Olmstead, Alan H.,

In Praise of Seasons.

NY, Harper Row, (1977). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. Name inked out on fep, DJ edge wear, stamp top fore-edge.

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Book number: BOOKS013802I

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Ortega y Gasset, Jose,

Man and Crisis.

NY, Norton, (1962). VG PB. Author of "The Revolt of the Masses" to which this is a worthy companion, both books marked by the brilliance, originality and. depth of the author's interpretation of the crisis of our age and of the basic historical processes. Born in Madrid in 1883, Jose was one of the intellectual leaders of the Spanish Republican government. After the establishement of the Republic, he became a member of Parliament and also held for many years the chair of metaphysics at the University of Madrid and was editor of an influential journal of opinion. Albert Camus considered him after Nietzsche "perhaps the greatest European writer, and yet it would be difficult to be more Spanish." Owner name ft cover and ft endpaper.

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Book number: BOOKS045767I

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Otto, Annie Salem,

The Parables of Kahlil Gibran: an interpretation of his writiings and his art.

NY, Citadel Press, (1963). VG in G DJ. Otto correlates Gibran's writings, especially his parables, with his art in four parts. Replete with many examples of his. wisdom and illustrated with 21 reproductions of his paintings. DJ price clipped and edge wear, owner inscription ft endpaper.

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Book number: BOOKS045771I

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Overstreet, Harry & Bonaro,

The Mind Goes Forth: the drama of understanding.

NY, Norton, (1956). 4th ptg. VG in G DJ. Owner name fep, DJ edge wear. Overstreets try to understand how to overcome the hostilities & extremisms that separate men.

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Book number: BOOKS017314I

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Univ of Pa,

The Emergence of the Modern Mind.

Philadelphia, Univ of Pennsylvania Press, (1958). VG in G DJ. What is the modern mind? Originally delivered as the Second Series of the Martin G. Brunbaugh Lectures in Education at the. Univ. of Pennsylvania offers illuminatng answers to this question by a biologist, an anthropologist, a philosopher, and a literary historian, each of whom gives approaches to the question in light of their own study and experience. Zukle points out that man is an animal but also unique in living at the same time in a biological and social world. Through populion genetics hereditary potentials of groups can be determined. Alpenfelt examines the relationship of the individual to society and finds tht the source of culture is the stuff of human experience, for no person originates his own culture. Edels states the increasing interest in Greek thought because Americans need solutions to modern problems. Perry Miller stresses the increasing influence of Thoreau over Emerson. Provocative statements of the beliefs and conclusions of four eminent educators who have a great deal to say about what the modern mind has inherited from the past. Owner inscription on front endpaper, DJ tanned on edges.

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Book number: BOOKS053431I

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Paglia, Camille,

Vamps & Tramps: new essays.

NY, Vintage/Random, (1994). 1st ptg. VG PB. From Bill & Hillary to Madon, Frankenstein, to D. H. Lawrence.

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Book number: BOOKS009792I

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Paterson, William Romaine,

Problems of Destiny: Library of Science and Culture.

London, Watts, (1935). 1st ptg. VG. Owner name pencil half title page, underlining & notations.

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Book number: BOOKS034026I

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Paton, H. J.,

The Categorical Imperative: a study in Kanst's moral philosophy.

Chicago, IL, Univ of Chicago Press, (1948). G. Owner name pencil ft endpaper, owner notations & underlining, corners bumped, edge wear.

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Book number: BOOKS039351I

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Peale, Norman Vincent,

The Art of Living.

NY, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, (1937). VG. Gilt lettering on spine rubbed.

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Book number: BOOKS004060I

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Pearl, Cyril Rev., Principal of Buckfield High School and Lyceum,

Youth's Book of the Mind embracing the outlines of the intellect, the sensibilities and the will: introduction....

Portland (ME), William Hyde, 1842. Fair.to the study of Mental Philosophy. Worn, ft cover partially detached, last blank endpaper removed, owner inscription,. spine has edge wear.

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Book number: BOOKS050333I

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Perkins, J. R.,

A Thin Volume.

Akron, OH, Saalfield, (1917). 7th ed. G. Author calls for social unity and each citizen to act as a member of society during the WWI era. Purple/orange binding. some soiling & spots, edge wear, spine backstrap wear, owner inscription ft endpaper, back endpaper list of readers with dates.

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Book number: BOOKS040160I

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Perry, Ralph Barton,

A Defence of Philosophy.

Cambridge, Harvard Univ Press, 1931. VG. Green binding, tanning to spine edge, owner name front endpaper, small sized book. Philosophy attempts to get to the. bottom of things.

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Book number: BOOKS053324I

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Perry, Bliss, edited with an introduction and notes by,

The Heart of Emerson's Essays: selection from his complete works.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1933. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Perry, Professor Emeritus of English Literature at Harvard University has compiled this selection of 21 representative. essays with an illuminating introduction, including a brief biographical sketch. Perry has also written "The Heart of Emerson's Journals." DJ edge wear.

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Book number: BOOKS052559I

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Pettengill, Samuel B.,

Smoke Screen.

NY, Southern Publishers Inc., (1940). VG. Author, a former Indiana member of Congress believes the country is moving toward National Socialism. Spot & scrape ft. flyleafs. Royal blue binding, gilt lettering.

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Book number: BOOKS028415I

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Phillips, Wendell, introduction by Frank Altschul,

Toussaint l'Ouverture.

Stamford, CT, Overbrook Press, 1963. VG PB. Two page introduction by Altschul on the address delivered in NY & Boston in 1861 by Phillips calling for abolition of slavery. abolition of slavery. Paper title label to front (scratched), few spots on back cover, owner name ft endpaper.

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Book number: BOOKS040524I

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