Rooted in the Body: Arabic Metaphor and Morphology (White Lisa J.)(Pevná vazba)

Metaphor and Discourse (Musolff A.)(Pevná vazba)

The contributors present a coherent collection of work on the functioning of metaphor in public discourse and related discourse areas from a broadly cognitive-linguistic background, providing a state-of-the-art overview of research on the discursive grounding of metaphor from a cognitive-linguistic

The Construction of Words: Advances in Construction Morphology (Booij Geert)(Pevná vazba)

This volume focuses on detailed studies of various aspects of Construction Morphology, and combines theoretical analysis and descriptive detail. These are the recipes for coining new words and word forms, and they motivate the properties of existing complex

The Experimental Imagination: Literary Knowledge and Science in the British Enlightenment (Chico Tita)(Pevná vazba)

This book shows how British Enlightenment writers and thinkers used science as a metaphor to reconfigure evidence and authority, to reimagine the self and society, and to present literary knowledge as a form of

Big Lies in a Small Town (Chamberlain Diane)(Pevná vazba)

Big Lies in a Small Town is a moving and emotional novel from the internationally bestselling author Diane

Emotion in Christian and Islamic Contemplative Texts, 1100-1250: Cry of the Turtledove (Lazikani A. S.)(Pevná vazba)

This book offers a comparative study of emotion in Arabic Islamic and English Christian contemplative texts, c. 1110-1250, contributing to the emerging interest in 'globalization' in medieval studies. A.S.Lazikani argues for the necessity of placing medieval English devotional texts in a more

Bright and Bold Human Body: The Senses (Howell Izzi)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the human body in glorious

Bright and Bold Human Body: The Brain and Nervous System (Howell Izzi)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the human body in glorious

Bright and Bold Human Body: The Reproductive System (Newland Sonya)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the human body in glorious

Living Your Strengths (Clifton Don)(Pevná vazba)

Personal stories and actionable advice for the spiritually committed, all rooted in decades of research. Even in a country as religious as the U.S., many people feel disengaged from their faith communities. More than half report that they really don't get the opportunity in their congregation to do

The Qur'an: English Translation and Parallel Arabic Text (Haleem M. A. S. Abdel)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most influential books in the history of literature, recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the Qur'an is the supreme authority and living source of all Islamic teaching, the sacred text that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of Islam. First published in

Empire of Lies (Khoury Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

Empire is a sweeping thriller in the tradition of The Man in the High Castle, Fatherland and Underground Airlines from New York Times bestselling author Raymond Khoury.Istanbul, 1683: Mehmed IV, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is preparing to lay siege to Vienna, capital of the Holy Roman Empire,

London's New Scene: Art and Culture in the 1960s (Tickner Lisa)(Pevná vazba)

A groundbreaking and extensively researched account of the 1960s London art scene In the 1960s, London became a vibrant hub of artistic production. Postwar reconstruction, jet air travel, television arts programs, new color supplements, a generation of young artists, dealers, and curators, the

White Lies (O'Sullivan Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Previously published in 1997, the themes of identity and truth skillfully explored in 'White Lies' are more relevant than ever Nance, a young black gir in small-town Ireland, is trying to piece together the true story of her adoption, beginning with a newly-discovered photograph of herself as a

Down and Out in New Orleans: Transgressive Living in the Informal Economy (Marina Peter J.)(Pevná vazba)

Morphology and Evolution of Turtles (Brinkman Donald B.)(Pevná vazba)

This volume celebrates the contributions of Dr. Eugene Gaffney to the study of turtles, through a diverse and complementary collection of papers that showcases the latest research on one of the most intriguing groups of reptiles. A mix of focused and review papers deals with numerous aspects of the

Arabic Corpus Linguistics (McEnery Tony)(Pevná vazba)

This book demonstrates the advantage of a corpus based approach to Arabic, and presents an overview of current research on the Arabic language within corpus linguistics. Dealing not only with modern standard Arabic, the book also considers classical and colloquial

Arabic Poems(Pevná vazba)

The Arabic poetic legacy is as vast as it is deep, spanning a period of fifteen centuries in regions from Morocco to Iraq. Poets include the legendary pre-Islamic warrior 'Antara Ibn Shaddad, medieval Andalusian poet Ibn Zaydun, the wandering poet Al-A'sha, and the influential Egyptian Romantic

Garden of Earthly Delights (Rosenthal Stephanie)(Pevná vazba)

The garden as a metaphor for the state of the world, in an exploration of the complexities of our chaotic and increasingly precarious present. Text in English and

The Body Fantastic (Gonzalez-Crussi Frank)(Pevná vazba)

The body in dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the fantastic as expressions of human corporeality. In The Body Fantastic, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi looks at the human body through the lens of dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the bizarre, exploring the close connection of the fictitious

Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body (Phaidon Press)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning tribute to our eternal fascination with the human body - and the latest in the bestselling 'Explorer' CollectionAnatomy: Exploring the Human Body is a visually compelling survey of more than 5,000 years of image-making. Through 300 remarkable works, selected and curated by an

Phantoms (White J. a.)(Pevná vazba)

Cordelia's last year at Shadow School brings readers back for the finale in the spooky middle grade trilogy by J.A. White, the author of the acclaimed Thickety series and Nightbooks. Cordelia must complete her quest to save the world of the living from the ghosts, and dangerous phantoms, who

Lisa Yuskavage: Wilderness (Yuskavage Lisa)(Pevná vazba)

A new focus on the sublime landscapes in Lisa Yuskavage's voluptuous figure paintingsThough she is arguably best known for the voluptuous female nudes that populate her paintings, Lisa Yuskavage's work is just as focused on the ethereal settings in which these subjects appear. Yuskavage creates

Safety Inventions Inspired by Nature (Amstutz Lisa J.)(Pevná vazba)

How have turtle shells and dandelion seeds helped to make us safer? There's no limit to the inspiration of the great outdoors. Learn about some of the best safety innovations that have been inspired by the natural

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Maritime Industry (Froholdt Lisa Loloma)(Pevná vazba)

Jointly elaborated by academia and the maritime industryServes as course reading at the WMU and other post-graduate programsTimely in view of the fact that the maritime industry is considered a laggard when it comes to