After a lifetime of study of Lincoln and his times, Carl Sandburg has now distilled the essence of his monumental six-volume bi- ography for this new definitive one- volume work. Taking advantage of all the new material that has become available in recent years, he has written the long- promised one-volume Life of Lincoln which will become standard in its field.
In this volume Mr. Fowler, selecting from the six-volume edition of Toynbee's A Study of History, brings together a large number of passages which bear on the problem of war, which was already afflict- ing mankind at the earliest stage to which civilization can be traced. Although Toynbee, in discussing its history and present significance, has no facile remedies to propose, he believes experie…
This book discusses historical inspiration and historical chronology records seen from a historical perspective and connected to facts
As longtime head of french intelligence, Count de Marenches served as the confidant and adviser to the world's most powerfull men
At century's end is a powerfull collection of essays and interviews by thirty of the world's top thinkers and leaders, providing insight on the course of the world at the end of the twentieth century. Never ponderous nor heavy, the writing is concise, informative, and thought-provoking, giving perspectives from many regions of the globe.
This book contains the history of Lisbon and its travels. There is a description of Portugal Lisbon travel when traveling as well as what is in Lisbon
The Islamic world stretches from North America to Shoutheast Asia and includes some forty independent states in which Muslims constitute a majority of the population.
The essays and speeches in this book were written by a man who needs no passport to travel the world. He has roamed the globe with his mind and his pen, has experienced new cultures through a lifetime of reading. Senate President Blas F. Ople, apart from being proud to be a Filipino, also takes pride in being a citizen of the world.
This highly dramatic, consistently en- grossing political and personal biography explains why and how Fidel Castro, in ruling Cuba, has remained in power longer than almost any other world leader. Peter Bourne, a psychiatrist and expert in U.S./Caribbean relations, analyzes the psychological and political forces that drive Castro. He explains how Fidel, the illegitimate son of a Spanish immigra…
This book surprisingly shows the close relationship between Islam and Judaism vis-à-vis dreams. This work-which places a special emphasis on sex, death, and religion- should hold a special interest for psychologists, anthropologists, linguists, philosophers, and all those who study religion, the occult, or Oriental culture. But it is also likely to prove helpful to the lay reader in understand…