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One of the key works on the development of logic, de Morgan's work forms the bridge between the researches of Hamilton and Boole. His greatest contribution to scientific knowledge undoubtedly lay in his logical researches, and the subsequent development of symbolic logic, with its powerful influences on both philosophy and technology, owes much to his fundamental work. Augustus de Morgan (1806 - 1871) was awarded the position of first Professo...

Balzac kept a rough draft of the novel for six years before completing it in 1837 after being offered 20, 000 Francs by Le Figaro, provided it was ready to appear before December 15 that year. Explaining the delay he would later write "For six years I have kept a rough draft of César Birotteau despairing of ever being able to interest anyone in the character of a rather stupid, somewhat mediocre shopkeeper, whose misfortunes are commonplace, s...

Most artistic of all the continental weird tales is the German classic Undine (1814), by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de la Motte Fouqué. In this story of a water-spirit who married a mortal and gained a human soul there is a delicate fineness of craftsmanship which makes it notable in any department of literature and an easy naturalness which places it close to the genuine folk-myth." -- H.P. Lovecraft, "Supernatural Horror In Literature

A portrait of the dopolavoro, or leisure-time organization, the largest of the regime's mass institutions.

In novel after novel, and story after story, de Lint has brought an entire imaginary North American city--and a young artist named Jilly--to vivid life. Now de Lint tells Jilly's own story . . . for behind the painter's fey charm lies a dark secret and a past she's labored to forget.

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Returning from Brazil, Bazilio tells his cousin Louisa of the brave new world. His revelation leads to a evastating conclusion. O Primo Bazilio has a far deeper tragedy than Madame Bovary wrote Roy Campbell, because the girl involved is . . . a most loveable character. One of the most tragic novels of the nineteenth century.

A new edition of this contemporary spirtitual classic in which the ancient and gentle wisdom of the Rule of St Benedict is explored in realtion to the demands of modern living and the importance of balance between prayer, work and study.

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In this witty, innovative novel of a modern relationship, de Botton explores the progress of a love affair from first meeting to breaking up, intercut with musings on the nature of art and love. "A cross between Milan Kundera and Erich Segal, with some Vonnegut thrown in for spice".--Kirkus Reviews.

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Ancient or modern, the city is among man's most complex creations and probably the most illustrative of both his best and worst qualities. The Ancient City, originally published in the 1870s, provides a 19th-century French view of Greek and Roman metropolises."'--Washington Post

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There are as many paths to holiness as there are saints in Heaven...but Christians can't follow them all. Yet there's one thing every saint practices that anyone can imitate: the simple art of loving God, which the beloved St. Francis de Sales explains here. Under his wise guidance, readers will discover the secrets to growing holy through the simple things in life -- work, play, and rest. They'll learn to avoid the distractions (even the reli...

The two basic problems addressed in this wide-ranging study are the stagnation of food production and the dynamics of rural poverty. The facts of the agrarian crisis in Latin America show that cheap semiproletarian labor on the vast export-oriented and mechanized landed estates of today leads to destruction of the peasantry. The process is accompanied by ecological collapse, demographic explosion, urban migration, and increasing landlessness.....

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After completing his research for Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville turned to the French consolidation of its empire in North Africa, which he believed deserving of similar attention. Tocqueville began studying Algerian history and culture, making two trips to Algeria in 1841 and 1846. He quickly became one of France's foremost experts on the country and wrote essays, articles, official letters, and parliamentary reports on such dive...

Develops a new philosophy that is grounded in both artistic and scientific truth.