This book is a selection of twenty-four passages from books I-VII of Julius Caesar's Gallic War, including the descriptions of the Britons, Druids and Germans. For each passage there is an English preface which places the passage in its context and discusses matters of importance raised by the passa[...]
Lady Diana Cooper was an aristocrat, a socialite, an actress of stage and early screen. When she married rising political star Duff Cooper, they became the golden couple who knew everyone who was anyone; they sat at the very heart of British public life.
Diana's letters to her only son, John Ju[...]
The collected works of Julius Csotonyi, one of the world's most high profile and talented contemporary paleoartists. Csotonyi has considerable academic expertise that contributes to his stunning dynamic art. Csotonyi represents the natural world photorealistically and has been influenced by natural [...]
The Master of Modern, More Discoveries from the Julius Shulman Vaults
TASCHEN's Modernism Rediscovered (2000) brought to light for the first time forgotten architectural masterpieces, drawn from photographer Julius Shulman's personal archives. Paying tribute to residential and commercial[...]
The most comprehensive illustrated guide to the art, architecture, and history of Britain ever produced. Written by a prestigious team of expert authors, "Treasures of Britain" includes over 2,000 alphabetical entries that describe England's heritage and landscape, from medieval churches and cathedr[...]
This important survey of alchemical symbols and doctrines sets forth the mysterious worldview and teachings of the practitioners of the and royal art. One of the leading exponents of the Hermetic tradition, Julius Evola demonstrates the singularity of subject matter that lies behind the words of all[...]
In a probing analysis of the oldest Buddhist texts, Julius Evola places the doctrine of liberation in its original context. The early teachings, he suggests, offer the foremost example of an active spirituality that is opposed to the more passive, modern forms of theistic religions. This sophisticat[...]
In this important study of the meaning of the Grail, one of Europe's greatest esoteric philosophers discloses the pre-Christian and initiatic sourcesof this symbolic motif that is so central to Western mythology and culture.He demonstrates how the main features of the legend are are from an older tr[...]
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns waged by the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar against several Gallic tribes. They lasted from 58 BC to 50 BC and culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic ov[...]
Jag gör slut / Linn
Så står det på lappen som Julius hittar på sin hyllplats i skolan. Chocken och sorgen är stor, men när han kommer hem får han veta att familjen ska åka på semester till den grekiska ön Rhodos över påsklovet. Kanske kan en massa sol och bad hjälpa honom att g[...]
Det är inte alltid så lätt att säga vad man tycker. Speciellt inte när alla andra verkar tycka precis tvärtom.
Julius gillar verkligen den nya tjejen i klassen, Elena. Det gör ingen annan. Tjejerna anser att hon är kaxig och Julius bästa kompis, Isak, har tröttnat på tjejer och v�[...]
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A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western historyIn this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject of heroism with stirring examples of men and women from every age, walk of life, and corner of the pl[...]
With flights of improvisation around the basket, and his towering afro, the author became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. There is Julius, the bright, inquisitive son of a Long Island domestic worker who wanted to be respected for more than just his[...]
With startling honesty and an unmistakable voice, Dr. J is a historic self-portrait of an American legend, Julius "The Doctor" Erving.With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has[...]
Interior designers, architects, and other design professionals can now locate, in a comprehensive single-source reference, a wealth of information related to the design and planning of residential and commercial interiors. From standard furniture dimensions to architectural woodwork details, this im[...]
Examines the Popes, an oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter (traditionally - but by no means historically - the first Pope) to the present, and from the glories of Byzantium to the decay of Rome, from the Albigensian Heresy to controvers[...]