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The Art of Public Speaking - The Original Classic Edition

This dense classic (AoPS) unpacks public speaking topic by topic, providing previous speeches throughout to practice with. It approaches public speaking from the absolute best perspective: its not about you, its about THE MESSAGE! AoPS also has amazing introductory piece on being courageous. One major caveat to keep in mind: The style of public speaking has changed in the past +100 years. Gone are the days of three-hour booming oratories by Webster and Beecher. In their stead modern speaking have to be quick-hitting with profound and engaging stories. The language is a bit dated, but the content is still relevant. If you need to do any type of public speaking, networking and small talk, pick up this book right away and start skimming.

Triplanetary - The Original Classic Edition

Smith E

This is one of the most energetic books I have read. Yes, it is pure pulp fiction in the non-Quentin Terantino sense of the word, but it was a powerful page turner. Every page was super-charged, and every chapter left you wanting more! E. E. Doc Smith is one of the giants of SF, and one of its greatest popularizers. He doesnt have the finesse that Asimov of Heinlein. He doesnt have the aura of humor of Niven. Docs strength is his raw energy. This book is like watching Yodas fight with Count Dooku at double-time. He overwhelms at times… Another one of Docs strength is his mixture of science and gadgets. You are immediate placed in a world of sub-ether communicators, atomic weapons, tractor beams, spacer ships, space armor, and all the other props associated with old school SF. I now know where Roddenberry and Lucas got many of their terms and gadgets. This tale is layered, and you can actually smell the intrigue and forces control other forces and nothing is what it seems. Wheels within wheels and plots within plots within plots. At times it can be complex. Sometimes the action runs too fast, and I find myself panting for the characters. At times it is almost a melodrama, or a morality play. While the dialogue might seem old-fashioned today, the stories themselves are timeless. What a wonderful experience awaits the new reader! Highly recommended.

Love Among the Chickens - The Original Classic Edition

Wodehouse P

Long before there were Jeeves and Gally, P.G. Wodehouse was writing excellent comic novels about the foibles of the English upper classes. A number of these novels were built around the humorous character of Ukridge, a sort of beautiful dreamer who wanders about above the fray of dealing with reality. I recently read a fine companion book about Mr. Wodehouses novels and realized that I had missed some fine early examples. Love Among the Chickens beckoned to me and Im glad it did. It can be expensive to know Ukridge. Hell invite you out to dinner, discover he has no funds, borrow the funds from you and never pay you back. Needless to say, friends try to avoid him. Jeremy Garnet, the striving novelist, has successfully avoided his old school chum for some time when bad luck causes Ukridge to find Garnets address. Soon, Ukridge is found barreling through the door along with the new Mrs. Ukridge to invite Garnet to the shore to co found an entrepreneurial enterprise, a chicken farm. In Ukridges eyes, this is a made-to-order money machine. You borrow some chickens, raise some of your own, return the original chickens and your bounty expands from there. Naturally, neither Ukridge nor Garnet have the slightest knowledge or experience about raising chickens to lay eggs. On the way to the shore, Garnet sees a lovely young woman whos reading one of his novels. Hes immediately smitten, and the complications begin. Without a Jeeves to help him, things go downhill rather rapidly . . . interspaced with modest rallies. You will enjoy some of the most humorous views of a new chicken farm that you can imagine with this book. What makes it even more delightful is that the books dedication to Bill Townsend in 1920 (to the second edition) makes it clear that the book has nonfiction roots in the real-life adventures of Bills friend on his Devonshire chicken farm. Like most Wodehouse novels, little time is wasted in building humor and romantic possibilities. Enjoy!

Night and Day - The Original Classic Edition

Woolf Virginia

Woolf portrays the fascinations of self-discovery through relationships with other people, and she also looks into the intricacies of love–are we aware of love? What is the importance of love in a persons life? Does one need it to be happy? Taking a peek into the answers of these questions along with adding delightful humor that made me laugh out loud made this book terrific. The characters are interesting and you can choose for yourself whether or not you like them. I would definitely recommend this book–its many levels are enjoyable for all ages and both sexes! Virginia Woolf does such a wonderful job of revealing the many facets of an individual. In this book, she applies that task to couples in love. It is a marvel that she not only identifies the many nuances of a glance, a word, a movement, but that she also conveys them to the reader in a perfect sentence. This book, unlike some of her others, seems written to appeal to a broader audience. It is easier than some of her other fiction, but is by no means a bore for Woolf fans. As in the other Virginia Woolf books I have read, what strikes me first and foremost is the wonderful writing. The descriptions are phenomenal, starting with the surroundings and continuing with the characters facial expressions. Some of the passages are pure poetry and the characters are beautifully and consistently drawn out. Oddly, although we know that Katharine is beautiful, we do not get a description of her, or of any other person in the story, with the exception of William Rodney. Woolf became a little heavy when it went into the minds of the characters who are in crises, but as one reaches the end of the book, all is forgiven. An excellent read!

Curiosities Of History: Boston 1630-1880 - The Original Classic Edition

Wheildon William

The history of Boston plays a central role in the American history. In 1630, Puritan colonists from England founded the city, which quickly became the political, commercial, financial, religious, and educational center of the New England region. The American Revolution erupted in Boston, as the British retaliated harshly for the Boston Tea Party and the patriots fought back. They besieged the British in the city, with a famous battle at Bunker Hill and won the Siege of Boston, forcing the British to retreat. However, the British blockade of the port seriously damaged the economy, and the population fell by two thirds in the 1770s. The city recovered after 1800, becoming the transportation hub for the New England region with its network of railroads, and even more important, the intellectual, educational and medical center of the nation. Along with New York, Boston was the financial center of the United States in the 19th century, and was especially important in funding railroads nationwide. In the Civil War era, it was the base for many anti-slavery activities. In the 19th century the city was dominated by an elite known as the Boston Brahmins. They faced the political challenge coming from waves of Catholic immigrants. The Irish Catholics, typified by the Kennedy Family, wrested the political control of the city by 1900. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: There were two large coves projecting into the peninsula,?one from the harbor and one from Charles River, nearly opposite to each other, and producing the narrow portion of the land already spoken of, so that if the peninsula was not formed of two islands originally, as has been supposed, the cutting of a creek across this narrow portion, nearly on the line of Blackstone Street, and uniting the waters of the two coves, had the effect practically to make it so, at least at such times as the waters of Charles River and the harbor met across the neck, near Roxbury; so that the peninsula can hardly be said to have been heart-shaped, much less square. …In May following, this committee reported, that on the 31st of July, 1643, there was granted to Henry Simons, George Burden, John Hill, and their partners, all the cove on the north-west side of the causeway leading towards Charlestown, with all the salt marsh bordering thereupon, not formerly granted, on these conditions: that within three years they erect thereon one or more corn-mills, ?and maintain the same forever; also make a gate ten feet wide to open with the flood for the passage of boats into the cove,? &c. …Converse, in 1631, was renewed Nov. 9, 1636, in form as follows: ?The Governor and treasurer, by order of the general court, did demise to Edward Converse the ferry between Boston and Charlestown, to have the sole transporting of passengers and cattle from one side to the other, for three years from the first day of the next month, for the yearly rent of forty pounds to be paid quarterly to the treasurer: Provided, that he see it be well attended and furnished with sufficient boats; and that so soon as may be in the next spring he set up a convenient house on Boston side, and keep a boat there as need shall require.

The Land That Time Forgot - The Original Classic Edition

Burroughs Edgar

The Land That Time Forgot is Burroughss best work, and the definitive lost world tale. The three sections are semi-independent, but work as a whole in unexpected ways. In Part I, we are introduced to the Island of Caprona and the bizarre prehistoric land of Caspak hidden inside it, but only after a long submarine journey. Before the hero can solve the mystery of the strange evolutionary system of Caspak, we cut to Part II, which immediately launches us into an adventure on the other side of the Island with a new narrator. Many plot strands come to an end at the conclusion of this second section, but there are still some questions left, still some mysteries, and Part III brings it all to a great conclusion, when we finally see behind the curtains and learn the enigma of Caspak. Burroughss writing is simple, tough, and exciting, and Caspak provides endless excitement from all corners of pre-history and fantasy: dinosaurs, sea monsters, cavemen, giant mammals, and winged humanoids! And there are airplanes and German subs as well. But what really sets this novel apart from other, similar stories, is the evolutionary concept that rules Caspak. I will say no more…the riddle of Caspak is the best of many reasons to read this wonderful novel, presented complete for the first time in nearly half a century.

Tales of the Jazz Age - The Original Classic Edition

Fitzgerald F

Satirizing the selfishness of the wealthy – Tales Of The Jazz Age is an anthology of classic short stories by the renowned 20th Century American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, who is best known for his enduring classic The Great Gatsby. Satirizing the selfishness of the wealthy, depicting revelry that escalates into a destructive mob, while offering a sharp look at the flaws of society, and enhanced with introductions to each story by the author, Tales Of The Jazz Age is highly recommended, and this edition would make a perfect choice for school and community libraries needing to replace worn copies of previous editions. Must reading for F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts – Tales of the Jazz Age is an anthology of nineteen short stories by renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald, including The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, Dice, Brassknuckles and Guitar, and Love in the Night. Enhanced with an extensive record of variants, explanatory notes, as well as an extensive introduction concerning the selection and editorial principles of the anthology, Tales of the Jazz Age is a superb edition of classic literature that would grace any academic or library collection – and is must reading for F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts and fans.

Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism - The Original Classic Edition

Newton Thomas

Dr. Inman has provided us a classic on the history of fertility cults and the Christian adaptation of its symbolism. And while there are a few points I dont agree with, and a few points he overlooked, Id say that after 137 years, this book is still at least 85 to 90% accurate – which is better than most books written during any period. Inman bases many of his ideas on Richard Payne Knight and Godfrey Higgins, both of whom contributed excellent research that is still pertinent for any student of mythology and theology today. Other researchers that came after Inman that I also recommend to the reader for deeper understanding, are: Clifford Howard, B.Z. Goldberg, Sir. James George Frazer, Hargrave Jennings, Wilhelm Reich, Bronislaw Malinowski, James DeMeo, etc. Especially important to consider with this work, as well as the other above mentioned authors, is the complete support for John Allegros contentions of Christianity being based on fertility worship as he argued in his 1970 publication – The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross – to which he received universal condemnation. A few of minor problems with this book: Inman actually believed that the pagan fertility symbolism adapted into Christianity was foreign to Christianity, instead of part of its original foundation pre-council of Nicea. From my years of study, I find this idea completely baseless (though I know many will disagree). As well, Inman is of the time when anything associated with human sexuality is considered primitive, dirty, gross, disgusting, uncivilized, etc., rather than being the beautiful cause of creation that we are all here in existence because of. This is something the heathen worshippers whom he wrote about clearly understood, that he couldnt grasp himself, or at least made himself appear so as to remain politically correct. His repulsion to human sexuality, his inability (even as a medical doctor) to illustrate, or discuss in full, the human anatomy, even in pencil drawn illustrations, becomes frustrating. He censors the book in many places, saying that to show the human anatomy is just to uncivilized. To discuss it further, well, that would degrade what it means to be civilized. Finally, Inman, like B.Z. Goldberg, believed that sex was the only origin of religion. The topics of archaeoastronomy and intoxicating substances are only discussed briefly, when in fact they are as much the (interrelated) foundation of religion and mythology as fertility worship. Regardless of these flaws in Inmans work, the book is a 5 star production and an absolute necessity for any student of the ancient mysteries, theology, mythology and archaeology. BUY IT!

The Blue Fairy Book - The Original Classic Edition

Lang Andrew

Andrew Langs series of fairy-tale books are some of the fundamental childrens reading of the twentieth and late nineteenth century. Many readers who have only seen or read modern, Disney-fied versions of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty or Snow-White will not recognize some of the darker twists in these tales. For example, in Sleeping Beauty, when the Prince wakes the Princess and marries her, the story is by no means over. The Princes mother is an Ogress, whom his father married for her wealth, and its suspected that she likes to eat little children; that whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to avoid falling upon them. The happy couple have two children, named Day and Morning, and the Ogress decides to dine on them one day when the Prince is away. Yes, it still has a happy ending, but Disney it isnt. The Blue Fairy Book is amazing. It has an excellent group of stories from different fairy tale writers, including Perrault, dAulnoy, and Grimm. This book was originally printed in the 19th century. These are the original, unaltered by Disney versions, and contain the nightmarish plots they were meant to have. Anyone who collects fairy tales should have this, the stories are marvellous entertainment.

The Wolves of God - The Original Classic Edition

Wilson Algernon

The tales in this book (back in print for the first time in who knows how many years) are by turns mystifying, horrifying, intensely moving, funny, incredibly beautiful… and sometimes all of them at once! Algernon Blackwood is mostly remembered as a great writer of ghost stories, but he was SO much more than that – a writer of (mostly) supernatural tales with a truly unique vision. Theres hardly a ghost to be found in this book, but it is chock full of other kinds of weird manifestations that are so original they are very hard to describe. Blackwood was one of a kind, and deserves to be much more widely read than he is. This rare collection contains a number of excellent and memorable stories. He was a master story-teller, and no true fan of supernatural fiction will want to be without this. The collection also includes at least a couple of stories from Blackwoods golden period which never found their way into the earlier collections (such as The Man Who Found Out and The Empty Sleeve). Contained in this volume: The Wolves of God Chinese Magic Running Wolf First Hate The Tarn of Sacrifice The Valley of the Beasts The Call Egyptian Sorcery The Decoy The Man Who Found Out The Empty Sleeve Wireless Confusion Confession The Lane That Ran East and West Vengeance is Mine