A Sixth-Century Monastery at Beth-Shan (Scythopolis) (Fitzgerald Gerald M.)(Pevná vazba)

Literary Theory and the New Testament (Dinkler Michal Beth)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament For at least a half century, scholars have been adopting literary approaches to the New Testament inspired by certain branches of literary criticism and theory. In this important and illuminating work, Michal Beth Dinkler uses

Beaches and Coasts (Fitzgerald Duncan M.)(Pevná vazba)

Greek Lyric (Sappho)(Pevná vazba)

This volume contains the poetic fragments of the two illustrious singers of early sixth-century Lesbos: Sappho, the most famous woman poet of antiquity, whose main theme was love; and Alcaeus, poet of wine, war, and politics, and composer of short hymns to the gods. Also included are the principal

Fables (Aesop)(Pevná vazba)

Aesop is believed to have lived in the sixth century B.C., a slave on the Greek island of Samos. The Fables had already been popular for centuries before Roger L'Estrange published a new English translation in 1692, with the declared intention of making a comprehensive selection addressed to

Tantra: Enlightenment to Revolution (Ramos Imma)(Pevná vazba)

The Tantras, a set of sacred manuscripts that emerged in India from around the sixth century CE, detail rituals for attracting spiritual, worldly, and supernatural power. These rituals, which focus on the power of fierce gods and goddesses and center around yoga, self-deification, sexual rites, and

Great Gatsby, The (Fitzgerald F. Scott)(Pevná vazba)

Nick Carraway's mysterious neighbour Gatsby gazes across the dark bay at a distant green

Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Sixth Edition (American Medical Association American M)(Pevná vazba)

Please note: Annual updates to AMA Guides Sixth are published to AMA Guides Digital (amaguidesdigital.com) and are not available in print. The AMA Guides 6th book was last reprinted in March 2021 to incorporate the Clarifications and Corrections document in its entirety, but does not include the

Murder at Wakehurst (Maxwell Alyssa)(Pevná vazba)

In the autumnal chill of Newport, Rhode Island, at the close of the nineteenth century, journalist Emma Cross discovers an instance of cold-blooded murder on the grounds of a mansion... Following the death of her uncle, Cornelius Vanderbilt, in September 1899, a somber Emma is in no mood for one of

Husserl's Missing Technologies (Ihde Don)(Pevná vazba)

'Husserl's Missing Technologies looks at the early-twentieth-century ''classical'' phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, both in the light of the philosophy of science of his time, and retrospectively at his philosophy from a contemporary ''postphenomenology.'' Of central interest are his infrequent

Crisis at the Cathedral (Dams Jeanne M.)(Pevná vazba)

Twentieth Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment (Troyan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment--the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915-2015). The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours

Mems Product Development: From Concept to Commercialization (Fitzgerald Alissa M.)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing on their experiences in successfully executing hundreds of MEMS development projects, the authors present the first practical guide to navigating the technical and business challenges of MEMS product development, from the initial concept stage all the way to commercialization. The

Railways (Valkoinen Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the first railway was established in Great Britain, contributing to the country's dramatic social and economic revolution. Detailed plans were created of locomotives, carriages, wagons, stations, bridges, and tunnels to facilitate the manufacturing

Battle for Investment Survival (Loeb Gerald M.)(Pevná vazba)

'This book was among the first ten on investing I ever read. . . . It remains important for anyone seriously interested in capital markets, financial journalism, or even their own personal investments.'--From the Foreword by Ken Fisher, CEO of Fisher Investments and Forbes columnist 'Loeb tells us

Injury Impoverished (Holdren Nate)(Pevná vazba)

The late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century US economy maimed and killed employees at an astronomically high rate, while the legal system left the injured and their loved ones with little recourse. In the 1910s, US states enacted workers' compensation laws, which required employers to pay a

O Pioneers! (Cather Willa)(Pevná vazba)

At the turn of the twentieth century. Central to the novel's action is the Nebraskan landscape it describes, by turns unyielding and fruitful, bitter and ecstatic.O Pioneers! joins Cather's My Antonia in Everyman's

The Existential drinker (Earnshaw Steven)(Pevná vazba)

Looks at the nineteenth-century convergence of a new kind of excessive, habitual drinking, and a new way of thinking about the self, which we came to label

Modernists at Odds - Reconsidering Joyce and Lawrence(Pevná vazba)

Challenges the unhelpful polarization of Lawrence and Joyce in much twentieth-century literary criticism and offers intriguing alternatives to what is surely a reductive approach to the achievements of both writers. Fiona Becket, author of The Complete Critical Guide to D. H. Lawrence A

Theocritus. Moschus. Bion (Theocritus)(Pevná vazba)

Theocritus (early third century BCE), born in Syracuse and also active on Cos and at Alexandria, was the inventor of the bucolic genre. Like his contemporary Callimachus, Theocritus was a learned poet who followed the aesthetic, developed a generation earlier by Philitas of Cos (LCL 508), of

A Man at Arms (Pressfield Steven)(Pevná vazba)

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down

Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style (Astley Amy)(Pevná vazba)

A rich visual history of Architectural Digest, published for the magazine's 100th anniversary Architectural Digest at 100 celebrates the best from the pages of the international design authority. The editors have delved into the archives and culled years of rich material covering a range of

Vienna 1900 Complete (Brandsttter Christian)(Pevná vazba)

At the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicenter for new thought, increasingly running counter to the prevalent conservatism symbolized by the neo-classical facades of the buildings in the city's Ringstrasse. During the time of the modernist movement led by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann,

Bill Brandt Henry Moore (Droth Martina)(Pevná vazba)

A close look at the work, relationship, and shared influences of two masterful 20th-century artists 'The camera,' said Orson Welles, 'is a medium via which messages reach us from another world.' It was the camera and the circumstances of the Second World War that first brought together Henry Moore

Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers (Williamson Leslie)(Pevná vazba)

An intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated yet underpublished as the homes created by architects and interior designers for themselves. This