1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786228503321

Titolo

Dear Mark Twain [[electronic resource] ] : letters from his readers / / edited by R. Kent Rasmussen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013

ISBN

0-520-95516-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Jumping frogs : undiscovered, rediscovered, and celebrated writings of Mark Twain ; ; 4

Altri autori (Persone)

RasmussenR. Kent

TwainMark <1835-1910.>

Disciplina

818/.409

Soggetti

Authors, American - 19th century

Authors and readers - United States

Humorists, American - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Note on Texts -- 1861-1870 -- 1871-1880 -- 1881-1890 -- 1891-1900 -- 1901-1910 -- Note on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index of Correspondents' Locations -- Index of Mark Twain Characters and Works -- General Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

A voracious pack-rat, Mark Twain hoarded his readers' letters as did few of his contemporaries. Dear Mark Twain collects 200 of these letters written by a diverse cross-section of correspondents from around the world-children, farmers, schoolteachers, businessmen, preachers, railroad clerks, inmates of mental institutions, con artists, and even a former president. It is a unique and groundbreaking book-the first published collection of reader letters to any writer of Mark Twain's time. Its contents afford a rare and exhilarating glimpse into the sensibilities of nineteenth-century people while revealing the impact Samuel L. Clemens had on his readers. Clemens's own and often startling comments and replies are also included. R. Kent Rasmussen's extensive research provides fascinating profiles of the correspondents, whose personal stories are often as interesting as their letters. Ranging from gushing fan appreciations and requests for help and advice to suggestions for writing projects and stinging criticisms, the letters are



filled with perceptive insights, pathos, and unintentional but often riotous humor. Many are deeply moving, more than a few are hilarious, some may be shocking, but none are dull.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829037203321

Autore

Kaissi Amer <1976->

Titolo

Intangibles : the unexpected traits of high-performing healthcare leaders / / Amer Kaissi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, IL : , : HAP, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-56793-926-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages)

Collana

ACHE management series

Disciplina

362.10683

Soggetti

Health services administration

Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The author, a healthcare professor, executive coach and consultant, gleans evidence and insights from researchers, executives, philosophers, and thought leaders. Intangibles is neither a self-help book offering prescriptive answers nor a leadership-guru memoir looking back at a lifetime of lessons learned. Rather, it offers an engaging exploration of evidence-based practices from an array of leaders in different settings. -



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248164803316

Autore

Higgins Padhraig

Titolo

A nation of politicians : gender, patriotism, and political culture in late eighteenth-century Ireland / / Padhraig Higgins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, WI, : University of Wisconsin Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-42419-X

9786612424199

0-299-23333-2

Descrizione fisica

x, 333 p

Collana

History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora

Soggetti

Political participation - Ireland - History - 18th century

Ireland History 1760-1820

Ireland Politics and government 1760-1820

Ireland Militia History 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.