In the years between her first public lecture in 1961 and her last in 1981, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as different as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. These pieces, collected here, reflect a life lived on principle, a probing mind, and a passionate intensity.

He was the greatest tenor of his day and probably of all time. Trained naturally in singing Neapolitan ballads, Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) achieved a vocal quality often described as "celestial" or "golden." His breath control was such that he could deliver the longest phrase without any suggestion of difficulty, while his superb enunciation and an intense quality of pathos in h...(展开全部)

From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together the strands of a tumultuous c...(展开全部)

福阿德·阿贾米（Fouad Ajami）：黎巴嫩裔美国学者、中东问题专家，先后担任过约翰·霍普金斯大学高级国际问题研究院的中东研究所主任、斯坦福大学胡佛研究院高级研究员。著有《阿拉伯人的困境》《贝鲁特：悔恨之都》《消失的伊玛目：穆萨·萨德尔与黎巴嫩的什叶派》等作品。曾获麦克阿瑟天才奖、美国国家人文奖章、富兰克林奖章等荣誉。

From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together the strands of a tumultuous c...(展开全部)

From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together the strands of a tumultuous c...(展开全部)

福阿德·阿贾米（Fouad Ajami）：黎巴嫩裔美国学者、中东问题专家，先后担任过约翰·霍普金斯大学高级国际问题研究院的中东研究所主任、斯坦福大学胡佛研究院高级研究员。著有《阿拉伯人的困境》《贝鲁特：悔恨之都》《消失的伊玛目：穆萨·萨德尔与黎巴嫩的什叶派》等作品。曾获麦克阿瑟天才奖、美国国家人文奖章、富兰克林奖章等荣誉。

From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together the strands of a tumultuous c...(展开全部)