Astronomy and Calendars - The Other Chinese Mathematics: 104 BC - Ad 1644 (Martzloff Jean-Claude)(Paperback)

Astronomy and Calendars - The Other Chinese Mathematics: 104 BC - Ad 1644 (Martzloff Jean-Claude)(Paperback)

Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Stray Geoff)(Paperback / softback)

In this tiny guide to ancient calendars, Geoff Stray explains the difference between lunar and solar calendars, the importance of precession, and reveals for the very first time the secret of the Long

Elisabeth Vreede: Adversity, Resilience, and Spiritual Science (Selg Peter)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner entrusted the Esoteric Section and the Mathematics and Astronomy Section at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, to Elisabeth Vreede (1879-1943) because of her special abilities. He commented, 'Miss. Vreede is one of the people who best understands my lectures.' Elisabeth Vreede

Music by the Numbers: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg (Maor Eli)(Paperback)

How music has influenced mathematics, physics, and astronomy from ancient Greece to the twentieth centuryMusic is filled with mathematical elements. The works of Bach are often said to possess a math-like logic, and Arnold Schoenberg, Iannis Xenakis, and Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote music explicitly

Racinet Explains Baucher (Racinet Jean-Claude)(Paperback)

Excellent introduction to the philosophy, method, and procedures of Baucherism, or the French tradition of 'riding in lightness' that Baucher developed in the 19th century. Includes a translation of Baucher's 'second manner.' Jean-Claude Racinet wrote a few articles in the magazine Dressage and CT

Energy Medicine - the science of acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and other healing methods (Blakeway Jill (Practitioner of Chinese Medicine))(Paperback / softback)

Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent (Ellena Jean-Claude)(Paperback)

- A micro-encyclopedia for those who want to know the perfumer's work and learn about the perfume industry from the inside, but have no guide on where to

Total Chaos - Book One in the Marseilles Trilogy (Izzo Jean-Claude)(Paperback / softback)

Izzo's Marseille is explosive, tragic, breathtakingly beautiful and

Orphan of Zhao (Fenton James)(Paperback / softback)

Sometimes referred to as the Chinese Hamlet and tracing its origins to the 4th century BC, The Orphan of Zhao was the first Chinese play to be translated in the West. James Fenton's adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao premiered with the RSC at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon in November

Huis Clos and Other Plays (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of plays including 'Lucifer and the Lord', 'Huis Clos', and 'The Respectable

Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart (Baker Jean-Claude)(Paperback)

Based on twenty years of research and thousands of interviews, this authoritative biography of performer Josephine Baker (1906-1975) provides a candid look at her tempestuous life. Born into poverty in St. Louis, the uninhibited chorus girl became the sensation of Europe and the last century's

The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays (Rowe Colin)(Paperback)

This collection of an important architectural theorist's essays considers and compares designs by Palladio and Le Corbusier, discusses mannerism and modern architecture, architectural vocabulary in the 19th century, the architecture of Chicago, neoclassicism and modern architecture, and the

The Persians and Other Plays (Aeschylus)(Paperback)

Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the final defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, through the eyes

Votan and Other Novels (James John)(Paperback)

In the second century AD, a Greek nobleman is travelling and living abroad in Germany while carrying on an affair with a military man's wife. When discovered, he takes an emergency business trip to save his life and packs amongst his belongings certain items that lead the people he encounters to

The Bacchae and Other Plays (Euripides)(Paperback)

The plays of Euripides have stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. This volume, containing Phoenician Women, Bacchae, Iphigenia at Aulis, Orestes, and Rhesuscompletes the new editions of Euripides in Penguin Classics.Features a general introduction, individual prefaces to each play,

The Bacchae and Other Plays (Euripides)(Paperback)

The plays of Euripides have stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. This volume, containing Phoenician Women, Bacchae, Iphigenia at Aulis, Orestes, and Rhesuscompletes the new editions of Euripides in Penguin Classics.Features a general introduction, individual prefaces to each play,

Rousseau: The Discourses and Other Early Political Writings (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

A comprehensive and authoritative anthology of Rousseau's important early political writings in faithful English translations. This volume includes the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts and the Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality among Men - the so-called First and Second

Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers (1): 112 BC-AD 192 (D'Amato Raffaele)(Paperback)

Roman unit standards played a important role, both ceremonially and on the battlefield. With the armies of the late Roman Republic and early Empire continually engaged on the frontiers, the soldiers selected for the dangerous honor of carrying them were figures of particular renown and splendor

No Exit and Three Other Plays (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback)

Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's best-known play, as well as three other brilliant, thought-provoking works: the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between

A Dictionary of Northern Mythology (Simek Rudolf)(Paperback)

For two and a half thousand years, from 1500 BC to AD 1000, a culture as significant as the classical civilisation of the Mediterranean world settled an immense area in northern Europe that stretched from Iceland to the Black Sea. But the sources of our knowledge about these societies are

Of the Social Contract and Other Political Writings (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

A lively new translation of Rousseau's best-known work, accompanied by additional political writings 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains' are the famous opening words of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Social Contract, a work of political philosophy that has stirred vigorous debate ever since