The Numismatist's Downtown Companion

The Numismatist's Downtown Companion
Author: Q. David Bowers
Publisher: Vestal Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1996-10-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780943161532

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One Coin is Never Enough

One Coin is Never Enough
Author: Michael S. Shutty
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2011-09-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440217211

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One Coin is Never Enough presents an upbeat, friendly analysis that is a celebration of the collector. Emphasis is placed on the venerable skills that collectors need to cultivate to get started. Michael S. Shutty Jr., Ph.D. introduces the idea that coins are transformed into something special when numismatists choose to collect them. In this way, the collector is placed front and center. Michael uses the term "marvelous" to capture the allure that coins have for sharing secrets about the past—but here again, he gives coin collectors all the credit for telling their stories. This is a unique approach in numismatic writing, as more often than not, the coins are given precedence! After reading this book, you will realize that it is the other way around. What better way is there to get started or re-invigorated with collecting coins?

The Numismatist's Bedside Companion

The Numismatist's Bedside Companion
Author: Q. David Bowers
Publisher: Vestal Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1987
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780943161020

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Orientalism

Orientalism
Author: Edward W. Said
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0804153868

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A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—three decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. "Intellectual history on a high order ... and very exciting." —The New York Times In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding.