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Thomas Hughes

    13 settembre 1923 – 3 febbraio 2014

    Thomas Hughes fu un avvocato e autore inglese, noto soprattutto per il suo romanzo semiautobiografico "Tom Brown's Schooldays". Ambientata alla Rugby School che Hughes frequentò, l'opera divenne una celebre rappresentazione della vita nei collegi inglesi. La scrittura di Hughes esplorava spesso temi di sviluppo morale e formazione del carattere nei giovani uomini.

    Tom Brown's Schoodays and Tom Brown at Oxford
    Human-built World
    Rescuing Prometheus
    The Scouring of the White Horse
    Alton Locke
    The Manliness of Christ (1887)
    • Focusing on the character of Jesus Christ, this book examines his manliness as a foundation for leadership and role modeling. Each chapter highlights different traits, including physical strength, courage, compassion, and the ability to inspire. Thomas Hughes uses biblical examples alongside historical and literary references to illustrate Christ's lasting influence on men. This work encourages readers to reflect on modern masculinity and remains relevant today, presented as a facsimile reprint to preserve its cultural significance.

      The Manliness of Christ (1887)
    • Alton Locke

      Novels, Poems and Letters of Charles Kingsley Part One

      • 356pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      The collection features a range of works by Charles Kingsley, including novels, poems, and letters, showcasing his literary talent and social reform advocacy. The first volume presents novels like Alton Locke and Yeast, addressing social issues such as poverty and politics, while the second volume explores themes of nature and spirituality through poetry and letters. Kingsley, a notable 19th-century writer and member of the Christian Socialist movement, sought to highlight social injustices, particularly in the lives of laborers. This edition includes a memoir by Thomas Hughes and is a facsimile reprint of the original.

      Alton Locke
    • Originally published in 1859, this reprint aims to preserve historical literature for contemporary readers. Acknowledging the potential for missing pages or quality issues due to age, the publishing house Anatiposi focuses on making these valuable texts accessible to the public, ensuring that important works are not forgotten.

      The Scouring of the White Horse
    • Rescuing Prometheus

      • 372pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Rescuing Prometheus is an eye-opening and marvelously informative look at some of the technological projects that helped shape the modern world.  Thomas P. Hughes focuses on four postwar projects whose vastness and complexity inspired new technology, new organizations, and new management styles.  The first use of computers to run systems was developed for the SAGE air defense project.  The Atlas missile project was so complicated it required the development of systems engineering in order to complete it.  The Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project tested systems engineering in the complex crucible of a large scale civilian roadway.  And finally, the origins of the Internet fostered the collegial management style that later would take over Silicon Valley and define the modern computer industry.  With keen insight, Hughes tells these fascinating stories while providing a riveting history of modern technology and the management systems that made it possible.

      Rescuing Prometheus
    • Human-built World

      • 240pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      In Human-Built World, Thomas P. Hughes restores to technology the richness and depth it deserves by writing its intellectual history.

      Human-built World
    • The idea for Tom Brown's Schooldays came one day when Thomas Hughes was wondering what to say to his son, aged 8, before he went off to Rugby. He decided that good might be done by writing a real novel for boys, written in a right spirit but distinctly aimed at being interesting.

      Tom Brown's Schooldays