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2023 Reprint of the 1940 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This music collections provides words and music to 230 classic African-American Folk songs. Here are the original spirituals, the mournful Blues, the rhythmic work songs, the high-hearted cake-walk and the dance tunes of African Americans in the United States up to World War II.This collection was assembled by Dr. John W. Work of Fisk University, home of the famed Fisk Jubilee Singers who first presented Negro Spirituals to the world at large. Dr. Work has included an authoritative, historical, and critical survey of Negro music and the various types of Negro folk songs.Contents:Origins -- The spiritual -- The blues -- Work songs -- Social and miscellaneous -- The songs.; The songs.; Ain't I glad I've got out of the wilderness --; Ain't that good news? --; Ain't you glad you got good religion? --; All over this world --; Angels done bowed down --; At the bar of God --; Balm in Gilead --; Before this time another year --; Bet on Stuball --; Be with me --; Bye and bye (2 versions) --; Calvary --; Can't you live humble --; Captain, O Captain --; Captain says hurry --; Come down --; Come here Lord --; Convict song --; Daniel saw the stone --; Death ain't nothin' but a robber --; Death's goin' to lay his hand on me --; Do Lord remember me --; Done made my vow to the Lord --; Don't you let nobody turn you roun' --; Down on me --; Downward road is crowded --; Ev'ry day'll be Sunday --; Ezek'el saw the wheel --; Free at last --; Gift of God --; Give me Jesus --; Give me your hand --; Glory to that newborn King --; God is a God --; Go down 'n the valley and pray --; Go down Moses --; God's goin' to straighten them --; Going home in the chariot --; Going to shout all over God's heav'n --; Goin' keep my skillet greasy --; Gonna leave big rock behind --; Good Lord I done done --; Good morning everybody --; Got a home in that rock --; Go tell it on the mountain --; Got my letter --; Got no money --; Got religion all around the world --; Got to go to judgment --; Great day --; Had to get up this mornin' --; Hallelu --; Hallelujah --; Hammering --; Hammers keep ringing --; Hear me praying --; He is King of Kings --; He never said a mumblin' word --; He's a mighty good leader --; He's got his eyes on you --; Hold the wind --; Holy Bible --; Hot boilin' sun comin' over --; I am the true vine --; I believe this is Jesus --; I couldn't hear nobody pray --; I feel like my time ain't long --; I got a house in Baltimo' --; I have another building --; I heard the preacher of the elder --; I know the Lord's laid his hand on me --; I'll be there --; I'm a-going to do all I can --; I'm agoing to join the band --; I'm going back with Jesus --; I'm goin' to sing --; I'm just a-goin' over there --; I'm so glad --; I'm working on the buildin' --; I must walk my lonesome valley --; Inching along --; I never felt such love in my soul befo' --; In this lan' --; Is there anybody here? --; It's me --; I've done what you told me to do --; I've just come from the fountain --; I want to be ready --; I went down in the valley --; I will pray --; I wish I had died in Egypt land --; I won't stop praying --; Jesus is risen from the dead --; Jesus goin' to make up my dying bed --; Jim Strange killed Lula --; John Henry (2 versions) --; Jubilee --; King Jesus built me a house above --; Lay ten dollars down --; Lead me to the rock --; Let the church roll on --; Let us cheer the weary traveller --; Listen to the angel's shoutin' --; Listen to the lambs --; Little David --; Little talk with Jesus and many, many more

2023 Reprint of the 1911 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Theurgy, also known as divine magic, is one of two major branches of the magical arts, the other being practical magic or thaumaturgy. Theurgy describes the ritual practices associated with the invocation or evocation of the presence of one or more deities (also called "godforms"), especially with the goal of achieving henosis (uniting with the divine) and perfecting oneself. Theurgia is a work of Neoplatonic philosophy primarily concerned with ritual and theurgy and attributed to Iamblichus. It is mostly a reply by Iamblichus to criticisms by Porphyry, a contemporary. Iamblichus was a neoplatonic philosopher of Arab origin.

2023 Reprint of the 1930 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The present manual is intended to supply in a uniform presentation an account of the history, principles, and practical uses of the slide rule. Among its specific aims are: to show the unity of the principle of operation of all slide rules, to explain this principle in a manner which shall be easily understood, to give in clear and simple language explicit and inclusive instructions for the use of all the standard forms, and to supply a fairly complete account of the history of the slide rule and a description of the more usual of the special forms of the rule.

2023 Reprint of the 1962 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Eros and Evil is the first systematic modern study of the sexual behavior of witches (and of witchhunters) and, as such, is an important contribution to psychological literature. Emphasizing the period between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries (the witch era, when sexual licentiousness in fact and fantasy was rampant), Masters contends that intercourse with devils and demons was the central fact of witchcraft. His discussion ranges over such subjects as the anatomy of the devil, the sexual psychology of demons, and erotic cannibalism, and he shows how hysteria, mental disorders, and drugs may explain some of demonic sexuality's strangest aspects. Most significantly, Eros and Evil throws light on the origins and development of Western sexual (or antisexual) morals. No other work makes so clear the superstitious and often diseased foundation of the sexual code by which we are still attempting to live.This edition of Eros and Evil, first published in 1962, contains the complete text of Ludovico Maria Sinistrari's Demoniality, one of the great classics of demonology.

2023 Reprint of the 1950 Edition. Large Format full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The book begins with introductory chapters on the special techniques of drawing animals, the use of line, establishing mood and feeling, conveying action, and brush techniques. Mr. Hultgren then turns to individual animal forms: horses, deer, cats, cows and bulls, giraffes, camels, gorillas, pigs, and many more. His instruction on animal caricature will be especially valuable to the legions of artists avidly interested in the subject.Contents: Tips on drawing animals --; Mood and feeling --; The use of line --; Action analysis --; Brush technique --; The horse family --; The deer family --; The cat family --; Cows and bulls --; Giraffes --; Camels --; Gorillas --; Pigs --; Dogs --; Foxes --; Kangaroos --; Rabbits --; Squirrels --; Elephants --; The bear family --; Composition in animal grouping.

2023 Reprint of the 1935 Second Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In The Mysteries of Asia Hall provides a tour of the most mysterious and exotic locations on the continent. There are chapters on: Rangoon, Burma, India, the secrets of the Gobi desert, the sorcery of Tibet, the Jaipur [the [astronomer's city], The Parsees of Persia; and magic and sorcery of the Far East.

2023 Reprint of the 1960 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Little is known of Franklin Hall's background. His birth and death are unknown. Along with many others of the depression era Hall grew up in rural poverty and was deeply religious. Initially he was with the Methodist church but their stance against healing forced him elsewhere. During the depression and World War II he traveled as an independent evangelist. When the revival erupted after World War II, Hall was there. He contributed to the revival a distinctive doctrine which, while it did not enrich him, had a phenomenal impact. Franklin Hall himself never attracted a large following. He considered himself a teacher rather than a healing evangelist. He worked in combination with a series of preachers, including "Little David" Walker, the most famous early child evangelist. Isolated by a somewhat deviant doctrine and less talented as a preacher than many of his competitors, Franklin Hall hung on through the fifties with the same tenacity that had helped him survive during the depression. In small churches and auditoriums across the nation he continued to teach with fervor his message of prayer and fasting and healing. When hard times came to the revival in the late 1950s, it was nothing new to Franklin Hall. He had an instinct for survival. Scores like him roamed the countryside. Unlike some faith healers, Hall emphasized teaching. His extremist views in the area of fasting and healing were considered unacceptable to many evangelists. He attributes the demise of the revival of the 1950s to the lack of fasting and to spiritual coasting by the leaders. Extreme in the area of healing, he held to a "body-felt salvation." Accordingly, the fire of the Holy Spirit, if fully applied to a person (which would take about thirty days), would eliminate the potential for sickness, tiredness, and even body odor. These extremes and the discipline they entailed severely limited his following. Hall wrote several books, including Glorified Fasting (1961), The Fasting Prayer (1947), The Body-Felt Salvation (1968), Formula for Raising the Dead (1960), and Our Divine Healing Obligation..." Quoted from https://www.revival-library.org/revival_heroes/20th_century/hall_franklin.shtml

2023 Reprint of the 1943 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The purpose of this small volume is to render available in compact and simple form the leading facts of astrological history. Our treatise is by no means complete--the subject is entirely too vast to be enclosed by the narrow covers of so slight a work. Yet as few historians have appeared to present the claims of the ancient science to an unbelieving world since Sir Christopher Heydon compiled his celebrated Defense of Judicial Astrology in 1603, it would seem that some effort in this direction is not untimely. We have gathered our data from many sources, most of which are acknowledged in the text or footnotes and recommend that those who choose to explore more deeply into the subject should examine carefully the volumes referred to.The purpose of work is twofold; first, to supply students of astrology with some tangible data concerning the antiquity, dignity and significance of the science; and, second, to correct misconceptions relating to the subject which have been deliberately promulgated by prejudiced scientists and theologians.

2023 Reprint of the 1949 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this volume Hall explains the mind or mental culture by putting forward a series of separate, yet correlated, facts bearing upon the subject. For him the mind is man's sharpest tool and, having a razor-like edge, is quite capable of wounding the one who handles it unskillfully. The mind lifts man out of the darkness of ignorance into the light of truth, breaks the shackles that fetter the soul of the slave, and lifts aspiring humanity to a condition proximate to Deity. This same mind has also created all the slaves in the world; for the crafty intellects of despots have filled the earth with suffering and despair. While man has used his mind to make his world more beautiful, he has also used it to break the spirit and destroy the soul of his fellow beings. The mind is his greatest and truest friend and also is also his worst and most destructive enemy. Its potential for either good or evil is inconceivable.Hall explains how in ancient times every effort was made to prevent knowledge from coming into the possession of those who were vicious, selfish, ignoble, and untrue. In the twentieth century, however, the floodgates of thought have been opened and a veritable torrent of knowledge has spread over the world. Hence, the petty tyrant is gaining the power to become a great tyrant; the mediocre thinker, the power to become a miraculous thinker. The advent of AI obviously has much bearing on this newly relevant work.

2023 Reprint of the 1947 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. According to Hall, there has never been a time in the history of Christian religion that was more important than the present. He attributes the problems within Christianity to the lack of faith, hence the title of this pamphlet, BECAUSE OF YOUR UNBELIEF. His response to this problem is to rely on prayer and fasting as the road to belief in Jesus. "The prophets and most spiritual men and women of all ages knew and experienced major fasting with their prayers. Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights. He was acquainted with the value of the process. Today, if someone fasts beyond one, two or three days it is almost a miracle, yet there is as much difference between this kind of fasting and a fast of ten, twenty-one and forty days as there is between day and night. YOUR UNBELIEF will be entirely eliminated by the latter method of fasting, and this type of fasting is the nearest thing to faith except faith itself. The prophets knew and experienced It.According to Hall, anyone can have an experience such as Moses, Elijah, David, Daniel Paul or any other prophet or apostle had, by putting into practice the very thing that they did. And he explains how to execute both prayer and fasting in this title.

2023 Reprint of the 1924 edition. Volume One. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This reprint comprises Volume One of Scott's four volume work on Hermes Trismegistus. "Hermes Trismegistus is the ascribed author of the Hermetica, an extensive corpus of Greek and Latin writings composed during the time of the Roman Empire. Variously considered a philosopher, magician, and mythological figure, Hermes Trismegistus and the Hermetica have been a subject of perennial fascination for generations.... First published in 1924, this classic...work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, with Walter Scott's extensive notes, commentary, and addenda. It is said that these teachings are records of private, intimate talks between a teacher and one or two of his disciples. The setting was in Egypt under the Roman Empire, among men who had received some instruction in Greek philosophy, and especially the Platonism of the period, but were not content with merely accepting and repeating the cut-and-dried dogmas of the orthodox philosophic schools and sought to build up, on a basis of Platonic doctrine, a philosophic religion that would better satisfy their needs." From the Shambala Publications Website. Contents: I. Introduction, texts and translation --II. Notes on the Corpus Hermeticum -- III. Notes on the Latin Asclepius and the Hermetic excerpts of Stobaeus -- IV. Testimonia, with introduction, addenda and indices by A.S. Ferguson.

2023 Reprint of the 1919 Edition. Based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin, this book relates the life of a Paris stockbroker who abandons his home, family, and business to live as an artist in Tahiti. Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leaves the lives of those closest to him in tatters."Gripped by an overwhelming obsession, Charles Strickland, a conventional London stockbroker, decides in midlife to desert his wife, family, business, and civilization for his art. One of Maugham's most popular works, The Moon and Sixpence is a riveting story about an uncompromising and self-destructive man who forsakes wealth and comfort to pursue the life of a painter. Drifting from Paris to Marseilles, Strickland eventually settles in Tahiti, takes a mistress, and in spite of poverty and a long, terminal illness, produces his most passionate and mysterious works of art...Maugham's timeless masterpiece is storytelling at its best - an insightful work focusing on artistic fixation that propels the artist beyond the commonplace into the selfish realm of genius."-From the Dover Publications Edition."Witty, compelling." - The Boston Globe.

2023 Reprint of the 1900 Edition. Full Facsimile of the 1900 edition with original text and all Color Illustrations. This publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz includes all the original illustrations, both colored and black and white, from the 1900 edition. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has become America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairy tale. The first totally American fantasy for children, it is one of the most-read children's books." - Library of Congress."The book has a bright and joyous atmosphere and does not dwell upon killing and deeds of violence. Enough stirring adventure enters into it, however, to flavor it with zest ...It will indeed be strange if there be a normal child who will not enjoy the story.""An original departure in children's literature, in every way novel and unique. ... The text is charming and will prove interesting to both young and old. ... The illustrations surpass anything of the kind hitherto attempted. ... The funniest - the handsomest - the most elaborate child's book ever published." - The New York Times, 1900."The Oz books are far ahead of their time both scientifically and politically. They are full of inventions that would not appear on the market for most of the century, among them a robot man, an artificial heart and limbs, a television monitoring system, anti-gravity devices, and a computer-type news service." - Alison Lurie."I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp, which when caught, is not worth the possession; but to please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward." - L. Frank Baum.The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an enchanting tale of adventure and self-discovery in a magical country. It is America's first and greatest fairy tale and is one of the most-read children's books. Its unforgettable characters and memorable adventures made it an instant classic. This edition contains all the original illustrations from the original edition, newly recolored for this edition.-From the Edition by Benediction Classics

2023 Reprint of the 1927 Edition. In the Belief of Catholics Knox reconstructs the whole edifice of Catholic teaching step by step, from the ground up. He first clears the air by analyzing the modern distaste for religion. Then, with his celebrated insight and flair for the memorable phrase, he throws fresh light on the great fundamental questions on which religious faith stands or falls: Is there a God? Does He care about us? Has He ever revealed Himself? Can we prove that He established a Church? What does that Church teach? What is its spirit? Does it make any claim on our allegiance?Knox was uniquely qualified to write this book, for he understood the difficulties both of Catholics and of non-Catholics, having been an Anglican chaplain at Oxford before he entered the Catholic Church. His keen, questioning mind was never content with any argument that was not airtight, so that even the skeptical inquirer will find this a remarkably reasoned statement of Catholicism. And everyone, Catholic and non-Catholic, will find it clear, stimulating, brilliantly written--a pleasure to read. The Belief of Catholics has been a classic of Catholic Apologetics.

2023 Reprint of the 1922 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This volume comprises volume II in this three-volume series. Professor Wiener, in this second volume of his series Africa and the Discovery of America, deals exhaustively with the documentary information relating to "the presence in America of cotton, tobacco and shell money, before the discovery of America by Columbus. . . The accumulative evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of an introduction of the articles under discussion from Africa by European or Negro traders, decades earlier than 1492." (Foreword, p. ix.) The importance, for the history of Pre-Columbian civilization, of these discoveries cannot be overestimated. Moreover, their significance is not concerned alone with the history of America. They suggest a revision and realignment of historical frontiers in Europe and Africa as well, from a date not later than the first quarter of the fifteenth century. Lastly, Africa and the Discovery of America forms, as it were, a sequel to Professor Wiener's previous scholarship, enabling the historian to trace the influence of the Arabs as the torchbearers of civilization. It was they who in the eighth century, through the medium of the Spanish Mozarabs, recreated European culture, and at a later period, through that of the Arab-Black cultures, of whom the West African Mandingoes were the most important, at least almost entirely recreated, if they did not actually create, the civilization of the native American tribes, throughout both continents, and planted, so to speak, in the New World, the seeds of two great modern industries, cotton and tobacco.

2023 Reprint of the 1946 U.S. Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In her introduction to the 1974 edition, Joan Quixley, then head of the Nightingale School of Nursing, wrote that despite the passage of time since Notes on Nursing was published, "the book astonishes one with its relevance to modern attitudes and skills in nursing, whether this be practiced at home by the 'ordinary woman', in hospital or in the community. The social, economic, and professional differences of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in no way hinder the young student or pupil from developing, if he or she is motivated to do so, its unchanged fundamentals by way of intelligent thought and practice". "With its mid-nineteenth century background of poverty, neglect, ignorance and prejudice the book was a challenge to contemporary views of nursing, of nurses and of the patient". "The book was the first of its kind ever to be written. It appeared at a time when the simple rules of health were only beginning to be known, when its topics were of vital importance not only for the well-being and recovery of patients, when hospitals were riddled with infection, when nurses were still mainly regarded as ignorant, uneducated persons. The book has, inevitably, its place in the history of nursing, for it was written by the founder of modern nursing". The book included advice and practices for the following areas: ventilation and warming health in houses petty management (how things are done by others when you must be away) noise variety (environment) taking food and what kinds of food bed and bedding light cleanliness of rooms personal cleanliness chattering hopes and advices (the false assurances and recommendations of family and friends to the sick) observation of the sick

2023 Reprint of the 1892 Edition. Spurgeon (1834 - 1892) was a British Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers". "By April 1891, when Spurgeon addressed the annual conference of the Pastors' College for the last time, he was an experienced and battle-worn soldier. Spurgeon considered it the life-work of a pastor to be engaged in a crusade against error and sin. He fully appreciated what it was to 'fight the good fight of faith'. In The Greatest Fight in the World, this final annual address to his fellow pastors and Pastors' College students, Spurgeon offers practical advice on how to approach the battle. He does so under three martial metaphors: Our Armory (the Scriptures); Our Army (the church); and Our Strength (the Holy Spirit). The Greatest Fight in the World is a book for every pastor. It will stimulate and inspire an approach to the pastoral task which is orderly and intelligent, and which above all recognises and has confidence in the God from whom the strength to engage in battle comes. Introduction to Banner of Truth edition.

2023 Reprint of the 1947 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "General Eisenhower's Chief Historian offers an analysis of the specific psychological realities of combat infantrymen in action. Based upon extensive on-the-spot observations and interrogations, as well as later collations of detailed company reports, this critique examines traditional assumptions about the morale and combat activities of the individual and of small groups of foot-soldiers under fire. Thirteen chapters survey the problems of combat motivation, battlefield isolation, ratio of firing activity, official and informal communication, and leader-follower relationships, as these effect the details of military tactics. Throughout, there is reference to the strengths and weaknesses in human nature as they influence military efficiency. Many episodic accounts from World War II and from military legend and folklore are included." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APAContents: Author's note -- The illusion of power -- On future war -- Man on the battlefield -- Combat isolation -- Ratio of fire -- Fire as the cure -- The multiples of information -- The riddle of command -- Tactical cohesion -- Why men fight -- The aggressive will -- Men under fire -- Footnote to history -- Index.

2017 Reprint of 1939 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Charles H. Baker, Jr., wrote five collections of recipes that are far more than cookbooks, and impossible to classify. Baker states his chief tenet that informs his work: that all truly interesting people-sportsman, explorers, musicians, scientists, vagabonds and writers-were vitally interested in good things to eat and drink; cared for exotic and intriguing ways of composing them. We soon discovered further that this keen interest was not solely through gluttony, the spur of hunger or merely to sustain life, but in a spirit of high adventure. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part instruction manual for budding bon vivants, his books and magazine columns chronicle a life spent searching for good things to eat and drink and the really interesting people with whom he loved to share them. Like his contemporaries Robert Ripley and Frank "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Buck, Baker traveled incessantly in search of unusual specimens; Baker brought his quarry home scribbled on the backs of bar napkins. In between overseas adventures, Baker fished with Hemingway off the Bimini coast; downed flaming apple brandy in the back room of a New Jersey inn with "Bill" Faulkner; joined Errol Flynn and Robert Frost for a beachfront dinner south of Miami, featuring four-inch steaks and potatoes boiled in pine resin-"better than any potato ever baked in mortal oven." "If you ever wondered whose oyster the world is," Esquire wrote in 1954, "meet Charles H. Baker, Jr." This book is an account of his discoveries regarding the world of exotic drink.

2013 Reprint of 1920 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. George Washington Carey (1845-1924) was an American physician known for his 'chemistry of life' publications, a subject which he referred to as biochemistry. Carey combined a mixture of religion, astrology, physiology, anatomy, and chemistry, themed particularly with a mineral-based theory of human disease to explain his views on human chemistry. He continues to be popular within new-age and homeopathic circles. In the context of a person viewed as a "human molecule", Carey was the first to state that a person's body is a "chemical formula in operation."Partial Contents: Redemption of Humanity; The Kingdom at Hand; Books Rejected by the Council of Nicea; Man was Made Upright; The Eternity of Perfection; God's Word Revealed; Great Pyramid; Optic Thalamus; The central or Single Eye; The Solar Plexus; Prophecies Fulfilled; Sacred Books of the East; The Mystery of Santa Claus Revealed; The Revelation of Hermes; The Secret Doctrine; Reincarnation; The United States Seal; Glossary.

2023 Hardcover Reprint of the 1913 Edition. As a Man Thinketh was first published in 1903. In it, Allen describes how man is the creator and shaper of his destiny by the thoughts which he thinks. We rise and fall in exact accordance with the character of the thoughts which we entertain. Our environment is the result of the thoughts that we harbor and the behavior that our thoughts bring about. Part of the New Thought Movement, Allen reveals the secrets to having the most fulfilling existence possible, guided by a proper understanding and appreciate of how thought shapes our lives. Allen advises on how to better manage our thoughts and how to direct them into more constructive behavior. Though written more than one hundred years ago, the language and resonance of this classic still hold up today, inviting each of us to reflect not on the world and others, but our own thoughts and how to regain their possession. The title for the essay comes from the Bible: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 7. In more than a century, As A Man Thinketh has become an inspirational classic, selling millions of copies worldwide and bringing faith, inspiration, and self- healing to all who have encountered it.

2023 Reprint of the 1903 Edition. Thoreau's famous essay was published originally with the title On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, now often referred to as Civil Disobedience. He wrote it as a protest against an unjust but popular war and the immoral but popular institution of slave owning. He did more than write--he declined to pay his taxes and was hauled off to jail as a consequence. Thoreau asserts that because governments are typically more harmful than helpful, they therefore cannot be justified. Democracy is no cure for this, as majorities simply by virtue of being majorities do not also gain the virtues of wisdom and justice. The judgment of an individual's conscience is not necessarily inferior to the decisions of a political body or majority. The government, according to Thoreau, is not just a little corrupt or unjust in the course of doing its otherwise important work, but in fact the government is primarily an agent of corruption and injustice. Because of this, it is "not too soon for honest men to rebel and revolutionize".

2023 Reprint of the 1927 U.S. Edition. Set in 18th century Lima, Peru, a rickety bridge which has spanned a deep gorge for ages suddenly breaks, and five people plunge to their deaths. A priest who is deeply affected by the catastrophe decides to make an investigative study of the lives of the victims to determine if he can find some clue to God's intention in casting five individuals into eternity at precisely the same moment.The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, and was the best-selling work of fiction that year. It has also been made into several movies. It tells the story of several people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who witnesses the accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die."One of the greatest reading novels in this century's American writing... Wonderfully lucid reading." Edmund Fuller "A remarkably confident evocation of the secret springs of half a dozen men, women and children..." Clifton Fadiman

2023 Reprint of the 1944 edition. Originally published in 1903, this a reprint of the 1944 edition published by the Newman Bookshop. Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo was a Franciscan friar who became known in the eighteenth century as a theologian who produced many volumes of writings on a wide range of religious subjects. He is best remembered for his book Humility of Heart, a storehouse of wisdom for Catholics regarding the importance of humility in any spiritual undertaking. Examples of his wisdom are: "It is only by the measure of your humility that thou canst hope to please God and save thyself, because it is certain that God 'will save the humble of spirit." "As paradise is only for the humble, therefore in paradise everyone will have more or less glory according to his degree of humility.""Humility generates confidence, and God never refuses His grace to those who come to Him with humility and trust." These are only a few samples of the gems of wisdom contained in Humility of Heart. Fr. Cajetan da Bergamo has assembled in this Catholic classic every conceivable motive for us to practice the virtue of humility. From every direction, provides reasons why this virtue is paramount in the lives of all Saints and of all those on the way to spiritual realization. As no one will enter Heaven who is not perfect and as no one will gain perfection who is not humble, it behooves us all to apprise ourselves of the requisites for gaining true humility of heart, for once possessing this virtue, we can then make great strides in other aspects of spiritual life. But without it, we are simply deceiving ourselves regarding our spiritual progress and postponing the great work of our own spiritual pursuits.

2023 Reprint of the 1934 U.S. Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Rufus Matthew Jones was an American religious leader, writer, magazine editor, philosopher, and college professor. One of the most influential Quakers of the 20th century, he was a Quaker historian and theologian as well as a philosopher.The essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson introduced Jones to the idea of George Fox as one of a great historical succession of mystics. This revelation changed Jones's conception of his family's religion. From the writings of the early Quakers, Jones crystallized the concept of the 'inner light," an idea central in particular to modern liberal Quakerism. "The Inner Light is the doctrine that there is something Divine, 'Something of God' in the human soul," he wrote. This inner light was something integral to the human condition, irrespective of a person's religious conviction.He upheld that God is a personal being with whom human beings could interact. He wrote in The Trail of Life in the Middle Years, "The essential characteristic of [mysticism] is the attainment of a personal conviction by an individual that the human spirit and the divine Spirit have met, have found each other, and are in mutual and reciprocal correspondence as spirit with Spirit."

2023 Reprint of the 1927 U.S. Edition. The Tower Treasure is the first volume in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927. The book ranks 55th on Publishers Weekly's All-Time Bestselling Children's Book List for the United States, with 2,209,774 copies sold as of 2000. Tower Mansion is robbed, and Frank and Joe Hardy take on the case to clear the name of a friend's father. They discover the real crook but first have to decipher his mysterious dying words, find the stolen loot and crack the case. This first Hardy Boys mystery launched a series that would prosper for many decades to come.