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The Arabian Nights
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This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes.
The tales of told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature, as recounted by Sir Francis Burton. From the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers" and the social criticism of "The Tale of the Hunchback", the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are anchored to everyday life by their realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Islam.'
القرآن الكريم
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The Quran (English pronunciation: /kɔrˈɑːn/; Arabic: القرآن al-qurʾān, IPA: [qurˈʔaːn], literally meaning "the recitation"), also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Al-Coran, Coran, Kur'an, and Al-Qur'an, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be the verbatim word of God (Arabic: الله, Allah).
The Quran is composed of verses (Ayat) that make up 114 chapters (suras) of unequal length which are classified either as Meccan (المكية) or Medinan (المدنية) depending upon the place and time of their claimed revelation. Muslims believe the Quran to be verbally revealed through the angel Jibrīl (Gabriel) from God to Muhammad gradually over a period of approximately 23 years beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632 CE, the year of his death.
Muslims regard the Quran as the main miracle of Muhammad, the proof of his prophethood and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam, regarded in Islam as the first prophet, and continued with Suhuf Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham), the Tawrat (Torah or Pentateuch) of Moses, the Zabur (Tehillim or Book of Psalms) of David, and the Injil (Gospel) of Jesus. The Quran assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in Jewish and Christian scriptures, summarizing some, dwelling at length on others and in some cases presenting alternative accounts and interpretations of events. The Quran describes itself as a book of guidance, sometimes offering detailed accounts of specific historical events, and often emphasizing the moral significance of an event over its narrative sequence.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
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Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world’s oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh’s adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. Alongside its themes of family, friendship and the duties of kings, the Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind’s eternal struggle with the fear of death.The Babylonian version has been known for over a century, but linguists are still deciphering new fragments in Akkadian and Sumerian.
Diary of an Oxygen Thief
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Hurt people hurt people.
Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He’s blinded by love. She by ambition. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
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Biblija ili Sveto pismo jest zbirka knjiga koje Hebreji i kršćani na svoj način smatraju svetima. Dijeli se u dva velika dijela: Stari i Novi zavjet.
Kršćani Bibliju proučavaju kao svoju normativnu, za život smjerodavnu knjigu u kojoj oni nalaze poruku - riječ Božju. No, Biblija je uz to i spomenik historije čovječanstva, jedna od najstarijih knjiga, u kojoj je genij Hebreja na svoj način asimilirao i dalje obogatio razmišljanje i mudrost drevne Mezopotamije i Egipta, da je onda, obogaćenu grčkim genijem, po Novom zavjetu i daljnjem kršćanskom razmišljanju unese u tadašnji grčko-rimski svijet. Po postanku i jeziku, po sadržaju i stilu, po slikovitosti i metaforici, Biblija nije jedna knjiga, nego zbir knjiga koje su nastajale u razdoblju od 13. st. pr. Kr do 2. st. po Kr.
Biblija je za kršćane sveta, inspirirana i kanonska knjiga. Za svakog čovjeka Biblija je istovremeno zbirka povijesnih isprava i književno djelo izvorne i neprolazne umjetničke snage. Ona pripada zajedničkoj kulturi čovječanstva.
Stari zavjet u Bibliji Stvarnosti plod je mnogostruko udruženog rada hrvatskih bibličara i književnika. Kao polazišni tekst izabran je prijevod Antuna Sovića, s tim da je Petoknjižje preveo Silvije Grubišić, Psalme Filibert Gass, a Pjesmu nad pjesmama Nikola Miličević. Novi zavjet preveo je Ljudevit Rupčić.
Aphrodite in Bloom
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This erotic anthology has something for everyone and caters to many different tastes and proclivities. Discover what interests or excites you. Explore which is your perfect story. Return to it again and again. We dare you.
A virgin receives an especially satisfying gift at a masked ball...
A duke offers to settle a man’s debt for one night with his wife...
As an introduction to a secret club, a viscount’s heir is made over into a woman—and discovers her true self...
Plus nine more sensual stories of libidinous lust, catering to the tastes of varying sexual appetites. Whatever your fancy, Aphrodite in Bloom is ready and willing to serve…
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1
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'The bride then came surrounded by her slave girls like the moon among stars or a matchless pearl set among others on a string.'
When the beautiful Shahrazad gives herself to the bloody-handed King Shahriyar, she is not expected to survive beyond dawn. But using her wit and guile, she begins a sequence of stories that will last 1001 nights: stories of 'ifrits and money-changers, prices and slave girls, fishermen and queens, and magical gardens of paradise. This volume also includes the well-known tale of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'.
Along with this landmark new translation, Robert Irwin's introduction discusses the many cultures The Arabian Nights has drawn on and the elaborate structure of the story-within-a-story that defines the collection, as well as the importance to the Nights of locked doors, sex, and the recurring themes of money, merchants and debts. This edition also contains suggestions for further reading, a glossary, maps and a chronology.
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
For eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. The anonymous author depicts her fellow Berliners in all their humanity, as well as their cravenness, corrupted first by hunger and then by the Russians. A Woman in Berlin tells of the complex relationship between civilians and an occupying army and the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject--the mass rape suffered by all, regardless of age or infirmity.
Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope
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Welcome to the age of Anti-Social Media.
Exchanging alcoholism for sex-addiction the controversial
writer of underground cult classic DIARY OF AN OXYGEN THIEF
retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It's a pursuit
that quickly becomes an obsession often requiring even more
creativity than his award-winning ad campaigns, but don't worry
there are plenty of breaks. For commercials. Dazzling, daunting
and darkly hilarious CHAMELEON ON A KALEIDOSCOPE is a
spectacular indictment of modern media and our increasing
reliance on it.
The Upanishads
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Easwaran’s best-selling translation of the ancient wisdom texts called the Upanishads is reliable, readable, and profound. In the Upanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself. In extraordinary visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is the essence, or Self, of each created being. They teach that each of us, each Self, is eternal, deathless, one with the power that created the universe. Easwaran’s best-selling translation of selections taken from the principal Upanishads and five others is reliable and accessible. It includes an overview of the cultural and historical setting, with chapter introductions, notes, and a Sanskrit glossary. But it is Easwaran’s understanding of the wisdom of the Upanishads, and their relevance to the modern reader, that makes this edition truly outstanding. Each sage, each Upanishad, appeals in different ways to the reader’s head and heart. As Easwaran writes, “The Upanishads belong not just to Hinduism. They are India’s most precious legacy to humanity, and in that spirit they are offered here.”
The Táin: From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge
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The Táin Bó Cúailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cúailnge. The hero of the tale is Cúchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed, while Ulster's warriors lie sick.
Thomas Kinsella's presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other version, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Táin.
Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy, this edition provides a combination of medieval epic and modern art.
Holy Bible: New International Version
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The New International Version is the world's most popular Bible in modern English and is renowned for its combination of accuracy and clarity of language.
Calling Maggie May (Anonymous Diaries)
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A dark and edgy first-person cautionary tale about how one girl’s seemingly minor choices quickly spiraled into a life as a sex worker in the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the Sky .
She had a normal life, until one small decision changed everything. Suddenly, there were new possibilities and new experiences.
But not all of those experiences were good.
Read her shocking story in the diary she left behind.
The Book of David
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His secret is his downfall. A riveting, first-person tale in the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the Sky.
The author of this fictional diary began writing for a class assignment, but soon it became much more to him. As the star player of his high school football team, he faces a lot of pressure and expectation. Not to mention the secret that he’s harboring inside. The secret that could change everything.
And as David quickly learns, nothing stays secret forever.
His innermost thoughts and feelings are chronicled in the diary he left behind.
Jay's Journal (Anonymous Diaries)
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Things are going from worse to impossible. I'm fighting a losing battle...
Jay thought he could handle anything. The first time he took drugs was for fun. But what started as an escape quickly spiraled into a haze of addiction. That was just the beginning of the dangerous path that ultimately led Jay to take his own life.
This is the journal he left behind.
Сид Кампеадор cid
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Un destierro injusto.Intensas luchas de poder.Mujeres víctimas de la sociedad.Un héroe que se hace a sí mismo. ¿Sigues pensando que los clásicos son cosa del pasado?
Vida y Muerte en La Mara Salvatrucha
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58 pages, paperback, novela, with 7 page area for answering questions about symbolism in the text. 8 page glossary od vocab. words at back.
The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg: An Account of his Life & Times, & of his Craft (Williamsburg Craft Series)
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Growl! Goes the Bear
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Googly-eyed critters make a variety of noises. (Googly eyes attached to last page.)
Slender Man
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One man’s search for the truth about one of the most intriguing urban legends ever—the modern bogeyman, Slender Man—leads him down a dark, dangerous path in this creepy supernatural fantasy reminiscent of Night Film, House of Leaves, and Illuminae, that will make you question where the line between legend and fact begins
A young man is desperate to find his missing friend . . . desperate enough to resort to the darkest means. But just how much is he willing to pay the Slender Man in order to save her?
Told through a variety of narrative devices, including photos, journal entries, e-mails, articles, and other artifacts, this unique spine-tingling story is a brilliant and terrifying look at one of the most fascinating—and diabolical—mythical figures in modern times.
The Life And Exploits Of Alexander The Great: Being A Series Of Ethiopic Texts Edited From Manuscripts In The British Museum And The Bibliothèque ... An English Translation And Notes, Volume 2
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Writings from Ancient Egypt
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A collection of rare texts from Ancient Egypt, newly translated for this essential edition
The fascination that Ancient Egypt holds in our minds has many sources, but at the heart of it lie hieroglyphics. This extraordinary writing system was for many years seen as the ultimate puzzle, before finally being cracked in the 1820s. Preserved carved in stone or inked on papyri, hieroglyphic writings give a unique insight into an awe-inspiring but also deeply mysterious culture.
For this collection, Toby Wilkinson has translated a rich selection of pieces, ranging from accounts of battles to hymns to stories to royal proclamations. Entertaining and revelatory, this is an essential resource for studying one of humankind’s great civilizations.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Rig Veda
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The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda is a collection of over 1000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 18 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom, focuses on the enduring themes of creation, sacrifice, death, women, the sacred plant soma and the gods. Inspirational and profound, it provides a fascinating introduction to one of the founding texts of Hindu scripture, an awesome and venerable ancient work of Vedic ritual, prayer, philosophy, legend and faith.
A Warning
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An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital.
Letting Ana Go (Anonymous Diaries)
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In the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the Sky, a harrowing account of anorexia and addiction.
She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. But below the surface, she felt like she could never be good enough. Like she could never live up to the expectations that surrounded her. Like she couldn’t do anything to make a change.
But there was one thing she could control completely: how much she ate. The less she ate, the better—stronger—she felt.
But it’s a dangerous game, and there is such a thing as going too far…
Her innermost thoughts and feelings are chronicled in the diary she left behind.
NIV, Archaeological Study Bible: An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture
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From the beginnings of Genesis to the end of Revelation, this new study Bible is filled with informative articles and full-color photographs of places and objects that will open readers' eyes to the historical context of the stories and people of the Scripture.
The Secret Prison Governor
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An eye-opening, thought-provoking and mind-blowing account from a genuine prison governor (warden) of what it’s really like behind bars. How do you bring order to the lawless?
The Secret Prison Governor has spent decades surrounded by every type of prisoner known to man, from petty thiefs and common drug dealers to crime bosses and dangerous serial killers. Since starting as a rookie, he has experienced the reality of the UK’s harsh prison system and the hard challenge of ruling those within it. In his own words, the Secret Prison Governor spares no detail of prison life, whether that’s breaking up shiv fights, investigating and crushing vast networks of contraband, negotiating with hardened criminals or dealing with full-scale cellblock gang wars.This is the brutal truth of what life is really like behind bars.
The Incest Diary
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'Raw, relentless ... Feverish' New Yorker 'This is a devastating book about harm. It's about the harm that is unleashed when one person swaps their humanity for what you can really only call evil' Sunday Times 'A controlled, exquisitely written book, it disturbs and disgusts, but it also mesmerises and, at certain moments, charms in its quiet brutality' Amia Srinivasan, Harper's Throughout her childhood and adolescence, the anonymous author of The Incest Diary was raped by her father. Beneath a veneer of normal family life, she grew up with this secret. In this memoir, the author revisits her early traumas and their aftermath to explore the ways in which her father's abuse shaped her, and still does. As a matter of psychic survival, she became both a sexual object and a detached observer, a dutiful daughter and the protector of a secret. And then, years later, she made herself write it down.
De Bijbel
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Tien jaar lang hebben twintig vertalers en tientallen adviseurs de bijbel opnieuw vertaald uit het Hebreeuws, Aramees en Grieks, Nooit eerder is er een zo indrukwekkend vertaalproject ter hand genomen. Nooit eerder is met zoveel kennis en respect de bijbel als literaire tekst benaderd. Nooit eerder is de taal van de bijbel zo intens bestudeerd, zo integer bediscussieerd, zo inventief en evenwichtig tot leven gebracht.
De bijbel is literair gesproken een bonte verzameling boeken die haar weerga niet verhalen, retorische teksten, wetteksten, profetieën, brieven, evangeliën, liefdespoëzie, traktaten, gebeden - allemaal geschreven in een tijdsbestek van honderden jaren, verzameld, verder verteld, overgeschreven en ten slotte gedrukt en vertaald in honderden, duizenden versies en verspreid in miljoenen exemplaren.
Deze vertaling heeft als uitgangspunt dat de tekst in de eerste plaats een literaire tekst is, maar vergeet natuurlijk niet dat het om een geloofsboek gaat. Katholieken en protestanten, wetenschappers en literatoren, in Nederland en Vlaanderen, hebben gezamenlijk hun werk verricht, met als resultaat een vertaling die nog generaties zal meegaan.
Lucy in the Sky
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A riveting first-person tale of addiction, in the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Jay’s Journal.The author of this diary began journaling on her sixteenth birthday. She lived in an upper middle class neighborhood in Santa Monica with her mom, dad, and Berkeley-bound older brother. She was a good girl, living a good life...but one party changed everything. One party, where she took one taste—and liked it. Really liked it.Social drinking and drugging lead to more, faster, harder... She convinced herself that she was no different from anyone else who liked to party. But the evidence indicates Soon she was she hanging out with an edgy crowd, blowing off school and everything she used to care about, all to find her next high.But what goes up must come down, and everything—from her first swig, to her last breath—is chronicled in the diary she left behind.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
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The Egyptian Books of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most influential books in all of history. Embodying a ritual to be performed for the dead, with detailed instructions for the behavior of the disembodied spirit in the Land of the Gods, it served as the most important repository of religious authority for some three thousand years. Chapters were carved on the pyramids of the ancient 5th Dynasty, texts were written in papyrus, and selections were painted on mummy cases well into the Christian Era. In a certain sense it stood behind all Egyptian civilization.
In the year 1888 Dr. E. Wallis Budge, then purchasing agent for the British Museum, followed rumors he heard of a spectacular archaeological find in Upper Egypt, and found in an 18th Dynasty tomb near Luxor "the largest roll of papyrus I had ever seen, tied with a thick band of papyrus, and in a perfect state of preservation." It was a copy of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, written around 1500 B.C. for Ani, Royal Scribe of Thebes, Overseer of the Granaries of the Lords of Abydos, and Scribe of the Offerings of the Lords of Thebes.
The Papyrus of Ani, a full version of the Theban recension, is presented here by Dr. Budge, who later became perhaps the world's most renowned Egyptologist. Reproduced in full are a clear copy of the Egyptian hieroglyphs, and interlinear transliteration of their sounds (as reconstructed), a word-for-word translation, and separately a complete smooth translation. All this is preceded by an introduction of more than 150 pages. As a result of this multiple apparatus the reader has a unique opportunity to savor all aspects of the Book of the Dead, or as it is otherwise known, the Book of the Great Awakening.
Revelations of a Spirit Medium
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This Amazon Kindle eBook is a carefully put together near-exact reproduction of the original edition of the title published in 1891 to expose spiritist frauds. This edition excludes all editorial comments, notes and noises that had come to be associated with some editions for nearly a century. In consequence the author's voice can be heard crystal clear once again. It does not assume or attribute authorship to any specific person or persons based on surmise but acknowledges that the book was anonymously written.
The author exposes the methods employed by "mediums" like himself to defraud trusting human beings and avows his retirement from the vocation. While Harry Houdini was careful not to reveal many secrets he knew, this author tells all. In doing so he not only upsets the miserable work of many a charlatan, he also details the methods employed by honest prestidigitators.
The author wrote that he would probably bring down on his head the curses of many hundreds of "mediums", for, if this work were very widely read, there would be few "mediums" save the lecturers who could do business, with any degree of safety from exposure.
But in fact, when this book was first published in 1891, in print, spiritists and fraudulent mediums burnt every single copy of it they thought existed and went as far as to destroy the printing plates. They did fail to annihilate it though and copies resurfaced years after the book was branded "lost". Now that it has been carefully digitized and reillustrated it is hoped that the title will gain immortality as well as educate and entertain.
The author does not wish to be understood as maintaining that there is nothing in spiritualism. Do not despair, he writes, for you will find in the chaff that is so plentiful some good grains. That one does not find it does not signify none ever will. And that this book should not stop anyone from investigating spiritualism, but they should continue their investigations with the book in a convenient pocket. He merely hopes that he has so fully explained the tricks employed by the frauds that they will find it a hard matter to capture your silver, and if you are ever "nailed to the cross" as they called it behind the backs of their dupes, it would be through means other than those used by the gentry treated of.
He phantasizes that he will live again and if he live again he is sure others will, and it is probable that he will meet the friends that have preceded him, and it is more than likely he will be able to see and visit his friends on earth. But if he can return to earth and visit those he loved, he is positive he will NOT do so by performing feats with heated lamp chimneys, or by controlling a lecturer and attempting to deliver an impressive oration in the language of a coal heaver. He would not attempt to return through a "medium" through whom a sixty-eight-year-old Indian "control" converses to an audience like a prattling child. Nor does he believe that he or any other spirit can or would return through the organism of any other depraved arbiter.
It is not at all probable, either, that he would go into the business of materializing lace for entertainment at a dollar a head, although he is familiar with the methods employed in that manifestation. No religion so satisfactory nor so reasonable and just in its teachings, to the writer's best understanding, but his own career and the fact that he met no professional "medium", male or female, in his long experience and extensive travels, who were not "crooked", leads him to conclude that from the professional you are to expect nothing of any value whatsoever. He urges the reader to investigate spiritualism for it will do no harm, but not through the professional "medium". He cautions against setting out with the intention of getting rich in worldly goods through their aid, attempting to find buried treasures, pots of gold, mines of silver or in fact anything one can better attend to personally …
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others
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The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the Flood, and the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, the tale of a man of great strength, whose heroic quest for immortality is dashed through one moment of weakness.
Recent developments in Akkadian grammar and lexicography mean that this new translation, complete with notes, a glossary of deities, place-names, and key terms, and illustrations of the mythical monsters featured in the text, will replace all other versions.
The Vinland Sagas
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The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga contain the first ever descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. Written down in the early thirteenth century, they recount the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red, the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land, and Eirik’s son Leif the Lucky’s perilous voyages to explore it. Wrecked by storms, stricken by disease and plagued by navigational mishaps, some survived the North Atlantic to pass down this compelling tale of the first Europeans to talk with, trade with, and war with the Native Americans.
Keneva Kunz's meticulous yet highly accessible translation is accompanied by an introduction by Gísli Sigurðsson, which discusses the historical reliability of the two sagas and the geographical placing of Vinland, and builds up a picture of the explorers' likely sea routes to the new world. This edition also contains maps, a family tree and an index of characters, a chronology and suggestions for further reading.
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
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Spain has produced two books that changed world literature: Don Quixote and Lazarillo de Tormes, the first picaresque novel ever written and the inspired precursor to works as various as Vanity Fair and Huckleberry Finn. Banned by the Spanish Inquisition after publication in 1554, Lazarillo was soon translated throughout Europe, where it was widely copied. The book is a favorite to this day for its vigorous colloquial style and the earthy realism with which it exposes human hypocrisy.
The bastard son of a prostitute, Lazarillo goes to work for a blind beggar, who beats and starves him, while teaching him some very useful dirty tricks. The boy then drifts in and out of the service of a succession of masters, each vividly sketched and together revealing the corrupt world of imperial Spain. Its miseries are made all the more apparent by the candor and surprising good cheer with which young Lazarillo recounts his ever more curious fate.
This version of Lazarillo, by the prizewinning poet and translator W.S. Merwin, brings out the wonderful vitality and humor of this universal masterwork.
The Nunnery Tales
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The Erotic Classic! In this celebrated work of erotic literature a "he" is forced to masquerade as a "she." When a young lord's mother is ordered to a convent, he accompanies her disguised as a girl, beautifully attired in flowing dress and billowing petticoats. But soon the secret is discovered, and once his identity is revealed, it is welcomed, by the Mother Superior and several of the young ladies in residence!
Embracing Obscurity: Becoming Nothing in Light of God's Everything
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No matter how famous someone might be, the fact remains; most of the other seven billion people on Earth wouldn’t know him or her from the next person. Add this reality to one’s shrinking recognizability among the multiple billions down through history, and the worldly emphasis on standing out really falls flat; we’re all in this obscurity thing together.
Ironically, the trouble with me and you and the rest of humanity is not a lack of self-confidence but that we have far too much self-importance. To live and die unnoticed would seem a grave injustice to many. It’s all too easy to think we’re somebody if our portfolio is strong, there are a few letters after our name, or we’re well-known at work, church, or school.
As pride creeps in, we are tempted to want more recognition, more admiration, more influence, more, more, more. Few have ever given thought to wanting less. That’s why we need Embracing Obscurity.
Putting the premise into immediate action, an established Christian author electing to remain anonymous writes about living and dying in simplicity, contending that true success, as modeled by Jesus, starts with humility, service, sacrifice, and surrender. Such a life involves mystery and banks on the hope that today is just a dress rehearsal for eternity.
When we stop imitating the world and instead choose to embrace obscurity, real life -- chock full of significance, purpose, and renewed passion -- begins.
The Qur'an
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'Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.'The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching; it is a sacred text and a book of guidance, that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of the Islamic religion. It has been one of the most influential books in the history of literature. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, it has nevertheless remained difficult tounderstand in its English translations. This new translation is written in a contemporary idiom that remains faithful to the original, making it easy to read while retaining its powers of eloquence. Archaisms and cryptic language are avoided, and the Arabic meaning preserved by respecting the context of thediscourse. The message of the Qur'an was directly addressed to all people regardless of class, gender, or age, and this translation is equally accessible to everyone.ABOUT THE For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
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The English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is an essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning. The ESV Bible is equipped with an enhanced navigation feature. Kindle's index feature can be used to navigate directly to any verse. This feature is not supported on the Kindle 1 or any Kindle applications.This edition includes cross-references within the text.
Tales From the 1001 Nights
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During ancient times, a king discovers that his wife is unfaithful. He executes her and her lover, and to ensure that he is never again betrayed, he takes a new wife each night and kills her in the morning. Eventually, he takes as his bride for the night a young woman who tells him a story that lasts all night long. When morning comes and she is to be killed, the story is not finished, and the king allows her to live through the following night so that he can hear how the story comes out. Of course, the story doesn't end the next night either, or the next night, or the next, until 1001 nights have passed, and the king decides to let her live and make her his queen.
These are the stories of Ali Baba and the forty thieves, Aladdin and his magic lamp, and Sinbad the sailor - stories of flying carpets, gigantic birds, and mischievous genies - stories that have captured the Western imagination for hundreds of years.
Compiled in the Middle Ages, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night is the chief glory of Arabic literature.
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
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The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore, embodying both the ethical views and the cultural life of the North during the late heathen and early Christian times.
Collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the twelfth or thirteenth century, The Poetic Edda was rediscovered in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars. Even then its value as poetry, as a source of historical information, and as a collection of entertaining stories was recognized. This meticulous translation succeeds in reproducing the verse patterns, the rhythm, the mood, and the dignity of the original in a revision that Scandinavian Studies says "may well grace anyone's bookshelf."
Who is Steve Jobs? (English/Chinese CD-ROM included)
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Steve Jobs is a genius that changed the world. He founded Apple, launched the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and other popular electronic devices around the world, profoundly changing peoples communication, entertainment, and lifestyle. He founded Pixar, and made an indelible contribution to the history of animated films. Please read this biography of Steve Jobs written especially for children, let us look into his crazy yet great life, see his passion towards aesthetics and technology, talent and persistent pursuit, breaking the norm, and achieving his dream.
The Saga of the Volsungs
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Based on Viking Age poems, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend and sheer human drama. At its heart are the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet it is also set in a very human world, incorporating strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire. One of the great books of world literature, the saga is an unforgettable tale of princely jealousy, unrequited love, greed and vengeance. With its cursed treasure of the Rhine, sword reforged and magic ring of power, it was a major influence for writers including William Morris and J. R. R. Tolkien and for Wagner's Ring cycle.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu
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Miraculously preserved in clay tablets, the famous Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, from which this extract is taken, dates from the third millennium BC and is the finest surviving epic poem before Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. Both moral and god, Gilgamesh is superior to all men in looks and strength. He finds a companion in Enkidu and a firm friendship ensues. Enkidu's fate is sealed when their adventures incur the wrath of the gods and Gilgamesh is left to contemplate the inevitability of death.
A stirring chronicle of heroic adventure and friendship.
CHAMELEON ON A KALEIDOSCOPE By Anonymous (The Oxygen Thief Diaries)
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"SEDARIS MEETS BUKOWSKI"........................................................................"LIKE MAD MEN ONLY MADDER".........................................................................Welcome to the age of Anti-Social Media.Exchanging alcoholism for sex-addiction the controversial writer of underground classic DIARY OF AN OXYGEN THIEF retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It’s a pursuit that quickly becomes an obsession often requiring even more creativity than his award-winning ad campaigns, but don’t worry there are plenty of breaks. For commercials. Dazzling, daunting and darkly hilarious, CHAMELEON ON A KALEIDOSCOPE is a spectacular indictment of modern media and our increasing reliance on it............................................................................."LOVE; AMERICAN STYLEChameleon on a Kaleidoscope, written by ANONYMOUS, is the author’s second book and continues where Diary Of An Oxygen Thief left off in terms of its honesty and originality. However, instead of alcoholism, the drug of choice here is sex addiction, online variety.Chameleon is relatively short and a quick read, but that doesn’t take away from its intensity. In fact, its sarcastic undertone spikes the text with a bite so ferocious it’s almost impossible to put down. Above all, the book is a seething commentary on our increasing dependence on modern media, one that, in this book, skips over the line of addiction and into a bizarre world that showcases the brilliance within the text." Partrick Trotti, JMWW Literary Magazine..................................................."A CINEMATIC DREAM-CAPSULE!! SOMEBODY SHOULD SNAP THIS UP AND MAKE A MOVIE OUT OF IT."Barry Alexander Brown, Oscar-nominated Filmmaker, Writer and Editor"FUCK FIFTY SHADES, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL"Jennifer Machiaverna, Off Broadway Producer
The Book of Enoch (Ethiopian)
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Rife with concepts of original sin, fallen angels, demonology, resurrection, and the last judgment, The Book of Enoch is a vital document to the origins of Christianity. Today, it remains a written remnant of the Apocalypse — an ardent testament to hope and the triumph of good over evil in the dawning of a world to come.
R. H. Charles provides a definitive translation of one of the most noted apocalyptic works still in existence. Often described as "the lost book" of the Bible , The Book of Enoch seems to have been written in Palestine by several different authors in the first and second centuries B.C. For hundreds of years it was accepted as scriptural canon by the early church fathers, but it was rejected by the council of Laodicea in A.D. 364 and is mostly excluded from Christian biblical canons.
It is comprised of various monumental works : The Book of Enoch , which tells the story of fallen angels (the Watchers) taking human wives and breeding giants (Nephilim); The Book of Parables , which describes Enoch's journey through heaven and hell and the destiny of the fallen angels and kings of the earth; The Book of the Courses of the Heavenly Luminaries (The Astronomical Book) , which explains the movement of heavenly bodies and predicts future events; The Dream Visions, The Concluding Section (The Epistle of Enoch) ; Enoch’s advice to his sons urging repentance and warns against sin , and The Noah Fragments .
This edition provides a well-researched introduction placing The Book of Enoch in its historical context, highlighting its importance for scholars of religious history and early Christianity. With Charles's authoritative translation and insightful annotations, this edition sheds light on one of history's most enigmatic writings.
The Tale of the Heike
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The Tale of the Heike is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tale of Genji in quality and prestige. This new translation is not only far more readable than earlier ones, it is also much more faithful to the content and style of the original. Intended for the general audience as well as the specialist, this edition is highly annotated.
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
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Preface by Donald Keene
Taketori Monogatari, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the oldest surviving Japanese work of fiction; The Tale of Genji (written about 1010) referred to it as the "ancestor of all romances." The names of five suitors, resembling those of members of the Japanese court of the eighth century, have suggested to some scholars that the The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter was conceived of as a satire, but this is not how the work was read in later centuries. Today it is thought of mainly as a children's story, and Kaguya-hime, the heroine, looks in the illustrations as lovable as Snow-White or Cinderella; there is no suggestions of the heartlessness that is perhaps her most memorable feature.
Elements in the narrative recall similar tales from other parts of the world. The tests to which the suitors are subjected resemble the riddles asked by the icy Princess Turandot, or we may recall the three caskets among which the suitors had to choose in The Merchant of Venice. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the tests Kaguya-hime imposes is the humor with which they are related. The second suitor's lyrical description of the magical island of Horai, where he allegedly found the jeweled branch, is interrupted by the mundane demands of the artisans who actually made it. Again, the fourth suitor, at the end of his unsuccessful quest, urges his men to stay away from the vicinity of the house of "that thief of a Kaguya-hime." Such a characterization of the heroine takes us from the realm of the children's story.
About thirty-five years ago I first published a translation of The Tales of the Bamboo Cutter in the journal Monumenta Nipponica. A few years later-in the summer of 1965-a Japanese publisher conceived the plan of a book that would incorporate my translation, the translation into modern Japanese by the great novelist Yasunari Kawabata, and illustrations by one of the outstanding contemporary Japanese painters. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to revise my translation.
About this time, I visited an exhibition of kirie (paper-cut pictures) by Masayuki Miyata, and discovered that he had actually completed series of works illustrating The Tale if the Bamboo Cutter. I was delighted that at last it would be possible to realize the project first conceived so many years before. There were still further delays, but at last the book has materialized. [This work] combines the work of unknown Japanese writer of over a thousand years ago, the translation by a master of modern Japanese, illustrations by an outstanding artist, and a translation by an American who has devoted his life to the study of Japanese literature.
Njal's Saga
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Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior with an aversion to killing, and the not-so-villainous Mord Valgardsson. Full of dreams, strange prophecies, violent power struggles, and fragile peace agreements, Njal's Saga tells the compelling story of a fifty-year blood feud that, despite its distance from us in time and place, is driven by passions familiar to us all. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction, chronology, index of characters, plot summary, explanatory notes, maps, and suggestions for further reading.
Gilgamesh: A New English Version
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This brilliant new treatment of the world's oldest epic is a literary event on par with Seamus Heaney's wildly popular Beowulf translation. Esteemed translator and best-selling author Stephen Mitchell energizes a heroic tale so old it predates Homer's Iliad by more than a millennium.
In the ancient city of Uruk, the tyrannical King Gilgamesh tramples citizens "like a wild bull". The gods send an untamed man named Enkidu to control the ruthless king, but after fighting, Enkidu and Gilgamesh become great friends and embark on a series of adventures. They kill fearsome creatures before Enkidu succumbs to disease, leaving Gilgamesh despondent and alone. Eventually, Gilgamesh moves forward, and his quest becomes a soul-searching journey of self-discovery.
Mitchell's treatment of this extraordinary work is the finest yet, surpassing previous versions in its preservation of the wisdom and beauty of the original.
©2004 Stephen Mitchell (P)2004 Recorded Books LLC
Hotel Babylon: Inside the Extravagance and Mayhem of a Luxury Five-Star Hotel
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The manager of an exclusive boutique hotel (who shall remain nameless) exposes the low-life styles of the rich and famous in this titillating exposé.
The anonymous author has encountered lavish drug parties, gorgeous call girls, naked guests falling out of windows, $9,000 bottles of wine, astronomical telephone porn bills, bathtubs of Evian, and on more than one occasion, dead sheep. And every dirty word of it is true.
This is a trawl through the decadence and debauchery of the ultimate service industry—where money not only talks, but gets guests the best room, the best service, and also entitles them to behave in any way they please.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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A sensational story of murder and pie-making, Sweeney Todd is a classic of British horror writing, widely adapted in print and on stage, most famously by Stephen Sondheim, whose unlikely "musical thriller" won eight Tony awards. This edition offers the original story with all its atmospheric Victorian trimmings. The story of Todd's murderous partnership with pie-maker Margery Lovett--at once inconceivably unpalatable and undeniably compelling--has subsequently set the table for a seemingly endless series of successful dramatic adaptations, popular songs and ballads, novellas, radio plays, graphic novels, ballets, films, and musicals. Both gleeful and ghoulish, the original tale of Sweeney Todd, first published under the title The String of Pearls, combines the story of Todd's grisly method of robbing and dispatching his victims--by way of Mrs. Lovett's meat pies--with a romantic sub-plot involving deception, disguise, and detective work, set against the backdrop of London's dark
and unsavory streets. Editor Robert Mack 'fleshes' out the story with a fascinating introduction touching on the origins of the tale, the growth of the legend, and a history of its many retellings. Mack also includes explanatory notes that point out interesting aspects, plus a full chronology of the many versions of Sweeney Todd.
Since Sweeney Todd first entered the public imagination in the mid-nineteenth-century, his exploits have chilled and fascinated audiences around the world. This new edition allows modern readers to savor the ghastly original in all its gruesome glory.
THE SONG OF MY CID ANNOTATED: EL CANTAR DE MÍO CID COMENTADO (Spanish & Latin American Studies Book 15)
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Volume 15 of our bilingual series of eBooks (THE SONG OF MY CID ANNOTATED — EL CANTAR DE MIO CID COMENTADO) is provided as an aid for students (especially bi-lingual students) who are studying this famous epic poem of Spain. After presenting a brief history of the life of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (the Cid), students can read various selections from the poem with explanations of difficult passages in both English and Spanish. Also included are a few photos taken by the author while following the Cid's trail from Vivar to Valencia and beyond during a recent trip to Spain. At the end of each chapter, students will find "Activities" that will enrich their understanding of the poem and "Questions" to be answered orally in the target language. Students could also prepare short written summaries of each chapter in the language they are learning and share them orally with the class or a friend. At the end of the book is a "Final Exam." This ebook is the 15th in a series of bilingual guides (English & Spanish) for teachers and students — each featuring an important topic in the field of history, literature or art of Spain and Latin America. Beginning students in either language can learn about their culture in their native language and advanced students can concentrate on the new language they want to learn. Why not learn a language and, at the same time, learn about its great culture by studying history, literature and art? These guides will be especially helpful for bilingual students who will learn to appreciate their history and background in either or both languages. Questions are included and can be used as notes to compose short presentations to promote connected speech rather than one or two word answers.
Holy Bible: ESV - English Standard Version
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The top-selling ESV Thinline Bible is ideal for use at home and on-the-go. At less than 1" thick and available in multiple designs, there is a perfect ESV Thinline Bible for everyone.Size: 5.375 x 8.3758-point type1,120 pagesLess than 1" thickPresentation pageDouble-column formatConcordance with over 12, 000 referencesNew full-color mapsFree ESV Bible Resources software offer included
The New American Bible, Saint Joseph Edition
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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
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Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the Masoretic (the traditional Hebrew) text. It is the culmination of three decades of collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis, representing the three largest branches of organized Judaism in the United States. Not since the third century b.c.e., when 72 elders of the tribes of Israel created the Greek translation of Scriptures known as the Septuagint has such a broad-based committee of Jewish scholars produced a major Bible translation.
In executing this monumental task, the translators made use of the entire range of biblical interpretation, ancient and modern, Jewish and non-Jewish. They drew upon the latest findings in linguistics and archaeology, as well as the work of early rabbinic and medieval commentators, grammarians, and philologians. The resulting text is a triumph of literary style and biblical scholarship, unsurpassed in accuracy and clarity.
Ebook versions of this title may be purchased from most ebook vendors.
Le mille e una notte
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El cuento del cortador de bambú
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Lolita secreta
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Beatrijs
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Life Application Study Bible: NIV
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El Romancero viejo
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La creación del Romancero es una de las grandes conquistas de la literatura española. En los romances ha quedado parte de la historia, de las aspiraciones y del sentir del pueblo español. Transmitidos de generación en generación por vía oral, estos breves poemas épicos y líricos de acabada elaboración, cuyo origen se remonta a los antiguos cantares de gesta, encontraron su redacción escrita y con ella su supervivencia en todos los dominios del ámbito hispánico, de forma que influyeron en gran parte de la poesía posterior.
Cantare del Cid
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Il Cid Campeador - nome leggendario d'un personaggio storico, Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, vissuto nel sec. XI - è un eroe che si offre al pubblico come modello di equilibrio e di modesta sicurezza di sé, di coraggio mai disgiunto dalla consapevolezza dei limiti del fare umano. Ardito ma accorto, leale e generoso, non è l'eroe sovrumano della Canzone di Orlando, né le sue virtù sono idealizzate: ogni sua azione appare al contrario meditata, e il poema presenta numerose "istantanee" dell'eroe che riflette prima di reagire, anche di fronte ai gravi oltraggi subiti. L'indiscutibile grandezza del Cid, non esente da quelle debolezze umane e da quegli abbandoni all'affetto e all'intimità di sentimento che lo avvicinano all'uomo comune.
Eine Frau in Berlin
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Als kurz nach Kriegsende ihr lang vermisster Freund Gerd glücklich und unerwartet von der Ostfront zurückkehrt, findet er eine ihm fremde Welt vor. Die Entfremdung wird noch größer nach einem Blick in die Tagebuchaufzeichnungen seiner Freundin. Auf seine Frage nach dem darin häufig verwendeten Kürzel "Schdg." kann sie nur bitter lachen. "Na, doch natürlich Schändung." Kurz darauf verschwindet Gerd. Ob für immer aus dem Leben der Frau aus Berlin -- wie so vieles wissen wir es nicht. Ihre Trauer darüber hielt sich in Grenzen. Nach all dem Durchlittenen war in ihr für Liebe und Zärtlichkeit kein Platz mehr frei. Man sollte sich wappnen vor der Lektüre dieser Tagebücher, die als eines der ungeheuerlichsten und authentischsten Dokumente der letzten Kriegstage in die Literaturgeschichte eingehen dürften. Anonyma, deren wahre Identität -- verständlich genug -- auf eigenen Wunsch auch über ihren Tod hinaus unbekannt bleiben soll, schildert den Fall Berlins vom 20. April bis zum 22. Juni 1945. Ihre eigene Vita bleibt weit gehend im Dunkeln. Anfang 30, Fotojournalistin, weit gereist, mehrsprachig. Ihre Russischkenntnisse sollten sich in dem kommenden menschlichen Inferno als lebensrettend erweisen. Inmitten des Bombenhagels und in banger Erwartung vor den Russen, denen ein fürchterlicher Ruf vorauseilt, haben sich Hausgemeinschaften in Kellerlöchern verschanzt; junge Mädchen werden auf Dachböden versteckt. Es sollte in den meisten Fällen nichts nützen. Anonymas unterkühlter, fast lakonischer Berichtston lässt die sich anschließenden Plünderungs- und Vergewaltigungsorgien in all ihren scheußlichen Details umso drastischer erscheinen. Trotz mehrfacher Schändung zeichnet sie ein wohltuend differenziertes Russenbild, frei von allem Untermenschendenken. Sehr bald jedoch erkennt sie pragmatisch: "Ein Wolf musste her, der mir die Wölfe vom Leibe hielt!" Anatol wird ihr "ständiger Begleiter". Fragen nach moralischer Integrität tauchen in ihr auf, werden weggewischt. In diesem Zusammenhang liefert sie auch eine schonungslose Bestandsaufnahme deutscher Mannsbilder, die sich nicht scheuten, Kellerfrauen dem Feinde zuzuführen, um selbst ungeschoren davonzukommen. Dem Schriftsteller Kurt W. Marek (bekannter unter seinem Pseudonym C.W. Ceram, unter dem er den Bestseller Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte veröffentlichte), verdanken wir den Erhalt dieses "selbstentblößenden" Kriegsgemäldes. Marek, der in ihrer unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft wohnte, lernte 1946 die Schreiberin kennen und erfuhr von den Tagebuchkladden. Fünf Jahre Überzeugungsarbeit waren nötig, sie von der Notwendigkeit einer Veröffentlichung zu überzeugen. 1959 erschienen, geriet sie leider bald in Vergessenheit. Die Frau aus Berlin ist mittlerweile verstorben -- ihre Erinnerungen werden ewig leben. --Ravi Unger
Una mujer en Berlín
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The Koran
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El Corán
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El Lazarillo de Tormes (Spanish Edition)
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Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance
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Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
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Poema de Mío Cid
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The lesbian manifesto
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La guerrera Bang Gwanju
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La guerrera Bang Gwanju, escrita en el siglo XIX, pertenece al género popular de las heroínas de la antigüedad. Sin embargo, la historia va más allá de la aventura ya que su protagonista es consciente del mundo patriarcal en el que vive y elige fingir ser hombre porque es la única posibilidad que tiene para participar en la esfera pública: casarse con otra mujer, ir a la guerra, formar parte del gobierno. Una mujer que se propone llevar una vida plena al romper los moldes impuestos por la sociedad.
La Historia de Sukhyang / La Joven Sugyeong
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As Mil e Uma Noites, Volume 2 of 2
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As Mil e Uma Noites, Volume 1 of 2
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The Claverhouse Emails v1.2
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These dark tales offer a disturbing glimpse into some of the most chilling aspects of human experience - madness, obsession and murder stalk through the pages of this unsettling collection of horror short stories.The tales were obtained from a mysterious online source known only as "Claverhouse", and while each first-hand account was presented as a true story, ultimately it will be up to you to judge whether or not the events described are plausible, or even possible...The Claverhouse Emails Volume 1.2 features the short stories A Face in the Crowd, Footsteps and Expecting.
The Claverhouse Emails v1.4
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It's been a few years now since I last heard from Claverhouse. He was always an enigmatic character, so I suppose it's fitting that he just sort of faded away into nothingness again. To be honest, I'd almost forgotten all about him until I was clearing out some old computer equipment and came across an old hard drive that was just gathering dust. I was curious as to what might be on it, so I hooked it up and had a look, and there, nestled in an obscure subdirectory, was a folder entitled "The Claverhouse Emails".I first encountered this peculiar and enigmatic character on some old internet forums and message boards that I became a regular on back when I was a student. I used to get into long and often quite heated discussions about psychology and philosophy – the two subjects I was most interested in at the time – and Claverhouse soon made his presence known. His opinions were very different from the norm, and his skewed yet uncompromising take on things often made for uncomfortable reading. Most people there seemed to regard him as a bit of a crank, and he was largely ignored, but I found him interesting (if not always comprehensible), and we eventually struck up a friendship of sorts. We exchanged email addresses, and part of what he sent me is included here as The Claverhouse Emails.Each email is a stand-alone story, usually around two thousand words long, which consists of a first-person narrative detailing an experience or situation explained by the protagonist. Although the stories were presented to me as truth, Claverhouse would never provide more details when questioned about either the identity of the teller or the content of the story itself. He always said that everything you need to know is there, in the person's own words. Claverhouse was also not forthcoming when it came to personal details about himself: although we corresponded for well over a year, I never found out his real name, where he lived or what his profession might have been. Just as with the emails themselves, he always said that those details were meaningless, and that the important thing was the stories themselves and what they could tell us about the darker extremes of human experience.Just how true these stories are I cannot say. I suspect there's a lot of embellishment in them, and maybe even some elements of pure fantasy. But Claverhouse was adamant that at their core they all illustrate a deeper, more universal truth: that the world is not the way you think it is.Ultimately I think it's best if readers make up their own minds about the stories and their murky origins. I present them here as they were presented to me, and I hope that you enjoy The Claverhouse Emails.This edition contains three stories, which for the purposes of this collection I have entitled Still Waters, The Sleep Clinic and The Tree House.
Santa Biblie Letra Grande-Rvr 1960 (Spanish Edition)
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Holy Bible: NIV, New International Version
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Biblia H2O TLA
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Biblia Aventura-NIV
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NLT Large Print Premium Value Thinline Bible, Filament-Enabled Edition (LeatherLike, Garden Pink)
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Biblia Hazme un Instrumento-OS
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Holy Bible: Biblia del Diario Vivir RVR 1960
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The Dhammapada
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The Dhammapada (Pāli; Prakrit: धम्मपद Dhammapada; Sanskrit: धर्मपद Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community. His commentary, the Dhammapada Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha.
Ep o Gilgamešu
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Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world’s oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells of Gilgamesh’s adventures with the wild man Enkidu, and of his arduous journey to the ends of the earth in quest of the Babylonian Noah and the secret of immortality. Alongside its themes of family, friendship and the duties of kings, the Epic of Gilgamesh is, above all, about mankind’s eternal struggle with the fear of death.The Babylonian version has been known for over a century, but linguists are still deciphering new fragments in Akkadian and Sumerian.
Holy Bible: New Living Translation
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Chinese Myths and Folk Tales
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Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper and Other Stories
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
The Way of a Pilgrim
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La celebre storia, summa della spiritualità cristiano orientale.
Uno dei testi più ammalianti della storia mondiale della letteratura, una summa della spiritualità cristiano orientale ambientato nell'atmosfera narrativa fiabesca e sacrale della Santa Russia. La celebre storia del pellegrino deciso a scoprire il significato di tre parole misteriose, contenenti un comando dolcemente imperioso. Accompagnato dalla Filocalia dei padri antichi e da una logora bisaccia, il pellegrino intraprende un lungo viaggio attraverso steppe, boschi e villaggi per trovare risposta. Il testo è precededuto da due ampie introduzioni sul significato (Thomas Spidlik) e sulla storia (Aleksej Pentkovskij) del testo.
Bíblia Sagrada: Edição Pastoral - Azul escuro
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Bíblia Sagrada formatada especialmente para facilitar a leitura em dispositivos móveis. Tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida. - Edição Revista e Corrigida. - Inclui sumário navegável de livros e capítulos.
The Story of Mr. X
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When a fourteen year old boy from a family of dirt poor drifters wins a place at Andover Prep, an elite private school for boys, he thinks he’s finally found a detour out of a dead-end life. He soon realizes, though, that Andover’s enigmatic, domineering headmaster will determine his success at the school far more than his ability or intelligence—and this particular headmaster’s after-school tutorials are very demanding indeed. Based upon one man’s true life experiences, The Story of Mr. X recounts the unnamed narrator’s four years at Andover Prep as well the childhood incidents that lit the first fuses in a young life now set ablaze with desperation and desire. The inevitable explosion that results will challenge everything he thinks he knows about himself and his sexuality, and set in motion a chain of events that will change everyone’s lives forever.
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
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Vicente Muñoz Puelles ha realizado una adaptación de "Lazarillo de Tormes", obra cumbre de la novela picaresca.
Relata la mísera vida de un muchacho huérfano que tendrá que avivar el ingenio para saciar el hambre y sobrevivir, siempre bajo las órdenes de varios amos (un mendigo ciego, un clérigo, un escudero, un fraile y un buldero) nada respetuosos con él ni interesados en su bienestar.
Las mil y una noches
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Historias Maravillosas #1
Las mil y una noches es una fascinante recopilación de narraciones orientales que atrapa al lector en su magia y le hace desear que no amanezca nunca. Un universo exótico y exuberante repleto de sultanes, genios y princesas, donde personajes tan memorables como Sherezade, Simbad o Aladino corren apasionantes aventuras.
Andrew Lang, famoso folclorista británico, cuyas antologías de textos tradicionales se cuentan entre las mayores joyas bibliográficas del siglo XIX, recopiló los cuentos que consideró más interesantes en The Arabian Nights Entertainment. Su versión es la que recoge este libro. Se han recuperado, además, las magníficas ilustraciones creadas por Virginia Frances Sterret para la edición publicada en 1928.
Un segundo tomo de la colección (Historias de Sherezade) recoge otras de estas maravillosas narraciones.
Bibelen 2020
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Sweeney Todd o el Collar de Perlas
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Holkham Bible Picture Book
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Apocalipsis in dietsche
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The Claverhouse Emails v1.1
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These chilling short stories will take you into bold new territories of terror, where fear lurks around every corner and the dead are only a heartbeat away. Each of these disturbing tales comes from a mysterious anonymous source known only as "Claverhouse" - whether the stories originated with him or were written by others is a question that has never been determined. What is certain is that these stories have a psychological veracity which makes them truly disturbing to read...The Claverhouse Emails Volume 1.1 features the short stories The White Room, Echoes and Snow.
CSB Holy Bible
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The Book of Jubilees
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This is a new (2011) easy-to-read translation by ancient languages scholar Dr. A. Nyland and is NOT one of the many century-old public domain translations NOR is it a reworded public domain version. The Book of Jubilees contains information additional to Genesis and early Exodus, and is the account from creation to the early times of Moses. The Book of Jubilees claims to be told to Moses by angels when he was on Mount Sinai. One of the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Damascus Document, states that the Book of Jubilees reveals divine secrets "to which Israel has turned a blind eye." The Essenes, a Jewish sect who lived from the 2nd c. BCE to the 1st c. ACE, coveted the Book of Jubilees and kept it in their library. Jubilees are seven "year-weeks," a year-week being a period of seven years, so a jubilee is 49 years. The Book of Jubilees is also known as The Little Genesis or The Apocalypse of Moses. This is an easy-to-read translation of The Book of Jubilees translated into contemporary English yet at the same time has full scholarly references.
Severance - The Lexington Letter
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When does the cost of staying silent become greater than the price of speaking up? A desperate woman risks everything to expose the sinister company at the heart of Severance, the thrilling Apple Original series from director and executive producer Ben Stiller and creator Dan Erickson, now streaming on Apple TV+, about a daring experiment in "work-life balance."
From the minds behind the series, this is the story of Lumon Industries employee Margaret "Peg" Kincaid.
When Peg gets hired at Lumon, she undergoes Severance, a surgical procedure pitched by the company as an effortless way to separate her personal and work lives. Everyone has their reasons for wanting the easy solution Severance promises, but when Peg realizes that not all is as it seems at the company, she uncovers a reality that's far worse than the problems she wanted to escape.
At the heart of this story, Peg's shocking confession reveals the darkest side of corporate America. It raises a chilling question: How far will Lumon Industries go to protect its secrets?
The Way of a Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way
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This enduring work of Russian spirituality has charmed countless people with its tale of a nineteenth-century peasant's quest for the secret of prayer. Readers follow this anonymous pilgrim as he treks over the Steppes in search of the answer to the one compelling question: How does one pray constantly? Through his journeys, and under the tutelage of a spiritual father, he becomes gradually more open to the promptings of God, and sees joy and plenty wherever he goes. Ultimately, he discovers the different meanings and methods of prayer as he travels to his ultimate destination, Jerusalem.
The Way of a Pilgrim is a humble story ripe for renewed appreciation today. The recent changes in Russia have revealed the great religious traditions of that land, and this work, freshly translated for modern times, is among the finest examples of those centuries-old traditions.
Lazarillo de Tormes
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Cuando se publicó por primera vez, el Lazarillo no se presentaba como una obra de imaginación, sino como si fuera el relato auténtico de un real Lázaro de Tormes (por eso no podía llevar otra firma que el nombre del protagonista). Con tal mistificación creaba un tipo de ficción hasta entonces desconocido y se constituía en principio absoluto de la novela moderna. Además de estudiar ese aspecto fundamental histórica y literariamente, la "nueva edición" de Francisco Rico reexamina los grandes problemas del "Lazarillo" a la luz de nuevos materiales e investigaciones; ofrece el texto más fiel a la voluntad del autor; y, a través de una anotación exhaustiva, sitúa la novela en el contexto de la vida y la literatura de la época, resolviendo una por una todas las dudas que la lectura puede suscitar.
The Song of the Cid (Penguin Classics) A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text
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From a legendary a magnificent new rendering of Spain's national epic
Venture into the heart of Islamic Spain in this vibrant, rollicking new translation of The Song of the Cid , the only surviving epic from medieval Spain. Banished from the court of King Alfonso, the noble warrior Rodrigo Diaz, know as the Cid, sets out from Castile to restore his name. In a series of battles, he earns wealth and honor for his men and his king, as well as fame and admiration for himself. But it is in rescuing his daughters from their ill-suited marriages that the Cid faces the ultimate challenge to the medieval heroic ideal.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Loto dorado: Hsi Men y sus esposas
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La novela describe, en gran detalle, la caída de la casa Ximen durante los años 1111-27 (durante la dinastía Song del Norte). La historia se centra en Ximen Qing 西門慶, un escalador social corrupto y comerciante lujurioso que es lo suficientemente rico como para casarse con un consorte de esposas y concubinas.
Un episodio clave de la novela, la seducción de la adúltera Pan Jinlian, se produce al principio del libro y se toma de un episodio de A la orilla del agua. Después de asesinar en secreto al esposo de Pan, Ximen Qing se casa con ella como una de sus esposas. La historia sigue las luchas domésticas sexuales de las mujeres dentro de su clan como clamor por el prestigio y la influencia en medio del gradual declinar del clan Ximen.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 of 3
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Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder - tales of mystical lands peopled with princes and hunchbacks, the Angel of Death and magical spirits, tales of the voyages of Sindbad, of Ali Baba's outwitting a band of forty thieves and of jinnis trapped in rings and in lamps. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights.
La epopeya de Gilgamesh
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El relato mítico del rey Gilgamesh, símbolo de la lucha eterna del hombre contra el miedo a la muerte.
«Que el cruce de caminos sea el lugar donde moras.»
Los fragmentos más antiguos que se conservan de La epopeya de Gilgamesh son obra de un poeta paleobabilónico que escribió hace más de tres mil setecientos años. Fue compuesta en lengua acadia, pero sus orígenes literarios se remontan a cinco poemas sumerios. En ella se cuenta la historia de Gilgamesh, el gran rey de Uruk, sus encuentros con monstruos y dioses, su enfrentamiento y posterior amistad con Enkidu el salvaje, el nacido en las tierras altas, y su arduo viaje en busca del secreto de la inmortalidad. Además de abordar temas como la familia, la amistad o los deberes del rey, La epopeya de Gilgamesh versa, sobre todo, de la lucha eterna del hombre contra el miedo a la muerte.
La versión de Andrew George -la de referencia en el mundo occidental- la introducen palabras muy sabias de José Luis Sampedro. Como cierre, un epílogo sobre la pervivencia del mito realizado por los profesores de comunicación audiovisual de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra Jordi Balló y Xavier Pérez.
Jorge Luis Borges dijo...
«Tal vez no solo cronológicamente es la primera de las epopeyas del mundo. Diríase que todo ya está en este libro babilónico.»
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