Letter from Birmingham Jail
Title | Letter from Birmingham Jail PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Luther King |
Publisher | HarperOne |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2025-01-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780063425811 |
A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's essay "Letter from Birmingham Jail," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. With an afterword by Reginald Dwayne Betts On April 16, 1923, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to an open letter written and published by eight white clergyman admonishing the civil rights demonstrations happening in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King drafted his seminal response on scraps of paper smuggled into jail. King criticizes his detractors for caring more about order than justice, defends nonviolent protests, and argues for the moral responsibility to obey just laws while disobeying unjust ones. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" proclaims a message - confronting any injustice is an acceptable and righteous reason for civil disobedience. This beautifully designed edition presents Dr. King's speech in its entirety, paying tribute to this extraordinary leader and his immeasurable contribution, and inspiring a new generation of activists dedicated to carrying on the fight for justice and equality.
She Reads Truth
Title | She Reads Truth PDF eBook |
Author | Raechel Myers |
Publisher | B&H Publishing Group |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433688980 |
Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.
The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel
Title | The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Alter |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2009-10-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0393070255 |
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.
The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 8
Title | The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 8 PDF eBook |
Author | John Slater |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 439 |
Release | 2024-08-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 104024582X |
This volume collects together all of Russell's philosophical papers inspired by his work with Whitehead on 'Principia Mathematica'.
The Last King of America
Title | The Last King of America PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Roberts |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 1033 |
Release | 2021-11-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1984879278 |
From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating--and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of never-before-published correspondence, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts has uncovered the truth: George III was in fact a wise, humane, and even enlightened monarch who was beset by talented enemies, debilitating mental illness, incompetent ministers, and disastrous luck. In The Last King of America, Roberts paints a deft and nuanced portrait of the much-maligned monarch and outlines his accomplishments, which have been almost universally forgotten. Two hundred and forty-five years after the end of George III's American rule, it is time for Americans to look back on their last king with greater understanding: to see him as he was and to come to terms with the last time they were ruled by a monarch.
A Critical and Historical Review of Fox's Book of Martyrs, Shewing the Inaccuracies, Falsehoods, and Misrepresentations in that Work of Deception
Title | A Critical and Historical Review of Fox's Book of Martyrs, Shewing the Inaccuracies, Falsehoods, and Misrepresentations in that Work of Deception PDF eBook |
Author | William Eusebius Andrews |
Publisher | |
Pages | 470 |
Release | 1826 |
Genre | Christian martyrs |
ISBN |
King for a Day
Title | King for a Day PDF eBook |
Author | Rukhsana Khan |
Publisher | Lee & Low Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | FICTION |
ISBN | 9781600606595 |
Basant is here, with feasts and parties to celebrate the arrival of spring. But what Malik is looking forward to most is doing battle from his rooftop with Falcon, the special kite he has built for speed. Today is Malik's chance to be the best kite fighter, the king of Basant. By the end of the day, Malik has a big pile of captured kites. He is the king! But then the bully reappears, trying to take a kite from a girl in the alley below. With a sudden act of kingly generosity, Malik finds the perfect way to help the girl. A lively story introducing an age old festival.