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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius»rank: 390505by: Marcus Aurelius
: :This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1887 edition by Walter Scott, London. The Camelot Series. Edited by Ernest Rhys. Review:One measure, perhaps, of a book's worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, translated and introduced by Gregory Hays, by that standard, is very worthwhile, indeed. Hays suggests that its most recent incarnation--as a self-help book--is not only valid, but may be close to the author's intent. The book, which Hays calls, fondly, a 'haphazard set of notes,' is indicative of the role of philosophy among the ancients in that it is ... |
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself»rank: 1138649by: Harriet Jacobs
: :In this memoir, Harriet Jacobs describes slave life and the sexual exploitation with accompanies it from a distinctly female perspective. To elude the clutches of her master, Jacobs becomes the mistress of another white man and has two children by him. When herlover reneges on his promise to free her, Jacobs begins an elaborate escape that will take seven years to complete. |
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Thus Spake Zarathustra»rank: 6203465by: Friedrich Nietzsche
: :Translated by Thomas Common. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1921 edition by Boni and Liveright Publishers, New York. |
The Varieties of Religious Experience»rank: 889368by: William James
: :Standing at the crossroads of psychology and religion, this catalyzing work applied the scientific method to a field abounding in abstract theory. William James believed that individual religious experiences, rather than the precepts of organized religions, were the backbone of the world's religious life. His discussions of conversion, repentance, mysticism and saintliness, and his observations on actual, personal religious experiences - all support this thesis. In his introduction, Martin E. Marty discusses how James' pluralistic view of religion led to his remarkable tolerance of extreme forms of religious behaviour, his challenging, highly original theories, and his welcome lack of pretension in all of his observations on the individual and the divine. ... |
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Up From Slavery: An Autobiography»rank: 1173137by: Booker T. Washington
: :This Elibron Classics book is a reprint of a 1901 edition published in Norwood, Mass.. Booker T. Washington's autobiography Up From Slavery details his journey from childhood slavery to his struggle to attain an education, and finally to his success as an educator (as president of the Tuskegee Institute) and national leader. The work also outlineshis support of vocational training for blacks and acceptance of racial segregation, viewsthat his contemporary, W.E.B. DuBois, did not share. Review:Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black ... |
The Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian»rank: 2166468by: Marco Polo
: :This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1854 edition by Henry G. Bohn, London. |
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The Adventures of Oliver Twist»rank: 985932by: Charles Dickens
: :This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. |
What's Wrong with the World»rank: 2540483by: Gilbert Chesterton
: :This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1910 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. |
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On Liberty»rank: 3728153by: John Stuart Mill
: :This Elibron Classics book is a reprint of a 1880 edition by Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, London. |
The Anti-Christ»rank: 473018by: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
: :With an introduction by Henry Louis Mencken. |