Areopagitica: And, of Education : With Autobiographical Passages from Other Prose Works (Crofts Classics)1 review John Milton, George Holland Sabine Harlan Davidson, 1987 Historically Significant Contribution Anytime one looks at a work in another historical context, consideration of time and place must be given if the communicator's message is to make sense. This seventeenth century oration was delivered by John Milton to Parliament, with the central theme of the right of individuals to seek out the ...             The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; The Apology; Crito; Phaedo (Penguin Classics)9 reviews Plato Penguin Classics, 1993 An excellent work... + A decent anthology. + Philosophical Questions That Are Still Relevant Today All I have to say is... amazing. Socrates was an incredible philosopher and Plato was an incredible writer... together they make an unbeatable combination. This is an excellent book for both people who are already familiar with Socrates and for those who would like to become familiar with ...             Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, 4th Ed.11 reviews Rene Descartes, Donald Cress Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1999 Rene Descarte + The Cart was put before the horse + It is what it is...I recommend a book with more commentary for beginners + Readable translation of two seminal works of philosophy             Meditations111 reviews Marcus Aurelius Modern Library, 2003 Emperor of Rome and himself + I bet even Marcus Aurelius would like this translation. + Profound! + The Hays translation: interesting and readable.             Leviathan (Penguin Classics)37 reviews Thomas Hobbes Penguin Classics, 1982 What to do with Modern World + A Classic + Book for High School This huge work is the foundation of classical liberalism; it is the basis for Locke, for Smith, and all economic neo-liberalists all the way up to the current period. Written during the English Reformation, Hobbes was confronted with the problem of absolute individualism; he begins this work of ...             The Letters of the Younger Pliny (Penguin Classics)9 reviews Pliny the Younger Penguin Classics, 1963 Life from near the top during Rome's golden age + The Letters of Plinius Secundus + Great primary source to compare and contrast culture + Excellent for Stoics + Wonderful             Francis Bacon's the New Atlantis: New Interdisciplinary Essays Manchester University Press, 2003 This volume of eight new essays by leading scholars provides a stimulating dialogue between a range of critical perspectives. Encompassing the fields of cultural history, history of science, literature, and politics, the collection explores The New Atlantis ' complex location within Bacon's oeuvre and its negotiations with cultural debates of the past and present. Often regarded as the ...             The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics)17 reviews Benvenuto Cellini Penguin Classics, 1999 One of the all-time greats + Excellent Audio Book + this auto bio is astounding. jaw dropping. + fantastic             Sayings of Confucius Senate, 1998             Emerson: Essays and English Traits (The Harvard Classics Series - Deluxe Edition, 62nd Printing) Ralph Waldo Emerson P. F. Collier & Son, 1969             The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle5 reviews Charles Darwin Everyman's Library, 2003 Lots of Darwin + Intellectual Tour de Force and Classic Travel Book in One Volume + Excellent version + Must read for any science lover + Open your mind..!!!!             Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine (Signet Classics)21 reviews Thomas Paine Signet Classics, 2003 Freedom and Rights of man + classic American + The Man Who Started it All + Looking to the past for insight             The Confessions of St. Augustine12 reviews Augustine Revell, 1997 Unique look into a brilliant mind + Great Intro to St. Augustine + A must read + Hey, part of it is missing!!!             Some Fruits of Solitude: Wise Sayings on the Conduct of Human Life4 reviews William Penn Herald Press, 2003 Excellent and Easy to Read + Quaker Wisdom for Everybody + Words to Live By + A fresh look at Penn's wisdom             Cicero: Select Letters (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) Marcus Tullius Cicero Cambridge University Press, 1980 Professor Shackleton Bailey is renowned for his major scholarly editions of Cicero's letters already published by Cambridge University Press. This selection from the complete correspondence is designed specifically for students at universities and in the upper forms at schools, and offers them a representative introduction to one of the most varied and most important literary correspondences in ...             Chronicles (Penguin Classics)5 reviews Jean Froissart Penguin Classics, 1978 The Great French Chronicler + Froissart is King! + Great work spoilt by editing + Fascinating! A must-read for students of medieval history!             Relativity: The Special and the General Theory77 reviews Albert Einstein Three Rivers Press, 1995 Worth the Effort - An Excellent Book + The worlds greatest mind + It's Einstein. what would you expect? + Excellent edition of Einstein's Relativity + A qualified recommendation             The Americanization of Edward Bok1 review Edward Bok Cosimo Classics, 2005 Best Book I Ever Read Edward Bok emigrated from the Netherlands with his family at the age of 6 in 1870 (5 years after the Civil War). He had to learn English and the way of this new country. With the lunch money and bus fare he saved, Edward bought a set of encyclopedias to study famous Americans. He began writing ...             John Stuart Mill: A Biography2 reviews Nicholas Capaldi Cambridge University Press, 2004 Easily the Best Book on Mill + Capaldi on Mill Contemporary analytic philosophers tend to present a rather skewed view of Mill, ignoring the larger textual and personal context of his work. Capaldi's book goes a long way to correcting these errors. For instance, Capaldi provides strong reasons to think that Utilitarianism should be read in ...             Personal Memoirs: Ulysses S. Grant (Modern Library War)65 reviews Ulysses S. Grant Modern Library, 1999 Simplicity of character is sometimes the highest form + If you only read one book on the Union war effort, read this one + Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant + U S Grant Personal Memoirs + Remarkable Memoirs