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James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors.
Hart wrote the 1999 follow-up A View from the Year 3000, [33] voiced in the perspective of a person from that future year and ranking the most influential people in history. Roughly half the entries are fictional people from 2000 to 3000, but the remainder are taken mostly from the 1992 ranking, with some sequence changes. [34] [35]
The book is about refugees, and includes stories from Yousafzai's own life along with those of people she has met. [221] Speaking about the book, Yousafzai said that "What tends to get lost in the current refugee crisis is the humanity behind the statistics" [220] [222] and "people become refugees when they have no other option. This is never ...
The list starts in order with the first ten books: the I Ching (an ancient Chinese divination text), the Hebrew Bible (a version of which serves as the "Old Testament" of the Christian Bible), the Iliad and Odyssey, the Upanishads (a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts), the Tao Te Ching, the Avesta, the Analects, the History of ...
20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction; Best-selling books; Big Read; Bokklubben World Library; Children's classic books; Great Books of the Western World; Harvard Classics; Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century; Literary Taste: How to Form It; Major English dictionaries; Modern Library's 100 Best Novels; Most ...
In Books in the Media, a site that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.78 out of 5) from the site which was based on six critic reviews. [16] On Bookmarks May/June 2018 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) from based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying ...
The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had. W. W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-05094-7. Bauer, Susan Wise (2006). The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times Revised Edition. W.W. Norton. ISBN 9781933339009. [9] Bauer, Susan Wise (2007). The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages Revised Edition. Well-Trained Mind ...