The Cult of Pythagoras: Math and Myths, Paperback - Alberto A. Martinez

Reducere. In this follow-up to his popular Science Secrets, Alberto A. Mart nez discusses various popular myths from the history of mathematics: that Pythago...

'An amazing portrait of how grifters came to be called visionaries and high finance lost its mind.' Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power...

Reducere. DescriptionMexican architect Alberto Kalach (born 1960) founded Taller de Arquitectura X (TAX) in 1981, and for more than 35 years the firm's work ...

Publisher: BookLife PublishingAuthor(s): Robin TwiddyNumber of pages: 32Collection: BookLife ReadersPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 148 x 210 x 7...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this controversial and provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity and constitutional f...

Reducere. Legend says that all dragons have a mother, a goddess-dragon named Tiamat.But few dragons take those old stories seriously these days. It's been to...

In 1600, the Catholic Inquisition condemned the philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno for heresy, and he was then burned alive in the Campo de...

Reducere. We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution sh...

Reducere. There are many icons of Mary that show black faces and hands. In France, these are called Vierge Noires--Black Virgins. Elsewhere, may be called Bl...

The Cult of Seizure is a work of lyrical mesmerism and animal magnetism from acclaimed novelist and artist Rikki Ducornet, which displays a lush po...

Reducere. DescriptionA small collection of three pieces exploring the impact and legacy that Pythagoras has left on both Freemasonry, as well as modern, esot...

Part memoir, part biography, and a celebration of the living quality of literature, the author's reflections on the works of Borges, and of the wri...

What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys? The eel.Publisher: HarperCollins Publisher...

Reducere. Greek religion is filled with strange sexual artifacts - stories of mortal women's couplings with gods; rituals like the basilinna's "marriage" to ...

Publisher: Greenwich Exchange LtdAuthor(s): Paul NewmanNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 210 x 137 x 14Cover type: Paperback / ...

Reducere. Why are over 500 of the world's images of the Madonna "black" or "dark"? And why are they so little known? A resurfacing of the powerful pagan godd...

William Burroughs' life and art, situated in the context of the most radical and influential rock n roll stars of the late twentieth century

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Maureen FarrellNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 34Cover type: Paperb...

Reducere. It All Started with a BerryKnott's Berry Farm is full of rich history, thrills, and fun. California's first theme park actually started as a farm--...

Combining elements of Andrew Weil's SPONTANEOUS HEALING and Carolyn Myss's ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT with a concept all its own, Alberto Villoldo's rem...

This history of reading goes from the earliest examples of the clay tablets and cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to today's digital revol...

Jacobo comes from a Spanish-speaking home in Oxnard, California. Even though his parents speak Spanish exclusively, Jacobo is embarrassed and asham...

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 ...

Todo lo que fuimos es una caotica y apasionada manifestacion de amor de principio a fin, donde los momentos mas dulces de una relacion, y tambien l...

Infrapolitics: A Handbook elaborates conditions of existence that exceed any definition of world bound to political determinations. It offers a gen...

Drawing on several thousand images this large format 240-page book is a treasure trove for Cult devotees-crammed full of live and off stage shots a...

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 ...

Reducere. Inspired by the process of creating a library for his fifteenth-century home near the Loire, in France, Alberto Manguel, the acclaimed writer on bo...

Hay muchas biograf as de Sim n Bol var, algunas de ellas muy buenas, pero son relativamente extensas y poco accesibles para el p blico general. Est...

Publisher: Editorial TerracotaAuthor(s): Alberto Palacios BoixNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 161 x 230 x 23Cover type: Paper...

Reducere. La fe alcanza lo imposible, traspasa barreras, rompe limitaciones y abre las ventanas de los cielos. Cuando somos confrontados con una adversidad f...

DescriptionConan, adrift at sea, escapes his captors with fellow prisoner Suty and a box he believes contains treasure. Opening the chest, the colo...