Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter, Paperback

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Reducere. Contained within this anthology are dark stories and works of art that explore the shadow side of reality. They are disturbed works that journey ho...

Reducere. Contained within this anthology are dark stories and works of art that explore the shadow side of reality. They are disturbed works that journey ho...

Reducere. Contained within this anthology are dark stories and works of art that explore the shadow side of reality. They are disturbed works that journey ho...

Reducere. Contained within this anthology are dark stories and works of art that explore the shadow side of reality. They are disturbed works that journey ho...

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The proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Black Sea Antiquities (Constanta, 2017) is dedicated to the 90th birthday of Prof. Sir John ...

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Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book ar...

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The first book in the award-winning series - repackaged for a new generation of readers.

Did the Universe have a beginning? Will it have an end? Or has it always been the same, never changing? This is the subject of cosmology; the study...

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Learn how to create a life full of the peace, financial stability, and happiness that God eagerly desires to give.Quality of life is mostly a matte...

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