More with the Mad Genius.........Quick read? I finished Crime and Punishment and thought Id zip through Notes like a snack before going on to the Brothers Karamozov. Quick read? Think again. <p> Imagine being locked in a very small room with a verbose, insane, brilliant, jaded, before-his-times, clerk-come-philosopher....with a wicked sense of humor, and a toothache thats lasted a month. Pleasant company....are you searching for the door ...
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic novel, though it is hard to categorize. It is part romance, part adventure, part spy thriller, and part superhero fiction. All of these elements went into the pot and the resulting stew is extremely entertaining. <p> The book follows the adventures of Sir Percy Blakeney as he seeks to help French aristocrats escape the guillotine during the French Revolution. Since official English policy forbids this, ...
This book presents the famous lectures of Governor Robert L. Taylor. His great popularity as an orator and entertainer, and his wide reputation as a humorist, have caused repeated inquiries from all sections of the country for his lectures in book form; and this has given rise to an earlier publication than was expected. <p> The lectures are given without the slightest abridgment, just as delivered from the platform throughout the countr ...
Nietzches The Anti-Christ was one of the last books Nietzsche wrote before the onset of his insanity in 1888. Unlike many of Nietzsches other books, which raise tantalizing questions and examine experience from a variety of angles, some of them contradictory, The Anti-Christ is a relatively straightforward presentation of Nietzsches critique of Christianity. Contrary to what many think, Nietzsche did not advocate the general abolition of Christi ...
24 Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents. <p> This book reads like a James Bond novel…The author did a fantastic job with the sublte foreshadowing in all 24 stories. <p> In addition to this, the usual spy trademarks are here. You have a horrifying villain, revolting flunkies, glorious scenary, a desperate chase that almost gets the goverment agents killed and an unforgetable ending. ...
This book answers the growing American interest in Dutch cuisine. The countries traditions get a fair share of attention, and the recipes are do-able. This is always a problem when some ingredients may be difficult to obtain with other titles, but not with this one!. <p> Worthwhile general introduction to a hearty cuisine. <p> This is a great collection of Dutch recipes. Dutch cooking is not a widely known cruisine and this book ...
The Roman Elegies (originally published under the title Erotica Romana in Germany, later Romische Elegien) is a cycle of twenty-four poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Along with the Venetian Epigrams, they reflect his Italian Journey and celebrate the sensuality and vigor of Italian and Classical culture. Written mainly after his return to Weimar, they contain poems on many sexual themes, and some were suppressed from publication during Goeth ...
This book broke away from tradition and provided a deeper look at the Queen and all those around her by abandoning the notion of promoting a persons successess and strengths and instead paints the portrait of a human with weaknesses, motivations, strengths, and stuggles. The reader sees the Queen in relationships that become history and see the impact of personality in making decisions. <p> The book is engaging especially once Victoria m ...
The Sorrow of Loving Too Much : It is always sad that more people do not read Goethe for pleasure alone. Yes, he was a scholarly writer but his works, although profound, are written in an easily understandable style. It could well be that many people have been needlessly scared off by Goethes monumental intelligence and his philosophy. This is too bad. His books revolve around themes that are universal, subjects to which all of us can relate: ro ...
