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These pages must stand for what they are-a brief account of the history of that perverted way of the soul which we call magic, and with the reaction against it. No one will derive any knowledge of initiation from this boook. I have not wished to titillate or to thrill, so far as I can manage it, this is history, and accurate history." -adapted from the Preface Charles Williams was one of the finest-not to mention one of the most unusual-theolo...

Charles Williams was one of the finest--not to mention one of the most unusual--theologians of the twentieth century. These two long essays make up, with The Descent of the Dove, Charles Williams' principal theological writing. With these books and with The Figure of Beatrice the reader is as fully equipped as possible for studying the religious thought of this brilliant poet, novelist, essayist and historian. His mysticism is palpable-the uns...

The European Dementia Consensus Network (EDCON) was formed by opinion leaders from the fields of old-age psychiatry and neurology in order to evaluate and improve the clinical management of patients with dementia across the continent. Summarizing the work of EDCON 's working group on standards in dementia care, this text compares and contrasts the differences in clinical practice and the provision of services throughout Europe, and also examin...

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Ausland muss knallen - dramatisch oder bunt. Viele Berichte wollen nicht relevant sein, sondern menscheln", bemängelte die Journalistin Sonia Mikich die Trivialisierung der Auslandsberichterstattung. In ihrer Untersuchung der Fernsehberichterstattung über die "Dritte Welt" widmet sich die Autorin der wissenschaftlichen Betrachtung, Funktion und Analyse der beiden führenden Auslandsmagazine des deutschen Fernsehens. Der erste Teil konzentriert ...

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The real life, storybook adventures of Phillis Wheatley, a revolutionary American slave girl, whose poetic genius lifted her from New England parlor trick into the great salons of Europe and beyond. Follow her travels with the Countess Selena, Ben Franklin, and the Admiralty from Boston to London and back, where she will find love in the arms of Samson Osee Power Frock - free man of color. "WOW! ... a comic-book exclamation may be the only wor...

An Ambush of Shadows" is the fifth book in the classic series of postapocalyptic novels about the people of Pelbar. Despite the tentative peace established in the eleven hundred years since the destruction of the United States, the Tantal tribe remains ready for battle. After their disastrous defeat by the Pelbar tribes at Northwall, the slaveholding Tantal have kept their distance. But since the Pelbar forces began moving northward to coloniz...

How he put his fist through the oak-panel of the game-room door, how, when Long Merridew was carrying the ball, he caught up Merridew, ball and all, and ran swiftly past every opponent to the goal. It did not seem fit to us that such a one as he should trouble his head about spondees and dactyls, or care to know who signed Magna Charta. When he said in open class that King Alfred was the man, we little boys all felt that very likely it was so,...

Only once in a great while does a scientist/adventurer like Richard Feynman pass by, even rarer is there a record in his own words, such as the record Feynman leaves here, of the wonders that abounded his life.

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This history of the Eastern Church covers the period from A.D. 451 to the 1920s. It describes the Sees of Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem, bringing to life the faith, government and politics which surrounded the church, its leaders, and its followers.

This is the English text of the great Syriac Book of Medicines, drawn from a rare manuscript that came into the hands of legendary Orientalist Wallis Budge. The unknown author was a Syrian physician from the early Christian era who was probably a Nestorian, well acquainted with Greek and Syriac. The system of medicine described here is fundamentally Hippocratean, but also involves more arcane aspects of the art of healing, as well as the holis...

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Addresses the interaction between the disciplines of law and economics. Part of the "Siena Studies in Political Economy" series, this book is of interest to postgraduates and researchers in the fields of law and economics, and the economics of institutions.

This study, the companion to Volume 1, continues the history of the Jewish people to the time when Christianity became independent of Judaism. The historical study of the life and times of Jesus has brought a clearer realization of the importance of understanding post-exilic Judaism. Contents include the historical sources and literature of the period, the causes and occasion of the Maccabean uprising, the struggle for religious and political ...

This classic work explores the seminal early periods of Jewish history. The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. by the army of Nebuchadrezzar marks a radical turning point in the life of the people of Jehovah, for then the history of the Hebrew state and monarchy ends, and Jewish history, the record of the experiences, not of a nation but of the scattered, oppressed remnants of the Jewish people, begins.

Written in an easy-to-understand yet informative style, this series surveys a wide array of commonly held jobs, and is arranged into volumes, organized by specific industries and interests. These books are a useful for libraries and career centers.