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  • The Virginia Presidents

    A Travel and History Guide

    by Richard E. Dixon ...
    This book is for the traveler interested in the lives of the eight men from Virginia who became President of the United States. Four of the first five presidents were Virginians - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe - covering thirty of the nation's first thirty-four years. Two - William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor - professional soldiers who would push aside ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy

    Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings

    by Derek H. Davis, M. Andrew Holowchak, Richard E. Dixon, William Merkel, James J. Carpenter, Richard Guy Wilson, Garrett Ward Sheldon, Paul B. Thompson ...
    Though it is not uncommon for historians to have something to say concerning philosophical strands in Jefferson’s thought, that something is usually insubstantial—often misleadingly so—or inchoate. Overall, precious little has been said. The significance of the man and the richness of his thought demands that this defect be remedied.Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • The Name of the Rose

    by Umberto Eco ...
    Translated by William Weaver, Richard Dixon ...
    Now available in a deluxe edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author: the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey“Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.” —New York Times“Whether you're into ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

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    Dying for Success

    by Richard Dixon ...
    Narrated by Richard Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours

    Just when you think nothing more can go wrong….In 1999 I died aged 34.Life had already been unusually tough but everything happens for a reason. My book “Dying for Success” is a motivational and inspirational memoir mixed with experiential learning for self- help. My life reads like a heart attack having experienced fabulous peaks and life changing troughs, few people in the world who have ... Read more

    $21.38 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Turn Around and Take a Bow!

    by Mike Dixon, Mike Dixon, Richard Heathcote ...
    Narrated by Mike Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 28 min

    Mike Dixon has been involved in the British music industry for over 40 years and has been Musical Director for more than twenty West End productions including, We Will Rock You, The Bodyguard, Grease, Aspects of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar. His TV credits include six Royal Variety Performances, countless light entertainment series and Glastonbury ... Read more

    $22.14 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Ardor

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    In a meditation on the wisdom of the Vedas, Roberto Calasso's Ardor brings ritual and sacrifice to bear on the modern worldIn this revelatory volume, Roberto Calasso, whom The Paris Review has called "a literary institution," explores the ancient texts known as the Vedas. Little is known about the Vedic people, who lived more than three thousand years ago in northern India: They left behind ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Prague Cemetery

    by Umberto Eco ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    The #1 international bestselling historical novel from the award-winning and New York Times –bestselling author of The Name of the Rose .Nineteenth-century Europe—from Turin to Prague to Paris—abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and cele... ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Ruin of Kasch

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    An "erudite" translation of a classic work on violence and revolution as seen through mythology and art offers "unsettling observations on civilization" ( Kirkus Reviews).The Ruin of Kasch takes up two subjects—"the first is Talleyrand, and the second is everything else," wrote Italo Calvino when the book first appeared in 1983. Hailed as one of those rare books that persuade us to see our entire ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Unnamable Present

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    A meditation on the rise of nationalism and totalitarianism in the contemporary world, by the author of The Ruin of Kasch.The ninth part of Roberto Calasso's masterwork, The Unnamable Present, is closely connected with themes of the first book, The Ruin of Kasch. But while Kasch is an enlightened exploration of modernity, The Unnamable Present propels us into the twenty first century.Tourists, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Philosophy of the Home

    Domestic Space and Happiness

    by Emanuele Coccia ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological and cultural significance. They play a decisive role in human flourishing and, for hundreds of years, their walls and walkways, windows and doorways have guided our relationships with others and with ourselves. They reflect and reinforce ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • The Celestial Hunter

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    In this analysis of human history and myth, "[Calasso's] flow of associations leaves you feeling not out of your depth, but smarter and better read" ( The New York Times Book Review).A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceThere was a time, even before prehistory, when man was simply a defenseless animal. The gods he worshiped took the form of other beasts or were the patterns of the stars he ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Dante

    The Story of His Life

    by Marco Santagata ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    A Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA Marginal Revolution Best Non-Fiction Book of the YearA Seminary Co-op Notable Book of the YearA Times Higher Education Book of the WeekA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearMarco Santagata’s Dante: The Story of His Life illuminates one of the world’s supreme poets from many angles—writer, philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. ... Read more

    $29.59 USD