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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed AmericaA companion book to The History Channel(R) special series of ten one-hour documentaries 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America pinpoints pivotal days that transformed our nation. For the series and the book, The History Channel challenged a panel of leading historians, including author Steven...
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Russian-English Dictionary of Idioms, Revised Edition (Revised)This is the most innovative, comprehensive, and scholarly bilingual dictionary of Russian idioms available today. It includes close to 14,000 idioms, set expressions, and sayings found in contemporary colloquial Russian and in literature from the nineteenth century to the present. The Russian idioms are...
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The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century HermeneuticsLaced with brilliant insights, broad in its view of the interaction of culture and theology, this book gives new resonance to old and important questions about the meaning of the Bible.Author: Hans W. FreiPublisher: Yale University PressPublished: 09/10/1980Pages: 368Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 8.50h x...
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The Vampire: A CasebookVampires are the most fearsome and fascinating of all creatures of folklore. For the first time, detailed accounts of the vampire and how its tradition developed in different cultures are gathered in one volume by eminent folklorist Alan Dundes. Eleven leading scholars from the...
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The Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love SongsAvailable once more, this is a comprehensive, comparative literary philological examination of two enduring bodies of love poetry from the ancient Near East.Author: Michael V. FoxPublisher: University of Wisconsin PressPublished: 07/15/1985Pages: 482Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 9.30h x 5.96w x 1.17dISBN: 9780299100940Review Citation(s): Ingram Advance...
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What Is a Book?: The Study of Early Printed BooksJoseph A. Dane's What Is a Book? is an introduction to the study of books produced during the period of the hand press, dating from around 1450 through 1800. Using his own bibliographic interests as a guide, Dane selects illustrative examples primarily from fifteenth-century...
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Mapping BostonAn informative--and beautiful--exploration of the life and history of a city through its maps.To the attentive user even the simplest map can reveal not only where things are but how people perceive and imagine the spaces they occupy. Mapping Boston is an exemplar of...
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Semiotics: An Introductory Anthology" . . . fifteen texts which are essential reading for anyone interested in semiotics . . . This collection will surely become a standard text for those who teach semiotics, aesthetics or philosophy of language." --International Philosophical QuarterlyThis volume presents the classic statements...
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Islam in AmericaThis richly textured, critically acclaimed portrait of American Muslims introduces the basic tenets of the Muslim faith, surveys the history of Islam in North America, and profiles the lifestyles, religious practices, and worldviews of Muslims in the United States. The volume focuses specifically on...
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Canada In Pictures: The Atlantic Provinces - Volume 1 - Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and LabradorAre you planning to visit Canada's "Atlantic Provinces" anytime soon? Then this book will be your best guide to Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Aside from the captivating images, you will also gather important information that will help...
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Observer's Sky Atlas: The 500 Best Deep-Sky Objects with Charts and ImagesNow expanded and in full color, and useful to 2060! This tremendous new edition of a classic book (previously published only in black-and-white) contains star charts and pictures, for all those who observe the night sky with unaided eyes, binoculars or telescopes. It is...
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Oxford Handbook of International Psychological EthicsThe need for quality standards and rules of conduct concerning all aspects of the activities of psychology has long been acknowledged. In particular, over the last few years there has been a growing awareness of the need for and the advantage of internationally recognized...
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Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsEver since the first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations published over 70 years ago, this bestselling book has remained unrivalled in its coverage of quotations both past and present. The eighth edition is a vast treasury of wit and wisdom spanning the...
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Prehistory: A Very Short IntroductionPrehistory covers the period of some 4 million years before the start of written history, when our earliest ancestors, the Australopithecines, existed in Africa. But this is relatively recent compared to whole history of the earth of some 4.5 billion years. A key aspect...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsAuthoritative, accessible, and completely up to date, The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to build their vocabulary and improve their writing skills. Over 140,000 alternative and opposite words are given with the closest, most frequently used...
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Oxford Russian Mini DictionaryThis small Russian-English and English-Russian dictionary offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases, and 60,000 translations. Easy-to-use design and a center section of useful words and expressions listed by topic make this dictionary ideal...
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Chinese Literature: A Very Short IntroductionPerhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult WordsWe all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard dictionary can bail us out when we...
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Paris Journal, 1956-65This portrait of a city and an era is drawn from the the author's celebrated "Letter from Paris," a series that appeared in The New Yorker from 1925 to 1975 over the signature "Genêt." Edited by William Shawn; Index.Author: FlannerPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 07/28/1988Pages: 312Binding...
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The Inviting Life: An Inspirational Guide to Homemaking, Hosting and Opening the Door to HappinessFar more than a guide to homemaking and being a fine host--although it is definitely all that too--The Inviting Life is about how to live each day with a desire and determination to turn the ordinary into something lovely. It's also a book about...
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