Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus (Salaman Clement)(Paperback)

Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus (Salaman Clement)(Paperback)

'The Asclepius' is one of two philosophical books ascribed to the legendary sage of Ancient Egypt, Hermes Trismegistus, who was believed in classical and renaissance times to have lived shortly after Moses. The Greek original, lost since classical times, is thought to date from the 2nd or 3rd

The Emerald Tablet of Hermes (Trismegistus Hermes)(Pevná vazba)

The Emerald Tablet is a cryptic piece of the Hermetica reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation. It was highly regarded by medieval alchemists as the foundation of their art and its Hermetic tradition. The original source of the Emerald Tablet is unknown. Although

The Virgin of the World (Trismegistos Hermes)(Paperback)

This important Hermetic dialogue, the 'Virgin of the World' was very nearly lost to the mankind. It appears in only one book, a 5th century AD anthology of classical texts, collated by Johannes Stobaeus of Macedonia for his son Septimius. 'The Virgin of the World' describes a dialogue between the

The Night Before Christmas (Moore Clement C.)(Board Books)

A perfect stocking-stuffer edition of a beloved Christmas classic, from the creator of Strega Nona and Quiet. With warm colors and cozy art, award-winning artist Tomie dePaola brings the beloved holiday poem to life. Detailed decorations and family portraits hang on the walls of a turn of the 19th

A Meditator's Life of the Buddha: Based on the Early Discourses (Analayo Bhikkhu)(Paperback)

Analayo offers an inspiring biography of the Buddha based on the early discourses and focusing on his meditative development and

Mahasatipatthana Sutta: The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Awareness (Buddha Gotama)(Paperback)

This sutta is the primary discourse in which the Buddha describes the practice of meditation in detail. This translation of the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta has Roman-script Pāli with an English translation on facing pages as well as an introductory article and detailed footnotes explaining Pali

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological

The History and Social Influence of the Potato (Salaman Redcliffe N.)(Paperback)

First published in 1949, this remarkable book is the culmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potato. Dr Salaman is concerned first with the history of the potato as a member of the botanical genus Solanum, its adaptation by man as a cultivated plant, and the record of its spread

Working with Spoken Discourse (Cameron Deborah)(Paperback)

Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. Combining theory and practice it covers a wide range of material in a lively and accessible style. It discusses current approaches, concepts and debates in the field of

A Discourse on Inequality (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

In A Discourse on Inequality, Rousseau sets out to demonstrate how the growth of civilization corrupts man's natural happiness and freedom by creating artificial inequalities of wealth, power and social privilege. Contending that primitive man was equal to his fellows, Rousseau believed that as

Hermes: Guide of Souls (Kernyi Magda)(Paperback)

Karl Ker nyi presents here a beautiful, authoritative study of the great god Hermes whom the Greeks revered as Guides of Souls. Chapters on Hermes and Night, Hermes and Eros, and Hermes and the goddesses illuminate the complex role of Hermes in classical mythology, while also providing an

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback / softback)

First Lady - The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill (Purnell Sonia)(Paperback / softback)

Through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern

On the Mystical Life - The Ethical Discourses (Symeon The New TheologianSaint)(Paperback / softback)

The second of a three-volume set translating St Symeon's 'The Ethical Discourses' into English. The text asserts that 'Apatheia', or 'dispassion', the ancient term for freedom from sinful passion, denotes the real possibility of a transfigured

Classroom Discourse and Teacher Development (Walsh Steve)(Paperback)

Highlights the importance of classroom discourse to any second language teacher education programmeReflective practice is central to teacher education and development, yet is something that many teachers struggle with. Can reflective practice be refocused by asking teachers to place classroom

Discourses on Livy (Machiavelli Niccol)(Paperback)

Discourses on Livy is the founding document of modern republicanism, and Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov have provided the definitive English translation of this classic work. Faithful to the original Italian text, properly attentive to Machiavelli's idiom and subtlety of thought, it is

Europe Knows Nothing about the Orient: A Critical Discourse (1872-1932) (elik Zeynep)(Paperback)

A century before the publication of Edward Said's Orientalism, a passionate discourse emerged in the Ottoman Empire, rebutting politicized Western representations of the East. Until the 1930s, Ottoman and early Turkish Republican intellectuals, well acquainted with the European political and

Descartes: Discourse on Method and the Meditations (LaFleur Laurence)(Paperback)

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The Success System That Never Fails (Stone William Clement)(Paperback)

2017 Reprint of 1962 Edition. W. Clement Stone was a phenomenal salesperson who built a great company -- the United States Casualty Company. He was also a close friend of Napoleon Hill and co-author books with him. In The Success System That Never Fails, Stone shares his story as well as many

The Discourses of Epictetus: The Handbook, Fragments (Epictetus)(Paperback)

For centuries, Stoicism was virtually the unofficial religion of the Roman world The stress on endurance, self-restraint, and power of the will to withstand calamity can often seem coldhearted. It is Epictetus, a lame former slave exiled by Emperor Domitian, who offers by far the most precise and

End of an Earring (Clement Pam St)(Paperback / softback)

Actress Pam St Clement, best known as EastEnders' Pat Butcher, shares her life story including the unorthodox upbringing that was to have a profound influence on the rest of her

Discourses and Selected Writings (Epictetus)(Paperback)

A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Discourses and Selected Writings is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the

An Analysis of Jacques Derrida's Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences (Smith-Laing Tim)(Paperback)

Roots of Christian Mysticism - Text from the Patristic Era with Commentary (Clement Olivier)(Paperback / softback)