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    The Education of Henry Adams

    by Henry Adams ...
    Narrated by Wolfram Kandinsky ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 45 min

    Few works have so firmly established their position in American literature as The Education of Henry Adams. As a man of extraordinary gifts and learning and a member of one of the greatest American families, Henry Adams wrote an insightful exploration of himself and the tumultuous age in which he lived. In the words of Van Wyck Brooks, he "revealed a phase of American history with unparalleled ... Read more

    $31.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Last Gentleman

    by Walker Percy ...
    Narrated by Wolfram Kandinsky ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 56 min

    Williston Bibb Barrett is a rather unusual and inquisitive young Southerner with a special gift for cultivating the possibilities of life. He suffers from occasional bouts of amnesia and disconcerting attacks of déjà vu. He clings to certain old-fashioned notions of behavior, and yet he finds himself constantly impelled to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations. And he lives with the secret ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Ultimately Is There?... And Other Foundational Questions

    What is time?What is consciousness?Why does the universe exist?Decades of foundational work in science and technology have led Stephen Wolfram to tackle some of humanity's oldest philosophical questions—and to argue that it is now possible to arrive at answers long thought beyond the reach of meaningful progress.These lively and engaging essays cover topics from timeless philosophical questions to ... Read more

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  • The Wehrmacht

    History, Myth, Reality

    by Wolfram Wette ...
    Translated by Deborah Lucas Schneider ...
    This book is a profound reexamination of the role of the German army, the Wehrmacht, in World War II. Until very recently, the standard story avowed that the ordinary German soldier in World War II was a good soldier, distinct from Hitler's rapacious SS troops, and not an accomplice to the massacres of civilians. Wolfram Wette, a preeminent German military historian, explodes the myth of a "clean" ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Parzival

    Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.Wolfram von Eschenbach was a prominent German knight and poet in the 13th century. Parzival is his most famous work, a classic poem centering around the Arthurian hero Percival. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Metternich

    Strategist and Visionary

    Translated by Daniel Steuer ...
    A compelling new biography that recasts the most important European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century, famous for his alleged archconservatism, as a friend of realpolitik and reform, pursuing international peace.Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • A History of China

    There are indeed enough Histories of China already: why yet another one? Because the time has come for new departures; because we need to clear away the false notions with which the general public is constantly being fed by one author after another; because from time to time syntheses become necessary for the presentation of the stage reached by research. Histories of China fall, with few ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Parzival

    German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach’s romance story “Parzival” tells the whirlwind tale of a young man’s life as a knight in search for the Holy Grail. It follows the medieval heroic story of Parzival as he tries to balance his desire for love with his quest for the Grail. At first, Parzival is childish and ignorant, and his bad choices prohibit him from obtaining the Grail. Only through purging ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Time of the Magicians

    Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy

    Translated by Shaun Whiteside ...
    **“[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book, Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians’ thoughts are still worth collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see that some performed too many intellectual conjuring tricks.” —Wall Street JournalA grand narrative of the intertwining lives of Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Ernst Cassirer, major ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Parzival

    Translated by A. Hatto ...
    Composed in the early thirteenth century, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the re-creation and completion of the story left unfinished by its initiator Chrétien de Troyes. It follows Parzival from his boyhood and career as a knight in the court of King Arthur to his ultimate achievement as King of the Temple of the Grail, which Wolfram describes as a life-giving Stone. As a knight serving the ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • A History of China

    Exploring the Richness of Ancient China: A Journey Through Dynasties, Cultural Evolution, and Literary Classics

    In 'A History of China', Wolfram Eberhard offers a comprehensive narrative that intricately weaves together the vast tapestry of China's past. Spanning from its ancient dynasties to its modern complexities, the book employs a scholarly yet accessible literary style that deftly examines socioeconomic, cultural, and political themes. Eberhard's meticulous research situates China within a broader ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Parzival

    German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach's romance story "Parzival" tells the whirlwind tale of a young man's life as a knight in search for the Holy Grail. It follows the Medieval heroic story of Parzival (Percival in the English texts) as he tries to balance his desire for love with his quest for the Grail. At first, Parzival is childish and ignorant, and his bad choices prohibit him from obtaining ... Read more

    $2.99 USD