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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Before 'New Age' there was 'New Thought,' a philosophy that sought God through metaphysics and was wildly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. American mystic and bestselling author RALPH WALDO TRINE (1866-1958) was one of the most influential writers on New Thought principles, and here, in this 1898 work, he explains why 'Life' is the the truest and most certain thing we will ever be aware of:. the vital difference between being alive and being Life. how knowledge of Jesus and his teachings lead to a deeper appreciation of Life. why living Life fully results in sustained 'peace and safety forever'. and more.Easy to understand but profound in its wisdom, this is one of Trine's most pious works, and it will intrigue those seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationship with the Divine.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Before 'New Age' there was 'New Thought,' a philosophy that sought God through metaphysics and was wildly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. American mystic and bestselling author RALPH WALDO TRINE (1866-1958) was one of the most significant writers on New Thought principles, and here, in this charming 1921 volume, Trine reveals some of the ideas that he found 'true and valuable,' including:. the power of intution, and the necessity of trusting it. why it's important to cultivate aloneness and silence. how to open to the vibrations of everything and everyone around us. the most vital lessons from the teachings of Jesus. and more.A commanding writer and a provocative philosopher, Trine was a man ahead of his time. and perhaps still is today.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public's imagination.This omnibus edition includes all three volumes in his Caspak series: The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot, and Out of Time's Abyss, all first published in book form in 1924. Considered Burroughs' most thrilling science-fiction adventure stories, they regale us with the daring escapades of modern men on the remote prehistoric island of Caspak, where dinosaurs still roam, Neanderthals still hunt, and monstrous winged creatures rule the skies.American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science fiction novels that are still beloved today, including Tarzan of the Apes (1912), At the Earth's Core (1914), A Princess of Mars (1917), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With keen insight and an unexpected good humor, this 1922 volume on the vagaries of the stock market and the psychology of those who play it is still required reading for investors today. From harnessing Hoyne's 'speculative force''-the tendency to transform into advantageous action the result of using one's brain-to overcoming greed and fear, taking advantage of news and gossip, and making the rules and principles work for you, contemporary speculators will find much to enjoy and learn here.American author THOMAS TEMPLE HOYNE (1875-1946) also wrote Intrigue on the Upper Level: A Story of Crime, Love, Adventure and Revolt in 2050 A.D. (1934), the humorous On Pilgrimage (1938) and other books.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Even among Wall Street legends, Philip L. Carret is a giant, the founder of one of the first mutual funds-the Pioneer Fund, which debuted in 1928-and a fount of knowledge and experience whose investing wisdom is acclaimed to this day. This classic guide to the nuts and bolts of speculating in the market, assembled from a series of articles for Barron's, is still one of the best primers available for beginners. and an excellent brush-up lesson for old hands. In clear-eyed, down-to-earth language, Carret discusses:. what is speculation . why the investor must speculate. how stocks resemble real estate . trading on margin . over-the-counter trading. how to find a reliable broker . the disadvantages of options. the secret of the 'sure-thing speculation' . forecasting market swings. understanding a bull market . how to read a balance sheet. and much, much more.American entrepreneur and financial writer PHILIP L. CARRET (1896-1998) is also the author of Buying a Bond.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Richard Wyckoff was a Wall Street legend. Not only did he make a fortune, but he also was the longtime editor and publisher of The Magazine of Wall Street and the developer of successful methods to analyze and forecast the market.In this book, originally published in 1922, Wyckoff lays out his insider's knowledge for everyone, especially those who are willing to study before risking one's own money. After all, he wrote, 'in Wall Street as anywhere else, the chief essential is common sense, coupled with study and practical experience.'He covers topics such as the six rules he's found helpful, why he adopted Harriman's principle, what he looks for before buying a bond, the earmarks of a desirable investment, the importance of knowing who owns a stock, and how to recognize manipulation in the market.RICHARD D. WYCKOFF edited and published The Magazine of Wall Street and wrote Studies in Tape Reading and other books on his stock market techniques. He was an early proponent of ticker tape reading, and his method of analyzing the market is still used by brokers and traders today.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With its vivid language and bold strokes, the magnificent History of the Conquest of Peru, first published in 1847, is one of historian William Prescott's landmark works.A masterly study of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro's overthrow of the Inca Empire, this astonishing chronicle is considered a classic of Latin American history. Noted for its striking portrayal of the Spanish character, the book rings with a 'fusion of courage, cruelty, pride, and gallows humor,' says Darnell. 'We seem to be overhearing dialogue and observing firsthand the interaction between the Spaniards as they struggle for control of an empire.' He hails this as 'an immensely readable history.'Also available from Cosimo Classics: History of the Conquest of Mexico, Prescott's companion volume about Cortés's subjugation of the Aztecs.Historian, writer, and scholar WILLIAM HICKLING PRESCOTT (1796-1859) was born in Salem, Massachusetts. A regular contributor to the prestigious Boston literary journal North American Review, he also authored numerous books of history, including 1837's The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic, a critical and popular success in both America and Europe.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Charles Fort's parade of scientific anomalies frames the larger anomaly that is human existence. 'Lo!' is a book with the capacity to rewire brains and sculpt new lenses for seeing the unexpected, the unexplained--and perhaps for glimpsing our own role in Fort's mystifying cosmic scheme.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally delivered as a series of lectures at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, this 1912 volume of essays examines the profound impact the King James version of the Bible exerted upon not only the literature of the English language but upon the very civilization of Britain and its English-speaking offspring, the United States of America.From the impetus that brought about the King James translation and its particular unique characteristics to the Bible itself as a literary work and its influence upon writers such as Milton, Thackeray, Dickens, Stevenson, Poe, Hawthorne, Thoreau, and others, this is an erudite and illuminating survey of the power and prevalence of the King James Bible in the social and cultural lives of the English-speaking world.CLELAND BOYD MCAFEE (1866-1944) was a professor at Chicago's McCormick Theological Seminary. In addition to numerous popular hymns, he also wrote the books The Growing Church, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, and Ministerial Practices: Some Fraternal Suggestions.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Six hundred and sixty six is 'the number of a name.' When the name of Antichrist is known its gematria will doubtless be found to be the number 666.22.95 22.95 22.95This may be the most famous number in the Bible, but it is by no means the only number to be found therein. Number in Scripture provides a complete and exhaustive synopsis of the spiritual significance of every number found in the Bible. This classic reference book on biblical numerology is one of the most famous and helpful reference books on numerology ever written.E. W. [ETHELBERT WILLIAM] BULLINGER (1837-1913) was a Vicar of the Church of England, a Biblical scholar, and dispensationalist theologian. Educated at King's College, London, he was a recognized scholar in the field of biblical languages.In 1881, the Archbishop of Canterbury granted him an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in recognition of his biblical scholarship. Bullinger also wrote the notes and appendixes of The Companion Bible and is the author of numerous other works including Commentary on Revelation, Great Cloud of Witnesses, and How to Enjoy the Bible.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When two 'grave and serious' spirits began speaking to a French academic through two young mediums and 'completely revolutionized [his] ideas and convictions,' Allan Kardec decided to set down these spiritualistic revelations. The result electrified the high society of the mid 19th century, which was already fascinated by 'spirit tapping' and other paranormalities, and earned Kardec-a pseudonym his spirits commanded him to use-a place in this history of the paranormal as the father of spiritism.Kardec 'interviews' the spirits, asking more than 1000 questions about morality, the nature of the soul, the history of humanity, and more, including:. 'Is the soul reincarnated immediately after its separation from the body '. 'Does the spirit remember his corporeal existence '. 'Could two beings, who have already known and loved each other, meet again and recognise one another, in another corporeal existence '. 'What is to be thought of the signification attributed to dreams '. 'Are good and evil absolute for all men '. 'What is the aim of God in visiting mankind with destructive calamities '. 'Is it possible for man to enjoy perfect happiness upon the earth 'Promising nothing less than the secret of the destiny of the human race, this extraordinary book, first published in 1856, is as curious today as it was a century and a half ago.French scholar HIPPOLYTE LEON DENIZARD RIVAIL (1804-1869), aka Allan Kardec, was a longtime teacher of mathematics, astronomy, and other scientific disciplines before turning to the paranormal.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why do we have ups and downs in the national economy Why does poverty continue to exist while a minute number of Americans enjoy a staggering increase in their personal wealth year after year What went wrong in a country that professes to be dedicated to the proposition that we are all created equal As timely now as it was when it was written in 1871, Progress and Poverty is an honest and fascinating look at the financial order and the increasingly distorted distribution of income and wealth of life in America. George lays out simply and elegantly what the underlying problem is and how we might solve it.HENRY GEORGE (1839-1897) was a noted American economist and founder of the single-tax movement. He first outlined the doctrine in the pamphlet Our Land and Land Policy in 1871 and later wrote the more elaborate treatise Progress and Poverty (1879), which sold millions of copies all over the world.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It was intended for children, and of course much of the science is hopelessly out of date, but this ambitious, even audacious attempt to offer an overview of the entirety of human history remains a breathtaking work today.A 1921 bestseller, The Story of Mankind won the first Newbery Medal in 1922, and it is no wonder: the book-which begins with the origin of life itself on our planet and the arrival of the earliest protohumans on the scene and ends with 'The Last Fifty Years, Including Several Explanations and an Apology'-is abundant with an offbeat charm and packed with the author's own beautiful illustrations and maps that are alive with a fresh, delectable humor.As a document of early modern science writing, it is invaluable. As a delightfully entertaining read, it is not to be missed.Dutch-American author and educator HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON (1882-1944) sold more than six million books during his lifetime, including The Story of the Bible (1923), Tolerance (1925), and America (1927).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A 1910 classic of technical stock-market analysis, this is considered the most important work of one of the great market watchers of the early 20th century.It covers:\* stop orders and trading rules\* volumes and their significance\* market technique\* 'dull markets' and their opportunities\* and more.Nearly a century later, this primer on the basic laws of the market is still an invaluable resource for the broker or serious individual trader.RICHARD D. WYCKOFF (A.K.A. ROLLO TAPE) (aka Rollo Tape) was publisher of Ticker Magazine, later known as The Magazine of Wall Street.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The fruit of many years of loving labor,' Scottish Presbyterian minister Matthew George Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary has become a classic reference for those studying the Bible. Originally published in 1897, three years after Easton's death, it contains almost 4,000 entries and dozens of illustrations and maps.Readers will find definitions of terms ranging from Alpha to Zuzims. In between they'll find entries both obscure and common, such as Emims (a warlike tribe of giants), Hagar (Sarah's handmaid), immortality, meekness, Pentecost (the feast of harvest), seventy weeks (a prophetic period of time before the coming of the Messiah), sling (what David used to slay the giant), and Zorah (Samson's birthplace).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In his Preface to the 1902 first edition of Imperialism: A Study, imperial critic J.A. Hobson demonstrates his prophetic talents by noting, just as the Victorian age was ending and World War I was brewing, that 'Imperialism has been adopted as a more or less conscious policy by several European States and threatens to break down the political isolation of the United States.' Though the book speaks mostly of British imperialism of the period, Hobson inevitably explores the general principals-and hidden motives-of imperialist policy.Hobson covers:. the commercial value of imperialism. imperialism as an outlet for population. economic parasites of imperialism. imperialist finance. moral and sentimental factors. and much more.With imperialism again a hot topic in the political arena, Hobson's treatise continues to lend invaluable, necessary insight into a complex ideology.British writer JOHN ATKINSON HOBSON (1858-1940) was an historian and economist as well as a popular lecturer on the topics. His other books include The Evolution of Modern Capitalism (1894), The Economics of Distribution (1900), The Economics of Unemployment (1922), and the autobiographical Confessions of an Economic Heretic (1938).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection of essays was commissioned for the fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of accountants in Scotland, the country in which accountants were first chartered. It attempts to trace the origin and growth of the profession relating to accounts, auditing, and bookkeeping.Topics include ancient systems of accounting; early Italian accountants; accounting in Scotland, England, Ireland, Europe, the British colonies, and the United States; and the future of the profession.Edited by Richard Brown, contributors include John S. Mackay, Edward Boyd, J. Row Fogo, Joseph Patrick, and Alexander Sloan.