In it, Crowley laid out the esoteric, social, ethical, and philosophical ideas that he believed provided the framework for a new ethics and the liberated morality of the future. Upon publication, the book was threatened with suppression by the authorities of the day. Many of the papers in the Blue Equinox anticipated social liberties we tend to take for granted today.

    L. Mencken's book about the English language as spoken in the United States. Mencken was inspired by "the argot of the colored waiters" in Washington, as well as one of his favorite authors, Mark Twain, and his experiences on the streets of Baltimore. In 1902, Mencken remarked on the "queer words which go into the making of 'United States.'" The book was preceded by several columns in The Evening Sun. Mencken eventually asked "Why doesn't some painstaking pundit attempt a grammar of the American language... English, that is, as spoken by the great masses of the plain people of this fair land?" It would appear that he answered his own question. In the tradition of Noah Webster, who wrote the first American dictionary, Mencken wanted to defend "Americanisms" against a steady stream of English critics, who usually isolated Americanisms as borderline barbarous perversions of the mother tongue. Mencken assaulted the prescriptive grammar of these critics and American "schoolmarms", arguing, like Samuel Johnson in the preface to his dictionary, that language evolves independently of textbooks. The book discusses the beginnings of "American" variations from "English", the spread of these variations, American names and slang over the course of its 374 pages. According to Mencken, American English was more colorful, vivid, and creative than its British counterpart. The book sold exceptionally well by Mencken's standards-1400 copies in the first two months. Reviews of the book praised it lavishly, with the exception of one by Mencken's old nemesis, Stuart Sherman. source: Wikipedia

    Ernest S. Holmes founded the United Church of Religious Science, an international ministry that flourishes today. His message is simple: The universe has intelligence, purpose, and order. By understanding its principles and applying them to ourselves, we can see who we are and what we truly want in life. Creative Mind, produced in 1919, is a simple guide for the many thousands who came to hear his words and wished to know more. Creative Mind is a little book designed to explain what people must discover for themselves about the nature of the universe and the creative power of their own minds. Its message is as fresh today as it was a century ago.

    The Mormon Church claims to be a Restoration of the original Christian Gospel, the "good news" about the Lord Jesus Christ as God's Only Begotten Son and Savior of humanity through His Atonement and Resurrection. The D&C consists primarily of revelations the Lord Jesus Christ gave to Joseph Smith, Jr., the man whom He chose as His instrument to re-establish the Kingdom of God on the Earth. The Prophet Joseph, as he is known by the Mormon faithful, formally founded the Church on April 6, 1830, and was its leader and Prophet until his martyrdom in Carthage, Illinois on June 27, 1844. Thereafter, Brigham Young assumed the Presidency of the Church, and became its "Prophet, Seer and Revelator." It was under Young's guidance that the largest group of Latter-day Saints left the state of Illinois and other surrounding states, emigrating to the Rocky Mountain West in 1847.The D&C offers unique insight into the emergence and workings of the fledgling Church as, under Christ's guidance, Smith and other leaders brought forth the doctrines and praxis of Mormonism.This commentary, the work of two eminent Mormon scholars, explains the historical context of the revelations comprising the D&C, and shows how, over time, institutional Mormonism emerged from its primitive gospel/seeker roots and gradually assumed the institutional shape and doctrinal content familiar to many in the 21st century. Notwithstanding its age, this commentary remains as an authoritative gloss on much of the D&C. Highly recommended!

    R. James, was a noted medieval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-1918) and of Eton College (1918-1936), best remembered today for his ghost stories in the classic Victorian Yuletide vein. He is most widely known for his ghost stories, but as a medieval scholar his output was phenomenal and remains highly respected in scholarly circles. His discovery of a manuscript fragment led to excavations in the ruins of the abbey at Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, in 1902, in which the graves of several twelfth-century abbots described by Jocelyn de Brakelond (a contemporary chronicler) were rediscovered, having been lost since the Dissolution. James's ghost stories were published in a series of collections: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925). Other works include Old Testament Legends (1913), Abbeys (1925), and Collected Ghost Stories (1931).

    For example, it teaches the reader how to make warm, insulated quilt from little fabric scraps and how to cut down worn-out adult clothes to make items for children. It offers practical instructions for mending and reinforcing items to last longer, such as darning. A theme throughout the book is that "make do and mend" items don't have to be purely utilitarian but can also be made attractive without much cost in money or materials. It suggests simple decorative stitches to brighten up garments, knitting patterns for fancier socks, and pretty filet crochet patterns that can be used to trim nursery curtains. Some of the suggestions are a little more unusual, such as the author's description of how she makes fancy buttons for dresses using sealing-wax and little pieces of pottery dug up in her garden then smashed with a hammer!

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