Certainly no one has ever been so right about so many things so much of the time as John Stuart Mill, the nineteenth-century English philosopher, politician, and know-it-all nonpareil who is the subject of a fine new biography by the British journalist Richard Reeves, “John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand” (Overlook $40). The know-it-all, far from living in smug superiority, has the burden of being right the next time, too. Nobody likes a know-it-all, and we wait for the moment when the know-it-all is wrong to insist that he never really knew anything in the first place. It is a hard thing, being right about everything all the time. Mill credited his lover, Harriet Taylor, as the co-creator of his best-known works.
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The players stand at the highest pinnacles of global finance and government. But now Robert Ludlum, the unsurpassed master of suspense, returns with a stunning thriller for the 21st century.Secret deals are in the making, massive mysterious transactions steeped in corruption and murder. More than 20 years ago, the top CIA and KGB agents joined together to insure that, in an explosive act, the Matarese conspiracy went up in flames. “The Matarese Circle, ” Robert Ludlum’s multimillion-copy spellbinder, introduced a treacherous international cabal of powerbrokers and their hired assassins. Now the countdown begins - and Pryce is already running out of time. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Matarese dynasty is back. CIA case officer Cameron Pryce thought he’d crushed the deadly cabal of powerbrokers and assassins. So begins the post-Civil War story of the March sisters, first published in two volumes in 18. "We've got father and mother and each other," said Beth contentedly, from her corner. "I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all," added little Amy, with an injured sniff. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. "Christmas won't be Christnas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Illustrated Junior Library, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: Beautifully illustrated version of the story of Beth, Amy, Meg, and Jo March. |