1948 autobiography of Thomas Merton, an American Trappist monk and priest who was a noted author in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Merton finished the book in 1946 at the age of 31, five years after entering Gethsemani Abbey near Bardstown, Kentucky
Metaphor which means “Using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress”.It is a metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants and expresses the meaning of “discovering truth by building on previous discoveries”. This concept has been dated to the 12th century, according to John of Salisbury is attributed to Bernard of Chartres
16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccol Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new princes and royals
Berber Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his book Descrittione dellAfrica centered on the geography of the Maghreb and Nile Valley
Memoir of the early career of Fitzroy Maclean
Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events related to the execution of Gary Gilmore for murder by the state of Utah
