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Carnegie gives useful advice and hints on public speaking stating that when you have something to say, are adequately prepared and have mastered an audience then public speaking success is eminent. He delivers a topic by topic approach offering solutions to common public speaking problems. Moreover, each chapter features practice questions and exercises to help the reader understand the subject better.

In Try the Girl, Raymond Chandler delivers a taut and thrilling tale that exemplifies his mastery of the hardboiled detective genre. This short story brims with intrigue, danger, and the sharp wit for which Chandler is renowned, immersing readers in the gritty underworld of crime and deception. The story follows a seasoned private detective, navigating a murky case involving a missing person, a suspicious nightclub, and a cast of characters hiding dangerous secrets.

The Tao Te Ching is a Taoist philosophical treatise. Lao Tzu, a great Ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher, is considered to be the author of this book. We owe this book to an unnamed guardian who kept safe the far western borders of a country, Zhou in the fifth century BC. The legend says that exhausted from misunderstanding Teacher with a tired heart went on his last journey - to die in a dessert. The guardian recognized great Lao Tzu, called him by name and, nobody knows how, persuaded the wise man to tell a world about Dao and De.

Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and religious author interested in human psychology. He is regarded as a leading pioneer of existentialism and one of the greatest philosophers of the 19th Century.

"The Masters" is a thought-provoking short story by Ursula K. Le Guin that delves into the complexities of power, control, and the nature of humanity. Set in a distant future on a planet where a group of elite individuals known as the Masters exert their influence over the rest of the population, the narrative explores themes of oppression and rebellion. The story follows a young protagonist who grapples with the oppressive societal structures imposed by the Masters and begins to question the ethics of their rule.

Contents: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, The City of the Sun by Tommaso Campanella, The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon, Utopia by Thomas More, Utilitarianism byJohn Stuart Mill, On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, An Answer to the Question What is Enlightenment by Immanuel Kant, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, A Confession by Leo Tolstoy, Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton, The Madman, His Parables and Poems by Kahlil Gibran, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau.

«Анна Каренина» — самое известное произведение одного из величайших писателей мира, русского прозаика и мыслителя Л. Н. Толстого (1828–1910). В романе рассказывается история трагической любви замужней Анны Карениной и блестящего офицера Алексея Вронского. Не менее интересная сюжетная линия романа — непростые отношения Левина и Кити. Писатель как бы подтверждает свое наблюдение: «Все счастливые семьи похожи друг на друга, каждая несчастливая семья несчастлива по-своему». В целом автор рисует масштабную картину быта и нравов дворян, крестьянской жизни.

George Orwell (1903-50) is known around the world for his satirical novella Animal Farm and his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he was arguably at his best in the essay form. Below, we've selected and introduced ten of Orwell's best essays for the interested newcomer to his non-fiction, but there are many more we could have added.

Белые ночи — произведение классика русской литературы и одного из лучших романистов мирового уровня Ф. М. Достоевского (1821–1881). Герой повести Мечтатель — своеобразный тип «лишнего человека». Но его критика обращена только на себя. Он не презирает общество, как Онегин или Печорин. Это альтруист, готовый прийти на помощь любому. Достоевский написал много интересных произведений: «Кроткая», «Мальчик у Христа на елке», «Неточка Незванова», «Подросток», «Дядюшкин сон», «Записки из мертвого дома», «Великий инквизитор», «Идиот», «Братья Карамазовы», «Вечный муж».

Complete and unabridged 15th century text by Thomas à Kempis and translated by William Benham in 1886. This book is a classic for comfort and understanding of living the spiritual life of Christ in a physical world. Find the path to following Christ in this treasured and timeless devotional book. Encouraging the renunciation of worldly vanities and vices, Thomas á Kempis shows us how to lead a disciplined and simple spiritual life modeled on the teachings of Jesus.

Plato's Republic: Text and Commentary presents one of the most influential philosophical works in Western history through a unique dual structure: the first half offers insightful commentary by Will Durant, while the second half features the full text of The Republic by Plato. This format invites listeners to engage deeply with the philosophical ideas that have shaped political theory, ethics, and education for over two millennia.

In this short yet perfectly constructed work, Poe creates one of the most famous allegories in world literature — a story about fear, power, and the fatal error of humankind. Gothic atmosphere, precise symbolism, and the cold beauty of the imagery turn the text into something almost musical, where every detail carries meaning. In the world of Edgar Allan Poe, wealth is only an illusion of safety, and human arrogance is the shortest road to the abyss.

In 1902, self-taught British philosopher and author James Allen published this inspirational essay based on the Bible verse "As a Man thinketh in his heart, so is he." This slender volume (only 68 pages) has been a popular classic ever since. Allen preached the importance of people taking responsibility for themselves and their actions as well as using determination to improve the mind. The most frequently quoted lines from the book include: "Men do not attract what they want, but what they are" and "A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts."

Игрок — произведение классика русской литературы и одного из лучших романистов мирового уровня Ф. М. Достоевского (1821–1881). Это захватывающая история азарта, ставшего для героя не просто смыслом игры в рулетку и даже не смыслом жизни, а просто основой бытия в состоянии постоянного психологического дискомфорта. Достоевский известен как автор многих выдающихся произведений: "Подросток", "Записки из мертвого дома", "Двойник", "Дядюшкин сон", "Идиот", "Братья Карамазовы", "Чужая жена и муж под кроватью", "Сон смешного человека", "Дневник писателя".

The Souls of Black Folk is a 1903 work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology and a cornerstone of African-American literature. The book contains several essays on race, some of which the magazine Atlantic Monthly had previously published. To develop this work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an African American in American society. Outside of its notable relevance in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works in the field of sociology.

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Step into the shadowy world of Dracula, where the timeless clash between light and darkness unfolds. When Jonathan Harker, an unsuspecting solicitor, journeys to the eerie castle of Count Dracula in the Carpathian Mountains, he unwittingly unleashes a centuries-old terror upon Victorian England. As the enigmatic Count weaves his web of seduction and horror, a small band of brave souls must rise to face an evil that defies comprehension.

Ingersoll Lockwood (1841-1918) was a New York attorney, diplomat and lecturer who wrote children's books, satire, and poetry. 1900 or, The last President is a dystopian, alternative history book which was published in 1896 and ostensibly involves events of a few years later - the 1898 election that put William Jennings Bryan in power and led to civic unrest. As a work of political satire, the narrative deplores the rise of socialism and populism in its dystopian vision of the future.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States.

An Iron Will by Orison Swett Marden, is a motivating-though quick-read. Written before "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, it is easy to imagine that Marden's book inspired and provided the framework for the Napoleon Hill book. An Iron Will isn't the kind of book you read-it's the kind of book you study. Written for those who are searching for a higher power to guide their lives, An Iron Will stresses the importance of the human will in all endeavors. This book is all about harnessing the power of your self will to work for you instead of against you.