Richard Davis
1) In the fog
Author
Publisher
Library of Congress/Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"On the evening following London's great fog of 1897, five men are lounging at the Grill, an exclusive gentleman's club. One, a visiting American diplomat, tells the others that while lost in the fog the night before, he stumbled upon the scene of a double murder! Scotland Yard, he relates, is baffled, but a second club member corroborates the diplomat's fantastic tale, confirming that the murder victims were a Russian princess and a young British...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This controversial 1897 book played an integral part in the United States' involvement in the Spanish-American War. The author, a popular reporter for the New York Journal, was dispatched by William Randolph Hearst to cover the Cuban uprising. His vibrant reports, gathered in this volume, are brilliantly enhanced with 24 illustrations by famed artist Frederic Remington"--
Author
Language
English
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From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. G. Willow Wilson's debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and it established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. Now she delivers The Bird King, a stunning new novel that tells the story of Fatima, a concubine in...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual and literary masterpieces. Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, from its origins in ancient India to its reception today as a spiritual classic that has been translated into more than seventy-five languages. The Gita opens on the eve of a mighty battle, when the warrior Arjuna is overwhelmed by...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the 1999 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize, South Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies" Richard H. Davis is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University. His previous publications include Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshiping Śiva in Medieval India (Princeton).
For many centuries, Hindus have taken it for granted that the religious images they place in temples and home shrines for purposes of worship...
Author
Publisher
Ægypan Press, [2007]
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Davis was one of the premier writers of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Once Upon a Time, published in 1910, showcases the storytelling talents for which Davis became famous. Some classic tales included are "A Question of Latitude," "A Wasted Day," and "The Make-Believe Man."
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"from an experienced organizational psychologist comes a unique guide to learning how to better read and understand people and make improved, more informed business decisions about them-including choosing the right employees, fostering relationships in the workplace, resolving conflicts more effectively, and optimizing your performance on the job-using the science of personality."--
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Three years after the Little Bighorn massacre, the American Indian Wars ended. The Colorado Utes were scattered in four relatively small bands. Then the appointment of an Indian agent steeped in the acquisitive philosophy of Manifest Destiny ignited an imminent explosion, which came in the form of a bloody massacre and five-day siege.
14) Cadence
Publisher
Republic Pictures Home Video
Language
English
Description
A rebellious army private finds himself in the stockade, with a bunch of roommates that probably won't accept him into their club -- he is white and they are black. Gradually, he earns their respect and they are united in a struggle against the tough, bigoted stockade commander.
19) Stony Island
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"The story of Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, as he forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. WIth the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy, they pull together a funky super-group, stealing practice time at night in the local funeral home. Despite few resources and heavy losses, this resilient group of dedicated musicians, armed only with wit, sleight of hand and outrageous Chicago bravado, must come together to make their...