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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Whether calling for an end to the capitalist system, addressing the crowds after the Russian Revolution, or attacking Stalin during his years of exile, Trotsky's speeches give an extraordinary insight into a man whose words and actions determined the fates of millions.
3) Nature
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Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Originally published anonymously, 'Nature' was perhaps the first modern essay to recommend the appreciation of the outdoors as an all-encompassing positive force. Emerson's writings were recognized as uniquely American in style and content, and launched the idea of going for a walk as a new way of looking at the world.
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Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Edmund Burke's prescient and, at the time, controversial denunciation of the French Revolution's mob rule predicted the Terror, began the modern conservative tradition and still serves as a warning to those who seek to reshape societies through violence.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
John Ruskin overturned Victorian society's ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential - not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
This influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation's westward expansion was directly linked to its unique spirit: a rugged individualism forged at the juncture between civilization and wilderness.
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Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
An irresistible invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy life's simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), Robert Louis Stevenson's witty and seminal essay on the joys of idleness is accompanied by his writings on, among other things, growing old and the overwhelming experience of falling in love.
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