Cosimo apr 1905 (18 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'If you (.) would like a decided change from your present condition, you can have it. But first of all you must know what you want and this is no easy task.' -R. H. Jarrett, It Works (1926) It Works (1926) by Roy Herbert Jarrett, aka RHJ, is a popular short book that has sold over 1.5 million copies and has never been out of print. Written by a salesman who used positive affirmation to boost his business acumen, the book is based on the author's three-step miracle. Often referred to as 'The Famous Little Red Book '' and touted that it could make 'dreams come true,' this guide for living is for anyone looking for more positivity in life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The issues that face us are momentous, involving the fulfilment or destruction not only of this Republic but of civilisation itself.' -NCS-68 (1950) The National Security Council Report 68, or NSC-68, was drafted by a NSC Study Group under the chairmanship of Paul Nitze of the State Department and presented to President Truman in April 1950. It described the Soviet Union as the biggest threat to the United States, recommending a large expansion of the military budget and aid to America's allies. This top-secret report, declassified in 1975, established the geopolitical framework for waging the Cold War and became one of its most influential documents setting the stage for the future collapse of the Soviet Union. This is a must-read for students of foreign policy and history, and anyone interested in American-Russian relations.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'For the rest it is a straightforward account of what life is like in Soviet Russia. Ransom seems like an uncommonly intelligent and honest Englishman, whose thorough acquaintance with Russia and familiarity with the Russian language, customs and character qualify him exceptionally for the work of getting at the relevant facts.' -Alvin Johnson, New Republic, (1920) With Six Weeks in Russia (1919) Arthur Ransom hoped to fill a gap in the knowledge of other Britons about 'the gigantic experiment' in the Russian economic and political systems that followed the Bolshevik Revolution. As a British correspondent, Ransom had tried to get 'as near as any foreigner who was not a Communist could get to what was going on,' and his book was meant to be an accurate record of his own impressions of the internal conflicts in Russia, 'set against a background of that extraordinary vitality which obstinately persists in Moscow even in these dark days of discomfort, disillusion, pestilence, starvation and unwanted war.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'How can I be reasonable To me our love was everything and you were my whole life. It is not very pleasant to realize that to you it was only an episode.' -Kitty, The Painted Veil (1925) by Somerset Maugham The Painted Veil (1925) by Somerset Maugham is a romance set in England and Hong Kong. The title refers to the first line of a sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley: 'Lift not the painted veil which those who live / Call Life.' The author delves deep into the psyche of a mismatched married couple, Kitty and Walter, dealing with affairs and adultery. After Kitty's affair is discovered, Walter gives her the ultimatum of accompanying him to cholera-stricken mainland China or enduring a publicly humiliating divorce. This is just a glimpse of a page-turning novel filled with human conflict that any reader will want to add to their personal library.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - '.I fancied that they too, as they looked at the Casuarina tree, grey, rugged and sad, a little out of place in the wanton tropics, might very well be reminded of their native land.' -W. Somerset Maugham, The Casuarina Tree (1926) The Casuarina Tree (1926) by W. Somerset Maugham is a collection of short stories loosely based on the author's travels to the Federated Malay States in the 1920s. Many of the characters struggle with alienation and fate as the author develops themes of race, class division, and adultery. After its publication, Maugham was criticized for depicting the region in an unflattering light. Included in this volume are: Before the Party, P. and O., The Outstation, The Force of Circumstance, The Yellow Streak, and The Letter. Anyone intrigued by the early twentieth century and Maugham's insightful character studies will want to add this compilation to their personal library. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Any man must, inasmuch as he can, cultivate and maintain toward others a peaceable sociality that is consistent with the native character and end of humankind in general.' -Samuel von Pufendorf, The Two Books on the Duty of Man and Citizen According to the Natural Law (1927) De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume II (1927), originally published in 1673, contains the English translation by Frank Gardner Moore, The Two Books on the Duty of Man and Citizen According to the Natural Law and is a replica of the 1927 edition. Also available from Cosimo Classics are Volume I with the original Latin text and a comprehensive two-volume edition in Latin and English. The ideas presented in the book synthesize the theories of Grotius and Hobbes, and the author delves into multiple facets of the laws of nature and nations. These and other foundational concepts of international law are covered in-depth in this must-have for legal scholars and those intrigued by the history of law.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'It's one of our favorite American myths that broad plains necessarily make broad minds, and high mountains make high purpose.' ? Sinclair Lewis, Main Street Main Street (1920) was Sinclair Lewis's very first novel. Turning a spotlight on the hypocrisy and pettiness of middle America, the novel tells the story of Carol Milford Kennicott and her struggles with the small-town mentality of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota. With its publication, the author immediately established himself as a master of political and social satire, a talent that led to his 1930 Nobel Prize for Literature.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Most people have not yet learned to regard books as a necessity. They will beg them, they will borrow them, they will do everything, in fact, but buy them. People. who will unhesitatingly pay 8 shillings apiece for a dozen gramophone records. will think twice, if not three times, before spending even 5 shillings upon a book which will last a lifetime.' -Sir Stanley Unwin, The Price of Books (1925). The Price of Books (1925) is an essay by Sir Stanley Unwin about the state of book publishing in early twentieth century Britain. While he explains the mechanics of book pricing in ways that are similar to the early twenty-first century, he laments that books are not appreciated enough and often too cheap in proportion to the publishers' costs. This essay offers an engaging glimpse into publishing for students of history, publishers and others interested in the world of publishing. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The rich people not only had all the money, they had all the chance to get more; they had all the knowledge and the power, and so the poor man was down, and he had to stay down.' -Upton Sinclair, The Jungle (1906) Money Writes! (1927) by Upton Sinclair is one in a series of six books the author wrote analyzing American institutions from a socialist perspective. As the author himself observed, 'It is a study of American literature from the economic point of view. It takes our living [in 1927] writers, and turns their pockets inside out, asking, 'Where did you get it ' and 'What did you do for it ' It is not a polite book, but it is an honest book, and it is needed.' Other books in this muckraking Dead-Hand collection, include: The Profits of Religion (religion, 1917), Mammonart (art, 1925), The Brass Check (journalism, 1919), The Goose-Step (higher education, 1923), and The Goslings (education, 1924), all available from Cosimo Classics.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Modern science has shown that within the child's soul lies magically locked up all the past of our race; also, it is evident that within it lies all the future of our race. What our children are now being made is what America will be.' -Upton Sinclair, The Goslings In The Goslings: A Study of American Schools (1924), Upton Sinclair examines how American industry influences public schools, asserting that 'an 'invisible' government' of big business . . . has taken over the charge of your children.' The book describes the influence of industry with examples from schools of several major cities. Also included are sections that examine what and how a variety of forces shape education. It is one in a series of six books the author wrote, analyzing American institutions from a socialist perspective. Other books in this muckraking Dead-Hand collection, include: The Profits of Religion (religion, 1917), The Brass Check (journalism, 1919), The Goose Step (education, 1923), Mammonart (art, 1925), and Money Writes! (literature,1927), all available from Cosimo Classics.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The most important and most dangerous book I have ever written.' -Upton Sinclair, The Brass Check (1919) In The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism (1919) Upton Sinclair sets out to expose the effects of 'yellow journalism' and restrictions on the 'free press.' The book publicizes these issues with stories of lives damaged by bad press. It is remembered for the famous line, 'It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it' and for its contribution to the creation of the first code of ethics for journalists. It is one in a series of six books, the author wrote analyzing American institutions from a socialist perspective. Other books in this muckraking Dead-Hand collection, include: Mammonart (art, 1925), The Profits of Religion (religion, 1917), The Goose-Step (higher education, 1923), The Goslings (education, 1924), and Money Writes! (literature, 1927), all available from Cosimo Classics.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - '.I fancied that they too, as they looked at the Casuarina tree, grey, rugged and sad, a little out of place in the wanton tropics, might very well be reminded of their native land.' -W. Somerset Maugham, The Casuarina Tree (1926) The Casuarina Tree (1926) by W. Somerset Maugham is a collection of short stories loosely based on the author's travels to the Federated Malay States in the 1920s. Many of the characters struggle with alienation and fate as the author develops themes of race, class division, and adultery. After its publication, Maugham was criticized for depicting the region in an unflattering light. Included in this volume are: Before the Party, P. and O., The Outstation, The Force of Circumstance, The Yellow Streak, and The Letter. Anyone intrigued by the early twentieth century and Maugham's insightful character studies will want to add this compilation to their personal library. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A school of ingenious Bible-twisters arose, . . . in order that people who no longer believed could continue with good conscience to collect the salaries of belief.' ?Upton Sinclair, Mammonart Mammonart: An Essay in Economic Interpretation (1925) by Upton Sinclair consists mainly of critiques of many great artists from Homer to Mark Twain and from Michelangelo to Jack London. It is one in a series of six books the author wrote analyzing American institutions from a socialist perspective. Other books in this muckraking Dead-Hand collection, include: The Profits of Religion (religion, 1917), The Brass Check (journalism, 1919), The Goose-Step (higher education, 1923), The Goslings (education, 1924), and Money Writes! (literature, 1927), all available from Cosimo Classics.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Our educational system is not a public service, but an instrument of special privilege; its purpose is not to further the welfare of mankind, but merely to keep America capitalist.' -Upton Sinclair, The Goose-Step (1923) The Goose-Step: A Study of American Education (1923) by Upton Sinclair is one in a series of six books, the author wrote that analyze American institutions from a socialist perspective. It offers a commentary on how control by the wealthy affects American colleges and universities. Other books in this muckraking Dead-Hand collection, include: The Profits of Religion (religion, 1917), Mammonart (art, 1925), The Brass Check (journalism, 1919), The Goslings (education, 1924), and Money Writes! (literature, 1937).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'How can I be reasonable To me our love was everything and you were my whole life. It is not very pleasant to realize that to you it was only an episode.' -Kitty, The Painted Veil (1925) by Somerset Maugham The Painted Veil (1925) by Somerset Maugham is a romance set in England and Hong Kong. The title refers to the first line of a sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley: 'Lift not the painted veil which those who live / Call Life.' The author delves deep into the psyche of a mismatched married couple, Kitty and Walter, dealing with affairs and adultery. After Kitty's affair is discovered, Walter gives her the ultimatum of accompanying him to cholera-stricken mainland China or enduring a publicly humiliating divorce. This is just a glimpse of a page-turning novel filled with human conflict that any reader will want to add to their personal library.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'It's one of our favorite American myths that broad plains necessarily make broad minds, and high mountains make high purpose.' ? Sinclair Lewis, Main Street Main Street (1920) was Sinclair Lewis's very first novel. Turning a spotlight on the hypocrisy and pettiness of middle America, the novel tells the story of Carol Milford Kennicott and her struggles with the small-town mentality of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota. With its publication, the author immediately established himself as a master of political and social satire, a talent that led to his 1930 Nobel Prize for Literature.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Any man must, inasmuch as he can, cultivate and maintain toward others a peaceable sociality that is consistent with the native character and end of humankind in general.' -Samuel von Pufendorf, The Two Books on the Duty of Man and Citizen According to the Natural Law (1927) De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo (Two Volumes in One) (1927), originally published in 1673, is a replica of the 1927 edition and contains both the original Latin text, which is a reproduction of the 1682 edition, and the English translation by Frank Gardner Moore. Volumes I-in Latin-and II-in English-are also available from Cosimo Classics. Samuel von Pufendorf's study of Grotius and Hobbes led him to synthesize their ideas into his own. Recommended by John Locke as a text that should be included in law curricula, this is a must-have for legal scholars and those intrigued by the history of law.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The most important and most dangerous book I have ever written.' -Upton Sinclair, The Brass Check (1919) In The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism (1919) Upton Sinclair sets out to expose the effects of 'yellow journalism' and restrictions on the 'free press.' The book publicizes these issues with stories of lives damaged by bad press. It is remembered for the famous line, 'It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it' and for its contribution to the creation of the first code of ethics for journalists. It is one in a series of six books, the author wrote analyzing American institutions from a socialist perspective. Other books in this muckraking Dead-Hand collection, include: Mammonart (art, 1925), The Profits of Religion (religion, 1917), The Goose-Step (higher education, 1923), The Goslings (education, 1924), and Money Writes! (literature, 1927), all available from Cosimo Classics. …