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Washington and His Colleagues, A Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of Federalism
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According to Wikipedia: "Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Washington has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents."
Up From Slavery
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According to Wikipedia: "Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, orator, author and leader of the African-American community. He was freed from slavery as a child, and after working at several menial jobs in West Virginia, earned his way through an education at Hampton Institute and Wayland Seminary. Upon recommendation of Hampton founder Sam Armstrong, as a young man, he was appointed as the first leader of the new Tuskegee Institute, then a teachers' college for blacks."
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Seven Years Concealed
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Autobiography of a slave girl, first published in 1861. According to Wikipedia: "Harriet Ann Jacobs (February 11, 1813 – March 7, 1897) was an American writer, who escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist speaker and reformer. Jacobs' single work, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, was one of the first autobiographical narratives about the struggle for freedom by female slaves and an account of the sexual harassment and abuse they endured."
A Book of Sibyls
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Biographical sketches of Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs. Opie, and Jane Austen, first published in 1883. According to Wikipedia: " Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie, née Thackeray (9 June 1837 – 26 February 1919) was an English writer. She was the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray.
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
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Biography of a soldier in the American Revolution. Melville explains, "Biography, in its purer form, confined to the ended lives of the true and brave, may be held the fairest meed of human virtue--one given and received in entire disinterestedness--since neither can the biographer hope for acknowledgment from the subject, nor the subject at all avail himself of the biographical distinction conferred. Israel Potter well merits the present tribute--a private of Bunker Hill, who for his faithful services was years ago promoted to a still deeper privacy under the ground, with a posthumous pension, in default of any during life, annually paid him by the spring in ever-new mosses and sward." According to Wikipedia: "Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. His first two books gained much attention, though they were not bestsellers, and his popularity declined precipitously after only a few years. By the time of his death he had been almost completely forgotten, but his longest novel, Moby-Dick — largely considered a failure during his lifetime, and most responsible for Melville's fall from favor with the reading public — was recognized in the 20th century as one of the chief literary masterpieces of both American and world literature."
Miscellanies: A collection of essays
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Book-length collection of essays. According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of hard labour after being convicted of the offence of 'gross indecency.'"
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
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This edition retains the original idiosyncratic spelling and punctuation. " "These Journals are from May 14, 1804, the day the expedition left the Mississippi River, to September 26, 1806, a day or two after they arrived back in St. Louis. It includes all possible Journal entries of Lewis and Clark. Most of the "courses and distances" and "celestial observations" have been omitted. The notes and most of the corrections of past editors have been removed." According to Wikipedia: "The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803–1806), headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back."
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
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According to Wikipedia: "Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France. In France, Hugo's literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem, and Hugo is sometimes identified as the greatest French poet. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (known in English also as The Hunchback of Notre Dame). Though a committed conservative royalist when he was young, Hugo grew more liberal as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism, and his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. He is buried in the Panthéon."
Scara din bibliotec?
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Problema fiinei romneti nu s-a rezolvat. Dei ea a reprezentat o mistic a ntregii generaii, motivaia principal a existenei acesteia, datorita conflictului dintre Occident si Orient, dintre cele dou doctrine sociale fundamentale, datorit Cortinei de Fier care a czut la finele celui de-al doilea rzboi mondial, care a separat lumea n dou lagre etane, problema a rmas nerezolvat. Ce a nsemnat de fapt problema fiinei romneti Conturarea unei identiti naionale, obsesie a naionalismului romnesc interbelic i a tinerei generaii“ care s-a confundat mai mult sau mai puin cu aceast epoc. Utopia generaiei a fost aceea de a scoate Romnia din anonimat. Totul a rmas la nivelul iluziei i al scepticismului. Din ntreaga generaie care a supravieuit exilului intern sau extern, doi reprezentani fideli ai acesteia au conturat prin preocuprile lor foarte bine ideea fiinei romneti sau mai bine zis modalitatea ei de manifestare n lume. Acetia sunt Cioran i Noica. Aceast carte – dreapt, radical, exact, ntunecat – trateaz rtcirile i mplinirile acestora n contextul n care ntregul continent, n perioada interbelic, prea ca a luat-o razna.“ – Mara Magda Maftei
Oh My God! ?n 6 s?pt?m?ni. Sl?be?te rapid ?i uime?te-?i prietenii
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Cucamonga este o carte de avangard?, experimental?, care cuprinde texte din zonele poeziei, prozei ?i filozofiei. Cele cinci capitole ale c?r?ii s?nt urm?toarele:1) Best Sailor. Este un poem ?n proz?, polemic ?i critic la adresa societ??ii de consum ?i a pie?ei de carte dominate de bestselleruri. Arm?tura fiec?ruia dintre cele ?apte capitole ale acestui poem este alc?tuit? din scurte descrieri ale c?r?ilor prezente ?n topurile de v?nz?ri din Statele Unite ale Americii, topuri publicate ?n revista The New York Times Book Review (nr. 11 din 24 martie 2008). Unul dintre personajele cele mai sonore care apar ?n acest text este Barack Obama.Best Sailor este probabil singurul poem din lume cu bibliografie (lista cuprinde ?n jur de 100 de c?r?i).2) 19 pove?ti despre orice. Este un capitol care cuprinde 19 poeme scrise ?n registre diferite, fiecare fiind despre ceva anume: Despre visele unora pl?tite de al?ii; Despre importan?a ficu?ilor ?n via?a c?l?torilor; Despre pas?rea care ??i ia zborul din om; Despre pescuitul alternativ; Despre cum se pleac? ?n luna de miere; Despre cum ajunge privirea s? vad?; Despre orbirea vorbirii; Despre pompierul care ??i incendia ?ig?rile; Despre rolul menghinei ?n deprinderea tehnicii zborului; Despre legile rescrise ale ospitalit??ii termodinamice; Despre c?l?toria p?m?ntului ?n jurul omului; Despre mor?i numai de bine; Despre teorema pesc?ru?ului cu cap de lup; Despre fatalitatea de a urm?ri ?tirile la televizor; Despre anatomia valurilor; Despre garderoba incandescent? a lui Dumnezeu; Despre con?inutul de metal al picioarelor; Despre lumina care ne calc? pe urme; Despre categoriile aristotelice ale liniei orizontului. Ultimele cinci poeme-pove?ti au la baz? c?te o ipotez? ?tiin?ific? ?i s?nt scrise ?ntr-o manier? inovatoare.3) Iubita mea vitreg? ?i 4) Unul dintre domni?oara W ?i doamna Kuttare s?nt dou? poeme ?n proz?, cu personaje ?i ?nt?mpl?ri stranii. (Aceste poeme s?nt relu?ri din c?r?i mai vechi, ap?rute ?n urm? cu 8-9 ani.)5) Demonadologia este o lucrare de filozofie, o scurt? introducere ?n metafizica r?ului, alc?tuit? din 90 de paragrafe, care parodiaz? Monadologia, celebrul tratat de metafizic? al lui G. W. Leibniz. Monadei leibniziene i-a fost aici substituit? demonada, ?n locul lui Dumnezeu apare Demonezeu, iar cea mai bun? dintre lumile posibile a fost ?nlocuit? de cea mai rea dintre lumile posibile. De?i trateaz? despre principiile care stau la baza r?ului din lume, Demonadologia se ?ncheie ?ntr-o not? optimist?, cu happy-end.
Logica elefan?ilor
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M? numesc Valeriu Mircea Popa. M-am n?scut ?n 4 octombrie 1947. Eu ?i fratele meu Sorin (un matematician de elit?) suntem a patra genera?ie de intelectuali din familie. O familie de prin Ardeal.?n via?a de acum am fost (?i poate ?nc? mai sunt) golan, student, muzician (chitar? clasic? ?i instrumentul indian numit sitar), textier, fum?tor, afemeiat, b?utor de vodc?, culturist, defectolog, logoped ?i psihoterapeut ?n ?coli speciale, practicant de karate, contrabandist, marochiner, poet, ?ngrijitor de b?tr?ni ?ntr-un Altenheim din Germania, tat?, cre?tin gnostic, lector universitar, doctor ?n psihologia artei, t?mplar, designer de bijuterii, gravor, bijutier.De o vreme ?ncoace am impresia c? sunt un nimeni.Nu vreau s? ?tiu ce am fost ?n vie?ile anterioare.
Codul fericirii
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volumul al II-lea dintr-un interviu de un cristian Ce noroc a avut Genera?ia noastr?, Genera?ia ‘60, c? a fost contemporan?, c? a avut ?n mijlocul ei ?n permanen?? un artist ca Ion Cucu, un om ?n stare s? fixeze imaginea ei ?ntr-o vreme ?n care nu puteau s? r?m?n? niciun fel de alte imagini, pentru c? televiziunea era dedicat? exclusiv perechii conduc?toare, pentru c? la un moment dat nici m?car pe c?r?ile proprii nu puteau s? apar? fotografii. Dac? n-ar fi existat Cucu ?n mijlocul scriitorilor ?i dac? n-ar fi fost ?ntr-o m?sur? aproape magic? – a? zice – prieten cu ei ?i nu i-ar fi intuit, aceast? genera?ie important? a literaturii rom?ne n-ar fi existat vizual. Nu s-ar fi ?tiut cum eram. R?sfoind albumul lui, concluzia mea e c? eram frumo?i. Senza?ia e c? ne f?cea mai frumo?i dec?t eram. ?ntotdeauna c?nd v?d o fotografie a mea f?cut? de Ion Cucu, m? ?ntreb ?oare chiar a?a ar?tam ?n realitate?“. Senza?ia este c? prietenia cu care ne privea f?cea s? ap?rem mai frumo?i. (Ana Blandiana)
Era m?ritat? ?i se plicitisea
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Nicolae Breban este stpnit de – i ajunge s stpneasc el nsui – voina de putere creatoare. Creaia este, dup Fr. Nietzsche, adevrata voin de putere. Ct pot crea – att exist“, iat relaia definitorie i poate chiar sensul vieii, raliat adnc unei ontologii a artei literare. Scriitorul se teme cel mai mult de insuficiena voinei. ntotdeauna a fost ngrozit de un succes de mna a doua. Un succes a fost faptul c n Frana i-au fost publicate romane dificile“, ntr-un context literar i istoric defavorabil. (…) Breban triete cu luciditate abisal; vis estetic“. Urmeaz, aadar, i nu contrazice autonomia esteticului. Omul i cultura sunt artificioase, nu naturale. El crede c, n esen, literatura nu s-a schimbat niciodat de la Homer ncoace.“ (Marian Victor Buciu) Un romancier pentru o generaie a literaturii. Nici un prozator romn nu a trit, dup 1960, o evoluie att de rapid. Succesul fulgertor al lui Nicolae Breban nu poate i nici nu trebuie s fie judecat independent de momentul 1965 al literaturii tinere. O generaie de povestitori i de poei avea nevoie de un adevrat romancier pentru a-i consacra, aa cum se cuvine, strlucirea. Nu de un romancier fcut prin aglomerarea povestirilor, strlucitor pe fiecare pagin, spectaculos prin fiecare personaj al su; generaia reclam nu un autor care tie s povesteasc, ci un scriitor nzestrat cu vocaie de romancier: de adevrat constructor.“ (Cornel Ungureanu)
A Vénusz-rejtély
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Ormai Norbert Kossuth Lajos mellett szolgált, s remek meggy?z?képességével ?tezer vadászkatonát állított a szabadságharcba. Gyorsan t?rt el?re, az 1848 júliusában még hadnagyi rangban szolgáló Ormait tíz hónap múlva már ezredessé léptették el?, Kossuth kinevezte a honvéd vadászezredek f?felügyel?jévé. Pár nappal azután, miután visszavonult és lemondott beosztásáról, császári fogságba esett, majd a hadbírósági tárgyalása napján kivégezték.Az egykori ezredes életét és halálát máig legendák ?vezik. Sokan, még a neves t?rténészek is, minden komolyabb utánajárás nélkül nevezték Ormait szélhámosnak. E kiadvány számos ponton tisztázza az Ormaival kapcsolatos félreértéseket, torzításokat, és megpróbál hiteles adatok, valamint eredeti okmányok k?zlésével hozzájárulni pályaívének teljesebb megrajzolásához.
Ion Iano?i - 80
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Raporturile dintre cuvinte i confer poemelor sale conotaii metafizice derulate ntr-o muzic enigmatic a linitii i tcerii, fiecare cuvnt scris avnd parc viaa i destinul su (ca n poemele uruguaienei Delmira Agustini), brodnd misterioase asociaii greu de tradus chiar n limba romn, ceea ce m-a determinat s le las s zburde singure, citndu-le deseori pe acelea crora nu le-am gsit corespondentul n dicionarul meu srac n sinonime.Poemele Alinei Beiu-Deliu au o densitate i un dramatism care refuz tiparele obinuite ale feminitii, fiind ncrcate de un lirism convulsiv care explodeaza deseori cu farmecul spontaneitii imediate, alteori cu delicateea i fragilitatea disimulrilor, care printr-un inexplicabil algoritm, dezvluie mai mult dect acoper mesajul poetic, crend o atmosfer grav de filigran incomprehensibil la prima lectur, dar care se limpezete treptat, pe msura repetrii, n toat splendoarea, obligndu-l pe cititor s se ntrebe, n final, dac singurtatea poetei este o simpl izolare sau o form de aprare a libertii sale ctigate prin suferin.“ (Valeriu Cuner)
R?zboaiele PSI. O istorie a manipul?rii min?ii
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Cartea se adreseaz? elevilor, studen?ilor, precum ?i publicului larg de cititori, monografia ?n cauz? – semnat? de marele c?rturar Ion Iano?i, membru al Academiei Rom?ne – constituind una dintre lucr?rile de v?rf despre uria?ul romancier de la Iasnaia Poliana.
Vasco da Gama navigheaz?
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Parodicul nu este doar unul dintre modurile comice; el este rezultatul variatelor ncercri pe care literatura le face spre a se rennoi prin autonegare. Asumndu-i acest rol, literatura parodic are luciditatea de a-i etala mecanismul auto-producerii, analizndu-i exagerrile, dar i constitutivele convenii. Aceast ntoarcere spre literaritatea literaturii pe care mizeaz orice demers parodic este camuflat prin aparena orientare spre diferii autori, texte sau stiluri. Orice parodist este, simultan, explorator prin textele altora, dar i autorul ce-i analizeaz lucid teritoriul propriului text. Una dintre aceste dou dimensiuni poate fi dominant ntr-o parodie, oscilaiile fiind generate att de parodist, ct i de contextul estetic cruia acesta i aparine. Dac, n mod normal, principiile critice urmeaz dezvoltrii formelor literare, discursul parodic este un discurs critic contient deghizat n form literar sau un discurs literar cu finalitate critic. Vorbim de parodia studiat estetic i nu de parodia ca simpl deformare, comis din ignoran.“ O fenomenologie a parodicului din Evul Mediu, epoc modern i postmodern, aceast carte ofer i analiza parodicului n operele unor scriitori ca Urmuz, Caragiale, Crtrescu .a.
Din mansarda lui Cioran
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Deopotriv? cronica vivant? a tranzi?iei, aide-memoire, jurnal ?i anti-jurnal, foileton pamflet, addenda, Pe muchie de h?rtie ??i propune o radiografiere a st?rii literaturii rom?ne de azi, folosind ?n permanen?? oglinda retrovizoare."Tipic, scrie despre autoare Constantin C?lin, ?n critica actual?, e, cel mai adesea, s? coexi?ti, s? superi c?t mai pu?in? lume, s? te rezemi de grup, s? te pliezi pe ideile celor mai bine plasa?i ?n ierarhie, s? fii amuzant ca un comis-voiajor, s? te adaptezi la orice "canon", s? te aranjezi cu oricine. Atipic a devenit s? ?ncerci s? spui adev?rul integral, s? nu ui?i, s? nu fii la?, s? nu fii oportunist."
Orthodoxy
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Classic collection of essays. The Preface begins: " This book is meant to be a companion to "Heretics," and to put the positive side in addition to the negative. Many critics complained of the book called "Heretics" because it merely criticised current philosophies without offering any alternative philosophy. This book is an attempt to answer the challenge. It is unavoidably affirmative and therefore unavoidably autobiographical. The writer has been driven back upon somewhat the same difficulty as that which beset Newman in writing his Apologia; he has been forced to be egotistical only in order to be sincere. While everything else may be different the motive in both cases is the same. It is the purpose of the writer to attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian Faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it. The book is therefore arranged upon the positive principle of a riddle and its answer." According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."
Reviews
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Large book-length collection of According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of hard labour after being convicted of the offence of 'gross indecency.'"
The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer
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According to Wikipedia: "Thomas Telford (1757–1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed The Colossus of Roads, and, reflecting his command of all types of civil engineering in the early 19th century, he was elected as the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he retained for 14 years until his death.... Samuel Smiles (23 December 1812 – 16 April 1904), was a Scottish author and reformer. ... Smiles is best known today as the writer of books extolling virtues of self help, and biographies lauding the achievements of "heroic" engineers."
