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"Intellectual Training" is a book by Harriet Martineau, a prominent 19th-century British social theorist, writer, and feminist. Originally published in 1838, it offers insights into the importance of education, particularly intellectual development, in shaping individuals and societies. Martineau's work emphasizes the cultivation of critical thinking, reasoning skills, and moral values as essential components of intellectual training.
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"Confidences: Talks With A Young Girl Concerning Herself" by Edith Belle Lowry is a book that likely delves into personal and sensitive topics aimed at guiding and advising young girls. The description suggests that it could be a collection of conversations or reflections between the author and a young girl, covering various aspects of self-discovery, growth, and navigating life's challenges.
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"A towering classic of dystopian satire, BRAVE NEW WORLD is a brilliant and terrifying vision of a soulless society-and of one man who discovers the human costs of mindless conformity. Hundreds of years in the future, the World Controllers have created an ideal civilization. Its members, shaped by genetic engineering and behavioral conditioning, are productive and content in roles they have been assigned at conception. Government-sanctioned drugs...