The World's Work
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 888
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Author: Joyce Morgan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012-08-22
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 0762787333
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a Chinese monk broke into a hidden cave in 1900, he uncovered one of the world’s great literary secrets: a time capsule from the ancient Silk Road. Inside, scrolls were piled from floor to ceiling, undisturbed for a thousand years. The gem within was the Diamond Sutra of AD 868. This key Buddhist teaching, made 500 years before Gutenberg inked his press, is the world’s oldest printed book. The Silk Road once linked China with the Mediterranean. It conveyed merchants, pilgrims and ideas. But its cultures and oases were swallowed by shifting sands. Central to the Silk Road’s rediscovery was a man named Aurel Stein, a Hungarian-born scholar and archaeologist employed by the British service. Undaunted by the vast Gobi Desert, Stein crossed thousands of desolate miles with his fox terrier Dash. Stein met the Chinese monk and secured the Diamond Sutra and much more. The scroll’s journey—by camel through arid desert, by boat to London’s curious scholars, by train to evade the bombs of World War II—merges an explorer’s adventures, political intrigue, and continued controversy. The Diamond Sutra has inspired Jack Kerouac and the Dalai Lama. Its journey has coincided with the growing appeal of Buddhism in the West. As the Gutenberg Age cedes to the Google Age, the survival of the Silk Road’s greatest treasure is testament to the endurance of the written word.
Author: Brian Southall
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Published: 2011-08-15
Total Pages: 423
ISBN-13: 0857126768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Beatles' final album made London's Abbey Road recording studios forever famous. But from their 1931 opening, the studios had exerted a unique appeal for almost everyone who recorded there. This revised and updated edition includes previously unseen pictures.
Author: William Fossey
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Published: 1849
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Wiliam Morris
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2015-11-03
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 1473374383
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis vintage book contains the first volume of William Morris's 1896 novel, "The Well at the World's End". It is a fantasy novel that, along with Morris's other work, "The Wood Beyond the World" (1894), inspired the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien. It is the story of Ralph of Upmeads, a son of a king who sets out, against his parents' desires, to seek out the fabled "Well at the World's End", a magical well that will give those who drink of it godlike powers. An enthralling and masterfully-written tale of fantasy and adventure, "The Well at the World's End" is highly recommended for fans of the genre, and it is not to be missed by collectors of Morris's work. William Morris (1834 - 1896) was an English poet, novelist, translator, and activist. Many texts such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author: Timothy Dwight
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Published: 1899
Total Pages: 484
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Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2008-09-19
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1427067562
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Author: Bill Gates
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 356
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Author: Herbert George Wells
Publisher: BenBella Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1932100555
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common, mankind is terrorized by aliens in tall, armored capsules which stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven underground. Scientist John Nicholson tells how he was plunged into a paralyzing nightmare of stark terror, savage madness and utter destruction.