writing between the lines an anthology on war and its

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

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.

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

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.

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.

The Oceans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bramwell, Martyn, PUBLISHER: Frong>anong>klin Watts, Updated, comprehensive editions on physical geography examine ong>theong> Earth's long>anong>dscapes ong>anong>d forces, with special emphasis on ong>theong> environment ong>anong>d conservation. Each book includes ong>anong> index ong>anong>d glossary

Characters Around the Cradle: Witnesses to the Greatest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Houston, Tom / Tom, Houston, PUBLISHER: Christiong>anong> Focus Publications, Christmas makes people both happy ong>anong>d frustrated, especially Christiong>anong> people. ong>Theong>re is a tugofwar ong>betweenong> ong>theong> secular Christmas with its tinsel, glitter ong>anong>d high spending on gifts ong>anong>d ong>theong> meong>anong>ing it was supposed to have from ong>theong> unusual birth of Jesus. Tom Houston looks at a great story with a great cast. ong>Theong> political forces of Caesar Augustus, Herod ong>anong>d ong>theong> travellers from ong>theong> east, ong>theong> religious establishment in Zechariah, Elizabeth, ong>Anong>na ong>anong>d Simeon, ong>Theong> outcast prophet John ong>theong> Baptist, ong>theong> ordinary people Mary, Joseph ong>anong>d ong>theong> shepherds ong>anong>d also ong>theong> Gospellers Matong>theong>w ong>anong>d Luke.

Technology and Society: A Canadian Perspective, Second

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goyder, John, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, Since ong>theong> publication of ong>theong> first edition of "Technology ong>anong>d Society: A Cong>anong>adiong>anong> Perspective "in , awareness of ong>theong> pervasive effects of new ong>anong>d emerging technologies on our lives is, if ong>anong>ything, even more pronounced. New ong>anong>d emerging technologies in everything from health care to communication ong>anong>d ong>theong> Internet hold enormous promise. However, ong>theong> more ominous consequences of technology are also very much with us?from environmental degradation to uncertainty in ong>theong> workplace in a post "dot.com" economy to terrorism ong>anong>d warfare. "Technology ong>anong>d Society, "second edition, continues ong>theong> rich tradition of Cong>anong>adiong>anong> ong>writingong> on technology found in ong>theong> work of Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhong>anong>, George Grong>anong>t, Ursula Frong>anong>klin, ong>anong>d oong>theong>rs. Like ong>theong> first edition, ong>theong> book begins ong>anong>d ends with ong>anong> attempt to understong>anong>d Grong>anong>t's insistence that technology is a "fate," connected, in ong>theong> ong>anong>thropological sense, with ong>theong> evolution of societies. In ong>betweenong>, ong>theong> book examines ong>theong> social ong>anong>d historical foundation for ong>theong> development ong>anong>d diffusion of technology in ong>theong> Cong>anong>adiong>anong> context. ong>Theong> first three chapters define ong>theong> phenomenon of technology by classifying ong>theong> vast array of tools ong>anong>d techniques. ong>Theong>y offer a conceptual scheme for understong>anong>ding ong>theong> interrelationship ong>betweenong> society ong>anong>d technology ong>anong>d for ong>theong> diffusion of technologies. Subsequent chapters shift to looking at ong>theong> consequences of technology. ong>Theong> linkage ong>betweenong> technology ong>anong>d economic development is explored, as is ong>theong> significong>anong>ce of a technocratic value system. ong>Theong> relationship ong>betweenong> work ong>anong>d technology?ong>theong> significong>anong>ce of "automation," of a "brong>anong>ch plong>anong>t" economy, "R&D," ong>anong>d communication?is examined. ong>Theong> final chapters consider new leading technologies such as artificial intelligence ong>anong>d biotechnology, as well as public attitudes towards technology.

The Couch and the Tree: Dialogues in Psychoanalysis and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Molino, ong>Anong>thony, PUBLISHER: North Point Press, A provocative ong>anong>d trailblazing cross-disciplinary ong>anong>thology. With ong>theong> growing interest in ong>theong> relationship ong>betweenong> Buddhism ong>anong>d psychoong>anong>alysis, it is surprising that no book has replaced ong>theong> classic Zen Buddhism ong>anong>d Psychoong>anong>alysis, with essays by D. T. Suzuki, Erich Fromm, ong>anong>d Richard De Martino. Now, in this new alchemical collection, psychoong>anong>alyst ong>Anong>thony Molino offers a bold new alloy of ong>theong>se two major discipong>linesong>. Both ambitious ong>anong>d timely, "ong>Theong> Couch ong>anong>d ong>theong> Tree "is a two-part ong>anong>thology that spong>anong>s ong>anong>d documents a unique cross-fertilization of Eastern ong>anong>d Western thought. While Part One provides a historical overview of ong>theong> classic ong>writingong>s in this far-reaching, adventurous dialogue (including ong>theong> works of Fromm, Suzuki, Jung, Hisamatsu, Watts, ong>anong>d Horney, to name only a few), Part Two features a series of brilliong>anong>t contemporary works, mong>anong>y appearing here for ong>theong> first time. Included are essays by such innovative thinkers as Adam Phillips, Mark Epstein, Masao Abe, Polly Young-Eisendrath, Nina Coltart, ong>anong>d Michael Eigen. Most notable perhaps is a conversation--on ong>theong> question "Is ong>Theong>re ong>anong> Unconscious in Buddhist Teaching?"--ong>betweenong> ong>theong> psychoong>anong>alyst Joyce McDougall ong>anong>d His Hoong>linesong>s ong>theong> Dalai Lama. A truly essential collection, unique in both conception ong>anong>d scope, "ong>Theong> Couch ong>anong>d ong>theong> Tree" marks a watershed in interdisciplinary ong>anong>d cross-cultural exploration.

Marriages & Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olson, David / DeFrain, John / Skogrong>anong>d, Linda, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humong>anong>ities/Social Sciences/Long>anong>gua, ong>Anong> introductory text, "Marriages ong>anong>d Families" accentuates ong>theong> positive aspects of relationships ong>anong>d focuses on enriching students' knowledge ong>anong>d experience in building strong, successful couple ong>anong>d family relationships. ong>Theong> authors, seasoned family scholars ong>anong>d ong>theong>rapists, integrate research, ong>theong>ory, ong>anong>d practical applications with ong>anong> interdisciplinary perspective on marriage ong>anong>d family. To enhong>anong>ce teaching ong>anong>d student learning, ong>anong> updated AWARE (Awareness of Attitudes ong>anong>d Relationships Expectations) Online computerized assessment contains 15 categories that match ong>theong> chapters of ong>theong> book.

Get Your War on 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rees, David, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, "Get Your War On" is ong>theong> comic that became a popular sensation for waking America up ong>anong>d being brave enough to make people think--ong>anong>d laugh--in ong>theong> months following 9/11. Now, David Rees returns to do it once again--just in time for ong>theong> most ong>anong>ticipated election in years. He's taking on ong>theong> Bush Doctrine, Operation Iraqi Freedom, ong>theong> war in Afghong>anong>istong>anong>, tax cuts, ong>theong> campaign--ong>anong>d much, much more Acquista Ora

The Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb: Life One

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rifkin, L., PUBLISHER: Stratford Road Press, In this award-winning book, ong>Theong> Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb: Life One, ong>theong> secret world of cats is revealed in ong>anong> epic tale of feline civil war starting with young Romeo, a stray who finds himself battered ong>betweenong> two very different worlds. It's ong>theong> domestic cats, ong>theong> Sticks, against ong>theong> street cats, ong>theong> Alleys. As battle ong>linesong> are drawn, warriors train for combat ong>anong>d a hero emerges to inspire a nation. ong>Theong> book also includes mong>anong>y original black ong>anong>d white drawings by artist/illustrator Kurt Hartmong>anong>, including ten full-page illustrations.

Stubborn Hope

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berrymong>anong>, Phillip, PUBLISHER: New Press, ong>Anong> essential primer on ong>theong> relationship ong>betweenong> religion ong>anong>d politics in Central America.

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 ong>anong> aluminum cong>anong> as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock, to ong>theong> mong>anong>ufacturing line, to ong>theong> store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage cong>anong>, ong>anong>d finally to a recycling plong>anong>t where it emerges into its new life?as a baseball bat This 8x8 paperback storybook is told from ong>theong> point of view of ong>anong> enthusiastic aluminum cong>anong>. ong>Theong> diary entries are fun ong>anong>d humorous, yet point out ong>theong> ecological significong>anong>ce behind each product ong>anong>d ong>theong> resources used to make it.

Stories with a Moral

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Price, Michael E., PUBLISHER: University of Georgia Press, Stories with a Moral is ong>theong> first comprehensive study of ong>theong> effects of plong>anong>tation society on literature ong>anong>d ong>theong> influences of literature on social practices in nineteenth-century Georgia. During ong>theong> years of frontier settlement, ong>theong> Civil War, ong>anong>d Reconstruction, Georgia authors voiced ong>theong>ir support for ong>theong> slave system, ong>theong> plong>anong>ter class, ong>anong>d ong>theong> ideals of ong>theong> Confederacy, presenting a humorous, passionate, ong>anong>d at times tragic view of a rapidly chong>anong>ging world. Michael E. Price examines works of fiction, travel accounts, diaries, ong>anong>d personal letters in this thorough survey of King Cotton's literary influence, showing how Georgia authors romong>anong>ticized agrariong>anong> ong>theong>mes to present ong>anong> appealing image of plong>anong>tation economy ong>anong>d social structure. Stories with a Moral focuses on ong>theong> importong>anong>ce of literature as a mode of ideological communication. Even more significong>anong>t, ong>theong> book shows how ong>theong> ong>writingong> of one century shaped ong>theong> development of social practices ong>anong>d beliefs that persist, in legend ong>anong>d memory, to this day.

God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lennox, John, PUBLISHER: Lion Publishing Plc, Intended to provide a basis for discussion, this captivating study evaluates ong>theong> evidence of modern science in relation to ong>theong> debate ong>betweenong> ong>theong> aong>theong>istic ong>anong>d ong>theong>istic resource addresses such topics as ong>theong> origin of life; ong>theong> genetic code ong>anong>d its origin; ong>theong> nature ong>anong>d scope of evolution; ong>anong>d ong>theong> scope ong>anong>d limits of science. Gripping ong>anong>d thoroughly argued, it is ong>anong> illuminating look at one of mong>anong>'s greatest debates. This updated edition features 10 percent new content ong>anong>d a brong>anong>d new forward from ong>theong> author.

The New Wolves

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bass, Rick, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, Lobos, or Mexicong>anong> wolves, once roamed freely throughout Arizona, New Mexico, ong>anong>d Texas until ong>theong>y were hunted to extinction when big cattle interest came to ong>theong> Southwest. Now, a Mexicong>anong> wolf reintroduction -- similar to ong>theong> Yellowstone efforts for its cousin ong>theong> gray wolf -- is underway in ong>theong> Blue Mountains of Arizona. But cattle have overgrazed ong>theong> fragile long>anong>d, damaging ong>theong> ecosystem that barely sustains ong>theong>ir vast numbers. Cong>anong> this environment sustain wolves? With ong>theong> literary talent ong>anong>d naturalist's sensibility he brought to his highly praised account of a family of wolves in Montong>anong>a, ong>Theong> Ninemile Wolves, Rick Bass examines ong>theong> circumstong>anong>ces of ong>theong> Mexicong>anong> wolves' arrival: ong>theong> exhausted soil of ong>theong> long>anong>d, ong>theong> behavior ong>anong>d requirements of wolves, ong>anong>d ong>theong> concerns of rong>anong>chers ong>anong>d environmentalists. "ong>Theong> New Wolves" brings to life a place -- its people ong>anong>d its wildlife, its past ong>anong>d its future. Bass articulates ong>theong> long>anong>d's need for wolves to maintain balong>anong>ce, while masterfully depicting ong>theong> modern conflict ong>betweenong> nature ong>anong>d our need to control it. Part meditation, part probing journalism, "ong>Theong> New Wolves" is ong>anong> importong>anong>t new chapter in ong>theong> drama of wolves ong>anong>d ong>theong> Americong>anong> West.

Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing: A Novelist Looks at His

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morrell, David, PUBLISHER: Writers Digest Books, Bestselling novelist David Morrell provides insights ong>anong>d advice learned during thirty years of ong>writingong> ong>anong>d selling novels--insider secrets that are sure to help writers achieve ong>theong> next level of literary success, wheong>theong>r ong>theong>y're just beginning or already published With captivating ong>anong>ecdotes ong>anong>d thoughtful discussion, Morrell explores ong>theong> basics of ong>theong> ong>writingong> craft, from structure ong>anong>d character to dialogue ong>anong>d style, allowing readers to look into ong>theong> mind of ong>anong> internationally-known bestselling novelist. He also examines how to get published, ong>theong> business of ong>writingong> ong>anong>d ong>theong> steps for getting fiction trong>anong>slated into film. Acquista Ora

The Economics of Saving and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmidt-Hebbel Klaus / Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus / Serven, Luis, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Saving rates display great variation across countries ong>anong>d over time. ong>Theong>y are also closely related to growth performong>anong>ce. This volume provides a state-of-ong>theong>-art account of key variables, institutions ong>anong>d policies that determine saving. Drawing from a systematic exploration of ong>theong> existing literature, ong>theong> collection summarizes current knowledge about cross-country saving trends, ong>theong> relation ong>betweenong> saving ong>anong>d growth, ong>theong> impact of finong>anong>cial policies ong>anong>d institutions on saving, ong>theong> effect of foreign resource inflows on saving, ong>anong>d ong>theong> links ong>betweenong> income distribution ong>anong>d aggregate saving.

Property Companies and the Construction Industry in Britain

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smyth, Hedley / Robson, Briong>anong> / Ley, David, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book was ong>theong> first detailed ong>anong>d systematic account of ong>theong> property ong>anong>d construction sectors of ong>theong> British economy. Developing out of a materialist ong>theong>oretical perspective, Dr Smyth provides ong>anong> alternative explong>anong>ation of ong>theong> different characteristics of ong>theong> two sectors ong>anong>d rejects traditional notions of ong>theong> 'backwardness' of ong>theong> construction sector. ong>Theong> specific historical experience of ong>theong> Second World War ong>anong>d ong>theong> rebuilding it necessitated, provides ong>theong> basis of this ong>anong>alysis ong>anong>d it is argued that ong>theong> particular divergencies of ong>theong> construction sector stem from periods of wider economic crisis. Similar periods of crisis have shaped ong>theong> property sector which, dependent upon ong>theong> complex relationship ong>betweenong> ground rent, ong>theong> value of ong>theong> building ong>anong>d building rent, cong>anong>not be understood in terms of 'urbong>anong> rent'. Property compong>anong>ies ong>anong>d ong>theong> construction industry in Britain challenges both established ong>anong>d radical thinking ong>anong>d its historical account of ong>theong> development, mong>anong>agement ong>anong>d production of ong>theong> built environment in ong>theong> years since addresses some of ong>theong> central concerns of humong>anong> geography today.

Fundus Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green Angiography

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

Technical and Military Imperatives: A Radar History of World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Louis / Brown, L., PUBLISHER: Taylor & Frong>anong>cis Group, Technical ong>anong>d Military Imperatives: A Radar History of World War II is a coherent account of ong>theong> history of radar in ong>theong> second World War. Although mong>anong>y books have been written on ong>theong> early days of radar ong>anong>d its role in ong>theong> war, this book is by far ong>theong> most comprehensive, covering ground, air, ong>anong>d sea operations in all ong>theong>atres of World War II. ong>Theong> author mong>anong>ages to synong>theong>size a vast amount of material in a highly readable, informative, ong>anong>d enjoyable way. Of special interest is extensive new material about ong>theong> development ong>anong>d use of radar by Germong>anong>y, Japong>anong>, Russia, ong>anong>d Great British. ong>Theong> story is told without undue technical complexity, so that ong>theong> book is accessible to specialists ong>anong>d nonspecialists alike.

I Ching

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huong>anong>g, Kerson / Huong>anong>g, Rosemary, PUBLISHER: Workmong>anong> Publishing, For three thousong>anong>d years, people have sought personal insight ong>anong>d a window on ong>theong> future from ong>theong> I Ching, or ong>theong> Book of Chong>anong>ges, ong>theong> classic Chinese oracle ong>anong>d book of wisdom. Drawing on archeological findings, previously published only in Chinese, indicating how ong>theong> I Ching was actually used by those who created it, ong>anong>d motivated by a lifetime of personal use ong>anong>d fascination, Kerson Huong>anong>g has created a new trong>anong>slation of great significong>anong>ce. Restoring ong>theong> I Ching to its original form, Huong>anong>g underscores its first use as a practical oracle by Chinese farmers. His trong>anong>slation beautifully preserves ong>theong> starkly poetic voice of ong>theong> original, while his comments clearly ong>anong>d simply explain ong>theong> images ong>anong>d detail ong>theong> historical references buried within ong>theong> verse. Huong>anong>g reveals ong>theong> I Ching as ong>anong> epic poem equivalent to "ong>Theong> Iliad" ong>anong>d "ong>Theong> Odyssey"--one hexagram recalls ong>theong> dethroning of Feng Feng; a series of ong>linesong> portray Wong>anong>g Hai, one of ong>theong> three High ong>Anong>cestors of ong>theong> Shong>anong>g dynasty; a third contains a sage proclamation of Lord Tong>anong>g. Each hexagram ong>anong>d its corresponding interpretation is presented on a two-page spread, making this version unusually easy to use ong>anong>d understong>anong>d. Introductory chapters detail ong>theong> evolution of ong>theong> I Ching, from ong>theong> philosophical reinterpretations of Confucius to ong>theong> modern musings of Carl Jung, ong>anong>d clearly explain both ong>theong> coin method ong>anong>d yarrow-stalk method for consulting ong>theong> oracle. Over copies in print.

The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boyce, Robert W. D. / Maiolo, Joseph A., PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillong>anong>, ong>Theong> Second World War, ong>anong>d especially its origins, continue to dominate undergraduate syllabi. This volume of original essays by international experts covers all aspects of ong>theong> field to provide a tightly edited textbook which, in its coverage ong>anong>d content, is ideal for students, scholars ong>anong>d general readers. ong>Theong> collection is divided into two parts: part one explores ong>theong> role of ong>theong> revisionist Powers, ong>theong> status quo Powers ong>anong>d ong>theong> small states, while part two examines key ong>theong>mes, including diplomacy, intelligence, ideology, armaments, propagong>anong>da ong>anong>d economics.

Jeremiah

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bright, John, PUBLISHER: ong>Anong>chor Bible, "Jeremiah" (Volume 21 in ong>theong> acclaimed ong>Anong>chor Bible), like most of ong>theong> prophetic books, is ong>anong> ong>anong>thology containing a wide variety of literary forms. This remarkable diversity gives ong>theong> work a special appeal for students of literature, who find here striking parallels to later ong>writingong>s; for example, in ong>theong> "confessions" one hears a voice not unlike John Donne's in ong>theong> Holy Sonnets, ong>anong>d in ong>theong> war poetry, one is reminded of pieces written two ong>anong>d a half millennia after "Jeremiah," ong>theong> war poems of Stephen Crong>anong>e. ong>Theong> life of Jeremiah (c. B.C.) spong>anong>ned a particularly crucial period in ong>theong> history of Judah, ong>theong> Souong>theong>rn Kingdom. Except for a brief period of independence (under Josiah) she was under successive vassalages to Assyria, Egypt, ong>anong>d Babylonia. In his introduction, John Bright elucidates ong>theong> historical background of ong>theong> events described in "Jeremiah" ong>anong>d clarifies ong>theong> importong>anong>ce of Jeremiah's role to ong>theong> history of Israel. ong>Theong> Book of Jeremiah poses extraordinary difficulties for ong>theong> trong>anong>slator. In addition to coping with ong>theong> usual--ong>anong>d formidable--problem of converting ong>theong> classical Hebrew into modern English, ong>theong> author had also to capture ong>theong> different stylistic techniques used in ong>theong> original. This John Bright has succeeded admirably in doing, ong>anong>d ong>theong> result is a trong>anong>slation notable not only for its accuracy of phrase, but also for its fidelity to style. This volume ong>theong>reby accomplishes one of ong>theong> major aims of ong>Theong> ong>Anong>chor Bible: to rediscover ong>theong> original, to know its importong>anong>ce, ong>anong>d to feel its impact as immediately as those who first read, or heard, its story.

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