Philosophers category: 1861 books

In the great Central Valley of California there are only two seasons--spring and summer. The spring begins with the first rainstorm, which usually falls in November. In a few months the wonderful flowery vegetation is in full bloom, and by the end of May it is dead and dry and crisp, as if every plant had been roasted in an oven.

Francis Schaeffer defined revival as: “A return to the practice of Biblical Christianity in the power of the Holy Spirit.” During his ministry, supported faithfully by his wife, Edith, they experienced revival in their personal lives and among the people with whom they ministered and worked. Those...

Gözleri kamaştıran bir ruh yolculuğunun, tehlikeli ve ölümcül serüvencisi Stefan Zweig'ın kaleminden; kendini tanıma hırsıyla ruhunu savaş alanına çeviren üç yurtsuzun öyküsüdür bu kitap: Kleist… Olağanüstüne inanmadan olağanüstünde yaşayandı Kleist. Dünyayı bir trajedi...

A comprehensive look at the life and continuing influence of 16th-century scientific genius and occultist Dr. John Dee • Presents an overview of Dee’s scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and his work developing methods to communicate with angels •...

There is a lot of discussion these days about whether or not the economy is improving. Here are two facts: The economy has been very, very bad and the only way it is going to improve for you is if you take control of your situation. Jt Sather, author of How To Survive When the Bottom Drops...

Samuel Pepyss London was a turbulent, boisterous city, enduring the strains caused by foreign wars, the Great Plague and the Great Fire, yet growing and prospering. The Restoration in 1660 brought the reopening of the theatres, with women appearing on the stage for the first time, and the period saw...

This illustrated biography of Harvey Spencer Lewis, Imperator of the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, was written in response to many requests from Rosicrucians and others who sought the key to this mystic-philosopher’s life mission of rekindling the ancient flame of Wisdom in the Western world....

How did Columbine school shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold view the world around them? The first half of this short book analyzes the shooters’ personal journals, from a philosophical perspective, and with surprising result--a teenage philosophy of awareness and existence. Eric Harris...

En esta obra se recoge el testimonio del embajador Gustavo Iruegas, personaje que tuvo un papel protagónico en la diplomacia mexicana de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y, en particular, en la fase del conflicto centroamericano de los años setenta y ochenta. Se destaca, en especial, el período de...

La ville où jadis avait vécu le grand ascète Kapila était d’une sereine magnificence. Ses murailles semblaient des nuages de lumière, et, de ses maisons comme de ses jardins, émanait une splendeur divine : on l’eût dite bâtie sur un morceau...

Young Angelique is a recent immigrant to Canada from France, running from a broken heart, a broken family, and a life that she seeks to leave behind in exchange for a new existence in a new world. She meets the mysterious and beautiful Nina, a woman for whom money and power have no boundaries and...

Una generación tras otra necesita volver a leer las grandes obras, los autores de importancia reconocida, y, así mismo, es indispensable que se vuelvan a plantear los grandes problemas de la filosofía y los dilemas que nos plantea la historia. El libro que el lector tiene en sus manos es parte...

સ્વામી વિવેકાનંદ ભારતની મહાન તેમજ સન્માનનીય વ્યક્તિઓમાંથી એક હતા. એમનું વાસ્તવિક નામ નરેન્દ્રનાથ દત્ત હતું. તેઓ...