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In Darkest England, and the Way Out

Booth, William
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
In Darkest England, and the Way Out is the Salvation Army's socially conscious treatise regarding the dire situation of the impoverished lower classes in England. First published in 1890 at a time of great hardship for working class people, this book was the charity founder William Booth's attempt at publicizing the desperate straits many ordinary people found themselves in. A rallying cry for preventing and acting against stark poverty, the b...

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Capital and Interest

Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von
Capital and Interest
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk discusses the history and principles of interest, offering piercing critiques of failed theories and implementations from past eras. The author's investigations range as far back as antiquity and the Middle Ages, how civilizations of old dealt - or failed to deal - with interest in concept and practice. Interest is earned on existing capital, without the owner of said capital engaging in work or activity, an example bei...

CHF 29.90

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Wilde, Oscar
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a Gothic and philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Fearing the story was indecent, the magazine's editor deleted roughly five hundred words before publication without Wilde's knowledge. Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde meri...

CHF 22.90

Society as I Have Found It

McAllister, Ward
Society as I Have Found It
Ward McAllister was a gentlemen living in the mid-to-late 19th century, this is his commentary of the high society of the time, the parties and social gatherings of the elite in the USA and Europe.Well-travelled and educated in the arts of speech and charming others, the author recounts his memories of fine occasions attended by the monied and well-connected. He describes the social habits, fashion trends, and ostentatious buying habits of the...

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The Baron Trump Collection

Ingersoll, Lockwood
The Baron Trump Collection
This collection unites Ingersoll Lockwood's classic Baron Trump adventure stories in one volume.Filled with exotic flights of fancy, the Baron Trump tales feature the titular character - a wealthy boy who lives in Trump Castle. His actual name is Wilhelm Heinrich Sebastian Von Troomp, but for the sake of simplicity he chooses to go by his title of Baron Trump.The young fellow embarks on time travelling adventures through human history. Through...

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John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides

Paton, John G.
John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides
John G. Paton narrates his eventful life as a missionary to the New Hebrides - modern-day Vanuatu - in a frank and vivid manner. Beginning with his upbringing and education in Scotland, we realize early on that Paton carried unusual dedication and energy in his studies. Determining that he would become a man of God, spreading the word of the Christian gospel as a missionary, it was as a young and newly-married man that the author departed his ...

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Orationes I-XVII

Demosthenes / Blass, Friedrich / Dindorf, Wilhelm
Orationes I-XVII
Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, established in 1849, has evolved into the world's most venerable and extensive series of editions of Greek and Latin literature, ranging from classical to Neo-Latin texts. Some 4-5 new editions are published every year. A team of renowned scholars in the field of Classical Philology acts as advisory board: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mast...

CHF 137.00

Die Compensirung der Klappenfehler des Herzens

Lewy, Benno
Die Compensirung der Klappenfehler des Herzens
In der vorliegenden kleinen Arbeit habe ich den Versuch gemacht, die Bedingungen, unter we1chen die Compensation der Klappenfehler des Herzens zu Stan de kommt, mathematisch zu berechnen. Diese Methode dUrfte in der medicinischen Wissenschaft, we1che sich wesentlich der inductiven Methode bedient, etwas ungewohnlich erscheinen. Ich glaube aber be­ rechtigt zu sein, einen so1chen Versuch mit der deductiven Me­ thode zu machen. Es ist bekannt, w...

CHF 71.00