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2011 Reprint of 1959 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The central place of Congress in the American political tradition, the decline of its power and prestige during the 20th century, and the possibilities of restoring its influence constitute the themes of this classic work on American politics. Burnham believes that if congress would cease to be an actively functioning political institution, then political liberty in the United States would come to an end. Burnham is best know as the author of "The Managerial Revolution".

2011 Reprint of 1921 edition. Illustrated Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Fully illustrated with dozens of charts and drawings. This book covers all phases of the spirit world; particularly the powers of good and evil; the underworld, fallen angels, demonism, the intermediate state, heaven and hell, the resurrection of the body and the judgments of the righteous and the wicked. Larkin is well known as a biblical interpreter and lavishly illustrates many of his works. He is best known as the author of Dispensation Truth, also published by Martino Fine Books.

2022 Reprint of the 1946 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Christians, from the lowliest to the most gifted minds all through the ages have yearned for a fuller understanding of the chief mysteries of their faith. The principal elements of these mysteries have been defined by the Church. But the implication and expansion of the dogmatic definitions embrace a wide field of discussion and speculation for theologians.All recognize, however, that some aspects of these mysteries lie beyond the reach of the human intellect, even aided by divine revelation. In THE MYSTERIES OF CHRISTIANITY, Scheeben attempts to clarify and present an explanation of these mysteries. Scheeben combines the strict logic of a theologian with the warmth of a man of prayer. The warmth pervades the logic throughout. The student or the professor of dogmatic theology will find here a method of proof that will supplement the more familiar scholastic treatment.The scope of this volume is best indicated by the following headings of the ten parts.I. The Most Holy TrinityII. God in the Original CreationIII. SinIV. The God-man and His EconomyV. The EucharistVI. The Church and the SacramentsVII. Christian JustificationVIII. Glorification and the Last ThingsIX. PredestinationX. The Science of the Mysteries of Christianity

2022 Reprint of the 1926 Edition. Originally published with the title: A Greater than Napoleon, Scipio Africanus. Full Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Scipio Africanus (236-183 B.C.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic military leaders of the classical world. He never lost a battle whilst commanding Roman troops. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in the public memory, due mostly to his daring march through the Alps with his elephants. At the Battle of the Ticinus, Hannibal's initial encounter with Roman arms, young Scipio first tasted warfare, rescuing his dangerously wounded, encircled father, who was also the Roman commander. By nineteen Scipio was the equivalent of a staff colonel and in 210 B.C. he was placed in supreme command. In three years, he destroyed Carthaginian power in Spain and, after being made consul, took his forces to Africa, where he conquered Carthage's great ally, Syphax. Two years later he clashed with Hannibal himself, annihilating his army in the decisive Battle of Zama. For this triumph and his other exploits in the Punic Wars, Scipio was awarded the title Africanus. In his fascinating portrait of this extraordinary commander, B. H. Liddell Hart writes, "The age of generalship does not age, and it is because Scipio's battles are richer in stratagems and ruses -- many still feasible today -- than those of any other commander in history that they are an unfailing object lesson." Not only military enthusiasts and historians but all those interested in outstanding men will find this magnificent study absorbing and gripping. Chapters: Introduction -- Half light -- Dawn -- The storm of Cartagena -- The Battle of Bæcula -- The Battle of Ilipa -- The subjugation of Spain -- The true objective -- A political hitch -- Africa -- A violated peace -- Zama -- After Zama -- Siesta -- The last lap -- Dusk -- Rome's zenith.

2021 Reprint of the 1937 Lectures given by Garvey to the Universal Negro Improvement Association. The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) was a black nationalist fraternal organization founded by Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican immigrant to the United States. The Pan-African organization enjoyed its greatest strength starting in 1919 and was influential in the African American community prior to Garvey's deportation to Jamaica in 1927. These lectures, given to Garvey's most trusted organizers and elite students, comprise 22 chapters covering a wide range of material, mostly in the form of advice as to the conduct of life for African American and Pan-African persons. They provide an insight into of Garvey's philosophy and teachings, and an apt summary of his views of how, according to Garvey, to conduct one's life as an African American or Pan African.Chapters on Intelligence, Education, Leadership, Elocution, God, Character, Christ, Self-Initiative, Personality, Propaganda, Winning and more.

2021 Reprint of the 1918 Edition. This work was written in part to correct the impression that the Rosicrucian brotherhood engaged primarily in alchemy. The author, an initiate of the order, reminds his readers that it is mental or spiritual alchemy that is the essence of the Rosicrucian order. The book begins with the symbol of the Rosy Cross itself, its forms and significance. Then the reader is introduced to the Seven Aphorisms of Creation-the core teaching of the Rosicrucian order. The author then explores some of the spiritual implications of these aphorisms. The work is now attributed to William Walter Atkinson.Contents: The Rosicrucians and their secret doctrine -- The Eternal Parent -- The Soul of the World -- The Universal Androgyne -- The One and the Many -- The Universal Flame of Life -- The planes of consciousness -- The three higher planes of consciousness -- The seven fold Soul of man -- Metempsychosis -- The Soul's progress -- The Aura and the auric colors -- The Seven Cosmic Principles.

2021 Reprint of the 1958 Edition. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. A prolific writer of spiritual books, Caryll Houselander (1901-1954) wrote this title during her years of poor health. In The Risen Christ she focuses on Jesus' Resurrection and the joy that is the mark of every Christian life. She brings to life the forty days of our Lord after the Resurrection. Written while she herself was dying of cancer, it offers supreme comfort to those facing the trials and challenges of human life. The Risen Christ, very beautifully and with Houselander's characteristic simplicity and poetry, suggests how we are to reflect in our own life the risen life of Christ. When she is reminding us that not only must the wise man suffer the fool gladly but also the fool must suffer the wise man gladly; when she is reflecting on the mystery, on the wonder and joy of the mystery, that we who are members of Christ's body are so; when, in the chapter 'The Crown of Thorns', she meditates more especially on the aspect of prayer as the raising of the mind to God, always she keeps before us as the main motive of the book, our responsibility to prove to those who are unaware of it, to prove it by our own life, that Christ has risen from the dead and lives still, in his physical body in heaven, in his mystical body, in you and me, on earth. It is not a large book but it contains a wealth of statements of the deepest truth set out in a way that shows their relevance to us today.

2021 Reprint of the 1940 Edition. Reproduction of the printed book, not the typewritten version often found. Facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. 101 Zen Stories is a compilation of Zen koans, including 19th and early 20th century anecdotes, compiled by Nyogen Senzaki and Paul Reps. The text is one of the first translations of Zen Buddhist literature to appear in English. Zen Buddhism is a mixture of Indian Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism. It began in China, spread to Korea and Japan, and became very popular in the West from the mid- 20th century. The essence of Zen is attempting to understand the meaning of life directly, without being misled by logical thought or language. Zen techniques are compatible with other faiths and are often used, for example, by Christians seeking a mystical understanding of their faith. Zen often seems paradoxical - it requires an intense discipline which, when practiced properly, results in total spontaneity and ultimate freedom. This natural spontaneity should not be confused with impulsiveness.Stories include: A cup of tea -- Finding a diamond on a muddy road -- Is that so? -- Obedience -- If you love, love openly -- No loving-kindness -- Announcement -- Great waves -- The moon cannot be stolen -- The last poem of Hoshin -- The story of Shunkai -- Happy Chinaman -- A Buddha -- Muddy road -- Shoun and his mother -- Not far from Buddhahood -- Stingy in teaching -- A parable -- The first principle -- A mother's advice -- The sound of one hand -- My heart burns like fire -- Eshun's departure -- Reciting sutras -- Three days more--Trading dialogue for longing -- The voice of happiness -- Open your own treasure house -- No water, no moon -- Calling card -- Everything is best -- Inch time foot gem -- Mokusen's hand -- A smile in his lifetime -- Every-minute Zen -- Flower shower -- Publishing the sutras -- Gisho's work -- Sleeping in the daytime -- In dreamland -- Joshu's Zen -- The dead man's answer -- Zen in a beggar's life -- The thief who became a disciple -- Right and wrong -- How grass and trees become enlightened -- The stingy artist -- Accurate proportion -- Black-nosed Buddha -- Ryonen's clear realization and more.

2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby received mixed reviews upon publication and sold poorly. In its first year, the book sold only 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten. However, the novel experienced a revival during World War II, and became a part of American high school curricula and numerous stage and film adaptations in the following decades. Today, The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title of the "Great American Novel."Following the novel's revival, later critical writings on The Great Gatsby focus in particular on Fitzgerald's disillusionment with the American dream in the context of the hedonistic Jazz Age, a name for the era which Fitzgerald claimed to have coined.

2021 Reprint of the 1909 U.S. Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "This book contains in concise tabulated form a comparative view of all the symbols of the great religions of the world; the attributions of the Taro, so long kept secret by the Rosicrucians, are now for the first time published; also the complete secret magical correspondences of the Golden Dawn are provided. In short, the book provides a complete magical and philosophical dictionary as well as a key to all religions and to all practical occult working."-from Advertisement. "For the first time Western and Qabalistic symbols have been harmonized with those of Hinduism, Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Taoism, etc. By a glance at the tables, anyone conversant with any one system can understand perfectly all others."-from Advertisement.

2021 Reprint of the 1895 Edition. The teachings in this title are intended mostly as meditations on the Passion and Calvary of Christ. The preface recommends this title "as one of the best books that has yet appeared in any language on the sufferings and death of our Divine Lord; presenting at the same time a simple and easy method of uniting our lives and actions, our sufferings, our mortal toil, and the weariness of spirit that follows us our life through, with the sufferings of Our Crucified Lord.""Whosoever would gain eternal life must become as a little child, and apply himself with humble, docile heart to study in the School of Jesus Crucified, the manual of which is here presented to the Catholics of American."