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Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (PB) by Henry Thoreau
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American author, naturalist, and abolitionist, Henry David Thoreau was a principal figure of the 19th century movement of Transcendentalism. Central to the philosophy is a belief that people, who are inherently good, are corrupted by the organized institutions of society and that consequently the best c ...Show more
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
These spiritual reflections of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) show a leader trying to make sense of himself and the universe, and cover diverse topics such as the question of virtue, human rationality and the nature of the gods. In developing his personal beliefs, Aurelius created one of the ...Show more
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
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Category: History | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
The novel is presented as a translation (by "Jean Francois Alden") of memoirs by Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Louis de Contes, Joan of Arc's page. The novel is divided into three sections according to Joan of Arc's development: a youth in Domr
The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
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Category: History | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Will Durant chronicles the lives and ideas of several key philosophical thinkers throughout history in this informative and eminently readable text. Beginning with Socrates and Plato and concluding with Friedrich Nietzsche, with twelve other prominent philosophers in betwee ...Show more
There Once Was a Limerick Anthology: Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Mark Twain, Carolyn Wells, Woodrow Wilson and Others by Michael Croland (Editor)
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Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry Ser.
Humor buffs and poetry lovers will laugh out loud with this captivating collection of more than 350 limericks. A limerick is a five-line rhyming poem with a bouncy rhythm, and common varieties include geographical and bawdy limericks as well as tongue twisters and creative misspellings. Limerick legends ...Show more
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