Monatsarchive: November 2017

The Works of John C. Calhoun Volume 3

Publiziert am 15. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Works of John C. Calhoun Volume 3 -John C. Calhoun

John C. Calhoun was the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He was a strong defendant of slavery and of Southern values versus Northern threats. His beliefs and warnings heavily influenced the South’s secession from the Union in 1860–1861. This is volume two out of six of his works, this one containing a part of his speeches delivered in Congress (1811-1837).

The Works of John C. Calhoun Volume 3

The Works of John C. Calhoun Volume 3

Format: Paperback

The Works of John C. Calhoun Volume 3.

ISBN: 9783849675165.

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Biography of John C. Calhoun (from Wikipedia):

John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Iliad Of Homer

Publiziert am 15. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Iliad Of Homer – Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang, assisted by Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers, has put the old Greek epos into contemporary English prose. The subject of the Iliad, as the first line proclaims, is the “anger of Achilles.” The manner in which this subject is worked out will appear from the following summary in which we distinguish (1) the plot, i.e. the story of the quarrel, (2) the main course of the war, which forms a sort of underplot, and (3) subordinate episodes.

The Iliad Of Homer

The Iliad Of Homer

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The Iliad Of Homer.

ISBN: 9783849675158.

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Short biography of Andrew Lang (from Wikipedia):

Lang was born in Selkirk. He was the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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White-Jacket: Or The World In A Man-Of-War

Publiziert am 14. November 2017 von Jazzybee

White-Jacket: Or The World In A Man-Of-War – Herman Melville

White-Jacket is a novel that perfectly reflects on the American naval life of the 19th century and is widely based on his own experiences when he sailed on the USS United States as a seaman.


White-Jacket: Or The World In A Man-Of-War

White-Jacket: Or The World In A Man-Of-WarFormat: Paperback

White-Jacket: Or The World In A Man-Of-War.

ISBN: 9783849675141.

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Overview on White-Jacket (from Wikipedia):

Based on Melville’s experiences as a common seaman aboard the frigate USS United States from 1843 to 1844 and stories that other sailors told him, the novel is severely critical of virtually every aspect of American naval life and thus qualifies as Melville’s most politically strident … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Walden

Publiziert am 14. November 2017 von Jazzybee

Walden – Henry David Thoreau

In 1854, Thoreau published the book by which he will always be best known, Walden, or Life in the Woods. It is by far the deepest, richest, and most closely jointed of his books. It shows Thoreau at his best, and contains all that he had to say to the world. In fact, he is a man of one book, and that book is Walden. In plan, it is open to the same objection as “A Week”, and might almost plead guilty to the charge of obtaining a hearing under false pretences. “Life in the woods” suggests the atmosphere of As You Like It and the Robin Hood ballads, but not moralizings on economy and … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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A Textbook Of Theosophy

Publiziert am 14. November 2017 von Jazzybee

A Textbook Of Theosophy – C. W. Leadbeater

Theosophy is not only a basis of religion; it is also a philosophy of life. As such, its main teachings are reincarnation and the law of Karma. Karma is the outcome of the collective life, a law of ethical causation. In the past incarnation the ego had acquired certain faculties, set in motion certain causes. The effect of these causes and of causes set in motion in previous incarnations and not yet exhausted are its Karma and determine the conditions into which the ego is reborn. Thus inequalities of natural gifts, e.g. genius, of temperament and of character are explained. The law of progress is the law of involution and evolution, the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Little White Bird

Publiziert am 13. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Little White Bird – James M. Barrie

Where did Peter Pan come from? There is a very general conception that he stepped from Mr. Barrie’s day-dreams straight upon the boards. But those who remember that delicate piece of sentiment, “The Little White Bird, or Adventures in Kensington Gardens” will find him already grown to his eternal youth there. In the story that the lonely old bachelor tells the boy David, Peter Pan is the same lad, whose “age is a week” and who “escaped from being human when he was seven days old; he escaped by the window and flew back to the Kensington Gardens,” where, like all children, he had been a bird before he was born; and … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Art And Science Of Personal Magnetism

Publiziert am 13. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Art And Science Of Personal Magnetism – Theron Q. Dumont

It is a strange and almost amusing fact that there should be at the same time, on the part of the general public, such a general acceptance of the existence of personal magnetism, on the one hand, and such an ignorance of the nature of this wonderful force, on the other hand. In short, while everyone believes in the existence of personal magnetism, scarcely anyone possesses knowledge of the real nature of the same, much less a working knowledge of its principles of application. This book gives you the key to the secret of personal magnetism, but it will still remain up to you to determine just what degree … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Truth About The Titanic

Publiziert am 13. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Truth About The Titanic – Archibald Gracie

The Truth About the Titanic’, by Colonel Archibald Gracie, is a striking recital of the monumental shipwreck, by the sole survivor of all the men passengers, “stationed during the loading of six or more life-boats with women and children on the port side of the ship.” The book is written as a tribute and testimony to the “heroism on the part of all concerned.” Colonel Gracie refutes many of the press reports of the disaster, as for instance, the Captain and the First Officer shooting themselves, for which statement he says there is no direct testimony. The story of the author’s marvelous escape beggars the imagination and gives proof of a remarkable … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Mystery Of Edwin Drood

Publiziert am 12. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Mystery Of Edwin Drood – Charles Dickens

The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Charles Dickens’ last novel and remained – unfortunately – unfinished. There was a lot of discussion about what Dickens could have had in his mind as solution for the plot. Was Mr. Jasper really a murderer? What was the real mystery of Edwin Drood’s death? We will never know, but this novel will surely make your mind reel after you read it to the … end?

The Mystery Of Edwin Drood

The Mystery Of Edwin Drood

The Mystery Of Edwin Drood.

ISBN: 9783849675462.

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Plot summary of The Mystery of Edwin Drood (from Wikipedia):

The novel begins as John Jasper leaves a London opium den.[4] … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Sacred Writings of St. Anselm

Publiziert am 12. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Sacred Writings of St. Anselm

“The Sacred Writings Of …” provides you with the essential works among the Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until medieval times. The present volume of St. Anselm’s most important philosophical and theological writings contains: (1) The Proslogium (2) the Monologium, (3) the Cur Deus Homo, and (4) by way of historical complement, an Appendix to the Monologium entitled In Behalf of the Fool by Gaunilon, a monk of Marmoutiers.

The Sacred Writings of St. Anselm

The Sacred Writings of St. Anselm

 

Format: Paperback.

The Sacred Writings of St. Anselm.

ISBN: 9783849675455.

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Biography of St. Anselm (from wikipedia)

Anselm of Canterbury, also called Anselm of Aosta (Italian: Anselmo d’Aosta) … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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