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1	Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist The book that launched the modern American conservative movement, now available in trade paperback. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.64! \| SVS
2	American Cause more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist The American Cause explains in simple yet eloquent language the bedrock principles upon which America's experiment in constitutional self-government is built. Russell Kirk, whose life and thought has recently been featured in C-SPAN's acclaimed "American Writers" series -- intended "this little book" to be an assertion of the moral and social ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $10.15! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Politics of Prudence more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist In this classic title, Kirk outlines ten principles of conservative thought, summarizes ten vital conservative books, and offers brief accounts of ten eminent, internationally important conservatives. Written by the founder of twentieth-century conservatism in America, Kirk's The Politics of Prudence reflects several decades of learning, travel, ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $11.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Essential Russell Kirk: Selected Essays more books like this by Russell Kirk, George A Panichas (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.92! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
5	Founding Fathers: Brief Lives of the Framers of the United States Constitution more books like this by M E Bradford, Russell Kirk (Foreword by) add to wishlist This work compiles biographical sketches for all 55 Framers who attended the Philadelphia Convention. It examines their constitutional theories, their visions for the newly-founded union and their opinions on ratification of the document. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.88! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Economics: Work and Prosperity more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist America's market economy--a heritage to cherish and the key to tomorrow's prosperity--is the unifying theme of "Economics: Work and Prosperity." Contrasting the free enterprise system to the system that kills the goose that laid the golden eggs, the author takes the cheerful view that the market economy can continue to produce abundantly for years ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $7.45! \| SVS
7	Democracy & Leadership more books like this by Irving Babbitt, Russell Kirk (Foreword by) add to wishlist Irving Babbitt was a leader of the intellectual movement called American Humanism, or the New Humanism, and a distinguished professor of French literature at Harvard. Democracy and Leadership, first published in 1924, is his only directly political book, and in it he applies the principles of humanism to the civil social order. Babbitt offers a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales more books like this by Russell Kirk, Vigen Guroian (Editor) add to wishlist "Ancestral Shadows" collects 19 of Kirk's best ghostly tales from periodicalsand anthologies published throughout his life. see all copies from $5.31! new only from $11.01! \| first editions
9	The roots of American order more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist A most impressive affirmation of faith in American ideals and institution. see all copies from $10.95! new only from $76.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	America's British Culture more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist It is an incontestable fact of history that the United States, although a multiethnic nation, derives its language, mores, political purposes, and institutions from Great Britain. The two nations share a common history, religious heritage, pattern of law and politics, and a body of great literature. Yet, America cannot be wholly confident that ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $14.94! \| first editions \| SVS
11	John Randolph of Roanoke: A Study in American Politics; With Selected Speeches and Letters more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist Unique in the annals of American political history, John Randolph (1773-1833) was a congressman and statesman who became a leader of the political opposition, first to Jeffersonians, later to Federalists. Randolph was, Kirk writes, "devoted to states rights, the agricultural interest, economy in government, and freedom from foreign entanglements. ... see all copies from $3.16! new only from $17.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Redeeming the Time more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist Here, Russell Kirk counsels the reader to direct his energies toward cultural renewal. Distilled in these pages are many of the central tenets of Kirk's brand of humane conservatism. Kirk discusses the recovery of real education, the dangers of our current social order, and today's cultural climate in general, and offers hopeful steps toward a ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $7.64! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Portable Conservative Reader more books like this by Various, Russell Kirk (Editor) add to wishlist This is a wide ranging anthology of conservative thought in the English and American traditions. It includes essays, poetry, and fiction from Edmund Burke, Benjamin Disraeli, T.S. Eliot, Alexander Hamilton, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Adams and Irving Kristol. see all copies from $5.81! new only from $295.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Eliot and His Age: T. S. Eliot's Moral Imagination in the Twentieth Century more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist Though much has been written about T. S. Eliot since it was first published, Eliot and His Age remains the best introduction to the poet's life, ideas, and literary works. It is the essential starting place for anyone who would understand what Eliot was about. Russell Kirk's view of his older friend is sympathetic but not adulatory. His insights ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $14.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	Lord of the Hollow Dark more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	Roots of American Order more books like this by Donald Kirk, Russell Kirk add to wishlist In this now classic work, Russell Kirk describes the beliefs and institutions that have nurtured the American soul and commonwealth of the United States. Advertising. see all copies from $16.20! new only from $28.21!
17 view cover	Dead Game more books like this by Kirk Russell add to wishlist Named one of the top ten crime novels of 2005 by the American Library Association, "Deadgame" marks the return of 'far and away the most inventive new detective hero' ("Booklist"). Ex-DEA agent John Marquez, now head of the undercover unit of the California Department of Fish and Game, is closing in on sturgeon poachers, whose highly profitable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Shell Games: A John Marquez Crime Novel more books like this by Kirk Russell add to wishlist The discovery of thousands of empty abalone shells and two murdered divers sends Lieutenant John Marquez's poaching investigation in a new and very risky direction. Former DEA agent and now head of a special operations unit of the California Department of Fish and Game, Marquez learns he himself has been targeted as the next victim. Stalking him ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Night Game: A John Marquez Crime Novel more books like this by Kirk Russell add to wishlist The tough, caring, and distinctive John Marquez is back. "Booklist" lauded him as 'far and away the most inventive new detective hero.'"The San Francisco Chronicle" raved 'readers may find themselves wanting to buy this guy Marquez a drink just to keep him talking.' And "The Chicago Tribune" gave high praise to the way author Kirk Russell 'makes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Sword of Imagination: Memoirs of a Half-Century of Literary Conflict more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist Now available for the first time in a paperback edition, The Swordof Imagination represents the captsone on the career of one ofAmericas most influential conservative thinkers, Russell Kirk.This highly praised memoir, written dispassionately in thethird person, vividly portaits Kirks intellectual life. Characterizedby verve, insight, and wit, the ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $19.95! \| first editions
21	Enemies of the Permanent Things: Observations of Abnormity in Literature and Politics more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! new only from $10.67! \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Essential Calhoun more books like this by Clyde N Wilson (Editor), Russell Kirk (Designer), John C Calhoun add to wishlist Invites the reader to engage in this exercise of applying the moral imagination realistically to the public business of America. see all copies from $8.46! new only from $9.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	John Randolph of Roanoke, 4th Ed more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist Unique in the annals of American political history, John Randolph (1773-1833) was a congressman and statesman who became a leader of the political opposition, first to Jeffersonians, later to Federalists. Randolph was, Kirk writes, "devoted to states rights, the agricultural interest, economy in government, and freedom from foreign entanglements. ... see all copies from $10.97! new only from $10.97!
24 view cover	The Essential Calhoun more books like this by John C Calhoun, Clyde N Wilson (Introduction by), Russell Kirk (Foreword by) add to wishlist John C. Calhoun was a major character in 19th-century American politics. This work presents a selection of speeches and writings taken from a wide variety of occasions, both public and private, throughout his 40-year political career. see all copies from $12.38! new only from $35.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	The princess of all lands more books like this by Russell Kirk add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions

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