Author: F. R. Grahame
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Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Tyrants of To-day; Or, The Secret Society
Author: F. R. Grahame
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Languages : en
Pages : 268
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The Secret Societies of All Ages & Countries - Volume 2
Author: Charles William Heckethorn
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 159605381X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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Ireland, helpless against misery and superstition, misled by hatred against her conquerors, the rulers of England, formed sects to fight not so much the evil, as the supposed authors of the evil. -from "Irish Societies" From the modern intrigue of conspiracy theories to the immense popularity of The Da Vinci Code, the fascination with secret societies-and their arcane knowledge and power-has never been so rampant. This monumental, encyclopedic work details the initiations and ceremonies, the codes and customs of mysterious organizations from ancient times to the modern world. First published in 1875 and completely revised and updated in 1897, this remains the definitive, authoritative guide to secret societies... and to the spiritual evolution of humanity they represent. Volume II features: .an in-depth exploration of Freemasonry, from its origins and traditions to its influence in the histories of England, Scotland, France, and Italy .political secret societies, including anarchists, Napoleonic organizations, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians .minor groups such as the Cambridge Secret Society, Phi-Beta-Kappa, and Society of the Turf. Also available from Cosimo Classics: The Secret Societies of All Ages & Countries: Vol. 1. British historian and author CHARLES WILLIAM HECKETHORN (c. 1826-1902) was born in Switzerland but emigrated to England as a child. Among his writings are a novel, a book of verse, translations of Scandinavian folklore, and the travelogues Italian Lights and Shadows, London Souvenirs, and London Memories.
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 159605381X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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Ireland, helpless against misery and superstition, misled by hatred against her conquerors, the rulers of England, formed sects to fight not so much the evil, as the supposed authors of the evil. -from "Irish Societies" From the modern intrigue of conspiracy theories to the immense popularity of The Da Vinci Code, the fascination with secret societies-and their arcane knowledge and power-has never been so rampant. This monumental, encyclopedic work details the initiations and ceremonies, the codes and customs of mysterious organizations from ancient times to the modern world. First published in 1875 and completely revised and updated in 1897, this remains the definitive, authoritative guide to secret societies... and to the spiritual evolution of humanity they represent. Volume II features: .an in-depth exploration of Freemasonry, from its origins and traditions to its influence in the histories of England, Scotland, France, and Italy .political secret societies, including anarchists, Napoleonic organizations, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians .minor groups such as the Cambridge Secret Society, Phi-Beta-Kappa, and Society of the Turf. Also available from Cosimo Classics: The Secret Societies of All Ages & Countries: Vol. 1. British historian and author CHARLES WILLIAM HECKETHORN (c. 1826-1902) was born in Switzerland but emigrated to England as a child. Among his writings are a novel, a book of verse, translations of Scandinavian folklore, and the travelogues Italian Lights and Shadows, London Souvenirs, and London Memories.
The Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries [volume 2]
Author: Charles William Heckethorn
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435751930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435751930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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On Tyranny
Author: Timothy Snyder
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804190119
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times) “Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings.”—Masha Gessen The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. On Tyranny is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804190119
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times) “Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has written the rare kind of book that can be read in one sitting but will keep you coming back to help regain your bearings.”—Masha Gessen The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. On Tyranny is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.
“The” Academy
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Pages : 644
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Hitler and Stalin
Author: Laurence Rees
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610399668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
An award-winning historian plumbs the depths of Hitler and Stalin's vicious regimes, and shows the extent to which they brutalized the world around them. Two 20th century tyrants stand apart from all the rest in terms of their ruthlessness and the degree to which they changed the world around them. Briefly allies during World War II, Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin then tried to exterminate each other in sweeping campaigns unlike anything the modern world had ever seen, affecting soldiers and civilians alike. Millions of miles of Eastern Europe were ruined in their fight to the death, millions of lives sacrificed. Laurence Rees has met more people who had direct experience of working for Hitler and Stalin than any other historian. Using their evidence he has pieced together a compelling comparative portrait of evil, in which idealism is polluted by bloody pragmatism, and human suffering is used casually as a political tool. It's a jaw-dropping description of two regimes stripped of moral anchors and doomed to destroy each other, and those caught up in the vicious magnetism of their leadership.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610399668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
An award-winning historian plumbs the depths of Hitler and Stalin's vicious regimes, and shows the extent to which they brutalized the world around them. Two 20th century tyrants stand apart from all the rest in terms of their ruthlessness and the degree to which they changed the world around them. Briefly allies during World War II, Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin then tried to exterminate each other in sweeping campaigns unlike anything the modern world had ever seen, affecting soldiers and civilians alike. Millions of miles of Eastern Europe were ruined in their fight to the death, millions of lives sacrificed. Laurence Rees has met more people who had direct experience of working for Hitler and Stalin than any other historian. Using their evidence he has pieced together a compelling comparative portrait of evil, in which idealism is polluted by bloody pragmatism, and human suffering is used casually as a political tool. It's a jaw-dropping description of two regimes stripped of moral anchors and doomed to destroy each other, and those caught up in the vicious magnetism of their leadership.
History of Pittsburgh Volume 2
Author: George Thornton Fleming
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849674371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The selection of Mr. Fleming to prepare this history of Pittsburgh, and the region round about, was most fortunate for the city. He was not only a sturdy grubber after facts but had the ability to dress them up in pleasing style and set them in graceful order. This book is valuable not only as a narrative of historic events, but as a compendium of facts relating to men and matters, events and happenings pertaining to the triumphant growth of Pittsburgh, its institutions, and its fame. It is as encyclopedic as entertaining and facilitates the finding of whatsoever data that may be desired. It will be very hard to find another book on the history of Pittsburgh that is as detailed as Mr. Fleming’s. This is volume two out of two.
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849674371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The selection of Mr. Fleming to prepare this history of Pittsburgh, and the region round about, was most fortunate for the city. He was not only a sturdy grubber after facts but had the ability to dress them up in pleasing style and set them in graceful order. This book is valuable not only as a narrative of historic events, but as a compendium of facts relating to men and matters, events and happenings pertaining to the triumphant growth of Pittsburgh, its institutions, and its fame. It is as encyclopedic as entertaining and facilitates the finding of whatsoever data that may be desired. It will be very hard to find another book on the history of Pittsburgh that is as detailed as Mr. Fleming’s. This is volume two out of two.
The Greatest Fiction Volume 2
Author: Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Publisher: 谷月社
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
GEORGE BORROW Lavengro I.--The Scholar, the Gipsy, the Priest II.--An Adventure with a Publisher III.--The Spirit of Stonehenge IV.--The Flaming Tinman The Romany Rye I.--The Roving Life II.--The Parting of the Ways III.--Horse-Keeping and Horse-Dealing IV.--A Recruiting Sergeant M. E. BRADDON Lady Audley's Secret I.--The Second Lady Audley II.--The Return of the Gold-Seeker III.--Robert Audley Comes on the Scene IV.--The Search and the Counter Check V.--My Lady Tells the Truth VI.--The Mystery Cleared Up EDWARD BRADLEY ("CUTHBERT BEDE") The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green I.--A Very Quiet Party II.--Mr. Verdant Green Does as He Has Been Done By III.--Town and Gown CHARLOTTE BRONTË Jane Eyre I.--The Master of Thornfield Hall II.--The Mystery of the Third Floor III.--The Shadowy Walk IV.--The Mystery Explained V.--Reunion Shirley I.--In the Dark Days of the War II.--The Master of Hollows Mill III.--Caroline Finds a Mother IV.--An Old Acquaintance V.--Love Scenes Villette I.--Little Miss Caprice II.--Madame Beck's School III.--Old Friends are Best IV.--A Cure for First Love V.--Reunion Completed VI.--A Professor's Love-Story EMILY BRONTË Wuthering Heights I.--A Surly Brood II.--The Story Runs Backward III.--The Story Runs Forward ROBERT BUCHANAN The Shadow of the Sword I.--The King of the Conscripts II.--In the Cathedral of the Sea III.--Rohan Meets Napoleon JOHN BUNYAN The Holy War I.--The Founding of Mansoul II.--The Plot and Capture III.--The Re-Taking of Mansoul IV.--The Downfall The Pilgrim's Progress I.--The Battle with Apollyon II.--Vanity Fair III.--The Celestial City FANNY BURNEY Evelina I.--Deserted LADY HOWARD TO THE REV. MR. VILLARS MR. VILLARS TO LADY HOWARD II.--A Visit to Town LADY HOWARD TO MR. VILLARS MR. VILLARS TO LADY HOWARD EVELINA ANVILLE TO MR. VILLARS III.--An Unlucky Meeting EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS MR. VILLARS TO EVELINA EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS IV.--A Compromising Situation EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS V.--A Growing Acquaintance EVELINA TO MISS MIRVAN EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS VI.--A Happy Ending EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS WILLIAM CARLETON The Black Prophet I.--The Murders in the Glen II.--The Prophet Schemes III.--The Shadow of Crime IV.--An Amazing Witness V.--Fate: the Discoverer LEWIS CARROLL Alice's Adventures in Wonderland I.--What Happened Down the Rabbit-Hole II.--The Pool of Tears and the Animals' Party III.--The Adventures in the Wood IV.--Alice at the Mad Tea Party V.--The Mock Turtle's Story and the Lobster Quadrille VI.--The Trial of the Knave of Hearts MIGUEL CERVANTES Life and Adventures of Don Quixote I.--The Knight-Errant of La Mancha II.--An Adventure in a Courtyard III.--The Immortal Partnership IV.--Sancho Governs His Island V.--The Death of Don Quixote ADALBERT VON CHAMISSO Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man I.--The Grey Man II.--A Soul for a Shadow III.--The Wanderer CHATEAUBRIAND Atala I.--The Song of Death II.--The Magic of the Forest CHARLES VICTOR CHERBULIEZ Samuel Brohl & Co. I.--A Mountain Romance II.--A Conversation with a Dead Man III.--Samuel Brohl Comes to Life IV.--The Partnership is Dissolved WILKIE COLLINS No Name I.--Nobody's Children II.--Tricked into Marriage III.--The Darkest Hour The Woman in White I.--The Woman Appears II.--The Story Continued by Vincent Gilmore, of Chancery Lane, Solicitor to the Fairlies III.--The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe in a Series of Extracts from Her Diary IV.--The Story Completed by Walter Hartright on His Return, from Several Manuscripts HUGH CONWAY Called Back I.--A Blind Witness II.--Not for Love or Marriage III.--Calling Back the Past IV.--Seeking the Truth in Siberia FENIMORE COOPER The Last of the Mohicans I.--Betrayed by the Redskin II.--In the Nick of Time III.--"The Jubilee of Devils" IV.--Captives of the Hurons V.--Hawk-eye's Revenge The Spy I.--Uncomfortable Visitors II.--The Disguise That Failed III.--A Dangerous Situation IV.--Justice by Evasion V.--Unexpected Meetings VI.--Last Scenes MRS. CRAIK John Halifax, Gentleman I.--The Tanner's Apprentice II.--Ursula March III.--The Rise of John Halifax IV.--The Journey's End GEORGE CROLY Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come! I.--Immortality on Earth II.--The Son of Misfortune III.--The Abomination of Desolation IV.--The Hour of Doom V.--The Pilgrim of Time RICHARD HENRY DANA Two Years Before the Mast I.--Life on a Merchantman II.--At the Ends of the Earth III.--A Tyrannical Captain IV.--I Become a Hide-Curer V.--An Adventurous Voyage Home
Publisher: 谷月社
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
GEORGE BORROW Lavengro I.--The Scholar, the Gipsy, the Priest II.--An Adventure with a Publisher III.--The Spirit of Stonehenge IV.--The Flaming Tinman The Romany Rye I.--The Roving Life II.--The Parting of the Ways III.--Horse-Keeping and Horse-Dealing IV.--A Recruiting Sergeant M. E. BRADDON Lady Audley's Secret I.--The Second Lady Audley II.--The Return of the Gold-Seeker III.--Robert Audley Comes on the Scene IV.--The Search and the Counter Check V.--My Lady Tells the Truth VI.--The Mystery Cleared Up EDWARD BRADLEY ("CUTHBERT BEDE") The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green I.--A Very Quiet Party II.--Mr. Verdant Green Does as He Has Been Done By III.--Town and Gown CHARLOTTE BRONTË Jane Eyre I.--The Master of Thornfield Hall II.--The Mystery of the Third Floor III.--The Shadowy Walk IV.--The Mystery Explained V.--Reunion Shirley I.--In the Dark Days of the War II.--The Master of Hollows Mill III.--Caroline Finds a Mother IV.--An Old Acquaintance V.--Love Scenes Villette I.--Little Miss Caprice II.--Madame Beck's School III.--Old Friends are Best IV.--A Cure for First Love V.--Reunion Completed VI.--A Professor's Love-Story EMILY BRONTË Wuthering Heights I.--A Surly Brood II.--The Story Runs Backward III.--The Story Runs Forward ROBERT BUCHANAN The Shadow of the Sword I.--The King of the Conscripts II.--In the Cathedral of the Sea III.--Rohan Meets Napoleon JOHN BUNYAN The Holy War I.--The Founding of Mansoul II.--The Plot and Capture III.--The Re-Taking of Mansoul IV.--The Downfall The Pilgrim's Progress I.--The Battle with Apollyon II.--Vanity Fair III.--The Celestial City FANNY BURNEY Evelina I.--Deserted LADY HOWARD TO THE REV. MR. VILLARS MR. VILLARS TO LADY HOWARD II.--A Visit to Town LADY HOWARD TO MR. VILLARS MR. VILLARS TO LADY HOWARD EVELINA ANVILLE TO MR. VILLARS III.--An Unlucky Meeting EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS MR. VILLARS TO EVELINA EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS IV.--A Compromising Situation EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS V.--A Growing Acquaintance EVELINA TO MISS MIRVAN EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS VI.--A Happy Ending EVELINA TO MR. VILLARS WILLIAM CARLETON The Black Prophet I.--The Murders in the Glen II.--The Prophet Schemes III.--The Shadow of Crime IV.--An Amazing Witness V.--Fate: the Discoverer LEWIS CARROLL Alice's Adventures in Wonderland I.--What Happened Down the Rabbit-Hole II.--The Pool of Tears and the Animals' Party III.--The Adventures in the Wood IV.--Alice at the Mad Tea Party V.--The Mock Turtle's Story and the Lobster Quadrille VI.--The Trial of the Knave of Hearts MIGUEL CERVANTES Life and Adventures of Don Quixote I.--The Knight-Errant of La Mancha II.--An Adventure in a Courtyard III.--The Immortal Partnership IV.--Sancho Governs His Island V.--The Death of Don Quixote ADALBERT VON CHAMISSO Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man I.--The Grey Man II.--A Soul for a Shadow III.--The Wanderer CHATEAUBRIAND Atala I.--The Song of Death II.--The Magic of the Forest CHARLES VICTOR CHERBULIEZ Samuel Brohl & Co. I.--A Mountain Romance II.--A Conversation with a Dead Man III.--Samuel Brohl Comes to Life IV.--The Partnership is Dissolved WILKIE COLLINS No Name I.--Nobody's Children II.--Tricked into Marriage III.--The Darkest Hour The Woman in White I.--The Woman Appears II.--The Story Continued by Vincent Gilmore, of Chancery Lane, Solicitor to the Fairlies III.--The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe in a Series of Extracts from Her Diary IV.--The Story Completed by Walter Hartright on His Return, from Several Manuscripts HUGH CONWAY Called Back I.--A Blind Witness II.--Not for Love or Marriage III.--Calling Back the Past IV.--Seeking the Truth in Siberia FENIMORE COOPER The Last of the Mohicans I.--Betrayed by the Redskin II.--In the Nick of Time III.--"The Jubilee of Devils" IV.--Captives of the Hurons V.--Hawk-eye's Revenge The Spy I.--Uncomfortable Visitors II.--The Disguise That Failed III.--A Dangerous Situation IV.--Justice by Evasion V.--Unexpected Meetings VI.--Last Scenes MRS. CRAIK John Halifax, Gentleman I.--The Tanner's Apprentice II.--Ursula March III.--The Rise of John Halifax IV.--The Journey's End GEORGE CROLY Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come! I.--Immortality on Earth II.--The Son of Misfortune III.--The Abomination of Desolation IV.--The Hour of Doom V.--The Pilgrim of Time RICHARD HENRY DANA Two Years Before the Mast I.--Life on a Merchantman II.--At the Ends of the Earth III.--A Tyrannical Captain IV.--I Become a Hide-Curer V.--An Adventurous Voyage Home
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The 48 Laws of Power
Author: Robert Greene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670881465
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670881465
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.