In this accessible and often entertaining survey, historian Thomas Cahill reviews the achievements of Classical Greece and its huge influence on Western civilization. Beginning with an overview of Greek history--partly as Homer presented it in the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY--he goes on to focus on the other early figures who have most influenced Greek civilization (including Sophocles, Sappho, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle) and to explore their contributions to modern attitudes toward, for example, war, philosophy, literature, government, and religion. He also writes about the interrelationships between Greek and Roman ways of thinking, and the influence of Christianity on the Greeks, and vice versa.

An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family.

Naturopath Hulda Clark’s research into the disease process revealed that parasites or pollution cause illness, and in CURE FOR ALL DISEASES, she offers expansive advice on how the patient can take healing into his or her own hands, or minister to their loved ones in a cost-effective manner. Using an audio oscillator, termed the Synchrometer, built at home following instructions in the book, the reader learns to seek out, find through sound waves, selectively electrocute, and thus destroy the offenders, (except any shielded by the intestinal or abdominal lining). Once the parasites are eliminated, further support is given using specific herbs and nutritional treatment. If pollutants are at fault, their detoxification and avoidance are essential. Explicit directions and a no-nonsense approach to healing offer a clear way forward for the adventurous health consumer.