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For centuries the world has been misled about the original source of the Arts and Sciences; for centuries Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have been falsely idolized as models of intellectual greatness; and for centuries the African continent has been called the Dark Continent, because Europe coveted the honor of transmitting to the world, the Arts an...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations....

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George Herbert wrote, but never published, some of the very greatest poetry in the English language. He recorded in an astonishing variety of forms his inner experiences of grief, recovery, hope, despair, anger, fulfilment and--above all else--love....

Mr. Wishing decides to go fishing for a pet fish and finds Skipper, a perfect companion. But Skipper needs a friend! Mr. Wishing goes on another rowboat jaunt, but all he manages to catch are a starfish and a crab, which are not the ideal fish bowl companions for Skipper. Finally, Mr....

In 1848, a young Eskimo boy unwittingly guides white whalers to a pod of bowhead whales. All the whales are killed except one--Siku. For this act, the boy receives a curse of banishment. Through generations, this curse is handed down, making his descendants outcasts from his people....

By the 1930s, Stefan Zweig had become the most widely translated living author in the world. His compelling novels, short stories, and biographies became instant best sellers. Zweig was an intellectual and a lover of all the arts, high and low....

Reissue of the classic original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi), with an updated package....

George Greenstein has a gift for teaching home bakers to think, work, and bake like the pros with his evocative and tactile descriptions of baking....

Elizabeth George first claimed a spot on the New York Times bestseller list in 1994. Two decades later her Lynley novels are still at the top of national bestseller lists, proving how vast and loyal her audience is....

When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, George Johnson set out to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who spend their careers trying to understand and to fight it....

1984 situa su accion en un Estado totalitario. Como explica O’Brien, el astuto y misterioso miembro de la direccion del partido dominante, el poder es el valor absoluto y unico....