The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment (Copenhaver Brian)(Paperback)

The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment (Copenhaver Brian)(Paperback)

A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics black spine edition .' . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile

The Philosophy of Tragedy (Young Julian)(Paperback)

This book is an exhaustive survey of the philosophy of tragedy from antiquity to the present. From Aristotle to Zizek the focal question has been: why, in spite of its distressing content, do we value tragic drama? What is the nature of the 'tragic effect'? Some philosophers point to a certain kind

A History of Russian Thought from the Enlightenment to Marxism: From the Enlightenment to Marxism (Walicki Andrzej)(Paperback)

A Stanford University Press

The Book of Celtic Magic: Transformative Teachings from the Cauldron of Awen (Hughes Kristoffer)(Paperback)

History of Science: A Beginner's Guide (Johnston Sean F.)(Paperback)

From magic to the Enlightenment; Darwinism to nuclear weapons Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this evolving discipline. Science is all-encompassing and new developments are

Penguin Book of Historic Speeches (MacArthur Brian)(Paperback / softback)

From Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have changed the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped.The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches gathers together the world's greatest speeches, bringing together the words of over one hundred men and women. These brilliant and passionate

On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters (Ricard Matthieu)(Paperback)

An anthology of the most inspiring and instructive texts on spiritual enlightenment from great Tibetan masters--handpicked by a best-selling author and Tibetan Buddhist monk Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has selected and translated some of the most profound and inspiring teachings from the eight

The Catholic Enlightenment: A Global Anthology (Lehner Ulrich L.)(Paperback)

Presents accessible, translated selections from the writings of fifteen major Catholic Enlightenment authors, including women, priests, lay intellectuals, and bishops. The purpose is to provide students, scholars, and interested non-specialists with a single point of departure to delve into the

A History of Biology (Morange Michel)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive history of the biological sciences from antiquity to the modern era This book presents a global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today, providing needed perspective on the development of biological thought while shedding light on the field's upheavals and key

The Illustrated Grand Grimoire (Lamba Aaman)(Paperback)

The Grand Grimoire is a foundational book of magic from the 19th century. The first portion of the book describes the process of evocation, and the making of a pact with Lucifuge Rofocale the Infernal 'Prime Minister' who controls all the wealth and treasures of the world. The second part of the

Book Hospital (Hodgkinson Leigh)(Paperback / softback)

A funny, charming story about the magic of books from the co-creator of the hit Cbeebies series, Olobob

The Library of Greek Mythology (Apollodorus)(Paperback)

The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Apollodorus' Library has been used as a source book by classicists from the time of its compilation in the 1st-2nd

Renegade's Magic (Hobb Robin)(Paperback / softback)

The third book in The Soldier Son Trilogy, from the author of the bestselling Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches (MacArthur Brian)(Paperback)

This definitive collection gathers the most significant speeches of the modern era, from Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. to Ronald Reagan and Michelle Obama Defined by waves of idealism and doubt, progress and destruction, the twentieth century and the first decades of the

The Book of St. Cyprian: The Great Book of True Magic (Maggi Humberto)(Paperback)

Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment (McKenna Jed)(Paperback)

Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment Isn't One Kind of Enlightenment - It's the Only Kind THE MARK OF A TRUE MASTER is that he can express a subject of the utmost complexity with uncanny simplicity. Jed McKenna is such a master, and spiritual enlightenment is his subject. His first book, Spiritual

The Essence of Buddha: The Path to Enlightenment (Okawa Ryuho)(Paperback)

The Essence of Buddha offers a contemporary interpretation of the way to enlightenment in simple and easy words, written by a highly revered Japanese spiritual leader, Ryuho Okawa. The fundamental tenets of the Buddhist understanding of life, such as the Eightfold Path, the Six Paramitas and the

The Dream of Enlightenment - The Rise of Modern Philosophy (Gottlieb Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The author of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to RousseauIn a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. The

Siddhartha's Brain: Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment (Kingsland James)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking exploration of the 'science of enlightenment,' told through the lens of the journey of Siddhartha (better known as Buddha), by Guardian science editor James Kingsland.In a lush grove on the banks of the Neranjara in northern India--400 years before the birth of Christ, when the

The Enlightenment (Outram Dorinda)(Paperback)

What is the Enlightenment? A period rich with debates on the nature of man, truth and the place of God, with the international circulation of ideas, people and gold. But did the Enlightenment mean the same for men and women, for rich and poor, for Europeans and non-Europeans? In this fourth edition

Tasting the Past: Recipes from Antiquity (Wood Jacqui)(Paperback)

The many influences of the past on our diet today make the concept of 'British food' very hard to define. The Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Normans all brought ingredients to the table, as it were, and onwards the Crusades spread all manner of spices. The Georgians enjoyed a new level of

Precolonial Black Africa (Diop Cheikh Anta)(Paperback)

Thiscomparison of the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states demonstrates the black contribution to the development of Western

Yellow: The History of a Color (Pastoureau Michel)(Pevná vazba)

From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of yellow from antiquity to the present In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau--a renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blue, black, green, and red--now traces the visual,

The Portable Enlightenment Reader (Various)(Paperback)

The Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century, also called the Age of Reason, was so named for an intellectual movement that shook the foundations of Western civilization. In championing radical ideas such as individual liberty and an empirical appraisal of the universe through rational inquiry and