In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their five decades of work on the eleven monumental volumes of The Story of Civilizati…
This edition, which comprises extensive notes and an introductory essay in English, as well as a glossary, introduces readers to one of Italy's most interesting contemporary writers.
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A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers, from Plato to Dewey. Few write for the non-specialist as well as Will Durant, and this book is a splendid example of his eminently readable scholarship. Durant's insi…
In this remarkable little book, Will Durant answers the questions that most people would have wanted to ask him - what are the conclusions he drew from the experience of a long lifetime; what eras, individuals, and achievements stand out as being th…
The Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest of Greece. This is the second volume of the classic Pulitzer Prize-winn…
Increase, Decrease is a comprehensive guide to 99 different methods for increasing and decreasing knitting stitches. Each method is clearly described and includes step-by-step how-to photographs, swatches showing the look of the featured stitch, and…
In The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health, John Durant argues for an evolutionary - and revolutionary - approach to health. All animals, human or otherwise, thrive when they mimic key elements of life in their natural habitat. From…
A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers--Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey--The Story of Philosophy is on…
Revealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there. The author does not pull any punches...his story, is one of great bravery, of going to hell and making it back. --Indianapolis StarHis battered face appe…
The story of Black Hawk pilot Mike Durant recounts how he was shot down and taken prisoner in Somalia during a critical gunfight in October 1993, and describes his captivity and the heroic deeds of his fellow comrades. Reprint.
The last decade has seen a fundamental rethinking of the concept of context. Rather than functioning solely as a constraint on linguistic performance, context is now also analysed as a product of language use. In this new perspective, language and c…
The co-authors of In the Company of Heroes share stories from the army's elite aviation unit, describing the harrowing adventures of some of the world's top professional helicopter crews during their missions in Iran, Granada, Iraq, and other locati…
Quill Soup is a prestigious White Ravon 2020. Shortlisted for The English Association Picture Book Awards 2020! Noko, the porcupine, is very hungry. On arriving at a village, he asks the other animals for some food and shelter. But, despite their fu…
Shortlisted for The English Association Picture Book Awards 2020! Noko the porcupine is very hungry. On arriving at a village, he asks the other animals for some food and shelter. But, despite their full bellies, all the animals say they have nothin…
Praised as a "revelatory" book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death. The culmination of Will Durant's sixty-plus y…
Uncover the most mesmerizing moments in ballet history with this scintillating visual guide. Written with ballet legend Viviana Durante, this book will introduce you to the most famous performers and enthrall you with fascinating stories. Discover m…
Mia's ordinary life is disrupted for good in the most horrifying way possible when she is possessed by a hungry and powerful demon--and saved only by the arrival of relatives from Italy, the country her grandfather fled many decades ago. Now her cou…
Sometimes the one thing you need to make a change is to see things from a fresh perspective. Discover twenty-one innovative emotional explorations to boldly confront the habits that are holding you back in this breakthrough guide that provides the t…
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelEveryone at Parkfield School thinks that Spider McDrew is a hopeless case. He is always muddling things up and saying or doing the wrong thing. In this story, his class visit…
The New City is a brilliantly conceived project that will potentially create nearly 300,000 jobs in the short term of a few years and well over a half million long-term and permanent jobs over the next ten years. In addition, building the New City o…
Darkness descends over Roanoke Island in the sequel to the young adult bestseller, Fae. Devilyn Reilly has crossed over to the sinister world of The Dark Fae, reigning over the realm as its King. He is to fulfill a prophecy--to unite the Light and D…
The Blue Unicorn is a member of a magical tribe of Metal Horned Unicorns. Each has a magic power related to the properties contained in their metal horns...all except for Blue. He is just a plain blue unicorn but the tribe must depend on him for som…
for SATB and chamber ensembleA splendid curtain-raiser to Vivaldi's Gloria, Francesco Durante's artful Magnificat has long been misattributed to his pupil Pergolesi in a version for four voices, not five. Durante's vocally richer five-voice version…
55 % discount for bookstores Now At $25.99 instead of $ 40.28 $ Your customers will never stop reading this guide There are a lot of ways in which we can look after ourselves and show self-love. We can read enlightening poems, pamper ourselves wit…
55 % discount for bookstores Now At $ 35.99 instead of $ 55.78 $ Your customers will never stop reading this guide There are a lot of ways in which we can look after ourselves and show self-love. We can read enlightening poems, pamper ourselves wi…
Cours de droit francais suivant le Code civil. Tome 14 / par M. Duranton, ...Date de l'edition originale: 1844Sujet de l'ouvrage: Droit civil -- France -- Histoire -- Manuels d'enseignement superieurCe livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre pub…
Learn How To Make Candles With No HassleAlways wanted to make your candles yourself and in the comfort of your own home? Tired of buying expensive modern looking candles? Or are you looking for a cool gift for your friends where you can tell them yo…
Who was a tweenie? How did an ice house work and where would you find a crinkum-crankum wall? What was a chesterfield for, or a Claude glass, and how did a clock jack improve your dinner? The answers to these and many other questions appear in this…
Vaikka taidokas palmikkoneule näyttää vaativalta, ei sen toteuttaminen ole vaikeaa, kun ohjeet ovat niin selkeät ja helppolukuiset kuin tässä oppaassa. Mestarineuloja Judith Durantin kirja esittelee valokuvin ja yksityiskohtaisin ohjein peräti 94 er…
Cleo loves bows. She wears her hair in a bow and decorates her room with bows. Cleo is bow crazy. Learning to tie a bow is very difficult for some people but Cleo remembers how to do it from a cute story she once heard. It is about a little rabbit w…
Cours de droit francais suivant le Code civil. Tome 20 / par M. Duranton, ...Date de l'edition originale: 1844Sujet de l'ouvrage: Droit civil -- France -- Histoire -- Manuels d'enseignement superieurCe livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre pub…
Cours de droit francais suivant le Code civil. Tome 10 / par M. Duranton, ...Date de l'edition originale: 1844Sujet de l'ouvrage: Droit civil -- France -- Histoire -- Manuels d'enseignement superieurCe livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre pub…
Devi Morris isn't your average mercenary. She has plans. Big ones. And a ton of ambition. It's a combination that's going to get her killed one day-but not just yet. That is, until she gets a job on a tiny trade ship with a nasty reputation for surp…
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After battling a mysterious fire on the night of their thirteenth birthday, identical twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn awaken in the hospital with terrifying new powers: Merry can see into the past. Mally can see into the future. But their new gifts…
John Durant (1620-1686) was a popular independent puritan minister, and was described by Edmund Calamy as an excellent practical preacher of the word of God.C. Matthew McMahon, Ph.D., Th.D., is a Reformed theologian, and pastor of Grace Chapel in Cr…
Magic itself has been poisoned, and Allie Beckstrom's undead father may have left the only cure in the hands of a madman. Hunted by the Authority-the secret council who enforces the laws-wanted by the police, and unable to use magic, she's got to fi…
