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Siddhartha is an Indian novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was originally...

St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d'Assisi, baptized Giovanni, renamed Francesco, in full Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, (born 1181/82, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]-died October 3,...

The symposium concerns the genesis, purpose and nature of love. Love is examined by men attending a symposium. Each man must deliver a speech in praise of Love (Eros). The dialogue has been used as a...

The Abolition of Man is subtitled "Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools." It's a defense of objective value and natural law, and a...

The Abolition of Man is subtitled "Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools." It is a defense of objective value, the pursuit of...

The Beast in the Jungle is a novella first published in 1903. Universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats properly universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and...

Published when the author was nineteen, The Black Moth was the first novel by Georgette Heyer. This romance is set in the 1750s, and follows Lord Jack Carstares, the eldest son of the Earl of Wyncham...

Published in 1903, this title is London's most-read book, and it is generally considered one of his best works. The protagonist is a dog. Several films based on this novel have been produced.Author:...

The Dead is about Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta Conroy, who tells her past affair. It's considered the best of Joyce's short works. It was made into a film also entitled The Dead in 1987,...

Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on the ground floor and helped him off with his overcoat...

According to the latest archaelogical findings, the Egyptian Book of the Dead was written and painted about 3500 years ago. It is basically a collection of spells or chapters that were placed with...

The Golden Bowl is a novel set in England. It's a complex study of marriage and adultery, and what a few critics have called the "major phase" of James' career. The Golden Bowl explores the...

This is a science fiction story by Forster. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. In 1973 it was included in The...

The Machine StopsAuthor: E. M. ForsterPublisher: LitsPublication Date: Sep 21, 2010Number of Pages: 70 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1609422996ISBN-13: 9781609422998

The Mis-Education of the Negro was originally published in 1933 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. According to his thesis explained in the book, African-Americans of his day were being culturally...

The Mis-Education of the Negro was originally published in 1933 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. According to his thesis explained in the book, African-Americans of his day were being culturally...

The Protocols were first published in 1903 by Pavolachi (or Pavel) Krushevan, an instigator of the Kishinew pogrom, in his Russian newspaper called Znamia. Even though the text is about 100 years old...

Professor Freud developed his system of psychoanalysis while studying the so-called borderline cases of mental diseases, such as hysteria and compulsion neurosis. By discarding the old methods of...

The Republic is Plato's best-known work. It's also considered to be one of the most historically influential works on philosophy and political theory.Author: PlatoPublisher: LitsPublication Date: Nov...

The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by the New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles and was a major inspiration for Rhonda Byrne's bestselling book and film The Secret.Author: Wallace...

This is the world-wide famous work by Blavatsky, her magnum opus. This is volume 1, where she explains the origin and evolution of the universe. Helena Blavatsky is well-known for founding the...

This is the story about a voyage journey to the inner Earth, presented as a true account of a Norwegian sailor.Author: Willis George EmersonPublisher: LitsPublication Date: Jul 27, 2010Number of...

The Smoky God, or A Voyage Journey to the Inner Earth is a book presented as a true account, which describes the adventures of Olaf Jansen, a sailor who sailed with his father through an entrance to...

The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois, a seminal work in the history of sociology.Author: W. E. B. Du BoisPublisher: LitsPublication Date: Feb 02,...

An interesting study, based on a thousand years of Jewish thought and wisdom.Author: Rabbi Ben Zion BokserPublisher: LitsPublication Date: Jul 07, 2010Number of Pages: 104 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

The book is based on a prediction of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort of weapon than the world has yet seen. This metaphysical thriller takes place in a surreal London, where Gabriel Syme...

Sigmund Freud was a legendary Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis, a clinical method used to treat psychopathology. Freud also wrote heavily on his studies in many different areas of...

The somewhat famous "Three Essays," translated by Dr. Brill, are among the most important contributions of Freud, a great investigator and pioneer.Author: Sigmund FreudPublisher: LitsPublication...

Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is a work by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in which the author advances his theory of sexuality, in particular its relation to childhood...

Totem and Taboo is work employing the application of psychoanalysis to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion. The four chapters are entitled: The Horror of Incest; Taboo...