books by Bantam Classics     books:       The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics)20 reviews Adam Smith Bantam Classics, 2003 Making Wealth, Making Poverty: A Smithian Prometheus Conquering Scarcity: (Smith's Dialectical Relationship to Marx?)? Adam Smith is certainly one of the greatest political philosophers in the modern tradition. Our world, as some have argued, is principally the byproduct of the system that Smith outlined in this classic work, together with a judicious mating of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. The "Wealth of Nations," though the most well known of ...             The Screw Tape Letters (Bantam Classics)367 reviews C.S. Lewis Bantam Classics, 1995 Enlightening read for committed (and thinking) Christians I don't know how well this great book translates to agnostic readers, but for me it was a very enlightening and concrete way to understand what it means to try to be a good man in a world of temptation. In keeping with the time period, I believe it was Winston Churchill who said "All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing". In the Screwtape Letters the senior tempter, tells his ...             The Aeneid of Virgil (Bantam Classics)31 reviews Virgil Bantam Classics, 1981 Reader-Friendly Version of the Classic First, I'm not qualified to opine on whether Mandelbaum's translation is true to the Latin. I struggled with Virgil's complex poetry as a 4th year Latin student and have no idea if Mandelbaum gets it right. But this translation is eminently readable, retaining the feel of epic poetry. I have the feeling that any flaws in Mandelbaum's rendering reflect shortcomings in Virgil's original text. ...             Siddhartha461 reviews Hermann Hesse Bantam Classics, 1982 Hari Om Thank you Mr. Hesse for writing this novel. The dvine spark that exists in the main character is something that everyone should be able to identify with. Being captivated by the pages of this book puts us in touch with the divinity that lies within us all. Throughout the book, the resolute spirit, the capacity for the character to live his life with abandon is always there. It is hard for ...             Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)897 reviews Jane Austen Bantam Classics, 1983 Classic There isn't much else to say about this book that hasn't been said. One of the best novels ever written, for its humor, plot, and excellent insight into the quirky-but-real relationships of everyday people. Truly a classic.             The Prince (Bantam Classics)284 reviews Niccolo Machiavelli Bantam Classics, 1984 The Recipe of the American Corporate State Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a guide of morality-void techniques for acquiring and maintaining political power and ultimately, political fortune. Written nearly 500 years ago, this blueprint for tyranny is just as relevant today. As his compass, Machiavelli uses history, both ancient and contemporary. In 500 years, no one has proven him wrong. Here's a flavor for you innocents out there: "For, ...             The Bhagavad-Gita : Krishna's Counsel in Time of War (Bantam Classics)25 reviews Bantam Classics, 1986 Scholarly This is a respectable translation, but don't expect fluid reading as Sanskrit has more modality than English does.             The Communist Manifesto252 reviews Bantam Classics, 2004 Please actually read Marx... ...and PLEASE read beyond the Manifesto! Ignore the anti-Marx ideologues who do not actually read him, and give him a shot. Forget, for a minute, all preconceived notions of communism, and take his writings as though they are fresh and brand new. Only then should you proceed on to reading criticism of him, history of Marxism, etc. The reader who is willing to undertake an actual study of Marx ...             The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn509 reviews Bantam Classics, 2003 Eli Sashihara writes: Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a timeless classic that lives up to its prestigious name. It takes place in an array of locations along the Mississippi river around the time of 1835-45. The story is about Tom, a free-spirited boy, and his numerous adventures with a run-away slave named Jim. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn proceeds Mark Twain's original novel, ...             Sherlock Holmes : The Complete Novels and Stories (Bantam Classic) Volume I15 reviews Arthur Conan Doyle Bantam Classics, 1986 One of my favorite writers! There's not much left to say about this literary classic. It's great to have all of the stories and novels put together, in the order that they were published--there are references here and there to things that happened in previous stories. Of course, you don't have to read everything in order, but its worth it all the same. Some of my all-time favorite stories in this volume of the ...             Crime and Punishment464 reviews Bantam Classics, 2003 A towering work of criminal psychology It's seldom that I root for the evildoer of a novel or movie, but Dostoyevsky definitely had me doing it with "Crime and Punishment". Early in the novel, impoverished student Raskolnikov murders two innocent older women in order to make a quick buck (and also for deeper reasons revealed later in the novel). We then accompany Raskolnikov through the tumultuous aftermath, during which his ...             Wuthering Heights499 reviews Bantam Classics, 2003 very intense The outdated writing style takes a little getting used to, but once you do, it's good. It's incredible to me how the author, with her unusually limited experience of the outside world, who probably never had a boyfriend or lover in her life and lived a secluded life in a remote part of Yorkshire with her sisters and died a virgin, could have created such an incredibly realistic and well-drawn ...             The Scarlet Letter406 reviews Bantam Classics, 2003 A wonderful piece of literature, however I completely agree with most HS students that this book should be optional reading for them because HS teachers should very well know that there are many different minds that need very different kinds of reading material and exposure to variety is not always a good thing that's why you end up having reviews of books like this by some HS students who puke on it rather then have savored it like I ...             Fifty Great Short Stories10 reviews Milton Crane Bantam Classics, 1983 Excellent Short Stories I was looking for an anthology for my class to read; this is the one I chose. There is an excellent cross section of authors and story types.             One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich166 reviews Alexander Solzhenitsyn Bantam Classics, 1984 Heartbreaking Since I had never read anything by Solzhenitsyn, I ordered this book when he died. It is so bleak and hopeless that I could not read it straight through - I could only take it in small doses. I am absolutely stunned that Breshnev allowed it to be published. I have learned more than I ever thought possible about the USSR, that time in history, evil, and courage.             Heart of Darkness / The Secret Sharer383 reviews Bantam Classics, 2004 An excellent piece of epistemology! On page 3, the narrator (not Marlow) tells us that "Marlow was not typical (if his propensity to spin yarns be excepted), and to him the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel but outside, enveloping the tale which brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze, in the likeness of one of these misty halos that sometimes are made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." ...             Faust (Bantam Classics)7 reviews Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Bantam Classics, 1988 Mephistopheles, master of the one-liner I'd guess this is a book that reveals itself more thoroughly in experiences you have after reading it, so reviewing it now may be premature. There are many `big ideas' here, but I can't relate to the suggestion from one reviewer that Faust `held his morals under the worst circumstances' It seems more like Faust gave up his morals one by one under the most pleasant circumstances. The way I ...             Much Ado About Nothing (Bantam Classic)286 reviews William Shakespeare Bantam Classics, 1988 Great! Wonderful movie! Now to find the Flying Karamazov Brothers' rendition of the Merchant of Venice.             Frankenstein318 reviews Bantam Classics, 2003 You've seen Karloff, now read the original Once you read Shelley's classic you're going to scratch your head and wonder: Is this really the book that gave us the Karloff movie? Not to mention Herman Munster and Frankenberry. For over a century and half people have been cannibalizing this book for ideas, movies, other books, and products of every size, shape and type that our modern concept of Frankenstein holds little to no resemblence to ...             The Awakening350 reviews Bantam Classics, 2003 How long have I been asleep? On the cover page the following sentence caught my eye: "Written nearly one hundred years ago, THE AWAKENING is the compelling story of an extraordinary modern woman struggling against the constraints of marriage and motherhood, and slowly discovering the power of her own sexuality" (Avon Books). And truthfully, yes, that does sum everything up into a nice tidy bow. The novel is primarily ...              search for books adventures, awakening, bhagavad, bhagavad-gita, classic, classics, communist, complete, counsel, darkness, denisovich, frankenstein, heights, huckleberry, krishna, letter, letters, manifesto, nations, nothing, prejudice, prince, punishment, scarlet, secret, sharer, sherlock, siddhartha, stories, wuthering books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro leave a comment home  impressum - about us