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In this 1884 book, the author, an early popularizer of Darwins theories, takes on nothing less than the origin of humanity, its destiny, and its place in the universe. He argues …

John Buchan founded the modern day spy thriller, inspiring Ian Fleming and his James Bond character. In this World War I adventure, now Brigadier-General Richard Hannay, the hero …

This biography of Sir John Eliot, the English statesman whose struggles with Charles I over the rights and privileges of Parliament resulted in his imprisonment and eventual death, …

In the novel Saint's Progress, published in 1919, Galsworthy wrestles with issues of the Great War. What was really being fought for: love as the guiding principle of life, a …

John Pym (1584-1643) was an English parliamentarian and a Puritan. He was known not just for stirring speeches or bold action, but alsoas the author makes clear in this 1912 …

John Randolph, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, represented Virginia in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and once famously stated, I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; …

This 1905 publication is an informative biography of American philosopher and historian John Fiske. Perry, who was a contemporary of Fiskes at Harvard, gives an insiders view of …

Augustine and World Religions examines Augustine's thought for how it can inform modern inter-religious dialogue. Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian …

This book is about the lives of 11-year-old children growing up in a Midlands city in the late '60s and early '70s. Based on interviews with their parents, it describes family life …

This entertaining volume presents six character sketches from the Georgian eraadmittedly not the most noble dames and men of the era. Here are a humorist, Abraham Tucker; a grande …

This invaluable resource analyzes what made Kennedy, both before and during his Presidency, a unique and dominant force who would serve as the standard by which future leaders …