books by Signet Classics     books:       Democracy in America (Signet Classics)32 reviews Alexis de Tocqueville Signet Classics, 2001 Relevant As an American living in Europe, I read with great interest Alexis de Tocqueville's book about a European experiencing America. Like most people, Mr. de Tocqueville started out with a characterization of the United States, believing that the country's early 19th century prosperity was a function of its distance from rivals in Europe. But after his famous trip, he concludes that the real ...             Christ in Concrete (Signet Classics)9 reviews Pietro di Donato Signet Classics, 1993 VERY GOOD BOOK VERY GOOD BOOK, JUST DIDNT LIKE THE ACTUAL WORDING OF THE BOOK ITSELF WAS A LITTLE WEIRD FOR ITS TYPE OF PLOT, ANY WAYS VERY GOOD BOOK ABOUT THE TIMES.             Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables)65 reviews L. M. Montgomery Signet Classics, 1991 i read this over and over again. this book never gets old. i've had it for so long and now i'm off to college and i still enjoy reading it cover to cover. anne is a great character, one who is easy to love and who explains herself well. the other characters are also quirky. something about this book is very universal, which i think explains why even in this century i still find myself being able to relate to Anne. the plot, ...             The Decameron (Signet Classics)9 reviews Giovanni Boccaccio Signet Classics, 2002 Which Translation? The translation that you choose will have an impact upon your enjoyment of any work written in a foreign language. In the case of The Decameron, the translations recommended by "The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation" are those by (1) G.H. McWilliams and (2) Bondanella and Musa. I purchased the McWilliams translation and found it to be enjoyable, although slightly wooden. There ...             Les Misérables (Signet Classics)254 reviews Victor Hugo Signet Classics, 1987 Every Christian Should Read This Book I have read this incredible work of art several times and never cease to be amazed by the enormous impact it has on me. The first time I ever read it, I cried off and on for about three days, I was so moved. Victor Hugo tapped into something profound when he penned this story. It is long, yes, but I find that every little rabbit trail Hugo goes down has a very important point. I can just read the ...             Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine (Signet Classics)19 reviews Thomas Paine Signet Classics, 2003 Freedom and Rights of man I have read much on the history of our beautiful country and also of other countries as well. This book by Thomas Paine "COMMON SENSE AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN" is an extraordinary out line of how man should form his government and live in harmony with his fellow man in this world. Thomas Paine, one of our founding fathers, is a man that saw the rights of man being trampled on by England. His ...             Henry IV, part 1 (King Henry the Fourth)17 reviews William Shakespeare Signet Classics, 1965 The two sides of Hal Henry IV remains one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, even though the tragedies and comedies get far more attention and seeming appreciation than do the histories. As an English major, I examined Henry's (Hal's) character, and I focused on his development from a somewhat foolhardy young man into a self-assured, even manipulative prince. It is hard to say which of these Hal truly is, or if he is ...             Henry V (Signet Classics)18 reviews William Shakespeare Signet Classics, 1998 A popular play in an edition fabulously rich in helps This play is best known for the St. Crispian's Day "Band of Brothers" speech given by King Henry just before the battle at Agincourt. It is a powerful speech that rallies people at all times and everywhere. Sir Lawrence Olivier made a film version in 1944 during WWII and Kenneth Branagh made another as recently as 1989. You can count on there being more versions. Epecially so when computers ...             The Reader's Companion to World Literature8 reviews Signet Classics, 2002 Excellent Reference Guide I have attempted to embark on a reading program of the great literature starting back with Homer. The Oxford Classics has over 700 books and one wonders where to start. All the literature seems to be interconnected from Balzac to Grisham. As soon as one reads Chekhov, for example, one wants to read another earlier book by Gogol, etc. There are about 5000 well know novels by great writers, ...             The Paradiso (Signet Classics)7 reviews Dante Alighieri Signet Classics, 2001 The Best Intro to Heaven Translators, according to the Italian proverb are traitors. There is no way around it, something is always lost in the leap from one language to another. You can consult a modern 'adaptation' of Shakespeare to get the feel of what has to be surrendered. John Ciardi decided to keep the original rhyme scheme: 'aba' in which the poem is divided into groups of three lines of which the ...             The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Signet Classics)5 reviews Mark Twain Signet Classics, 2002 Nietzsche's choice In a letter to his friend Franz Overbeck dated 14, November, 1879, Nietzsche says, "If you do not know the latest book by Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, it would be a pleasure for me to make you a little present of it." Both novels define the picturesque masterpiece and are the twin highpoints in American prose.             Candide, Zadig, and Selected Stories (Signet Classics)6 reviews Francois Voltaire Signet Classics, 2001 More Bang for your Buck with the Signet Classics volume This Signet edition of Voltaire's finest works is THE Candide to buy. It has 15 other classic Voltaire works FIFTEEN!! Now that's a great deal without all the bells and whistles! I remember first being introduced to Voltaire (1694-1778) when I was looking ahead in my history book in school, as was my "pasttime" and was one of the ways how I became a trivial nerd who can name dates and events ...             Typhoon and Other Tales (A Signet Classic)7 reviews Joseph Conrad Signet Classics, 1963 A storm and how to survive it Taking maximum advantage from his long years at sea, and from his innate insight into the human soul, Conrad tells an outright and direct story about a huge typhoon in the midst of the Yellow Sea. But the book is not so much about the storm in itself, but about the human character and how it reacts to disaster. Captain MacWhirr is famous for being an efficient, calm, dull and silent man, someone ...             The Civil War: A History5 reviews Harry Hansen Signet Classics, 2002 Great one-volume introduction to the Civil War If you only have time for one book on the Civil War, you ought to consider this. I thought when I picked it up that it might be rather plodding and just a recount of 'Grant moved here and Lee counterattacked'. I was wrong. The book sucks you in right away with the reasons and legislature behind the Civil War, like the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott decision, etc. How Lincoln fought ...             Life on the Mississippi (Signet Classics)5 reviews Mark Twain Signet Classics, 2001 Twain on the Mississippi This is the book that Mark Twain himself thought to be his greatest. It is basically a memoir in two parts of his life spent on the river with historical sketches, statistics, and other matters thrown in. The first part of the book tells of Twain's early years as a riverboat pilot. He talks about being a cub pilot, about learning about the intricacies of the river and the difficulties of ...             The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal8 reviews Signet Classics, 2002 Not All Translations the Same Years ago I picked up a translation of the Upanishads because I wanted to understand Vedanta. I read that translation and struggled through it. It wasn't particularly interesting and was often confusing. The commentaries were long, painful and boring. I felt disappointed. I thought the Upanishads and the Great Vedanta would be more powerful than this. I pursued other teachings. A few months ago ...             Emerson: Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Signet Classics)5 reviews Ralph Waldo Emerson Signet Classics, 1965 Discusses principles of life, living and our nature. Emerson is quoted as often as any other writer or speaker. Not becausea few lines here and there are profound. Rather because he understands more about human beings and life. He is thought provoking and so deep its a joy to read the same essay several times. If people take the time to read it they will understand many things about life they can't get other places.I find it interesting we live ...             Beauty and the Beast: And Other Classic French Fairy Tales5 reviews Various Signet Classics, 1997 Great collection of French fairy tales This paperback collection is an abbreviated version of the original hardbound which is now out of print. Even with some of the material missing, this collection is well worth the money. It can be hard to find fairy tale collections that contain the work of the women (such as Beaumont and d'Aulnoy) in the French salons that influenced Charles Perrault. This is one of the best collections, ...             The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table5 reviews Oliver Wendell Holmes Signet Classics, 1961 Delightful Two oral practices flourished in antebellum America: the lecture (or sermon) and the conversation. Lectures, such as Emerson's "The American Scholar" and sermons, such as the abolitionist sermons of Henry Ward Beecher, are well-known examples of this era. But it was also known as the Golden Age of Conversation, and its greatest practitioner was generally agreed to be Oliver Wendell Holmes, ...              search for books adventures, america, autocrat, beauty, breakfast, breath, candide, christ, classic, classics, companion, concrete, decameron, democracy, emerson, essential, eternal, history, huckleberry, literature, mississippi, misérables, paradiso, rights, selected, stories, thomas, typhoon, upanishads, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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