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Setting the letters in the context of the terrible losses suffered during the Battle of the Somme, Abbott reveals the actions of the War Office and Ministry of Munitions in providing better protection for the troops. He examines Conan Doyle's personal motives for involvement, and investigates the part played by another Edinburgh graduate, Caleb Saleeby, in promoting the development of helmets, body armour and shields.   Saving Lives is an absorbing account of how the creator of Sherlock Holmes used his fame to campaign against the horrific casualties on the Western Front.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51098997981457,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51098998407441,"sku":"GOR010606771","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52349309190417,"sku":"NLS9780948092824","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53649683808529,"sku":"GOR014992540","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0948092823.jpg?v=1751202678"},{"product_id":"leftward-ho-book-philip-abbott-9780313285684","title":"Leftward Ho!","description":"This first biography of V.F. Calverton gives an intellectual history of the American radical movement from 1920 to 1940 and shows how he and his Modern Quarterly led the forefront in wars of ideas about sex, lit, and party. This lively study of the career and times of Calverton examines basic questions about the relationships between literature and politics, feminist agendas, and political theory in ways that are still relevant. Students of political thought, American history, and American literature will find this biography a provocative one that brings the period alive in new ways.    A short introduction shows how Calverton yearned to be an American Lenin-Cassanova-Pericles. Philip Abbott then follows Calverton's participation in a series of intellectual wars fought in the 1920s and the 1930s. Thus does Abbott reassess American radicalism and the development of American bohemia and socialism. Calverton was the central figure in two efforts to found an American radical republic, both of which were rejected by his colleagues--famous writers and thinkers of his time. One attempt sought to create a republic of being in which participants explored the capacities of sexual liberation as an agent for change. Another involved the creation of a republic of doing in which radical citizens acted out revolutionary roles. This biography of a neglected theorist reevaluates radical projects in politics, psychology, and the arts in America in a seminal period in their development.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52474886979857,"sku":"NLS9780313285684","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780313285684.jpg?v=1759841813"},{"product_id":"sounds-for-a-new-world-book-philip-abbott-9780197810736","title":"Sounds for a New World","description":"In the Greco-Roman world, gods were known to tame soundscapes, or acoustic landscapes. Zeus, Apollo, Orpheus, and other Classical deities demonstrated their power by bringing order to chaotic sound worlds, replacing cacophony with harmony. In late antiquity, Christians took up this archetype and applied it to Jesus. For many early Christians, the advent of Christ resembled the modern phenomenon of a musical key change, but on a grand scale: Jesus initiated a recalibration of the cosmic soundscape, ushering in a new world. However, according to many Christians in late antiquity, this universal key change was not yet complete. Late ancient Christians believed that they could participate in the ongoing sonic work of Christ by Christianizing the acoustic landscapes of the world.  In Sounds for a New World, Philip Abbott explores how late ancient Christians envisioned themselves as participants in the worldwide retuning effort, harmonizing the Classical world to the new Christian reality. Rejecting the sounds of traditional Greco-Roman and Persian cultures, Christians advocated a variety of sonic practices to realize their grand retuning endeavor, including shouting, singing, silent meditation, chanting, and even belching. From the Latin West to the Syriac East, late ancient Christians formed a polyphonous chorus of diverse voices all joining in the great harmonizing work of Jesus as they Christianized the soundscapes of the world.  For years, scholars have noted the monumental changes that took place in early Christianity during the so-called Constantinian Revolution. But Abbott turns our attention to an unexplored aspect of this transitional moment, arguing that it was not simply a political or religious revolution - it was a revolution of the senses. Central to this sensorial transformation was sound. As Christianity gained imperial power in the fourth century, Christians began the process of re-tuning the world for Christ.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52858115162385,"sku":"NGR9780197810736","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53032476246289,"sku":"NIN9780197810736","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780197810736.jpg?v=1772036011"},{"product_id":"strong-presidents-book-philip-abbott-9780870499319","title":"Strong Presidents","description":"\u003ci\u003eStrong Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating discussion of presidential thought processes.  Like Barber's study of personality, the author relies heavily on speeches and writing that often predate these \"poets' \" presidencies. This is an important effort that shows the early ambition of these future presidents to succeed. In this sense, Abbott offers a fascinating evolution of the thought processes of some of the strong poet-presidents. More than half of the book is devoted to three \"monu­mental\" presidents: Washington, Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt. Of course, much prior work exists on these presidents and, presumably, it would be impos­sible to garner this same amount of evidence on less poetic presidents: however, we need to know more about the huge residual category to better understand the difference between the strong and the weak, the latter of  whom are ignored here. 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