Leo: 1933 books

"Work, Death, and Sickness" is a fascinating story by Russian author Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy written in 1903. The story takes the form of a parable about the creation of work, death, and sickness. Synopsis: When God first created man, he had no need to work, and he would always live to...

“All Things Are Possible” is a 1920 English translation of the 1905 work by the Ukrainian/Russian existentialist philosopher Shestov. It draws on the aphoristic style of Nietzsche and deals with as diverse issues as science, rationalism and religion. This edition also includes an interesting foreword...

'An important and long-overdue contribution to our knowledge of Tolstoy.' D. M. Thomas, Sunday Times Volume 1 of Tolstoy's Diaries covers the years 1847-1894 and was meticulously edited by R.F. Christian so as to reflect Tolstoy's preoccupations as a writer (his views on his own work and that...

An important and long-overdue contribution to our knowledge of Tolstoy.' D. M. Thomas, Sunday Times Volume 2 of Tolstoy's Diaries covers the years 1895-1910. These Diaries were meticulously edited by R.F. Christian so as to reflect Tolstoy's preoccupations as a writer (his views on his own...

Learn to play Boogie-Woogie through theory, application and development. Explains the elements of the Boogie-Woogie. Includes exercises.

Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession (1879) is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. By the time he was fifty, Tolstoy had already written the novels that would assure him of literary immortality; he had a wife, a large estate...

Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. It describes his search for 'a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on earth'. Although the Confession led to his excommunication,...

Charles Manson and those who followed him called themselves a family while the rest of the world got to know them for what they truly were, a murderous cult. This cult would over the space of a few short weeks during the late sixties commit a series of murders that would shock the world and forever...

First book in an exciting new series for today's pianist. Three books designed to develop basic techniques in various jazz styles through authentic, progressive exercises.

  Book 6 Hans Holzer Paranormal Investigator or Ghost Hunter, Hans Holzer in the end, he has to be looked upon as perhaps the man most responsible for making this field of endeavor mainstream. Hans Holzer used television and mass media to promote the profession of the paranormal investigator...

Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are world famous. The thing not well reported about them were that they were well early leaders in the field of Paranormal investigation. Houdini had a desperate need to know whether there was life after death, while the same burning curiousity that...

You will read about how one family, despite extremely difficult economic times, carved a living out of what was left of a great timber industry, raised their family, and lived a difficult but fulfilling life. Readers who lived during this period, particularly Michigan Yoopers (a humorous nickname...