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Ka-Ching! Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 72
ISBN: 9780822960218
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2009
Description:
Ka-Ching! is a book of poems that explores America’s obsession with money. It also includes a crown of sonnets about e-bay, sestinas on the subjects of Sean Penn and the main characters of fairytales, a pantoum that riffs on a childhood riddle, and a villanelle inspired by bathroom grafitti.
Error Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9780822960119
Pub Date: 30 Jan 2009
Description:
In Error, Nicholas Rescher presents a fresh analysis of the occurrence, causality, and consequences of error in human thought, action, and evaluation. Rescher maintains that error-avoidance and truth-achievement are distinct but equally important factors for rational inquiry, and that error is inherent in the human cognitive process (to err is human). He defines three main categories of error: cognitive (failure to realize truths); practical (failure related to the objective of an action); and axiological (failure in evaluation), and articulates the factors that contribute to each.
Mother/Child Papers, The Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
ISBN: 9780822960331
Pub Date: 30 Jan 2009
Description:
In 1970, as the war in Vietnam was heating up, Ostriker was awaiting the birth of her son. On April 30, President Nixon announced the bombing of Cambodia. On May 14, four students were shot and killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University.
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 2 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9781607240655
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
Description:
The JCSSS is an annual refereed journal containing the transcripts of public lectures presented at the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies Inc. It focuses on the literature, art, and archaeology of Syriac Christianity from the 2nd century to modern times. Contributors include James Reilly, Sidney H.
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 3 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 98
ISBN: 9781607240648
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
Description:
The JCSSS is an annual refereed journal containing the transcripts of public lectures presented at the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies Inc. It focuses on the literature, art, and archaeology of Syriac Christianity from the 2nd century to modern times. Contributors include John H.
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 4 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 82
ISBN: 9781607240631
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
Description:
The JCSSS is an annual refereed journal containing the transcripts of public lectures presented at the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies Inc. It focuses on the literature, art, and archaeology of Syriac Christianity from the 2nd century to modern times. Contributors include Sebastian Brock, John W.
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 5 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 93
ISBN: 9781607240624
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
Description:
The JCSSS is an annual refereed journal containing the transcripts of public lectures presented at the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies Inc. It focuses on the literature, art, and archaeology of Syriac Christianity from the 2nd century to modern times. Contributors include Sebastian Brock, Hidemi Takahashi, Jan van Ginkel, NIU Ruji, Debra Foran, and Amir Harrak.
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 6 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 92
ISBN: 9781607240617
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2009
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
Description:
The JCSSS is an annual refereed journal containing the transcripts of public lectures presented at the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies Inc. It focuses on the literature, art, and archaeology of Syriac Christianity from the 2nd century to modern times. Contributors include Adil al-Jadir, Muriel Debié, Richard Burgess, Geoffrey Greatrex, Jan van Ginkel, and Witold Witakowski
Arabic Christian Poets Before and After Islam (Vol 1) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 447
ISBN: 9781593335373
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2008
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Christianity in the Islamic World
Description:
The accepted standard of Christian poetry in an Islamic context is disclosed in this two-volume collection that contains vocalized Arabic poems, biographical introductions, and commentary. Volume one includes poets from before the Islamic period while volume two covers those during the Islamic period.
Arabic Christian Poets Before and After Islam (Vol 2) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 505
ISBN: 9781593335489
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2008
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Christianity in the Islamic World
Description:
The accepted standard of Christian poetry in an Islamic context is disclosed in this two-volume collection that contains vocalized Arabic poems, biographical introductions, and commentary. Volume one includes poets from before the Islamic period while volume two covers those during the Islamic period.
Arabic Christian Poets Before and After Islam (Vol 3) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 521
ISBN: 9781593335380
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2008
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Christianity in the Islamic World
Description:
The accepted standard of Christian poetry in an Islamic context is disclosed in this two-volume collection that contains vocalized Arabic poems, biographical introductions, and commentary. Volume one includes poets from before the Islamic period while volume two covers those during the Islamic period.
Historic Barrhead Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 84
ISBN: 9781902771694
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2008
Series: Scottish Burgh Survey
Illustrations: b/w illus
Description:
This book identifies medieval sites and charts the development of the town from the scatter of fermtouns shown on early maps. It goes on to sketch the social history of a community shaped by the industrial revolution. The authors look at the history and archaeological potential of key sites in the town, to inform the future management of Barrheads historic environment.
RRP: £9.50
The Black Mirror and Other Stories Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 424
ISBN: 9780819568311
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2008
Description:
This entertaining anthology delivers great reading and an overview of German-language science fiction, including works by the "German father of science fiction" Kurd Lasswitz, the Austrian writer Ludwig Hevesi (author of "Jules Verne in Hell"), the fantasist Paul Scheerbart (a scurrilous, idiosyncratic writer who was an outsider in both literature and science fiction), popular writers Otto Willi Gail and Hans Dominik, as well as the contemporary luminaries of the genre: Wolfgang Jeschke, Herbert W. Franke, Andreas Eschbach, and Carl Amery. The introduction by the editor gives a succinct history of German language science fiction, including its representation in Hugo Gernsback's popular magazines.
The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 644
ISBN: 9781593334253
Pub Date: 20 Dec 2008
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies
Description:
This volume presents a description of the Neo-Aramaic dialect that was spoken by the Jews of Urmi in north-western Iran but which is now virtually extinct. The material for the volume was gathered firsthand in fieldwork conducted with the last remaining speakers in Israel. The volume consists of a detailed grammatical description, a corpus of transcribed texts, including folktales, historical accounts and portrayals of customs, and an extensive glossary.
Narnia and the Fields of Arbol Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780813125220
Pub Date: 19 Dec 2008
Series: Culture of the Land
Illustrations: 1
Description:
Scholars have discussed the work of C. S. Lewis (1898--1963) for decades, but they have focused on Lewis's Christian and pagan allusions and have largely ignored his other important themes.
The Bull Ring Uncovered Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 440
ISBN: 9781842172858
Pub Date: 12 Dec 2008
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: 136 b/w illus, 42 col pls
Description:
The excavations in the centre of Birmingham uncovered evidence of habitation from prehistoric and Roman times, but the 12th to 19th centuries presented by far the most evidence, from artefacts, environmental samples and structural remains. The medieval industrial past was of particular interest, with tanning and the manufacture of hemp and linen all playing a large role in the city's prosperity. Metal working reached its peak in the seventeenth century, with brass founding becoming important from the eighteenth century onwards.