Jose Raul Capablanca (Havana, 1888 - New York, 1942) was a Cuban chess player who became the World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927. Capablanca learned to play chess at the age of...

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a celebrated English novelist and poet known for his profound exploration of human nature and social issues. His works, including "Tess of the...

"Vathek" is a Gothic novel written in 1786 by William Beckford. The story follows the eponymous Caliph, Vathek, who becomes obsessed with obtaining knowledge and power beyond...

Nowadays black or curly hair is considered very stylish, especially in Europe, which is a sort of hair fashion compass to the the world. They are sweet, sassy and a whole lot of...

The MisEducation of the Negro is a book originally published in 1933 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. The thesis of Dr. Woodson's book is that blacks of his day were being...

Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) was a Prussian general author of the classic: "Vom Kriege" - On War, still a mandatory work on wars and military strategies today. In addition to...

In this ebook you will meet one of the most beautiful environmental texts ever written. It was elaborated based on the oration spoken by Chief Seattle, patriarch of the Duwamish...

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, commonly regarded as amongst the greatest novels ever written. He also, however, wrote many masterly...

George Orwell was a novelist, essayist and critic best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. He was a man of strong opinions who addressed some of the major...

Ler os contos de Andersen nos leva novamente à infância. Com textos repletos de sutilezas, que vão de momentos poéticos a momentos irônicos, os contos trazem histórias de...