Anglomania, the craze for all things English, gripped Europe during the mid-to-late 18th century. As perceived by Anglophiles such as Voltaire and Montesquieu, England was a land of reason, freedom, and tolerance, a place where the Enlightenment found its greatest expression. What began as an intell[...]

A Latin grammar book and reader all in one when the text and workbook are used together, "Learn to Read Latin" presents basic Latin morphology and syntax with clear explanations and examples, and it offers direct access to great works of Latin literature even at the earliest stages of learning the l[...]

"Learn to Read Greek" is a text and workbook for students beginning the study of Ancient Greek. It is the companion volume to the authors' "Learn to Read Latin", published in 2004. Like its Latin predecessor, it has a grammar-based approach and is intended for students who have a serious interest in[...]

The purpose of studying the Old Testament is to understand God and his redemptive work more fully. However, this goal is complicated by the fact that it was transmitted through a very different language and culture from our own. A Survey of the Old Testament provides an indispensable guide for under[...]

'Gray and Harrison have assembled an impressive array of authors to analyse the changing role of the medical profession. The contributions range from historical analyses of the relationship between government and doctors, to detailed examination of the implementation of clinical governance in the NH[...]

Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American int[...]

Environmental pragmatism is a new strategy in environmental thought. It argues that theoretical debates are hindering the ability of the environmental movement to forge agreement on basic policy imperatives. This new direction in environmental thought moves beyond theory, advocating a serious inquir[...]

The turbulence of the current times has dramatically transformed the world's economic geographies. The scale and scope of such changes require urgent attention. With intellectual roots dating to the nineteenth century, economic geography has traditionally sought to examine the spatial distributions [...]

The new edition of The Digital Media Handbook presents an essential guide to the historical and theoretical development of digital media, emphasising cultural continuity alongside technological change, and highlighting the emergence of new forms of communication in contemporary networked culture. An[...]

Meet the increasing need for effective brain tumor management with the highly anticipated revision of "Brain Tumors" by Drs. Andrew H. Kaye and Edward R. Laws. Over the past decade, enormous advances have been made in both the diagnosis and the surgical and radiotherapeutic management of brain tumor[...]

The goal of this book is to help the reader understand how the global economy works and the way economists think. Completely up-to-date and full of international data, the Second Edition covers current events as well as many striking historical examples. The information will enable the reader to thi[...]

37 familiar ("Rapunzel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Golden Goose,") and not-so-familiar stories ("The Voice of Death," "The Enchanted Pig," and "The Master Thief." 97 illustrations.
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Six tales� 7"Cinderella," "The Bronze Ring," "Felicia and the Pot of Pinks," "The White Cat," "The Story of Pretty Goldilocks," and "Snow-white and Rose-red"� 7delight young and old with stories from the wonder-filled world of make-believe.
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