Urne-Burial. Sir Thomas Browne (Great Ideas)

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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Written after the discovery of over forty Bronze Age burial urns in seventeenth-century Norfolk, Sir Thomas Browne's profound consideration of the inevitability of death remains one of the most fascinating and poignant of all reflections upon the vanity of mankind's lust for immortality.

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Dear Kilroy: A Dog to Guide Us (Capital Ideas)

Dear Kilroy: A Dog to Guide Us (Capital Ideas) Review

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Kilroy, a yellow Labrador retriever, started life as a potential guide for the blind. His life took a detour when he was dropped from the program. Nora’s sister, Alice, adopted him as a pet. The love he brought to her life eased her through a very difficult time - the dissolution of her 18-year marriage. Watching and participating in this special relationship reminded Nora that success takes many forms. Kilroy "failed" as a guide dog, but he succeeded in changing Alice’s life for the better. He became her guide as she made her journey from grief to new happiness.

Some of the best teachers in this world have four legs and bark. Dogs help us make friends, transcend tragedies, grieve the loss of loved ones and just plain enjoy life. According to researchers, pets improve our human immune-system functions - a fancy way to say they make us feel good. "Dear Kilroy," a collection of inspirational stories, photographs, and imaginary canine correspondence, celebrates this magical relationship between people and dogs. The book’s true-life stories follow a few special dogs and the human lives they change. As the dogs in these stories strive to fulfill their potential - whether to become a guide for the visually impaired or to become the best, most-trusted pet of someone in need - they teach us all how to become better human beings.

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