Author: americagov
Publisher: eBookDB.org
Keywords: brief, literature, usa
Number of Pages: 78
Published: 1969-12-31
eBookDB-ID: EBDB0303US

USA Literature in Brief pinpoints and describes the contributions to American literature of some of the best-recognized American poets, novelists, philosophers and dramatists from pre-Colonial days through the present. Major literary figures are discussed in detail, as are their major works. Brief discussions of cultural periods and movements such as romanticism, modernism, and transcendentalism put individuals in context and lend perspective. This condensed version of Outline of American Literature highlights major achievers and important works in the canon.

Authors:Fedor Dostoyevsky, Fritz Eichenberg,
Publisher: Orbis Books
Keywords: works, selections, dostoyevsky, gospel
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2004-01
ISBN-10: 1570755094
ISBN-13: 9781570755095

A collection of excerpts from Dostoyevsky’s writings, demonstrating his spiritual thoughts and grouped under such headings as "Man’s Rebellion Against God" and "Life in God."

Author: Mario Lurig
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: php5, intermediate, beginner, reference, php
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2008-04-11
ISBN-10: 143571590X
ISBN-13: 9781435715905

A collection of over 250 PHP functions with clear explanations in language anyone can understand, followed with as many examples as it takes to understand what the function does and how it works. This book includes numerous additional tips, the basics of PHP, MySQL query examples, regular expressions syntax, and two indexes to help you find information faster: a common language index and a function index. When the internet is not around or you want a simpler explanation along with all the technical details, this book has all of that and more.

Author: Mark V. Pauly
Publisher: Hoover Institution Pre
Keywords: health, hoover, inst, press, publication, insurance, work, reform, effects, making, markets, individual
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2010-04-15
ISBN-10: 0817910441
ISBN-13: 9780817910440

Health reform designs from the current administration and from Congress propose some dramatic and far-reaching changes and alternatives to the current system. Are these new models the best, or are there other alternatives better matched to actual needs and with fewer adverse side effects? Can the current individual market serve as a foundation for reform, or must it be swept away in a root-and-branch change and replaced with something entirely new? In Health Reform without Side Effects, Mark V. Pauly offers a detailed look at the individual insurance market in the United States. He explains h

Author: F. A. Hayek
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: collected, works, hayek, definitive, documents, serfdom, text, road
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-03-30
ISBN-10: 0226320553
ISBN-13: 9780226320557

An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944—when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, and barrel to the socialist program—The Road to Serfdom was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production. For F. A. Hayek, the collectivist idea of empowering government with in

Authors:CodeSourcery, Mark L. Mitchell, Alex Samuel, Jeff
Publisher: Sam
Keywords: programming, linux, advanced
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 2001-06-21
ISBN-10: 0735710430
ISBN-13: 9780735710436

Advanced Linux Programming is divided into two parts. The first covers generic UNIX system services, but with a particular eye towards Linux specific information. This portion of the book will be of use even to advanced programmers who have worked with other Linux systems since it will cover Linux specific details and differences. For programmers without UNIX experience, it will be even more valuable.The second section covers material that is entirely Linux specific. These are truly advanced topics, and are the techniques that the gurus use to build great applications. While this book will foc

Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: CreateSpace
Keywords: juliet, romeo
Number of Pages: 118
Published: 2009-09-14
ISBN-10: 1449517382
ISBN-13: 9781449517380

  Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous lines and phrases An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for