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Reliable versions of age-old Germanic and Scandinavian myths that have helped shape Western culture. Creation of world, deeds of gods and heroes such as Odin and Thor, machinations of Loki, more.

The author has provided us with a valuable resource for understanding the long and varied history of the interpretation of the Song of Songs."-Manuscripta "[Matter] offers an original translation of Canticles from the Vulgate Latin that is very fine. And her focus allows her to illuminate the existence of a "shadow" Origen in the commentary tradition, the very idea of which I find fascinating."-Studies in the Age of Chaucer

Zygmunt Bauman's book is a brilliant exploration, from a sociological point of view, of the "taboo" subject in modern societies: death and dying. The book develops a new theory of the ways in which human mortality is reacted to, and dealt with, in social institutions and culture. The hypothesis explored in the book is that the necessity of human beings to live with the constant awareness of death accounts for crucial aspects of the social orga...

Esta novela, basada en un hecho real, es una novela sobre el caciquismo. La violencia de un pueblo, Tajimaroa, conducida hasta sus ultimos extremos, ha sido captada con procedimientos literarios que convierten este libro en testimonio a la vez que en una obra artistica de primer orden.

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Dragon PassA land where miles-long dragons sleep for centuries, while cities are built upon their backs.Where the tide of the Red Moon sweeps down from the North, devouring the forces of earth and wind.And where you can discover the true secret of Argrath, a hero who made a difference.KING OF SARTAR is a collection of ancient Gloranthan manuscripts published for the first time. It provides an anecdotal chronology of the history of Dragon Pass,...

This volume tells the stories of 62 men and women from Wisconsin who served in the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II. "Letters from the Front" is a vivid social history of wartime as told by those who took part in these foreign conflicts. Most of them are "ordinary" people, uprooted from farms, factories, and offices, who took part in extraordinary events. This work explores how war changed their lives and reveals the emotion...

Jude's story -- his futile desire to better himself through education, his failed marriage and doomed love for the free-spirited Sue Bridehead -- shows with heartbreaking clarity the devastating effects of prejudice and oppression upon innocent minds, and forms a passionate plea for tolerance.Because of its frank treatment of human sexuality and its unflinching fatalism, Jude the Obscure aroused such a storm of controversy upon its publication...

Here's just a small sample of what The International Marine Boat Manager will do: -- Coach you through all those half-remembered procedures, -- Tell you exactly what steps to follow in an emergency, -- Provide you with the model/identification number of any part you need to replace, whether you're phoning from a secluded anchorage or your office 100 miles away from the boat, -- Tell you, your crew, or a charterer or guest where to find any pie...

Arnold just wants a pet. But after trying to bring home a dog and a cat, his imagination runs wild with all of the pets he could bring home, even a dinosaur! But what he really needs is a friend, and guess who just moved down the street.

Spotlights some 120 structures with photographs, maps, and descriptive details about each building's architectural significance, construction, architect(s), location, and congregation. Preserving these landmarks for their architectural merit and their role as social centers in the city's ethnic neig

Drawing on the extensive photographs, notes, diaries, reports, recorded data, and manuals he collected during his five years at the Zeppelin Company in Germany, from 1934 through 1938, Harold G. Dick tells the story of the two great passenger Zeppelins. Against the background of German secretiveness, especially during the Nazi period, Dick's accumulation of material and pictures is extraordinary. His original photographs and detailed observati...

Though written with the ill first in mind, this book is not to the ill only. It finds its way into rooms of human need or differculty.

Offering an in-depth analysis of the current educational crisis and a comprehensive blueprint for change, this book proposes innovative, often controversial--but always common-sense--reforms in such hotly debated areas as testing, de-streaming, teaching methods, and the curriculum. It also provides a much needed view of the bigger picture, placing these issues within the context of children's rights, and their roles in society, present and fut...

How to Get New Clients. And Keep Them. The Bible of New Business Growth-Fully Updated! " Getting New Clients helps solve the biggest problem marketing service professionals have… " — James Kennedy, Editor Consultant’ s News " Thorough, well written… " — Library Journal Now you have all the tools you need to build your practice with new business— the most important challenge facing any service professional starting or expanding a service firm. ...

bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that motorists have

Mongo becomes entangled in an international hunt for "the world's most dangerous terrorist, " whom Mongo comes to discover may not be at all what he appears to be.