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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Herbert D. Riley, USN (Ret.): 1904-1973. Book.
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Hardback. Condition: New. This memoir focuses heavily on the interviewee's experiences in naval aviation. Once he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927, Riley served in the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) and had to be persistent to get into flight training. Aviation assignments in the 1930s included service in Scouting Squ…adron Six (VS-6) with the cruiser USS Cincinnati (CL-6), Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) with the cruiser USS Richmond (CL-9), Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron Ten, Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in the USS Ranger (CV-4), the aviation unit of the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), and Anacostia Naval Air Station. In the billet at Anacostia he was a pilot for VIPs and married the daughter of Rear Admiral John Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1940-41 Riley served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division One and on the staff of Commander Patrol Wings. He had temporary duty in 1942 on Guadalcanal and in 1943-44 served in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944-45 he commanded the escort carrier USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) and at war's end in 1945 was operations officer on the staff of the prospective Commander First Carrier Task Force, Vice Admiral Frederick Sherman. In 1946 Riley was on the staff of Joint Task Force One, during Operation Crossroads. Shore duty in the late 1940s included service in the Strategic Plans Section of OpNav, as an assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, James Forrestal and Louis Johnson, and as a student at the National War College. In the early 1950s he was assistant chief of staff for plans on the staff of CinCLant-CinCLantFlt-SACLant, commanded the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), and was chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin. After duty in the International Affairs Division of OpNav, Riley served as Commander Carrier Division One and from February 1958 to May 1961 was Chief of Staff of the Pacific Command serving Admiral Felix B. Stump and Admiral Harry D. Felt. The oral history concludes with Riley's service in the early 1960s as Deputy CNO (Operations and Readiness), OP-03, and as Director of the Joint Staff.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This memoir focuses heavily on the interviewee's experiences in naval aviation. Once he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927, Riley served in the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) and had to be persistent to get into flight training. Aviation assignments in the 1930s included service in…Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) with the cruiser USS Cincinnati (CL-6), Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) with the cruiser USS Richmond (CL-9), Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron Ten, Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in the USS Ranger (CV-4), the aviation unit of the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), and Anacostia Naval Air Station. In the billet at Anacostia he was a pilot for VIPs and married the daughter of Rear Admiral John Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1940-41 Riley served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division One and on the staff of Commander Patrol Wings. He had temporary duty in 1942 on Guadalcanal and in 1943-44 served in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944-45 he commanded the escort carrier USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) and at war's end in 1945 was operations officer on the staff of the prospective Commander First Carrier Task Force, Vice Admiral Frederick Sherman. In 1946 Riley was on the staff of Joint Task Force One, during Operation Crossroads. Shore duty in the late 1940s included service in the Strategic Plans Section of OpNav, as an assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, James Forrestal and Louis Johnson, and as a student at the National War College. In the early 1950s he was assistant chief of staff for plans on the staff of CinCLant-CinCLantFlt-SACLant, commanded the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), and was chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin. After duty in the International Affairs Division of OpNav, Riley served as Commander Carrier Division One and from February 1958 to May 1961 was Chief of Staff of the Pacific Command serving Admiral Felix B. Stump and Admiral Harry D. Felt. The oral history concludes with Riley's service in the early 1960s as Deputy CNO (Operations and Readiness), OP-03, and as Director of the Joint Staff. Based on 14 interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from April 1971 to May 1972. The volume contains 562 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 2004 by the U.S. Naval Institute; permission is required from Lynne L. Riley, the admiral's daughter, in order to cite or quote the oral history in published works. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Hardback. Condition: New. This memoir focuses heavily on the interviewee's experiences in naval aviation. Once he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927, Riley served in the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) and had to be persistent to get into flight training. Aviation assignments in the 1930s included service in Scouting Squ…adron Six (VS-6) with the cruiser USS Cincinnati (CL-6), Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) with the cruiser USS Richmond (CL-9), Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron Ten, Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in the USS Ranger (CV-4), the aviation unit of the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), and Anacostia Naval Air Station. In the billet at Anacostia he was a pilot for VIPs and married the daughter of Rear Admiral John Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1940-41 Riley served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division One and on the staff of Commander Patrol Wings. He had temporary duty in 1942 on Guadalcanal and in 1943-44 served in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944-45 he commanded the escort carrier USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) and at war's end in 1945 was operations officer on the staff of the prospective Commander First Carrier Task Force, Vice Admiral Frederick Sherman. In 1946 Riley was on the staff of Joint Task Force One, during Operation Crossroads. Shore duty in the late 1940s included service in the Strategic Plans Section of OpNav, as an assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, James Forrestal and Louis Johnson, and as a student at the National War College. In the early 1950s he was assistant chief of staff for plans on the staff of CinCLant-CinCLantFlt-SACLant, commanded the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), and was chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin. After duty in the International Affairs Division of OpNav, Riley served as Commander Carrier Division One and from February 1958 to May 1961 was Chief of Staff of the Pacific Command serving Admiral Felix B. Stump and Admiral Harry D. Felt. The oral history concludes with Riley's service in the early 1960s as Deputy CNO (Operations and Readiness), OP-03, and as Director of the Joint Staff.
Mass leisure [Leisure, Oxford English Dictionary -Leisure, Encyclopedia of the social sciences -The pattern of leisure in contemporary American culture - Accidie - The sedentary society - How to make a civilization - Work and leisure under industrialism - The spread of reading - Farm and countryside - Explanation of play - The play element in contemporary civilization - The emergence of fun morality - In praise of idleness - The right to be lazy - The great emptiness - Time and silence - The ideology of privacy and reserve - The pathology of boredom - The workweek in American industry 1850-1956 - The changing length of working life - $30 billion for fun - editors of Fortune - The amount and uses of leisure - Social class differences, etc]
Larrabee, Eric,, ed ; Meyersohn, Rolf, joint ed. [Paul Halmos, Max Picard, Robert MacIver, Paul Lafargue, Bertrand Russell, Martha Wolfenstein, Johan Huizinga, Jean Piaget, Foster Rhea Dulles, Richard D Altick, Clement Greenberg, Clive Bell, Herbert Collins, Margaret Mead, Aldous Huxley, Cleveland Amory, E Franklin Frazier, Gregory P Stone, Roger Kahn, Eric Larrabee, Leslie Stephen, Gregory P Stone, Marvin J Taves, Rolf Meyersohn, Elihu Katz, Charles R Wright, Herbert H Hyman, John W Riley, Jr, Charles F Marden, Marcia Lifshitz, Nelson N Foote, Joseph Pieper, Russell Lynes, Harvey Swados, David Riesman, Rolf Meyersohn, Robert Dubin, Alfred C Clarke, R Clyde White, George Lundberg, Mirra Komarovsky, Mary Alice McInerny, Seymour L Wolfbein]
Published by Free Press, Glencoe, Ill., [1958], 1958
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. x, 429 p. diagrs., facsim., tables. 25 cm. LCCN 58009397 LC GV53 .L3 Dewey 790.0973 OCLC 477253 brown cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: "Leisure" / Oxford English Dictionary -- "Leisure" / Encyclopedia of the social sciences -- The pattern of lei…sure in contemporary American culture / Margaret Mead -- Accidie / Aldous Huxley -- The sedentary society / Herbert Collins -- How to make a civilization / Clive Bell -- Work and leisure under industrialism / Clement Greenberg -- The spread of reading / Richard D. Altick -- Farm and countryside / Foster Rhea Dulles -- Explanation of play / Jean Piaget -- The play element in contemporary civilization / Johan Huizinga -- The emergence of fun morality / Martha Wolfenstein -- In praise of idleness / Bertrand Russell -- The right to be lazy / Paul Lafargue -- The great emptiness / Robert MacIver -- Time and silence / Max Picard -- The ideology of privacy and reserve / Paul Halmos -- The pathology of boredom / Woodburn Heron -- The workweek in American industry 1850-1956 / Joseph S. Zeisel -- The changing length of working life / Seymour L. Wolfbein -- $30 billion for fun / editors of Fortune -- The amount and uses of leisure / George Lundberg, Mirra Komarovsky, and Mary Alice McInerny -- Social class differences in the uses of leisure / R. Clyde White -- Leisure and occupational prestige / Alfred C. Clarke -- Industrial workers' worlds / Robert Dubin -- Society: status without substance / E. Franklin Frazier -- Tuxedo park, black tie / Cleveland Amory -- American sports, play and display / Gregory P. Stone -- Money, muscles, and myths / Roger Kahn -- What's happening to hobbies? / Eric Larrabee -- The do-it-yourself market / U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- Vacations / "a cynic [Leslie Stephen] -- Camping in the wilderness / Gregory P. Stone and Marvin J. Taves -- Notes on a natural history of fads / Rolf Meyersohn and Elihu Katz -- Voluntary association memberships of American adults / Charles R. Wright and Herbert H. Hyman -- The motivational pattern of drinking / John W. Riley, Jr., Charles F. Marden, and Marcia Lifshitz -- Sex as play / Nelson N. Foote -- Leisure as contemplation / Joseph Pieper -- Time on our hands / Russell Lynes -- Less work, less leisure / Harvey Swados -- Work and leisure in post-industrial society / David Riesman -- Comprehensive bibliography on leisure / Rolf Meyersohn ; FINE/FINE. Book.
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Hardback. Condition: New. This memoir focuses heavily on the interviewee's experiences in naval aviation. Once he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927, Riley served in the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) and had to be persistent to get into flight training. Aviation assignments in the 1930s included service in Scouting Squ…adron Six (VS-6) with the cruiser USS Cincinnati (CL-6), Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) with the cruiser USS Richmond (CL-9), Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron Ten, Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in the USS Ranger (CV-4), the aviation unit of the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), and Anacostia Naval Air Station. In the billet at Anacostia he was a pilot for VIPs and married the daughter of Rear Admiral John Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1940-41 Riley served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division One and on the staff of Commander Patrol Wings. He had temporary duty in 1942 on Guadalcanal and in 1943-44 served in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944-45 he commanded the escort carrier USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) and at war's end in 1945 was operations officer on the staff of the prospective Commander First Carrier Task Force, Vice Admiral Frederick Sherman. In 1946 Riley was on the staff of Joint Task Force One, during Operation Crossroads. Shore duty in the late 1940s included service in the Strategic Plans Section of OpNav, as an assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, James Forrestal and Louis Johnson, and as a student at the National War College. In the early 1950s he was assistant chief of staff for plans on the staff of CinCLant-CinCLantFlt-SACLant, commanded the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), and was chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin. After duty in the International Affairs Division of OpNav, Riley served as Commander Carrier Division One and from February 1958 to May 1961 was Chief of Staff of the Pacific Command serving Admiral Felix B. Stump and Admiral Harry D. Felt. The oral history concludes with Riley's service in the early 1960s as Deputy CNO (Operations and Readiness), OP-03, and as Director of the Joint Staff.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This memoir focuses heavily on the interviewee's experiences in naval aviation. Once he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927, Riley served in the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) and had to be persistent to get into flight training. Aviation assignments in the 1930s included service in…Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) with the cruiser USS Cincinnati (CL-6), Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) with the cruiser USS Richmond (CL-9), Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron Ten, Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in the USS Ranger (CV-4), the aviation unit of the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), and Anacostia Naval Air Station. In the billet at Anacostia he was a pilot for VIPs and married the daughter of Rear Admiral John Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1940-41 Riley served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division One and on the staff of Commander Patrol Wings. He had temporary duty in 1942 on Guadalcanal and in 1943-44 served in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944-45 he commanded the escort carrier USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) and at war's end in 1945 was operations officer on the staff of the prospective Commander First Carrier Task Force, Vice Admiral Frederick Sherman. In 1946 Riley was on the staff of Joint Task Force One, during Operation Crossroads. Shore duty in the late 1940s included service in the Strategic Plans Section of OpNav, as an assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, James Forrestal and Louis Johnson, and as a student at the National War College. In the early 1950s he was assistant chief of staff for plans on the staff of CinCLant-CinCLantFlt-SACLant, commanded the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), and was chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin. After duty in the International Affairs Division of OpNav, Riley served as Commander Carrier Division One and from February 1958 to May 1961 was Chief of Staff of the Pacific Command serving Admiral Felix B. Stump and Admiral Harry D. Felt. The oral history concludes with Riley's service in the early 1960s as Deputy CNO (Operations and Readiness), OP-03, and as Director of the Joint Staff. Based on 14 interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from April 1971 to May 1972. The volume contains 562 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 2004 by the U.S. Naval Institute; permission is required from Lynne L. Riley, the admiral's daughter, in order to cite or quote the oral history in published works. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Hardback. Condition: New. This memoir focuses heavily on the interviewee's experiences in naval aviation. Once he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927, Riley served in the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) and had to be persistent to get into flight training. Aviation assignments in the 1930s included service in Scouting Squ…adron Six (VS-6) with the cruiser USS Cincinnati (CL-6), Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) with the cruiser USS Richmond (CL-9), Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron Ten, Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in the USS Ranger (CV-4), the aviation unit of the heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33), and Anacostia Naval Air Station. In the billet at Anacostia he was a pilot for VIPs and married the daughter of Rear Admiral John Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1940-41 Riley served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division One and on the staff of Commander Patrol Wings. He had temporary duty in 1942 on Guadalcanal and in 1943-44 served in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944-45 he commanded the escort carrier USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91) and at war's end in 1945 was operations officer on the staff of the prospective Commander First Carrier Task Force, Vice Admiral Frederick Sherman. In 1946 Riley was on the staff of Joint Task Force One, during Operation Crossroads. Shore duty in the late 1940s included service in the Strategic Plans Section of OpNav, as an assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, James Forrestal and Louis Johnson, and as a student at the National War College. In the early 1950s he was assistant chief of staff for plans on the staff of CinCLant-CinCLantFlt-SACLant, commanded the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), and was chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin. After duty in the International Affairs Division of OpNav, Riley served as Commander Carrier Division One and from February 1958 to May 1961 was Chief of Staff of the Pacific Command serving Admiral Felix B. Stump and Admiral Harry D. Felt. The oral history concludes with Riley's service in the early 1960s as Deputy CNO (Operations and Readiness), OP-03, and as Director of the Joint Staff.
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. Language: French. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine len…ds an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1849. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Vol:- Volume sér.3:t.3 (1875), Pages:- 602, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume sér.3:t.3 (1875) 602 602.
