|
|
Classic Books
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 223 | 20 | 0 | English
I. Laying Plans 1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importanceto the State. 2. It is a matter of life and death, a road eitherto safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquirywhich can on no account be neglected. 3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constantfactors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,when seeking t ... more>>
vinutha 1/16/2008 | 2 (1) | 215 | 16 | 0 | English
Love...Love Is The Greatest Gift. It Brings Warm Light To The Cold Darkness And Offers Hope Where Before There Was None. Love Changes Lives. Even Though It Has No Logical Reason To Be, Love Persists After All Else Has Faded. Love Is Lighter Than The Smallest Snowflake And Stronger Than The Mightiest Army. With Love, The Impossible Becomes Real. Wha ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 504 | 9 | 0 | English
As your Chairman has told you, the subject about which I amgoing to speak to you tonight is "Why I Am Not a Christian."Perhaps it would be as well, first of all, to try to make out whatone means by the word Christian. It is used these days in avery loose sense by a great many people. Some people mean no moreby it than a person who attempts to live ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 171 | 8 | 0 | English
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and theearth. 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; anddarkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God movedupon the face of the waters. 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there waslight. 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and Goddivided the light from the da ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 86 | 5 | 0 | English
You know, the longer I live, the more clearly I see that halfthe trouble in this bally world is caused by the light-hearted andthoughtless way in which chappies dash off letters of introductionand hand them to other chappies to deliver to chappies of the thirdpart. It's one of those things that make you wish you were livingin the Stone Age. What I ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 212 | 5 | 0 | English
"'Morning, Jeeves," I said. "Good morning, sir," said Jeeves. He put the good old cup of tea softly on the table by my bed,and I took a refreshing sip. Just right, as usual. Not too hot, nottoo sweet, not too weak, not too strong, not too much milk, and nota drop spilled in the saucer. A most amazing cove, Jeeves. Sodashed competent in every respec ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 497 | 4 | 0 | English
As I understand it, what you desire is information about 'myfirst lie, and how I got out of it.' I was born in 1835; I am wellalong, and my memory is not as good as it was. If you had askedabout my first truth it would have been easier for me and kinder ofyou, for I remember that fairly well. I remember it as if it werelast week. The family think i ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 981 | 4 | 0 | English
Chapter I. Nonnezoshe John Wetherill, one of the famous Wetherill brothers and traderat Kayenta, Arizona, is the man who discovered Nonnezoshe, which isprobably the most beautiful and wonderful natural phenomenon in theworld. Wetherill owes the credit to his wife, who, through herinfluence with the Indians finally after years succeeded in gettingth ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 536 | 4 | 0 | English
Foreword It was inevitable that in my efforts to write romantic historyof the great West I should at length come to the story of a feud.For long I have steered clear of this rock. But at last I havereached it and must go over it, driven by my desire to chroniclethe stirring events of pioneer days. Even to-day it is not possible to travel into the r ... more>>
richardcrocker1 2/13/2008 | 0 (0) | 111 | 4 | 0 | English
Download free eBooks of classic literature, books and novels at Planet eBook. Subscribe to our free eBooks blog and email newsletter. Crime and Punishment By Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment Translator's Preface A few words about Dostoevsky himself may help the Engliis reader to understand his work. Dostoevsky was the son of a doctor. His pare ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 155 | 4 | 0 | English
A note of admiration Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charmingfellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession ofthe unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It isbetter to have a permanent income than to be fascinating. These arethe great truths of modern life which Hughie Erskine neverrealised. Poor Hu ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 1208 | 4 | 0 | English
Volume IBook First--A Just ManChapter I. M. Myriel In 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D----He was an old man of about seventy-five years of age; he hadoccupied the see of D----since 1806. Although this detail has no connection whatever with the realsubstance of what we are about to relate, it will not besuperfluous, if merel ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 964 | 4 | 0 | English
First Part-Sieur ClubinBook I. The History of a Bad Reputation.I. A Word Written on a White Page. CHRISTMAS DAY in the year 182-was somewhat remarkable in theisland of Guernsey. Snow fell on that day. In the Channel Islands afrosty winter is uncommon, and a fall of snow is an event. On that Christmas morning the road which skirts the seashorefrom S ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 107 | 4 | 0 | English
Chapter I 1801. -I have just returned from a visit to my landlord -thesolitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainlya beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I couldhave fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir ofsociety. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and Iare such a suita ... more>>
classicbooks 2/1/2008 | 0 (0) | 222 | 4 | 0 | English
Before setting off for his examination in Greek, Vanya kissedall the holy images. His stomach felt as though it were upsidedown; there was a chill at his heart, while the heart itselfthrobbed and stood still with terror before the unknown. What wouldhe get that day? A three or a two? Six times he went to his motherfor her blessing, and, as he went ... more>>
|