Offering indispensable inspiration for wedding readings, this gorgeous compilation of writing on love and marriage is also the perfect gift for couples and wedding guests alike.
First published in 1896, "e;The Voice of a Great"e; contains a selection of the speeches, correspondence, and proclamations of the French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte, edited by Ida Tarbell.
First published in 1910, "e;Chosen Peoples"e; is a treatise by British author Israel Zangwill that explores the idea of the Jews as "e;chosen people"e;, exploring its origins, meaning, problems, criticisms, historical importance, and much more in a fascinating and in-depth study of the subject.
'One of the world's most prominent postcolonial writers He has consistently and with great compassion penetrated the effects of colonialism and its effects on the lives of uprooted and migrating individuals' Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel CommitteeDelivered in London on 7 December 2021, 'Writing' is the lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah.
'One of the world's most prominent postcolonial writers He has consistently and with great compassion penetrated the effects of colonialism and its effects on the lives of uprooted and migrating individuals' Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel CommitteeDelivered in London on 7 December 2021, 'Writing' is the lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Masterful essays by one of the most distinctive voices in broadcast journalismIn his Letter from America reports for the BBC and as the host of PBS's Masterpiece Theatre, Alistair Cooke addressed millions of people all over the world every week.
'Gaiman is god in the universe of story' Stephen Fry 'A perfect antidote to cynicism and a paean to the power of reading' Observer--- 'Literature does not occur in a vacuum.
A Cynic Looks at Life gathers Ambrose Bierce's sharp occasional essays on public morals, punishment, social reform, gender, and the follies of democratic modernity.
On October 13, 2016, it was announced that Bob Dylan had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, recognizing his countless contributions to music and letters over the last fifty years.
The Roots of Romanticism is the long-awaited text of Isaiah Berlin's most celebrated set of lectures, the Mellon Lectures, delivered in Washington in 1965 and heard since by a much wider audience on BBC radio.
'We're lucky to have him' Jonathan Franzen'A morally passionate, serious writer' Zadie Smith'Here's something I know to be true, although it's a little corny, and I don't quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.
First published on the anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new writings - a fitting tribute to the author, and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace and humanity's tendency towards violence.
This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero's pro Caelio, 51 58, 61 68, and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of 33 50, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed material to be read in English for A Level.
This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero's pro Caelio, 51 58, 61 68, and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of 33 50, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed material to be read in English for A Level.
First published in 1979, prior to the Iran-Iraq war, this important collection of speeches explains some of the strategic foundations of Iraq's foreign and internal policies under the Ba'th Arab Socialist Party.
First published in 1979, prior to the Iran-Iraq war, this important collection of speeches explains some of the strategic foundations of Iraq's foreign and internal policies under the Ba'th Arab Socialist Party.
A selection of speeches from UFs 11th president Bernie Machen, offering insights on public higher education and its challenges and changesThe modern university is a beacon for students, a home for scholars, a hub of culture in the community, an engine of discovery, an economic forcea place of many purposes, all facing change or reinvention.