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The Rise of the New West 1819-1829
The Rise of the New West 1819-1829
Frederick Jackson Turner
¥8.09
Classic work of American history. According to Wikipedia: "Frederick Jackson Turner (November 14, 1861 - March 14, 1932) is widely regarded, along with Charles A. Beard, as one of the two most influential American historians of the early 20th century. He is best known for The Significance of the Frontier in American History."
The Interest of America in Sea Power
The Interest of America in Sea Power
Alfred Thayer Mahan
¥8.09
Classic work of military history and theory. According to Wikipedia: "Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 - December 1, 1914) was a United States Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I. Several ships were named USS Mahan, including the lead vessel of a class of destroyers. His research into naval History led to his most important work, The Influence of Seapower Upon History,1660-1783, published in 1890."
The Gulf and Inland Waters
The Gulf and Inland Waters
Alfred Thayer Mahan
¥8.09
Classic work of American history. According to Wikipedia: "Alfred Thayer Mahan (September 27, 1840 - December 1, 1914) was a United States Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I. Several ships were named USS Mahan, including the lead vessel of a class of destroyers. His research into naval History led to his most important work, The Influence of Seapower Upon History,1660-1783, published in 1890."
History of a Plague in London
History of a Plague in London
Daniel Defoe
¥8.09
The Introduction begins: "The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the paris h of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London. In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II. The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines. How long Defoe staid at this school is not known. He seems to think himself that he staid there long enough to become a good scholar; for he declares that the pupils were "made masters of the English tongue, and more of them excelled in that particular than of any school at that time." If this statement be true, we can only say that the other schools must have been very bad indeed. Defoe never acquired a really good style, and can in no true sense be called a "master of the English tongue."
Eccentric Preachers
Eccentric Preachers
Charles Spurgeon
¥8.09
Profiles of Protestant preachers by a 19th century English Baptist, known as "the Prince of Preachers". Chapters include: 1. What is Eccentricity? 2. Who have been called Eccentric? 3. Causes of Eccentricity 4. Hugh Latimer 5. Hugh Peters 6. Daniel Burgess 7. John Berridge 8. Rowland Hill 9. Matthew Wilks 10. William Dawson 11. Jacob Gruber 12. Edward Taylor 13. Edward Brooke 14. Billy Bray. According to Wikipedia: "Charles Haddon Spurgeon, commonly C.H. Spurgeon, ( 1834 – 1892) was a British Reformed Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers." He also founded the charity organization now known as Spurgeon's, that works worldwide with families and children, as well as a famous theological college which after his death was called after him: Spurgeon's College. Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, a commentary, books on prayer, a devotional, a magazine, and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Arguably, no other author, Christian or otherwise, has more material in print than C.H. Spurgeon."
History of the Revolt in the Netherlands
History of the Revolt in the Netherlands
Frederick Schiller
¥8.09
The prequel to the American Revolution. This struggle for political and religious freedom inspired America's Founding Fathers. Schiller tells the tale with a novelist's insight into character. According to Wikipedia: "Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 – 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last few years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang Goethe, with whom he greatly discussed issues concerning aesthetics, encouraging Goethe to finish works he left merely as sketches; this thereby gave way to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism."
Commentaries
Commentaries
John Calvin
¥8.09
This is a collection of Calvin's Commentaries -- a large collection, about four times the size of a typical novel. According to Wikipedia: "John Calvin (né Jean Cauvin; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he suddenly converted and broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1520s. After a violent uprising against Protestants in France, he was forced to flee to Basel, Switzerland, where in 1536 he published the first edition of his seminal work, Institutes of the Christian Religion. Calvin was invited by William Farel to help reform the church in Geneva. However, the city council resisted the implementation of Calvin and Farel's ideas and both were expelled. At the invitation of Martin Bucer, Calvin proceeded to Strasbourg where he became the minister of a church of French refugees. He continued to support the reform movement in Geneva, and was eventually invited back to lead its church. Following his return he introduced new forms of church government and liturgy, despite the opposition of several powerful families in the city who tried to curb his authority. During this period, Michael Servetus, a Spaniard known for his heretical views, arrived in Geneva. He was denounced by Calvin and executed by the city council. Following an influx of supportive refugees and new elections to the council, Calvin's opponents were forced out. He spent his final years promoting the Reformation both within Geneva and throughout Europe."
Sayings of the Jewish Fathers: Pirke Abot
Sayings of the Jewish Fathers: Pirke Abot
Joseph Gorfinkle
¥8.09
Volume 3 of the Library of Jewish Classics. From the Preface: "Notwithstanding the fact that there are many editions of the Sayings of the Jewish Fathers, and that it has been translated innumerable times in all modern tongues, no apology need be given for the appearance of this little volume in the series of Jewish Classics. The Pirke Abot is indeed a classical bit of that ancient Jewish classic, the Mishnah. The translation in this edition is based largely upon that of Taylor, in his Sayings of the Jewish Fathers, and upon the excellent version of Singer, in his Authorized Daily Prayer Book."
El conde de montecristo
El conde de montecristo
Alexandre Dumas
¥8.01
Novela de aventuras que tiene lugar en Francia, Italia y varias islas del Mediterráneo entre 1814 y 1838. La historia esta basada en las memorias de Jacques Peuchet, quien escribió sobre un zapatero llamado Fran?ois Picaud.
A szolgálólány meséje
A szolgálólány meséje
Margaret Atwood
¥74.56
Fredé hasznos asszony, a j?v? letéteményese. Olyasmire képes, amire csupán a n?k t?redéke: gyermeket szülni. Gileád állama kül?n?s figyelmet fordít arra, hogy ? és társai megértsék, a szülés életük egyetlen célja és értelme. A vallási fundamentalista alapokon kormányzott ország átnevel?k?zpontokban készíti fel a termékeny n?ket, hogy aztán az uralkodó elithez tartozó családokhoz kerülve két éven belül teherbe essenek a ház urától – a féltékeny, ám gyermekre vágyó Feleségek irigy pillantásaitól kísérve. Fredé a Parancsnok házában igyekszik belesimulni a hétk?znapokba, megfelelni a dogmatikus vallási el?írásoknak és mindenekel?tt megfoganni. Ha eltévelyedik, felakasztják a Falra, vagy ki?zik a Telepekre a Nemn?k k?zé hullákat égetni. A Parancsnok azonban egy este a szobájába hívatja, a szigorú tiltás ellenére teljesen egyedül, amire Fredé akkor sem mondhatna nemet, ha akarna. Margaret Atwood disztópiája megrázó vízió egy olyan világról, ahol a n?k egyetlen szerepe, hogy a vallás, az állam és a szaporodás szolgálatában állnak. A szerz? ?ellenjóslat”-nak nevezte regényét, mondván, ha ez a j?v? részletesen leírható, talán nem fog bek?vetkezni. A mára klasszikussá vált kultuszregényt 1986-ban Booker-díjra jel?lték, 1987-ben pedig megnyerte az els? Arthur C. Clarke-díjat; t?bb mint negyven nyelvre lefordították, és számos filmes és színházi feldolgozás után 2017-ben tévésorozatot is bemutattak bel?le. Majd el?veszem azt a kis vajdarabot, melyet vacsora után a jobb cip?m orrába dugtam… Mi nem kaphatunk sem kéz-, sem arckrémeket. Manapság minden ilyesmi haszontalanságnak tekintend?. Tárolóedények vagyunk, csupán a bels? szerveink fontosak számukra. A küls?nk fel?lük kiszikkadhat, megráncosodhat, akár a dió héja. A Feleségek rendeletben sz?gezték le, hogy nekünk ne járjanak testápoló szerek. Nem akarják, hogy vonzók legyünk. ?pp elég nehéz nekik így is…
Trónok harca
Trónok harca
George R. R. Martin
¥86.33
A Trónok harca lebilincsel? fantasy, amely klasszikus lovagkirályságot tár az olvasó elé: Westeros f?l?tt valaha a sárkánykirályok uralkodtak, ám a Targaryen-dinasztiát 15 évvel ezel?tt el?zték, és most Robert Baratheon uralkodik h? barátai, Jon Arryn, majd Eddard Stark segítségével. A konfliktus k?zéppontjában Deres urai, a Starkok állnak. Olyanok, mint a f?ld, ahol születtek: makacs, kemény jellem? család. Szemünk el?tt h?s?k, gazemberek és egy gonosz hatalom t?rténete elevenedik meg. ?m hamar rá kell ébrednünk, hogy ebben a világban mégsem egyszer?en jók és gonoszok kerülnek szembe egymással, hanem mesterien ábrázolt jellemek bontakoznak ki el?ttünk kül?nb?z? vágyakkal, célokkal, félelmekkel és sebekkel. Martin legnagyobb er?ssége hogy meg tudja újítani, élettel t?lti fel azt a m?fajt, amit a sok populáris Tolkien-imitáció évtizedeken át klisék sorozatába fojtva ismételgetett. A t?z és jég dalának els? k?tete egy világteremt? fantasy eposz nagyszabású felütése.
Конёк-горбунок - Иллюстрированная сказка - Веселые сказки для детей
Конёк-горбунок - Иллюстрированная сказка - Веселые сказки для детей
Пётр Ершов
¥15.18
Конёк-Горбунок — сказка в стихах Петра Ершова с великолепными красочными иллюстрациями Виктории Дунаевой. Являясь классикой русской детской литературы, Конёк-Горбунок за многие десятилетия обрёл признание и популярность не только среди детей, но и среди взрослых. Издательство Animedia Company желает вам приятного чтения.
Сказки Дружного леса (аудио-книга): Иллюстрированное издание
Сказки Дружного леса (аудио-книга): Иллюстрированное издание
Алексей Лукшин
¥22.81
Представляем вам сборник сказок для детей, сочетающий в себе как традиционное (увлекательный текст и красочные иллюстрации), так и современное мультимедийное содержание. В книге собраны десять поучительных и волшебных историй о приключениях жителей Дружного леса, прочитанных великолепным голосовым актером Александром Водяным. Главной задачей автора при написании этой книги было научить детей дружбе, гуманному отношению друг к другу, умению создавать хорошее настроение себе и окружающим. И все это без лишнего морализаторства. Каждая сказка — это короткая и смешная история. Книга будет интересна и взрослым читателям, которые с ее помощью смогут вернуться в мир детства, из которого мы все вышли. Издательство Animedia Company желает вам приятного чтения.
Via?a la ?ar?
Via?a la ?ar?
Duiliu Zamfirescu
¥0.01
n irul romanelor de mai trziu, dar mai cu seam n Viaa la ar […], n care temperamentul lui stilistic ajunge la formele unui clasicism plin de msur i claritate, Duiliu Zamfirescu renun n cea mai mare parte la manierismul trecutului. Analistul naturalist al strilor sufleteti struie, ba chiar se dezvolt n el, fr s mai simt nevoia apelului la nomenclatura i dialectica tiinei. Lirismul capt o pedal grav i simpl, i reflecia general ader parc mai adnc la impresia direct. […] Numeroase sunt pasagiile Vieii la ar n care amnuntul realist, umoristic sau graios, d via i adevr tablourilor.[…] ntocmai ca mai toi scriitorii realiti romni, pn cnd un Alexandru Macedonski cucerete sectoare noi ale artei descriptive, Duiliu Zamfirescu este mai ales un pictor al omului i al peisagiului, mai mult dect al lucrurilor i al interioarelor, care apar totui uneori n paginile lui. Remarcabil este apoi sub pana autorului Vieii la ar sau Tnase Scatiu pictura strilor de mulime, cu atta vreme nainte ca L. Rebreanu s dezvolte larg posibilitile acestui motiv. Vrednic de atenie este i evocarea vieii interioare, cu afundri ntr-o lume de imagini construite dup alte legi dect acele ale ateniei voluntare […]. Caracterul att de modern al procedeului nu poate scpa nimnui i el alctuiete punctul cel mai naintat al artei de analist a lui Duiliu Zamfirescu, atent la enigmele vieii sufleteti.“ – Tudor Vianu
Az utolsó kívánság
Az utolsó kívánság
Andrzej Sapkowski
¥57.80
Keacute s?bb azt beszeacute lteacutek, a feacuterfi eacuteszakr oacutel eacute;rkezett, a Koumlt eacutelver?k kapujaacuten keresztuumll. Baacuter nem volt id?s, a haja szinte teljesen feheacute;r volt. Amikor levetette kouml peny eacutet, kideruumllt, hogy a vaacutell aacuten egy sziacutejon kard fuumlgg. Nem volt ebben semmi szokatlan, Vizimaacuteban szinte mindenki fegyverrel jaacutert, de azeacutert senki sem hordott pallost a haacutet aacuten mint valami iacutejat vagy tegezt. A feheacuter hajuacutet a kiraacutelyi felhiacutevaacutes vezette a vaacuterosba a Vizima lakosait gyoumltr? striga visszavaacuteltoztataacutesaacute eacutert jaacute roacute haacute romezer oren jutalom.
Cei care pleac? ?i cei ce r?m?n. Al treilea volum din tetralogia napolitan?
Cei care pleac? ?i cei ce r?m?n. Al treilea volum din tetralogia napolitan?
Elena Ferrante
¥73.49
Al treilea volum din Tetralogia Napolitan? ?n lini?tea cea mai deplin? sau ?n mijlocul evenimentelor tumultuoase, atunci c?nd ne sim?im ?n siguran?? sau ?n pericol, c?nd suntem nevinova?i sau imorali, suntem o mul?ime format? din ceilal?i. Iar aceast? mul?ime e cu siguran?? o binecuv?ntare pentru literatur?.?Elena Ferrante ?n al treilea roman al Tetralogiei Napolitane, Elena ?i Lila, cele dou? fete cu care cititorii au f?cut cuno?tin?? ?n Prietena mea genial?, au devenit femei.Lila ?i-a p?r?sit so?ul ?i confortul material, iar acum munce?te ?n condi?ii foarte dure. Elena a studiat la ?coala Normal? din Pisa ?i a publicat un roman de succes, care i-a deschis u?ile saloanelor selecte. Am?ndou? au refuzat s? se complac? ?ntr-o via?? plin? de nefericire, ignoran?? ?i supunere, ?mbr??i??nd ?n schimb numeroasele oportunit??i ale anilor ’70. ?n continuare le leag? o prietenie profund?, de nezdruncinat.?nc? de la apari?ia romanului?Prietena mea genial?, care deschide?Tetralogia Napolitan?, faima Elenei Ferrante a crescut enorm. Este considerat? una dintre autoarele contemporane cele mai conving?toare, o stilist? des?v?r?it?, cu o intui?ie artistic? ie?it? din comun, care a c??tigat admira?ia mai multor scriitori celebri – Jhumpa Lahiri, Elizabeth Strout, Claire Messud – ?i a unor critici importan?i: James Wood, John Freeman, Eugenia Williamson etc. Dar f?r? ?ndoial?, primirea cea mai c?lduroas? a avut-o din partea cititorilor, care au descoperit o autoare care vorbe?te ?ntr-un stil plin de frumuse?e ?i for?? despre sentimentul de apartenen?? la un loc, despre rela?iile umane, dragoste, familie ?i prietenie.
Hebraic Literature: Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala
Hebraic Literature: Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala
Maurice Harris
¥8.09
Chapters cover: Talmud, Midrashim, Kabbala, Rabinical Ana, Proverbial Saying and Traditions, and Fasts and Festivals. The Introduction begins: "AMONG the absurd notions as to what the Talmud was, given credence in the Middle Ages, one was that it was a man! The medieval priest or peasant was perhaps wiser than he knew. Almost, might we say, the Talmud was Man, for it is a record of the doings, the beliefs, the usages, the hopes, the sufferings, the patience, the humor, the mentality, and the morality of the Jewish people for half a millennium."
Laughter: an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
Laughter: an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
Henri Bergson
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "In the idiosyncratic Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic, Bergson develops a theory not of laughter itself, but of how laughter can be provoked (see his objection to Delage, published in the 23rd edition of the essay). He describes the process of laughter (refusing to give a conceptual definition which would not approach its reality), used in particular by comics and clowns, as the caricature of the mechanism nature of humans (habits, automatic acts, etc.), one of the two tendencies of life (degradation towards inert matter and mechanism, and continual creation of new forms). However, Bergson warns us that laughter’s criterion of what should be laughed at is not a moral criterion and that it can in fact cause serious damage to a person’s self-esteem.This essay made his opposition to the Cartesian theory of the animal-machine obvious."
The Poetics of Aristotle
The Poetics of Aristotle
Aristotle
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BCE) is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally means "making" and in this context includes drama—comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play—as well as lyric poetry and epic poetry)... Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato's teacher), Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Aristotle's writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality and aesthetics, logic and science, politics and metaphysics."
The Witch of the Middle Ages
The Witch of the Middle Ages
J. Michelet
¥8.09
History of witchcraft in the Middle Ages. According to Wikipedia: "Jules Michelet (21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions." The Preface begins: "In this translation of a work rich in the raciest beauties and defects of an author long since made known to the British public, the present writer has striven to recast the trenchant humour, the scornful eloquence, the epigrammatic dash of Mr. Michelet, in language not all unworthy of such a word-master. How far he has succeeded others may be left to judge. In one point only is he aware of having been less true to his original than in theory he was bound to be."
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Anne Catherine Emmerich
¥8.09
According to Wikipedia: "The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian church, representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world's population. The Catholic Church is a communion of 23 sui juris particular churches. Among these are the Western Rite (Latin Rite) and Eastern Catholic Churches comprising 2,782 dioceses. The Church's highest earthly authority in matters of faith, morality and Church governance is the pope, currently Benedict XVI who holds supreme authority over the Church in concert with the College of Bishops, of which he is the head. The community is made up of an ordained ministry and the laity; members of either group may belong to organized religious communities."