Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Author: The Illustrated London News
Author: Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Report of the Librarian of Congress
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Merchants of Death
Author: Helmuth Carol EngelbrechtPublisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610163907
Category : Arms transfers
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Prices of Clothing
Author: John M. CurranPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Human Accomplishment
Author: Charles MurrayPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061745677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
A sweeping cultural survey reminiscent of Barzun's From Dawn to Decadence. "At irregular times and in scattered settings, human beings have achieved great things. Human Accomplishment is about those great things, falling in the domains known as the arts and sciences, and the people who did them.' So begins Charles Murray's unique account of human excellence, from the age of Homer to our own time. Employing techniques that historians have developed over the last century but that have rarely been applied to books written for the general public, Murray compiles inventories of the people who have been essential to the stories of literature, music, art, philosophy, and the sciences—a total of 4,002 men and women from around the world, ranked according to their eminence. The heart of Human Accomplishment is a series of enthralling descriptive chapters: on the giants in the arts and what sets them apart from the merely great; on the differences between great achievement in the arts and in the sciences; on the meta-inventions, 14 crucial leaps in human capacity to create great art and science; and on the patterns and trajectories of accomplishment across time and geography. Straightforwardly and undogmatically, Charles Murray takes on some controversial questions. Why has accomplishment been so concentrated in Europe? Among men? Since 1400? He presents evidence that the rate of great accomplishment has been declining in the last century, asks what it means, and offers a rich framework for thinking about the conditions under which the human spirit has expressed itself most gloriously. Eye-opening and humbling, Human Accomplishment is a fascinating work that describes what humans at their best can achieve, provides tools for exploring its wellsprings, and celebrates the continuing common quest of humans everywhere to discover truths, create beauty, and apprehend the good.
Managing Death Investigations
Author: Arthur E. WestveerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
American Art Auction Catalogues 1785-1942
Author: Harold LancourPublisher: Lancour Press
ISBN: 1406750875
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
What Would the Great Economists Do?
Author: Linda YuehPublisher: Picador USA
ISBN: 1250180538
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
An "exploration of the life and work of world-changing thinkers--from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes--and how their ideas would solve the great economic problems we face today"--Amazon.com.