Bøger af Constantin Vaughn

The Art of war is a treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli between 1519 and 1520 under the original title "Dell'arte de la Guerra." The text is a series of Socratic Dialogues divided in 8 parts, the Preface (proemio) and the 7 books of the dialogues. This treatise is one of only a few works of Machiavelli that was published during his lifetime and the only historical and political one. It is considered by many to be his most important work.Machiavelli wrote "Dell'arte de la Guerra" as an enchiridion of historical, political and scholarly advice for the Princes regarding their perspective on war and how it can be used as a political tool. The purpose of this book is "To honor and reward virtù, not to have contempt for poverty, to esteem the modes and orders of military discipline, to constrain citizens to love one another, to live without factions, to esteem less the private than the public good." -Niccolò Machiavelli

"Meditations" is a series of personal writings in twelve books by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-181 AD), in which he recorded private notes to himself and various ideas on Stoic Philosophy. The books were originally written in Ancient (Medieval) Greek by the Title (ta eis heauton) which translates to "That which is to Himself". The Purpose of which was to be used as a guidance for his personal improvement. They were written in different periods of the Emperor's life, in a very straightforward and simplified manner, since they were intended strictly for personal use. They reflect his personality, morals and inner thinking, as the text contains a lot of thoughts about spiritual freedom, inner peace, self judgement, ethical principles and other Stoic ideas about life, as well as philosophy, the general sense of "Being" and more.

"Delightfully Gloomy"Alice's Cabinet of Curiosities contains both original works "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice found there" by Lewis Carrol, but with a twist! Everything is... dead.Artist Alice Von Gotha illustrated this edition of the stories and added some dark and eccentric aesthetics to it. All illustrations resemble exhibits that can be found in Cabinets of Curiosities around the world. From animal skeletons on displays, skulls and bones, to weird flowers, peculiar objects and majestic suits of armour!Get ready to plunge in a magical world of fantasy created by Lewis Carroll, and decorated with dismal, yet beautiful artwork.

"When Scottish folklore meets everyday Glasgow." Hard-drinking Detective Inspector Leah Bishop accepts a transfer from Edinburgh to a Glasgow branch of Interpol. Once there, she discovers that her fellow officers are otherworldly beings, and they police the supernatural world. They have called her in as the first human to ever work at Caledonia Interpol. Her job is to investigate a crime considered unimaginable to the Fae: the first serial killing of supernaturals. Urban fantasy pairing the grit and dark humour of everyday modern Glasgow with Scottish folklore, Caledonia follows Leah and her Victorian selkie partner, Dorian Grey, as they investigate supernatural crime in Scotland's city of culture.