Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen's novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature—"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single... More > man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Its manuscript was first written between 1796 and 1797, and was initially called First Impressions, but was never published under that title. In 1811 and following it was revised, it was published on 28 January 1813 by the same Mr. Egerton of the Military Library, Whitehall, who had brought out Sense and Sensibility. Like both its predecessor and Northanger Abbey, it was written at Steventon Rectory.< Less
3 classic works detailing the life and death of Socrates. 3 great classics and staples of Philosophical study for one great low academic price. Consider buying the e-book to keep on your computer... More > instead of lugging heavy texbooks around.< Less
Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374) was an Italian scholar, poet, and early humanist. Petrarch and Dante are considered the fathers of the Renaissance. This... More > collection of Petrarch's works is one of the most complete ever published and we are happy to offer it to you at severely discounted academic price.
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The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century epic poem about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass (or Roncesvalles) fought by Roland and his fellow paladins. The Song is written in Old French... More > and is based on historical events surrounding the battle of August 15, 778 in which the rear-guard of Charlemagne's retreating Franks was attacked by Basques seeking revenge for the Frankish attack on Pamplona, Spain. This is of course an English translation priced with students in mind.< Less
Confessions is the name of a series of thirteen autobiographical books by St. Augustine of Hippo written between 397 and 398 AD. In modern times, the books are usually published as a single volume... More > known as The Confessions of St. Augustine in order to distinguish the book from other books with similar titles such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions.
The book tells about his sinful youth and how he converted to Christianity. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography ever written, and would be an influential model for Christian writers throughout the following 1000 years of the Middle Ages. It is not a complete autobiography as it was written in his early 40s and he lived much longer afterwards, during which he produced another important work City of God, however it does provide an unbroken record of his evolution of thought and is the most complete record of any single individual from the 4th and 5th centuries. It is a significant theological work.< Less
Mathilda is one of Mary Shelley's long lost manuscripts, never published due to its controversial nature until many years after her death in 1959. It is most certainly among her rarest of works. ... More > Originally titled "Fields Of Fancy," the book tells the story of a young woman trapped in an incestuous relationship with her father; more disturbing still, academics have widely agreed that Shelley's characters here are composites from her real life. This is a must own for book collectors and fans of Shelley's work alike.< Less
The Prince is widely regarded as one of the most influential books on politics, especially on the acquisition, perpetuation, and use of political power. Machiavelli's observations continue to... More > resonate with politicians, students, and scholars. Not intending his writing to be a scholarly treatise on political theory, Machiavelli wrote The Prince to gain the favor of the ruling Medici family, offering advice on how a prince might gain and keep power.
Machiavelli justified rule by force rather than by law. Accordingly, The Prince seems to justify a number of actions done merely to perpetuate power. It is a classic study of power - how to get it, expand it and use it for maximum effect.< Less
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Which of us lives on twenty-four hours a day? And when I say "lives," I do not mean exists, nor "muddles through." Which of us is free from that uneasy feeling... More > that the "great spending departments" of his daily life are not managed as they ought to be? [...] Which of us is not saying to himself -- which of us has not been saying to himself all his life: "I shall alter that when I have a little more time"? We never shall have any more time. We have, and we have always had, all the time there is.< Less
This handsome Coffee-Table Book provides a window into the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in one of America's most historic and cultured cities. Beautiful even in death, New Orleans shines... More > through the rubble in this full color Photo-Art Book showing not just the horror of man's greatest technological achievements failed, but perhaps man's greatest natural asset, hope.
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The ultimate edition of Poe's most famous work rendered with beautiful angsted black ink renderings of Poe's darkest fears by Édouard Manet, complete with side by side French translation. ... More > Perfect for the goth looking for a unique gift... even if it is for yourself!< Less
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