an essay on the spirit and influence of the reformation by

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...

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with ong>anong> interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on the battlefield before the second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on the heels of the Union rout on the first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger ong>anong>d better led? What if the Army of the Potomac had been commong>anong>ded by a more aggressive counter-attacker thong>anong> Meade? Gettysburg presents some of these possibilities as though they were the reality, ong>anong>d explores the impact they would have on the battle ong>anong>d on the course of the war. The alternate events are ong>anong>chored firmly in the context of the actual events, ong>anong>d are all within the scope of what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

An Essay on the Divine Paternity, Or, God the Father of Men.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Multiple Contributors, See Notes, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration ong>anong>d rapidly growing technology ong>anong>d expong>anong>ding record-keeping made possible by advong>anong>ces in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century mong>anong>uscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, ong>anong>d independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious ong>anong>d philosophical understong>anong>ding ong>anong>d continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immong>anong>uel Kong>anong>t, ong>anong>d Jeong>anong>-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons ong>anong>d moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestong>anong>tism ong>anong>d Catholicism trong>anong>sformed into one between faith ong>anong>d logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryTLondon: printed for the Society of Booksellers for Promoting Learning, &c. ong>Anong>d sold by J. Crokatt, ong>anong>d Messrs. Osborn ong>anong>d Smith, . iv,96p.; 8

Gentlemen of the Blade: A Social and Literary History of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brodsky, G. W. Stephen / Stephen Brodsky, G. W., PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press, Brodsky contends that three factors--constitutional, commercial, ong>anong>d technological--in turn, have caused Britain to raise large citizen forces. Because Britain traditionally has been ong>anong> unmilitary state which has not maintained large stong>anong>ding armies, this ethos of "amateurism" merged with the "professionalism" of the Regular Army. He argues that it is this unique influence of "amateurism" which historically has been central to the British profession of arms ong>anong>d vital to its spirit of service. A wide rong>anong>ge of prose ong>anong>d poetry illustrates that spirit ong>anong>d the military cultural experience in which it evolved in Great Britain from the Restoration through World War II. In ong>anong> overview of later developments, including the Falklong>anong>ds War, Brodsky enunciates the challenge facing the traditional ethos in the nuclear age. ong>Anong>alyzing the effect of the literary idiom, he questions the future direction of representative literature.

Lord of the Rings Brooch Elven Leaf Brooch (silver plated)

A reproduction of the leaf brooch worn by the members of the Fellowship of the Ring from the movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings is now available in silver plated metal with rich green enameling. This inspiring ong>anong>d beautiful piece symbolizes the spirit ong>anong>d bond of those entrusted to save Middle-Earth.

Critical Essays, Volume I: Ancient Orators. Lysias.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dionysius of Halicarnassus / Dionysius / Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Of Halicarnassus, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Dionysius of Halicarnassus had migrated to Rome by 30 BCE, where he lived until his death some time after 8 BCE, writing his "Romong>anong> ong>Anong>tiquities" ong>anong>d teaching the art of rhetoric ong>anong>d literary composition. Dionysius's purpose, both in his own work ong>anong>d in his teaching, was to re-establish the classical Attic stong>anong>dards of purity, invention ong>anong>d taste in order to reassert the primacy of Greek as the literary long>anong>guage of the Mediterrong>anong>eong>anong> world. He advocated the minute study of the styles of the finest prose authors of the fifth ong>anong>d fourth century BCE, especially the Attic orators. His critical ong>essayong>s on these ong>anong>d on the historiong>anong> Thucydides represent ong>anong> importong>anong>t development from the somewhat mechong>anong>ical techniques of rhetorical hong>anong>dbooks to a more sensitive criticism of individual authors. Illustrating his ong>anong>alysis with well-chosen examples, Dionysius preserves a number of importong>anong>t fragments of Lysias ong>anong>d Isaeus. The ong>essayong>s on those two orators ong>anong>d on Isocrates, Demosthenes ong>anong>d Thucydides comprise Volume I of this edition. Volume II contains three letters to his students; a short ong>essayong> on the orator Dinarchus; ong>anong>d his finest work, the ong>essayong> "On Literary Composition, " which combines rhetoric, grammar ong>anong>d criticism in a mong>anong>ner unique in ong>anong>cient literature. The Loeb Classical Library also publishes a seven volume edition of "Romong>anong> ong>Anong>tiquities, " by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a history from earliest times to 264 BCE.

Art of the Renaissance, the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Nathong>anong>iel, PUBLISHER: Parragon Publishing, The Life ong>anong>d Works art series collects the world's greatest artists ong>anong>d art movements into a hong>anong>dsome set of monographs Each book features a biography of ong>anong> artist or ong>anong> explong>anong>ation of the movement, followed by 50 magnificent, individually commentated reproductions Each is ong>anong> affordable treasure, sure to please every seasoned critic ong>anong>d newcomer to the beauty of great art.

Preaching in Medieval England: An Introduction to Sermon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Owst, G. R. / G. R., Owst, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, First published in , G. R. Owst's Preaching in Medieval Englong>anong>d has remained a seminal work on the topic of English sermons of the period . In studying a largely neglected but importong>anong>t aspect of the medieval religious experience, the author adds considerably to our understong>anong>ding of the pre-Reformation church. The book is in three parts - the preachers, the circumstong>anong>ces of the preaching ong>anong>d reception, ong>anong>d the sermons themselves. In the first section Owst discusses the different classes of preacher, the secular clergy, monks ong>anong>d particularly the wong>anong>dering friars, famous for their preaching. In the second part he studies the experience of sermons, how, where ong>anong>d when they were delivered, ong>anong>d to whom. The examination of the sermons covers not only their content ong>anong>d long>anong>guage, but also the surviving mong>anong>uals on preaching ong>anong>d eloquence, ong>anong>d advice to preachers. This wide rong>anong>ging ong>anong>d scholarly book remains a crucial work on medieval preaching. Acquista Ora

The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ivey, ong>Anong>na, PUBLISHER: Harvest Books, As deong>anong> of admissions at the University of Chicago Law School, ong>Anong>na Ivey decided the fate of thousong>anong>ds of law school applicong>anong>ts. In this book-the first of its kind by a former law school admissions officer-she draws on her expertise to cover topics from the application ong>anong>d the ong>essayong> to the interview ong>anong>d the recommendations, touching on hot-button issues like how much the LSAT, ethnicity, ong>anong>d age really matter. Offering ong>anong> insider's advice on how to produce the very best application, this guide gives straight ong>anong>swers to questions such as: -What kind of ong>essayong> should I write to set me apart from the rest of the pack? -Should I explain my low LSAT score, my D in chemistry, my attention deficit disorder, my time in rehab? - Is law school worth the debt I'll face when I graduate? Full of invaluable examples ong>anong>d ong>anong>ecdotes about real admissions decisions, The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions is certain to become the new bible for would-be law students everywhere.

An Essay Towards Vindicating the Literal Sense of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Church, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration ong>anong>d rapidly growing technology ong>anong>d expong>anong>ding record-keeping made possible by advong>anong>ces in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century mong>anong>uscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, ong>anong>d independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious ong>anong>d philosophical understong>anong>ding ong>anong>d continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immong>anong>uel Kong>anong>t, ong>anong>d Jeong>anong>-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons ong>anong>d moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestong>anong>tism ong>anong>d Catholicism trong>anong>sformed into one between faith ong>anong>d logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryTong>Anong>onymous. By Thomas Church. A reply to Leonard Twells.London: printed by J. Bettenham, ong>anong>d sold by J. Roberts, ]p.; 8

Ghost Whisperer: Spirit Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moses, Kim / Song>anong>der, Iong>anong> / Hewitt, Jennifer Love, PUBLISHER: Titong>anong> Books (UK), Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, "Ghost Whisperer" is the sometimes chilling, sometimes heart-rending hit drama inspired by the work of real-life mediums. Melinda Gordon has the "gift" -- the ability to see ong>anong>d talk with the spirits of dead people. While running ong>anong> ong>anong>tique store ong>anong>d settling into married life in a small town, Melinda helps ghosts who are trapped between worlds to cross over to the other side by communicating with the living in order to resolve their unfinished business. This full-color Spirit guide contains information on communicating with ghosts in the real world as well as a comprehensive guide to the world of the show, packed with exclusive interviews, stunning photos ong>anong>d ong>anong> episode summary.

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