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Under a Bomber's Moon' reaches across the divide of years, geography and nationality to tell the stories of an RAF navigator-air bomber from NZ and a Luftwaffe pilot.

Asks why Christians in Britain around the year 700 enjoyed Latin poetry. What did they see in it? What did they get from it? This book attempts to reconstruct the horizon of expectation of a highly learned, Latin-speaking nun as she encounters a fifty-line poem by the Venerable Bede, the Hymn to Aethelthryth.

As Africans and descendants of slaves have sought to expand an understanding of their history, focus on the African diaspora - the global dispersal of a people and their culture - has increased. African studies have assumed a prominent place in historical scholarship, and a growing number of non-African scholars has helped revise a discipline established over several decades. The six contributions in this volume were compiled as a result of th...

This second edition includes revised and updated versions of three earlier publications: "Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook", "New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings", and "A Resource Bibliography for the Decipherment of Maya Hieroglyphs and New Maya Hieroglyph Readings."This volume is designed to function as a self-teaching tool to help the neophyte, and yet be of value to scholars. It introduces the latest methods of an...

Designed for the introductory Biblical studies course, this text surveys both the Old and New Testaments. This book takes a clear and honest presentation of the passages in the Bible from the legacy of Genesis to the book of Revelation. Narratives include Jesus's life and teachings and the promises of heaven and a new earth as they are outlined in the book of Revelation.

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Excerpt from J. Caesar: A BurlesqueWe Shall now present Shakespeare's immortal tragedy, J. Caesar. While so doing, we beg you to remember that we wish to leave room for the full play of your imaginations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to d...

Interest in the middle ages is at an all time high at the moment, thanks in part to "The Da Vinci Code." Never has there been a moment more propitious for a study of our misconceptions of the Middle Ages than now. Ranging across religion, art, and science, Misconceptions about the Middle Ages unravels some of the many misinterpretations that have evolved concerning the medieval period, including: the church war science art society With an im...

Examines attitudes to the body, disease and society in Tudor and early Stuart England.

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This book offers a close study of the relationship between the individual and history - between a particularly American idea of self and how this is experienced in relation to the broader flow of events and time that shape human experience. While the discussion concentrates on Gore Vidal's historical novels Burr and 1876, and E.L. Doctorow's The Book of Daniel and Ragtime, these readings provide a full consideration of each author's views on h...

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This is the first scholarly work to focus purely on British military intelligence operations during the Crimean War.

The legendary ¿Fighting 69th¿ took part in five major engagements during World War I. It served in the front lines for almost 170 days, suffering hundreds killed and thousands wounded. This highly decorated unit was inspired by its chaplain, the famous Father Francis Duffy (whose statue stands in Times Square), and commanded by the future leader of the OSS (predecessor of the CIA), ¿Wild Bill¿ Donovan. One of its casualties was the poet Joyce ...

In this colorfully and flamboyantly illustrated large-format alphabet book, animals from around the globe have gathered for a dance contest in the world-famous Tower Ballroom. Who will win? Full color.

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This best-selling nonsectarian guide is designed for students undertaking their first systematic study of the Bible. It is the only single-volume introductory textbook that places each book of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and the New Testament fully in its historical and cultural context. Understanding the Bible acquaints readers with the content as well as the major themes of each biblical book, and familiarizes them with the goals and metho...