18 books like Character & opinion in the United States

Cover of Kant; a collection of critical essays
Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Essays, Philosophy with this book.
Cover of The common sense of science
The common sense of science Jacob Bronowski · 1951 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable. Shares Philosophy, General, History
Cover of What I saw in America
What I saw in America Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1922 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Like many writers and thinkers of his era, British author G. K. Chesterton toured the United States to get a clearer sense of the country's culture and zeitgeist. The collection What I Saw in America offers Chesterton's impressions of the U. S. in the early twentieth century. Part travelogue, part cultural critique, and part historical analysis, this unique volume is a must-read for Chesterton… Shares American National characteristics, Civilization, United States
Cover of Short studies on great subjects
Short studies on great subjects James Anthony Froude · 1867 · 398p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares Civilization, Essays, Philosophy, History with this book.
Cover of The last American vampire
The last American vampire Seth Grahame-Smith · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "The follow-up to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter--a sweeping, alternate history of 20th Century America as seen through the eyes of vampire Henry Sturges. He is searching for renewed purpose in the wake of his friend Abraham Lincoln's shocking death. It will be an expansive journey that will first send him to England for an unexpected encounter with Jack the Ripper, then to New York City for the… Shares United States, History
Cover of Culture and religion in some of their relations
Culture and religion in some of their relations John Campbell Shairp · 1871 · 197p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Shares Civilization, Essays, Philosophy with this book.
Cover of The Way of a Man
The Way of a Man Emerson Hough · 1907 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares United States, History with this book.
Cover of The Audacity of Hope
The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the… Shares American National characteristics, United States, Philosophy
Cover of And Even Now
And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.
Cover of Yet again
Yet again Sir Max Beerbohm · 1909 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.
Cover of Escape, and other essays
Escape, and other essays Arthur Christopher Benson · 1915 · ★ 5.0 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.
Cover of The thread of gold
The thread of gold Arthur Christopher Benson · 1905 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.
Cover of Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion
Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion George Bernard Shaw · 1900 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.
Hausblätter
Hausblätter F. W. Hackländer · 1855 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares Essays with this book.
Cover of Philosophy and living
Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 Shares Philosophy with this book.
The Lady of the Rivers
The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History
The Billion-Dollar Molecule
The Billion-Dollar Molecule Barry Werth · 1994 · ★ 4.0 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The Billion-Dollar Molecule raises the curtain on the fascinating and tumultuous drama of a radically new start-up pharmaceutical company. That company, Vertex, is trying to design a lifesaving new drug that - if it works - will prove the potential of a brand-new drug-making technique and also fulfill the vision of Vertex's founder and chairman, Joshua Boger, one of the most promising scientists… Shares United States
The Awful Secret
The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

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