The Harvard Classics: Download All 51 Volumes as Free eBooks Every revolutionary age produces its own kind of nostalgia. Faced with the enormous social and economic upheavals at the nineteenth century’s end, learned Victorians like Walter Pater, John Ruskin, and Matthew Arnold looked to High Church models and played the bishops of Western culture, with a monkish devotion to preserving and transmitting old texts and traditions and turning back to simpler ways of life. It was in 1909, the nadir of this milieu, before the advent of modernism and world war, that The Harvard Classics took shape. What does the massive collection preserve? In its expert synergy of moral uplift and marketing, The Harvard Classics (find links to download them as free ebooks below) belong as much to Mark Twain’s bourgeois gilded age as to the pseudo-aristocratic age of Victoria—two sides of the same ocean, one might say. The idea for the collection didn’t initially come from Eliot, but from two editors at the publisher P.F. Related Content: W.H.
74 Books to Read if You Love the Hunger Games If you haven't read the Hunger Games you really should! They're pretty awesome. Check them out: If you're already a fan of the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins... You should add these books to your to be read pile! (The recommendations are in no particular order.) Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie In a world where Officials pick your perfect mate, what happens when you’ve two choices? Maze Runner Trilogy by James Dashner A boy wakes up in a Glade with other boys knowing only his name, not how he got there, or how to escape the enclosed walls. Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry A young boy is given the job to retain the Community’s memories and to advise them using that knowledge, but he doesn’t like what he sees when he knows the past. Books of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau A city of light amidst the darkness begins to go black and survival means finding a way out by going through the unknown. Uglies Quartet by Scott Westerfeld Selection Trilogy by Kiera Cass UPDATE: Novellas added to series: The Prince , The Guard
ماسونية تنظيم الماسونية أو البناؤون الأحرار[1] هي منظمة أخوية عالمية يتشارك أفرادها عقائد وأفكار واحدة فيما يخص الأخلاق الميتافيزيقيا وتفسير الكون والحياة والإيمان بخالق إلهي. تتصف هذه المنظمة بالسرية والغموض وبالذات في شعائرها في بدايات تأسيسها مما جعلها محط كثير من الأخبار، لذلك يتهم البعض الماسونية بأنها "من محاربي الفكر الديني" و"ناشري الفكر العلماني". أماكن التواجد أوروبا وأمريكا الوطن العربي يوجد محفل ماسوني كبير (رئيسي) في مصر يتبع حاليا «المحفل الكبير المنتظم بالشرق الأوسط» سجل سنة 2007م وتعود أصوله لحملة نابليون بمصر واستمر إبان الحكم العثماني والإنجليزي، واسمه الرسمي «المحفل الأكبر الوطني المصري للبنائين الأحرار القدماء المقبولين» وتوجد تفاصيل عن الإخوان المنضمين للجماعة من تلك الفترات والانقسامات التي حصلت، وكان لهم أعمال عديدة منها ملجأ الأيتام الماسوني، وتعددت فروع المحفل الرئيسي في أرجاء البلاد.[1] باقي العالم الأصول هناك الكثير من نظريات المؤامرة حول تسمية الماسونية، فهي تعني هندسة باللغة الإنجليزية ويعتقد البعض أن في هذا رمزاً إلى مهندس الكون الأعظم. الرموز شعار الماسونية. الدستور المرأة
What Books Should Every Intelligent Person Read?: Tell Us Your Picks; We'll Tell You Ours Back in 2011 we featured astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s list of the books “every single intelligent person on the planet” should read. His picks include the Bible (“to learn that it’s easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself”); Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations (“to learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself”); and Machiavelli’s The Prince (“to learn that people not in power will do all they can to acquire it, and people in power will do all they can to keep it”). The list, which has generated a great deal of interest and discussion, leads you to think about the very nature of not just what constitutes essential reading, but what defines an “intelligent person.” Admirably, Tyson manages to compile his selections of books well-known across the English-speaking world into a list that, as a whole, somehow avoids dullness or predictability.
Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. The winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles. A quick word about what's here, and what's not: Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion). So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels. More than 5,000 of you nominated. A quick word about what's here, and what's not: Our panel of experts reviewed hundreds of the most popular nominations and tossed out those that didn't fit the survey's criteria (after — we assure you — much passionate, thoughtful, gleefully nerdy discussion). So, at last, here are your favorite science-fiction and fantasy novels. More than 5,000 of you nominated.
Book-A-Minute Classics Got another book report to do? English teachers have the inconsiderate habit of assigning mammoth-sized works of literature to read and then actually expecting you to do it. This wouldn't be so bad except that invariably the requisite reading is as boring as fly fishing in an empty lake. Half of those books don't even have discernible plots. "That's nice," you say, "but I don't believe you." Latest additions: 4/6/12 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. And, on Book-A-Minute SF/F... If you liked Book-A-Minute Classics, try our other Book-A-Minute pages: And try our companion site: RinkWorks Book-A-Minute Classics is a RinkWorks production. Talk Back Talk to us! Legalese Titles and trademarks are the property of their owners.
The 100 Essential Books You Should Have Read in College For many, college is a place to explore great literature and some of the most important writing that has shaped the way society thinks and functions. Of course, many students simply don’t have time to read all the great things they’d like to or should, especially while working or trying to take all of their required courses. Whether you’re in college now and are looking for some quality reading material or have already graduated and want to keep learning, these books offer a chance to be entertained, educated and emerge a much more well-read individual. Ancient These texts are old to be sure, but still have a lot to offer the modern reader. Beowulf, Anonymous: While many will have read this in high school, if you didn’t try picking it up in college. Classics 1984, George Orwell: This dystopian novel explores the idea of “Big Brother,” a governmental system where citizens are monitored and controlled at all times. Fiction Based on History Beyond the Standards Philosophy and Religion Art
Diamond, Jared=Guns, Germs, and Steel=Янко Слава (Библиотека Fort/Da) ghjизошлоСканирование и форматирование: Янко Слава (Библиотека Fort/Da) || slavaaa@yandex.ru || yanko_slava@yahoo.com || || Icq# 75088656 || Библиотека: || Номера страниц - вверху. АНОНС КНИГИ More praise for Guns, Germs, and Steel "No scientist brings more experience from the laboratory and field, none thinks more deeply about social issues or addresses them with greater clarity, than Jared Diamond as illustrated by Guns, Germs, and Steel. In this remarkably readable book he shows how history and biology can enrich one another to produce a deeper understanding of the human condition." -Edward O. "Serious, groundbreaking biological studies of human history only seem to come along once every generation or so. . . . -Martin Sieff, Washington Times "[Diamond's] masterful synthesis is a refreshingly unconventional history informed by anthropology, behavioral ecology, linguistics, epidemiology, archeology, and technological development." W. 1.
Best Classic Books to Read Reading classic books can boost your learning experience. There are some reasons why classic books can do that: they have stood the test of time, they give you different “lenses” to look through, and they will most likely be relevant even to the far future. Reading the classics is an excellent intellectual exercise which will arm you with a lot of powerful intellectual tools. To find good classic books, there are trusted recommendations that can help us. While I believe a book which is recommended by any of them is good, I think it’s safe to say that a book which is recommended by both of them is great. So without further ado, here are the recommended classic books along with the Amazon and free download links (if any): Novel Autobiography and Memoir History Drama Poet It may take years to read all these books, but it undoubtedly will be a very rewarding intellectual journey; they are among the best books of human civilization.
Free books: 100 legal sites to download literature The Classics Browse works by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and other famous authors here. Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte.The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database.Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.Page by Page Books: Find books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Textbooks If you don’t absolutely need to pay for your textbooks, save yourself a few hundred dollars by reviewing these sites. Math and Science Turn to this list to find books about math, science, engineering and technology. Children’s Books Even children’s books are now available online. Philosophy and Religion For books about philosophy and religion, check out these websites. Plays From Shakespeare to George Bernard Shaw to more contemporary playwrights, visit these sites. Modern Fiction, Fantasy and Romance Foreign Language History and Culture Rare Books Look for rare books online here.
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