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Maimonides' "Guide of the Perplexed" in Translation

A History from the Thirteenth Century to the Twentieth

Edited by Josef Stern, James T. Robinson, Yonathan Shemesh ...

Moses Maimonides's Guide of the Perplexed is the greatest philosophical text in the history of Jewish thought and a major work of the Middle Ages. For almost all of its history, however, the Guide has been read and commented upon in translation—in Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, French, English, and other modern languages—rather than in its original Judeo-Arabic. This volume is the first to tell the story ... Read more

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Moses Maimonides's Guide of the Perplexed is the greatest philosophical text in the history of Jewish thought and a major work of the Middle Ages. For almost all of its history, however, the Guide has been read and commented upon in translation—in Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, French, English, and other modern languages—rather than in its original Judeo-Arabic. This volume is the first to tell the story
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The Complete Works of Franz Kafka. Novels, Novellas and Short Stories (47 Titles). Illustrated

Amerika, The Trial, The Castle, The Metamorphosis, The Warden of the Tomb and many others

by Franz Kafka ...

Translated by Tania and James Stern ...

The Complete Works of Franz Kafka: Novels, Novellas, and Short Stories (47 Titles) is an unparalleled collection that brings together the full spectrum of Kafka’s literary genius. Featuring masterpieces such as Amerika, The Trial, The Castle, The Metamorphosis, The Warden of the Tomb, and many others, this anthology delves into themes of existential angst, alienation, and the absurdity of modern ... Read more

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The Complete Works of Franz Kafka: Novels, Novellas, and Short Stories (47 Titles) is an unparalleled collection that brings together the full spectrum of Kafka’s literary genius. Featuring masterpieces such as Amerika, The Trial, The Castle, The Metamorphosis, The Warden of the Tomb, and many others, this anthology delves into themes of existential angst, alienation, and the absurdity of modern
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Seven Years From Boy To Man

The True-Life Story of an FBI Agent

by James Carl Stern ...

Seven Years From Boy to Man is a powerful true-life memoir that chronicles the extraordinary journey of James Carl Stern, from a childhood marked by cultural displacement and adversity to a distinguished career as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Born in post-war Japan to a Japanese mother and an American U.S. Army father, Stern immigrated to the United States at a young age ... Read more

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Seven Years From Boy to Man is a powerful true-life memoir that chronicles the extraordinary journey of James Carl Stern, from a childhood marked by cultural displacement and adversity to a distinguished career as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Born in post-war Japan to a Japanese mother and an American U.S. Army father, Stern immigrated to the United States at a young age
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HARVARD CLASSICS - All 20 Volumes in one Edition (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Complete Fiction Classics: Crime and Punishment, The Scarlet Letter, Pride and Prejudice, Notre Dame, Anna Karenina, Vanity Fair, Sleepy Hollow

by Henry James, George Eliot, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, Jane Austen, Walter Scott, William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe0, Francis Bret Harte1, Mark Twain2, Edward Everett Hale3, Victor Hugo4, Honoré Balzac5, George Sand6, Alfred de Musset7, Alphonse Daudet8, Guy de Maupassant9, Johann Wolfgang Goethe0, Gottfried Keller1, Theodor Storm2, Theodor Fontane3, Leo Tolstoy4, Fyodor Dostoevsky5, Ivan Turgenev6, Juan Valera7, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson8, Alexander L. Kielland9, Callum Deneford2 ...

HARVARD CLASSICS - All 20 Volumes in one Edition gathers a sweeping canon of narrative art, tracing the evolution of fiction from the eighteenth-century novel of manners and picaresque experiment to nineteenth-century realism, romance, satire, and psychological inquiry. Its range embraces social comedy, Gothic intensity, historical romance, moral fable, regional sketch, and philosophical tale, ... Read more

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HARVARD CLASSICS - All 20 Volumes in one Edition gathers a sweeping canon of narrative art, tracing the evolution of fiction from the eighteenth-century novel of manners and picaresque experiment to nineteenth-century realism, romance, satire, and psychological inquiry. Its range embraces social comedy, Gothic intensity, historical romance, moral fable, regional sketch, and philosophical tale,
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Darkman VS Army of Darkness

by Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern ...

Series series Army of Darkness
Dynamite presents the cross-over no one thought they would ever see - Ash and Darkman as we present Army of Darkness/Darkman #1! Two of Spider-Man Director Sam Raimi's most famous creations finally meet at Darkman battles Ash and the Deadit's from the Army of Darkness!AOD/Darkman featured the creative team of the legendary Roger Stern, Kurt ("Superman") Busiek and artist James Fry! Joining this ... Read more

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Dynamite presents the cross-over no one thought they would ever see - Ash and Darkman as we present Army of Darkness/Darkman #1! Two of Spider-Man Director Sam Raimi's most famous creations finally meet at Darkman battles Ash and the Deadit's from the Army of Darkness!AOD/Darkman featured the creative team of the legendary Roger Stern, Kurt ("Superman") Busiek and artist James Fry! Joining this
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Spark of Life

A Novel

by Erich Maria Remarque ...

Translated by James Stern ...

In Spark of Life, a powerful classic from the renowned author of All Quiet on the Western Front, one man’s dream of freedom inspires a valiant resistance against the Nazi war machine.For ten years, 509 has been a political prisoner in a German concentration camp, persevering in the most hellish conditions. Deathly weak, he still has his wits about him and he senses that the end of the war is near. ... Read more

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In Spark of Life, a powerful classic from the renowned author of All Quiet on the Western Front, one man’s dream of freedom inspires a valiant resistance against the Nazi war machine.For ten years, 509 has been a political prisoner in a German concentration camp, persevering in the most hellish conditions. Deathly weak, he still has his wits about him and he senses that the end of the war is near.
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The Country Wife

by William Wycherley, Dr Tiffany Stern, James Ogden ...

Series series New Mermaids
'He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater fool that does not marry a fool.'This bawdy, hilarious, subversive and wickedly satirical drama pokes fun at the humourless, the jealous, and the adulterous alike. It features a country wife, Margery, whose husband believes she is too naïve to cuckold him; and an anti-hero, Horner, who pretends to be impotent in order to have unrestrained access to the ... Read more

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'He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater fool that does not marry a fool.'This bawdy, hilarious, subversive and wickedly satirical drama pokes fun at the humourless, the jealous, and the adulterous alike. It features a country wife, Margery, whose husband believes she is too naïve to cuckold him; and an anti-hero, Horner, who pretends to be impotent in order to have unrestrained access to the
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle

by Bertolt Brecht ...

Translated by Tania Stern, W. H. Auden, James Stern ...

Series series Modern Classics
Written in exile during the Second World War, the story of Brecht's classic play subverts an ancient Chinese tale - echoed in the Judgement of Solomon - in which two women claim the same child. The message of Brecht's parable is that resources should go to those who will make best use of them. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story has a happy outcome ... Read more

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Written in exile during the Second World War, the story of Brecht's classic play subverts an ancient Chinese tale - echoed in the Judgement of Solomon - in which two women claim the same child. The message of Brecht's parable is that resources should go to those who will make best use of them. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story has a happy outcome
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The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe

or, How the Confederate Cruisers Were Equipped

by James D. Bulloch ...

Series series Modern Library War
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Jefferson Davis sent merchant marine James D. Bulloch to Europe to clandestinely acquire arms and ships for the Confederate navy. His first stop was Britain, a country hedging its bets on who would win the War Between the States and willing to secretly provide the Confederacy with the naval technology to fight the Union on the high seas. Bulloch's mission ... Read more

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At the outbreak of the Civil War, Jefferson Davis sent merchant marine James D. Bulloch to Europe to clandestinely acquire arms and ships for the Confederate navy. His first stop was Britain, a country hedging its bets on who would win the War Between the States and willing to secretly provide the Confederacy with the naval technology to fight the Union on the high seas. Bulloch's mission
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The Lively Experiment

Religious Toleration in America from Roger Williams to the Present

by Teresa Bejan, Jacob Betz, Steven Green, Evan Haefeli, Susanna Linsley, David Mislin, Keith Pacholl, Nicholas Pellegrino, Scott Sowerby, Ronit Stahl, Evelyn Sterne, James B. Bennett, Cristine T. Hutchison-Jones, Christopher C. Jones, Paul E. Matzko, Andrew R. Murphy, Shawn F. Peters, Denise A. Spellberg, Kip A. Wedel ...

Three hundred and fifty years ago, Roger Williams launched one of the world’s first great experiments in religious toleration. Insisting that religion be separated from civil power, he founded Rhode Island, a colony that welcomed people of many faiths. Though stark forms of intolerance persisted, Williams’ commitments to faith and liberty of conscience came to define the nation and its conception ... Read more

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Three hundred and fifty years ago, Roger Williams launched one of the world’s first great experiments in religious toleration. Insisting that religion be separated from civil power, he founded Rhode Island, a colony that welcomed people of many faiths. Though stark forms of intolerance persisted, Williams’ commitments to faith and liberty of conscience came to define the nation and its conception
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The Price of Salmon

The Scandal of the West Coast Salmon Canning Industry

by Max Stern ...

In 1922, San Francisco Daily News investigative journalist, Max Stern, posed as a down-on-his-luck cannery workers to uncover corrupt hiring practices and deplorable labor conditions employed by Chinese contractors and Alaska salmon canners. Stern's collective articles spotlighted the discrimination, exploitation, profiteering, and mistreatment of cannery crews and exposed the corrupt, abusive ... Read more

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In 1922, San Francisco Daily News investigative journalist, Max Stern, posed as a down-on-his-luck cannery workers to uncover corrupt hiring practices and deplorable labor conditions employed by Chinese contractors and Alaska salmon canners. Stern's collective articles spotlighted the discrimination, exploitation, profiteering, and mistreatment of cannery crews and exposed the corrupt, abusive
... Read more
The Caucasian Chalk Circle

by Bertolt Brecht ...

Translated by James Stern, Tania Stern, W. H. Auden ...

Series series Student Editions
Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother.Written while Brecht was in exile in ... Read more

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Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother.Written while Brecht was in exile in
... Read more

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