Robert Boyle: By Himself and His Friends, Hunter, Michael
Автор: Hunter, Michael Название: Robert Boyle: By Himself and His Friends ISBN: 1851960856 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851960859 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 17609.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Niccol? Machiavelli Название: Machiavelli and His Friends: Their Personal Correspondence ISBN: 087580599X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780875805993 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 5320.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
The intimate world of Niccol\u00f2 Machiavelli comes to life in this first complete collection in English of the letters he wrote and received. Spanning his adult life from 1497 until his death in 1527, these letters to and from his friends and compatriots—some of whom, such as Francesco Guicciardini and Francesco Vettori, were among the most influential thinkers of the day—reveal his personality and present a panorama of life, people, and critical events in Renaissance Italy.
The correspondence offers valuable insight into the origins of Machiavelli's ideas on history, politics, literature, and society and the social context from which his achievements arose. Often his correspondence served as a testing ground for ideas he developed more fully in his writing. While the letters taken together show Machiavelli both living within and transcending his own time, on a more intimate level they reveal the human element that helped to shaped his thought. Machiavelli emerges as an individual with multifaceted capabilities and a multitude of roles, among them devoted humanist, political analyst, shrewd rhetorician, and practical joker.
Based on Franco Gaets's authoritative critical Italian edition of Machiavelli's correspondence, the collection includes 257 letters written to Machiavelli and 84 letters written by him. Arranged chronologically, correspondence to and by Machiavelli is interwoven so that readers may easily follow discussions between him and his associates. The translators' introduction establishes the political and cultural context of the correspondence, and headnotes introduce each section of letters. Explanatory and historical annotations illuminate people, places, and events mentioned within the letters.
Machiavelli's correspondence opens a window onto an important era in Western intellectual history, disclosing the language, thoughts, and preoccupations of some of the key people who shaped the Italian Renaissance. As the definitive edition, Machiavelli and His Friends will interest students of Machiavelli, specialists in political science and Renaissance literature and history, and general readers desiring to know more intimately one of the most fascinating personalities of the Renaissance.
Описание: Douglass' powerful account of his journey from slave, by way of determined self education, to being one of America's great statesmen and orators. Published in 1845, this little book was widely read by the general public in the North who knew little about the inner workings of slavery. It was favorably reviewed in the New York Tribune: "Considered merely as narrative, we have never read one more simple, true, coherent and warm with genuine feeling", and it had a great influence in public opinion across the Atlantic: "Taking all together, not less than one million of persons in Great Britain and Ireland have been excited by the book and its commentators." Also available in hardback: 978-1-78139-437-3.
Автор: Dorothy Emmet Название: Philosophers and Friends ISBN: 1349142174 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349142170 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19564.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: With a wealth of anecdote Dorothy Emmet looks back on the philosophers who made a personal impact on her. Her personal portraits will interest a wide readership, as well as making essential reading for professional philosophers.
Автор: Dorothy Emmet Название: Philosophers and Friends ISBN: 0333670132 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333670132 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this work, philosopher Dorothy Emmet looks back on the philosophers who had an influence upon her work. Personal portraits she draws include H.A. Pritchard, R.G. Collingwood, A.N. Whitehead, Samuel Alexander, R.B. Braithwaite, Michael Polanyi and Alasdair MacIntyre.
Описание: With more than three dozen inspiring stories from girl friends across the country, affirmative acronyms, and female quotes, Friends Are Everything is a heartfelt celebration of friendships across all generations and a perfect gift to share with your bestie.
Автор: Brown Fleda Название: Mortality, with Friends ISBN: 0814348742 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814348741 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2883.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Mortality, With Friends is a collection of lyrical essays from Fleda Brown, a writer and caretaker, of her father and sometimes her husband, who lives with the nagging uneasiness that her cancer could return. Memoir in feel, the book muses on the nature of art, of sculpture, of the loss of bees and trees, the end of marriages, and among other things, the loss of hearing and of life itself. Containing twenty-two essays, Mortality, With Friends follows the cascade of loss with the author's imminent joy in opening a path to track her own growing awareness and wisdom. In ""Donna,"" Brown examines a childhood friendship and questions the roles we need to play in each other's lives to shape who we might become. In ""Native Bees,"" Brown expertly weaves together the threads of a difficult family tradition intended to incite happiness with the harsh reality of current events. In ""Fingernails, Toenails,"" she marvels at the attention and suffering that accompanies caring for our aging bodies. In ""Mortality, with Friends,"" Brown dives into the practical and stupefying response to her own cancer and survival. In ""2019: Becoming Mrs. Ramsay,"" she remembers the ghosts of her family and the strident image of herself, positioned in front of her Northern Michigan cottage. Comparable to Lia Purpura's essays in their density and poetics, Brown's intent is to look closely, to stay with the moment and the image. Readers with a fondness for memoir and appreciation for art will be dazzled by the beauty of this collection.
Автор: Jenkins Amy Lou Название: Friends ISBN: 1945378085 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781945378089 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2068.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Friendships serve as a cornerstone to a rich life. Each of these twenty-four accomplished authors share authentic stories that consider the meaning of life affirming, sometimes life-saving or gut-wrenching, and fun realities of investing in each other: think Chicken Soup with adult beverages.
The investment in friendship offers a reciprocal return that may support you and your friend throughout life's challenges and joys. Friends: Voices On The Gift Of Companionship presents genuine and literary accounts of shared experiences with those who energize and shape all our days. Share these stories with your friends.
Celebrate and clarify the value of friendships.
Honor those who have helped you through life's challenges.
Acknowledge the profound value of the big friend, the one who moved through life's phases with you.
Recognize the importance of the friends who have served as witness to your growth and change.
Remember the friends you lost along the way but who brought you and still bring you joy.
Learn the value of a friendship that changes.
Accept the times no one stood with you.
Consider the meaning of the memories no one ever speaks of.
Navigate the mostly virtual friendships.
Thank the teachers and the givers.
Say good-by because it's time or because you have no other choice.
Navigate relationships when paths diverge.
Thank a friend, by sharing these stories.
You are invited to consider, value, and celebrate the friendships of your past, present, and future. We recommend reading with a friend or book group-a great gift.
Papa, a baby boomer, leaves a book of creative short stories for his present and future descendants on life during the second half of the twentieth century. Each trip back in time is a stand-alone memoir based in truth, laced with imagination, and ends in some reflection and perspective. This grandfather takes the reader on a journey from growing up in a vibrant, ethnic neighborhood in Cleveland's inner city, through an extraordinary adolescence, to raising his own family in the suburbs.
Excerpts:
... Italians have this extraordinary reaction to drama and tragedy. They get angry before they can show compassion. I'm sure it has everything to do with the initial adrenaline rush, but I learned to wait it out since it never lasted long. I knew doting would soon follow. It always did, and it's no wonder that I now exhibit this same trait as an adult.
... We had a saying in my old Italian neighborhood. "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, I'll kick your ass."
... This was no church club of boys I was joining. It was a gang of boys who just happened to be in a church club. And I wanted in
... I stopped behind my cousin with my heart pounding in my chest, and rightfully so. Getting my ass kicked was not on this evening's agenda. I remained silent as the situation deteriorated in front of me.
... Ordinarily, I cringe whenever I hear my non-Italian friends are serving me their homemade pasta - only because my family has been cooking sauce every Sunday since the invention of the tomato.
... He stood there motionless for a moment as if he were making an important decision. "Here, take this," he said, and then shoved something into my hand. I looked down at what I was holding. It was a blue steel handgun.
Автор: Jenkins Amy Lou Название: Friends ISBN: 1945378093 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781945378096 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2941.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: These authentic personal stories consider the meaning of life-affirming, sometimes life-saving or gut-wrenching, and fun realities of investing in each other.
Автор: Davis, Edward B Название: The Works of Robert Boyle ISBN: 1851961097 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851961092 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 275616.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
