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Anabasis
by XenophonAnabasis is historical text on written by Xenophon, a Greek soldier, historian and disciple of Socrates. Anabasis is a Greek term meaning an expedition from coastline to interior of a country, while katabasis is the vice versa of Anabasis. Anabasis is a historical account of a professional soldier who led Ten thousand army men against the Persia..
The Mentor - American Miniature Painters
by Elizabeth LounsberyThe Mentor - American Miniature Painters is an attempt to narrate the most popular miniature painters of America. While this is not a biographical work, however incidents in their life history is narrated which related to Portrait painting. This work is written by an American author and art critic Elizabeth Lounsbery. This book narrates six Amer..
The Elements of Style
by William StrunkThe Elements of Style is a guide to English usage written by Cornell University English professor William Strunk. This guide book is an essential read for those who want to learn professional writings in English language especially the American style of English. The author has strategically divided the book into chapters such as Elementary..
The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
by Francis BaconThe Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral is a series of essays covering many topics written by Francis Bacon, an English philosopher remembered as the creator of empiricism theory which knowledge of sensory experience. This text contains an exploration of philosophical thoughts on diversified topics such as truth, death, revenge, adversary,..
Supply and Demand
by Sir Hubert Douglas HendersonSupply and Demand is start-up guide to the basis of economics, written by Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson. The author describes in the introductory note that this book is intended for layman’ reading, which would give a generic idea on how the economists apply the principles behind supply and demand for solving economic problems. The difficult area..
The Handbook to English Heraldry
by Charles BoutellThe Handbook to English Heraldry is an exploration of historical records of English heraldry written by a Norfolk archaeologist Charles Boutell, remembered for his writings on brasses, arms and armour and heraldry. His notable writings include; The monumental brasses of England, A Manual of British Archeology, The Arts and the Artistic Manufactu..
An Account of Egypt
by HerodotusAn Account of Egypt is a historical exploration of Egypt written by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who has been called as “The Father of History” for his efforts in systematic writing, vivid narrative and accuracy checks. Though his masterpiece The Histories is the only work attributed to him, however he performed his writings as c..
How to Speak and Write Correctly
by Joseph DevlinHow to Speak and Write Correctly is a handbook which guide a common man to understand better English which can be used for speaking and writing in day to day life avoiding common mistakes in which a small mistake like improper use of punctuation can lead to disastrous change in the meaning. The author Joseph Devlin, mentions in the preface..