Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it...

"I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man." So begins Notes from Underground, Dostoevsky's psychological and philosophical tour de force. In this haunting novella, an unnamed narrator—an embittered former civil servant—retreats from society into isolation and unleashes a brutal monologue on free will, suffering, and the contradictions of human nature. Written as a direct counter to the utopian rationalism of his time, this prophetic work foreshadows the rise of existentialism and remains one...

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his life's work. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger and completed in November 1880. Dostoevsky intended it to be the first part in an epic story titled The Life of a Great Sinner, but he died less than four months after its publication. The book portrays a parricide in which ...

An award-winning kitchen classic for over 35 years, and hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn to for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious.For its twentieth anniversary, Harold McGee prepared a new, fully revised an...

Harold J. Sala, author of over twenty books on marriage, presents a new book that focuses on equipping parents to raise godly children in the face of today's unique cultural and social challenges. In straightforward language, Sala examines different parenting styles, focusing on both the mother and father's role in the parenting process.

Harold Lowe, Fifth Officer of RMS Titanic, was described by another survivor as 'the real hero of the Titanic.' After taking an active role in the evacuation, Lowe took command of a raft of lifeboats, distributing passengers among them so he could return to the wreckage and look for survivors – the only officer to do so. He succeeded in raising a sail, rescued the drenched inhabitants of a sinking lifeboat and towed another boat to safety.Lowe had...

Explore the depths of the human psyche and the nature of justice with the Kindle edition of Crime and Punishment. Written by the Russian master Fyodor Dostoevsky, this classic novel tells the story of Raskolnikov, a young man who commits murder and grapples with his own guilt and justification for the crime. Set in 19th century St. Petersburg, this novel delves into the psychological motivations and moral dilemmas of its characters, as well as the societal and economic issues of the time. ...

This is the true account of one man’s struggle to fulfill his spiritual destiny. Harold Klemp recounts the momentous turning points that led him to the heights of God-Realization. Through times of testing, growth, and spiritual adventure, this memoir reads like a fast-paced novel.You’ll also discover spiritual tools that can propel anyone on a quest for truth. This book includes advanced instruction in conscious dreaming. It provides techniques for using Soul Travel to move beyond ...

An enlightening guide to one of the fastest-growing spiritual healing practices in the world and an essential tool for anyone willing to bring healing to life.Reiki is an innovative healing technique that is increasingly growing in popularity. Reiki healing has been around for decades, and has been practiced by thousands around the globe.Perhaps the mildest relaxation technique in the world, Reiki emerged in Japan in the early twentieth century. In this invaluable guide to ...

Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre's most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold, a 17-year old white boy in 1950's South Africa, and the two middle aged black servants who raised him. Racism unexpectedly shatters Harold's childhood and friendships in this absorbing, affecting coming of age play.The play, initially banned from production in South Africa, is a Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Play.An L.A. Theat...

Aristocrat and republican, socialist and artist, feminist and free spirit, Constance Markievicz née Gore-Booth was a pivotal figure in the revolutionary movement that culminated in the Rising of 1916, and in its long and painful aftermath leading to Irish Independence. She was also the first woman ever elected to Parliament and to hold a Cabinet position. From the privileged nineteenth-century world of her youth at Lissadell in Sligo and an artist's life in Paris, to the dramas and disappo...

First published in 1960, this is the only authorized account of the trial of Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot shot down by the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. The court proceedings were held before the Military Division of the Supreme Court of the U.S.S.R. in Moscow, Russia and commenced on August 17, 1960 and concluded on August 19, 1960.Includes introductory comments written by internationally renowned authority on Soviet law, Professor Harold J. Berman, and richly illustrated thro...