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"No one has written this way about music in a long, long time. Lucid, insightful, with real spiritual, political, intellectual, and emotional grasp of the whole picture. A book about why music matters, and how, and to who[...]

One of the most expressive artists of the Symbolism movement, Odilon Redon (1840-1916) drew upon his own fantastic inner world to transform common subjects into strange, eerie images and to depict spiders and serpents, skeletons and skulls, gnomes and monsters--all in a distinctive style of controll[...]

Hofmann places Goya's paintings, drawings and prints in a biographical context, revealing the specific character of each phase of the artist's life and work. He discusses the "glory and the pain of faith" evinced by Goya's early work, the artist's parabolic representation of the threat posed by the [...]

"International health and aid policies of the past two decades have had a major impact on the delivery of care in low- and middle-income countries. This book argues that these policies have often failed to achieve their main aims and have, in fact, contributed to restricted access to family medicine[...]

Financial economics, and the calculations of time and uncertainty derived from it, are playing an increasingly important role in non-finance areas, such as monetary and environmental economics. Professors Le Roy and Werner here supply a rigorous yet accessible graduate-level introduction to this sub[...]

Contemporary architectural theory emphasizes the importance of 'tectonics', the term used to articulate the relationship between construction, structure and architectural expression. Despite the term's currency, little consideration has been given to its origins or historical significance. In this 2[...]

This expanded reader contains articles, essays, excerpts from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers on the topic of marriage and family. They have all been carefully selected for their diverse and stimulating content. To encourage discussion and introspection, critical thinking questions are in[...]

The Bible As History, now thoroughly updated with the latest scientific and archaeological breakthroughs in biblical investigation.

Including:

Revolutionary new evidence that confirms some of the most monumental and controversial events in the Bible-including the destruction o[...]

In this classic reissue, Werner Elert (1885-1954) takes an informed look at the writings of Martin Luther, investigating topics such as Luther's spatial concept of heaven; his definition of "the right hand of God" and "catholicity; " Luther's thoughts on math, science, philosophy, and theology; and [...]