Classic literature by Andrew Carnegie
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James Watt was a Scotsman. Andrew Carnegie was a proud Scotsman. In this unusual book, about a famous industrialist, written by a famous industrialist is an unguarded praise of the man to whom Andrew Carnegie owed so much. In recalling Watt's life as an inventor, as a businessman and as a Scot, Carnegie doesn't miss an opportunity to revel in his excellence. Both were self-made men, and in reading the book you gain an appreciation not only for James Watt, but also for the aging Carnegie, who could not prevent himself from embellishing some of his own personal touches.

Aside from the jingoism, and the 19th-century, unapologetic tone, the technical aspects of Watt's struggle to build steam engines in a pre-industrial era are perfectly captured by Carnegie, also an industrial revolutionary. His struggles in financing his business are understood perfectly by Carnegie, who also spent a lifetime developing financial backing. A plain scholar, without the parallel experiences would be hard-pressed to write such an empathetic account.

Good book.
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Leo Tolstoy will always be remembered and known for his novel, "War and Peace"- a rather long book but a great story on the Napoleonic War.  His short but powerful story "The Death of Ivan Ilych" is a classic.  It is a rather poignant story about living your live rather than just living by default.

Most people would live a "life of quiet desperation".  Or, as quoted in "The Shawshank Redemption", "Get busy living or get busy dying".

Read this literary classic that has meaning and significance.

JR Felisilda
Author of the book, "Nanay: Lessons From a Mother"
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So nice to know you can get a collection of classic literature for such cheap money. I love Austen, my go-to read when I'm down.
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This is a timeless classic; it is a must-read for all.
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Well written and illustrated.  Comprehensive.  Quality literature.  A classic book to save and read again and again.  Excellent for teaching.
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This is a great find. It's a great collection of classic stories with good lessons. Even if it weren't free, I would have gotten it.
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Winnie the Pooh is a classic for good reason. Every child should have real literature to be read to by their parents and to read.
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I'm a big fan of the Classic Authors like Mary Shelley and Charles Dickens. This collection of tales give you another side to their writing. This collection also includes the classic tale from Washington Irving entitled "Rip Van Winkle."

If you love Fantasy and classic authors, pick this book up to add to your collection. Open its pages and suck in it's contents. Check it out!
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The Complete Adventures of Curious George is a wonderful volume and a must for any children's literature collection.  The illustrations are superb and several individual drawings are classics in their own right.
While one can argue that the story lines do not teach children the best lessons,  the role of Curious George as whimsical anarchist is important as society  marches towards complete uniformity.
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My children love to read and listen to this wonderful classic. The audio is also wonderful! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this classic novel and would recommend to all. I look forward to reading and enjoying his other works.
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A classic which is very entertaining to read in any Era.
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Classic literature should be read for a variety of reasons. This book delivers all the character an impressionable reader needs to look inward at their emotions and to learn how to deal with disappointment, heartache and renewal.
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Most of what I knew about Andrew Carnegie centered around the terrible and bloody strike on 1 July 1892 at the Homestead Steel Works which the Governor of Pennsylvania put down with extreme force.  But once beginning this book I couldn't put it down in spite of business to do.  A wonderful experience and incredible tale of one of our most enigmatic tycoons, who amassed great wealth as a manufacturer and then dedicated his retired years in managing the giving away of nine-tenths of all the wealth to noble ends.  he established retirement and pension and survivor funds for the families of all his workers; then did the same for college and university professors.  He built the Peace Palace at the Hague, built 1,600 libraries all over the country; established Tuskegee University, and so on and so forth.

You will be speaking better English, will have sought out Robert Burns' poetry just to feel some of what influenced this great man, and will begin taking yourself to account each day as the influence of true nobility begins to soak into your heart.  Read it!
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According to the great American novelist Mark Twain a classic is defined as, A book which people praise and don't read. However, Os Guinness an author and senior member of the Trinity Forum along with Louise Cowman, author and a professor of literature at the University of Dallas present a clear and concise articulation refuting Twains famous quote in their book, Invitation to the Classics.
Invitation to the Classics serves two purposes:
1. To introduce the Western literary masterworks in a clear and simple style, while reawakening Western people to the vibrant literary heritage and its relationship to the Christian faith.
2. To inspire Christians to see the worth of the classics and their responsibility to them.
This literary guide is divided into four components: Introduction: The Purpose of Invitation to the Classics, The Importance of the Classics, and The Classics are not the Canon. From there the authors explore seventy-eight of the best known classics of Western Civilization from Homers Iliad and the Odyssey to Contemporary Writers. Each classic gives you information on the author, information on the historical time period in which the classic was authored, major themes within the classic, issues to explore and resources for further study.
Invitation to the Classics is an excellent resource for individuals who are beginning their study of the classics for the first time or those who are revisiting them again like a long lost friend.
As C.S. Lewis once said, We all, therefore, need the books that will correct the characteristic mistakes of our own period, And that means the old booksThe only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only be reading the old books.
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You cannot go wrong with the Carnegie collection. We are adding to the set we bought our kids decades ago that our grandchildren now play with.
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Dickens is not an easy author to read. I read this novel some 50 years ago in high school and decided to revisit it again. The Classics Illustrated helped me sort out the characters and sequence of events AFTER I read the novel again. I prefer this to Cliff Notes.

The only minor issue was that it took some time to get this since it is shipped from Britain.