an essay on the spirit and influence of the reformation by

The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: May, Charles E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write ong>anong>d one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories of Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the history ong>anong>d structure of this demong>anong>ding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story begong>anong> to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism ong>anong>d early twentieth-century formalism ong>anong>d finally to the modern renaissong>anong>ce of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significong>anong>t events, works ong>anong>d figures from the genre's history, notes ong>anong>d references ong>anong>d ong>anong> extensive bibliographic ong>essayong> with recommended reading round out the volume.

Fundus Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green Angiography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chopdar, Amresh, PUBLISHER: ong>Anong>shong>anong> Pub, Fluorescein ong>anong>giography plays ong>anong> importong>anong>t role in the mong>anong>agement of mong>anong>y retinal disorders which evaluate the pathology of the retina. On the other hong>anong>d recently introduced Endocyong>anong>ine green ong>anong>giograpy mainly explores the pathology affecting the choroid. This book provides the essential guidong>anong>ce on both the methods ong>anong>d emphasises the differences between the two systems. Based on 25 years of ong>anong> ong>anong>nual teaching course run by the author, the coverage includes all the common ong>anong>d mong>anong>y rare conditions of the retina ong>anong>d the choroids. This is the third publication on the subject since by the author. The book starts with a short history of development followed by bsic principles, technique of performing a successful ong>anong>giography ong>anong>d step by step guidong>anong>ce for interpretation. It explains the theory behind modern digital ong>anong>giography. Each topic begins with a short clinical description of the disease involved followed by the fluorescein ong>anong>d indocyong>anong>ine green ong>anong>giography pattern including variations where applicable. The use of colour photographs with superb illustrations of sequence of ong>anong>giograms ong>anong>d legends makes this ong>anong> outstong>anong>ding feature. The book contains over 525 illustrations.

Creating an Islamic State: Khomeini and the Making of New

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, Vong>anong>essa, PUBLISHER: I. B. Tauris & Compong>anong>y, This extraordinary book is the first to ong>anong>alyze the ideological roots of ong>anong> Islamic state as conceived by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Surprisingly the author finds much of the inspiration behind Khomeini's political thinking being influenced by Western sources--his writings on the supreme Islamic Jurist being affected by Plato's notions of the philosopher-king ong>anong>d his views of state power ong>anong>d centralism being closely linked to his understong>anong>ding of Marxist/Leninist totalitariong>anong>ism.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful ong>anong>alysis of the role ong>anong>d development of the saloon as ong>anong> institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social ong>anong>d economic history of the Americong>anong> West. Drawing on contemporong>anong>eous newspapers ong>anong>d mong>anong>y unpublished firsthong>anong>d accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents ong>anong>d shong>anong>ties into elegong>anong>t establishments for drinking ong>anong>d gaming, reflected the growth ong>anong>d maturity of the surrounding community.

Screening the Past: Film and the Representation of History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barta, Tony, PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, Film ong>anong>d television have been accepted as having a pervasive influence on how people understong>anong>d the world. ong>Anong> importong>anong>t aspect of this is the relationship of history ong>anong>d film. The different views of the past created by film, television, ong>anong>d video are only now attracting closer attention from historiong>anong>s, cultural critics, ong>anong>d filmmakers. This volume seeks to advong>anong>ce the critical exploration scholars have recently begun. Barta begins by addressing the various ways the past is "screened" for our understong>anong>ding ong>anong>d relates the art of film to other media. The ong>essayong>s that follow deal primarily with the chong>anong>ging perspectives of political ong>anong>d social developments--ong>anong>d chong>anong>ging concepts of ideology, gender, or culture--in films ong>anong>d television programs made for historically shaped reasons. Chapters by filmmakers explore issues of context ong>anong>d intent in their own projects. Scholars ong>anong>d general readers interested in film ong>anong>d cultural studies will find this ong>anong> importong>anong>t volume.

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, E. L. / Jones, Eric / Frost, Lionel, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Anong>alyzing the long-term, historical development of the major economies around the Pacific Rim in long>anong>guage aimed at the general reader, "Coming Full Circle" throws light on the most importong>anong>t relationships in the region today as well as on the prospects for future economic development ong>anong>d political cooperation.The authors begin with a critique of the popular notion of a "Pacific region," paying particular attention to the influence of geography ong>anong>d environment on population distribution ong>anong>d patterns of regional economic activity. They address the diverse indigenous development of pre-Europeong>anong> times, later periods of direct Europeong>anong> influence, ong>anong>d the evolution of modern-day urbong>anong> societies in the region. Finally, they track the rise of the United States ong>anong>d Japong>anong> as the dominong>anong>t regional economic powers ong>anong>d forecast chong>anong>ges we cong>anong> expect to see in the years ahead, noting in particular the increasing importong>anong>ce of China.

Aspects of Malory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takamiya, Toshiyuki / Brewer, Derek, PUBLISHER: Boydell & Brewer, This volume of ong>essayong>s is aimed at advong>anong>cing the appreciation of Malory, ong>anong> author who has always been enjoyed by the common reader, but is still sometimes underestimated by the critics. Despite ong>anong> increasing number of articles on Malory, there is a need for a general survey of recent research, whichl> Aspects of Malory /l>provides. The volume opens with a note by the late Professor Vinaver on Malory's prose, ong>anong>d three ong>essayong>s on Malory's Englishness ong>anong>d his English sources, including ong>anong> ong>essayong> by P. J. C. Field which argues for ong>anong> English rather thong>anong> a French origin for the l>Tale of Gareth/l>. This is followed by two ong>essayong>s on Malory's French sources, by Jill Mong>anong>n ong>anong>d Mary Hynes-Berry. Therence McCarthy re-exasmines the sequence of the tales, ong>anong>d three further ong>essayong>s look at the scribal ong>anong>d textual tradition of Malory's work, in particular the relationship between the Winchester MS, Caxton's printed version, ong>anong>d the history of the MS. Finally, Richard R. Griffith reconsiders the authorship question, ong>anong>d proposes a long-forgotten Thomas Malory as the most likely cong>anong>didate. There is a bibliography of recent research compiled by Professor Takamiya.Full of sound scholarship'. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTVolume of ong>essayong>s aimed at advong>anong>cing the appreciation of Malory ong>anong>d providing a general survey of critical research; topics covered include Malory's sources, both French ong>anong>d English, the scribal ong>anong>d texual tradition of his work, ong>anong>d the question of authorship.

Alive in the Spirit

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Calver, Clive, PUBLISHER: Charisma House, Missing out on the Holy Spirit is not ong>anong> option for Christiong>anong>s In this seven-week personal or group devotional ong>anong>d study guide, Pastor Clive Calver leads believers through fifty days of understong>anong>ding ong>anong>d applying the life ong>anong>d work of the Holy Spirit. Ideal for study during the fifty days of Pentecost, this book will equip Christiong>anong>s to recognize the importong>anong>ce of the Holy Spirits work in their lives. Topics Alive in the Spirit will include: the God who came down; without the Spirit there would be only humong>anong> effort; getting rid of the fear through love; Christ in us, the hope of glory; ong>anong>d God's map book. The only study guide of its kind on life in the Spirit, this book will speak with equal receptivity to charismatics, Pentecostals, ong>anong>d evong>anong>gelicals. Readers will be able to comprehend ong>anong>d relate to the Holy Spirit in a deeper way, leading to a life-chong>anong>ging encounter with Him.

The International Politics of Central Asia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Anong>derson, John, PUBLISHER: Mong>anong>chester University Press, Central Asia is a fascinating region yet remote ong>anong>d unfamiliar to mong>anong>y people. This new study provides ong>anong> introduction to the politics of Kazakhstong>anong>, Kyrgzstong>anong>, Tajikistong>anong>, Turkestong>anong>, ong>anong>d Uzbekistong>anong>. The early chapters introduce the readers to the history of Russiong>anong> ong>anong>d Soviet involvement in the region up until the collapse of communism, whilst the bulk of the book focuses on the politics of independence. The search for national identity in each region ong>anong>d the influence of Islam are discussed ong>anong>d attention is paid to political, economic ong>anong>d international developments. A central theme of the book is the importong>anong>ce of informal politics associated with national, regional ong>anong>d tribal networks in shaping the evolution of the five states.

Charles Kuralt's American Moments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuralt, Charles / Freundlich, Peter, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, To generations of Americong>anong>s, Charles Kuralt was the wong>anong>derer trong>anong>sfixed by the richness he found in every corner of the country. The project he was working on before he died was ong>Anong> Americong>anong> Moment with Charles Kuralt, a series of TV ong>essayong>s about the people, places ong>anong>d ideas that define the national spirit. Kuralt's longtime friend Peter Freundlich has edited ong>anong>d collected these ong>essayong>s. The result is ong>anong> enchong>anong>ting ong>anong>d touching book that brings back Charles Kuralt's distinctive voice ong>anong>d celebrates the Americong>anong> character ong>anong>d traditions he so loved.

The Legacy of Wildness: The Photographs of Robert Glenn

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ketchum, Robert Glenn / Perlin, John, PUBLISHER: Aperture, "The Legacy of Wildness: The Photographs of Robert Glenn Ketchum" is the first major retrospective of a world-renowned long>anong>dscape photographer whose artistry is equaled only by his commitment to the environment. To activist photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum, art ong>anong>d advocacy go hong>anong>d in hong>anong>d. Whether depicting the rugged grong>anong>deur of the Americong>anong> countryside or the mournful beauty of virgin wilderness violated by progress, his long>anong>dscapes reject sentimentality. Instead, they document his deep respect ong>anong>d compassion for our irreplaceable natural resources. With a preface by Robert Redford ong>anong>d ong>anong> ong>essayong> by distinguished ecologist ong>anong>d author John Perlin," The Legacy of Wildness" is a work of great innovation ong>anong>d integrity.

Anglo-Saxon England

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clemoes, Peter A. / Biddle, Martin / Brown, Juliong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Place-names, charters, coins ong>anong>d mong>anong>uscripts are among the forms of evidence studied in this second volume. The topics rong>anong>ge from the course of English settlement in the south-east to the power ong>anong>d influence of a leading aristocratic family in the tenth century ong>anong>d the possible presence of Jews in Englong>anong>d in the eleventh. ong>Anong> importong>anong>t liturgical mong>anong>uscript, the Bosworth Psalter, is more securely localized; the exemplars of the Vercelli Book ong>anong>d its probable area of origin are clarified. Several motifs in Old English literature are elucidated, ong>anong>d the influence of Christiong>anong> doctrine on the poetry is considered in a survey of scholarly opinion ong>anong>d in a lively discussion on Beowulf. Bede??'s achievements as a scholar ong>anong>d teacher are examined years after his birth. The bibliography, noting all contributions to ong>Anong>glo-Saxon studies in , continues the ong>anong>nual series begun in volume 1.

Redeeming Modernity: Contradictions in Media Criticism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jensen, Joli, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This book examines the explicit ong>anong>d implicit logic operating in claims of media influence. Beginning with a close ong>anong>alysis of arguments by four critical voices - Dwight Macdonald, Dong>anong>iel Boorstin, Stuart Ewen ong>anong>d Neil Postmong>anong> - on the nature of media influence, the author demonstrates how they mobilize three dominong>anong>t metaphors - media as information, media as art, ong>anong>d media as education. She then examines the historical ong>anong>d intellectual roots of these concepts in Americong>anong> social ong>anong>d cultural thought ong>anong>d explores media as a new technology as a meong>anong>s for more positive expectations of media influence. The book closes with a section considering how debates on postmodernism redirect but do not resolve the basic contradictions in social ong>anong>d cultu

A European Central Bank?: Perspectives on Monetary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: De Cecco, Marcello, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Based on a conference held by the Italiong>anong> Macroeconomic Policy Group ong>anong>d the Centre for Economic Policy Research, this study examines the issues raised by Europeong>anong> monetary unification. ong>Anong> introduction describes recent developments ong>anong>d identifies the motivations for creating a Europeong>anong> central bong>anong>k. Theoretical papers ong>anong>alyze the interactions of capital controls, finong>anong>cial intermediation, ong>anong>d seigniorage in open economies, the optimal design of centralized bong>anong>ks of issue by sovereign countries, ong>anong>d some new aspects of the "optimal currency area" question. The volume concludes with a pong>anong>el discussion on the feasibility of Europeong>anong> monetary unification, featuring leading academics ong>anong>d central bong>anong>kers.

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhong>anong>lal, PUBLISHER: ong>Anong>them Press, This volume is a collection of ong>essayong>s on ong>anong> alternative understong>anong>ding of Marxism, ong>anong>chored in the ideas of humong>anong>ism, democracy ong>anong>d pluralism. The ong>essayong>s question the stereotyped, positivist notion of Marxism as practised by the exponents of official Marxism. They highlight the legacy of the suppressed voices in the Marxist tradition, ong>anong>d provide new insights in the reading of Marxism in the twenty-first century. The ong>essayong>s provide a new reading of ong>Anong>tonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazong>anong>ov ong>anong>d the Frong>anong>kfurt School; review the phenomenon of Perestroika; explore the new historiography on Comintern; ong>anong>d examine the relation between Marxism ong>anong>d postmodernism. Acquista Ora

Farmers as Hunters: The Implications of Sedentism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kent, Susong>anong> / Audouze, Frong>anong>coise / Broodbong>anong>k, Cypriong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Farmers as hunters ong>anong>alyses from ong>anong> essentially ethnographic perspective the role of hunters in small-scale farming societies. The twelve contributors examine the effects of hunting ong>anong>d mobility on behaviour, diet, economy ong>anong>d material culture at both culture-specific ong>anong>d cross-cultural levels. The influence of sedentism ong>anong>d the increasing use of domesticates is also explored across a wide rong>anong>ge of societies from the Americong>anong> southwest ong>anong>d Amazoniong>anong> to Africa, New Guinea ong>anong>d the Phillipines. Differing perceptions of the status of ong>anong>imals ong>anong>d plong>anong>ts are reviewed ong>anong>d cultural values are throughout given due weight in a field where discussion too often verges on the economically deterministic.

Renaissance Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wiener, Philip P. / Kristeller, Paul Oskar, PUBLISHER: University of Rochester Press, The Journal of the History of Ideashas, over the years, published mong>anong>y importong>anong>t articles on the Renaissong>anong>ce; this selection provides a significong>anong>t index of Americong>anong> scholarship in the field in the first twenty-five years of the journal's publication. Apart from the quality of the papers, the main criterion of selection has been their diversity. The editors aimed to present a broad cross-section of the intellectual history of the Renaissong>anong>ce, ong>anong>d have on the whole preferred comprehensive rather thong>anong> monographic studies. The so-called problem of the Renaissong>anong>ce is represented by FERGUSON; the historical thought of the period by WEISINGER, BARON, ong>anong>d REYNOLDS; its social, moral ong>anong>d religious thought by ADAMS, RICE ong>anong>d TRINKAUS; humong>anong>ism by GRAY; philsophy ong>anong>d science by CASSIRER, Rong>ANong>DALL ong>anong>d BOUWSMA; literature by TUVE; the visual arts by SCHAPIRO; ong>anong>d music by LOWINSKY. First published .

The Last Chapter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, A. W., PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, This book is ong>anong> optimistic message about the last days of the church ong>anong>d the second coming of Christ. While recording the visions, miracles, ong>anong>d healings that he has seen ong>anong>d witnessed, the author cong>anong>didly relates how the Spirit of God molded his life through heartaches, testings, ong>anong>d breathtaking supernatural experiences.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories offers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction ong>anong>d the short story by bringing together 9 original ong>essayong>s by professional writers ong>anong>d 30 exemplars of short fiction. The first part features original ong>essayong>s by well-known authors such as Frong>anong>cine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, ong>anong>d ong>Anong>dre Dubus that take the student through the process of writing These ong>essayong>s focus on the characteristics ong>anong>d craft of the short story ong>anong>d its writer, ong>anong>d take the student from the workshopping process all the way through the experience of working with agents ong>anong>d publishers. The second part of the text is ong>anong> ong>anong>thology of stories-mong>anong>y referred to in the ong>essayong>s-that gives readers dynamic examples of technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings the text up-to-date with new ong>anong>d revised ong>essayong>s ong>anong>d a freshened ong>anong>thology that retains mong>anong>y of the classics, but adds in new styles ong>anong>d diverse voices-from short short fiction to the postcolonial writing of non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope of the short fiction long>anong>dscape. The first part of the text now features Bailey's updated ong>essayong> on the elements of fiction, which incorporates mong>anong>y of the nw stories in the ong>anong>thology. There are also two new ong>essayong>s that expong>anong>d on the workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? The ong>Anong>onymous Workshop" by ong>Anong>tonya Nelson ong>anong>d "After the Workshop: Trong>anong>sitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his ong>essayong> on "Publishers ong>anong>d Publishing" from the first edition, bringing in the latest innovations in electronic ong>anong>d online publishing.

No Bad Waves: Talking Story with Mickey Muoz

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Munoz, Mickey / Yvon, Chouinard / Chouinard, Yvon, PUBLISHER: Patagonia Books, Mickey Munoz has been called the "surfer's surfer," ong>anong>d is loved ong>anong>d respected among the cognoscenti for his contributions to surfing ong>anong>d the surfing life for the past 60 years as a surfer, a pioneer of Waimea Bay, a stuntmong>anong> (stong>anong>d-in for Gidget), a board shaper ong>anong>d designer, ong>anong>d as a sailor ong>anong>d boatbuilder (America's Cup). Mentored by the Malibu greats of the '40s, ong>anong>d ong>anong> influence on generations of surfers since, Mickey weaves the story of a California watermong>anong> using his own life ong>anong>d that of his friends.

Mother of Storms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barnes, John, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, In the middle of the Pacific, a gigong>anong>tic hurricong>anong>e accidentally triggered by nuclear explosions spawns dozens more in its wake. A world linked by a virtual-reality network experiences the devastation first hong>anong>d, witnessing the death of civilization as we know it ong>anong>d the violent birth of ong>anong> emerging global consciousness. Vast in scope, yet intimate in personal detail, "Mother of Storms" is a visionary fusion of cutting-edge cyberspace fiction ong>anong>d heart-stopping storytelling in the grong>anong>d tradition, filled with passion, tragedy, ong>anong>d the triumph of the humong>anong> spirit.

Vendere una foto

The work was written by the artist N. Lvov in the middle of the first half of the 20th century.The painting depicts the summer southern seascape. On the left side - a mountainous shore with cypress. The long>anong>dscape is characterized by simplicity, clarity ong>anong>d original pictorial expression.A picture with a harmonious color, based on a combination of subtle shades of blue, green ong>anong>d brown colors. The work is written with the appropriate mood ong>anong>d corresponds to works popular with connoisseurs of art!

Heart on Fire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Simmonds, Diong>anong>a, PUBLISHER: Naiad Pr, ong>Anong> incomparable love story set amidst the shimmering long>anong>dscape ong>anong>d untamed beauty of the Australiong>anong> Outback. The rising queen of country music, Jody Johnson has taken the music world by storm. ong>Anong> artist who lives ong>anong>d works at her family's truckstop, Grace Davong>anong>zo, could have her pick of the truckers ong>anong>d tourists. When Jody's tour bus stops at the truckstop, the attraction between the women is undeniable.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on the trip of a lifetime. He's traveling from Englong>anong>d to New York on the first voyage of the greatest oceong>anong> liner in history--the Titong>anong>ic. Here is a story of cowardice ong>anong>d courage, of despair ong>anong>d determination, ong>anong>d of ong>anong> unbreakable bond between a boy ong>anong>d a dog on one terrifying night.

Kane and Abel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Archer, Jeffrey, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, William Lowell Kong>anong>e ong>anong>d Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless polish immigrong>anong>t-born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world-are brought together by fate ong>anong>d the quest of a dream. Two men - ambitious, powerful, ruthless - are locked in a relentless struggle to build ong>anong> empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over sixty years ong>anong>d three generations, through war, marriage, fortune, ong>anong>d disaster, Kong>anong>e ong>anong>d Abel battle for the success ong>anong>d triumph that only one mong>anong> cong>anong> have...

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