Now in print for the first time in almost 40 years, "The New Lifetime Reading Plan" provides readers with brief, informative and entertaining introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature. From Homer to Hawthorne, Plato to Pascal, and Shakespeare to Solzhenitsyn, the great writers of Western civilization can be found in its pages. In ...
The writings of more than 60 authors including Isaac Asimov, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Pierre Curie, Primo Levi and James Gleick, are represented in this volume. Each expresses a perspective on the Sciences.
An essential guide to the world's finest literature and thought, this classic reference has been completely revised to include the leading writers of the non-Western world and more women authors than ever. In print for almost 40 years, "The New Lifetime Reading Plan" provides introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature, arranged ...
Clifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematical stories, essays and anecdotes first published in 1958, is now back in print. Ranging from the poignant to the comical to the surreal, these selections include writing by Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells, George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Plato, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others ...
This world treasury is a collection of some of the greatest and most profound pieces of religious, contemplative and inspirational writings of our time. The contributors represent a range of perspectives from the early 19th century to the present day. They include such figures as Albert Camus, Friedrich Nietzche, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Fyodor ...
The companion volume to Fadiman's Fantasia Mathematica, this second anthology of mathematical writings is even more varied and contains stories, cartoons, essays, rhymes, music, anecdotes, aphorisms, and other oddments. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and many other renowned figures.
An essential guide to the world's finest literature and thought, this classic reference has been completely revised to include the leading writers of the non-Western world and more women authors than ever. In print for almost 40 years, "The New Lifetime Reading Plan" provides introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature, arranged ...
Anedcotes entertain, highlight history and reveal character. William Ellery Channing even claimed that, "One anecdote of a man is worth a volume of biography". A good collection of anecdotes shows just how diverse people's minds can be. Bartett's conducts the reader on an informal tour through history and human nature at their most entertaining ...
A worm with a voracious appetite for words who has grown bored with those he finds in the tabloids, discovers the dictionary where his flagging appetite revives. Includes puns, puzzles, and plays on words.
Here are more than two centuries of facts, curiosities, and discoveries from the most distinguished reference work of them all. First appearing in 1768, EB has presented the last word on the knowledge of its time. Now, for the first time, its most compelling articles have been collected in a single volume of unsurpassed eloquence. Drawings and ...
The writings of more than 60 authors including Isaac Asimov, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Pierre Curie, Primo Levi and James Gleick, are represented in this volume. Each expresses a perspective on the Sciences.
This memorable collection of love stories ranges widely over cultures and periods, with love itself defined broadly. Though the majority of the stories deal with romantic love, the anthology is not confined to it. Stories are included that highlight, for example, the love between parents and children, the love of friends (Gloria Naylor's Etta Mae ...
Clifton Fadiman invited some of the most highly respected men and women of our age to compose their "last will and testament to mankind", and the results are included in this original and stunning book. 35 great modern thinkers and writers reveal the personal philosophies that have shaped their lives and their work. 35 black-and-white photographs.
This collection of letters illuminates the life of Dorothy Canfield Fisher, who was an assertive member of the Book-of-the-Month Club selection committee (helping to define American literary taste for over 30 years), a best-selling author, and a committed social activist.
Discusses misconceptions about the aging process, looks at medical problems, fitness, dating, remarriage, and emotional problems and includes advice on starting new social relationships.
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