The Great Delusion
Title | The Great Delusion PDF eBook |
Author | Marion Whiteford [Acworth (Mrs.]) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Aeronautics |
ISBN |
Geyer's Stationer
Title | Geyer's Stationer PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1004 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Stationery |
ISBN |
Footwear
Title | Footwear PDF eBook |
Author | Karen R. Gillespie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Footwear industry |
ISBN |
Buddha
Title | Buddha PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Henry Nelson |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2008-08-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1440630259 |
More than twenty-five hundred years ago, an Indian prince achieved enlightenment and became “the Awakened One.” However extraordinary Prince Siddhartha Gautama was, he was no divinity, but a self-perfected human being who brought a sweeping message to mankind. Walter Henry Nelson, a respected historical scholar and author, offers readers a distinctly accessible and authoritative biography of the Buddha and his teachings. In this essential, gripping, and inspiring introduction for the general reader, Buddha explores ancient legends surrounding Buddhism’s founder. It shows how the simple story and profound struggle of Price Siddhartha, who died five hundred years before the birth of Christ, were transformed into one of the world’s great religions. From tales of Gautama’s struggle to parables of the intervention of gods in his journey, Nelson takes readers through the historical existence and ideals at the heart of a religion and philosophy that searches beyond materialism for the true aim of life.
Americana
Title | Americana PDF eBook |
Author | Bhu Srinivasan |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 578 |
Release | 2018-12-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0399563814 |
An absorbing and original narrative history of American capitalism NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY THE ECONOMIST From the days of the Mayflower and the Virginia Company, America has been a place for people to dream, invent, build, tinker, and bet the farm in pursuit of a better life. Americana takes us on a four-hundred-year journey of this spirit of innovation and ambition through a series of Next Big Things -- the inventions, techniques, and industries that drove American history forward: from the telegraph, the railroad, guns, radio, and banking to flight, suburbia, and sneakers, culminating with the Internet and mobile technology at the turn of the twenty-first century. The result is a thrilling alternative history of modern America that reframes events, trends, and people we thought we knew through the prism of the value that, for better or for worse, this nation holds dearest: capitalism. In a winning, accessible style, Bhu Srinivasan boldly takes on four centuries of American enterprise, revealing the unexpected connections that link them. We learn how Andrew Carnegie's early job as a telegraph messenger boy paved the way for his leadership of the steel empire that would make him one of the nation's richest men; how the gunmaker Remington reinvented itself in the postwar years to sell typewriters; how the inner workings of the Mafia mirrored the trend of consolidation and regulation in more traditional business; and how a 1950s infrastructure bill triggered a series of events that produced one of America's most enduring brands: KFC. Reliving the heady early days of Silicon Valley, we are reminded that the start-up is an idea as old as America itself. Entertaining, eye-opening, and sweeping in its reach, Americana is an exhilarating new work of narrative history.
Consumer Education Bibliography
Title | Consumer Education Bibliography PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Executive Office of the President. Office of Consumer Affairs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Consumer education |
ISBN |
Personal Affairs and Investment
Title | Personal Affairs and Investment PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Finance, Personal |
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