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Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BCE) wrote some of ancient Rome's greatest poetry, melding languages and cultures with youthful ideals and a realist's recognition of the dictatorial world around him. Horace is famed for his fine phrases, lyric sex, and guidance on how to live, but he was a poet maddened by war, and many of his most self-revealing poems have rarely been seen. He could be sublime and obscene, amusing and abusive, a model of moderation and anything but.

In Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet, Eyres reexamines Horace’s life, legacy, and verse. With a light, lyrical touch (deployed in new, fresh versions of some of Horace’s most famous odes)and a keen critical eye, Eyres reveals a lively, relevant Horace, whose society—Rome at the dawn of the empire—is much more similar to our own than we might want to believe.

Eyres’s study is not only intriguing—he retranslates Horace’s most famous phrase as “taste the day”—but enlivening.

Horace Mann fut le fondateur du mouvement des écoles publiques gratuites au Massachusetts, puis en Amérique, et par conséquence dans le monde entier. Ce fut sa grande mission, il l'a bel et bien accomplie. Son discours L'Art d'Enseigner est son meilleur écrit. Comprend une introduction sur son œuvre, sa biographie, des citations clés, le texte intégral de L'Art d'Enseigner, ainsi qu'un résumé de son travail.

Horace Mann fue el fundador del movimiento de escuelas públicas gratuitas en Massachusetts, luego en Estados Unidos y, por inferencia, en todo el mundo. Esta fue su gran misión que logró cumplir. El discurso El Arte de Enseñar fue su mejor escrito. Incluye una introducción sobre su obra; su biografía; citas clave; el texto completo de El Arte de Enseñar; además de un resumen de su trabajo.

An incredible tale of one man's adversity and defiance, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Horace Greasley escaped over 200 times from a notorious German prison camp to see the girl he loved. This is his incredible true story. A Sunday Times Bestseller - over 60,000 copies sold. Even in...

Horace Porter served as lieutenant colonel on Ulysses S. Grant's staff from April 1864 to the end of the Civil War. He accompanied Grant into battle in the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg campaigns, and was present at Lee's surrender at McLean's house. Throughout the war, he kept extensive notes that capture Grant's conversations, as well as his own observations of military life.

During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide...

Here's a biographical profile of John and Horace Dodge, the fabulously wealthy Detroit automobile pioneers who reveled in yachts, estates and producing great cars. Unfortunately, John and Horace's lifestyles were unacceptable to the social elite in Detroit; they regarded the brothers as uncultured, crude and boorish. And they probably were, but it bothered the brothers not at all.

In Historic Doubts of the Life and Reign of King Richard III, Walpole defends Richard III against the common belief that he murdered the Princes in the Tower, and many of the other crimes laid at his door by the Tudor dynasty which followed Richard’s defeat at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. In this he has been followed by a number of other writers, including Josephine Tey in her classic 1951 mystery novel The Daughter of Time.

Be yourself...Even when you are pretending to be someone that you are not, people are going to see you. Let people see you for who you really are. I am a Husband, Father and Realist. Lets talk about real life issues from trials and tribulations and have good vibes.

Die amerikanischen Großindustriellen des späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts: Waren sie Räuberbarone oder Philantropen? Clevere Geschäftsmänner auf jeden Fall! Hier die Geschichte von den Automobilrevolutionären John und Horace Dodge.

Embark on an incredible journey through the heart of Central Africa with David Livingstone, a man often celebrated for his missionary work but whose explorations reveal a much richer tapestry of adventure. As he sought to uncover the mysteries of the Nile, Livingstone meticulously documented his travels in his journal, showcasing his exceptional skills in navigation using the stars, his deep knowledge of the regions wildlife, and his understanding of the local flora and fauna. This volume captures not only his triumphs and setbacks but also his encounters with warring factions and slave ...

Horace Busby was one of LBJ's most trusted advisors; their close working and personal relationship spanned twenty years. In The Thirty-First of March he offers an indelible portrait of a president and a presidency at a time of crisis.

Horace Greeley (1811-1872) was the founder and editor of the influential New York Tribune, whose circulation was among the largest in the United States. On August 19, 1862, Greeley wrote an editorial titled “The Prayer of Twenty Millions"—referring to the number of Northerners loyal to the Union—which criticized Lincoln for his reluctance to use the powers Congress had given him to confiscate southern property, including slaves, in order to emancipate them. The following is President Abraham Lincoln's reply, published in the Daily National Intelligencer on August 23, 1862.