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Richard Holmes
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born
November 05, 1945
in London, England, The United Kingdom
gender
male
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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
   3.97 avg rating — 1,731 ratings
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2008
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13 editions
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Coleridge: Early Visions, 1772-1804
4.53 avg rating — 85 ratings
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published
1991
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11 editions
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Shelley: The Pursuit
 4.42 avg rating — 81 ratings
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published
1974
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10 editions
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Footsteps: Adventures of a Romantic Biographer
4.22 avg rating — 64 ratings
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published
1987
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8 editions
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Coleridge: Darker Reflections, 1804-1834
4.40 avg rating — 58 ratings
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1995
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6 editions
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Dr. Johnson and Mr. Savage
3.92 avg rating — 40 ratings
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published
1999
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World War II: The Definitive Visual History: From Blitzkrieg to the Atom Bomb
by Richard Holmes , Ann Kramer , Charles Messenger 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings
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2009
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4 editions
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Sidetracks: Explorations of a Romantic Biographer
4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
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6 editions
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Angelic Wisdom Trilogy
5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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2011
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Musings of a Medium
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2011
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“Most people today couldn't tell a bombardier from a brigadier" - said during a lecture in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund in 2009”
― Richard Holmes, Soldiers
― Richard Holmes, Soldiers
“People today do not know the difference between a bombardier and a brigadier”
― Richard Holmes, Soldiers
― Richard Holmes, Soldiers
Polls
Spotlighted Book Discussion Poll I - October 26, 2011
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
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Allison Hoover BartlettThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
by Robert W. MerryA Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
by Edward DolnickThe Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of the Modern World
by Thomas LevensonNewton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist
by Lynn Hudson ParsonsThe Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1828
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Goodreads Librarians: Wrong author attributed to book | 12 | 161 | Sep 08, 2011 12:49am | |
| Audiobooks: Autumn 2011 | 370 | 168 | Dec 09, 2011 02:21pm | |
| The History Book ...: BECKY'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2011 | 106 | 108 | Dec 10, 2011 09:23pm | |
| Bookish: Science, Nature & Ecology & Charles Nelson Reilly | 320 | 142 | Jan 13, 2012 12:01pm | |
| The History Book ...: SCIENCE | 41 | 21 | Apr 21, 2012 09:02pm | |
| The History Book ...: SUGGESTION BOX | 97 | 297 | May 17, 2012 08:38am | |
| The History Book ...: RECENTLY ACQUIRED BOOKS | 374 | 206 | May 19, 2012 11:13am | |
| The History Book ...: * FIRST WORLD WAR - GENERAL | 493 | 426 | May 23, 2012 06:41am |
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