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  • GBV  (5)
  • Wells, H. G.  (4)
  • Grimm, Jacob
  • Auckland : The Floating Press  (5)
  • Electronic books  (5)
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  • 1
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Auckland : The Floating Press
    ISBN: 9781776533220
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (326 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version An Englishman Looks at the World
    DDC: 304
    Keywords: Social problems ; Great Britain ; Social conditions ; United States ; Social conditions ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Today, the name H. G. Wells is synonymous with the genre of science fiction, and Wells is best remembered as the creator of masterpieces such as The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. However, the prolific thinker and writer worked in many genres, and he was regarded as an important voice in social and political thought in his day. This collection brings together a series of essays in which Wells sets forth his opinion on current events as the world
    Description / Table of Contents: Title; Contents; The Coming of Blériot; My First Flight; Off the Chain; Of the New Reign; Will the Empire Live?; The Labour Unrest; Social Panaceas; Syndicalism or Citizenship; The Great State; The Common Sense of Warfare; The Contemporary Novel; The Philosopher's Public Library; About Chesterton and Belloc; About Sir Thomas More; Traffic and Rebuilding; The So-Called Science of Sociology; Divorce; The Schoolmaster and the Empire; The Endowment of Motherhood; Doctors; An Age of Specialisation; Is there a People?; The Disease of Parliaments; The American Population
    Description / Table of Contents: The Possible Collapse of CivilisationThe Ideal Citizen; Some Possible Discoveries; The Human Adventure; Endnotes
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  • 2
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    Online Resource
    Auckland : The Floating Press
    ISBN: 9781776533183
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (309 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Mankind in the Making
    DDC: 306.0941
    Keywords: Social problems ; Social sciences ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: One of the primary motivations behind H. G. Wells most popular science fiction works was his exploration of the factors that could help or harm society. As a result, many of his novels and short stories explored utopian or dystopian worlds. In Mankind in the Making, he tackles the same topic from a nonfiction perspective, ruminating on the variables that serve optimal human development from conception to adulthood
    Description / Table of Contents: Title; Contents; Preface; I - The New Republic; II - The Problem of the Birth Supply; III - Certain Wholesale Aspects of Man-Making; IV - The Beginnings of the Mind and Language; V - The Man-Making Forces of the Modern State; VI - Schooling; VII - Political and Social Influences; VIII - The Cultivation of the Imagination; IX - The Organization of the Higher Education; X - Thought in the Modern State; XI - The Man's Own Share; Appendix; Endnotes
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  • 3
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    Online Resource
    Auckland : The Floating Press
    ISBN: 9781776513529 , 9781775456155
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (159 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version The Salvaging of Civilization : The Probable Future of Mankind
    DDC: 304
    Keywords: Civilization, Modern ; 20th century ; Education ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Though today best remembered as a science fiction writer, H.G. Wells was a keen observer of social and geopolitical trends who mined his era's headlines as fodder for his creative work. The writer was deeply shaken by the destruction and death wrought by World War I, and in this volume of passionate essays and observations, Wells lays out his suggestions for avoiding global conflict in the future
    Description / Table of Contents: Title; Contents; I - The Probable Future of Mankind; II - The Project of a World State; III - The Enlargement of Patriotism to a World State; IV - The Bible of Civilization - Part One; V - The Bible of Civilization - Part Two; VI - The Schooling of the World; VII - College, Newspaper and Book; VIII - The Envoy; Endnotes;
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9781776510238
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (352 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Anticipations : Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought
    DDC: 301
    Keywords: Civilization ; Communication and traffic ; Twentieth century ; Forecasts ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Anticipations: Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought is a 1902 book by author H. G. Wells, the "Father of Science Fiction." It is proposed in this book to present in as orderly an arrangement as the necessarily diffused nature of the subject admits, certain speculations about the trend of present forces, speculations which, taken all together, will build up an imperfect and very hypothetical
    Description / Table of Contents: Title; Contents; I - Locomotion in the Twentieth Century; II - The Probable Diffusion of Great Cities; III - Developing Social Elements; IV - Certain Social Reactions; V - The Life-History of Democracy; VI - War; VII - The Conflict of Languages; VIII - The Larger Synthesis; IX - The Faith, Morals, and Public Policy of the New Republic; Endnotes;
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  • 5
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    Online Resource
    Auckland : The Floating Press
    ISBN: 9781775565932
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (453 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
    DDC: 398.2/1/0943
    Keywords: Fairy tales ; Germany ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse. Throughout their lives they remained close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University. Jacob was a pioneer in the study of German philology, and although Wilhelm's work was hampered by poor health the brothers collaborated in the creation of a German dictionary, not completed until a century after their deaths. But they were best (and universally)
    Description / Table of Contents: Title; Contents; Preface; The Golden Bird; Hans in Luck; Jorinda and Jorindel; The Travelling Musicians; Old Sultan; The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean; Briar Rose; The Dog and the Sparrow; The Twelve Dancing Princesses; The Fisherman and His Wife; The Willow-Wren and the Bear; The Frog-Prince; Cat and Mouse in Partnership; The Goose-Girl; The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet; Rapunzel; Fundevogel; The Valiant Little Tailor; Hansel and Gretel; The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage; Mother Holle; Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood); The Robber Bridegroom; Tom Thumb; Rumpelstiltskin
    Description / Table of Contents: Clever GretelThe Old Man and His Grandson; The Little Peasant; Frederick and Catherine; Sweetheart Roland; Snowdrop; The Pink; Clever Elsie; The Miser in the Bush; Ashputtel; The White Snake; The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids; The Queen Bee; The Elves and the Shoemaker; The Juniper-Tree; The Turnip; Clever Hans; The Three Languages; The Fox and the Cat; The Four Clever Brothers; Lily and the Lion; The Fox and the Horse; The Blue Light; The Raven; The Golden Goose; The Water of Life; The Twelve Huntsmen; The King of the Golden Mountain; Doctor Knowall; The Seven Ravens; The Wedding of Mrs Fox
    Description / Table of Contents: The SaladThe Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was; King Grisly-Beard; Iron Hans; Cat-Skin; Snow-White and Rose-Red; Endnotes;
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