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51A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers , Henry David Thoreau (1920)
But to return to the mountain. It seemed as if he must be the most singular and heavenly minded man whose dwelling stood highest up the valley. Thethunder had rumbled at my heels all the way, but the… 1546 руб52Science And Education , Thomas Henry Huxley (1893)
To this, his highest ideal of duty, Joseph Priestley sacrificed the vulgar prizes of life, which, assuredly, were within easy reach of a man of hissingular energy and varied abilities. For this… 1786 руб53The Courage Of The Commonplace , Mary Raymond (Shipman) Andrews (1943)
It came to him in a vague, comforting way that probably the best game a man could play with his life would be to use it as a tool to do work with; to keep it at its brightest, cleanest, most… 679 руб54Thrift , Samuel Smiles (1918)
1918. Thrift is the friend of man, a civilization builder. The practice of thrift gives an upward tendency to the life of the individual, and to thelife of the nation; it sustains and preserves the… 1317 руб55Peter Simple , Captain Frederick Marryat (1902)
1902. With an introduction by David Hannay. English novelist who began writing after a distinguished career in the British Navy. From the Introduction: When Marryat composed Peter Simple in 1834, he… 1322 руб56Parnassus on Wheels , Christopher Morley (1918)
1918. Parnassus on Wheels is the story of Roger Mifflin, a sprite like figure who moves through the New England countryside with his traveling bookwagon. His story shows how book selling can be one… 689 руб57The Glories Of Ireland , Joseph Dunn (1914)
The history of Ireland remains to be written, for the purpose of Irishmen remains yet to be achieved. The struggle for national realization, begun so many centuries ago, is not ended; and if the long… 1315 руб58The Twilight Watch , Sergei Lukyanenko (2008)
Walking the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from the rest of its population, are the Others. Possessors of supernatural powers and capable of entering the Twilight, a shadowy world that exists… 847 руб59Northanger Abbey , Jane Austen (2010)
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'Northanger Abbey! These were thrilling words, and wound up Catherine's feelings to the highest point of… 205 руб60The Last Hero , Terry Pratchett (2007)
A short but perfectly formed complete Discworld novel, fully illustrated in lavish colour throughout, THE LAST HERO is an essential part of any Discworld collection. It stars the legendary Cohen the… 917 руб
