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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases
by Greenville KleiserGreenville Kleiser's reference book Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases was written to understand our false use of phrases in every day communication with out understanding the real meaning of those phrases. In the preface author mentions as "All persons should avoid using words whose meanings they do not know, and with the correct application of which..
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
by Henry David ThoreauDisgusted over slavery and Mexican War, Henry David Thoreau thorough his essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience states honest men must rebel against Government which is primarily a force of corruption and its decisions need not to be right always. We should not allow the Government to make us the agents of injustice by supporting all acts of it. N..
Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
by Paul LacroixPaul Lacroix's historical work Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period is a comprehensive and detailed account of medieval life and culture in France, with reference to other parts of Europe, including chapters on private life, food, hunting, games and pastimes, costume, privileges and rights, justice, co..
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
by Thomas JeffersonLiberation of Thirteen American Colonies from the British Colonial Rule to form United States of America is one of the most important events in the world history. One may be eager to listen to the exact text of the statement adapted by Continental Congress. Though John Adams was the key leader behind pushing for independence, the document "Declarat..
Principles Of Political Economy
by John Stuart MillOne of the eminent textbooks on economics, Principles of Political Economy is a 19th century political economy by John Stuart Mill which went on to several revisions till the author's death. Beside discussing descriptive issues such as which nations tended to benefit more in a system of trade based on comparative advantage (Mill's answer: those wit..
Politics: A Treatise on Government
by AristotleThe Politics, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, is one of the most influential texts in political philosophy. In it, Aristotle explores the role that the political community should play in developing the virtue of its citizens. One of his central ideas is that "Man is a political animal," meaning that people can only become virtuous by ac..
Bethink Yourselves!
by Graf Leo Tolstoy"Bethink Yourselves" by Leo Tolstoy is a Tolstoy on war classic work that laments...Again war. Again sufferings, necessary to nobody, utterly uncalled for; again fraud; again the universal stupefaction and brutalization of men...
Decoration of Houses
by Edith WhartonThe Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounce Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially rooms decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian bric-a-brac and overstuffed furniture. They argue that su..