An international bestseller since 1992, this is a humorous look at what makes up one of the world’s most colorful characters: the Carioca-those charming inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, written by a U.S. native who has made Rio her home for more...
In contemporary missions, soldiers often face unconventional opponents rather than enemy armies. How do Western soldiers deal with war criminals, rioters, or insurgents? What explains differences in behavior across military organizations in...
Wealth. Influence. Magnetism. Mystery. In twentieth century America, one man alone embodied all these qualities in their purest form. During a life which read like the wildest imaginings of a Hollywood scriptwriter, Howard Hughes – billionaire...
Sylvia Cranston’s book, the first largescale biography ever of HPB, took fourteen years to research and write. It focuses on the teachings HPB transmitted as well as on her fascinating life. It presents a record of her worldwide travels,...
From this book the reader will learn something that cannot be found in any other work about Hryhorii Skovoroda. The author speaks about his findings and reasoning, which led to important scientific results and refuted statements carved even on...
Hryhoriy Skovoroda foi um sábio ucraniano que viveu no século XVIII. As ideias e o estilo de vida do filósofo errante influenciaram muitas figuras culturais, artísticas e filosóficas, incluindo o escritor Leo Tolstoy, o filósofo Volodymyr Erna...