Book Description
Marcus Aurelius' private notes are a significant source of the modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy, and have been praised by fellow writers, philosophers, monarchs, and politicians centuries after his death.
Author : Marcus Aurelius
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 2020-11-15
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ISBN : 9781774378335
Marcus Aurelius' private notes are a significant source of the modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy, and have been praised by fellow writers, philosophers, monarchs, and politicians centuries after his death.
Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 2021-01-24
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ISBN : 9781774761281
The Histories of Herodotus serves as a record of ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures in Asia, Africa and Greece. It remains one of the most important sources about the study of history in the Western world.
Author : Sun Tzu
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 33,82 MB
Release : 2020-11-15
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ISBN : 9781774378304
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. Each chapter is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy.
Author : Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 1981
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ISBN : 1427044651
Author : Vyasa
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2020-11-29
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ISBN : 9781774378663
In The Bhagavad Gita, prince Arjuna is filled with despair about the violence and death that war will cause. He seeks Krishna's counsel, who tells him to fulfill his warrior duty through "selfless action."
Author : Three Initiates
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2021-01-26
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ISBN : 9781774761458
The Kybalion is divided into mentalism, correspondence, vibration, polarity, rhythm, gender, and cause and affect. Based upon ancient Hermeticism, the philosophies became founding pillars within the New Thought movement of the early 1910s.
Author : Charlotte Brontë
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release : 2020-12-29
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ISBN : 9781774760741
Jane Eyre follows the emotions of its heroine and her love for Mr. Rochester. The focus is on the gradual unfolding of Jane's moral sensibility and all the events are coloured by a heightened intensity that was previously the domain of poetry.
Author : Anna Comnena
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 25,56 MB
Release : 2020-12-29
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ISBN : 9781774760727
Anna Komnene describes the political and military history of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I. The text documents the Crusades and the conflicting perceptions of East and West in the early 12th century.
Author : Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 2021-01-17
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ISBN : 9781774761052
Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the Eastern and the Western world. The book follows him through childhood, how he met his guru, and how he became a monk and established his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. He also chronicles his journey to speak in a religious congress in Boston, Massachusetts and his travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles, California. Autobiography of a Yogi has been in print for seventy years and translated into over fifty languages. It is highly acclaimed as a spiritual classic that serves as an introduction to the methods of attaining God-realization and to the spiritual wisdom of the East. One of the most famous advocates for the book was Steve Jobs, who ensured a copy was handed out to everyone at his memorial service. This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.
Author : Victor Hugo
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 1172 pages
File Size : 16,11 MB
Release : 2021-01-10
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ISBN : 9781774760963
Les Misérables begins when Valjean is released from 19 years' imprisonment in the galleys; for stealing bread to feed his sister's seven starving children. The story follows his struggles and his experience of redemption.