Bücher von Charles Anderson

New Readings of Old Parables is a book written by Charles Anderson and published in 1876. The book is a collection of essays that offer new interpretations of well-known biblical parables. Anderson's goal was to provide a fresh perspective on these stories, which he believed had become stale and predictable. He draws on his knowledge of the historical and cultural context of the parables to offer new insights into their meanings. The book covers a range of parables, including the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the Parable of the Sower. Anderson's writing is clear and accessible, making the book suitable for both scholars and general readers. Overall, New Readings of Old Parables is an interesting and thought-provoking work that challenges readers to reconsider their understanding of these timeless stories.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Kill or be killed.If you must be certain, shoot for the face.So, this is another mafia story? Gangsters, hoods?Well, no. It's a book about lawyers and bankers. But these lawyers and bankers are trapped in the beginnings of what quickly turned out to be the most criminal society of modern times.Public servants, police, ministers all the way up to the top are looking for targets.Tax officials don't bother with polite letters. They raid their victims, go through every file, sell business secrets to competitors, blackmail owners into destitution. Jason Rogers, Texan, jumped at the opportunities thrown open by the collapse of Communism. Carl Fitzmaurice, South African lawyer, young, bored with the easy money in the London financial behemoth, joins in.Kandinsky, oligarch, stretches his financial luck, and aims to get out of his nearly billion-dollar debts.Pearson, London lawyer, only in it for the money - helps Kandinsky hide his money, or thinks he does. Akhmatov hails from a part of the East that has been a battleground for centuries. He hacks the legs off accountants and lawyers to order. That's his employers' way of collecting debts.Ovchinnikov is a murderer for hire, too. But he keeps a sense of proportion. When he needs to shoot the bodyguard, he thinks it only fair to shoot the celebrity, too.Melnikov, Cabinet Minister, always in search of profits, blackmail, bribes.Soloviev, tax inspector, not as cautious as he needs to be, targets Jason Rogers. This is a world where a bottle of average Bordeaux costs the equivalent of one month's pension.The people in this book, though, live the high life - champagne, caviar, top restaurants, smart young women who eat their male counterparts for breakfast.And just about everyone comes to a grisly but spectacular end.