Benjamin: 3278 books

La primera novela de John Banville como Benjamin Black. «Banville puede haber intercambiado la novela literaria por el crimen, pero no ha dejado de escribir con elegancia y belleza, a lo que ha añadido una trama absorbente, personajes que seducen y evocadores escenarios.» The Times Premio...

The British statesman, Benjamin Disraeli, who was twice prime minister, also achieved great fame as a novelist. His early ‘silver fork’ novels, including ‘Vivian Grey’, featured romanticised depictions of aristocratic life, while his celebrated masterpiece, the ‘Young England’ trilogy,...

“Solamente la lucidità di Benjamin poteva trasformare l’attualità delle discussioni in corso intorno alla fotografia, alla sua funzione e al suo destino, in una storia che ha nutrito e continua a nutrire generazioni di studiosi. Insieme all’aspetto storiografico, esiste poi, non meno importante,...

Dal 1927 al 1933, Walter Benjamin ha scritto e presentato circa ottanta testi radiofonici. Dalla loro lettura emerge l’idea di una radio non solo come strumento di comunicazione, ma soprattutto come istituzione sociale che deve mirare a formare il pubblico, rendendolo protagonista attivo e consapevole...

Considerado el más importante consejero en inversión del siglo XX, Benjamin Graham enseñó e inspiró a financieros de todo el mundo. Presentó su filosofía, basada en el concepto de "invertir en valor", en El inversor inteligente, un libro que se convirtió en la biblia de los inversores...

Essays and reflections from one of the twentieth century’s most original cultural critics, with an introduction by Hannah Arendt. Walter Benjamin was an icon of criticism, renowned for his insight on art, literature, and philosophy. This volume includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt...

It takes a very inclusive anthology to encompass the protean personality and range of interests of Benjamin Franklin, but The Portable Benjamin Franklin succeeds as no collection has. In addition to the complete Autobiography, the volume contains about 100 of Franklin’s major writings—essays,...

Only 21 at the start of the America's Revolutionary War, Benjamin Tallmadge was an enthusiastic patriot. Appointed by George Washington to organize intelligence in British-occupied New York, Tallmadge formed the famous Culper Spy Ring, whom he mentions in this volume without giving names. Scenes of...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's...

The complete 2 volume Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, gives the reader insight on the thoughts of one of America’s Greatest Fore-father.

A collection of writings by the Founding Fathers of the United States of America containing: The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton & John Jay & James Madison The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The American Crisis by Thomas Paine The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume...

Now a major SBS television series! Meet the Law family – eccentric, endearing and hard to resist. Your guide: Benjamin, the third of five children and a born humorist. Join him as he tries to answer some puzzling questions: Why won’t his Chinese dad wear made-in-China underpants? Why was...

In "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" the life story of one of the most important figures in American history is recounted. The book tells the story of Franklin's early days as a printer, publisher and inventor through to the year 1757 where the Autobiography ends uncompleted. Franklin wrote...

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