Virgil: 125 books

Virgil Thomson had already established himself as one of the nation's leading composers when he published The State of Music (1939), the book that made his name as a writer and won him a fourteen-year stint as chief music reviewer at the New York Herald Tribune. This feisty, often hilarious polemic,...

The Georgics, published in 29 BCE, is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil. Its supposed subject is rural life and farming, and the work is generally categorized as a "didactic poem."The work contains 2,188 hexametric verses divided into four books. Books One and Two deal with agriculture (field...

A collection of the author's thoughts on his depression, presented as a way of both dealing with his depression and telling others that they are not alone in the dark of their hearts. Some pieces are poetry while others are simply thoughts. This ebook is presented with the hope that others will realise that they are not alone in their daily struggles with depression.

After nineteen years, author Virgil L. Brady is still learning how to retire. He’s concluded that successful retirement results from continual and honest introspection. By accepting the challenges of this new stage of life, the retiree can arrive at a liberating state of gratitude. In After the...

Dr. Virgil Brady claims one of the major reasons for indifference in the church stems from being asked to believe the unbelievable. People leave the church. Members become inactive or indifferent. A growing number of the population simply does not experience the church as a viable channel for expressing...

What makes the cornfield smile; beneath what star Maecenas, it is meet to turn the sod Or marry elm with vine; how tend the steer; What pains for cattle-keeping, or what proof Of patient trial serves for thrifty bees;- Such are my themes. O universal lights Most glorious! ye that lead the gliding...

You are the descendants of this great land. You are a gift to the world. You are the beneficiary and inheritor of your ancestors no matter what they endured or suffered. You inherited their greatness and accomplishments. The creator has blessed you and has left the world in your care. You must learn...

This book chronicles the author's search for self-fulfillment in the form of a novel. Seven people come into his life to share wisdom and assist with his spiritual and mental growth. Each Guru will build upon the previous teachings, leading him down a road of understanding as his place and purpose...

Captain Bray must take charge and prepare his crew for the journey of a life time. Taking a new ship, they will travel out into the galaxy and explore space sending back data to Earth. Bray must cope with the lonliness of space and the troubles that come with a a large number of people being...

In dramatic and narrative power, Virgil's Aeneid is the equal of its great Homeric predecessors, The Iliad and The Odyssey. It surpasses them, however, in the intense sympathy it displays for its human actors–a sympathy that makes events such as Aeneas's escape from Troy and search for a new homeland,...

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Stay up to date with the latest developments in your field with the highly-anticipated second edition of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. This comprehensive text covers recent advances in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment including promising new developments that will affect your patient...

Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." This e-book is all 51 volumes, the equivalent of over 20,000 printed pages in one e-book. It is fully searchable with a completely linked table of contents.

Instant New York Times bestseller “Howard Zinn on acid or some bullsh*t like that.” —Tim Heidecker The creators of the cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House deliver a manifesto for everyone who feels orphaned and alienated—politically, culturally, and economically—by the bloodless...