On the Shortness of Life Seneca - On the Shortness of Life in English is a moral essay written by Seneca the Younger in 49 AD, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to his father-in-law Paulinus.
Die Weiber am Brunnen: Roman Knut Hamsun - Thomas Mann sagte über den 1920 erschienenen Roman Knut Hamsuns, der im selben Jahr den Literaturnobelpreis erhielt: »Im ganzen: die 400 Seiten sind gedrängt voll von allen Reizen, technischen Verschlagenheiten, dichterischen Intensitäten und intimen Erschütterungen«
Summa Theologica Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) Thomas Aquinas - The Summa Theologiae (Latin: Compendium of Theology or Theological Compendium; also subsequently called the Summa Theologica or simply the Summa, written 1265-1274) is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (c.
The City of God, Volume I Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - "e;The glorious city of God is my theme in this work; which you; my dearest son Marcellinus; suggested; and which is due to you by my promise.
On the Heavens Aristotle - On the Heavens is Aristotle's chief cosmological treatise: written in 350 BC it contains his astronomical theory and his ideas on the concrete workings of the terrestrial world.
Discourse on the Method Rene Descartes - Published in the 17th century, Discourse on the Method is considered one of the most profound and influential works on philosophy.
The City of God, Volume II Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - "e;The glorious city of God is my theme in this work; which you; my dearest son Marcellinus; suggested; and which is due to you by my promise.
Meditations on First Philosophy Rene Descartes - Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy, the fundamental and originating work of the modern era in Western philosophy, is presented here in Donald Cress's completely revised edition of his well-established translation, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining its clear and accessible style.
Griechischer Frühling Gerhart Hauptmann - Gerhart Hauptmanns Schilderung seiner Reise, welche 1908, ein Jahr nach seiner tatsächlichen Reise, veröffentlich wurde, handelt von seiner "Wahlheimat" Griechenland, von der er überschwänglich schwärmt.
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Samuel Richardson - For a fascinating glimpse into eighteenth-century morals and values, take a look at Samuel Richardson's Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded.
The Jew of Malta Christopher Marlowe - The spirit of Machiavelli presides over The Jew of Malta, in which the title character relentlessly plots to maintain and extend his political influence and wealth.
Emile Jean-Jacques Rousseau - "e;Emile, or On Education"e; or "e;Emile, or Treatise on Education"e; is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man.
The Plymouth Express Affair Agatha Christie - A dead heiress on a train, a murdered recluse, a wealthy playboy slain at a costume ball are but a few of the unfortunate victims of confounding crimes committed in the pages of Agatha Christies The Under Dog and Other Stories, a superior collection of short mystery fiction all featuring Hercule Poirot as the investigator.
Also sprach Zarathustra - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Also sprach Zarathustra (Untertitel Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen, 1883–1885) ist ein dichterisch-philosophisches Werk des deutschen Philosophen Friedrich Nietzsche.
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (The Jefferson Bible) Thomas Jefferson - In 1804 Thomas Jefferson decided to study the gospels to see if he could distill the essence of Jesus' teachings into a concise book that could be quickly read and easily understood.
Spirits Rebellious Kahlil Gibran - Miserable is the man who loves a woman and takes her for a wife, pouring at her feet the sweat of his skin and the blood of his body and the life of his heart, and placing in her hands the fruit of his toil and the revenue of his diligence; for when he slowly wakes up, he finds that the heart, which he endeavoured to buy, is given freely and in sincerity to another man for the enjoyment of its hidden secrets and deepest love.
The Poems of Sappho Sappho - Sappho is widely recognized as one of the great poets of world literature, an author whose works have caused her readers to repeat in many different forms Strabo's amazed epithet when he wrote that she could only be called "e;a marvel.
This collected sequence traces a searching drama of conscience across three interlinked Victorian novels: Thomas Wingfold's passage from professional clericalism to living faith, Paul Faber's confrontation between scientific materialism and spiritual need, and the later pilgrimage of apprenticeship, repentance, and renewal in There and Back.
Este libro son una serie de conjuros mágicos destinados a ayudar a los difuntos a superar el juicio de Osiris, asistirlos en su viaje a través del Duat, el inframundo, y viajar al Aaru, en la otra vida.
The purpose of this book is well expressed in the Preface by the statement of the authors that each had a feeling that the problems of the origin of species had not been settled, and alone each one felt unable to attack and settle so momentous a question; but apparently they found strength in union and have attempted to settle the question of species-making.
In einer Welt ohne Maß fällt den Religionen eine besondere Rolle zu, um die Globalisierung und die Digitalisierung zu mäßigen, der Politik Normen an die Hand zu geben - es braucht eine globale Spiritualität.
The Bible - is the eternal Book and the spiritual companion of the person, it does not have any limitations in time and space and is addressed to the hearts of people, speaking hundreds of languages.
This book offers an innovative take on the study of Chinese academic history, approaching the subject from the perspective of broader social and cultural developments, one that is not only comprehensive and inclusive, but also sheds new light on the subject.
