Troy: myth and reality, Paperback - Andrew Shapland

An exploration of the historical truths that underpin the pervasive, culture-shaping myth's legacy, accompanying an exhibition at the British Museum.

This arresting exploration of the story of Troy examines the mythology, archaeology, and universal human significance of the tale over millennia.

An exploration of the essence of effective leadership, distinguishing between 'Founders', 'Zealots' and other categories.

Reducere. Dragon Energy: Myth and Reality Foreword by Lawrence Edwards, PhDThe authors of this extraordinary book have created a portal into a profoundly mea...

This book looks at the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in reality and more precisely how law is...

Radical reassessment of the history of the Waterloo campaign. Dispels the myths and misunderstandings associated with the battle.

Hountondji... writes not as an 'African' philosopher but as a philosopher on Africa.... Hountondji's deep understanding of any civilization as nece...

Reducere. Haitian Vodou breaks away from European and American heuristic models for understanding a religio-philosophical system such as Vodou in order to fo...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. One of the major philosophical texts of the 20th century, Process and Reality is based on Alfred North Whitehead's influential lectures that he del...

In these works an old woman is frequently portrayed who has traditionally been held to be Rembrandt's mother, Neeltje Willemsdr. van Zuijdtbroek. W...

What are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does Playing and Reality address the...

Reducere. Like the hard-hitting sounds of a Public Enemy jam, the words of the band's lead singer, Chuck D, excite the mind and senses. In his first book, Ch...

Reducere. Created by Canadian cartoonist Sandra Bell-Lundy, the syndicated comic strip Between Friends offers a near-telepathic view of the female psyche and...

This valuable textbook provides an accessible, pragmatic how-to guide for using participatory methods in research. Providing practical advice, real...

Reducere. Eleven essays by Wilfrid Sellars, including "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind" and "Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man"

Whether in family life, social interactions, or business negotiations, half the people in the world speak more than one language every day. Yet man...

Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality - E. J. Hobsbawm

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Whitehead's magnum opus is as important as it is difficult. It is the only work in which his metaphysical ideas are stated systematically and compl...

Reducere. A Dark Song (2017) is a cult movie that presents maybe the most realistic depiction ever of ceremonial magick.Its heroine undertakes "the Abramelin...

Olivier-Thomas Venard's Thomas d'Aquin po te th ologien trilogy, an in depth analysis of the scripture of St. Thomas Aquinas, is translated for a n...

Reducere. With years of extensive research and academic study, Raven explores young adult development through the lens of experiences in her 20's. She shares...

Winner of the 2012 Boardman Tasker Prize. Andy Kirkpatrick has achieved his life's ambition to become one of the world's leading climbers. Pushing ...

An examination of the actions of clerics in warfare in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, looking at the difference between their actions and pres...

From a bold new feminist voice, a book that will change the way you think about your sex life. Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told...

Professor Hilary Putnam has been one of the most influential and sharply original of recent American philosophers in a whole range of fields. His m...

Reducere. Bestselling author Chris Mooney uses cutting-edge research to explain the psychology behind why today's Republicans reject reality--it's just part ...

Reducere. The depressed person, says Dr. Alexander Lowen, is out of touch with reality - and especially with the reality of his or her own body. This inspiri...

From the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millen...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Stephen FryPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 154 x 233 x 35Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturi...

DescriptionThis book describes real-world killer robots using a blend of perspectives. Overviews of technologies, such as autonomy and artificial i...

PART THREE OF THE TROY QUARTET Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour, and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy a...

PART TWO OF THE TROY QUARTET Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour, and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and...

Scholars who explain that brainwashing theories have long been rejected by most academics and courts of law find it difficult to be heard. This Ele...

Republished as part of Amistad's Literary Revival Program, the groundbreaking, bestselling look at history from the perspective of African American...

The tale of the Trojan War brilliantly retold by the bestselling author of THE THORN BIRDS.

Reducere. Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounging Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the hitorical...

This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as 'The House of Wisdom' ('Bayt al-Hikma'), exploring how this important institution...

Reducere. 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. Living a life of generosity is not reserved for rich people. It's the result of people who are "all in" for giving God permission to use them as a ...

Reducere. The battle of Britain pitted the Hurricanes and Spitfires of the Royal Air Force against the Messerschmitts of Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies over...

Reducere. He was born in the spring or early summer of the year 4 or 6 BCE, probably in "the little town of Bethlehem" in the Galilee, near Nazareth. He beca...

Shows how the image of Cornish wreckers as villains deliberately luring ships on to the rocks is a myth.