The translations are easy to read and not too difficult to comprehend, while still at the same time accurately rendered. <p> But what makes this book of keen interest is not the attention paid to Hesiods Theogony and Works & Days, nor the anonymous Homeric Hymns, but rather to its meticulous compedium of the lesser-known works it presents. Especially, for those works for which no complete version has survived, only fragments and occa ...
Our national industries lie at the root of national progress. The first Napoleon taunted us with being a nation of shopkeepers; that, however, is now less true than that we are a nation of manufacturers?coal, iron, and steel, and our textile industries, taken along with our enormous carrying-trade, forming the backbone of the wealth of the country. <p> A romantic interest belongs to the rise and progress of most of our industries. Very ...
Like Gandhi, Yogananda writes humbly and includes his foibles and the pratfalls he takes as he journeys through lifes lessons. In fact, unless you read elsewhere about his life you wont realize how much he understates his own accomplishments while he honors other spiritual seekers and teachers he encounters. <p> His stories of encounters with amazing saints of all regions and religions are spell-binding, and you may find yourself (like m ...
Charles and Mary Beard are name brand historians. There are precious few historians that make it to that level. <p> This is an excellent textbook. Two general themes of the Beards are: <p> 1) economics is a dominant driver of history.<p> 2) America is a story of expanding rights – more groups of people are securing their rights as time goes on. <p> The book focuses on social issues such as how things were manufactu ...
But lets be clear right up front. My 5-star rating of this book applies only to this original unabridged version in Johann Wyss own words. The modernized versions are watered down, time-wasters for word wusses. <p> When I was nine years old I spent months struggling through this book for the first time. The old style language made for rough going, but I persevered. In the end I was rewarded with more than a classic tale marvelously told; ...
Shocking truths of Asian culture…that inspired 700 years of debate! <p> Few texts have aroused more controversy than the book of Marco Polo, with good reason: the Asian tales that Marco Polo brought back to Renaissance Europe were absolutely unbelievable…except for the fact that most of them turn out to be provably true, especially in the context of this carefully crafted new edition. <p> Like many Great Works this is a famous ti ...
Its origin and associations, together with its historical events and festive celebrations during nineteen centuries: <p> Depicting memorable celebrations, stately meetings of early kings, remarkable events, romantic episodes, brave deeds, picturesque customs, time-honoured sports, royal christmases, coronations and royal marriages, chivalric feats, court banquetings and revellings, christmas at the colleges and the inns of court, popular ...
This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. <p> Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: <p> It dawned upon me for the first time, as I sat opposite to Helen and her mother in the barouche on our way to the ball, what a horr ...
In his posthumously-published Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John, Newton expressed his belief that Bible prophecy would not be understood until the time of the end, and that even then none of the wicked shall understand. Referring to that as a future time (the last age, the age of opening these things, be now approaching), Newton also anticipated the general preaching of the Gospel be approaching and the G ...
