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I am an avid reader of books.

I especially enjoy History, Literature, and Mysteries.

I am spending 2011 reading from the Penguin Classics.

I want to understand what happened and why. I try and take what I learn from reading about other times and cultures and use it to help make sense of things going on today. I... more »
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  1. The Elements of Style

    encyclomundi edited the memorable quotes of The Elements of Style Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

    • Added a quotation: “Omit needless words!
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  2. PHP and MySQL for Dummies, Second Edition

    encyclomundi edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of PHP and MySQL for Dummies, Second Edition Monday, May 9, 2011.

    • Added: a DIY reference for running Web database applications with PHP and MySQL
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  3. Loeb classical library

    encyclomundi changed the title of Loeb classical library Monday, May 9, 2011.

    Title: Loeb classical library
    Subtitle: Caesar The Civil Wars Ulrich approved this request. ( see all changes to this book’s title | report abuse )
  4. Rhetorica ad Herennium

    encyclomundi edited the first sentence of Rhetorica ad Herennium Monday, May 9, 2011.

    • 1 I. My private affairs keep me so busy that I can hardly find enough leisure to devote to study, and the little that is vouchsafed to me I have usually preferred to spend on philosophy.
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  5. Rhetorica ad Herennium

    encyclomundi edited the table of contents of Rhetorica ad Herennium Monday, May 9, 2011.

    • INTRODUCTION

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      ANALYSIS

      LIST OF CICERO'S WORKS

      TEXT AND TRANSLATION
      Book I
      Book II
      Book III
      Book IV

      INDEX

      INDEX OF GREEK WORDS

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  6. Loeb classical library

    encyclomundi edited the table of contents of Loeb classical library Monday, May 9, 2011.

    • INTRODUCTION

      BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ADDENDUM

      THE CIVIL WARS
      Book I
      Book II
      Book III

      INDEX

      MAPS

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  7. Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nat (English Library)

    encyclomundi edited the summary of Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nat (English Library) Monday, May 9, 2011.

    • An abridged edition.

      "In this work of Hakluyt—a Renaissance diplomat, scholar, and spy—lies the beginnings of geography, economics, ethnography, and the modern world itself."

      Richard Hakluyt meant the book to be a useful guide for navigation. In the end it is a superb compilation of eye witness accounts of the early days of English navigation.

      Hakluyt was a Renaissance diplomat, scholar and spy. The book is the beginning of a modern notion of geography in describing the world, breaking with the medieval framework.

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  8. Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nat (English Library)

    encyclomundi edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nat (English Library) Monday, May 9, 2011.

    • Added: "A treasury of anecdote, history, and curious information, selected from the original documents."
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  9. The World's Great Letters

    encyclomundi edited the table of contents of The World's Great Letters Friday, April 1, 2011.

    • IN PRAISE OF LETTERS

      LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

      CLASSIFICATION OF LETTERS BY SUBJECT

      INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR

      PART I: LETTERS OF LONG AGO (from 334BC to AD 1675)

      PART II: LETTERS OF NOT SO LONG AGO (from 1747 to 1896)

      PART III: LETTERS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY (from 1898 to 1937)

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  10. The World's Great Letters

    encyclomundi edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of The World's Great Letters Friday, April 1, 2011.

    • Added: A collection of great letters by European and North American writers through the ages.
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