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The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses contains one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian deities. Now in its second edition, it provides: a new introductionupdated entries and four new entries on deitiesnames of the deities as Hieroglyphsa survey of gods and goddesses as they appear in classical literaturean expanded chronology and updated bibliography, together with a list of relevant websitesdrawin...

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A ROMANTIC NOVELETTE SET IN AN HIV-AIDS RAVAGED AFRICAN TERRAIN. Benito looked at the empty huts. There stood his mother's hut- the biggest of them, where he spent his early years, with his parents and his two brothers. Then there was Araujo's hut, where he spent many happy hours during the first year of Araujo's marriage to Maria, and where he also spent many sad moments with Araujo, during his last days. His own bachelor's hut stood apart, ...

A collection of unforgettable short stories from around Africa and Mozambique in particular touching on justice, greed, curiosity, poaching, courtship, bride price, challenges, cruelty, cunning, honesty, customs, power, seers, suspicion and superstitions.

Here's a retro science fiction novel that baby boomers will appreciate. If your childhood dream was to pilot a rocket ship, live on the moon, or travel to the stars, this is the sci-fi adventure for you! In 1966 my teenage friends and I were enthralled by the prospect of space travel. I envisioned building a personal spacecraft, lunar outpost, and an asteroid starship. This didn't seem like a stretch to me, any more than a time-traveling UF...

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Destiny's Game" started as a will. "I didn't have the life of a typical 15-year old, not only me but a lot of young people, " recalls Reza. With no idea what would happen to him next, Reza began documenting the events and circumstances surrounding him. This collection of personal memoirs and travels begins in his native country of Iran and takes readers along on his twenty-five-year journey through Turkey, Eastern Europe and the United States....

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Der Band vereint drei meisterhaft komponierte Erzählungen Flauberts. >Ein schlichtes Herz< gilt Félicité, ihrem Leben als Magd und ihrem einfachen Herzen, aus dem Flaubert einen wahren Kosmos schafft. >Sankt Julien der Gastfreie< ist einer mittelalterlichen Volkslegende nachempfunden. Anders als sein Vorbild ist Flauberts Julien ein leidenschaftlicher Mensch, der zu Grausamkeiten fähig ist und dies bitter bereut. Herodias, titelgebende Hauptfi...

Willst Du immer weiter schweifen? Sieh, das Gute liegt so nah. Lerne nur das Glück ergreifen, Denn das Glück ist immer da.

Regulatory T-cells are essential components of the immune system, and several different subsets of regulatory T-cells have been described. Considerable regulatory function has been attributed to the CD4+CD25+ T-cell subset. These cells act by suppressing adaptive and possibly innate immune responses thereby maintaining or restoring the balance between immunity and tolerance. The suppressive effects of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T-cells are cell-cont...

When we consider the Cretans and Hittites, the powers of Babylonia and Assyria, and the internal conditions in Syria and Palestine, it can hardly be doubted that the reign of Akhetaten marks a turning point, notably in Egyptian history, but also in the wider history of the ancient world. Here the author vigorously reproduces this age, to show the intensely human interest that lies in the story of religion and art of decadence and reform.

This is the story of Stevenson's Pacific travels on the Casco and the Equator. It is a beautifully observed account of island peoples and their life, it is also the story of the beginning of his love affair with the Pacific, and of his growing commitment to the island cause. In the South Seas has been described as "the most solid of Stevenson's general writings, " it is certainly his least known book as well as a unique gem of Pacific literatu...

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The year is 1967 and his 31st birthday as captain Bert Chole arrives for his first tour of duty in Vietnam. Thus opens this memoir of a professional soldier¿s introduction, after thirteen years of preparation and training, to the reality of war and the daily life and death struggle the members of Bravo Troop had become accustomed to. Bravo Troop 1/9 Air Cavalry Squadron was perhaps the most well known and most effective unit to come out of the...

The year is 1967 and his 31st birthday as captain Bert Chole arrives for his first tour of duty in Vietnam. Thus opens this memoir of a professional soldier¿s introduction, after thirteen years of preparation and training, to the reality of war and the daily life and death struggle the members of Bravo Troop had become accustomed to. Bravo Troop 1/9 Air Cavalry Squadron was perhaps the most well known and most effective unit to come out of the...

The Greece of fun-loving waiters, sun-drenched beaches, the breaking of plates, and big fat weddings only scratches the surface of the real Greece. In this account of a woman traveling solo throughout the Greek mainland, Joan Carol Friedberg uncovers a glimpse into the tragic history of modern Greece as it is reflected in the music, and she provides a context for understanding Greece's compelling and unique musical expressions. In 1982, the au...