Best Selling Books by John Taylor

"Proof" has been and remains one of the concepts which characterises mathematics. Covering basic propositional and predicate logic as well as discussing axiom systems and formal proofs, the book seeks to explain what mathematicians understand by proofs and how they are communicated. The authors explore the principle techniques of direct and indirect proof including induction, existence and uniqueness proofs, proof by contradiction, constructive and non-constructive proofs, etc. Many examples from analysis and modern algebra are included. The exceptionally clear style and presentation ensures that the book will be useful and enjoyable to those studying and interested in the notion of mathematical "proof."

The first volume of Paths to Contemporary French Literature offered a critical panorama of over fifty French writers and poets. With this second volume, John Taylor?an American writer and critic who has lived in France for the past thirty years?continues this ambitious and critically acclaimed project.Praised for his independence, curiosity, intimate knowledge of European literature, and his sharp reader''s eye, John Taylor is a writer-critic who is naturally skeptical of literary fashions, overnight reputations, and readymade academic categories. Charting the paths that have lead to the most serious and stimulating contemporary French writing, he casts light on several neglected postwar French authors, all the while highlighting genuine mentors and invigorating newcomers. Some names (Patrick Chamoiseau, Pascal Quignard, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Jean Rouaud, Francis Ponge, Aime Cesaire, Marguerite Yourcenar, J. M. G. Le Clezio) may be familiar to the discriminating and inquisitive American reader, but their work is incisively re-evaluated here. The book also includes a moving remembrance of Nathalie Sarraute, and an evocation of the author''s meetings with Julien Gracq Other writers in this second volume are equally deserving authors whose work is highly respected by their peers in France yet little known in English-speaking countries. Taylor''s pioneering elucidations in this respect are particularly valuable.This second volume also examines a number of non-French, originally non-French-speaking writers (such as Gherasim Luca, Petr Kral, Armen Lubin, Venus Ghoura-Khata, Piotr Rawicz, as well as Samuel Beckett) who chose French as their literary idiom. Taylor is in a perfect position to understand their motivations, struggles, and goals. In a day and age when so little is known in English-speaking countries about foreign literature, and when so little is translated, the two volumes of Paths to Contemporary French Literature are absorb

Church and Chronicle in the Middle Ages is a collection of essays presented to John Taylor, former Life Fellow and medieval scholar at the University of Leeds. The essays in the volume have two clear foci, also those of John Taylor''s own work: the study of history-writing in the middle ages and the late medieval church. With contributions key scholars on topics such as the hagiography of Saint-Wandrille, Swein Forkbeard and the historians, personal seals in 13th-century England, women in the Plumpton Correspondence and medievalism in counter-reformation Sicily, this volume is a rich and varied collection of medieval scholarship and a fitting tribute to Taylor''s work from his friends and colleagues.

Tells how a group of corporateraiders and Wall Street mercenaries attempted a takeover of Walt Disney Productions.

The underground history of the American education will take you on a journey into the background, philosophy, psychology, politics, and purposes of compulsion schooling.

"An Examination into and Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" is an important theological treatise written via John Taylor, the 0.33 president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It examines the fundamental foundations of LDS theology. John Taylor''s paintings delves thoroughly into the idea of Jesus Christ''s mediation and atonement, that''s essential to the LDS Church''s teachings. He explores the essence of Christ''s function because the mediator between God and humanity, in addition to the idea of atonement, which argues that humanity can locate reconciliation with God via Christ''s struggling and sacrifice. Taylor''s writing is distinguished by means of its thoroughness and scriptural references, which he draws closely from the Bible and different LDS scriptures inclusive of the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants. In the context of Christ''s atonement, he tackles questions regarding the nature of God, the purpose of existence, and the function of company and loose will. The book serves as a theological guide for LDS Church individuals, offering a complete comprehension of their faith''s key principles. It also demonstrates John Taylor''s sizeable research and commitment to explaining and protecting Mormonism''s key teachings.

John Taylor was born in 1811.

The author describes his career with the Navy''s first anti-terrorist unit.

In the last half-century George Orwell''s Animal Farm and Nineteen Eight-Four have sold over 40 million copies. The adjective ''Orwellian'' is now a byword for a particular way of thinking about life, literature and language, while Orwell himself has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in Western political thought.

This valuable handbook covers the relations between writer/publisher and publisher/public, including the latest approaches to clearing text for libel, privacy, and related legal exposure, contracts, negotiating royalties, advances, options, writer''s warranty, subsidiary rights splits; intellectual property issues, including electronic publishing and software, trademark and copyright law, filing procedures; antitrust issues; with expert analysis on numerous other topics. By Mark A. Fischer, E. Gabriel Perle and John Taylor Williams. Perle, Williams and& Fischer on Publishing Law, Fourth Edition describes contract and problem issues commonly encountered in negotiating royalties, advances, options, writer''s warranty, subsidiary rights splits, and much more. You''ll also find intellectual property issues as they affect publishing, including electronic publishing and software, trademark and copyright law, filing procedures, antitrust issues, and more, including: Extensive coverage of copyright issues including fair use, duration and ownership. International considerations in publishing including coverage of conventions and treaties. The authors also look at international issues involved in contract drafting. Complete coverage of moral rights, what they are and how they are treated both domestically and internationally. An overview of how antitrust laws in the US impact publishing rights. Publishing contracts are examined in depth. Given that the publishing landscape now includes eBooks, periodicals, traditional print and multimedia considerations, drafting an effective contract has become even more important. The authors explore this topic in great detail. And much more.

Looks at story-patterns and themes which Greek and Latin literature share with the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament. This work considers the subject from the classical side: Homer, the Greek tragedians, Plato, and Virgil. It also focuses on the New Testament, and on the aspects of later reception.

Reproduction of the original: Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War by John Taylor Wood

DigiCat presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. "Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War" is a collection of seven narratives gathered and edited by the first modern southern writer, George Washington Cable. Mr. Cable put together the most interesting Civil War stories he had heard, which he shared with the readers and thusly saved them from oblivion. Contents: War Diary of a Union Woman in the South The Locomotive Chase in Georgia Mosby''s "Partizan Rangers" A Romance of Morgan''s Rough-riders Colonel Rose''s Tunnel at Libby Prison A Hard Road to Travel out of Dixie Escape of General Breckinridge