Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Page : 616 pages
File Size : 13,79 MB
Release : 1992-10
Category : Government publications
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Page : 616 pages
File Size : 13,79 MB
Release : 1992-10
Category : Government publications
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Author : Jenny Rose
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,39 MB
Release : 2011-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441149503
The significance of the Zoroastrian religion in the development of the history of thought is often only mentioned in passing, or is completely overlooked. Zoroastrianism has developed over a span of at least three thousand years, with roots in a common Indo-Iranian culture and mythology, then becoming part of imperial Iranian ideology within an Ancient Near Eastern setting, and emerging in variant forms in western and central Asia in late antiquity. The religion continues as a living faith for an estimated 130 - 150,000 adherents in the world. Most Zoroastrians if asked, 'In a nutshell, what do Zoroastrians believe?' would begin their answer with the moral maxim: 'Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.' Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed takes this foundational trifold ethic as the framework for its three main chapters. The book presents a comprehensive study of the religion through its focus on the questions that perplexed seekers might ask of a Zoroastrian concerning ideology and ethics; current discussions of 'text' and 'author'; and the putting-into-practice of the religion.
Author : Peter Morris
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 24,16 MB
Release : 2006-03-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1566639549
A fascinating and charming encyclopedic collection of baseball firsts, describing how the innovations in the game—in rules, equipment, styles of play, strategies, etc.—occurred and developed from its origins to the present day. The book relies heavily on quotations from contemporary sources.
Author : David R. Sweetland
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,95 MB
Release : 1992-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781878887078
Author : Shannon Hengen
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 22,49 MB
Release : 2007-05-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810866684
Authors Shannon Hengen and Ashley Thomson have assembled a reference guide that covers all of the works written by the acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood since 1988, including her novels Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, and the 2000 Booker Prize winner, The Blind Assassin. Rather than just including Atwood's books, this guide includes all of Atwood's works, including articles, short stories, letters, and individual poetry. Adaptations of Atwood's works are also included, as are some of her more public quotations. Secondary entries (i.e. interviews, scholarly resources, and reviews) are first sorted by type, and then arranged alphabetically by author, to allow greater ease of navigation. The individual chapters are organized chronologically, with each subdivided into seven categories: Atwood's Works, Adaptations, Quotations, Interviews, Scholarly Resources, Reviews of Atwood's Works, and Reviews of Adaptations of Atwood's Works. The book also includes a chapter entitled 'Atwood on the Web,' as well as extensive author and subject indexes. This new bibliography significantly enhances access to Atwood material, a feature that will be welcomed by university, public, and school librarians. Margaret Atwood: A Reference Guide 1988-2005 will appeal not only to Atwood scholars, but to students and fans of one of Canada's greatest writers.
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Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 45,34 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Editions
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,54 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780807827949
This book presents watercolor renderings along with a selection of the artifacts in the Index of American Design, a visual archive of decorative, folk, and popular arts made in America from the colonial period to about 1900. Three essays explore the history, operation, and ambitions of the Index of American Design, examine folk art collecting in America during the early decades of the twentieth century, and consider the Index's role in the search for a national cultural identity in the early twentieth-century United States.
Author : George Edward Woodbine
Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 38,81 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 1584770074
Author : James L. Garvin
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 31,77 MB
Release : 2002-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781584650997
The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 years of architectural evolution in northern New England
Author : John H. Beck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 42,89 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 1317747682
The Encyclopedia of Percussion is an extensive guide to percussion instruments, organized for research as well as general knowledge. Focusing on idiophones and membranophones, it covers in detail both Western and non-Western percussive instruments. These include not only instruments whose usual sound is produced percussively (like snare drums and triangles), but those whose usual sound is produced concussively (like castanets and claves) or by friction (like the cuíca and the lion’s roar). The expertise of contributors have been used to produce a wide-ranging list of percussion topics. The volume includes: (1) an alphabetical listing of percussion instruments and terms from around the world; (2) an extensive section of illustrations of percussion instruments; (3) thirty-five articles covering topics from Basel drumming to the xylophone; (4) a list of percussion symbols; (5) a table of percussion instruments and terms in English, French, German, and Italian; and (6) an updated section of published writings on methods for percussion.