books by Filiquarian     books:       De Profundis9 reviews Oscar Wilde Filiquarian, 2007 Strangely moving One of the most famous - and infamous - letters in all of literature, De Profundis is a strange little piece of work: either much more than it appears on the surface, or much less. It is something I think everyone should read, if only for its insight into the human character, particularly that of one under great personal suffering. Wilde wrote this extraordinarily long letter from prison to Lord ...             The Imitation Of Christ3 reviews Thomas A. Kempis Filiquarian, 2007 Second Only to The Bible It is true that this book is second only to the Bible in terms of readership but also in inspiration. And it may seem that contemporary English versions (and they are available) would be more relevant and easier to read than this "old fashioned" way of speaking and writing, with the "thou"s and "thou wilt"s. But this way of writing is actually more conducive to capturing the original flavor of ...             An Iron Will5 reviews Orison Swett Marden Filiquarian, 2007 Positive thought that must be practised to be appreciated. For those who are looking for a higher power to guide their lives this book may be of help. It stresses the importance of the human will in all endeavors. Reading this book once will inspire you breifly, but if you can summon the will power to sacrifice an hour each day to devote to reading this book, you will begin to inspire others and amaze yourself at the strength you can summon in your ...             The Awakening And Selected Stories4 reviews Kate Chopin Filiquarian, 2007 The quintessential edition of an essential work. Like far too many, I was first introduced to Chopin in college. As an educator, I find Chopin's work to be timeless. Chopin speaks to contemporay society--and especially American society--in ways that few authors can and do. I use "The Awakening," as one of the cornerstones (yes; one may have more than one cornerstone) of my literature class--a class that relies on trade publications rather ...             Candide1 review Voltaire Filiquarian, 2008 Voltaire at his most sarcastic This was required reading for a graduate course in the Humanities. A great story and important historical work in literature. Voltaire was a Renaissance Christian humanist who played a role in the development of the Enlightenment. On the one hand, the structure of his novel Candide is Homeric, it is the journey narrative, the hero with a thousand faces, but it is a satirical restructuring ...             The Warren Commission Report: Report Of The President's Commission On The Assassination Of President John F. ...2 reviews The Warren Commission Filiquarian, 2007 Don't dismiss this book until you've actually read it... The Warren Report may very well be the most unfairly maligned document in U.S. History. Way too many people say that they distrust this book, and they haven't even bothered to read it. Yes, I know that we cannot trust everything our government does, and we have to be skeptical fully-informed citizens. But don't let the conspiracy buffs treat you like a bunch of foolish children. They will ...             The Autobiography Of An Ex-Colored Man1 review James Weldon Johnson Filiquarian, 2007 Ohio teach sez This is a work of fiction, not Johnson's autobiography. Johnson was a major figure in African-American arts and politics. He did not, as the title character does, spend the last half of his life "passing for white" as a Wall Street investor!             Prufrock And Other Observations1 review T. S. Eliot Filiquarian, 2007 I can't believe no one's reviewed this... I hope that no one's reviewed this because they just didn't think to, and not because they've never read it, because that would make me sad. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is an ode to being on the outside, looking in, and not being sure about what you see there. Prufrock (the narrator of the poem) thinks himself a fool, a prince, a messenger, he contemplates an overwhelming question, he ...             The Nicomachean Ethics2 reviews Aristotle Filiquarian, 2007 We Reach Our Complete Perfection Through Habit I read this book for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. I think Aristotle's ethics is his most seminal work in philosophy. In the early 1960's virtue ethics came to fore. It is a retrieval of Aristotle. It has very close parallels to the ancient Chinese philosophy of Confucius and the modern philosophy espoused in the 1970's called Communitarianism. For Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics, (EN) is ...             The Crowd: A Study Of The Popular Mind1 review Gustave Le Bon Filiquarian, 2007 Brilliant Notwithstanding Its Perceived Legacy Many readers of this 1895 book will be intrigued by the notion that 20th century dictators allegedly based their regimes on it. The false inference that this book promotes totalitarianism is an unfortunate result. Not only does Le Bon remain scientific and neutral with regard to the applications of his study, but so too does this book offer us great insight into the psychology of crowds that ...             Beyond Good And Evil1 review Friedrich Nietzsche Filiquarian, 2007 A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power This was required reading for a graduate course in the Humanities. Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of a "will to power" is central to his philosophical beliefs, and a recurring theme in his book "Beyond Good and Evil." When Nietzsche was a budding philosopher, he admired and was influenced by the writings of another philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer. However, Schopenhauer, like most scientists ...             Utopia2 reviews Thomas More Filiquarian, 2007 $2.39 for a book from the 1500s? Assuming copyright law hasn't gone totally haywire since I last checked, Amazon is asking money for something in the public domain. This book is almost 500 years old. It belongs to the culture at large. So what does this $2.39 cover? Packaging and distribution? Can't be. This is a digital copy so there are no associated costs. 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