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The Seven Military Classics

by Ralph D. Sawyer, Mei-chun Sawyer

The first translation of the full body of ancient Chinese strategic wisdom, including Sun Tzu's Art of War and six other classics. Studied throughout Asia for its insights into decision-making, especially by business people.

Horse of Pride: Life in a Breton Village

Horse of Pride: Life in a Breton Village

by Pierre Jakez He?lias

A portrait of a Breton village during the author's childhood reveals a timeless world, isolated by a unique culture and language, where life is a continuous struggle and tradition is paramount.

The Persian Wars

by Herodotus

Translated by George Rawlinson, Introduction by Francis R.B. Godolphin

The rebel;: An essay on man in revolt

by Albert Camus

By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward the French... (more)

Hope Dies Last: The Autobiography of Alexander Dubcek

Hope Dies Last: The Autobiography of Alexander Dubcek

by Alexander Dubc?ek

Like my parents, I sought only the modest goal of a safe job and a small house where my wife and I could raise our children. But that, I think, was almost everybody's little dream, and for most people it still is... When Alexander Dubcek died on November 1, 1992, people on all continents mourned the loss of a hero. While global leaders paid respect and homage to the man from 1968, the common people knew they had... (more)

The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)

The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)

by Moderata Fonte

Gender equality and the responsibility of husbands and fathers: issues that loom large today had currency in Renaissance Venice as well, as evidenced by the publication in 1600 of The Worth of Women by Moderata Fonte. Moderata Fonte was the pseudonym of Modesta Pozzo (1555-92), a Venetian woman who was something of an anomaly. Neither cloistered in a convent nor as liberated from prevailing codes of decorum... (more)

Rule of the Templars: The French Text of the Rule of the Order of Knights Templar (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)

Rule of the Templars: The French Text of the Rule of the Order of Knights Templar (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)

by J.M. Upton-Ward

The Order of the Knights Templar, whose original purpose was to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, was first given its own Rule in 1129, formalising the exceptional combination of soldier and monk. This translation of Henri de Curzon's 1886 edition of the French Rule is derived from the three extant medieval manuscripts. Both monastic rule and military manual, the Ruleis a unique document and an important... (more)

The Claim of Dispossession: Jewish Land Settlement and the Arabs, 1878-1948

The Claim of Dispossession: Jewish Land Settlement and the Arabs, 1878-1948

by Aryeh L. Avneri

This study of the Israeli-Arab conflict sheds new light on the historic background of the contemporary Palestinian problem. Unlike other books that treat the political issues of this confl ict, this volume traces the spread of Jewish settlements over the seventy year period before the establishment of the State of Israel, in order to see how it affected the existing Arab community's economy and its social and... (more)

The German Revolution of 1848-49 (European Studies)

The German Revolution of 1848-49 (European Studies)

by Wolfram Siemann

Finally available in English to coincide with the 150th anniversary, this highly original study of the German Revolution of 1848-49 examines the "failure" of the revolution, its repression and the attempts to come to terms with this repression. Wolfram Siemann's analysis centers on the contradictory forms of collective protest, the tensions in the social, agrarian and commercial spheres, the nature of the crisis... (more)

The Abandoned Baobab: The Autobiography of a Senegalese Woman

The Abandoned Baobab: The Autobiography of a Senegalese Woman

by Ken Bugul

The subject of intense admiration--and not a little shock, when it was first published-- The Abandoned Baobab has consistently captivated readers ever since. The book has been translated into numerous languages and was chosen by QBR Black Book Review as one of Africa's 100 best books of the twentieth century. No African woman had ever been so frank, in an autobiography, or written so poignantly, about the... (more)

The Paris commune of 1871: The view from the Left; (Writings of the Left)

The Paris commune of 1871: The view from the Left; (Writings of the Left)

by Eugene Schulkind

Text: English, French (translation)

The Travels of Peter Kalm: Finnish-Swedish Naturalist Through Colonial North America, 1748-1751Paula Ivaska Robbins

The Travels of Peter Kalm: Finnish-Swedish Naturalist Through Colonial North America, 1748-1751

by Paula I. Robbins

Commemorating the the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Swedish naturalist, Linnaeus, 1707-2007, who sent his favorite disciple, Peter (Pehr) Kalm, to botanize in North America. Kalm is remembered today, not only for the specimens he brought back to Europe, but also for his journal, a rich source for information about colonial life, religion, politics, and architecture. Linnaeus named our mountain laurel... (more)

Harem Years

by Huda? Sha?ra?wi?

In this rare first-hand account of the private world of a Cairo harem during the years before Egypt declared independence in 1922, Shaarawi recalls her childhood and early adult life in the seclusion of an upper-class Egyptian household, including her marriage at age thirteen. Her subsequent separation from her husband gave her time for an extended formal education, as well as an unexpected taste of independence... (more)

Dear Departed

by Marguerite Yourcenar

First published in French in 1974 under the title 'Souvenirs Pieux', DEAR DEPARTED is the first volume of a trilogy by Marguerite Yourcenar, one of the most celebrated French writers of the century, devoted to her own origins and background. Yourcenar describes the events surrounding her birth in 1903, then takes us back through the centuries to meet her mother's forebears: soldiers, essayists, idealists,... (more)

Catiline's War, The Jugurthine War, Histories (Penguin Classics)

Catiline's War, The Jugurthine War, Histories (Penguin Classics)

by Sallust

The only surviving works from one of the world’s earliest historians, in important new translations Sallust’s first published work, Catiline’s War , contains the memorable history of the year 63, including his thoughts on Catiline, a Roman politician who made an ill-fated attempt to overthrow the Roman Republic. In The Jugurthine War , Sallust dwells upon the feebleness of the Senate and aristocracy, having... (more)

Lives of the Twelve Caesars

by C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Suetonius, Joseph Gavorse

Covering the Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian, remains on e f the most enlightening of all Roman histories.

Canon law in Protestant lands (Vergleichende Untersuchungen zur kontinentaleuropaischen und anglo-amerikanischen Rechtsgeschichte)

Text: English, German

The Image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in Medieval Russia: Warrior And Saint (The Northern World) (The Northern World)

The Image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in Medieval Russia: Warrior And Saint (The Northern World) (The Northern World)

by Mari Isoaho

This study examines the evolution of the image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in close connection with the dynamics of the political and cultural history of medieval Russia. It demonstrates that historians often misinterpret the Life of Aleksandr Nevskiy and treat it as a source for political and military history. By putting the Life in the context of Christian (not only Orthodox) culture, the study achieves remarkable and... (more)

CONSTITUTION OF ENGLAND, THE (Natural Law Paper)

CONSTITUTION OF ENGLAND, THE (Natural Law Paper)

by Jean Louis de Lolme

"The Constitution of England" is one of the most distinguished 18th-century treatises on English political liberty. In the vein of Charles Louis Montesquieu's "Spirit of the Laws" (1748) and William Blackstone's "Commentaries on the Laws of England" (1765-1769), Jean Louis De Lolme's account of the English system of government exercised an extensive influence on political debate in Britain, on constitutional... (more)

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