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  • Every Inch a King

    A Biography of Dom Pedro I, First Emperor of Brazil

    by Sergio Correa da Costa ...
    Translated by Samuel Putnam ...
    This is the biography of one of the most colourful and dashing young monarchs who ever lived. His shortcomings—impulsiveness, quick temper, weakness for women—were offset by his truly generous nature. He became a surprising liberal, the only reigning monarch to defy and outwit Metternich, "the evil genius of the reaction," and he was at one time offered the thrones of Spain and Greece.With a mad ... Read more

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  • The Portable Cervantes

    by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra ...
    Series series Portable Library
    Contains Don Quixote, in Samuel Putnam's acclaimed translation, substantially complete, with editorial summaries of the omitted passages; two 'Exemplary Novels, 'Rinconete and Cortadillo' and 'Man of Glass'; and 'Foot in the Stirrup,' Cervantes's extraordinary farewell to life from The Troubles of Persiles and Sigismunda. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Violent Land

    by Jorge Amado ...
    Translated by Samuel Putnam ...
    **From the great Brazilian author, an exotic tale of greed, madness, and a dispute between two powerful families over land on the cocoa-rich coast of BahiaA Penguin Classic**The siren song of the lush, cocoa-growing forests of Bahia lures them all—the adventurers, the assassins, the gamblers, the brave and beautiful women. It is not a gentle song, but a song of greed, madness, and blood. It is a ... Read more

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  • Rebellion in the Backlands

    by Euclides da Cunha ...
    Translated by Samuel Putnam ...
    An unforgettable epic history of war and rebellion that has been called "the Bible of Brazilian nationality."Euclides da Cunha's classic account of the brutal campaigns against religious mystic Antonio Conselheiro has been praised by readers around the world as perhaps the greatest book ever written about Brazil. An epic of nonfiction that reads like a novel, it has been hailed by the likes of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • One, None and a Hundred Thousand

    by Luigi Pirandello ...
    Translated by Samuel Putnam ...
    After all, the “Moscarda” he believed himself to be was different when he was alone, or with his wife, his tenant, or his friends. And there were hundreds—no, thousands—of additional Moscardas in the minds of everyone who had met or heard of him.Moscarda grappled with this new knowledge: that he was not who he thought he was, nor who anyone else thought he was. And the people around him? They were ... Read more

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    by Paramahansa Yogananda, Digital Fire ...
    This book provides a scientific explanation of the use and power of prayer affirmations for health, success and happiness. It contributes to conscious understanding and application of the laws governing the super-consciousness. Paramhansa Yogananda was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book, 'Autobiography of a ... Read more

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  • Life of Christ

    by Fulton J. Sheen, Digital Fire ...
    Originally published in 1958, ‘Life of Christ’ was written by Fulton J. Sheen, an American bishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. It is widely proclaimed as a classic work of Christian faith and has been hailed as the most eloquent of Sheen’s many books. The fruit of many years of reflection, prayer, and research, it is a dramatic and ... Read more

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  • A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night

    by AW Tozer, Digital Fire ...
    ‘A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night’ represents A.W. Tozer's teaching on the will of God, taken from sermons he preached just before he left his successful church in Chicago. A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) was a self-taught theologian, pastor, and writer, whose powerful words continue to grip the intellect and stir the soul of today's believers. He authored more than forty books. The presence of God was his ... Read more

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  • The Selected Works of Rabindranath Tagore

    by Rabindranath Tagore, Digital Fire ...
    Rabindranath Tagore, also known as Gurudev, is not only India's best known author, but was also a talented musician and an artist with contextual mordernism. The Selected Works of Rabindranath Tagore is an attempt to handpick the best works of Rabindranath Tagore, most of which were written in Bengali. Including the much acclaim 'Gitanjali' and 'Home and the World' and short stories like 'Teaching ... Read more

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  • The Art of Living

    by Epictetus ...
    Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 CE in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the ninety-three witty, wise, and razor-sharp instructions that make up The Art of Living, readers learn to meet the challenges of ... Read more

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  • The Discovery of America by the Turks

    by Jorge Amado ...
    Translated by Gregory Rabassa ...
    A Penguin ClassicPublished here for the first time in English in a brilliant translation by the peerless Gregory Rabassa, The Discovery of America by the Turks is a whimsical Brazilian take on The Taming of the Shrew that will remind readers why Jorge Amado is to Portuguese-American literature what Jorge Luis Borges is to Spanish-American literature. It follows the adventures of two Arab ... Read more

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  • The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray

    by Jorge Amado ...
    Translated by Gregory Rabassa ...
    A Penguin ClassicWidely considered the greatest work by the foremost Brazilian author of the twentieth century, The Double Death of Quincas Water-Bray comes to Penguin Classics in a new translation by the dean of Portuguese-language translators, Gregory Rabassa. It tells the story of Joaquim Soares da Cunha, who drops dead after he abandons his life of upstanding citizenship to assume the identity ... Read more

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