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Author : Russell Freedman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0618663916
Discusses the possibility that America was discovered by someone other than Columbus.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0802136109
Hailed as "the most radical repackaging of the Bible since Gutenberg", these Pocket Canons give an up-close look at each book of the Bible.
Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780393070255
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.
Author : H.G. Wells
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141921068
When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find - a world of freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life, on which they may be trapped forever.
Author : John Barton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780698191587
A literary history of our most influential book of all time, by an Oxford scholar and Anglican priest In our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as "Holy Scripture," a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And while it provides a firm foundation for centuries of Christian teaching, it denies the depth, variety, and richness of this fascinating text. In A History of the Bible, John Barton argues that the Bible is not a prescription to a complete, fixed religious system, but rather a product of a long and intriguing process, which has inspired Judaism and Christianity, but still does not describe the whole of either religion. Barton shows how the Bible is indeed an important source of religious insight for Jews and Christians alike, yet argues that it must be read in its historical context--from its beginnings in myth and folklore to its many interpretations throughout the centuries. It is a book full of narratives, laws, proverbs, prophecies, poems, and letters, each with their own character and origin stories. Barton explains how and by whom these disparate pieces were written, how they were canonized (and which ones weren't), and how they were assembled, disseminated, and interpreted around the world--and, importantly, to what effect. Ultimately, A History of the Bible argues that a thorough understanding of the history and context of its writing encourages religious communities to move away from the Bible's literal wording--which is impossible to determine--and focus instead on the broader meanings of scripture.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861016
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Grove Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0802136753
Author : Christopher Columbus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : America
ISBN : PSU:000012952243
Author : Yuval Noah Harari
Publisher : Signal
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780771038525
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Destined to become a modern classic in the vein of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Sapiens is a lively, groundbreaking history of humankind told from a unique perspective. 100,000 years ago, at least six species of human inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo Sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations, and human rights; to trust money, books, and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables, and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come? In Sapiens, Dr. Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical -- and sometimes devastating -- breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural, and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, palaeontology, and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come? Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power...and our future.
Author : Dan Neiser
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781512775778
Ralphie might have wanted a Red Ryder B B gun in Jean Shepherds A Christmas Story, but the kid in this story wants a lot more. He fantasizes about becoming the Lone Ranger, the Masked Man himself, but is thwarted at every turn. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when the Masked Kid tries to realize his dreams, only to discover they may be harder than he thought.
Author : Sarah Churchwell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781541673427
A Smithsonian Magazine Best History Book of 2018 The unknown history of two ideas crucial to the struggle over what America stands for In Behold, America, Sarah Churchwell offers a surprising account of twentieth-century Americans' fierce battle for the nation's soul. It follows the stories of two phrases--the "American dream" and "America First"--that once embodied opposing visions for America. Starting as a Republican motto before becoming a hugely influential isolationist slogan during World War I, America First was always closely linked with authoritarianism and white supremacy. The American dream, meanwhile, initially represented a broad vision of democratic and economic equality. Churchwell traces these notions through the 1920s boom, the Depression, and the rise of fascism at home and abroad, laying bare the persistent appeal of demagoguery in America and showing us how it was resisted. At a time when many ask what America's future holds, Behold, America is a revelatory, unvarnished portrait of where we have been.
Author : James E. Seaver
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387060379
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Dympna Callaghan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780470658468
A new study of Shakespeare’s life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works. Combines an accessible fully historicised treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences Looks at 24 of the most significant plays and the sonnets through the lens of various aspects of Shakespeare’s life and historical environment Addresses four of the most significant issues that shaped Shakespeare’s career: education, religion, social status, and theatre Examines theatre as an institution and the literary environment of early modern London Explains and dispatches conspiracy theories about authorship
Author : Qunying Li,Louis Han
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781550227819
Li Qunying, a Communist Chinese doctor of great dedication, lived through the Anti-Japanese War, the Civil War, the Korean War and the Cultural Revolution. Besides enduring personal loss, she also witnessed the suffering of the peasants whose sorrowful stories have rarely been told. This haunting memoir traces all of the major events of brutal 20th-century China, interweaving eyewitness history, folklore, superstition and Li Qunying's own first-hand accounts.
Author : Richard D. WEBB
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018641039