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  • The History of the Negro Church
    Carter Godwin Woodson
    This is the illustrated version, which includes images of some of the people mentioned in the book. A non-illustrated version is available via ISBN 9781680921922.The importance of the church in the life of the Negro justifies the publication of this brief account of the development of the institution. For many years the various denominations have been writing treatises bearing ...
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    10,45 €

  • The Cut-Glass Bowl
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'It was astonishing to think that life had once been the sum of her current love-affairs. It was now the sum of her current problems.'-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Cut-Glass Bowl (1920)The Cut-Glass Bowl (1920), by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published in Scribner’s Magazine and later in his short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers (also available from Cosimo Classics)....
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    7,44 €

  • Head and Shoulders
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Head and Shoulders (1920) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in the Saturday Evening Post and later in his short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers (also available from Cosimo Classics), features Horace, a Princeton academic, who falls for flapper, Marcia. Marcia’s shoulders shaking in her performances and Horace’s 'head' with his academia are the basis for the ti...
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    7,65 €

  • Benediction
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'It’s like that idea of saving your life by losing it. You see we sort of feel that the less human a man is, in your sense of human, the better servant he can be to humanity.'-Kieth, Benediction, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1920).Benediction (1920) was first published as part of a collection of short stories, Flappers and Philosophers (also available from Cosimo Classics) and focus...
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    7,53 €

  • Dalyrimple Goes Wrong
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'Cutting corners meant rejecting the old childhood principles that success came from faithfulness to duty, that evil was necessarily punished or virtue necessarily rewarded-that honest poverty was happier than corrupt riches.'-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dalyrimple Goes Wrong (1920)Dalyrimple Goes Wrong (1920), written in September of 1919 by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published i...
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    7,56 €

  • Myra Meets His Family
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'The particular Myra whom this story concerns will have to have a paragraph of history. I will get it over with as swiftly as possible.'-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Myra Meets His Family (1920)Myra Meets His Family (1920) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the author’s first stories published in the Saturday Evening Post and features Myra Harper, a twenty-something former debutante who ...
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    7,69 €

  • The Ice Palace
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'Then she kissed him until the sky seemed to fade out and all her smiles and tears to vanish in an ecstasy of eternal seconds.'―F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Ice Palace (1920)The Ice Palace (1920) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in the Saturday Evening Post and later in his short story collection, Flappers and Philosopher (also available from Cosimo Classics) is based on th...
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    7,69 €

  • The Four Fists
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'He had no plans, no definite intentions, except to kiss her lips again, to hold her in his arms.' ―F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Four Fists (1920)The Four Fists (1920) was first published as part of a collection of short stories, Flappers and Philosophers (also available from Cosimo Classics) and features Samuel Meredith, a man whose face seems to be quite hittable. The fists to t...
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    7,50 €

  • The Offshore Pirate
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding-it’s got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.' ―Carlyle, The Offshore Pirate by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1920). The Offshore Pirate (1920) by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in the Saturday Evening Post and later in his short story collection, Flappers and Philosoph...
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    6,55 €

  • Bernice Bobs Her Hair
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    'He wondered idly whether she was a poor conversationalist because she got no attention or got no attention because she was a poor conversationalist.' -F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1920)Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1920), by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published in the Saturday Evening Post and later in his short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers (also ava...
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    7,69 €

  • Christian Faith
    Hendrikus Berkhof / Sierd Woudstra
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    49,07 €

  • Millions Now Living Will Never Die!
    J. F. Rutherford / JFRutherford
    J.F. Rutherford was a leading Jehovah’s Witness; from 1918 to 1920, he stated that the world had ended, and predicted that in 1925 a great resurrection would ensue.Beginning as a shorter pamphlet, Rutherford’s predictive work gradually grew into this full-length version of Millions Now Living Will Never Die! The stark nature of Rutherford’s foretellings about the near-future at...
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    11,06 €

  • Americanism Versus Bolshevism
    Ole Hanson
    Ole Hanson served as Seattle’s mayor at a pivotal time: communists infiltrated the city’s labour unions, and within months staged a general strike and revolution - this is Hanson’s personal account of defeating the uprising.Buoyed by the success of the 1917 Revolution in Russia, ambitious communists hoped that a revolutionary chain reaction would ensue across the world, includi...
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    12,42 €

  • The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons
    William Z. Foster / William ZFoster
    Trade unionist and Marxist politician William Z. Foster explains the organization and failure of the steel strike in 1919, an action which saw much of America’s metal industry grind to a halt.The metal industries had, owing to great leaps in technological advancement, shed many jobs during the early 20th century. This precarious situation, plus the fact that unions had been cur...
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    11,18 €

  • My Reminiscences of East Africa
    General Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
    General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck of the German East-Africa campaign shares his narrative of the war, and his effective use of guerilla warfare to keep a far larger Allied army in check.Unlike his counterparts in Europe, whose war had quickly come to a standstill and infamous trench warfare, Lettow-Vorbeck led a highly effective campaign that impressed commanders on both sides. H...
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    14,84 €

  • The German General Staff and its Decisions, 1914-1916
    General Erich Georg von Falkenhayn
    General von Falkenhayn, who served as Chief of the German General Staff during the First World War, discusses in detail the decisions he and his colleagues in the military command took between 1914 and 1916.Writing with exacting detail and an appreciation for the conditions on the various fronts on which the German army fought, Falkenhayn is frank in his assessments of Germany’...
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    14,94 €

  • Spiritual Exercises to Serve for the Annual Retreat of a Carmelite
    Ecclesiastical Superior
    This book of spiritual meditations was written by a senior Carmelite in the early 20th century. The discussions upon spiritual topics of God, sin and the virtuous imitation of Jesus are eloquent and thought-provoking.Being known for their intense devotion and insight into matters of faith, the Carmelites have contributed much. Famous for their visions and commitment to the devo...
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    14,99 €

  • The Quaker Colonies
    Sydney G. Fisher / Sydney GFisher
    Sydney G. Fisher describes the arrival and settlement of the Quaker denomination in colonial North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.The initial chapter of Fisher’s work is enmeshed with the establishment of the Quaker movement within the United Kingdom. Formed in opposition to the Puritan ideas, Quakerism formed in the wake of the chaos of the English Civil War. At th...
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    11,13 €

  • Father Duffy’s Story
    Francis Patrick Duffy
    Father Francis Duffy, U. S. Army chaplain during World War One, recalls his time fighting alongside the famous 69th Infantry Regiment on the western front.Comprised mostly of Irish Catholic volunteers who enlisted in and around New York City, the ‘Fighting Sixty-Ninth’ already had a long history and a reputation for bravery and grit. Father Duffy is frank and upfront, recalling...
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    17,36 €

  • The Story of the American Legion
    George Seay Wheat
    The American Legion was founded in 1919, shortly after the harrowing conflict of World War I drew to a close; this book describes the founding, and the principles which underscored the Legion from day one.An excellent insight into the thought behind veterans’ organizations, this book discusses the merits behind the creation of the American Legion. The foregoing devastation whic...
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    12,42 €

  • Ludendorff’s Own Story
    Erich Ludendorff
    The first volume of German infantry General Erich Ludendorff’s memoir of World War I takes us from the 1914 outbreak of war, through trench warfare and several battles, to the end of 1916.The author speaks from his experiences commanding several divisions of Germany’s infantry during the notorious trench warfare of World War I. Despite adverse conditions on fronts which barely ...
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    18,45 €

  • Ludendorff’s Own Story
    Erich Ludendorff
    The second volume of Erich Ludendorff’s memoirs of World War I begins with the Entente Offensive of early 1917, and concludes with the armistice which marked the end of the horrific conflict.By the later stages of the war, several new technologies plus the United States joining the Entente Cordial shifted the balance. Tanks were seen in far greater numbers than before, German s...
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    18,53 €

  • The Quaker Colonies
    Sydney G. Fisher
    Sydney G. Fisher describes the arrival and settlement of the Quaker denomination in colonial North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.The initial chapter of Fisher’s work is enmeshed with the establishment of the Quaker movement within the United Kingdom. Formed in opposition to the Puritan ideas, Quakerism formed in the wake of the chaos of the English Civil War. At th...
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    24,42 €

  • Proposed Roads to Freedom
    Bertrand Russell
     SOCIALISM, like everything else that is vital, is rather a tendency than a strictly definable body of doctrine. A definition of Socialism is sure either to include some views which many would regard as not Socialistic, or to exclude others which claim to be included. But I think we shall come nearest to the essence of Socialism by defining it as the advocacy of communal owners...
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    21,02 €

  • Field, Camp, Hospital and Prison in the Civil War, 1863-1865
    Charles Alfred Humphreys
    Charles Humphreys’ autobiography recounts his years as a Union cavalry soldier in the U.S. Civil War; his activity fighting, being wounded and eventually captured and imprisoned.The author’s experiences were exciting and varied, shedding light upon contrasting aspects of the war which carry historical value. Elderly at the time when he published his recollections in 1918, Humph...
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    17,45 €

  • State and Revolution
    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
    Complete edition of State and Revolution by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Written just before the October revolution, read Lenin’s own voice, hear his view of Marx and Engels, and know how his passion shaped Russia for 100 years. Insightful for all time.'Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich - that is the democracy of capitalist society.''The monstrous oppres...
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    17,70 €

  • The Christian Religion in Its Doctrinal Expression
    Edgar Young Mullins
    The doctrines of Christianity span the spiritual teachings of Jesus and the moral tenets of faith, as expressed in the Bible and taught to believers for millennia.As the author keenly demonstrates, the auspices of Christianity span far and wide – from the teachings of Jesus through to the manifestation of sins, to His salvation of believers who steadfast and unyielding in their...
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    15,59 €

  • Jesus is Coming - Presentation Edition
    William Eugene Blackstone
    This is the 3rd Edition, dated October 1916. Original copyright 1908. William Eugene Blackstone was born October 6, 1841 in Adams, New York,and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at the age of eleven. Though he never attended Seminary, Blackstone committed himself to evangelizing the world with God’s word.Through this book, Blacktone brought an awareness to the world of prophecy, a...
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    18,53 €

  • Relativity
    Albert Einstein
    Relativity: The Special and the General Theory began as a short paper and was eventually published as a book written by Albert Einstein with the aim of giving:. . . an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatu...
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    14,08 €

  • The Master Key System
    Charles F. Haanel / Charles FHaanel
    First published as a 24-week correspondence course in 1912, and then as a book in 1916, Charles F. Haanel’s “The Master Key System” is a classic work of self-empowerment. A principal text of the New Thought movement, “The Master Key System” describes how one can use the law of attraction to creatively visualize a better life for oneself. As Haanel describes in his introduction ...
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    16,29 €


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