James Fisher
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ebenezer Erskine and his son-in-law, James Fisher, were partners in producing what was, at first spoken of as The Synod's Catechism, but came to be, known better as Fisher's, for it was the younger man that finished it and perhaps, had the main hand in most of it, though the greater share of the earlier part has been, attributed to Ebenezer Erskine. This exposition of the Shorter Catechism attained a greater vogue, than any other in Scotland, even...
2) Sea-Birds
Author
Language
English
Description
Sea-Birds introduces us to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another. Few of the higher animals have successfully invaded the polar regions and the sea; but those that have - the whales, seals and sea-birds - have made a wonderful success of it. There are only about 250 true sea-birds in the world (there are over thirty times as many others); yet among this select...
Author
Language
English
Description
Site of the world's busiest and most lucrative harbor throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the Port of New York was also the historic preserve of Irish American gangsters, politicians, longshoremen's union leaders, and powerful Roman Catholic pastors. This is the demimonde depicted to stunning effect in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954) and into which James T. Fisher takes readers in this remarkable and engaging historical account...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A lushly photographed culinary travel book featuring profiles of the stewards of the world's oldest foodways--traditional farming, hunting, fishing, and foraging methods--along with 40 recipes. Food and travel writer Shane Mitchell and photographer James Fisher have traveled the world on assignment for food and travel publications such as Travel + Leisure and Saveur. Along the way, they have encountered the fascinating people who are keeping the...
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"Playwright Tony Kushner is a voice of intellectualism, neo-socialism, gay activism and political outrage in an era when the political pendulum has swayed to the right. Through scalding humor, thought, and compassion, he explores political dynamics and the human condition in the modern era. In this book 11 scholars explore the works of Tony Kushner across his career"--Provided by publisher.
17) A vampire's tale
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When a dysfunctional family moves to a remote farm, it finds itself in the middle of a centuries old feud. As night falls, terror emerges from the darkness in the form of a deadly seductress and a vampire cowboy, hell-bent on revenge.
Series
Criterion collection volume 647
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Marlon Brando gives the performance of his career as the tough prizefighter-turned-longshoreman Terry Malloy in this raggedly emotional tale of individual failure and institutional corruption. This film charts Terry's deepening moral crisis as he must choose whether to remain loyal to the mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly and Johnny's right-hand man, Terry's brother, Charley, as the authorities close in on them.
