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Автор: Durant, Will Название: The Lessons of History ISBN: 143914995X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781439149959 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Available for the first time in paperback, The Lessons of History is Will and Ariel Durant`s celebrated collection on the themes that define history
Описание: In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Will Durant traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world.
Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism, complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple, exciting terms. It is the lessons of our heritage passed on for the edification and benefit of future generationsa fitting legacy from America's most beloved historian and philosopher.
Will Durant's popularity as America's favorite teacher of history and philosophy remains undiminished by time. His books are accessible to readers of every kind, and his unique ability to compress complicated ideas and events into a few pages without ever "talking down" to the reader, enhanced by his memorable wit and a razor-sharp judgment about men and their motives, made all of his books huge bestsellers.
Heroes of History carries on this tradition of making scholarship and philosophy understandable to the general reader, and making them good reading, as well.
At the dawn of a new millennium and the beginning of a new century, nothing could be more appropriate than this brilliant book that examines the meaning of human civilization and history and draws from the experience of the past the lessons we need to know to put the future into context and live in confidence, rather than fear and ignorance.
Автор: Myers Sheila Название: The Night Is Done: A Durant Family Saga ISBN: 1548732397 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781548732394 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2621.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: William and Ella Durant, heirs to a bygone fortune, are recounting the events that led to the Durant family downfall during the Gilded Age. In 1931 William returns to visit the estate he once possessed in the Adirondacks to speak with the current owner, copper magnate Harold Hochschild, who is writing a history of the region and wants to include a biography of William. Simultaneously, Ella is visiting with an old family friend and former lover, Poultney Bigelow, journalist with Harpers Magazine, who talks her into telling her own story.William recounts the height of his glory, after his father's death in 1885 when he takes control of the Adirondack railroad assets, travels the world in his yacht and dines with future kings. However, his fortune takes a turn during the Financial Panic of 1893 and amid accusations of adultery and cruelty.Ella's tale begins when she returned from living abroad to launch a lawsuit against her brother for her fair share of the Durant inheritance. The court provides a stage for the siblings to tear each other's reputation apart: William for his devious business practices and failure to steward the Durant land holdings, and Ella for her unconventional lifestyle. Based on actual events, and historic figures, The Night is Done is a tale about the life altering power of revenge, greed and passion.
Автор: Myers Sheila Название: Castles in the Air: A Durant Family Saga ISBN: 0692600590 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692600597 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2621.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: William and Ella Durant head towards an increasingly inevitable collision as they wrangle over their father's legacy.When their father, Doc Durant, dies, William and Ella are finally free of his domineering control to pursue their ambitions. William is now head of the family. Without his father's ruthlessness and business savvy, he resorts to creative but dubious financial scheming to save what remains of the family fortune and fulfill his visions of grandeur for the Adirondack wilderness as a playground for the rich. Ella takes off for London to chase her own dream-to return to high society life, become a successful author, and mingle with literary giants. But she struggles to cope as William tightens the purse strings and restricts her freedom, while her feelings for a gallant and enigmatic French aristocrat turn into obsession.
Автор: Myers Sheila Название: Imaginary Brightness: A Durant Family Saga - A Novel ISBN: 1506181325 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781506181325 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2621.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Who knew the wilderness could be so seductive?In this first book of a trilogy, Imaginary Brightness is a Gilded Age drama about the lives of William West Durant and his sister Ella, the children of the powerful American industrialist and railroad tycoon Dr. Thomas C. Durant. William and Ella find their fortunes and reputations threatened by their father's questionable business dealings as head of the Union Pacific Railroad during the construction of the Transcontinental Line. As the family's finances teeter on the brink of bankruptcy, both brother and sister are whisked from their privileged lifestyle in high society London to the untamed Adirondack forests. It is in this wilderness landscape that the tension between passion and propriety, their future and their family, turn their worlds upside down. Imaginary Brightness explores the early conquest of the great north woods, eavesdrops on America's robber barons from the supper clubs of Manhattan, and reveals the inner turmoil of a dynastic American family.
