Bøker av John Eliot

Written by two influential missionaries who played key roles in the colonization of New England, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the interactions between Puritan settlers and Native Americans during the seventeenth century. Drawing on personal accounts and religious writings, the authors provide valuable insight into how these groups navigated their differences in language, culture, and religion.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

John Eliot's treatise on government and his letter-book are important primary sources for the study of political theory and practice during the early 17th century. This edition, based on the original manuscripts in Port Eliot, offers a new perspective on this influential work.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Originally published in 1666, written by John Eliot, a Puritan minister who went to America to escape religious persecution and found himself learning the native Massachusett language, creating a written language, articulating grammatical rules, and finally translating the bible into the native language. This is the grammar he created. It is hoped that by bringing the book back in print, that a language long lost will again be spoken and written.

Canzoni del venerdi sera introduce la poesia di John Eliot al pubblico italiano grazie alla collaborazione del poeta con un gruppo di giovani e talentuosi traduttori. Ognuna delle quaranta poesie e presentata con testo a fronte inglese - italiano, per arricchire l'esperienza di lettura.

In his third collection of poetry, John Eliot examines thoughts, fears, hopes and feelings surrounding the conclusion of life. His own fear of death finds poignancy in the mundane sufficient to elevate it to the spiritual.

John Eliot's second collection of poems is a eclectic miix of new work drawing on his background as a teacher of religion, his home in France, music, history, fellow poets, the deaths of a parent and of close friends. He enjoys playing with words as a jazz musician plays with notes, and invites his readers to find their own meaning in his verse.

John Eliot's short collection contains poems of love and hate, poems of religion and death, loss and grief. Poems to touch your soul. Poems to carry with you and return to read again and again.

In this graphic adaptation of OVERACHIEVEMENT, Dr. Eliot offers the rest of us the counterintuitive and unconventional concepts that have been embraced by the Olympic athletes, business moguls, top surgeons, salesmen, financial experts, and rock stars who have turned to him for performance enhancement advice.