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The Illustrated Guide to the Tarot

The Illustrated Guide to the Tarot: Interpret the Symbols of the Tarotand Increase Your Understanding of the Cards Kathleen McCormack - Quarto Publishing plc The Tarot is one of the oldest and most intr iguing systems of divination, or fotune-telling. This lavish ly illustrated book displays some of the most beautiful exam ples of Tarot packs ong>fromong> the past, and ong>fromong> around the world. 10 euro + shipping delivery

Peasants and Slaves: The Rural Population of Roman Italy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Launaro, Alessandro, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The crisis of the Roman Republic and its transformation into an Empire have fascinated generations of scholars. It has long been assumed that a dramatic demographic decline of the rural free peasantry (which was supplanted by slaves) triggered the series of social and economic developments which eventually led to ong>Romeong>'s political crisis during the first century BC. This book contributes to a lively debate by exploring both the textual and the archaeological evidence and by tracing and reassessing the actual fate of the Italian rural free population between the Late Republic and the Early Empire. Data derived ong>fromong> a comparative analysis of twenty-seven archaeological surveys and about five thousand sites allow Dr Launaro to outline a radically new picture according to which episodes of local decline are placed within a much more generalised pattern of demographic growth. Acquista Ora

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 ong>fromong> England to New York on the first voyage of the greatest ocean liner in history--the Titanic. Here is a story of cowardice and courage, of despair and determination, and of an unbreakable bond between a boy and a dog on one terrifying night.

Ancient Rome

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dargie, Richard, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, ong>Romeong> grew ong>fromong> a small settlement on the banks of the Tiber to become a great city, and eventually the capital of the greatest empire of the ancient world. The legacy of ong>Romeong> is its Latin language, its laws, its architecture and the urge to create empire, ong>fromong> the Holy Roman Empire itself to the European Union. "Ancient ong>Romeong>" recreates the lives and beliefs of the ancient Romans in a lively and historically specific manner through linking text with photographs and illustrations to describe daily life over a period of 600 years (200 BCE-400 CE). By connecting an illustration of the past to current photographs, Ancient ong>Romeong> provides a clear picture of how ancient life is reconstructed. Archaeology and "How Do We Know?" boxes, providing evidence for the information presented, show how knowledge of the past is authenticated. A detailed timeline, a glossary, a further information section and an index round out this clearly presented and engaging book. Rich with evidence and colorful descriptions, "Ancient ong>Romeong>" is a valuable guide to discovering the roots of western civilization. "Ancient ong>Romeong> "is part of the Picturing the Past Series ong>fromong> Enchantend Lion Books: How do we know what we know about ancient peoples and their cultures that have disappeared? Ultimately, there are three main sources of information: the images that survive in wall paintings, ceramics and sculptures; artifacts, such a jewelry, utensils, toys, clothing, and tools; and the writings of ancient authors that have survived the ravages of time. ong>Fromong> such sources, it is possibleto begin to reconstruct the life of the distant past with an astonishing degree of accuracy.

Not in my name

Linda Bimbi Collected essays, offering various ong>viewong>s against war and the ideology of war, resulting ong>fromong> the 31st session of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, held in ong>Romeong>, December .

The Tears of Hispaniola: Haitian and Dominican Diaspora

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Suarez, Lucia M., PUBLISHER: University Press of Florida, "The first book on the market that considers the experience of Haitians and Dominicans in the United States in one single effort of analysis and does so through the cultural venue of literary texts produced by writers ong>fromong> the two communities."--Silvio To

The Quest for Paradise: Visions of Heaven and Eternity in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashton, John / Whyte, Tom, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, In every culture, in every epoch, human beings have yearned for heaven -- the dwelling place of the gods, mirror of our hopes and desires. Now, in "The Quest for Paradise," renowned scholar John Ashton and his colleague Tom Whyte offer an intriguing look at how we have thought of and envisioned heaven and the afterlife, ong>fromong> the ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and ong>Romeong>, to the Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims, as well as the indigenous peoples of the Americas, Australia, and Africa.Lavishly illustrated with extensive depictions of heaven in art ong>fromong> around the world, and drawing on scriptures, myths, epics, poems, novels, philosophy, and other writings ong>fromong> many cultures, "The Quest for Paradise" illuminates the vast spectrum of beliefs about the world beyond. The book also explores the concept of utopia, or paradise on earth, ong>fromong> the perspective of such diverse thinkers as H.G. Wells, D.H. Lawrence, Margaret Mead, and Aldous Huxley.Ashton and Whyte present a fascinating array of ancient and modern ong>viewong>s of heaven. Included are extraordinary inhabitants and geographical features, representing scenes ong>fromong> works such as "The Odyssey," the Bible, the Quran, and the "Sukhavativyuha Sutras," and ong>fromong> the works of writers such as Hesiod, Ovid, Virgil, Dante, Milton, and Yeats, highlighting both the diversity and the universality of reflection on heaven.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on the Possibility of Determining the Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or the Moral and Intellectual Dispositions of Men and Animals, by the Configuration of the Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

Obedient Sons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wallach, Glenn, PUBLISHER: University of Massachusetts Press, A revealing study that shows how Americans have thought and talked about youth and generations, ong>fromong> the early colonial era to the eve of the Civil War.

The History of the Comstock Lode

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Grant / Tingley, Joseph V., PUBLISHER: University of Nevada Press, A complete history of mining operations on the Comstock ong>fromong> to the present day.

A Brief View of Sacred History from the Creation of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Esther Copley, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

Aria Akari Mizunashi 26 cm - Statua PVC

ong>Fromong> the manga series,ARIA, comes a scale figure of the undine ong>fromong> Manhome - Akari Mizunashi! The figure comes complete with a special base made in the image of Neo-Venezia which the artless Akari Mizunashi stands upon, dipping one toe into the water below. On her back stands the president of the ARIA Company - the Mars Cat Aria Pokoteng!The surface of the water with little roses floating in it, the stone steps and mortar wall of the base all bring out the atmosphere of ARIA for fans to add to their collection!

Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Alanna, PUBLISHER: Emblem Editions, All life -- whether on land or in the sea -- depends on the oceans for two things: - Oxygen. Most of Earth's oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in the sea. These humble, one-celled organisms, rather than the spectacular rain forests, are the true lungs of the planet. - Climate control. Our climate is regulated by the ocean's currents, winds, and water-cycle activity. Sea Sick is the first book to examine the current state of the world's oceans -- the great unexamined ecological crisis of the planet -- and the fact that we are altering everything about them; temperature, salinity, acidity, ice cover, volume, circulation, and, of course, the life within them. Alanna Mitchell joins the crews of leading scientists in nine of the global ocean's hotspots to see firsthand what is really happening around the world. Whether it's the impact of coral reef bleaching, the puzzle of the oxygen-less dead zones such as the one in the Gulf of Mexico, or the shocking implications of the changing Ph balance of the sea, Mitchell explains the science behind the story to create an engaging, accessible yet authoritative account. "ong>Fromong> the Hardcover edition."

The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story about Recycling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Inches, Alison / Chambers, Mark, PUBLISHER: Little Simon, Peek into this diary of an aluminum can as it goes on a journey ong>fromong> inside a bauxite rock, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into its new life?as a baseball bat This 8x8 paperback storybook is told ong>fromong> the point of ong>viewong> of an enthusiastic aluminum can. The diary entries are fun and humorous, yet point out the ecological significance behind each product and the resources used to make it.

DIANA KRALL The Very Best of CD

Album Tracks 1. 'S Wonderful - ong>Fromong> the album the Look of Love 2. Peel Me A Grape - ong>Fromong> the album Love Scenes 3. Pick Yourself Up - ong>Fromong> the album When I Look In You Eyes 4. Frim Fram Sauce - ong>Fromong> the album All For You 5. You Go To My Head - Previously unreleased 6. Let's Fall In Love - ong>Fromong> the album When I Look in Your Eyes 7. The Look Of Love - ong>Fromong> the album The Look Of Love 8. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) - ong>Fromong> the album When I Look In Your Eyes 9. I've Got You Under My Skin - ong>Fromong> the album When I Look in Your Eyes 10. All Or Nothing at All - ong>Fromong> the album Love Scenes 11. Only The Lonely - Previously unreleased 12. Let's Face The Music And Dance - ong>Fromong> the album when I Look In Your Eyes 13. The Heart of Saturday Night * - Previously unreleased 14. Little Girl Blue - ong>Fromong> the album ong>Fromong> This Moment On 15. Fly Me To The Moon - ong>Fromong> the album Live In Paris perfetto, come nuovo

Diseases of the Liver & Biliary System in Children

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Deirdre A., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, The editor is affiliated with The Birmingham Childrens Hospital, UK; the 21 contributors are ong>fromong> the UK, except for a few ong>fromong> the US and Canada. Eighteen chapters are arranged in sections on assessment; the neonate; acute disease; older children; metabolic liver disease; management of chronic disease; the liver and other organs; surgical management; and transplantation. Coverage is wide, including such aspects as the psychology of parents of children on transplant waiting lists to the genetic disturbances of bilirubin and bile salt transport in the neonate.

The Man from Pomegranate Street

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawrence, Caroline, PUBLISHER: Orion Children's Books, September AD 81. Returning ong>fromong> Ephesus to ong>Romeong>, Flavia and her friends learn of the mysterious and sudden death of the Emperor Titus. Was his death natural? Or was it murder? As the four detectives investigate this mystery, they little dream how much their lives--as well as the future of Italia--will be changed as a result. At last, many of the questions Roman Mysteries fans have been burning to have answered are revealed in the final book of the series.

Film and the End of Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grieveson, Lee / Maccabe, Colin, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, In these two volumes of original essays, scholars ong>fromong> around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching ong>fromong> the emergence of cinema at the height of imperalism, to moments of decolonization andthe ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War.

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 and one of the most pleasurable to read. ong>Fromong> Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories of Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us an understanding of the history and structure of this demanding 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 began to come into focus. ong>Fromong> there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism and early twentieth-century formalism and finally to the modern renaissance of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significant events, works and figures ong>fromong> the genre's history, notes and references and an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.

German Shepard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, Janet G., PUBLISHER: Howell Books, An international survey of breed development and the impact world War II on the breed in both Germany and Great Britain, this volume covers everything ong>fromong> the Standard to the intricacies of German pedigrees, ong>fromong> Obedience applications to herding and protection, and ong>fromong> the breed in the United States to health care and management.

Great Nights of the Bible

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Macartney, Clarence Edward Noble, PUBLISHER: Kregel Publications, If you listen to the voice of the night as it speaks to you in the pages of the Bible, you will hear many a deep word on life and destiny. --ong>fromong> the Introduction

Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Colebrook, Claire, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book offers a clear introductory overong>viewong> of the concept of gender. It places gender in its historical contexts and traces its development ong>fromong> the Enlightenment to the present, before moving on to the evolution of the concept of gender ong>fromong> within the various stances of feminist criticism, and recent developments in queer theory and post-feminism. Close analysis of key literary texts, including Frankenstein, Paradise Lost and A Midsummer Night's Dream, shows how specific styles of literature enable reflection on gender.

Batman The Animated Series Action Figure Catwoman 14 cm

The highly anticipated line ong>fromong> DC Collectibles is finally here Based on the designs ong>fromong> the hit New Batman Adventures and Batman: The Animated Series comes the first wave of wonderful figures Catwoman (14 cm H) ong>fromong> The Animated Series comes with multiple accessories

Lot's Wife and the Venus of Milo: Conflicting Attitudes to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, Boris / Thomson, R. D. B., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Professor Thompson's subject is the uneasy position of art within Marxist ideology: what part can the arts of the past play in the new society? On the one hand there was the sense of a continuing cultural tradition, more or less independent of ideological change symbolized in the image of the Venus of Milo, and on the other, the iconoclastic demands for a complete break with the past in all its forms made by revolutionary artists, who found in the myth of Lot's wife a symbol of the attractions of the past. Originally published in , the book discusses the problems and paradoxes involved ong>fromong> a general theoretical point of ong>viewong> and in the work of individual artists. Professor Thompson suggests that the power inherent in art to resist social and ideological changes undermines all rationalistic theories of art, those of the Marxists and those fashionable in the West.

Silenced

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ohlsson, Kristina, PUBLISHER: Atria Books, ong>Fromong> the winner of the Stabilo Prize for Best Crime Writer of Southern Sweden, comes the second installment of the Frederika Bergman crime series. A teenage girl was assaulted and raped on a midsummer's eve fifteen years ago. Cut to present: a man is killed in a hit and run. He has no identification on him and is not reported missing. The same day, a priest and his wife are found dead in an apparent suicide. Fredrika Bergman and her colleagues are assigned to all three of the seemingly unrelated cases. What is the thread of evil that connects them all? "Silenced" is a skillfully crafted and gripping thriller, where the casualities of one tragedy abuse the victims of another.

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