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El «Mahāparinibbānasutta» o «Gran Sutta de la Completa Extinción» es el testimonio literario más antiguo sobre la muerte del Buddha. Ocupa un lugar destacado en las letras indias por ser la narración en prosa más antigua entre las conservadas. A diferencia de otras obras principales de la literatura buddhista primigenia, no se vertebra sobre un diálogo filosófico, tampoco sobre un discurso del Buddha, sino que más bien se parece a un...
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This entertaining book is different from any other of its kind. The "shareholder value" era has meant the transition of corporate governance from "retain and reinvest" to "downsize and distribute." The changed landscape has been the root cause of anxiety and insecurity from the executive suites to the shop floor, and is the primary source of corporate dysfunction today. The author, a retired senior executive, takes on many of the sacred cows and enduring...
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This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to fixing watches, with information on correcting balances, hairsprings and pivots. Written in clear, concise language and containing useful charts, tables, diagrams, and formulas, this text constitutes a must-have for those with a practical interest in the topic, and makes for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this volume include: Middle Temperature Error, Berthoud's...
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Charles Peace (14 May 1832-25 February 1879) was an English burglar and murderer, who embarked on a life of crime after being maimed in an industrial accident as a boy. After killing a policeman in Manchester, he fled to his native Sheffield, where he became obsessed with his neighbor’s wife, eventually shooting her husband dead. Settling in London, he carried out multiple burglaries before being caught in the prosperous suburb of Blackheath, wounding...
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Book XII of D. N. McHardy's "Live Successfully!" series deals planning your life, including chapters on such topics as the importance of planning, how to plan, and when to plan for. This book will appeal to those looking for a little structure and direction in their lives, and it would make for a charming addition to any collection. Contents include: "Make Your Own Life Formula", "How Long to Success and Happiness?", "Difficulties are Good for You!",...
331) Vedic Hymns
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The Vedic Hymns are among the most interesting portions of Hindoo literature. In form and spirit, they resemble both the poems of the Hebrew psalter and the lyrics of Pindar. They deal with the most elemental religious conceptions and are full of the imagery of nature. It would be absurd to deny to very many of them the possession of the truest poetic inspiration. The scenery of the Himalayas, ice and snow, storm and tempest, lend their majesty to...
335) Against Ratzinger
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Published anonymously in Italy on the one-year anniversary of Ratzinger's election to the papacy, Against Ratzinger caused a national stir and immediately shot onto bestseller lists. Now America, the home of over 67 million Catholics, will have the opportunity to wrestle with this insightful and revealing examination of Pope Benedict XVI. This concise volume analyzes and critiques the pronouncements of Ratzinger. Addressing some of the most dramatic...
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I am retired as an environmental health and public health professional. I am now writing books about the Spiritual Awakening techniques and organizational methods created by Bill Wilson the founder of Alcoholic Anonymous. I refer to his entire life work project as a Corporate Spiritual Democracy (or some combination of those three words) which has been successfully implemented as 12 Step programs in our country and around the world for over seventy...
338) An Unnecessary End
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Our cemeteries and mausoleums are filled with the remains of people who died due to the deliberate actions of a caretaker.
This is the true story of one (or two) such death(s).
This book was written to bring attention to this inexcusable action.
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This vintage book contains a comprehensive manual of elegant recreations, exercises and pursuits deemed suitable for a "lady." Profusely illustrated and full of eclectic information, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in a range of subjects, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk.