Discovery of the species. The discovery of the American bison, as first made by Europeans, occurred in the menagerie of a heathen king. In the year 1521, when Cortez reached Anahuac, the American bison was seen for the first time by civilized Europeans, if we may be permitted to thus characterize the horde of blood thirsty plunder seekers who fought their way to the Aztec capital. With a degree of enterprise that marked him as an enlightened monarch, Montezuma maintained, for the instructi...

William Temple Hornaday is one of the great figures in the world of natural science. As a very young man he was a famous explorer and collector of zoological specimens from the jungles of Venezuela, Borneo, and India. As chief taxidermist of the Smithsonian Institution he pioneered the art of mounting animals realistically and displaying them in natural settings. Almost single-handedly he preserved the American bison from total extinction. He was the first director of the Bronx Zoo, a post...

The principal purpose of this book is to show the scope and quality of intelligence displayed by the animals of a certain species, the elephant, and to afford some data for a comparison of the mental processes of this animal with those of man.

The unprecedented global conflicts of the early twentieth century posed a profound ethical dilemma for the theologians of the era. In this collection, drawn from a series of talks delivered in 1914 and 1915, Church of England Bishop William Temple lays out his beliefs about the relationship between Christian doctrine and geopolitical turmoil and defends his position that England had a moral obligation to enter the fray of World War I.

Prayer for Peace includes reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original compositions of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Piano music includes: The Seasons, Les Saisons Op. 37a, September: The Hunt. Prayer read in English, unabridged by Josh Verbae. Music recording by Anton Kingsbury.

Prayers of Hope, Peace, and Protection offers an audio recording of prayers from the Bible, great Saints, sacred texts, and prophets who used these prayers for hundreds of years to invoke and strengthen their faith and relationship with God. Prayers include: Family Prayer, Praying for Hope and Comfort, Prayer for Trust in Jesus, Searching for God, Salutation to Life, Psalm 111, Prayer of Gratitude, The Door of Love, Prayer for Peace, The Irish Blessing, Prayer for the Coming Year. Authors ...

David Schwimmer and Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company created this innovative and heart-wrenching adaptation of Upton Sinclair’s powerhouse novel, in a co-production withL.A. Theatre Works.A young Lithuanian immigrant, full of hope, arrives in Chicago in 1904 to work in the stockyards. He and his family soon find themselves processed like the very cattle they slaughter, by the system they dreamed would save them.Recorded at the Guest Quarters Suites, Chicago in ...

In this new translation the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colourful early life are conveyed to the English reader with accuracy and art. Augustine tells of his wrestlings to master his sexual drive, his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of high power at the imperial court of Milan, and his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage as he recovered the faith that his mother had taught him. It was in a Milan garden that Augustine ...

In "My Religion," Leo Tolstoy presents a profound exploration of spirituality, ethics, and the nature of faith. Written in the context of his own spiritual awakening and disenchantment with institutionalized religion, the book weaves philosophical discourse with personal narrative. Tolstoy's literary style in this work is both contemplative and didactic, employing straightforward prose to convey complex ideas about the moral imperatives of love, compassion, and the quest for truth. The tex...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Spiritual Works of Leo Tolstoy: A Confession, The Kingdom of God is Within You, What I Believe, Christianity and Patriotism, Reason and Religion, The Gospel in Brief and more" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. In the 1870s Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his non-fiction work A Confession. His literal interpreta...

In "To Infidelity and Back," Henry F. Lutz explores the tumultuous landscape of human relationships, navigating the delicate interplay between love, betrayal, and redemption. Drawing from a rich tapestry of narrative techniques, Lutz employs a confessional tone interwoven with poignant reflections, allowing readers to intimately engage with the characters' profound emotional struggles. Set against the backdrop of contemporary societal norms, the book defies typical romantic conventions, of...

A Taste of the Classics SeriesThe Great DivorceThe Knowledge of the Holy**The Love of GodThe life and times of the authorThe timeless contribution of the bookKey quotations from the book that reveal the power of the book and illustrate its underlying worldviewBrief insights after each of the key quotationsCompelling applications for our lives