Speaking of Books and LifeHolt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966 - 279 Seiten Contains 125 of the 900 columns the author produced for the New York Times. |
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... mountains have ? Why has it stirred the imaginations of men to a so much greater degree ? The mountains and the sea are the two outstanding aspects of man's physical environment . Both have affected his history pro- foundly , Nations ...
... mountains have ? Why has it stirred the imaginations of men to a so much greater degree ? The mountains and the sea are the two outstanding aspects of man's physical environment . Both have affected his history pro- foundly , Nations ...
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... mountains have , as a spiritual resource . Both have in them the element of challenge . Man has not been able to look upon either without wanting to know what lies beyond . Now , of course , when every sea has been charted and we know ...
... mountains have , as a spiritual resource . Both have in them the element of challenge . Man has not been able to look upon either without wanting to know what lies beyond . Now , of course , when every sea has been charted and we know ...
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... mountains than with the calms and commotions of the female sea . " ( Eloquent though Mrs. Thompson is , I cannot go all the way with her . ) The suggestion is made by another correspondent , Mr. George Groskritz , that the sea's ...
... mountains than with the calms and commotions of the female sea . " ( Eloquent though Mrs. Thompson is , I cannot go all the way with her . ) The suggestion is made by another correspondent , Mr. George Groskritz , that the sea's ...
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Foreword 37 | 3 |
Truth Isnt Always Stranger | 7 |
The Proper Study of Mankind | 41 |
Urheberrecht | |
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