Siddhartha - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

Herman Hesse

Emereo Classics 6/14/2012

Latin For Beginners - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

Benjamin L. D'ooge

At the very beginning of the twentieth century, retired General Robert Baden-Powell, the hero of the siege of Mafeking, coalesced his ideas for an organization to train young British boys in scouting for the British Empire. Not a very organized thinker, Baden-Powell borrowed heavily from all sorts of unrelated resources - newspaper articles, military dispatches, fiction, and much more - and produced this, his first book on scouting. Originally published as six separate books, this book brings all of them together.  Now, as might be expected from its roots, this book reflects a lot of the biases and ways of thinking from Edwardian England. But, leaving that aside, this is a fun and interesting book that shows clearly the forms that have stayed with the Boy Scouts movement to this very day.  Now, as a newcomer to Scouting will you find anything useful in this book? You sure will. Robert Baden-Powell was very knowledgeable about the subject, and this book sure shows it. (Youve never thought of tying your shoes like that!) Of course some of the information is out of date, especially the first-aid information, so it isnt really usable by the boys as is. But, this is a nice resource, one that shows you where Scouting started.  You will actually enjoy the somewhat jumbled organization of this book. It isnt as scholarly and antiseptic as modern Boy Scout books, and the stories and tales laced throughout make the reading much more fun. Plus, you will find the focus on some subjects, such as logic and deductive reasoning, to be quite interesting.  You will love this book, its highly recommended!

Boy Scouts Handbook - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

boy-scouts-of-america

The Awakening is one of many readers favorite classic novels! If you have been trying to branch out into new literary worlds, and the classics is one genre that you haent yet touched; get this book; your journey will be profitable. The Awakening is one novel that is incredibly easy to read and holds such powerful prose in so few pages.  A taboo subject back in its day, The Awakening tells the story of one womans emotional journey from a stifled, miserable marriage to a spirited and lusty freedom. Young Edna Pontellier feels trapped in a loveless, although pampered, life with husband, Leonce. Stirrings of independence begin one summer while resorting in Grand Isle, an island off the coast of Louisiana. These new feelings have begun a profound change in Edna, liberating her beyond belief. Thus ensues an infidelity that dreams are made of, although at the expense of her marriage and motherhood.  Hardly shocking in this day and age, The Awakenings subject of marital infidelity and physical lust for another is always a pageturner. The theme of the novel -- Ednas torment at the chains that bind her and the flutterings of an unbridled passion -- is brought to life with beautiful writing in simple, elegant words.   You will be surprised to find such a passionate and provocative story within its pages. Short but penetrating, The Awakening will move you.

The Awakening And Selected Short Stories - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

KATE CHOPIN

Absolutely the Best Book Ever Written. . . Bar NoneFirst of all, one has a very difficult problem in defining exactly what this compendium is. Is it a book, a poem, a history, an epic?  Well, it is all of those and many more. The Anatomy of Melancholy is, without a doubt, the best book ever written, bar none.It was compliled from all the books of the 17th century and is not really about melancholy, per se. It is, rather, Robert Burtons view of mankind and mankinds condition. All mankind. And all conditions. It is about melancholia, sure, but it is about everything else as well. Melancholia was just Burtons excuse to write about everything under the sun in a strikingly original way and then have the nerve to remind us that there is nothing new under the sun. This is a book filled with both endless quotes and endless quotable material and, to the surprise of many, it is a comic masterpiece. Perhaps the comic masterpiece. Burton chose to publish this book as having been written by Democritus Junior, and if that doesnt give you a hint regarding the humor that follows, then not much will.If you like good literature, youll love this book. If you like psychology, youll love this book. If you want to seem pretentious, you need this book. Mostly, however, this is a book for people who love words. Burton may have seemed like a raving madman to some, but he was a man obsessed with a love for the English language. . . and it shows.The Anatomy of Melancholy wasnt meant to be read from the first page to the last; I have never met anyone who did that and one would have to be more than a little mad to even try. Just pick up the book. Open it to any page. You may find lists, digressions, bits of 17th century prose, quotes, much Latin. Whatever you find, it is sure to please if you only give it half a chance.The Anatomy of Melancholy is definitely the desert island book. Dont go without. That would be a terrible mistake.

The Anatomy Of Melancholy - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

Robert Burton

The Federalist Papers - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

Alexander. Hamilton

John Jay And James

As well as being a great historian Plutarch was a philosopher who used the examples of good and infamous men alike to reinforce his conception of morality and what the best in a man can truly be.   Unlike other classical historians, he doesnt just accept stories about individuals at face value but always mentions conflicting facts in the historical record. He often digresses in mid narrative, but never to the readers frustration, as it is always with an eye to the social practices and political environment of the people of whom he writes, analyzing deeply with an anecdote here or an quotation there the merits and demerits of that society, and leaving us with a clearer picture of the classical mind-set as well as we might know it.   I can only say that as a classic of English prose style it ranks only second to Gibbon and reminds us that Plutarch means not just to educate, but to delight and entertain as well; such an achievement is not easily matched without the advantage of genius.

Plutarch: Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

Plutarch

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.  His stories of encounters with amazing saints of all regions and religions are spell-binding, and you may find yourself (like me) devouring the whole book on your first read - just reveling in the wonders of these true spiritual seekers. On successive readings I delved deeper into the equally fascinating footnotes, learning about the exotic realms of Indian spirituality and its unexpected parallels with the original Christian teachings of Christ, St. John, and St. Paul.  In fact, the countless strata of insights and implications that surface with repeated readings of Autobiography of a Yogi argue for spending a few more dollars on the trade paperback rather than the mass market paperback edition, since youll want to return numerous times over the years. The Self-Realization Fellowship editions are to be preferred over others. Yogananda himself started that organization (SRF), and the award-winning quality of SRF editing and printing shines through them - in contrast to bootlegged editions printed up by renegade outfits.  In all my reading in spirituality, yoga, and comparative religion, I have discovered no work that so completely fulfills Carl Jungs prophecy that yoga science (the whole science, not just the athletic postures) will offer you undreamed-of possibilities as Yoganandas autobiography. As the author explains, yoga comes from the root meaning union - and he reveals, ever more deeply, the underlying oneness of Christianity and yoga, of spiritual truth and scientific truth, of the worldly and the spirituality. It will deepen anyones own faith and sensibility - of whatever religion (or none), of the science of matter. . .  or mind. . .

Autobiography Of A Yogi - The Original Classic Edition (paperback Or Softback)

Paramahansa, Yogananda

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