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The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. Pahlavi Texts, Part 3 (1885) translated by E. W. West, is Volume XXIV of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in five parts, focuses on Zoroastrianism and contains guidelines for living as expressed in the Sad Dar and Opinions of the Spirit of Wisdom known as Dina-I Mainog-I Khirad. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and of those interested in Zoroastrianism.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.The Qur'an, Part 1 (1880) translated by E. H. Palmer, is Volume VI of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book, in two parts, focuses on IslamAnd consists of chapters I through XVI of The Qur'an. Muslims believe this foundational Arabic text was revealed to the prophet Muhammad by God, and is a valuable addition to the personal library of those interested in Islam.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.Pahlavi Texts, Part 5 (1897) translated by E. W. West, is Volume XLVII of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in five parts, focuses on Zoroastrianism, and includes "Marvels of Zoroastrianism" from the creation through the resurrection of mankind and the invasion of Persia by Alexander the Great. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and of those interested in Zoroastrianism.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.Vinaya Texts, Part 3 (1885), translated by Rhys Davids and Oldenberg, is volume XX of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in three parts, focuses on Buddhism and includes the Buddhist text, Kullavagga (IV-XII.) This book is for readers interested in deepening their knowledge of Buddhism.

"The inner sense of his own destiny which had never deserted him whispered that he was going to be a rich man. But at the end of that year an event took place which made him think that it didn't matter after all."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Presumption (1926)Presumption (1926) by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in The Saturday Evening Post at the height of the author's magazine fiction writing time period. In this short story, Fitzgerald writes of the awkwardness of the main character San Juan Chandler and his attempts to woo the more sophisticated Noel Garneau. These characters mimic Fitzgerald's personal life with his wife, Zelda, and his attempts to break into the world of the rich and privileged. A romance for all ages and time periods, these are characters for which Fitzgerald is famous.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Grihya Sutras Part 1 (1886) translated by Hermann Oldenberg, is volume XXIX of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book is in two parts and focuses on Hinduism. It is a collection of the rules related to domestic ceremonies according to Sankhyana, Asvalayana, Paraskara, and Khadia and is for readers interested in deepening their understanding of Hinduism.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.The Sacred Laws of the Aryas, Part 1 (1879), translated by Georg Bühler, is volume II of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book is in two parts and focuses on Hinduism. Part 1, also known as Dharmä¿stra, includes Âpastamba's aphorisms and Gautama's institutes of the sacred law. This text is for readers interested in deepening their understanding of Hinduism.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (1883), translated from Sanskrit to Chinese by Dharmaraksha and from Chinese to English by Samuel Beal, is Volume XIX of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book focuses on Buddhism and is written in over 10,000 lines of poetry by Asvaghosha Bodhisattva while recounting the life of Buddha from birth forward. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and of those interested in Buddhism.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Sacred Laws of the Aryas, Part 2 (1882) translated by Bühler, is volume XIV of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book is in two parts and focuses on Hinduism. Part 2 includes the Vâsishtha and Baudhâyana Dharmä¿stras and addresses ethics. This text is for readers interested in deepening their understanding of Hinduism.

"... Absolution is a penetrating and profound effort to articulate life in primal and dark conflict."-The New York Times (1926)Absolution (1924) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the story of adolescent Rudolph Miller, a romantic dreamer who attempts to escape his small, Midwestern town through the lies he tells and the alter ego he creates. Rudolph's revelations in the confessional to his priest, Father Schwartz reveal his character flaws, however, he receives "absolution" through the story's events. First written as the prologue for The Great Gatsby (1925, also available from Cosimo Classics), Fitzgerald intended to reveal Jay Gatsby's childhood, but scrapped the idea, changed the names, and published it as a short story. This moralistic and romantic tale is for all who love Fitzgerald and fiction of the early twentieth century.

"But the question of love in the night was the thing nearest his heart...there was a lovely unknown girl concerned in it, and that it ought to take place beneath the Riviera moon." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, Love in the Night (1925) Love in the Night (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in the Saturday Evening Post at the height of the author's popularity as a magazine fiction writer. His formula of love and success is evident in the romance between the main character, Val, a Russian-American aristocrat, and an American heiress. Fitzgerald loosely based the protagonist on his friend, Prince Val Engalitcheff who allegedly committed suicide in 1923. Set on a yacht in the French Riviera this is a must-read for those who wish to escape reality and enjoy Fitzgerald's well-crafted prose.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Zend-Avesta, Part 1 (1880), translated by James Darmesteter, is Volume IV of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book, in three parts, focuses on Zoroastrianism. Part 1 contains the Vendidad, one of the oldest ecclesiastical codes. Composed in Avesta, an early Iranian language, the text focuses on the foundation of Zoroastrianism. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and of those interested in Zoroastrianism.

"The scholar is that man who must take up into himself all the ability of the time, all the contributions of the past, all the hopes of the future..." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The American Scholar" (1837)The American Scholar (1837), is an address delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson to the Harvard Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Emerson's writing was focused on providing a philosophical framework for escaping European culture and building a new, distinctly American identity. This essay is a declaration of independence of the United States intellectual community from Europe's. It also expresses the author's belief that the American scholar could only achieve a higher state of mind by rejecting old ideas and by thinking for himself, to become "Man Thinking" rather than "a mere thinker, or still worse, the parrot of other men's thinking," "the sluggard intellect of this continent."

"When your eyes first fall upon the Mediterranean you know at once why it was here that man first stood erect and stretched out his arms toward the sun. It is a blue sea..." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, How to Live on Practically Nothing a Year (1924) How to Live on Practically Nothing a Year (1924) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a follow-up essay to How to Live on $36,000 a Year, that chronicles Fitzgerald's attempt to provide wife Zelda with the wealthy lifestyle she loved. After spending the author's salary to the point of debt, the couple is told living abroad is less expensive, so they move to the French Riviera. Despite their desire to live simply, the two are swept up by the social life of expatriates and doomed to further financial ruin. This cleverly crafted insight into the lavishness and excess of the era is a must-read for all who want to know more about the life of Fitzgerald.

"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful..."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Rich Boy (1926)The Rich Boy (1926) by F. Scott Fitzgerald was originally published in The Redbook Magazine and later in a collection of Fitzgerald's short stories, All the Sad Young Men (1926). The story, thought to be an extension of The Great Gatsby, further explores the impact of wealth on a person's character. Anson Hunter, the title rich boy, embodies all the traits of the rich that are so different from the middle class and is modeled after Fitzgerald's Princeton classmate and best man. Considered to be one of Fitzgerald's most important stories, this is a must-read for all who love Gatsby and The Jazz Age.

"...selfishness in women has an irresistible appeal to many men. Luella's selfishness existed side by side with a childish beauty, and, in consequence, Charles Hemple had begun to take the blame upon himself for situations which she had obviously brought about."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Adjuster (1926)The Adjuster (1926) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a short story focused on the themes the author portrays so expertly: money, marital discord, and melancholy. The story deviates from his typical since the main character Luella has married for money but is left with shouldering responsibility unbeknownst to her after husband, Charles, and their child become ill. Rich with Fitzgerald's lyrical prose and social insight, this story is perfect for those who are fans of this great American writer and the Roaring Twenties.

"...the public was pleased to know that they were ugly monsters for all their money, and everyone was satisfied all around."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Unspeakable Egg (1924)The Unspeakable Egg (1924) is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that features ultra-rich main character Fifi, engaged to be married to a man who in her estimation is too perfect. The day before the wedding she escapes to the home of her old maid aunts, Cal and Josephine. In an attempt to sort out life, Fifi takes long daily seaside walks over the next few weeks and one day happens upon a scruffy, derelict of a man, an unspeakable egg. Fitzgerald's witty jab at high society ensues, and readers are taken on a comedic ride. Fans of humor and Fitzgerald will enjoy this light-hearted tale.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Bhagavadgita (1882) translated by Kasinath Trimbak Telang, is volume VIII of The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series available from Cosimo Classics. This volume focuses on Hinduism and contains a 700 verse scripture, part of the Mahabharata. Other portions of this epic, the Sanatsugâtiya, and the Anugitâ are also included in this volume. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and of those interested in Hinduism.

"We were going to the Old World to find a new rhythm to our lives...With a true conviction that we had left our old selves behind forever." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, How to Live on Practically Nothing a Year (1924) How to Live on $36,000 a Year and How to Live on Practically Nothing a Year (1924) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a compilation of two essays which details Fitzgerald's attempt to live a wealthy lifestyle on an author's salary. Fitzgerald and wife Zelda spend lavishly and consequently, end up penniless. However, the couple hears living abroad is less expensive and moves to the French Riviera. Despite their desire to live simply, the two are swept up by the social life of expatriates and are doomed to further debt. In this volume, Fitzgerald inimitably crafts the excesses of The Roaring Twenties for readers who love the era.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Upanishads, Part 1 (1879) translated by F.Max Müller, is volume I of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book is in two parts and focuses on Hinduism. It is considered the foundation of Indian literature. The focal point of the Upanishad is on philosophy and meditation rather than on rituals of other Vedic texts. The term "Upanishad" relates to gaining knowledge, and readers wanting to learn about Hinduism religion should add this book to their personal library.

"I found one day to my horror that I didn't have a dollar in the world...This particular crisis passed the next morning when the discovery that publishers sometimes advance royalties sent me hurriedly to mine." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, How to Live on $36,000 a Year (1924) How to Live on $36,000 a Year (1924) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an essay which details Fitzgerald's attempt to live a wealthy lifestyle on an author's salary. In an attempt to give wife Zelda the life to which she had been accustomed, Fitzgerald bows to the excesses of the time. The couple spends lavishly, ends up penniless, and accrues debt. Fitzgerald pokes fun at himself in this glimpse into the sights and sounds of The Roaring Twenties, a delight for readers who love the era.

"Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato-at once the glory and the shame of mankind, since neither Saxon nor Roman have availed to add any idea to his categories."-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Plato, the PhilosopherBoth Plato, the Philosopher and Plato: New Readings (1850) by Ralph Waldo Emerson were originally published as one of a series about leaders who most influenced his work and whose biographies eventually became the content of a collection entitled Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). Like Plato, Emerson believed in the importance of intellectual thinking over material reality, and he voiced this principle as he began to write about the basic concepts of the philosophy of Transcendentalism.

"Other men are lenses through which we read our own minds."¿ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative MenRepresentative Men is a collection of seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published as a book of essays in 1850. The first essay discusses the role played by "great men" in society, and the remaining six each extol the virtues of one of six men deemed by Emerson to be great. Emerson was inspired by the Romantic belief that there exists a "general mind" that expresses itself with special intensity through certain individual lives. It reflects an appreciation of genius as a quality distributed to the few for the benefit of the many.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.The Sacred Books of China Part 1 (1879), translated by James Legge, is Volume III of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book, in six parts, focuses on Confucianism and Taoism. Part 1 contains "The Texts of Confucianism," including the Shu King and the Shih King, some of the most important classics of this ancient faith. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and those interested in Confucianism.

"...the very vitality of the child irritated him...and one Sunday afternoon when she had disrupted a bridge game by permanently hiding up the ace of spades, he had made a scene that had reduced his wife to tears. -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Baby Party (1925) The Baby Party (1925) was first published in Hearst's International Cosmopolitan at the height of the author's magazine fiction writing. Fitzgerald's family life is mirrored in the plot with the couple's romantic yet stormy relationship and birth of a daughter which only increases their marital discord. Delighted with the idea of having a child, the father, John, realizes the realities of parenthood make it far less appealing than he had envisioned. This story is for those who relish in a wry look at the misbehavior of children and adults alike written by a master storyteller.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.Vinaya Texts, Part 1 (1881), translated by T.W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg, is volume XIII of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in three parts, focuses on Buddhism and includes the Buddhist texts Patimokkha and Mahavagga (I-IV). This book is for readers interested in deepening their knowledge of Buddhism.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. The Institutes of Vishnu (1880) translated by Julius Jolly, is volume VII of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This volume focuses on Hinduism and on one of its principal deities. The text includes a collection of precepts regarding the sacred laws of India, and is for readers interested in deepening their understanding of Hinduism.

"I call Napoleon the agent or attorney of the middle class of modern society; of the throng who fill the markets, shops, counting-houses, manufactories, ships, of the modern world, aiming to be rich."-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative MenNapoleon, Man of the World (1850) is one of a series of addresses Ralph Waldo Emerson gave on the leaders who most influenced his work and whose biographies eventually became the content of a collection entitled Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). What Emerson extolled was Bonaparte's appreciation of the common man and the values of contemplation and individualism, not the military or political prowess for which other writers praised him.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. Pahlavi Texts, Part 1 (1880) translated by E. W. West, is volume V of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in five parts, focuses on Zoroastrianism and contains the Bundahis, as well as the Shayast La Shayast. It provides an explanation of the creation of the world and rules related to sin and impurity. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and of those interested in Zoroastrianism.