Nach Napoleons Niederlage in Russland kehrte er 1813 nach Schwedisch- Pommern zurück. Er fuhr fort, die nationale Einheitsbewegung im deutschen Volk durch Schriften zu unterstützen wie: Was Bedeutet Landwehr und Landsturm, Über Entstehung und Bestimmung der Deutschen Legion. Aus derselben Zeit stammen seine Kriegs- und Vaterlandslieder wie Lieder für Teutsche (1813) und Kriegs und Wehrlieder (1815). 1848 zog Arndt als Abgeordneter für Solingen in die Frankfurter Nationalversammlung ein. Weniger bekannt als Arndts politische Schriften sind seine wunderbaren Märchen- und Sagensammlungen, die ihn über Deutschland hinaus in der literarischen Welt bekannt machten. Auch tief religiöse Gedichte verfasste er, von denen noch heute zwei als Lieder vertont im Evangelischen Gesangbuch zu finden sind. ... Read more

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John Wesley (1703-1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, with founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to openair preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield. In contrast to George Whitefield's Calvinism (which later led to the forming of the Calvinistic Methodists), Wesley embraced Arminianism. Methodism in both forms was a highly successful evangelical movement in the United Kingdom, which encouraged people to experience Christ personally. Wesley helped to organise and form societies throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland; small groups that developed intensive, personal accountability, discipleship and religious instruction among members. His great contribution was to appoint itinerant, unordained preachers who travelled widely to evangelise and care for people in the societies. Young men who acted as their assistants were called "exhorters" who functioned in a similar fashion to the twelve apostles after the ascension of Jesus. Under Wesley's direction, Methodists became leaders in many social justice issues of the day, including the prison reform and abolitionism movements. ... Read more

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By the Renaissance Roman Catholic monk, The Imitation of Christ (1418), is one of the most well-known Christian books on devotion. Thomas à Kempis also wrote The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes (not published until 1906). ... Read more

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Very palatable translation
Many translators of this classic attempt to "breath life" into the work with overly florid language which some may find a distraction to it's quietly contemplative nature.The reverend Benham does well in this version to keep the translation true to it's spirit - the meaning is drawn from the truth of it's words and not from their affectation.

Incredible Devotional Book
This is one of the most special books that I own for quiet times with God.Written by Thomas a Kempis about 500 years ago, it proves to be just as heart-piercing now as it was then.The ultimate "quiet time companion",it is a true classic that has blessed men and women of God for centuries. ... Read more

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Plato (428/427 BC-348/347 BC), whose original name was Aristocles, was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the great trio of ancient Greeks - succeeding Socrates and preceding Aristotle - who between them laid the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato is widely believed to have been a student of Socrates and to have been deeply influenced by his teacher's unjust death. Plato's brilliance as a writer and thinker can be witnessed by reading his Socratic dialogues. Some of the dialogues, letters, and other works that are ascribed to him are considered spurious. Plato is thought to have lectured at the Academy, although the pedagogical function of his dialogues, if any, is not known with certainty. They have historically been used to teach philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote. ... Read more

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Adequate for what it is
This is a review of this edition, not of the Cratylus, which gets five stars +++. There's little info on this edition provided by either Amazon or the publisher. It is physically a very small edition of the Jowett translation. Jowett's translation is not very true to the Greek, butthere is no accurate English translation of the Cratylus available in the manner of Allan Bloom's excellent translation of the Republic. Another reason this edition isn't suitable to serious study is that the Stephanus numbers have been omitted. But it's dirt cheap and portable. Not as cheap as it was when I ordered it three days ago, however. THen it was 1.39. Now it's 2.99 (the publisher's list price) plus 1.99 "sourcing fee" (a.k.a. shipping and handling, since this book qualifies for "free" shipping with Am Prime). ... Read more

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Baruch de Spinoza (Benedict de Spinoza, Bento de Espinosa, Benedictus de Spinoza) (1632-1677) was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Jewish origin. The breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death. Today, he is considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy, laying the groundwork for the 18thcentury Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism. By virtue of his magnum opus, the posthumous Ethics (1677), he is also considered one of Western philosophy's definitive ethicists. Spinoza lived quietly as a lens grinder, turning down rewards and honours throughout his life, including prestigious teaching positions. Spinoza became known in the Jewish community for positions contrary to normative Jewish belief, with critical positions towards the Talmud and other religious texts. Spinoza's philosophy has much in common with Stoicism in as much as both philosophies sought to fulfil a therapeutic role by instructing people how to attain happiness. His other works include: On the Improvement of the Understanding and A Theologico-Political Treatise. ... Read more

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keystone piece
this is a well written masterpiece worth reading objectively to see some of the power struggles between religion and government.masterful accounting of history.while it seems that the author emits some prejudices it is nevertheless a key historic denkensturken.i give it a B plus and i recommend perusing it.

one of Benedict De Spinoza's most important works
A Theologico-Political Treatise (Tractatus Theologico-Politicus) by Benedict de Spinoza

In the context of a new emerging wave of religious fundamentalism on one hand, and post-modernist denials of the importance of Reason on the other, the book is as important as ever to the intellectual heritage of modern Society. ... Read more

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Richard Henry Savage (1846-1903) was a soldier, engineer, diplomat, lawyer, novelist, civic leader and war hero. His ancestors were English, Scottish and Irish, and his grandfather, a civil engineer, arrived in America around 1805. Savage graduated from West Point in 1868 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He joined the Egyptian army as a major in 1871. He served on the Texas-Mexico frontier and as a chief engineer on a railroad in California, retiring in 1884. Savage wrote his first novel, My Official Wife (1891), which proved to be his most famous. He wrote over 40 books, including Our Mysterious Passenger and Other Stories (1899). Savage became senior Captain of the 27th U.S. Volunteer Infantry and was appointed Brigadier General and Chief Engineer of Spanish War Veterans in 1900. After living such an adventurous life, Savage was run over by a horse-drawn wagon while crossing Sixth Avenue in New York City. ... Read more

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Reverend Dr. John Gibson Paton (1824-1907) was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides. He was a stocking manufacturer and later a colporteur. After some elementary education, John G., from the age of 12, started learning the trade of his stocking manufacturing father and, for fourteen hours a day, he manipulated one of the six "stocking frames" in his father's workshop. John G. and Mary Paton landed on the island of Tanna, in the southern part of the New Hebrides, in 1858 and built a small house at Port Resolution. From Aneityum, John G. went first to Australia, then to Scotland, to arouse greater interest in the work of the New Hebrides, to recruit new missionaries, and especially to raise a large sum of money for the building and upkeep of a sailing ship to assist the missionaries in the work of evangelizing the Islands. Later he raised a much larger sum with which to build a mission steamship. During this time in Scotland, in 1864, in Edinburgh, Scotland, John G. married Margaret (Maggie) Whitecross, a descendant of the so called "Whitecross Knights". ... Read more

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) ist der wohl berühmteste Dichter und Schriftsteller Dänemarks. Schon am Ende seiner Schulzeit schrieb er das Gedicht Das sterbende Kind. Dieses wurde als kleines Meisterwerk anerkannt, in dem der Autor die Welt aus den Augen eines kleinen Kindes betrachtete, was insgesamt für sein Schaffen kennzeichnend wurde. Andersen unternahm mehrere Reisen nach Deutschland, England, Italien, Spanien und in das Osmanische Reich. Unter dem Einfluss der italienischen Landschaft entstanden dann die ersten Texte. In den dreißiger Jahren des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts fand der junge Dichter in Deutschland größere Anerkennung als in seinem eigenen Vaterland. Sein Roman Der Improvisator (1835) erschien bald in deutscher Übersetzung. Andersen schrieb mehr als 160 Märchen in acht Bänden. Dabei bearbeitete er Volksmärchen, bis sie seinen literarischen Ansprüchen genügten und von Kindern verstanden werden konnten. Weitere Werke des Autors sind u. a.: Das Märchen Meines Lebens Ohne Dichtung (1847), Die Beiden Baroninnen (1848), Historier, Erzählungen und Märchen (1852) und Aus Herz und Welt (1860). ... Read more

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Alfred John Church (1829-1912) was an English classical scholar. He was born in London and was educated at King’s College London, and Lincoln College, Oxford, he took holy orders and was an assistant-master at Merchant Taylors’ School for many years. From 1880 until 1888 he was professor of Latin at University College, London. While at University College in partnership with William Jackson Brodribb, he translated Tacitus and edited Pliny’s Letters (Epistulae). Church also wrote a number of stories in English re-telling of classical tales and legends for young people (Stories from Virgil, Stories from Homer, etc. ). He also wrote much Latin and English verse, and in 1908 published his Memories of Men and Books. Other works include: Stories of the Magicians (1887), The Count of the Saxon Shore; or, The Villa in Vectis (with Ruth Putnam) (1888), Heroes of Chivalry and Romance (1898), Stories of Charlemagne (1902), The Crown of Pine (1906) and With the King at Oxford (1909). ... Read more

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Herman Cyril McNeile MC (1888-1937) was a British author, who published under the pen name Sapper. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1907 and was sent to France in 1914 when World War I broke out. McNeile saw action at both the First and the Second Battle of Ypres. He displayed considerable bravery, was awarded the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches. His first known published works were a series of short war stories based on his own experiences, published under the name Sapper in the Daily Mail newspaper. These stories were immediately successful and later sold over 200,000 copies within a year when republished in book-form. He was one of the most successful British popular authors of the Interwar period. In 1919, McNeile resigned from the army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and became a full-time author, publishing his first novel, Mufti, in that year. He is mainly remembered as the author of the ten Bulldog Drummond books the first of which was published in 1920. These brought him public recognition and considerable financial success. ... Read more

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Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), also known as "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. The popularity of his novels and short stories has meant that not one has ever gone out of print. Dickens wrote serialised novels, the usual format for fiction at the time, and each new part of his stories was eagerly anticipated by the reading public. Among his best-known works are Sketches by Boz (1836), The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1838), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Barnaby Rudge (1841), A Christmas Carol (1843), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1861) and Our Mutual Friend (1865). ... Read more

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James VI and I (James Stuart) (1566-1625) was King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland. He was the first to style himself King of Great Britain. He was a talented scholar, writing works such as Daemonologie (1597), The True Law of Free Monarchies (1598), Basilikon Doron (1599), and A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco (1604). King James was known by the epithet "the wisest fool in Christendom." ... Read more

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Being out in the wilderness doesn't mean you can't have a great meal.This is a collection of great campfire meals including great recipes like:
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Xenophon (431-355 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, was a soldier, mercenary and an admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the sayings of Socrates, and the life of Greece. He participated in the expedition led by Cyrus the Younger against his older brother, the emperor Artaxerxes II of Persia, in 401 BC. His record of the entire expedition against the Persians and the journey home was titled Anabasis (The Expedition or The March Up Country). He was later exiled from Athens, most likely because he fought under the Spartan king Agesilaus against Athens at Coronea. The Spartans gave him property at Scillus, near Olympia in Elis, where he composed the Anabasis. His writings are often read by beginning students of the Greek language. His Hellenica is a major primary source for events in Greece from 411 to 362 BC, and his Socratic writings, preserved complete, are the only surviving representatives of the genre of Sokratikoi logoi other than the dialogues of Plato. ... Read more

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Collection of poems from 1912 by Emily Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (1861-1913), who was a Canadian writer and performer. She is often remembered for her poems that celebrate her aboriginal heritage. One such poem is the frequently anthologised The Song my Paddle Sings (inluded in this book). Her first volume of poetry, The White Wampum, was published in London in 1895, and followed by Canadian Born in 1903. The contents of these volumes, along with some additional poems, were published as Flint and Feather in 1912. This volume has been reprinted many times, becoming one of the best-selling titles of Canadian poetry. ... Read more

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Joseph Fort Newton (1876-1950) was an American author. His books include Some Living Masters of the Pulpit (1923), The Men's House (1923), and Preaching in New York (1924). "Fourteen years ago the writer of this volume entered the temple of Freemasonry, and that date stands out in memory as one of the most significant days in his life. There was a little spread on the night of his raising, and, as is the custom, the candidate was asked to give his impressions of the Order. Among other things, he made request to know if there was any little book which would tell a young man the things he would most like to know about Masonry-what it was, whence it came, what it teaches, and what it is trying to do in the world? No one knew of such a book at that time, nor has any been found to meet a need which many must have felt before and since. By an odd coincidence, it has fallen to the lot of the author to write the little book for which he made request fourteen years ago. " ... Read more

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The Builders is exactly what Masonry is about
I was given a copy of this book when I first became a Freemason back in the early 1980's, I have read it and re-read it over the years.I always get something new out of it each time I read it.I often quote from it as Newton was a skilled writer on the subject of Masonry.

I would recommend it to anyone be they an Entered Apprentice, Master Mason or someone thinking of becoming a Mason.The only secrets in Masonry are the business conducted in Lodge concerning the funds taking in and how the money is to be spent, other than that there are no secrets between Masons.

Every mason ought to read this book.
I finished reading this book between my E.A. and F.C. confirmations and want to read it again (as a M.M.), but it is on loan to one of my brothers.This is a book every mason ought to read.It is full of references to good literature and gives a very articulated and informative view of many aspects of masonry.While not as hard to read as Moral and Dogma, it does take a minute to absorb, but it is none the less very well written.I say all this pertaining to the 1916 or so 1st edition (from the 2nd printing) that I inherited from my Grandfather, which is hardbound approx. 292 pages.But let us hope that in the later editions the antiquity of masonry which is so elloquently expressed in the original has been preserved.

great book for a new Mason
This is a great book for a new (or old) Master Mason to read. Joeseph Fort Newton designed this book for new Master Masons under the Grand Lodge of Iowa - but it is in no way specific to Iowa. ... Read more

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John Gay (1685-1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names. In 1715, probably with some help from Pope, he produced What d'ye Call it?, a dramatic skit on contemporary tragedy, with special reference to Thomas Otway's Venice Preserved. In 1716 appeared his Trivia; or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London, a poem in three books, for which he acknowledged having received several hints from Swift. In 1717 he produced the comedy, Three Hours After Marriage, which was grossly indecent without being amusing, and was a complete failure. Gay had numerous patrons, and in 1720 he published Poems on Several Occasions by subscription, taking in £1000 or more. In 1727 he wrote for Prince William, afterwards Duke of Cumberland, his famous Fifty-One Fables in Verse, for which he naturally hoped to gain some preferment, although he has much to say in them of the servility of courtiers and the vanity of court honours. ... Read more

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A comprehensive collection of tales edited by the American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer. American culture is indebted to him for helping to spread, by his lectures as well as his writings, a love of good reading in the United States. ... Read more

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Charles Fayette McGlashan (1847- 1931) was born in Wisconsin. He attended Sotoyme Institute, Healdsburg, California, from 1861 to 1865 and Williston Seminary in Massachusetts, 1868-1870. In 1878 a subscription to the Republican from a survivor of the Donner Party led to McGlashan's writing several articles on the subject. In 1879 History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra was published. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American emigrants caught up in the "westering fever" of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846-1847, some of them resorted to cannibalism. ... Read more

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History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra
I found it a very worthwhile read.The author (a Donner) was a small girl during the trip.She would see things through her child's eye.I thought it a good defense of the Donner party and a good story.It was amazing how difficult it was to get help to agree to come rescue the party.I had always thought that "back then" everybody was a good neighbor willing to jump in and help.I guess not.I would recommend this book.

A must read... Very Detailed.
This book on Kindle, gives eye witness accounts from survivors and rescuers of the Donner party's unfortunate endeavor to reach California and their trials and tribulations. It is a very detailed book that contains a few quotes from one of the people who traveled with the Donner Party who kept a journal of the events taking place at the time. It is a very detailed account and I would not recommend this book to young readers or readers that don't have a strong stomach. I would recommend this book however if you want to know what took place at that time.

A good read with some distractions
I've read a few books on the Donner Party and have found the cast of characters daunting and the number of rescue missions difficult to sort out.Charles Fayette McGlashan lays out the general travel of the Donner party most clearly and provides the best overview.

McGlashan at times writes in a very melodramatic fashion, sometimes peppered with exclamation marks to drive home the plight of the travelers.At one point, he defends the need for the Donner Party to kill some Indian guides for food.Not politically correct for today, it sheds light on the attitude towards Indians at the time.

Included are excerpts from letters and diaries written on the trail, and interviews made afterward.I found the interview with Lewis Keseberg most fascinating.He is so often characterized as a willing cannibal.I have never read his account of the story before and it is well worth downloading this book just to read his interview.

The last part of the book recounts a short biography of John A. Sutter, who helped supply the rescue operations, and also the fate of each survivor.Some might find that interesting, but the cast of characters is so huge that I found it time consuming and a bit of a drag.

The Kindle version does not sport a clickable table of contents.The chapters are numbered, followed by a curious string of words which look like they could be a mass of titles jumbled together in a paragraph.For instance, the first chapter begins with, "Donner Lake A famous Tourist Resort Building the Central Pacific California's Skating Park The Pioneers The Organization of the Donner Party Ho! for California! A mammoth Train The Dangers by the Way . . . ."It went on for another five lines.I made sure to skip it but found it distracting.

Altogether, it was a good read with some distractions.For a more personal tale of the Donner party, I recommend The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

A great story, but difficult to read
A huge wagon train split up at the western end of the great salt lake. Most of the emigrants took the traditional route to California. Some of them decided to go through Hasting's cutoff. Hasting had gone to California on the regular route. He wrote The Emigrant's Guide To California. Inside the book, there was a new route, a route which Hastings thought up. He had never actually tried it out when the Donner Party came. It turned out to be much rougher, and even longer than the regular route. 3 people died before they even reached Donner Lake. At Donner Lake, the party was trapped in the snow. They built several cabins, but the Donners themselves never got to the lake. They put up several tents on Alder Creek. They ran out of food, and sent several small, unsuccessful parties to California. They became desperate, and sent out one last party, "The Forlorn Hope." Those who were strong enough, set out for California. There were 15 people in the Forlorn Hope. The first to die of hunger and cold was a 13 year old, Lemuel. His sister couldn't watch as the rest of the Forlorn Hope ate Lemuel. More people died, but eventually, the remaining seven, reached Sutter's fort. Meanwhile, James F. Reed, who had been banished from the party, assembled a rescue party. The first try to reach the people at the lake was unsuccessful. Eventually they get to the lake, and rescue the people they could. This is a great book about the Donner Party. It was written in a way that makes it hard to read for anyone under 12, but it captured the drama perfectly.

Keep a paper bag handy.
Maudlin, hypersentimental tripe, worthless as either a history or a scientific inquiry into the events surrounding its subject. A wandering bard's laments with a street organ would be more valuable as a historical source than this piece of sycophancy, a purported "history" bursting at the seams with errors and largely devoid of accurate facts, chronology or topography.

McGlashan befriended Donner party survivors during compiling his material and what he eventually thrusts on the world as a "history" is a ludicrous, simpering ode to both the living and the dead concerned with no regard for the truth, a pathetically transparent attempt at fanning his new-found "friends" raw sensibilities on the subject (no pun intended), and appeasing his own quixotic knights-on-white-steeds world-view.

Bancroft, talking about the Donner party incident in his "History of California", says "C.F. McGlashan published a volume on the subject in 1879, treating it in a manner that has left little or nothing to be desired". Was Bancroft under the gun or under the influence when he wrote those words? We shall never know. What we do know is that such irresponsible eulogizing by his peers catapulted McGlashan's ham-handed, lopsided "history" to undeserved posterity.

If you want to read a real history of the Donner party incident, George Stewart's "Ordeal by Hunger" would be a good place to start. In comparison, McGlashan's composition is good for entertainment. His flowery language frequently elicits chuckles, not a minor achievement considering the extreme grimness of the subject matter.

Had McGlashan, obese with flowery prose and sentimental rambling stumbled onto a certain grizzled gathering at the shores of Lake Truckee in the winter of 1846, the questionable gourmets present may have appreciated him far better than the modern student of history.... ... Read more

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Emily Rose Burt was the author of: Entertaining Made Easy (1919), Speaker and Recitations for all Occasions (1924), Make Your Bazar Pay (1925), Planning Your Party (1927) and The Shower Book (1928). "Because it's different, it isn't necessarily hard to prepare-there are lots of novelties in decoration, amusement and "eats" that are perfectly simple and inexpensive. They are what help to make entertaining easy, in fact. And just at this point you see comes in the reason for the writing of this little book. " ... Read more