Galen: A Thinking Doctor in Imperial Rome (Nutton Vivian)(Paperback)

Galen: A Thinking Doctor in Imperial Rome (Nutton Vivian)(Paperback)

This volume offers a comprehensive biography of the Roman physician Galen, and explores his activities and ideas as a doctor and intellectual, as well as his reception in later centuries. Nutton's wide-ranging study surveys Galen's early life and medical education, as well as his later career in

Emperor's Silver - Agent of Rome 5 (Brown Nick)(Paperback / softback)

Cassius Cobulo, agent of Imperial Rome, returns in his most incredible adventure

The Critical Thinking Toolkit (Foresman Galen A.)(Paperback)

The Critical Thinking Toolkit is a comprehensive compendium that equips readers with the essential knowledge and methods for clear, analytical, logical thinking and critique in a range of scholarly contexts and everyday situations. Takes an expansive approach to critical thinking by exploring

Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard (de la Bdoyre Guy)(Paperback)

A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make--or destroy--the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries

Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to 146 BC: The Imperial Republic (Rosenstein Nathan)(Paperback)

Rome's stunning rise to mastery of the ancient MediterraneanNathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC. He describes the Republic's great wars - against Pyrrhus, Carthage and Hannibal, and the kings of

Colosseum (Hopkins Professor Keith)(Paperback / softback)

The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. The author tells the story of Rome's greatest arena: how it was built; the gladiatorial and other games that were held there; the training of the gladiators; the audiences who revelled in the games, and the emperors who staged them and the

Agent of Rome: The Far Shore (Brown Nick)(Paperback)

When the deputy commander of Rome's Imperial Security Service is assassinated on the island of Rhodes, Cassius Corbulo swiftly finds himself embroiled in the investigation. Assisted once more by ex-gladiator bodyguard Indavara and servant Simo, his search for the truth is complicated by the

Augustus and the Destruction of History - The politics of the past in early imperial Rome(Pevná vazba)

Thinking in an Emergency (Scarry Elaine)(Paperback)

In Thinking in an Emergency, Elaine Scarry lays bare the realities of 'emergency' politics and emphasizes what she sees as the ultimate ethical concern: 'equality of survival.' She reveals how regular citizens can reclaim the power to protect one another and our democratic principles. Government

Vivian (Hesselholdt Christina)(Paperback)

With Vivian, her second novel to be published in English, Christina Hesselholdt delves into the world of the enigmatic American photographer Vivian Maier (1926-2009), whose unique body of work only reached the public by chance. On the surface, Vivian Maier lived a quiet life, working as a nanny for

Everyday Life in Early Imperial China (Loewe Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Design Thinking (Rowe Peter G.)(Paperback)

In Design Thinking Peter Rowe provides a systematic account of the process of designing in architecture and urban planning. He examines multiple and often dissimilar theoretical positions whether they prescribe forms or simply provide procedures for solving problems--as particular manifestations of

The Annals of Imperial Rome (Tacitus)(Paperback)

His last work, regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship, Tacitus' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth and insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century A.D. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant

Grave Importance - A Dr Greta Helsing Novel (Shaw Vivian)(Paperback / softback)

A novel of mystery and medicine featuring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead - prepare to be swept off your feet by the spectacular follow-up to Strange Practice and Dreadful

Carnal Thoughts: Embodiment and Moving Image Culture (Sobchack Vivian)(Paperback)

In these innovative essays, Vivian Sobchack considers the key role our bodies play in making sense of today's image-saturated culture. Emphasizing our corporeal rather than our intellectual engagements with film and other media, Carnal Thoughts shows how our experience always emerges through our

Critical Thinking in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Feltham Colin)(Paperback)

Critical Thinking in Counselling and Psychotherapy examines the critical debates around key topics in counselling and psychotherapy. In nine sections including Everyday Counselling Practice, Training and Curriculum Issues, and Counselling, Society and Culture, Colin Feltham explores and

Doctor Zhivago (Pasternak Boris)(Paperback)

First published in Italy in 1957 amid international controversy, Doctor Zhivago is the story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead

Thinking in Jazz: The Infinite Art of Improvisation (Berliner Paul F.)(Paperback)

A landmark in jazz studies, Thinking in Jazz reveals as never before how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling leading musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Paul Berliner documents the lifetime of

The Enemies of Jupiter (Lawrence Caroline)(Paperback)

Jonathan's father, Doctor Mordecai, is summoned to Rome to help the plague victims. The four young detectives are wanted too, as the Emperor Titus believes that they can find the mysterious enemy who seeks Rome's destruction. Can the friends prevent disaster? And what is Jonathan's secret

Imperial Rome Ad 193 to 284: The Critical Century (Ando Clifford)(Paperback)

A pioneering history of this period of crisisThe Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. Between 235 and 284, at least eighteen men held the throne of the empire, for an

Letters of the Younger Pliny (Pliny The Younger)(Paperback / softback)

Providing a series of fascinating views of Imperial Rome, The Letters of the Younger Pliny also offer one of the fullest self-portraits to survive from classical times. Pliny's lively and very personal letters address an astonishing range of topics, from a deeply moving account of his uncle's death

Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor: Gaze of the Medusa (Rennie Gordon)(Paperback)

The Fourth Doctor appeared in 172 episodes of Doctor Who, played by Tom Baker between 1974 and 1981. Adding to the impressive range of Titan Comics Doctor Who graphic novels, The Fourth Doctor promises thrills and surprises for Whovians everywhere and is a must-have addition for fans of the

Imperial nostalgia: How the British conquered themselves (Mitchell Peter)(Paperback)

A short, polemical study of the persistence of imperial nostalgia in modern British culture, politics, heritage and

Imperial Boredom: Monotony and the British Empire (Auerbach Jeffrey A.)(Paperback)

Imperial Boredom offers a radical reconsideration of the British Empire during its heyday in the nineteenth century. Challenging the long-established view that the Empire was about adventure and excitement, with heroic men and intrepid women eagerly spreading commerce and civilization around the