Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces.
Tras una breve biografia de Joseph Ratzinger, el autor analiza las principales intervenciones del Papa en torno al relativismo, y propone el antidoto ante esta amenaza: redescubrir la verdad mediante la colaboracion entre razon y fe, y procurar que la verdad sobre el hombre vuelva a estructurar la vida social.
This book contains a fantastic collection of Virginia Woolf's best essays and letters on a range of subjects including feminism, war, the works of other writers, and more.
Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell s entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.
Este libro es un compendio de ensayos, donde el autor comparte las perplejidades y asombros que le despiertan obras y problemas de la educación y la literatura.
"e;Hours From the Night"e; is a fantastic collection of classic essays by a variety of famous writers all connected through a common theme: night time.
Uma vez que tenho consciência de que a minha vida corre perigo, vou tentar entregar os Dossiês e uma entrevista que fiz a um extraterrestre-cientista-investigador, para que um autor, escritor e/ou jornalista dê a conhecer à humanidade tudo o que aconteceu e os conhecimentos revelados.
_______________A pocket-sized, unmissable essay on the importance of children's literature by the bestselling and award-winning author, Katherine Rundell.