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by George Washington

For two centuries, George Washington has stood “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” universally acknowledged as the one...

tags: nonfiction, american, writing, american revolution, politics, essays, classics, north american hi..., presidents, biography, american history, literature, history, military history

Past and Present

Past and Present

by Thomas Carlyle

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books...

tags: nonfiction, history, historical, politics, victorian, classics, british literature, literature, 19th century, european literature, philosophy, essays, writing

Contemplation in a World of Action

Contemplation in a World of Action

by Thomas Merton

The spiritual and psychological insights of these essays were nurtured in a monastic milieu, but their issues are universally human. Merton lays a foundation...

tags: essays, religion, spirituality, christianity, theology, christian, writing, action, nonfiction

On Taste On the Sublime & Beautiful Reflections on the French Revolution A Letter to a Noble (Harvard Classics)

On Taste On the Sublime & Beautiful Reflections on the French Revolution A Letter to a Noble (Harvard Classics)

by Edmund Burke

tags: writing, philosophy, essays, classics, nonfiction, history

Wisdom of the Ancients

Wisdom of the Ancients

by Francis Bacon

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and...

tags: writing, philosophy, essays, mythology, classics, fantasy, nonfiction

"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice

"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

An unprecedented and timely collection that captures the global vision of Dr. King—in his own wordsAn unprecedented and timely collection that captures the...

tags: writing, politics, essays, christianity, religion, african american, history, cultural

Disputed Questions

Disputed Questions

by Thomas Merton

These essays explore the coming together of the active and the contemplative life and the relationship of individuals to society. Merton’s writing is both...

tags: essays, religion, spirituality, christianity, theology, christian, writing, catholic

The Everyman Chesterton

The Everyman Chesterton

by G.K. Chesterton

The first one-volume reader of the best of G. K. Chesterton’s writing in the full range of genres he mastered.Chesterton was a towering literary figure of the...

tags: theology, writing, european literature, essays, religion, fiction, literature, british literature

Stories, Essays and Poems

Stories, Essays and Poems

by G.K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton is one of the most well respected authors of all time here are collected some of his most famous works. Many of the earliest books,...

tags: writing, essays, fiction

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 02: St. Francis of Assisi; The Everlasting Man; St. Thomas Aquinas

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 02: St. Francis of Assisi; The Everlasting Man; St. Thomas Aquinas

by G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton This volume contains three of Chesterton's greatest classics on Catholic philosophy and spirituality. It includes The Everlasting Man, possibly...

tags: theology, catholic, writing, philosophy, christianity, essays, religion, biography, nonfiction, history, christian

Seeds of Destruction

Seeds of Destruction

by Thomas Merton

Thomas MertonThomas Merton (1915-1968) is one of the foremost spiritual thinkers of the twentieth century. Though he lived a mostly solitary existence as a...

tags: essays, religion, spirituality, theology, writing

A Writer's Diary, Volume Two, 1877-1881

A Writer's Diary, Volume Two, 1877-1881

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

This is the first paperback edition of the complete collection of writings that has been called Dostoevsky's boldest experiment with literary form; it is a...

tags: nonfiction, history, autobiography, cultural, biography, classics, literature, essays, writing, 19th century, russia, russian literature

A Dish of Orts

by George MacDonald

Schoppe, the satiric chorus of Jean Paul's romance of Titan, makes his appearance at a certain masked ball, carrying in front of him a glass case, in which the...

tags: writing, academic, grad school, essays, christianity, religion, criticism, literary criticism

Štúdium počas vojny (Learning in War-Time)

Štúdium počas vojny (Learning in War-Time)

Jeseň roku 1939. Začala druhá svetová vojna. Ako sa vysporiadať s novou situáciou? Možno zostať študovať, keď mnohí riskujú svoje životy? Nie sú dôležitejšie...

tags: writing, philosophy, essays, christianity, religion, nonfiction

They Asked for a Paper

They Asked for a Paper

This is an actual, out of print book. Whoever changed it to a different book entirely needs to not do that again. Thank you.This is a collection of essays by...

tags: nonfiction, writing, essays

Essays and The New Atlantis

Essays and The New Atlantis

by Francis Bacon

Classics Club edition

tags: writing, politics, philosophy, essays, classics, nonfiction

As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader

As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader

by G.K. Chesterton

Book by Knille, Robert (Editor)

tags: nonfiction, writing, essays, philosophy

Selected Writings

Selected Writings

by Thomas Carlyle

As a prophet and preacher, Carlyle was an important and controversial figure in nineteenth-century thought. Carlyle is best known for his impressionistic...

tags: philosophy, essays, history, victorian, literature, politics, writing, 19th century, classics, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, historical

Timeless At Heart

Timeless At Heart

tags: writing, essays, christian

On Stories

C.S. Lewis is widely known for his fiction, especially his stories of science fiction and fantasy, for which he was a pioneering author in an age of realistic...

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