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A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
by James CookCaptain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnav..
On War
by Carl von ClausewitzOn War is a classic work on military strategy by Carl von Clausewitz, a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. The author's style is dialectical: he makes two strong but opposing statements and then draws them together to describe many facets of war. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers...
The Consolation of Philosophy
by Anicius Manlius BoethiusThe Consolation of Philosophy is the most popular prison literature, written by Roman philosopher Anicius Manlius Boethius. Boethius wrote this work while he was imprisoned for treachery by Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great. The work is narrated as Lady Philosophy consoling Boethius by answering his questions about happiness, Sin, power, honor a..
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India
by Edgar ThurstonAnthropologist Edgar Thornton's research work explores the Superstitions and mythological concepts prevailing during the British Rule in India, especially in the southern part of Indian estates such as Travancore, Cochin and Madras. It will be surprising for the readers to know the myths such as worshiping Snakes, Stones and animals. There were als..
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova
by Giacomo CasanovaSimilar to his fictitious hero Don Juan, Venice novelist Giacomo Casanova's transparent autobiography The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova resembles the womanizer in him mentioning hundreds women he had intimate relationship. Written in five volumes, this personal memoir reflects the eighteenth century European social life. Exiled twice from his country..
The Analysis of Mind
by Bertrand RussellThe Analysis of Mind is another in-depth work from the author of The Problem of Philosophy and British Philosopher Bertrand Russell. The Analysis of Mind deals with CONSCIOUSNESS, INSTINCT AND HABIT, DESIRE AND FEELING, ENSATIONS AND IMAGES, WORDS AND MEANING, BELIEF, and GENERAL IDEAS AND THOUGHT...
Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home
by Emily PostEmily Post's self-help book Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home is an essential guide to learn the right behaviors we should practice in day to day life. Emily argues that true ladies and gentlemen are characterized by our behaviors towards others, not by our wealth. Emily details the right conversation, usage of words and ho..
Utilitarianism
by John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism is one of the most influential and widely-read philosophical defenses of utilitarianism in ethics. The essay first appeared as a series of three articles published in Fraser's Magazine in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863. It went through four editions during Mill's lifet..