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  The Ball and the Cross -...

  G.K. Chesterton

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  Two men, two opposing worldviews, and one inescapable duel that will shake the foundations of modern thought. 
  When Evan MacIan, an intensely devout Catholic Highlander, smashes the shop window of James Turnbull, a fiercely principled atheist editor, a spark is struck that sets a dormant London ablaze. Both men believe entirely in their ideals, and both agree on one scandalous remedy: they must fight to the death. But the modern world cannot tolerate their earnest devotion to absolute truth. Hunted by an exasperated police force and sensationalized by a gossiping press, the sworn enemies are forced into an absurd, desperate alliance. Fleeing through city streets and quiet countrysides to finish their holy war, MacIan and Turnbull engage in a breathtaking duel of wits—only to discover that true intellectual enemies might just become the closest of friends. 
  Why you will love this: This classic work of Philosophical Fiction is a brilliant fusion of high-stakes action, allegorical depth, and razor-sharp wit. Fans of profound philosophical fiction and ideological thrillers will be captivated by Chesterton’s mastery of the paradox, exploring the eternal battle between reason and faith. It is an adventurous, satirical romp that challenges the mind while wildly entertaining the soul. 
  About the Author: G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a prolific English writer, theologian, and philosopher affectionately known as the 'prince of paradox.' Renowned for his ingenious apologetics and beloved creations like the Father Brown mysteries, Chesterton's vivid prose and intellectual daring continue to inspire readers worldwide.

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  On Interpretation

  Aristotle

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  Aristotle's On Interpretation (or Peri Hermeneias) or De Interpretatione (the Latin title) is the second of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon. On Interpretation is one of the earliest surviving philosophical works in the Western tradition to deal with the relationship between language and logic in a comprehensive, explicit, and formal way. The work begins by analyzing simple categoric propositions, and draws a series of basic conclusions on the routine issues of classifying and defining basic linguistic forms, such as simple terms and propositions, nouns and verbs, negation, the quantity of simple propositions (primitive roots of the quantifiers in modern symbolic logic), investigations on the excluded middle (what to Aristotle isn't applicable to future tense propositions - the Problem of future contingents), and on modal propositions. The first five chapters deal with the terms that form propositions. Chapters 6 and 7 deal with the relationship between affirmative, negative, universal and particular propositions. These relationships are the basis of the well-known Square of opposition. The distinction between universal and particular propositions is the basis of modern quantification theory. The last three chapters deal with modalities. Chapter 9 is famous for the discussion of the sea-battle. (If it is true that there will be a sea-battle tomorrow, then it is true today that there will be a sea-battle. Thus a sea-battle is apparently unavoidable, and thus necessary). (Adapted from Wikipedia)

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  Æpyornis Island - From their...

  HG Wells

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  Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’.  
  The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn’t display much literary interest until, in 1874, he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed, largely entertained by the library books his father regularly brought him. Through these Wells found he could escape the boredom and misery of his bed and convalescence by exploring the new worlds he encountered in these books.  
  From these humble beginnings began a career that was, after several delays, to be seen as one of the most brilliant of modern English writers.    
  Able to write comfortably in a number of genres he was especially applauded for his science fiction works such as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds but his forays into the social conditions of the times, with classics such as Kipps, were almost as commercially successful.  His short stories are miniature masterpieces many of which bring new and incredible ideas of science fiction to the edge of present day science fact.  Wells also received four nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature 
  Despite a strong and lasting second marriage his affairs with other women also brought the complications of fathering other children.  His writings and work against fascism, as well as the promotion of socialism, brought him into increasing doubts with and opposition to religion.  His writings on what the world could be in works, such as A Modern Utopia, are thought provoking as well as being plausible, especially when viewed from the distressing times they were written in. 
  His diabetic condition pushed him to create what is now the largest Diabetes charity in the United Kingdom.  Wells even found the time to run twice for Parliament. 
  It was a long, distinguished and powerfully successful career by the time he died, aged 79, on August 13th, 1946.

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  My Mother and I

  Elizabeth Gertrude Stern

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  Elizabeth Stern was two and a half years old, when her family emigrated from Poland to Pittsburgh. My Mother and I is the story of Stern's Americanization and how it ultimately alienated her from her parents. Stern's father had been a small village rabbi. Strict and traditional in his views, he sends Elizabeth to learn Hebrew at age four, so she can fulfill her destiny "as the wife of a rabbi or scholar," but he opposes letting her attend high school. Stern's mother tries fitfully to pry open doors for her daughter. When Stern's father finds Elizabeth reading a secular book, and, in a fit of rage, flings the offending novel onto the top of a tall bookcase, her mother climbs on a chair and retrieves it for her. But Stern's mother never learns English even as it becomes her daughter’s primary language--and she is burdened by endless pregnancies (she ultimately bears 11 children, only the first 4 of whom survive). Stern's relationship with her mother is loving, but when Elizabeth goes to college, they draw apart. Her mother becomes a "shadowy figure," standing with "questioning, puzzled eyes", eyes in which there is love, "but no understanding, and always an infinite loneliness." - Summary by Sue Anderson

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  The Complete Fables

  Aesop Aesop

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  Discover the Wisdom That Shaped the World.
  
  For over 2,500 years, the fables of Aesop have served as the ultimate guide to human nature, ethics, and common sense. This definitive collection brings together every one of these legendary tales—from the race between the Tortoise and the Hare to the hard-learned lesson of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.
  
  Written in a style that is both simple enough for a child and profound enough for a philosopher, these stories use the animal kingdom to mirror the virtues and vices of humanity. Whether it is the Lion and the Mouse teaching us that no act of kindness is ever wasted, or the Fox and the Grapes warning us against "sour grapes," Aesop's insights remain as relevant today as they were in Ancient Greece.
  
  This Complete Fables edition is a must-have for families, educators, and collectors of classic literature. Each story concludes with its famous "moral," making this book an invaluable tool for character building and a delightful journey into the roots of storytelling.
  
  Own the foundation of moral philosophy. Buy "Aesop: The Complete Fables" today and share these timeless lessons with the next generation.

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  The Music on the Hill - From...

  Saki Saki

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  Hector Hugh Munro, more familiarly known by his pen-name ‘Saki’ was born in what was then Akyab in British Burma on 18th December 1870. His father was an Inspector General for the Indian Imperial Police, and his mother the daughter of a Rear Admiral. 
  When he was 2 his mother died and he and his siblings were sent back to England to be raised by their grandmother and paternal maiden aunts in a strict, puritanical household near Barnstaple, Devon. Educated by governesses Saki used many of these women as character models for his later writing. 
  At 17 his father retried and returned to England and then embarked on a series of European travels with Saki and his siblings. 
  After a short stint working in Burma with the Indian Imperial Police Saki decided to move to London to make a living as a writer. Initially he wrote as a journalist for a number of newspapers and magazines before attempting an historical study, ‘The Rise of the Russian Empire’, whose real value lay in directing him to writing short stories instead, the first of which, ‘Dogged’, he published in 1899. 
  From here it was a short stab of the pen to writing political satire before in 1902 he became the foreign correspondent for The Morning Post, first in the Balkans, then Russia, Paris and back to London in 1908, where 'the agreeable life of a man of letters with a brilliant reputation awaited him.'  
  Collections of his short stories full of witty, mischievous and often macabre stories that satirized Edwardian society and two novels now appeared in the years up to the Great War.  At its’ outbreak he was 43 but managed to join as an ordinary trooper. More than once he returned to the battlefield when officially too sick or injured.  
  On 14th November 1916 Hector Hugh Munro was sheltering in crater during the Battle of the Ancre, when he was shot and killed by a German sniper. According to several sources, his last words were "Put that bloody cigarette out!"

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