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SPCK The Scripture Practice A FourSession Guide to
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University of California Press Food Fight Misguided Policies Supply Challenges
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Octopus Publishing Group Less is More: Finding Joy in a Simpler Life
Book SynopsisDiscover the art of finding more through having less: more time, more calm, more energy, more money, more you.Filled with practical tips and ideas, this book will guide you toward a simpler way of life. Learn how to reduce your clutter and your stress levels, find advice on mastering your schedule and making time for what matters, and enrich your everyday by putting quality before quantity.From time to time, we all get lost in the flurry of a busy life, but we can always uncover a path back to our best and happiest selves. All you need is focus, a slower pace and the simple power of "less".
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University of Georgia Press A Beachcombers Guide to Fossils
Book SynopsisCompiled from decades of visiting beaches along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts collecting fossils and conducting extensive research, A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils is the definitive guide for amateur collectors and professionals interested in learning more about the deep history they tread on during their vacations.
£30.40
American Psychiatric Association Publishing The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy
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£86.40
SPCK Why Im Still a Christian After Two Decades of
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£12.34
Princeton University Press Supply Chain Justice
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£27.00
MD - Duke University Press The Book of Politics
Book SynopsisIn The Book of Politics, Michael Dutton offers an affective theorization of the political and a political theorization of affect. Drawing on Western and Chinese social theory and practice, Dutton rethinks Carl Schmitt’s insistence that the political can be thought of only within the antagonistic pairing of friend and enemy. Dutton shows how the power of the friend/enemy binary must be understood by conceptualizing the political as the channeling, harnessing, and transforming of affective energy flows in relation to that binary. Given this affective nature of politics, Dutton contends that to rethink the political means moving away from a political science toward an art of the political. Such an art highlights fluidity and pulls away from Eurocentric political theory, requiring a conceptualization of the political as global. He juxtaposes ancient Chinese cosmology, medicine, and Maoism against the monuments of early capitalist modernity such as the Crystal Palace and the Ei
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CAROUSEL CALENDARS 2026 Country Companions Slim Calendar 2026
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Ohio University Press Safari Nation A Social History of the Kruger
Book SynopsisSafari Nation tells the history of the Kruger National Park through a black perspective, helping explain why Africa’s national parks—often derided by scholars as colonial impositions—survived the end of white rule on the continent.Trade Review“In Safari Nation, the Kruger Park and South African ideas of nature and nationality are revealed in profoundly new and insightful ways. Jacob Dlamini captures South African experiences of nature and leisure that have largely escaped the historical profession, focusing his sharp eye on the significant minority of black South Africans who managed to live ’with—as opposed to under—colonialism and apartheid.’ An enjoyable book, full of surprises.” -- Saul Dubow, author of South Africa's Struggle for Human Rights“An innovative work of intellectual, political, and social history, Safari Nation advances a compelling new explanation for why the ANC government has chosen not to dismantle colonial-era conservation projects whose origins lie in the dispossession of countless black families. Dlamini’s skillful storytelling throughout the book manages to balance compassion and concern for justice with careful empirical detail in a direct, graceful prose that makes Safari Nation an enjoyable read from start to finish.” -- Heidi Gengenbach, author of Binding Memories: Women as Makers and Tellers of History in Magude, Mozambique“Safari Nation is a highly original treatment of the history of Kruger National Park from a black perspective. Dlamini does not pursue a polarized interpretation of the park and conservation as simply white/colonial constructs but instead develops a growing literature that presents African people as engaged in many different facets of park history, as agents, and conservationists.” -- William Beinart, author of Rise of Conservation in South Africa“This book is about nature and black South Africans, but not as daughters and sons of the soil. Rather, Jacob Dlamini describes people on the move towards Kruger National Park, a place where conservation meant racial exclusion. On their way, they made a space of belonging through political effort, not nativism. Following its own eclectic route through rural reserves, cities, and mines, from Table Mountain to the lowveld, Safari Nation offers a bold argument that by making claim on the more-than-human world, black South Africans created an inclusive nation.” -- Nancy Jacobs, author of Birders of Africa: History of a Network“Safari Nation is more than a social history of KNP. It is a history of black South Africans opposed to injustice engaging with the land, leisure, what it means to be South African, and ‘ways of being’ under colonialism, apartheid, and a still unequal nation…. Indeed, Dlamini’s history of Kruger National Park makes a bold and hopeful statement about conservation and the land question in South Africa.” -- Jill E. Kelly * American Historical Review *
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University of Notre Dame Press Whose Justice Which Rationality
Book SynopsisOffers a persuasive argument of there not being rationality that is not the rationality of some tradition. MacIntyre examines the problems presented by the existence of rival traditions of inquiry in the cases of four major philosophers: Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Hume.Trade Review"Alasdair MacIntyre has done it again. . . . [He] delivers on his promise in After Virtue to develop an account of rationality and justice that is tradition specific. It is a long and complex book, but will repay any reader's labors. In this book MacIntyre tells the story of four traditions: the Aristotelian, the Augustinian, the Scottish, and the rise of the liberal tradition. His narrative shows the interaction of these in a manner that illumines our current intellectual and moral context. . . ." —Commonweal"It is a step in the right direction, not of returning to some Catholic version of fundamentalist bibliotary, but of reading a Christian theologian and philosopher whose immense wisdom repays careful study by Christians and non-Christians alike." —New Oxford Review“Whose Justice? Which Rationality? is a work of signal importance ... [it] is usually convincing, always provocative, and has wide-reaching implications for the way we think about our historical moment." —Commentary“MacIntyre’s rich historical exposition displays all the erudition and philosophical subtlety that his readers have come to expect from his work. . . . [T]here is much to admire in MacIntyre’s unflinching indictment of liberal modernity.” —The New Criterion“[MacIntyre’s] diagnosis of what ails recent moral philosophy is brilliant.” —Wilson Quarterly“MacIntyre is widely informed and his story of developments in the traditions that he identifies is learned, interesting, and notably well-written.” —London Review of Books
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Sasquatch Books 52 Lists for Bravery: Journaling Inspiration for
Book SynopsisAn Ayesha Curry Sweet July Subscription Box SelectionTurn your dreams into reality one list at a time with this beautiful guided journal in the bestselling 52 List series, including 52 Lists for Happiness and 52 Lists for Calm.What do you want to be brave for? Discover your dreams, build your inner strength to achieve them, and take care of yourself in the process. 52 Lists for Bravery uses easy, fun, and accessible list prompts to inspire you to live your best life. Featuring inspirational quotes, lush photography, gold foil accents, and a plush ribbon, this beautiful hardback journal includes 52 lists—one for each week of the year—and encourages you to find your bravery and turn your inspiration into the life you were meant to live.Grow your courage inward, keep fear from getting in your way, and realize your unique talents and passions through the power of list-making! 52 Lists for Bravery is for: · Anyone looking to make changes in their life · Women of all ages · Journalers of all stripes (and especially fans of the 52 Lists journals) · Those looking for gifts for women at the holidays, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, graduation and more
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University of Washington Press What the Emperor Built
Book SynopsisTrade Review"What the Emperor Built will make even those familiar with the city’s ancient buildings feel that while they may have looked, they perhaps did not entirely see." * South China Morning Post *"[A] detailed study of the architecture created during the early Ming dynasty reign of Yung Lo" * Choice *"[O]ne of her book’s greatest strengths lies in the clarity of both the argument and the handsomely reproduced illustrations presented in its pages...the story of magnificent buildings and the millions involved in their construction is sure to inspire lively discussions about the profound impact of Yongle’s architectural vision on global architectural history and global history as a whole." * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *"The book is remarkable for its successful integration of architectural with political and economic history, disciplines that are usually practiced separately... This is architectural history at its best, and sets a standard for future work in the field." * Journal of the American Oriental Society *"State architecture is a transformative art of power and persuasion. In What the Emperor Built Aurelia Campbell employs this lens of Ming imperial architecture to capture how Yongle (r.1402–1424) mobilized a standardized architectural vision to project legitimacy and counter his problematic rise to power through nepoticide and civil war." * Chinese Historical Review *
£76.87
Octopus Publishing Group The A-Z of Mindfulness: How to Be More Present
Book SynopsisAppreciate the little thingsBelieve in your personal powerConnect with natureSqueeze every drop out of each moment and live life to the full by discovering the art of mindfulness. Learn new ways to connect with yourself and the world around you and reignite a sense of wonder in the everyday with this practical ABC of illustrated tips for mindful living.
£8.54
MOLESKINE Moleskine Pocket Plain Softcover Notebook
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Flame Tree Publishing Kew Gardens' Marianne North: Foliage and Flowers
Book SynopsisPart of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example features Kew Gardens' Marianne North: Foliage and Flowers of a Chorisia and Double-Crested Humming Birds, Brazil. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. Kew has a gallery dedicated to the paintings of the remarkable Victorian artist Marianne North, who had a great eye for botanical detail. She set out in 1871 on a painterly progress through world flora. She arrived in Brazil in 1872 and stayed until September 1873.
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Johns Hopkins University Press University Technology Transfer What It Is and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCrisply written, compellingly argued, authoritative . . . [University Technology Transfer] provides extremely useful information to anyone who is involved in creating or developing a TT office . . . It should be required reading for all presidents, vice-chancellors and senior managers of universities that have a TT office and are tempted to interfere in its activities.—Mark Anderson, IP DraughtsTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Question Time2. Coming Out3. How It Works4. Why It Is Difficult5. Structures6. Going to Market7. Mind the Gap8. Innovation Community9. Give and Take10. Currencies and Metrics11. Impact12. Whatever NextAfterwordAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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University of Washington Press Mothers Beloved Stories from Laos
Book SynopsisPresents fourteen of the author's short stories in English translation alongside the Lao originals, marking his formal debut for an American audience. Rather than writing through an ideological lens, the author focuses on the passions and foibles of ordinary people - their poignant conversations reveal the subtle textures of Lao culture.Trade Review"A slim 160 pages, Mother’s Beloved nevertheless manages to pack a lot in a little." * Afar *
£999.99
Little, Brown & Company Step 1 Hardcover Journal: DIY Dotted Journal
Book SynopsisAs bullet and planning journallers around the world have discovered, life is about the daily doing. It's the journey, that dedication to keep on stepping that creates the moments and margin that make the difference in life. If we focus only at the big goals, the whole life, the year at a glance, it can seem overwhelming. But goals can be reached, life can be lived, and years conquered for good if we concentrate on taking one step at a time.The fabric spine on Ellie Claire's Deluxe Signature Journals allows them to lay flatter than anything on the market. They have the same gorgeous finishes, thick journalling paper, ribbon marker and back pocket that Ellie Claire journals are known for, making them the perfect gift for any occasion.
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Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Color Me Jane
Book SynopsisColor in Elizabeth and Darcy, Anne and Captain Wentworth, Emma and Mr. Knightly, and all your favorite scenes and moments from the world of Jane Austen''s classic novels. • Artist Jacqui Oakley provides page after page of iconic scenes, delicious hand-drawn Austen quotes, and sumptuous Regency-inspired fashions to color.• The perfect gift for any artistically-inclined Austen fanatic!• Comes with eight pull-out posters to color in and display.
£14.27
Little, Brown & Company Crushing LeatherLuxe® Journal
Book SynopsisIn his insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with the age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God in all the injustice? This journal has room for all those questions and more.Crushing Journal will inspire you to have hope, even in your most difficult moments. If you trust in God and lean on Him during setbacks, He will lead you through.Ellie Claire's LeatherLuxe® material plus four-colour interior design make this a stunning journal. The rich feel of leather is finished with round corners to make this an extraordinary gift for any time of year.
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University of British Columbia Press Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision
Book SynopsisThis inspiring volume elaborates a new inclusive vision of a global and national order and articulates new approaches for protecting, healing, and restoring long-oppressed peoples, and for respecting their cultures and languages.Table of ContentsForeword / L.M. FindlayAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Unfolding the Lessons of Colonization / Marie BattistePrologue: The Experience of Colonization Around the World / Erica-Irene DaesWestern Door: Mapping Colonialism1. The Context of the State of Nature / James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson2. Indigenous Peoples and Postcolonial Colonialism / Robert Yazzie3. Hawaiian Statehood Revisited / Poka Laenui (Hayden F. Burgess)Northern Door: Diagnosing Colonialism4. Postcolonial Ghost Dancing: Diagnosing European Colonialism / James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson5. Jagged Worldviews Colliding / Leroy Little Bear6. Applied Postcolonial Clinical and Research Strategies / Bonnie Duran and Eduardo Duran7. Transforming the Realities of Colonialism: Voyage of Self-Discovery / Ian HingleyEastern Door: Healing Colonized Indigenous Peoples8. A Different Yield / Linda Hogan9. From Hand to Mouth: The Postcolonial Politics of Oral and Written Traditions / J. Edward Chamberlin10. The “Repressive Tolerance” of Cultural Peripheries / Asha Varadharajan11. Processes of Decolonization / Poka Laenui (Hayden F. Burgess)12. Postcolonial Ledger Drawing: Legal Reform / James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson13. Invoking International Law / Ted MosesSouthern Door: Healing Colonized Indigenous Peoples14. Indigenous Knowledge: The Pueblo Metaphor of Indigenous Education / Gregory Cajete15. Maintaining Aboriginal Identity, Language, and Culture in Modern Society / Marie Battiste16. Protecting and Respecting Indigenous Knowledge / Graham Hingangaroa Smith17. Kaupapa Maori Research / Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith18. Ayukpachi: Empowering Aboriginal Thought / James (Sákéj) Youngblood HendersonAppendix 1: Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of the Heritage of Indigenous PeoplesAppendix 2: Saskatoon Declaration of Indigenous Cultural Restoration and Policy Recommendations on Cultural RestorationContributorsIndex
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Cornell University Press Atomic Tragedy
Book SynopsisAtomic Tragedy offers a unique perspective on one of the most important events of the twentieth century. As secretary of war during World War II, Henry L. Stimson (18671950) oversaw the American nuclear weapons program. In a book about how an experienced, principled man faltered when confronted by the tremendous challenge posed by the intersection of war, diplomacy, and technology, Sean L. Malloy examines Stimson''s struggle to reconcile his responsibility for the most terrible weapon ever known in human history with his long-standing convictions about war and morality. Ultimately, Stimson''s story is one of failure; despite his beliefs, Stimson reluctantly acquiesced in the use of the atomic bomb against heavily populated Japanese cities in August 1945. This is the first biography of Stimson to benefit from extensive use of papers relating to the Manhattan Project; Malloy has also uncovered evidence illustrating the origins of Stimson''s commitment to eliminating or refiningTrade ReviewMalloy rovides an important perspective on the continuing debate about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.... His study of Henry L. Stimson, who served as secretary of war during World War II, is valuable. Stimson, who was in his seventies during the war, was one of the Republican Party's most respected elder statesmen, having been in Hoover's and Taft's cabinets before. He was a deeply moral man who believed in the rule of law to keep international order. Yet despite his fervent belief in moral suasion, he succumbed to the allure of the atomic bomb—and all its attendant horrors—when presented with the possibility that the terrible war could be concluded through its use, even though at the expense of civilian life. Malloy's book... presents us with an updated and exceedingly insightful assessment of the aging statesman, perhaps no longer at the top of his game yet faced with one of our country's most challenging decisions during its most awful conflict. Malloy believes Stimson's decision to support the bomb went against his most cherished beliefs and was for many a disappointing conclusion to an outstanding career of public service.... This book is highly recommended for all collections. * Library Journal (starred review) *Sean L. Malloy's richly detailed, well-argued book is the latest addition to the growing literature on Stimson that offers a critical analysis of his role in what is arguably the most momentous U.S. defense and foreign policy decision of the modern era—to use nuclear weapons against Japan and as a diplomatic tool against the Soviet Union. Malloy's goal is daunting, especially in a relatively brief book, but he achieves it surprisingly well. Making extensive use of archival resources, Malloy employs the lens of biography to recapture Stimson's complicated relationship to the bomb and the context of its use.... This book is a well-written, informative, judicious account that will be useful to historians as well as policy analysts and ethicists. -- Monroe H. Little * Journal of American History *Showing originality, Sean Malloy approaches the decision to use the bomb from the perspective of a key player, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, who had a record of opposition to indiscriminate attacks on civilians, evident misgivings about the prospective use of the atomic bomb, and concern about the implications of its use for future peace and security. -- Lawrence D. Freedman * Foreign Affairs *Using the life and perspective of the erudite, elitist, loyal, compassionate, and complicated Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, to drive his narrative forward, Malloy examines the development of the bomb and the decision to use it. Anyone looking for a review of atomic bomb scholarship as well as a sense of the actual decision-making process will find Malloy's thoughtful and very accessible account both enlightening and thought provoking.... Atomic Tragedy is well worth the read. -- Jonathan F. Phillips * Military History of the West *
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Chronicle Books LEGO Brick Erasers
Book SynopsisLooks just like a LEGO® brick!This pack of eight LEGO® brick-shaped erasers is fun for LEGO lovers, as a standout addition to a student''s school supplies, a nostalgic desk statement at the office, or just a creative and colorful way to erase mistakes.• Die-cut box tray and sleeve (4 x 5½ inches) holds 8 erasers in 4 colors.• Erasers have 8 realistic studs on top to make them look just like classic 2x4 LEGO bricks• Great for LEGO lovers of all ages, from kids to AFOL (adult fans of LEGO); makes a great party favor too!
£999.99
Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Tarot of Marseille
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Book Sales Inc Sketchbook Large Black
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£14.27
The University of Chicago Press Robert Paul and the Origins of British Cinema
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Robert Paul and the Origins of British Cinema will likely remain the definitive monograph on a fascinating and influential early British film pioneer. Christie provides novel insights into how British cinema in its earliest years documented historical events and lucidly traces the origins of motion picture copyright wars. This is an outstanding study that is certain to be welcomed by film scholars and to transform the study and teaching of the early years of cinema."--Edward Dimendberg, Professor of Humanities, University of California, Irvine
£28.00
Human Kinetics Science and Development of Muscular Strength
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£48.45
Tuttle Publishing Japanese Cranes Note Cards
Book SynopsisThese high-quality note cards feature 12 traditional Asian prints of Japanese Cranes.
£12.35
Indiana University Press Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks
Book Synopsis1. This bold work takes on many of the myths of Ottoman tolerance of Jews. 2. It links ties between Muslims and Jews in Turkey to denial of the Armenian genocide. 3. It presents meaningful information about the history of Muslim-Jewish relations, reflection on the Jewish experience in Turkey, and ignorance of inconvenient historical facts.Trade ReviewSultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks is a tour de force that is written with a backdrop of 500 years of Jewish history, spanning from when the Ottoman Empire embraced Jewish refugees fleeing Spain in 1492 all the way until today. In between those years, there were days of honey and days of onions, and as Baer shows, it was often only the sweetness we heard about, with the bitterness buried deep within the souls who suffered it, covered up by an 'utopian narrative of Ottoman and Turkish Jewish history.' -- Louis Fishman * Turkish Studies *In this disturbing and thought-provoking book, Marc David Baer, a Jewish American and a long-time academic scholar of Turkish Studies, bursts the bubble that the Turks throughout history were "God's rod" for the Jews, who smote the antisemitic Christians, welcomed Jews from the Spanish Inquisition and saved them from the Holocaust. * Times Literary Supplement TLS *Table of ContentsContents<\>PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Friend and Enemy1. Sultans as Saviors2. The Empire of Tolerant Turks3. Grateful Jews and Anti-Semitic Armenians and Greeks4. Turkish Jews as Turkish Lobbyists5. "Five Hundred Years of Friendship"6. Whitewashing the Armenian Genocide with Holocaust Heroism7. The Emergence of Critical Turkish Jewish Voices8. Living in Peace and Harmony, or in Fear?Conclusion: New Friends and EnemiesEpilogue
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Harvard University Press The Democratic Marketplace How a More Equal
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Flame Tree Publishing John Tenniel: Alice and the Cheshire Cat (Foiled
Book SynopsisPart of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example features John Tenniel's 'Alice and the Cheshire Cat'. This image is from the shortened version of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), ‘The Nursery Alice’ (1889/90). The story was adapted by the author for younger children. The fantasy world on the other side of the rabbit hole has influenced literary retellings, artwork, music, film, and pushed the boundaries of the magical world by reminding us there is no limit to the madness or the creativity of the creator.
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Knock Knock Em & Friends About You Book Fill in the Love
Book SynopsisThis little book is a secret weapon of love. When you fill in the blanks, it becomes the only book of its kind in the universe: a unique, personalized gift for the one you love. (Or really, really like.) How easy and perfect is that? - Fill-in-the-Blank Book & Gift Journal measures 4.1" x 5.4"- Hardcover, 64 pages with 30 fill-in prompts- Acetate book jacket
£11.18
SPCK - Crossway ESV Single Column Journaling Bible Artist Series
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£31.44
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Principles of Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing
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£72.00
Octopus Publishing Group Affirmations for Every Day: Mantras for Calm,
Book SynopsisCalm. Centred. Inspired. Just a few words said with purpose can give you inner strength that will last all day. Let these calming mantras, simple tips and beautiful images empower you, and help to anchor you to the here and now.
£9.49
MR - University of Notre Dame Press The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art
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Moleskine Moleskine Art 23x31 Watercolour Block Black
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£25.47
The Catholic University of America Press The Hibernensis Volume 2 Translation Commentary
Book SynopsisThe Hibernensis is the longest and most comprehensive canon-law text to have circulated in Carolingian Europe. This edition offers a complete text of the Hibernensis combining the two main branches of its manuscript transmission. This is accompanied by an English translation and commentary.
£42.70
MP - University Of Minnesota Press Cyberlibertarianism
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£25.19
Princeton University Press Under the Nuclear Shadow
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£27.00
Flame Tree Publishing Nel Whatmore: Beautiful Reflections (Foiled
Book SynopsisPart of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. These are perfect for personal use and make a dazzling gift. This example features Nel Whatmore's Beautiful Reflections. Nel Whatmore is a fine artist, well known for her floral paintings and abstracts. A contemporary colourist, her paintings are both expressionist and evocative. She seeks to constantly explore mediums and their ability to convey emotion. Her work is varied and encapsulates her interest in expressionist painting.
£11.87
University of California Press Riding Like the Wind
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Galison Mudpuppy Bibliophile Book Club Darlings 1000 Piece Puzzle
Book SynopsisFrom the illustrator, designer, and founder of Ideal Bookshelf, a company that makes things for people who love books, comes the puzzle companion to the best selling book Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany. Bibliophile Book Club Darlings 1000 Piece Puzzle features one of Jane Mount's signature and vibrant illustrations that bring literary people, places, and things to life. Galison puzzles are packaged in sturdy two-piece matte-finish boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse and storage. - 1000 pieces- Complete puzzle: 27 x 20- Box: 8.25 x 11.25 x 2- Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper. Packaging contains 70% recycled paper. Printed with nontoxic inks. - Ages 8-99
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Cornell University Press The Paradox of Ukrainian Lviv
Book SynopsisThe Paradox of Ukrainian Lviv reveals the local and transnational forces behind the twentieth-century transformation of Lviv into a Soviet and Ukrainian urban center. Lviv''s twentieth-century history was marked by violence, population changes, and fundamental transformation ethnically, linguistically, and in terms of its residents'' self-perception. Against this background, Tarik Cyril Amar explains a striking paradox: Soviet rule, which came to Lviv in ruthless Stalinist shape and lasted for half a century, left behind the most Ukrainian version of the city in history. In reconstructing this dramatically profound change, Amar illuminates the historical background in present-day identities and tensions within Ukraine.Trade ReviewIn its skillful mid-20th-century re-narration and source analysis, Amar's noir is a major achievement. Specialists, graduate students and historiographical belligerents in European history should read The Paradox of Ukranian Lviv in order to rethink Ukraine's tumultuous past and present. * Slavic Review *The use of case studies, life histories, and personal sources in Amar's book helps in dealing with complicated theoretical issues and makes the book even more readable.... Amar's study claims a place in the field occupied by Jan Gross in Polish historiography: and that is why the book is destined to become a subject of heated debate. More important, it will provoke further works that challenge both national and imperial myths, and will prompt new problematizing of the issues of historical subjectivity, actorship, and responsibility. * Ab Imperio *Deploying a keen eye for contradiction and counterpoint, Tarik Amar's book unpacks how [Ukrainian] identity today rests on [Lviv's] oxymoronic reshaping as 'Soviet Ukrainian' after 1939.... Amar's sustained focus on the related topoi of urban milieu, borderland and Ukrainian identity at large is welcome.... There is much to appreciate here, including pithy phrases, a gifted eye for telling detail and serious archival graft. Amar sheds new light on the realities of political and social life in Soviet Lviv, and gives grounds for reconsidering its influence in the present. * The English Historical Review *A sophisticated study based on extensive archival research in Germany, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and the US.... The result is more than impressive.... Surely, The Paradox of Ukrainian Lviv will become a standard text for those who wish to study Soviet modernization. * The American Historical Review *Amar examines [the theme of diversity] with a keen eye, erudition and intellectual rigor. His focus on personal agency is particularly noteworthy. Based on an impressive array of archival sources and other material, Amar suggests a compelling account of persistence and malleability of local identities in the grip of Soviet communism, Nazism and nationalism.... This is a seminal study essential for everyone who wants to get a deeper insight into issues of ethnicity, nationality and nationalism in Eastern Europe. While examining historical consequences of statesponsored political, racial, and social ideologies shaping Europe in the 20th century, Amar's book also leads us to deeper understanding of the role of Lviv in the contemporary political mobilization in Ukraine. * Nations & Nationalism *Students of modernization and nationalism in the Baltics will find great utility and even inspiration in Tarik Amar's study of historical change in western Ukraine.... Amar's basic argument—that western Ukraine was defined by the short, sharp shock of the Holocaust and Sovietization as much if not more than the interwar or earlier periods—may not be original, but it is developed at a level of detail and verve that sets this work apart.... On the strength of its extensive primary research and cutting-edge analysis, the book is certain to assume a significant place in the historiography of east-central Europe and the Soviet Union. * Journal of Baltic Studies *Makes an important contribution to the growing literature on the manner in which the successive violence of the first Soviet occupation, Germany's genocidal war, and the brutal return of the Soviets, combined with local nationalist agendas and prejudices, fed each other in producing an extraordinary degree of violence, mass murder, property transfer, and population displacement. * Kritika *Amar makes an important contribution to a growing English language historiography of Lviv. * Choice *Meticulously researched.... The Paradox of Ukrainian Lviv is clearly written and coherently structured. It presents readers with an accessible entry point to a bewilderingly complicated moment in history.... An impressive undertaking with an even more impressive result. Amar skilfully weaves together a lineage of state policies that vied for power over the Central European borderlands during the twentieth century. The book is a valuable resource for scholars and students of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Nazi Germany, as well as those interested in authoritarian regimes, nation building and nationalism. * Slavonic & East European Review *Amar's mostly chronological journey through Lviv's twentieth-century history challenges the many myths that continue to (mis)shape the city's own reflection of its past. It also adds to our understanding of recurrent tensions in Ukrainian society and the armed conflict between Ukrainian and (pro-)Russian forces in the country's East. * Laboratorium *The Paradox of Ukrainian Lviv provides a meticulous examination of Lviv's wartime and postwar transformation from a diverse multiethnic borderland city to a Soviet and Ukrainian urban center. Amar's work is sophisticated and meticulous, and provides very useful, haunting insights on the confusing and often misunderstood history of Lviv. * Canadian-American Slavic Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Lviv/Lwów/Lemberg before 19392. The First Soviet Lviv, 1939–19413. The Lemberg of Nazism: German Occupation, 1941–19444. After Lemberg: The End of the End of Lwów and the Making of Lviv5. The Founding of Industrial Lviv: Factories and Identities6. Local Minds7. Lviv's Last Synagogue, 1944–19628. A Soviet Borderland of TimeConclusion: A Sonderweg through Soviet Modernity
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Crossway Books Competing Spectacles
Book SynopsisIn a world of shiny attractions that grab our attention and demand our affections,Competing Spectacleshelps us to thrive spiritually by asking critical questions about where we place our focus.
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University of Washington Press Empire of Style
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Chen makes the case for a thriving culture of fashion in seventh- to early-tenth-century China. . . . Empire of Style is thorough and convincing. Chen not only details the styles of garments and ornamentation during the period but also the social and economic structures that supported opportunities for ‘aesthetic play.’" * Choice *"Depicts a fascinating world of clothing and fashion in Tang China and makes contributions to the studies of clothing history, art history, and cultural history in general. . . . [A] fine example of scholarship on the cultural history of traditional China." * Journal of Chinese History *"Empire of Style is a book that every scholar interested in gender, identity, art, material culture, and literature in premodern China should read. . . . BuYun Chen has advanced the state of scholarship on medieval Chinese fashion by leaps and bounds both conceptually and methodologically." -- Shao-yun Yang * China Review International: A Journal of Reviews of Scholarly Literature in Chinese Studies *"[A]n important book that is a pathbreaking examination of premodern Chinese fashion and a model of interdisciplinary research." * Journal of Chinese Studies *"The book is exemplary in its interdisciplinary focus, weaving together urban studies, legal history, archaeology, textile studies, and literature to produce a texture of the fashion system in the Tang dynasty...As the first of its kind, the book is a must-read for those interested in fashion history in China, and provides a new perspective on textile studies and Tang institutional history." * Studies in Late Antiquity *"[P]aints a lively picture of the sumptuous and cosmopolitan world of seventh, eight, and ninth-century China...A major strength of this book is the diversity of sources Chen brings together and her talent for shifting between historical and art historical modes of analysis. This range means that there is something for practically everyone in the book, from economic historians to textile specialists." * NAN NÜ *"[R]evelatory...The multiple threads that Chen draws together in Empire of Style result in an unprecedented view of Tang fashion and what it reveals about Tang society and culture, and the interdisciplinary nature of her inquiry—not to mention the richness of the visual and material culture represented in these pages—should make it an especially provocative and useful source for art historians." * The Art Bulletin *"In this concise book, BuYun Chen has elegantly formulated the multi-faceted interconnections of fashions: between users and producers of silks, and between textual, material and visual iterations of identities hitherto seemingly invisible and disconnected." * Textile History *"[F]luently written and exquisitely pictured volume. Interpreting silk as both textile production and esthetic play, BuYun Chen has offered richly and nuanced perspective of this material world, one that broadens our understanding of Chinese civilization and art." * Textile *"[A]nalyzes the multifac-eted Tang fashion system, powered by weavers, artisans, traders, and consumers. Focusing in particular on the significance of silk textiles, Chen utilizes archaeological and textual sources, first, to reconstruct the changing modes of production that drove the creation of these fabrics and, second, to demonstrate the existence of a dynamic fash-ion culture and consciousness during the Tang." * Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies *"Chen’s book is a rich and important rethinking of the relevance of dress and fashion to the social and intellectual environments of the Tang dynasty." * CAA Reviews *"[A]adds to a much-needed body of literature on non-Western fashion systems." * Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews *
£73.19
The University of Chicago Press How Dogs Work
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Coppinger and Feinstein take a scientific look at dogs and other canids, such as wolves and coyotes. They explain why dogs do what they do--why they play, why they bark, how they forage--as well as how they have evolved into the animals they are."--Chicago Tribune "Almost everything you think you know about dogs is wrong. Forget the loyal companion stereotype, or the idea you've got to show you're the alpha of the pack. Ethologists Coppinger and Feinstein present this most familiar of animals in a new objective light, analyzing their anatomy and behavior with science rather than sentimentality."--Discover "In a complement to existing science-informed books on the subject, Coppinger and Feinstein bring the concept of dog behaviour neatly to the forefront. While we already have a fairly firm grasp on the physical inner workings of canines, How Dogs Work focuses more on the differences brought about by breed traits, and makes comparisons between dogs and an array of wild canid species, including jackals and dingoes. . . . Aimed at both lay and specialist reader, what really sets How Dogs Work apart is a host of anecdotes by Coppinger that provide compelling real-life context. Throughout the book, he draws on his experience of owning and competing with sled dogs as well as his expertise with a range of other working dogs." --Times Higher Education "Packed with fascinating and provocative insights, How Dogs Work throws down the gauntlet to those who believe that dogs possess humanlike feelings and cognitive capacities."--James Serpell, author of In the Company of Animals "Coppinger and Feinstein reveal how dog behavior has built-in biological origins and constraints and how it is influenced by genetics, the environment, and the consequences of that behavior. If you really want to know more about animal behavior, and dog behavior especially, then this is a book for you. Be prepared to be challenged and you will learn a lot." --Robert Bailey, animal trainer "How Dogs Work draws on the authors' extensive knowledge from years of experience and field experiments. They have done more serious, hands-on experiments with dogs, over a longer period of time, than almost any other researcher, which makes their research worth paying close attention to. While offering an integrated perspective for viewing and understanding the behaviors of dogs, the book is also entertaining and informative due to its frequent use of colorful examples."--Lynette Hart, author of The Perfect Puppy: How to Choose Your Dog by Its Behavior "Written by two of the most distinguished teachers and scientists ever to have studied dogs, Coppinger and Feinstein, this book explores the behavioral design of the dog most eloquently. The authors detail a modern perspective on our understanding of canine ethology that began with Charles Darwin and continued with Konrad Lorenz, as they build on the pedagogical approach of a course written by Ray for the UK's Centre of Applied Pet Ethology. How Dogs Work clearly describes why a dog behaves like a dog as result of being physically, physiologically, genetically, and developmentally shaped like a dog, and steadily shapes our understanding of just how and why dogs are such a special species. But this is no dry scientific tome; rather, it is delightfully and sensitively written and will surely strengthen your love of dogs by enhancing your appreciation of their evolution alongside man, their emotions, and their behavior. It is quite simply a 'must have' for all dog enthusiasts, dog behaviorists, and training professionals and is an illuminating joy to read for all dog owners."--Peter Neville, The Ohio State University and the Center of Applied Pet Ethology, Sheffield, UK
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