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"Natur und Geist" erzählt über die Einheit des menschlichen Geistes mit der Natur. Dieses Buch enthält philosophische Überlegungen der Autorin zu metaphysischen Prozessen und deren Einfluss auf Menschen als isolierten Teil der Natur. In «Natur und Geist» geht Ricarda Huch auch auf das Thema Selbsterkenntnis und menschliches Bewusstsein ein und verweist auf die Lehren über die Stadien der menschlichen Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und Persönlichkeitsbildung.
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Pigeon Post is the sixth novel in the Swallows and Amazons series that follows the adventures of Walker siblings (Swallows) and Blackett sisters (Amazons). The Swallows, Amazons and Ds are camping in the Blackett family's garden at Beckfoot. Their vessel Swallow is not available for sailing. James Turner (Captain Flint) has sent word that he is returning from an expedition to South America prospecting for gold. Slater Bob, an old slate miner, tells them a story about a lost gold vein in the fells. As Captain Flint has been unsuccessful in his prospecting trip, the children plan to prospect for gold on High Topps instead, as a surprise for Flint. They eventually find a spring by dowsing, and they move closer to the Topps. They send daily messages home by pigeon.
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Tertium Organum, or the third canon of thought, gives a new view of the perception of the world. In Tertium Organum, the author offers the shift of the paradigm and speaks of higher consciousness, or the consciousness of the fourth dimension, the domain for the personal development of the human, the ability to control your emotions and actions. The book is inspired by the teachings of Gurdjieff about the Fourth Way. According to this philosophy, there are three ways of self-development: the Way of the Fakir (developing physical body), the Way of the Monk (dealing with the emotions), and the Way of the Yogi (mastering the mind). Yet, there is another way – the Fourth Way that enables a human being to combine all three ways and live in harmony of body, spirit, and mind. Ouspensky applies this theory to the study of time and space, where he defines time as the fourth dimension of space and personality. The book's name is the allusion to the Organum of Aristotle, which laid the basis for the development of science, and the Organum Novus by Francis Bacon, who defined knowledge as only those facts that can be checked empirically.
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Unlike most novels about Napoleonic wars, Henty gives a vivid picture of the horrors of war, sufferings of people who take part in the battles at the extreme weather conditions, whether it is a severe Russian winter or a burning heat of the Sahara Desert. Thus, a reader gets to know the real price of victory and defeat. «Through the Russian Snows» gives a detailed account of the battles near Smolensk and Borodino. Yet, the reader is entertained by surprising plot curves and a happy ending with a taste of bitter engrossment. The story tells about two separated brothers who meet at the battlefield. One of them, an English gentleman imprisoned in France, was offered to join the army in the war against Moscow in exchange for freedom. The other brother was sent to Russia with the allied army to fight against Napoleon's troops. «At Aboukir and Acre» tells about the defense of the two Egyptian cities from an unexpected viewpoint. The main character saves the life of the son of the Arab chief and joins the tribe to help them fight against the French army. Both stories are far from the beaten path and will be attractive to anyone seeking an objective picture of the epoch.
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This is a rare objective example of the war record created by the eye-witness. The value of this work is enormous, as the author, General von Clausewitz, was neither French nor Russian himself, therefore as free from national sentiments. The book gives an accurate and scientific record of all events from the arrival to Wilna campaign start to the Battle of Borodino and further retreat. You will also read about the most prominent personalities of the time, like Napoleon Buonaparte, Kutuzov, Ouspensky, Czar Alexander, and others. An author gives a deep strategic-level historical, political, and social analysis of events of the French campaign. For example, he touches upon the burning of Moscow, whether it was necessary, and what would be the consequences if the city had been preserved. Clausewitz tries to analyze other scenarios for Napoleon's retreat. Was it possible for him to save his army, and what factors did a great leader miss? Generally, «The Campaign of 1812» is a valuable source of rare information and analysis on one of the most crucial war campaigns in the history of humanity.
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The Campaign of Waterloo is a military history telling the story of the Battle of Waterloo. The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition, a British-led coalition consisting of units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick, and Nassau, under the command of the Duke of Wellington, referred to by many authors as the Anglo-allied army or Wellington's army, and a Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal von Blücher, referred to also as Blücher's army. The battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was contemporaneously known as the Battle of Mont Saint-Jean or La Belle Alliance (the beautiful alliance).
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Anthony Durrell is a man of colorful past who lives in an old Stonehanger House with his daughter Nance. On the eve of Napoleonic Wars a ring of French spies created the spy web in England and nobody could be trusted. One evening, the Durrell's are upset by sudden arrival of a wounded stranger Jasper Benham, which causes turmoil and disorder at the old Stonehanger, revealing some things from old Durrell's past. The suspenseful situation makes everyone doubt everything and so begin the spy games.
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The Pirates of Panama presents a true account of the famous adventures and daring deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and other notorious freebooters of the Spanish Main. Written by John Esquemeling, a Dutch merchant clerk who turned to piracy and served under Captain Morgan, witnessing and participating in their crimes, the book offers a firsthand account of many different aspects of piracy and the life of pirates.Esquemelingdescribeshow the democracy works among the pirates, the ruthlesscircumstances that they undergone, along with the terror they imposed upon those they seized.
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Irish Witchcraft and Demonology is an excellent source book of the witch persecution in Ireland, as well as a wide range of other paranormal events such as poltergeists, ghosts, and even an early UFO account. This book is a well documented reader with extensive and fascinating quotes from historical source documents.
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This Pulitzer Prize awarded historical account of the founding of New England is a study of the discovery and first settlement of the region; the genesis of the religious and political ideas which there took root and flourished; the geographic and other factors which shaped its economic development; the beginnings of that English overseas empire, of which it formed a part; and the early formulation of thought-on both sides of the Atlantic-regarding imperial problems. Contents: The American Background Staking Out Claims The Race for Empire Some Aspects of Puritanism The First Permanent Settlement New England and the Great Migration An English Opposition Becomes a New England Oligarchy The Growth of a Frontier Attempts to Unify New England Cross-Currents in the Confederacy The Defeat of the Theocracy The Theory of Empire The Reassertion of Imperial Control The Inevitable Conflict Loss of the Massachusetts Charter An Experiment in Administration The New Order