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A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths

Author : Stephen P. Kershaw
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472107543
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths written by Stephen P. Kershaw and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the book explains key issues arising from the narratives, and discusses the myths and their wider relevance. This long-overdue book crystallises three key areas of interest: the nature of the tales; the stories themselves; and how they have and might be interpreted. For the first time, it brings together aspects of Greek mythology only usually available in disparate forms - namely children's books and academic works. There will be much here that is interesting, surprising, and strange as well as familiar. Experts and non-experts, adults, students and schoolchildren alike will gain entertainment and insight from this fascinating and important volume.

Historic San Francisco

Author : Rand Richards
Publisher : Heritage House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781879367050
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Historic San Francisco written by Rand Richards and published by Heritage House Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No American city has a more colorful history than San Francisco. In this unique book, author Rand Richards not only provides a vivid narrative of this special city from its very beginnings all the way through to the modern era, but also tells where to find the historic buildings, sites, museums, and artifacts that make that history come alive. Just a few of the things you will find in Historic San Francisco are the locations of, and the fascinating histories behind: A 1623 Spanish cannon that once guarded the entrance to the Golden Gate. A gold nugget discovered by James Marshall at Coloma in January 1848. The last surviving Nob Hill mansion. Relics from the 1906 earthquake and fire including clusters of melted dimes and pennies found in the ruins. Book jacket.

A Brief History of Thought

Author : Luc Ferry
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062074253
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Thought written by Luc Ferry and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Ferry's openness, energy, and charm as a teacher burst through on every page." —Wall Street Journal From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferry’s instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy—including its profound relevance to modern daily life and its essential role in achieving happiness and living a meaningful life. This lively journey through the great thinkers will enlighten every reader, young and old.

Alexandria

Author : E. M. Forster
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Alexandria written by E. M. Forster and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-11 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alexandria" by E. M. Forster. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

Author : Steven Earle
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1550927523
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the Earth's Climate written by Steven Earle and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I love it. Earle understands the big climate picture and paints it with exceptional clarity. — JAMES HANSEN, director, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Columbia University Earth Institute What's natural, what's caused by humans, and why climate change is a disaster for all A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's climate over 4.6 billion years, and how and why human-caused global warming and climate change is different and much more dangerous. Richly illustrated chapters cover the major historical climate change processes including evolution of the sun, plate motions and continental collisions, volcanic eruptions, changes to major ocean currents, Earth's orbital variations, sunspot variations, and short-term ocean current cycles. As well as recent human-induced climate change and an overview of the implications of the COVID pandemic for climate change. Content includes: Understanding natural geological processes that shaped the climate How human impacts are now rapidly changing the climate Tipping points and the unfolding climate crisis What we can do to limit the damage to the planet and ecosystems Countering climate myths peddled by climate change science deniers. A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is essential reading for everyone who is looking to understand what drives climate change, counter skeptics and deniers, and take action on the climate emergency. AWARDS SILVER | 2022 IPPY Awards - Science

Ajanta

Author : Walter M. Spink
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ajanta written by Walter M. Spink and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Magdalen College Oxford

Author : Christine Ferdinand
Publisher : Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781785510267
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Magdalen College Oxford written by Christine Ferdinand and published by Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magdalen College is one of the most beautiful of the Oxford colleges. Founded in 1458, it was built in the extensive grounds of the suppressed Hospital of St John the Baptist (an institution dating from at least 1180), outside the east gate of the medieval city walls. Over the centuries the College has built and rebuilt itself, developing an impressive physical presence, from the Old Kitchen - a remnant of the Hospital - to its late medieval Cloister, Chapel and Hall, the Great Tower, the beautiful eighteenth-century New Building, St Swithun's Quad, up to the new Library in Longwall Quad, finished in 2016. It is unique in possessing a College Deer Park, and its Muniment Room is a very rare example of a late fifteenth-century space still furnished with its original oak furniture and fittings. Magdalen has a rich and complicated academic, architectural and personal history, which is presented here, along with notes on what visitors can see today.

Trench Art

Author : Nicholas J. Saunders
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848846371
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Trench Art written by Nicholas J. Saunders and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objects carved from stone, bone and wood - all of these things are trench art, the misleading name given to the dazzling array of objects made from the waste of war, in particular the Great War of 1914-1918 and the inter-war years. And they are the subject of Nicholas Saunders's pioneering study which is now republished in a revised edition in paperback. He reveals the lost world of trench art, for every piece relates to the story of the momentous experience of its maker - whether front-line soldier, prisoner of war, or civilian refugee. The objects resonate with the alternating terror and boredom of war, and those created by the prisoners symbolize their struggle for survival in the camps. Many of these items were poignant souvenirs bought by battlefield pilgrims between 1919 and 1939 and kept brightly polished on mantelpieces, often for a lifetime. Nicholas Saunders investigates their origins and how they were made, exploring their personal meaning and cultural significance. He also offers an important categorization of types which will be a useful guide for collectors.

A History Lover's Guide to New York City

Author : Alison Fortier
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467119032
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book A History Lover's Guide to New York City written by Alison Fortier and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York is a city of superlatives. It has the largest population, greatest wealth, broadest diversity and most elegant museums in the nation. With that comes an amazing history. This tour of the Big Apple goes beyond the traditional guidebook to offer visitors and residents alike a chance to walk back in time along the streets of Manhattan. George Washington took his first oath of office on the steps of Federal Hall. Visitors can still dine at the famed Fraunces Tavern and worship at historic St. Paul's Chapel. From the Brooklyn Bridge to stunning skyscrapers, the city celebrates its own history and that of the nation. Join author Alison Fortier as she traces the history and heritage of America's largest metropolis.

A Short Guide to Writing about History

Author : Richard Marius
Publisher : Good Year Books
ISBN 13 : 9780673523488
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book A Short Guide to Writing about History written by Richard Marius and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text helps students get beyond merely compiling dates and facts; it teaches them how to incorporate their own ideas into their papers and to tell a story about history that interests them and their peers. Covering brief essays and the documented resource paper, the text explores the writing and researching processes, different modes of historical writing (including argument), and offers guidelines for improving style as well as documenting sources. --From publisher's description.

A Student's Guide to the Study of History

Author : John Lukacs
Publisher : ISI Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book A Student's Guide to the Study of History written by John Lukacs and published by ISI Books. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author "explains what the study of history entails, how it has been approached over the centuries, and why it should be undertaken by today's students."--Page 4 of cover.

A Brief History of Feminism

Author : Patu
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262548674
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Feminism written by Patu and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging illustrated history of feminism from antiquity through third-wave feminism, featuring Sappho, Mary Magdalene, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojourner Truth, Simone de Beauvoir, and many others. The history of feminism? The right to vote, Susan B. Anthony, Gloria Steinem, white pantsuits? Oh, but there's so much more. And we need to know about it, especially now. In pithy text and pithier comics, A Brief History of Feminism engages us, educates us, makes us laugh, and makes us angry. It begins with antiquity and the early days of Judeo-Christianity. (Mary Magdalene questions the maleness of Jesus's inner circle: “People will end up getting the notion you don't want women to be priests.” Jesus: “Really, Mary, do you always have to be so negative?”) It continues through the Middle Ages, the Early Modern period, and the Enlightenment (“Liberty, equality, fraternity!” “But fraternity means brotherhood!”). It covers the beginnings of an organized women's movement in the nineteenth century, second-wave Feminism, queer feminism, and third-wave Feminism. Along the way, we learn about important figures: Olympe de Gouges, author of the “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen” (guillotined by Robespierre); Flora Tristan, who linked the oppression of women and the oppression of the proletariat before Marx and Engels set pen to paper; and the poet Audre Lorde, who pointed to the racial obliviousness of mainstream feminism in the 1970s and 1980s. We learn about bourgeois and working-class issues, and the angry racism of some American feminists when black men got the vote before women did. We see God as a long-bearded old man emerging from a cloud (and once, as a woman with her hair in curlers). And we learn the story so far of a history that is still being written.

Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook

Author : Workman Publishing
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0761197028
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook written by Workman Publishing and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the revolutionary world history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. Everything You Need to Ace World History . . . kicks off with the Paleolithic Era and transports the reader to ancient civilizations—from Africa and beyond; the middle ages across the world; the Renaissance; the age of exploration and colonialism, revolutions, and the modern world and the wars and movements that shaped it. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. There are five books in all, and each is the only one book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math, Science, American History, English, and World History. Inside the reader will find every subject’s key concepts, easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in marker colors. Definitions explained. Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts. Mnemonics for a memorable shortcut. And quizzes to recap it all. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers. They make learning fun, and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.

Writing History

Author : William Kelleher Storey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195427356
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Writing History written by William Kelleher Storey and published by . This book was released on 2007-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing History offers a wealth of advice to help students research and write assignments for history classes. Designed for Canadian students in all areas of the discipline, this book includes up-to-date information and examples from the works of cultural, political, and social historians onfinding a research topic, interpreting source materials, performing internet searches, avoiding plagiarism, and more. With an expanded section on using online resources and a new chapter on writing assignments, including research proposals, book reviews, and essay exams, Writing History is an idealsupplement to any history course that requires students to conduct research.

Easy Guide to American History

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781435154292
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (542 download)

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Download or read book Easy Guide to American History written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Learning to Live

Author : Luc Ferry
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847679129
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Learning to Live written by Luc Ferry and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the ordered universe of the ancient Greeks to the shadows of Nietzsche's nineteenth century, LEARNING TO LIVE shakes the dust from the history of philosophy and takes us on a fascinating journey through more than two millennia of humanity's search for understanding - of the world around us and of each other. Both a sparkling and accessible history of Western thought, and a courageous dissection of how religion and philosophy have converged and clashed through the ages, Luc Ferry's blueprint for a new humanism challenges every one of us to learn to think for ourselves, and asks us the most important question of all: how can we live better?

Church History

Author : Dr. Justo L. Gonzalez
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426722249
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Church History written by Dr. Justo L. Gonzalez and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the chief difficulties in studying the history of Christianity is the lack of prior exposure to the subject that students often bring with them. Struggling to keep up with the large numbers of names, dates, and places presented to them, it is easy for students to lose sight of the "big picture," the broad sweep of movement and change that instructors most wish to communicate. Justo Gonzalez has written this book to help students gain just such a quick and basic grasp of the main periods and issues in the history of Christianity. Drawing upon his own extensive experience and that of others, he contends that having been introduced to the essentials of church history in a brief and accessible form, students are far better able to understand and appreciate what they encounter in more detailed lectures and reading. Gonzalez provides a comprehensive opening chapter that summarizes major issues and concerns of each of the principal eras of church history. Subsequent chapters focus on the ancient church, the Christian empire, the Middle Ages, the Reformation, the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, and the twentieth century and the end of modernity.