Cosimo Classics

When dusk came and I heard the tribal drums beating the stars in far away up in the forest villages, I thought, Here at least I shall find rest from the hot-footed turbulency of civilized humanity;...

Do not be deceived by the attractiveness of this world. It will cheat you and destroy you. -from "Warning" Perhaps the greatest American evangelist of the 19th century, Dwight Moody inspired millions...

"The eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and...

Space, Time, MatterAuthor: Herman WeylPublisher: Cosimo ClassicsPublication Date: Jun 01, 2007Number of Pages: 350 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1602066892ISBN-13: 9781602066892

In this classic text first published in German in 1918-this is a translation by HENRY L. BROSE (1890-1965) of the 1921 fourth edition-Weyl considers the role of Euclidean space in physics and the...

"Our travels beyond the Earth propel scientific discoveries that improve our lives in countless ways here, right here, at home: powering vast new industry, spurring incredible new technology, and...

Given plenty of water, and Madrid is an ideal place for flowers. Such carnations as those which are grown in the nursery gardens there are never seen elsewhere-they are a revelation in horticulture;...

With keen insight and an unexpected good humor, this 1922 volume on the vagaries of the stock market and the psychology of those who play it is still required reading for investors today. From...

BCC: With extensive knowledge of political affairs, Edmund Burke possessed a glowing imagination and passionate sympathies expressed in his landmark speeches, which continue to captivate contemporary...

"SPIRIT AND LIFE." Perhaps a presumptuous title, but the authors feel that this collection of songs will bring enthusiasm and vigor into any Sunday school or church service where it may be used, so...

Spiritism and Psychology is a study of paranormal phenomenon from the standpoint of an accomplished psychologist. In this book, originally published in 1911, Flournoy explains why spiritism, the...

So piteously the lonely soul of man Shudders before this universal plan, So grievous is the burden and the pain, So heavy weighs the long, material chain From cause to cause, too merciless for hate,...

"Place yourself in the middle of the stream of power and wisdom which animates all whom it floats, and you are without effort impelled to truth, to right and a perfect contentment."-Ralph Waldo...

In this first-hand account from explorer Frederick Selous, readers follow the true story of an adventurer in a distant land. In Sport and Travel, Selous visits Asia Minor, beginning his trek in...

Direct from the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, comes this delightful little book, a collection of recipes for the food served at the Fair's Eastern Pavilion that also serves as an...

Still one of the most enchanting astronomy books for children, this 1918 work frames the addictive habit of gazing at the night sky as a series of brief story-lessons given by "Doctor Lorry" to young...

"King's personality was magnetic and winning. Gentleness radiated from him as light radiates from the sun. No one could resist the charm and fascination of his presence.... There was in his face the...

One of the most prominent authorities on tariff issues impacting the United States at the turn of the 20th century and a founder of 20th-century trade theory here collects papers essential for anyone...

When the north wind blows, bathing in Salt Lake is a glorious baptism, for then it is all wildly awake with waves, blooming like a prairie in snowy crystal foam. Plunging confidently into the midst...

The term "insider" may be logically applied to those successful operators who do make the market their business. But anyone who takes enough time to study the market and align his operations with...

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and...

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and...

"Meantime you and I, we pay the extortionate rates in everything we buy, and meantime these same extortionate rates pile up to make the fortunes that are produced from an investment of nothing."...

"One of the most awful tragedies of modern times has visited Galveston. The city is in ruins, and the dead will number possibly 6,000. The wreck of Galveston was brought about by a tempest so...

Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde - 9781646793563Author: Robert Louis StevensonPublisher: Cosimo ClassicsPublication Date: Dec 23, 2020Number of Pages: 100 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

"If he be Mr. Hyde" he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek." -Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886)Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) is one of the most...

"Stray Birds" contains ideas on nature, man, and his environment as may be entertained by a man sitting by a window where the stray birds of summer sing and fly away. These short, sometimes merely...

"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted."― D. H. Lawrence, Studies in Classic American Literature (1923)Studies in Classic American...

A disciple of Kant and a significant factor in shaping Nietzsche's thinking, Arthur Schopenhauer worked from the foundation that reality is but an extension of our own will, and that human life is...

One cannot become a Tape Reader by giving the ticker absent treatment; nor by running into his broker's office after lunch, or seeing "how the market closed" from his evening newspaper.... He should...