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This concise survey, based on a series of lectures delivered before the distinguished Royal Society of Arts in 1914, takes readers from the invention of printing and moveable type in the fifteenth century to innovations with wood-block printing, photogravure, and color printing in the nineteenth century.
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Published in 1906, this is the first volume in Trevelyan's trilogy about Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), the Italian patriot and revolutionary, which continued in Garibaldi and the Thousand (1909), and concluded in Garibaldi and the Making of Italy (1911). This book follows Garibaldi's life from his youth through his exile, focusing on his defense of the Roman Republic.
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Professor Barton deftly sketches the evolution of the characteristic features of Semitic social and religious life through the centuries in this engrossing volume. Beginning with "The Cradle of the Semites," he examines the origins of Semitic life and religion as well as Semitic social and religious influence on the non-Semitic world.
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This magisterial 1831 study sweeps the reader along the current of history. Beginning with the ancient peoples of Britain and the provinces under Rome, the author covers the ancient religion of the Anglo-Saxons, the Danish invasions, the advance of culture under Alfred, the tempestuous reign of Edmund, and the arrival of William the Conqueror.
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Rail interests tried to suppress Russell's muckraking accounts of the industry even before they were published. This 1912 collection of magazine articles about monopoly, financial speculation, mismanagement, price-fixing, and cavalier neglect of worker safety includes "The Romance of Death Avenue," "Speaking of Widows and Orphans," and "What the Law Does for Us."
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Beginning with Greek and Roman times, this volume discusses the great book collectors throughout history such as Duke Humphrey and the Library of the Valois, Sir Thomas Bodley, Sir Kenelm Digby, Jean Grolier, and Francois-Auguste De Thou. Primarily focused on Europe and Great Britain, the authors examine the world's most celebrated collectors and collections in an engaging and authoritative text.
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In this ambitious work, published in 1906, MacKinnon traces the history of liberty throughout Europe in the modern age. The first volume of the book outlines the origins of liberty from the beginning of the Middle Ages, while the second volume details the rise of liberty during the age of the Reformation. Embracing an expansive view of his subject, MacKinnon is able to provide thoughtful commentary on the social, economic, religious, political, and...
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In this ambitious work, published in 1906, MacKinnon traces the history of liberty throughout Europe in the modern age. The first volume of the book outlines the origins of liberty from the beginning of the Middle Ages, while the second volume details the rise of liberty during the age of the Reformation. Embracing an expansive view of his subject, MacKinnon is able to provide thoughtful commentary on the social, economic, religious, political, and...
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.In E. A. Wallis Budge's classic work, Babylonian Life and History, the reader will find everything from Babylonian vampires to the practice of "baby farming" in Mesopotamia. Budge brings to his readers the most famous Mesopotamian myths and legends, such as mankind's first recorded story of the Creation, the Babylonian story of the Great Flood, and the adventures of...
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Spanning the Victorian and modern eras, this sweeping work of history by the respected British historian takes on a world in tumult. Topics include the British Empire, the French Republic, Germany and Austria-Hungary, Eastern Europe, the awakening of Asia, the Latin South, the partition of Africa, and the New World.
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Published in 1808, this volume follows in the footsteps of Lamb's 1807 Tales from Shakespeare, which adapted Shakespeare's plays for young readers. Here Lamb turns to Homer's Odyssey, with equally delightful results. While younger audiences will respond to Lamb's storytelling skills, adults will appreciate his graceful, lyrical prose.
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Craving an intellectually stimulating read? Dive into A Pluralistic Universe by William James, an influential thinker and psychologist who also happened to be the brother of acclaimed novelist Henry James. This lucid, gripping account outlines some of James' critiques of standard methods of reasoning. It's definitely challenging, but much more appealing to a general audience than most philosophical tracts.
Along with Charles Sanders Peirce and John...
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. One of the most interesting features of A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is the symbiosis between a radical empiricism and a bold and uncompromising idealism. An artful combination of analytical rigor and unfettered speculation, of crystal-like precision of language and winged metaphors or sparkling images, George Berkeley's work is essentially...
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In this representative volume, "The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories" the reader will find twenty-four of Mark Twain's best shorter works. Classic and unforgettable tales that span the author's career are included, such as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", which is Twain's most famous short story and was his first great success as an author. It is the unforgettable tale of Jim Smiley, the gambler who will bet on anything including...
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Did God create man? Or did man create God? Famed German philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach explores the answer in this, his most influential work, published in German in 1841 and translated by celebrated English novelist George Eliot. Using Biblical references, dialectics, and ideas from some of the world's greatest thinkers, he confronts believers with his cogent explanation. Approaching religion from a humanistic perspective, Feuerbach explores the idea...
36) The City of God
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than City of God. Since medieval Europe was the cradle of today's Western civilization, this work by consequence is vital for understanding our world and how it came into being.
Saint Augustine is often regarded as the most influential Christian thinker after Saint Paul, and City of God is...
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While in prison awaiting a brutal execution, Boethius produced arguably the most famous work of early medieval philosophy and literature, the celebrated Consolation of Philosophy. In alternating sections of prose and poetry, Boethius describes the circumstances of his rapid fall from the upper echelons of society and power. In a conversation with lady Philosophy,...
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First published in 1837, Carlyle initially was asked to write this account by his overworked friend John Stuart Mill. Taking the commission to heart, Carlyle proceeded to write a historical masterpiece, combining a scrupulous consideration for facts with a unique style of writing. Rather than a detached account of this turbulent time, Carlyle uses poetic prose that makes readers feel almost as though they are participants in the riots, public executions,...
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Consider by scholars as the single most influential book in naval strategy, Alfred Thayer Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660-1783," is a history of naval warfare and sea power during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that would have a profound influence on the world in the early part of the twentieth century. After the publication of this work the policies outlined in it would soon be adopted by the major military powers...
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The People of the Abyss (1903) is a work of nonfiction by American writer Jack London. Written after the author spent three months living in London's poverty-stricken East End, The People of the Abyss bears witness to the difficulties faced by hundreds and thousands of people every day in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Inspired by Friedrich Engels's The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) and Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives,...
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