false 78724 136171 0451627423 9780451627421 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223644444m/136171.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223644444s/136171.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136171.Gandhi_His_Life_and_Message_for_the_World 3.84 148 78724 4.01 422 65 1954 112804 1400030501 9781400030507 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171662503m/112804.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171662503s/112804.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112804.The_Essential_Gandhi_An_Anthology_of_His_Writings_on_His_Life_Work_and_Ideas 4.12 163 The Essential Gandhi introduces us to his thoughts on politics, spirituality, poverty, suffering, love, non-violence, civil disobedience, and his own life. The pieces collected here, with explanatory head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer the clearest, most thorough portrait of one of the greatest spiritual leaders the world has known.
“Gandhi was inevitable. If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. . . . We may ignore him at our own risk.” –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

With a new Preface drawn from the writings of Eknath Easwaran

In the annals of spirituality certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance. The Vintage Spiritual Classics series offers the greatest of these works in authoritative new editions, with specially commissioned essays by noted contemporary commentators. Filled with eloquence and fresh insight, encouragement and solace, Vintage Spiritual Classics are incomparable resources for all readers who seek a more substantive understanding of mankind's relation to the divine.]]> 65279 4.10 1908 251 78724 4.01 422 65 1962 199653 1842122304 9781842122303 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623653m/199653.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172623653s/199653.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199653.The_Life_of_Lenin 3.33 3 Each biography seems tailored to a specific audience. Robert Payne, a prolific & catholic writer, has produced a Book-of-the-Month selection aimed at romantics. Stefan Possony, political studies director at Stanford's Hoover Institution, will appeal most obviously to believers in conspiratorial views of history, since his research comes from police & foreign office files, ranging from Japan to France, covering mostly Lenin's life as a fugitive conspirator. On balance, Louis Fischer's is the best of the three. Fischer has devoted much of his long lifetime to the study of Russia (The Soviets in World Affairs; Russia, America & the World). He soberly weighs those episodes the other two biographers sometimes accept as fact, offering the pros & cons of each argument. For example, there's a genuine riddle about Lenin's racial background. Payne insists "there was not a drop of Russian blood" in Lenin, claiming his ancestry was German, Swedish & Chuvash, & that it shaped his personality. Without citing any evidence, Possony argues that the "evidence indicates" Lenin's grandfather "was born a Jew." Fischer places the responsibility where it belongs, on the Soviet government. "The records were undoubtedly available in Russia's bulging archives, but the Bolsheviks saw fit to suppress them. This feeds the suspicion that there is something to conceal."
What emerges most strikingly from all three biographies is the awesome power of a singleminded man to change the course of history. If the Kaiser had refused to let Lenin cross wartime Germany & enter Russia, if Kerensky's government had succeeded in arresting & executing Lenin, would the Bolsheviks be merely a footnote to history? Not the least of the paradoxes is the fact that Communism, which teaches the inevitability of historical forces & the impotence individuals in swaying them, owes its conquest of Russia to the energy & confident thrust of Lenin alone.--Time (edited)]]> 78724 4.01 422 65 2001 199654 0205484050 9780205484058 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199654.School_Law_What_Every_Teacher_Should_Know_A_User_Friendly_Guide 4.00 2 116441 3.60 10 4 78724 4.01 422 65 2007 3211380 0313209413 9780313209413 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211380.Russia_s_Road_from_Peace_to_War_Soviet_Foreign_Relations_1917_41 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1979 737999 0837146410 9780837146416 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/737999.Men_and_Politics 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1970 3211356 0837166845 9780837166841 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211356.The_Story_of_Indonesia 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1973 5061001 0837154502 9780837154503 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5061001.Soviet_Journey 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1973 3211374 006011262X 9780060112622 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211374.The_Road_to_Yalta_Soviet_Foreign_Relations_1941_45 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1972 6754055 1125111577 9781125111574 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6754055-the-great-challenge 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 2007 3074448 0837173892 9780837173894 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3074448.This_is_Our_World 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1974 3211382 0837173922 9780837173924 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211382.Russia_America_and_the_World 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1974 3211384 0224601954 9780224601955 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211384.Russia_Revisited 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1957 3211385 0849516420 9780849516429 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211385.Gandhi_and_Stalin_Two_Signs_at_the_World_s_Crossroads 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1979 692455 0883552892 9780883552896 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/692455.Oil_Imperialism 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1976 3211366 0451603133 9780451603135 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211366.Ancient_Myths 0.0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1969 3211388 0934460051 9780934460057 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3211388.Rights_of_Parents_in_the_Education_of_Their_Children 0.0 0 116441 3.60 10 4 78724 4.01 422 65 1977 6753992 3257014236 9783257014235 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6753992-antwort-an-sacharow 0.0 0 39326 3.85 3987 279 78724 4.01 422 65 3038339 0.0 0 0 1991 868770 0934460310 9780934460316 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/868770.Parents_Schools_and_the_Law 0.0 0 116441 3.60 10 4 78724 4.01 422 65 1987 3709339 0801304830 9780801304835 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3709339.School_Law_for_Counselors_Psychologists_and_Social_Workers 0.0 0 116439 0.0 0 0 78724 4.01 422 65 1990 3859115 080131271X 9780801312717 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3859115.Teachers_and_the_Law 0.0 0 416492 4.00 1 0 78724 4.01 422 65 116441 3.60 10 4 1981