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Patently Female: From AZT to TV Dinners, Stories of Women
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vare, Ethlie Ann / Ptacek, Greg / Handler, Ruth, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Discover the trials & triumphs of great female inventors Astrolabe Automatic Dishwasher Barbie Doll Buffered Aspirin COBOL Cotton Gin Disposable Phone Drip Coffeemaker Fabric Softener Sheets Hang Glider IV Fluids Jell-O Kevlar Mars Rover Nystatin PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Protease Inhibitors Rolfing Smallpox Variolation Space Suit Spic & Span Tract Housing Vacuum Canning Windshield Wipers Zig-Zag Sewing Machine Zovirax and many, many more Reviews for Mothers of Invention by Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek "It's a fascinating and gratifying book..It gives us a positive view of women's inventiveness, from the frivolous to the noble." -The New York Times Book Review "It is the wide spectrum of female humanity and ability in this book that makes it an especially valuable addition to the growing popular library on the accomplishments and work lives of women." -Los Angeles Times "An informative collection of talent, trivia, and history, Mothers of Invention will interest most anyone. More importantly, though, it will serve to inspire girls and women of all ages. For that reason, it belongs on the shelves of schools and public libraries everywhere." -Tampa Tribune "Wonderful..A book to be dipped into and sampled at one's leisure." -The Chicago Biweekly "This fascinating volume will find a place in the browsing sections of both adult and YA collections.recommended." -Library Journal One of the "Best Books for Young Adults," American Library Association,
Aristotle Would Have Liked Oprah: And Other Philosophic
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Diamond, Ethel, PUBLISHER: Health Communications, Philosophy is not just for "serious thinkers", it is for everyone's enjoyment. There are no "answers", just insightful questions -- thoughts to help us live our lives. From the birth of philosophy in ancient Greece to the present, this has been the basic premise of all great philosophers. Unfortunately, the words of these wise men are not always accessible to all readers. This book brings the lofty words of great philosophy down-to-earth for all readers to practice, benefit from and enjoy. The author has summarized the basic views of many of the most important thinkers throughout history and related them directly to contemporary life. From advertising slogans to celebrities to familiar phrases, this book shows readers how much of our popular culture results from the teachings of the great philosophers. The book examines such luminaries of thought as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Voltaire, Kant, Hegel, Emerson, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, James, Heidegger, Derrida and Rorty, and relates them to contemporary icons like David Copperfield, Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jackson, Jerry Seinfeld and Howard Stern. A philosophic smorgasbord, readers are free to select morsels of wisdom in whatever order they choose. This accessible, easy-to-read, clever, lighthearted book is sure to appeal to all readers. More than merely providing a witty simplification of lofty thought, it reveals deep, universal truths about life and living. In the midst of these chaotic, media-driven times, readers need perennial wisdom more than ever before to guide and inspire them.
Rome and the Mysterious Orient: Three Plays by Plautus
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plautus, Titus Maccius / Plautus / Richlin, Amy, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Still funny after two thousand years, the Roman playwright Plautus wrote around 200 B.C.E., a period when Rome was fighting neighbors on all fronts, including North Africa and the Near East. These three plays--originally written for a wartime audience of refugees, POWs, soldiers and veterans, exiles, immigrants, people newly enslaved in the wars, and citizens--tap into the mix of fear, loathing, and curiosity with which cultures, particularly Western and Eastern cultures, often view each other, always a productive source of comedy. These current, accessible, and accurate translations have replaced terms meaningful only to their original audience, such as references to Roman gods, with a hilarious, inspired sampling of American popular culture--from songs to movie stars to slang. Matching the original Latin line for line, this volume captures the full exuberance of Plautus's street language, bursting with puns, learned allusions, ethnic slurs, dirty jokes, and profanities, as it brings three rarely translated works--"Weevil (Curculio), Iran Man (Persa), "and "Towelheads (Poenulus)"--to a wide contemporary audience. Richlin's erudite introduction sets these plays within the context of the long history of East-West conflict and illuminates the role played by comedy and performance in imperialism and colonialism. She has also provided detailed and wide-ranging contextual introductions to the individual plays, as well as extensive notes, which, together with these superb and provocative translations, will bring Plautus alive for a new generation of readers and actors.
The Confession
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grisham, John, PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing Company, An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed. Travis Boyette is such a man. In , in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donte Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donte is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man? "From the Hardcover edition."
Fisarmonica professionale giustozzi cassotto 120 b
Bellissima Fisarmonica professionale GIUSTOZZI 41 tasti, 120 bassi. Voci in quarta, doppio cassotto: bassa (cassotto), media (cassotto), calante, crescente. 15 registri. Bassi in quarta, 7 registri. Suono morbido e brillante, adatto soprattutto per liscio e musica popolare. In dotazione soniera del registro "piccolo" che si può facilmente montare, per chi preferisce un suono piu delicato, per musica classica e jazz. Vari tipi di "Musette vivace" alla francese, "Bandon" per tango. Interamente costruita in Italia, Made in Italy, Castelfidardo. Peso circa 12,5 Kg, misure 52 x 47 x 20 cm. Le voci sono tutte funzionanti. Mantice, cinture e serramantici in ottime condizioni. Custodia rigida per trasporto in perfetto stato. Vendo dopo pagamento anticipato tramite paypal, bonifico bancario o vaglia postale. Spedizione in tutto il mondo. In Italia SPEDIZIONE GRATUITA! Beautiful professional Accordion GIUSTOZZI 41 keys, 120 bass. Voices in fourth, double cassotto: low (cassotto), medium (cassotto), waning, crescent. 15 registers. Bass in fourth, 7 registers. Brilliant sound, especially suitable for folk and popular music. Supplied soniera "piccolo" that is easy to mount, for those who prefer a more delicate sound, for classical music and jazz. Various types of "Musette vivace" French, "Bandon" for tango. Entirely made in Italy, Made in Italy, Castelfidardo. Weight about 12,5 kg, measures 52 x 47 x 20 cm. The voices are all working. Bellows and belts in excellent condition. Hard case for transport in perfect condition. Buy after prepayment by paypal, bank transfer or money order. Shipping worldwide.
Android 5.1 TV Box Amlogic S905 quad core 2GB/16GB
Sunvell Q-BOX TV Box 4K H.M Ethernet Android 5.1 Amlogic S905 Quad-core WiFi BT 4.0 HD 2.0 Google Streaming TV Main Features: ? Comes with a RJ45 jack for 10M / 100M / M Ethernet which provides a strong network extension. ? In a follow-up OS, it can be upgraded to Android 5.1. ? True 4K x 2K resolution which delivers best audio and video quality for you. ? Powerful 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 quad core CPU: Stable and reliable. ? XBMC supported. XBMC can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats. ? Android 5.1: Rapid and stable, gives you access to over apps including Facebook, Youtube, Picasa and more. ? Professional H.265 video decoding technology and 2.4G + 5.8G WiFi, offering a more stable WiFi signal to enjoy a higher quality video experience. ? 2GB DDR3 + 16GB EMMC, 32GB maximum extended capacity gives you more space to download your favorite apps and caches to browse websites, play games, run apps, watch movies more smoothly. ? HDMI 2.0 connector: You can go directly to let your TV and Q-BOX are connected through a HDMI cable and set up your home cinema for the best 4K x 2K Full HD multimedia experience. ? 2 x USB host ports and 1 x OTG port: Connect with your mouse and keyboard to help you operate more convenient. ? Infrared remote control let you enjoy your wonderful life which the wireless brings to you. ? Max. extended capacity up tp 1TB.
The New Renaissance: Computers and the Next Level of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robertson, Douglas S., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The electronic computer, argues Douglas Robertson, is the most important invention in the history of technology, if not all history It has already set off an information explosion that has changed many facets of civilization beyond recognition. These changes have ushered in nothing less than the dawn of a new level of civilization. In The New Renaissance, Robertson offers an important historical perspective on the computer revolution, by comparing it to three earlier landmarks of human development--language, writing, and printing. We see how these three inventions changed how we capture, store, and distribute information, and how each thereby triggered an information explosion that transformed society, ushering in a new civilization utterly unlike anything before. But history has never seen a revolution on the scale of the one being sparked by computers today. What can we expect from the most important technological breakthrough in human history? Robertson lays out possible scenarios regarding transformations in science and mathematics, education, language, the arts, and everyday life. School children, for instance, will forsake pencil and paper for keyboard and calculator, much as their forebears forsook clay tablets and abaci for pencil and paper. In films, the computer simulations of Jurassic Park could be eclipsed by "synthespians," artificial actors indistinguishable from living ones. Whether one is a computer enthusiast, a popular science buff, or simply someone fascinated by the future, The New Renaissance provides a breathtaking peek at the magnitude of changes we can expect as the full power of computers is unleashed.
Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Batali, Mario / Da Costa, Beatriz, PUBLISHER: Ecco Press, "The trick to cooking is that there is no trick." --Mario Batali The only mandatory Italian cookbook for the home cook, Mario Batali's MOLTO ITALIANO is rich in local lore, with Batali's humorous and enthusiastic voice, familiar to those who have come to know him on his popular Food Network programs, larded through about 220 recipes of simple, healthy, seasonal Italian cooking for the American audience. Easy to use and simple to read, some of these recipes will be those "as seen" on TV in the eight years of "Molto Mario" programs on the Food Network, including those from "Mediterranean Mario," "Mario Eats Italy," and the all-new "Ciao America with Mario Batali." Batali's distinctive voice will provide a historical and cultural perspective with a humorous bent to demystify even the more elaborate dishes as well as showing ways to shorten or simplify everything from the purchasing of good ingredients to pre-production and countdown schedules of holiday meals. Informative head notes will include bits about the provenance of the recipes and the odd historical fact. Mario Batali's MOLTO ITALIANO will feature ten soups, thirty antipasti (many vegetarian or vegetable based), forty pasta dishes representing many of the twenty-one regions of Italy, twenty fish and shellfish dishes, twenty chicken dishes, twenty pork or lamb dishes and twenty side dishes, each of which can be served as a light meal. Add twenty desserts and a foundation of basic formation recipes and this book will be the only Italian cooking book needed in the home cook's library.
Pure Reason: Poems
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stangos, Nikos / Plante, David, PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson, A specially illustrated collection of poems by renowned editor Nikos Stangos. Nikos Stangos was a popular and influential figure in the cultural life of London until his death in . Arriving in Britain in the mid-s after a childhood in postwar Greece and a period of study in the United States, Stangos soon became part of London's artistic and literary circles. As an editor at Thames & Hudson, he was responsible for many acclaimed books, and he worked with some of the best-known artists and art historians of the day. He was also an accomplished poet, composing verse in both Greek and English. His poems, while rooted in the specifics of his life, deal with broad philosophical issues: the nature of beauty, love, art, and reason. All the works in this posthumous volume, selected by the writer David Plante, are published for the first time here. Accompanying the poems are works of art contributed by some of the eminent painters and sculptors who knew and worked with Stangos, including David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Howard Hodgkin, Anthony Caro, Frank Auerbach, Maggi Hambling, and Bridget Riley. Some have produced work that refers directly to one of the poems; others have selected images inspired by Stangos himself or reflective of his personality. A passionate supporter of new trends in art, Stangos also formed lasting friendships with younger artists such as Julian Opie, Liam Gillick, Lisa Milroy, and Martin Maloney. Their works, and those of all the contributors to this unique book, stand as a testament to the esteem in which Stangos was held, and as a tribute to his enduring memory. 40 color illustrations.
The Chicago Manual of Style
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: University of Chicago Press, PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press, The Sixteenth Edition is available in book form and as a subscription website. The same content from "The Chicago Manual of Style" is in both versions. While digital technologies have revolutionized the publishing world in the twenty-first century, one thing still remains true: "The Chicago Manual of Style" is the authoritative, trusted source that writers, editors, and publishers turn to for guidance on style and process. For the sixteenth edition, every aspect of coverage has been reconsidered to reflect how publishing professionals work today. Though processes may change, the "Manual" continues to offer the clear, well-considered style and usage advice it has for more than a century. The sixteenth edition offers expanded information on producing electronic publications, including web-based content and e-books. An updated appendix on production and digital technology demystifies the process of electronic workflow and offers a primer on the use of XML markup, and a revised glossary includes a host of terms associated with electronic as well as print publishing. The Chicago system of documentation has been streamlined and adapted for a variety of online and digital sources. Figures and tables are updated throughout the book--including a return to the "Manual"'s popular hyphenation table and new, comprehensive listings of Unicode numbers for special characters. With the wisdom of a hundred years of editorial practice and a wealth of industry expertise from both Chicago's staff and an advisory board of publishing professionals, "The Chicago Manual of Style, "sixteenth edition, is an invaluable resource in this rapidly changing world. If you work with words--no matter what the delivery medium--this is the one reference you simply must have.
Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moore, Mark H. / Petrie, Carol V. / Braga, Anthony A., PUBLISHER: National Academy Press, How do we make sense of the tragedy of a school shooting or even draw objective conclusions from these incidents? Deadly Lessons is the outcome of the National Research Council's unique effort to glean lessons from six case studies of lethal student violence. These are powerful stories of parents and teachers and troubled youths, presenting the tragic complexity of the young shooter's social and personal circumstances in rich detail. The cases point to possible causes of violence and suggest where interventions may be most effective. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the potential threat, how violence might be prevented, and how healing might be promoted in affected communities. For each case study, Deadly Lessons relates events leading up to the violence, provides quotes from personal interviews about the incident, and explores the impact on the community. The case studies center on: -- Two separate incidents in East New York in which three students were killed and a teacher was seriously wounded. -- A shooting on the south side of Chicago in which one youth was killed and two were wounded. -- A shooting into a prayer group at a Kentucky high school in which three students were killed. -- The killing of 4 students and a teacher and the wounding of 10 others at an Arkansas middle school. -- The shooting of a popular science teacher by a teenager in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. -- A suspected copycat of Columbine in which six students were wounded in Georgia. For everyone who puzzles over these terrible incidents, Deadly Lessons offers a fresh perspective on the most fundamental of questions: Why?
Canada Our Century in Sport:
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Best, Dave / Archives of Maclean's, PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, This impressive full-colour anthology celebrates the most exciting and memorable moments in Canadian sport in the 20th century. Sport has always been an integral thread of Canada's social fabric, and virtually every popular sport is profiled in this massive book. Sprinter Percy Williams' sweep of the Olympics; Rocket Richard scoring 50 goals in 50 games; Lorie Kane's golf victories; Marilyn Bell's grueling first-ever crossing of Lake Ontario in ; Paul Henderson's electrifying winning goal in the Canada-Russia games; Terry Fox's inspiring cross-country Marathon of Hope; the Blue Jays' two consecutive World Series wins - all these great stories, and hundreds more are gathered in this timeless, full-colour book. Many of the early accounts are culled from Maclean's and other magazines and newspaper articles of the time, imparting a unique immediacy and flavour to the text. In addition to the unparalleled amount of historical content, Canada Our Century in Sport contains articles and commentary by some of Canada's top athletes of the century: Ken Read, Mark Tewksbury, Hayley Wickenheiser, Ron Ellis, Brian Orser, and more. As well as the extensive content from Maclean's archives, and other contributors include the Canadian Special Olympics, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and le Pantheon de Sport de Quebec. This book celebrates all aspects of sport - not just the victories. Many of the sports moments are memorable because of what they reveal about the character of the participants, or the passion of the moment.The sporting moments profiled in Canada Our Century in Sport come from track and field, swimming, horseracing, curling, golf, hockey, skating, skiing, baseball, basketball, football, and so many more.
Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Suzanne E., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Detroit in the s was a city with a pulse: people were marching in step with Martin Luther King, Jr., dancing in the street with Martha and the Vandellas, and facing off with city police. Through it all, Motown provided the beat. This book tells the story of Motown--as both musical style and entrepreneurial phenomenon--and of its intrinsic relationship to the politics and culture of Motor Town, USA. As Suzanne Smith traces the evolution of Motown from a small record company firmly rooted in Detroit's black community to an international music industry giant, she gives us a clear look at cultural politics at the grassroots level. Here we see Motown's music not as the mere soundtrack for its historical moment but as an active agent in the politics of the time. In this story, Motown Records had a distinct role to play in the city's black community as that community articulated and promoted its own social, cultural, and political agendas. Smith shows how these local agendas, which reflected the unique concerns of African Americans living in the urban North, both responded to and reconfigured the national civil rights campaign. Against a background of events on the national scene--featuring Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Nat King Cole, and Malcolm X--"Dancing in the Street" presents a vivid picture of the civil rights movement in Detroit, with Motown at its heart. This is a lively and vital history. It's peopled with a host of major and minor figures in black politics, culture, and the arts, and full of the passions of a momentous era. It offers a critical new perspective on the role of popular culture in the process of political change.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Box Set Legendary Dragon Decks (Holiday Box )
German VersionVery few monsters are as popular and instantly recognizable as the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME',s many dragons! Be they magical, mechanical, or multi-dimensional, dragons capture the hearts and minds of Duelists everywhere as they decimate their opponents on the Dueling field. This holiday season, Duelists can get their hands on 3 unique Decks featuring some of the game?s most fearsome dragons, and brand-new cards to power up each in Legendary Dragon Decks!Legendary Dragons of Atlantis! The powers of the Legendary Dragons of Atlantis - Timaeus, Critias, and Hermos - were sealed into Spell Cards, used by Yugi, Kaiba, and Joey to fight against Dartz and The Seal of Orichalcos! The Eye of Timaeus, The Fang of Critias, and The Claw of Hermos are well-loved by Duelists everywhere for their ability to Fusion Summon a wide variety of unique monsters using only one material! All 3 Spells and all of their Fusions are included in this Deck inspired by Yugi',s final Duel against Dartz, as is a brand-new Fusion Monster born of The Eye of Timaeus and Yugi',s famed Dark Magician!Display with 6 box sets, each Legendary Dragon Decks set contains 153 cards:- Two 40-card Decks with 11-card Extra Decks- One 41-card Deck with a 10-card Extra Deck- This Deck includes variant art of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, and Starving Venom Fusion Dragon- Each Deck has 5 foil cardsPLEASE NOTE: Due to the small edition size and the great demand for this item, allocations are expected to occur.
Ninevah and Its Remains: A Narrative of an Expedition to
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Layard, Austen Henry / Fagan, Brian M., PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, A rise, go to Nineveh, that great city, " said the Lord to Jonah. For centuries, generations of scholars pondered the historical truth of the Scriptures. Had Ninevah actually been a great city? The question would remain unsolved for centuries. But in , a twenty-two-year-old Londoner named Austen Henry Layard left England for Ceylon, modern-day Sri Lanka, seeking a less dreary place in which to practice law. He never got there. Traveling by land, he reached the town of Mosul, on the banks of the Tigris, and spent the next ten years in Persia. Driven by little more than an insatiable well of desire for discovery, Layard soon became the foremost archeologist of his time, and discovered the ancient ruins of Ninevah at the tender age of thirty one. While the British Museum unloaded hundreds of tons of sculpture from Layard's excavations, Layard wrote "Nineveh and Its Remains," a popular account of his discoveries reprinted in an abridged form here. The book appeared to rapturous acclaim and sold out numerous printings. Everyone loved the fluent mix of high adventure and archaeology in his books, the intoxicating stew of compelling characters and sudden crises. He made the Assyrians accessible to the common person and brought alive a shadowy Biblical civilization. The book made Austen Henry Layard one of the archaeological immortals, who achieved miracles of discovery against seemingly impossible odds. Originally published in , "Nineveh and Its Remains" is Layard's account of his extraordinary discoveries in the East. This masterpiece, described by the London Times as "the most extraordinary work of the present age, " is one of the great archeological books of all time.
Understanding Style: Practical Ways to Improve Your Writing
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Glaser, Joe / Glaser, Joseph, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Style is often the most difficult issue for writers to deal with. Most people feel helpless and confused when asked to improve something they have written. In fact, key secrets to improving style often remain concealed because even the authors who write on style may not be able to explain them clearly. An ideal text for courses in advanced composition, Understanding Style uncovers some of the inherent mystery of style and explains how to craft good sentences and combine them into writing that is clear and readable. While similar books often fail to address the relationship between written style and spoken voices or to discuss the ways that writers control rhythm and emphasis--precisely the kind of issues that give style its reputation as a difficult topic--this unique book adapts the findings of modern linguistic research into detailed writing advice seldom found elsewhere. Though it emphasizes the "sound" of the written voice throughout, the text also covers diction, coherence, and sentence variety. Glaser includes numerous open-ended exercises drawn from such areas as business, history, and popular science to encourage students to practice as they learn. Each chapter concludes with a boxed summary for quick reference and a "Your Writing" prompt, asking students to apply these principles directly to their own work. The book also features a glossary of writing terms, a brief dictionary of usage, a guide to punctuation, and a detailed index. Downloadable exercises, useful writing links, and other help may be found at the author's website at http://www.wku.edu/ joe.glaser/mainpage.htm.
Le Meraviglie Del Mondo 2 Volumi Società Editrice Libraria
Le Meraviglie Del Mondo a cura degli illustri viaggiatori Sir Harry Johnston, Alan H. Burgoyne, Perceval Landon, J. Thomson ed altri Opera Completa in 2 Volumi ricche di illustrazioni Volume 1: 14 tavole a colori su cartoncino nero e velina - 492 illustrazioni Volume 2: 14 tavole a colori su cartoncino nero e velina - 477 illustrazioni Prima edizione italiana di "The Wonders of the World: A Popular and Authentic Account of the Marvels of Nature and of Man as They Exist Today". Dedicata all'illustrazione delle meraviglie del mondo, artistiche, architettoniche e naturalistiche. Scritti di Harry Johnston, Perceval Landon, B. L. Putnam Weale, Alan H. Burgoyne, J. Thomson,L. "Alien" Baker, George Wharton James, F. J. Tabor Frost, Lewis Spence, Charles Rudy, Douglas Sladen, John Dill Ross, E. F. Whitby, Philipp E. Sergeant, F. W, Christian. Un indice riepiloga, in principio di ciascuno dei due volumi, le meraviglie del mondo in esso illustrate. Le tavole raffigurano, fra le altre meraviglie, il Taj Mahal, la Moschea della Perla di Delhi, la Sfinge, le tombe dei Califfi al Cairo, il Ruwenzori, il Gran Canyon, il Geyser del Parco di Yellowstone, le Niagara Falls, l'Alhambra, Venezia, Pompei, il Cervino, la Jungfrau, ecc. Edito da Milano, Società Editrice Libraria, Prima Edizione Italiana Formato in 4° (30x23 cm.) Condizioni: Volume 1 Stato buono. Volume 2 Stato di conservazione non ottimale rotto sulla costina. Pagine interne lievemente ingiallite con diverse macchie di umidità. ATTENZIONE ! Vendo altri Libri Antichi, richiederne i link alle inserzioni ! Possibilità di combinare le spedizioni qualora interessi ! Prezzo: 18 euro
Le Meraviglie Del Mondo 2 Volumi Società Editrice Libraria
Le Meraviglie Del Mondo a cura degli illustri viaggiatori Sir Harry Johnston, Alan H. Burgoyne, Perceval Landon, J. Thomson ed altri Opera Completa in 2 Volumi ricche di illustrazioni Volume 1: 14 tavole a colori su cartoncino nero e velina - 492 illustrazioni Volume 2: 14 tavole a colori su cartoncino nero e velina - 477 illustrazioni Prima edizione italiana di "The Wonders of the World: A Popular and Authentic Account of the Marvels of Nature and of Man as They Exist Today". Dedicata all'illustrazione delle meraviglie del mondo, artistiche, architettoniche e naturalistiche. Scritti di Harry Johnston, Perceval Landon, B. L. Putnam Weale, Alan H. Burgoyne, J. Thomson,L. "Alien" Baker, George Wharton James, F. J. Tabor Frost, Lewis Spence, Charles Rudy, Douglas Sladen, John Dill Ross, E. F. Whitby, Philipp E. Sergeant, F. W, Christian. Un indice riepiloga, in principio di ciascuno dei due volumi, le meraviglie del mondo in esso illustrate. Le tavole raffigurano, fra le altre meraviglie, il Taj Mahal, la Moschea della Perla di Delhi, la Sfinge, le tombe dei Califfi al Cairo, il Ruwenzori, il Gran Canyon, il Geyser del Parco di Yellowstone, le Niagara Falls, l'Alhambra, Venezia, Pompei, il Cervino, la Jungfrau, ecc. Edito da Milano, Società Editrice Libraria, Prima Edizione Italiana Formato in 4° (30x23 cm.) Condizioni: Volume 1 Stato buono. Volume 2 Stato di conservazione non ottimale rotto sulla costina. Pagine interne lievemente ingiallite con diverse macchie di umidità. ATTENZIONE ! Vendo altri Libri Antichi, richiederne i link alle inserzioni ! Possibilità di combinare le spedizioni qualora interessi ! Prezzo: 25 euro
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cahill, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Anchor Books, The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars" -- and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost -- they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.
Toward Alternative Theology: Confessions Non Dualist
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grant, Sara / Malkovsky, Bradley J., PUBLISHER: University of Notre Dame Press, Toward an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Dualist Christian is the spiritual and intellectual autobiography of Sara Grant, a Roman Catholic Scottish nun, who, until her death in , established herself as one of the leading twentieth-century figures in Indian Christian theology and the contemplative life. In this slim volume, Grant recounts her search not only for God, but for a right understanding of God, as well as for a way of rethinking Christian teachings on the mystery of God's relation to the world that could overcome widespread popular dualisms. Grant's odyssey begins with experiences from her childhood and follows her entrance into the novitiate of the Society of the Sacred Heart, where she began an intensive study of Aquinas. After training in classics and philosophy at Oxford University, Grant traveled to India, where she spent the remainder of her life, first as a professor of philosophy at Sophia College, Bombay, and later in Pune in the dual role of professor at Jnana-Deepa-Vidyapeeth and head of a Christian monastic community. Grant studied Sanskrit and became an expert on Sankara (ca. 700 C.E.), the authoritative Hindu exponent of the doctrine of non-duality. Reading Aquinas and Sankara in a method of mutual illumination led Grant to discover that the non-dualistic, or advaitic, insight was compatible with Christian theology, and in fact is present, though underdeveloped, in all authentic Christian doctrine. Appearing for the first time in the United States, this engrossing book eloquently recounts the life of a remarkable woman and shows how Christian theology and spirituality can be enriched by encountering the experiences and concepts of advaita.This updated edition includes a new introduction by Bradley Malkovsky.
Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Laderman, Gary, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Though it has often been passionately criticized--as fraudulent, exploitative, even pagan--the American funeral home has become nearly as inevitable as death itself, an institution firmly embedded in our culture. But how did the funeral home come to hold such a position? What is its history? And is it guilty of the charges sometimes leveled against it? In Rest in Peace, Gary Laderman traces the origins of American funeral rituals, from the evolution of embalming techniques during and after the Civil War and the shift from home funerals to funeral homes at the turn of the century, to the increasing subordination of priests, ministers, and other religious figures to the funeral director throughout the twentieth century. In doing so he shows that far from manipulating vulnerable mourners, as Jessica Mitford claimed in her best-selling The American Way of Death (), funeral directors are highly respected figures whose services reflect the community's deepest needs and wishes. Indeed, Laderman shows that funeral directors generally give the people what they want when it is time to bury our dead. He reveals, for example, that the open casket, often criticized as barbaric, provides a deeply meaningful moment for friends and family who must say goodbye to their loved one. But he also shows how the dead often come back to life in the popular imagination to disturb the peace of the living. Drawing upon interviews with funeral directors, major historical events like the funerals of John F. Kennedy and Rudolf Valentino, films, television, newspaper reports, proposals for funeral reform, and other primary sources, Rest in Peace cuts through the rhetoric to show us the reality--and the real cultural value--of the American funeral.
20 dischi in vinile Cocciante Villa Pizzi ELENCO
Collezione composta da 20 dischi in vinile di musica varia. Vedi elenco dettagliato con casa discografica, interprete, titolo I dischi sono quelli della foto, se si desiderano approfondimenti prego contattarmi I dischi sono complessivamente in buone condizioni. Li cedo solo in blocco 1. RCA Riccardo Cocciante, Cocciante, 2. VIRGIN DISCHI Riccardo Cocciante, il mare dei papaveri 3. CBS Julio Iglesias, Emociones 4. EMIDISC Narciso Parigi, Terra straniera 5. EDIZIONI DEL TIMACLUB (album doppio) Claudio Villa, canzoni, stornelli,. Romanzi, duetti, arie. Registrazioni dal vivo e incisioni discografiche . Secondo disco del titolo sopra indicato 7. OXFORD Nilla Pizzi, Le più belle romanze d'operetta. arr. e dir. orchestra M. Casini 8. POLYDOR Connie Francis, tango italiano 9. RCA Victor Henry Mancini e i 16 oscar 10. CAPITOL T Arthur Murray Favorites. Cha-Cha manbos, Billy May's Rico Mambo orchestra 11. EMI Columbia Sergio Bruni, Bruni special 12. P.LION project Paola Parisi, A salty dog; Sea so blue 13. DERBY Disco Bouzouki Band, the great Disco Bouzouki Band 14. MG MARGO Welcome to Greece n. 8 14 instrumental sirtaki by Theodorakis, Harchahos and Hadlidahis 15. NATIONAL TOURIST ORGANISATION OF GREECE Popular music 16. MONDE MUSIQUE Mikis TheodorakisEpitaphios: Epiphania; Mauthausen. Chantà par Maria Farantouri Orchestre de Mikis Theodorakis 17. GENIOS DE LA MUSICA ESPANOLA Breton, Escenas Andaluzas, Gran Orquesta Sinfonica Ataulfo Argenta director 18. CONTEMPORARY RECORDS Shelly Manne & his Friends, modern jazz performances of songs from My Fair lady 19. DISCHI ECO ragazzi, si canta 20. EMI Alice, Park Hotel
AREA - Pubblicazioni Varie
Alcune Pubblicazioni sul Gruppo Rock-Jazz degli Area: 1) AREA: Musica & Rivoluzione - Con CD Allegato - Stampa Alternativa; Giampaolo Chiriacò - Pag. - In questo libro le vicende dell'International POPular Group ricevono un'adeguata sistematizzazione e una contestualizzazione schietta, priva di orpelli ideologici o nostalgici. Il Cd allegato costituisce un prezioso documento dell'ultimo "Parco Lambro", il più grande festival della controcultura italiana, dove alle esecuzioni degli Area (e di altri storici gruppi quali Agorà, Canzoniere del Lazio, etc.) si alternano suoni, proteste e dichiarazioni del proletariato giovanile - 2) PATRIZIO FARISELLI: Storie Elettriche - Auditorium - pagine - Scopo di Fariselli, quindi, non è stato quello di scrivere una biografia sugli Area o sulla sua carriera, visto che ci hanno già pensato altri in maniera più che esaustiva, ma di proporre un "libro di memorie", un'infinita serie di aneddoti e resoconti legati, a filo più o meno diretto, ai suoi quarant'anni di carriera, dalle balere della Romagna ai palchi internazionali, riuscendo anche a mostrare il lato solare e spensierato di musicisti che, vista la proposta tutt'altro che abbordabile, spesso sono stati visti come eterni musoni incavolati con il mondo. - 3) IL LIBRO DEGLI AREA: Perfazione di Paolo Tofani - Auditorium - Domenico Goduto - pagine - Il Libro degli Area "...Un perfetto equilibrio tra testo e musica, con un'esecuzione impeccabile piena di rabbia e poesia, di tecnica pura ed estro creativo senza limiti, l'assenza di paura e la consapevolezza di colpire nel giusto, pieni di un orgoglio tipico di quell'età." Nelle parole di Paolo Tofani, tratte dalla prefazione di Il Libro degli Area, la sintesi più azzeccata di "cosa" siano stati gli Area durante la loro, tutto sommato, breve esperienza, vissuta però con un'intensità decisamente fuori dall'ordinario.
The George Gershwin Reader
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wyatt, Robert / Johnson, John Andrew, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, George Gershwin is one of the giants of American music, unique in that he was both a brilliant writer of popular songs ("Swanee," "I Got Rhythm," "They Can't Take That Away From Me") and of more serious music, including "Rhapsody in Blue," "An American in Paris," and "Porgy and Bess." Now, in The George Gershwin Reader, music lovers are treated to a spectacular celebration of this great American composer. The Reader offers a kaleidoscopic collection of writings by and about Gershwin, including more than eighty pieces of superb variety, color, and depth. There is a who's who of famous commentators: bandleader Paul Whiteman; critics Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott, and Brooks Atkinson; fellow musicians Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Alec Wilder (who analyzes the songs "That Certain Feeling" and "A Foggy Day"), Leonard Bernstein, and the formidable modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg (who was Gershwin's tennis partner in Hollywood). Some of the most fascinating and important writings here deal with the critical debate over Gershwin's concert pieces, especially "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris," and there is a complete section devoted to the controversies over "Porgy and Bess," including correspondence between Gershwin and DuBose Hayward, the opera's librettist (a series of excerpts which illuminate the creative process), plus unique interviews with the original Porgy and Bess--Todd Duncan and Anne Brown. Sprinkled throughout the book are excerpts from Gershwin's own letters, which offer unique insight into this fascinating and charming man. Along with a detailed chronology of the composer's life, the editors provide informative introductions to each entry. Here then is a book for anyone interested in American music. Scholars, performers, and Gershwin's legions of fans will find it an irresistible feast.
The Higher Jazz: A Novel by Edmund Wilson
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Edmund / Reinitz, Neale, PUBLISHER: University of Iowa Press, Edmund Wilson, the preeminent American literary critic of the first half of the twentieth century, often fretted that he was not taken seriously as a creative writer. In the course of a career that produced Axed Castle, To the Finland Station, and Patriotic Gore, among many other works of criticism and history, he published poems, plays, and two novels. Though he completed in draft this short novel, now entitled The Higher Jazz, it was never published. In mid-career, in , Wilson planned a novel in three parts that would carry a man through fifteen years as a stockbroker, a Russian diplomat, and a writer. When he started on the first section of this book, set in the s, it carried him away from his original project. His hero was instead transformed into a German American businessman who, aspiring to become a composer, seeks the spirit of America in music that combined the contemporary popular and the modern classical, in what Wilson called elsewhere "the higher jazz". This portrayal of the s provides a sense of the illusive glories of the Boom Era. It is filled with characters based on people Wilson knew well or had observed, such as Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and the Fitzgerald circle, and composers as varied as Cole Porter and Charles Ives. Written at a turning point in his career, before he left contemporary literature and radical politics to focus on history, travel, and his own past, this novel reveals Wilson's second thoughts about the s and his recognition of the aspirations and dilemmas of the artist in American society. Neale Reinitz has edited The Higher Jazz for the general reader. His introduction sets the novel in the historical context of Wilson'slife and writings, and his annotations explain the topical references and, more important, illustrate Wilson's method of composition.