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Such Is My Beloved

Such Is My Beloved

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Callaghong>anong> / Callaghong>anong>, Morley, PUBLISHER: New Cong>anong>adiong>anong> Library, One of ong>theong> great novels of ong>theong> s, "Such Is My Beloved" recounts ong>theong> tragic story of two down-ong>anong>d-out prostitutes ong>anong>d ong>theong> young priest who aspires to redeem ong>theong>ir lives. ong>Theong> novel is at once a compassionate portrait of innocence ong>anong>d idealism, ong>anong>d ong>anong> emphatic condemnation of a society where ong>theong> ong>linesong> ong>betweenong> good ong>anong>d evil are essentially blurred. "Such Is My Beloved" is widely considered to be Morley Callaghong>anong>'s finest novel.

Life After Violence: A People's Story of Burundi

Life After Violence: A People's Story of Burundi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Uvin, Peter, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, Burundi recently emerged from twelve years of civil war. In this book, ordinary Burundiong>anong>s, farmers, artisong>anong>s, traders, moong>theong>rs, soldiers ong>anong>d students talk about ong>theong> past ong>anong>d ong>theong> future, war ong>anong>d peace, ong>theong>ir hopes for a better life ong>anong>d ong>theong>ir relationships with each oong>theong>r ong>anong>d ong>theong> state. Young men, in particular, often seen as ong>theong> cause of violence, talk about ong>theong> difficulties of living up to stong>anong>dards of masculinity in ong>anong> impoverished ong>anong>d war-torn society. Weaving a rich tapestry, Peter Uvin pitches ong>theong> ideas ong>anong>d aspirations of people on ong>theong> ground against ong>theong> assumptions often made by ong>theong> international development ong>anong>d peace-building agencies. This groundbreaking book on conflict ong>anong>d society in Africa will have profound repercussions for development across ong>theong> world.

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Greece: Land of Light

Greece: Land of Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gage, Nicholas / Brukoff, Barry, PUBLISHER: Bulfinch Press, Greece is a legendary destination, ong>anong>d ong>anong>yone who has once fallen under its spell dreams of returning again ong>anong>d again. Here is a marvelous record of this enchong>anong>ting long>anong>d, portraying ong>theong> essence of Greece -- its striking sea ong>anong>d long>anong>dscape, its peoples, its culture ong>anong>d history, ong>anong>d its ong>anong>cient monuments. From ong>theong> tip of ong>theong> Peloponnese to ong>theong> remote mountain villages of ong>theong> far north to ong>theong> islong>anong>ds of ong>theong> Aegeong>anong>, Brukoff's brilliong>anong>t color images ong>anong>d Gage's evocative words capture ong>theong> heart of Greece. Included are ong>theong> great classical ruins, Byzong>anong>tine monasteries, colorful fishing villages, chairs at outdoor tavernas, octopus drying in ong>theong> sun like laundry, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ubiquitous cats -- ong>theong> vivid details that each traveler takes home as a memory. Gage's essays on ong>theong> turbulent history of ong>theong> country, its myths ong>anong>d beliefs, life in ong>theong> villages, ong>theong> age-old wisdom ong>anong>d spirit of ong>theong> Greek people, ong>anong>d, above all, "Greece's unearthly, spiritual, almost holy light" are a passionate tribute to ong>anong> extraordinary country.

The Marvellous Century: Archaic Man and the Awakening of

The Marvellous Century: Archaic Man and the Awakening of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woodcock, George, PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, In this fascinating ong>anong>d scholarly overview, George Woodcock, author ong>anong>d poet, allows us to experience ong>theong> beauty, ong>theong> savagery ong>anong>d ong>theong> all-encompassing impact of ong>Theong> Marvellous Century. It was ong>anong> era of personalities ong>anong>d uprisings. It was ong>theong> time of Xenophong>anong>es, Cyrus, Solon ong>theong> lawmaker, Sappho, ong>theong> Buddha, Aeschylus, Pythagoras, Confucius, Lao-tzu ong>anong>d Nebuchadnezzar. It was ong>anong> era of prose reawakenings, ong>theong> exploration of rational thought, ong>theong> central Asiong>anong> silk trade, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ong>writingong> of ong>theong> Upong>anong>ishads. For ong>theong> Chinese, it was ong>theong> period of Spring ong>anong>d Autumn under ong>theong> Chou Kingdom. Christiong>anong>ity, Islam, Zoroastriong>anong>ism ong>anong>d Modern Judaism had ong>theong>ir roots in ong>theong> sixth century. ong>Theong> Greek philosopher, Thales, studied astronomy ong>anong>d geometry - passing on knowledge picked up from ong>theong> Egyptiong>anong>s - ong>anong>d it was Thales who first postulated ong>theong> ong>anong>gles at ong>theong> base of ong>anong> isosceles triong>anong>gle to be equal. In India, atomic ong>theong>ories emerged, ong>anong>d geography, geology ong>anong>d physics all developed as discipong>linesong>.

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The White Wing

The White Wing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barry, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Royal Fireworks Publishing Compong>anong>y, ong>Theong>se are novels of ong>theong> adventures of teenage Joe Bass growing up along ong>theong> Delaware Bay. Exciting action is balong>anong>ced with full-bodied characterization. ong>Theong> stories have a great deal of practical mechong>anong>ics in ong>theong>m: mechong>anong>ics of moving houses on long>anong>d ong>anong>d water, hauling ong>anong>d unloading logs, starting ong>anong> old airplong>anong>e, keeping old trucks ong>anong>d tractors running, salvaging old boats, making lumber, ong>anong>d general upkeep of practically everything. ong>Anong>d ong>theong>re is humor, teenage insights into adult reactions, ong>anong>d social commentary. ong>Theong> series is presented from Joe's perspective, ong>anong>d his outgoing personality includes a genial humor ong>anong>d a perception that accepts reality ong>anong>d eagerly embraces ong>theong> opportunities that come his way. ong>Theong> series is marked by a number of productive relationships ong>betweenong> Joe ong>anong>d men well beyond retirement age. In ong>Theong> White Wing, Joe gets caught up in ong>theong> heroic past of ong>anong> old schooner ong>anong>d yearns to own it. He plong>anong>s to move a house on it as a meong>anong>s of making ong>theong> money to pay for it ong>anong>d its reconstruction. In ong>theong> doing, Joe solves ong>anong> old mystery ong>anong>d survives a wild boat adventure.

Will the United Nations Fail in Its Role as Protector of

Will the United Nations Fail in Its Role as Protector of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffelfinger, Ed, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, ong>Theong> League of Nations failed because member states were unable to set aside ong>theong>ir own self- interests. Following World War II, ong>theong> victorious allies were determined to build ong>anong> orgong>anong>ization that would serve as a protector of world peace. ong>Theong> United Nations was born in Song>anong> Frong>anong>cisco in , ong>anong>d for fifty years successfully faced ong>theong> threat of nuclear devastation, ong>theong> Cold War, ong>theong> end of colonialism ong>anong>d ong>theong> emerging power of ong>theong> developing countries. ong>Theong> end of ong>theong> Cold War brought about renewed optimism for ong>theong> future of ong>theong> United Nations. However, with ong>theong> dawn of ong>theong> new century ong>theong> future of ong>theong> United Nations remained uncertain. ong>Theong> future of ong>theong> UN appeared to rest in ong>theong> orgong>anong>izationas ability to address ong>theong> threat of terrorism, world hunger ong>anong>d ong>theong> need to restructure ong>theong> United Nations to overcome ong>theong> image of ong>anong> orgong>anong>ization that cong>anong> accomplish little but talk.

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An Essay Towards Vindicating the Literal Sense of the

An Essay Towards Vindicating the Literal Sense of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Church, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, ong>Theong> 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 ong>theong> printing press. In its determination to preserve ong>theong> century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve ong>theong>se invaluable works in ong>theong> largest archive of its kind. Now for ong>theong> first time ong>theong>se high-quality digital copies of original 18th century mong>anong>uscripts are available in print, making ong>theong>m highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, ong>anong>d independent scholars.ong>Theong> 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 ong>theong> issues of ong>theong> day, such as ong>theong> slave trade. ong>Theong> Age of Reason saw conflict ong>betweenong> Protestong>anong>tism ong>anong>d Catholicism trong>anong>sformed into one ong>betweenong> faith ong>anong>d logic -- a debate that continues in ong>theong> twenty-first century.++++ong>Theong> below data was compiled from various identification fields in ong>theong> 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

An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology

An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Silva, Padmasiri / Hick, John, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillong>anong>, ong>Anong> Introduction to Buddhist Psychology is a lucid, intelligible ong>anong>d auong>theong>ntic introduction to ong>theong> foundations of Buddhist psychology. It provides comprehensive coverage of ong>theong> basic concepts ong>anong>d issues in ong>theong> psychology of Buddhism ong>anong>d thus it deals with ong>theong> nature of psychological inquiry, concepts of mind, consciousness ong>anong>d behavior, motivation, emotions, perception, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ong>theong>rapeutic structure of Buddhist psychology. For ong>theong> fourth edition, a new chapter on "emotional intelligence" ong>anong>d its relationship with Buddhism has been added. Acquista Ora

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Raffel, Burton / Isaacs, Neil D. / Webster, Brenda, PUBLISHER: Signet Classics, ong>Theong> epic poem of honor ong>anong>d bravery Written by ong>anong> ong>anong>onymous fourteenth-century poet, "Sir Gawain ong>anong>d ong>theong> Green Knight" is recognized as ong>anong> equal to Chauceras masterworks ong>anong>d to ong>theong> great Old English poems, "Beowulf" included. A green-skinned knight offers ong>theong> Knights of ong>theong> Round Table a simple but deadly challengeaa challenge taken on by ong>theong> brave Sir Gawain. A challenge that will force him to choose ong>betweenong> his honor ong>anong>d his life...

The Complete Old English Sheepdog

The Complete Old English Sheepdog

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Christina, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, Originally a farm dog, ong>anong>d now a most popular pet ong>anong>d show dog, ong>theong> Old English Sheepdog enjoys a history of service to its people. Included is information on choosing ong>anong> OES, with a special section on ong>theong> dog's coat care for ong>theong> pet owner.

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Cliffsquickreview Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style

Cliffsquickreview Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eggenschwiler, Jeong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Cliffs Notes, CliffsQuickReview course guides cover ong>theong> essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts ong>anong>d key material, ong>anong>d test your newfound knowledge with review questions. Wheong>theong>r you're new to nouns, verbs, ong>anong>d prepositions or just brushing up on your grammar, "CliffsQuickReview ong>Writingong>: Grammar, Usage, ong>anong>d Style" cong>anong> help. This guide not only helps you understong>anong>d grammar concepts, but it also gives you clear explong>anong>ations of sentence structure, as well as advice on how to write well. As you work your way through this guide, you'll find out aboutNouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, ong>anong>d adverbsPropositions, conjunctions, ong>anong>d interjectionsSentence construction ong>anong>d variety, as well as punctuationWords: compound words, idioms, cliches, ong>anong>d jargonong>Theong> different types of ong>writingong> ong>anong>d orgong>anong>izing a ong>writingong> assignment "CliffsQuickReview ong>Writingong>: Grammar, Usage, ong>anong>d Style" is ong>anong> invaluable reference for those who wong>anong>t to improve ong>theong>ir ong>writingong>, wheong>theong>r at ong>theong> high school level or in college. Here are just a few of ong>theong> things you'll learn about how to bring your ong>writingong> up to snuff: Understong>anong>ding your ong>writingong> assignmentong>Writingong> a ong>theong>sis statementQuoting ong>anong>d paraphrasing, ong>anong>d avoiding plagiarismCreating ong>anong> outline for your paperong>Writingong> your first draft, ong>anong>d polishing up your final draft With titles available for all ong>theong> most popular high school ong>anong>d college courses, CliffsQuickReview guides are a comprehensive resource that cong>anong> help you get ong>theong> best possible grades.

An Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion. by John

An Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion. by John

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wesley, John, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, ong>Theong> 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 ong>theong> printing press. In its determination to preserve ong>theong> century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve ong>theong>se invaluable works in ong>theong> largest archive of its kind. Now for ong>theong> first time ong>theong>se high-quality digital copies of original 18th century mong>anong>uscripts are available in print, making ong>theong>m highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, ong>anong>d independent scholars.ong>Theong> 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 ong>theong> issues of ong>theong> day, such as ong>theong> slave trade. ong>Theong> Age of Reason saw conflict ong>betweenong> Protestong>anong>tism ong>anong>d Catholicism trong>anong>sformed into one ong>betweenong> faith ong>anong>d logic -- a debate that continues in ong>theong> twenty-first century.++++ong>Theong> below data was compiled from various identification fields in ong>theong> bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryNWith a final advertisement leaf.London: printed for G. Whitfield; ong>anong>d sold at ong>theong> Methodist preaching-houses, in town ong>anong>d country, ]p.; 12

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The Swiss, the Gold and the Dead: How Swiss Bankers Helped

The Swiss, the Gold and the Dead: How Swiss Bankers Helped

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ziegler, Jeong>anong> / Zeigler, Jeong>anong> / Willen, Drenka, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Recent startling revelations that Switzerlong>anong>d helped to bong>anong>kroll Nazi Germong>anong>y's war effort, ong>anong>d Swiss introng>anong>sigence in ong>theong> face of redress claims by Holocaust survivors, have shaken Switerlong>anong>d's international reputation. In this uncompromising account, leading Swiss sociologist Jeong>anong> Ziegler closely examines ong>theong> shady relationship ong>betweenong> Swiss bong>anong>kers ong>anong>d Nazi Germong>anong>y. Based on ong>theong> records of ong>theong> Germong>anong> Armaments Ministry ong>anong>d oong>theong>r official documents, ong>Theong> Swiss, ong>theong> Gold, ong>anong>d ong>theong> Dead shows how Switzerlong>anong>d's leading finong>anong>cial institutions provided Hittler with ong>theong> foreign exchong>anong>ge essential to his war effort-laundering gold looted from ong>theong> bong>anong>ks of occupied Europe ong>anong>d from ong>theong> bodies of concentration camp victims; grong>anong>ting sizable loong>anong>s; ong>anong>d supplying Germong>anong>y's war economy with weapons, ammunition, ong>anong>d precision instruments. In returen, Switzerlong>anong>d was spared ong>theong> devastation that befell ong>theong> rest of Europe. Ziegler argues forcefully ong>anong>d authoritatively that without Swiss complicity ong>theong> war in Europe would have ended earlier, sparing hundreds of thousong>anong>ds of lives. Drawing on more thong>anong> thirty years of experience in Switzerlong>anong>d's domestic politic ong>anong>d international diplomacy, Professor Ziegler has made ong>anong> importong>anong>t contribution to this highly controversial ong>anong>d emotional subject.

Envisioning Cyberspace: Designing 3D Electronic Spaces

Envisioning Cyberspace: Designing 3D Electronic Spaces

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Anong>ders, Peter, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, Free of ong>theong> constraints of physical form ong>anong>d limited only by imagination, new environments spring to life daily in a fong>anong>tastic realm called cyberspace. ong>Theong> creators of this new virtual world may be programmers, designers, architects, even children. In this invigorating exploration of ong>theong> juncture ong>betweenong> cyberspace ong>anong>d ong>theong> physical world, architect Peter ong>Anong>ders brings togeong>theong>r leading-edge cyberspace art ong>anong>d architecture... inspiring new techniques ong>anong>d technologies... unexpected unions of reality ong>anong>d virtuality... ong>anong>d visions of challenges ong>anong>d opportunities as yet unexplored. More thong>anong> ong>anong> invitation to tour fong>anong>tastic realms ong>anong>d examine powerful tools, this book is a hard-eyed look at cyberspace's impact on physical, cultural, ong>anong>d social reality, ong>anong>d ong>theong> humong>anong>-centered principles of its design. This is a book that will set designers ong>anong>d architects thinkingNong>anong>d a work of importong>anong>ce to ong>anong>yone fascinated with ong>theong> fast-closing space ong>betweenong> ong>theong> real ong>anong>d ong>theong> virtual.

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The Rottweiler Today

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>theong> temperament of ong>theong> Rottweiler ong>anong>d ong>theong> importong>anong>ce of understong>anong>ding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years of experience in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide to character ong>anong>d behavior traits ong>anong>d illustrate ong>theong> correct way to rear, train, ong>anong>d show ong>theong> dog.

The Story of the Nih Grants Foundation

The Story of the Nih Grants Foundation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stricklong>anong>d, Stephen P., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, This book makes available a short but comprehensive history of ong>theong> National Institutes of Health's Grong>anong>t Program that built America's national biomedical research capacity ong>anong>d brought medical science to its current zenith. ong>Theong> extramural programs of ong>theong> NIH, through ong>anong> array of grong>anong>ts to non-federal institutions, constitute ong>theong> largest single source of funds for ong>theong> nation's biomedical research enterprise. This book traces ong>theong> history of this component of ong>theong> agency from its conception in ong>theong> final days of World War II to ong>theong> present. ong>Theong> author skillfully blends his descriptions of ong>theong> people ong>anong>d events that initiated ong>anong>d have shaped ong>theong> program with ong>anong> ong>anong>alysis of ong>theong> environment in which it has developed.

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The Brief Wadsworth Handbook

The Brief Wadsworth Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kirszner, Laurie G. / Mong>anong>dell, Stephen R., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Compong>anong>y, ong>Theong> most comprehensive brief hong>anong>dbook available, ong>THEong> BRIEF WADSWORTH Hong>ANong>DBOOK, Sixth Edition, provides students with extensive coverage of rhetorical concerns, ong>theong> ong>writingong> ong>anong>d research process, ong>writingong> ong>anong>d researching with computers, visual rhetoric, ong>anong>d oong>theong>r topics essential for 21st-century student writers. This versatile ong>anong>d proven text is a uniquely effective guide to help students develop ong>theong> critical thinking, reading, ong>anong>d ong>writingong> skills ong>theong>y need to become successful communicators in college ong>anong>d beyond. Practicing teachers ong>anong>d collaborative ong>writingong> partners throughout ong>theong>ir careers, Kirszner ong>anong>d Mong>anong>dell bring ong>anong> "in-ong>theong>-trenches" pragmatic understong>anong>ding of instructor ong>anong>d student needs to every page of this Sixth Edition. Acquista Ora

The Indigenous World

The Indigenous World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vinding, Diong>anong>a, PUBLISHER: IWGIA, This book stong>anong>ds alone in its comprehensive presentation of current information affecting indigenous peoples in different regions throughout ong>theong> world. With contributions from both indigenous as well as non-indigenous scholars ong>anong>d activists, it provides ong>anong> overview of recent developments that have impacted indigenous peoples in North America, Central America, South America, Australia ong>anong>d ong>theong> Pacific, Asia, Africa, ong>anong>d elsewhere. "ong>Theong> Indigenous World " contains ong>theong> most recent information available on international humong>anong> rights efforts in addition to movements ong>anong>d chong>anong>ges in ong>theong> indigenous orgong>anong>izational long>anong>dscape. This book serves as ong>anong> update on ong>theong> state of affairs of indigenous peoples around ong>theong> world by region ong>anong>d country. It also updates ong>theong> humong>anong> rights processes ong>anong>d oong>theong>r international processes such as ong>theong> africong>anong> Commision on Humong>anong> ong>anong>d People's Rights. Diong>anong>a Vinding is ong>anong> ong>anong>thropologist ong>anong>d project coordinator at ong>theong> International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA).

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NUTRITION CONCEPTS CONTROVERSIES WCDINFO

NUTRITION CONCEPTS CONTROVERSIES WCDINFO

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sizer, PUBLISHER: CENGAGE LEARNING, NUTRITION: CONCEPTS ong>ANong>D CONTROVERIES, 9th focuses on nutrition principles ong>anong>d ong>theong>ir application while offering outstong>anong>ding coverage of ong>theong> biological foundations of nutrition without assuming previous knowledge of ong>theong>m. Its colorful design ong>anong>d conversational ong>writingong> style make it appealing ong>anong>d accessible to students ong>anong>d has made it ong>theong> leading Nutrition text for ong>theong> non-majors or mixed majors/non-majors introductory course.

Between Faith and Doubt: Dialogues on Religion and Reason

Between Faith and Doubt: Dialogues on Religion and Reason

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hick, John, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillong>anong>, This short book is a lively dialogue ong>betweenong> a religious believer ong>anong>d a skeptic. It covers all ong>theong> main issues including different ideas of God, ong>theong> good ong>anong>d bad in religion, religious experience ong>anong>d neuroscience, pain ong>anong>d suffering, death ong>anong>d life after death, ong>anong>d includes interesting autobiographical revelations.

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From Earth-Bound to Satellite: Telescopes, Skills and

From Earth-Bound to Satellite: Telescopes, Skills and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morrison-Low, Alison D., PUBLISHER: Brill Academic Publishers, ong>Theong> volume forms a part of ong>theong> celebrations marking ong>theong> ong>anong>niversary of ong>theong> invention of ong>theong> telescope. From its Renaissong>anong>ce beginnings to yesterday s Cold War, ong>theong> essays contributed here throw a spotlight on a number of significong>anong>t episodes in ong>theong> continuing adventures of this well-loved instrument, which has played a crucial role in Mong>anong> s thinking about his position literally ong>anong>d philosophically in ong>theong> universe. Drawn from various conferences held by ong>theong> Scientific Instrument Commission of ong>theong> International Union of ong>theong> History ong>anong>d Philosophy of Science ong>betweenong> ong>anong>d , ong>theong>se papers make a substong>anong>tial contribution to our current knowledge about this fascinating optical instrument.

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaglehole, Robert / Bonita, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book, both ong>anong> introduction to public health as a discipline ong>anong>d a critique of its development over recent times, reviews epidemiological ong>anong>d demographic trends internationally. It provides ong>anong> overview of major health trends; a summary of ong>theong> current state of ong>theong> world's health; a review of recent estimates of ong>theong> global burden of disease; ong>anong>d ong>anong> examination of ong>theong> pattern of modern epidemics, ong>theong> impact of disability, ong>anong>d ong>theong> causes of premature death in rich ong>anong>d poor countries alike. With examples drawn from diverse geographical ong>anong>d medical areas, this text challenges cliniciong>anong>s ong>anong>d public health practitioners at all levels. ong>Theong> authors argue for ong>anong> inclusive vision of public health based on ong>theong> application in public policy of improved epidemiological understong>anong>ding of ong>theong> causes of disease.

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Shinto

Shinto

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hartz, Paula R., PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This engaging series is ong>theong> first to offer young adults a concise, completely current, ong>anong>d very readable survey of ong>theong> world's great religions. Each volume describes where a particular religion is practiced, its central beliefs ong>anong>d rituals, its contributions to world civilizations, ong>anong>d ong>anong> ong>anong>alysis of how it has spread through immigration ong>anong>d conversion. This volume examines ong>theong> basic tenets of Shinto, its evolution in response to oong>theong>r religious influences, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ways in which this durable traditional form of religious expression has adapted to modern Japong>anong>ese life.

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milton, John / Orgel, Stephen / Goldberg, Jonathong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, From almost ong>theong> moment of its publication in , Paradise Lost was considered a classic. It is difficult now to appreciate how audacious ong>anong> undertaking ong>theong> epic represents, ong>anong>d how astonishing its immediate ong>anong>d continued success was. Over ong>theong> course of twelve books John Milton wrote ong>anong> epic poem that would "justify ong>theong> ways of God to men," a mission that required a complex drama, ong>theong> source of which is both historical ong>anong>d deeply personal. While ong>theong> struggle for ascendong>anong>cy ong>betweenong> God ong>anong>d Satong>anong> is played out across hell, heaven, ong>anong>d earth in ong>theong> work, ong>theong> consequences of ong>theong> Fall are all too humong>anong>ly tragic, with pride, ambition, ong>anong>d aspiration being ong>theong> motivating forces. In this new edition derived from ong>theong>ir acclaimed Oxford Authors text, Stephen Orgel ong>anong>d Jonathong>anong> Goldberg discuss ong>theong> complexity of Milton's Paradise Lost in a new introduction. ong>Theong>y contextualize Milton ong>anong>d his poem, discuss its structure ong>anong>d long>anong>guage, ong>anong>d provide a summary of critical responses to ong>theong> poem since its initial publication. ong>Theong>y also include on-page notes to explain ong>theong> poem's long>anong>guage ong>anong>d allusions. This modernized edition of one of ong>theong> most influential works in ong>theong> English long>anong>guage will truly bring to light Milton's genius for today's reader.

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A Natural History of Nature Writing

A Natural History of Nature Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stewart, Frong>anong>k, PUBLISHER: Islong>anong>d Press, "A Natural History of Nature ong>Writingong>" is a penetrating overview of ong>theong> origins ong>anong>d development of a uniquely Americong>anong> literature. Essayist ong>anong>d poet Frong>anong>k Stewart describes in rich ong>anong>d compelling prose ong>theong> lives ong>anong>d works of ong>theong> most prominent Americong>anong> nature writers of ong>theong>19th ong>anong>d 20th centuries, including: Henry D. Thoreau, ong>theong> faong>theong>r of Americong>anong> nature ong>writingong>. John Burroughs, a schoolteacher ong>anong>d failed businessmong>anong> who found his calling as a writer ong>anong>d elevated ong>theong> nature essay to a loved ong>anong>d respected literary form. John Muir, founder of Sierra Club, who celebrated ong>theong> wilderness of ong>theong> Far West as few before him had. Aldo Leopold, a Forest Service employee ong>anong>d scholar who extended our moral responsibility to include all ong>anong>imals ong>anong>d plong>anong>ts. Rachel Carson, a scientist who raised ong>theong> consciousness of ong>theong> nation by revealing ong>theong> catastrophic effects of humong>anong> intervention on ong>theong> Earth's living systems. Edward Abbey, ong>anong> outspoken activist who charted ong>theong> boundaries of ecological responsibility ong>anong>d pushed ong>theong>se boundaries to political extremes. Stewart highlights ong>theong> controversies ignited by ong>theong> powerful ong>anong>d eloquent prose of ong>theong>se ong>anong>d oong>theong>r writers with ong>theong>ir expong>anong>sive - ong>anong>d often strongly political - points of view. Combining a deeply-felt sense of wonder at ong>theong> beauty surrounding us with a rare ability to capture ong>anong>d explain ong>theong> meong>anong>ing of that beauty, nature writers have had a profound effect on Americong>anong> culture ong>anong>d politics. "A Natural History of Nature ong>Writingong>" is ong>anong> insightful examination of ong>anong> importong>anong>t body of Americong>anong> literature.

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