Consolation of Maps, Paperback - Thomas Bourke

An exquisite novel set in Japan, America and Florence, about learning to read people and understanding the past, reminiscent of the early novels of...

Reducere. As the world teeters on the edge of war, Explorer-in-Training Kit West finishes his spy training and is sent on his first secret mission: a dangero...

A novel about women, jazz and becoming a writer...That night I told my father I needed to speak to him. I told him that the only thing I wanted to ...

Reducere. Finding Faith in a Time of SorrowBeloved author Henri Nouwen reflects on the spiritual significance of death and life in this moving meditation ded...

Reducere. Welcome Home is a Children's Book designed to educate and prepare children for pregnancy, labour, birth and the first postpartum moments. It takes ...

Reducere. A woman's guide to the second half of life.Do you ever wonder if the best of life is in the past? Are you longing for more passion and purpose in t...

Saint Anicius Manlius Severinus Bo thius, commonly called Boethius (477-524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher ...

One of the most influential texts to come out of the late Middle Ages.

Reducere. Welcome Home is a Children's Book designed to educate and prepare children for pregnancy, labour, birth and the first postpartum moments. It takes ...

Owing heavily to the styles of Plato and Socrates, Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy is a deep investigation into the nature of wisdom and the p...

DescriptionBorn in the late 5th century AD, Boethius was a Roman statesman and philosopher who would come into the service of the Ostrogothic ruler...

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy...

Boethius composed De Consolation Philosophiae in the sixth century A.D. while awaiting death by torture, condemned on a charge of plotting against ...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th...

Reducere. The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524. It has been described as the single most important ...

Celebrated author Joanne Limburg's moving account of her brother's suicide. Touching on religion, family, art and science.

Reducere. A conversational text that addresses many philosophical concepts as well as Western religion by questioning good versus evil and the unnecessary su...

An exploration of Boethius' social, political background, his notion of philosophy and its sources, and his understanding of the relationship betwe...

Boethius’ masterpiece, The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524) can be counted among the most popular books of the early Middle Ages: it was extensiv...

In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into t...

An international bestseller and French publishing sensation Consolation is a dazzling, heartbreaking tale of one man, two remarkable women and an u...

Reducere. Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 'What a remarkable book this is; tender, funny, brave, heartfelt, radiant with love and life. It brought ...

From renowned intellectual and historian Michael Ignatieff comes a moving portrait of artists, writers, politicians, emperors, and poets overcoming...

Reducere. From 1870 until 1886 Captain John O. Bourke served on the staff of General George Crook, who Sherman described as the greatest Indian fighter the a...

Reducere. In this, his sequel to the best-selling The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning (over 350, 000 copies sold), Rabbi Lamm helps mourners not just get th...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A moving and intimate portrait of nature during the lockdown spring of 2020 - the first book to document the environmental impact of this world-his...

Reducere. This book of Catholic prayers for times of hardship, compiled by eminent prayer book editor William G. Storey, offers consolation to those who suff...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Ultimately, this is a story book with food in it. Valentine Warner presents a collection of personal stories, seasoned with recipes, to read and ma...

This multi-topic atlas of the UK introduces the most relevant topics to reflect the Geography Key Stage 2-3 requirements of the National Curriculum.