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After the publication of the first volume of The Birds of America and its heralded reception in Philadelphia, John Audubon and his two assistants departed in late September 1831 to the new Florida territory to pursue, collect and draw Florida waterbirds and regional exotics for Audubon's Great Work. Enroute, they established a "base camp" In Charleston with John Bachman a resident. Audubon learned of his election to the Academy of Natural Scie...

This book considers the role that sacred music played in legitimating Louis XIII's power, and examines how the Old Testament figure of David, model king, musician and psalmist, became central to musical strategies that presented Louis as God's chosen representative on Earth.

FLORIDA SKETCHES: William Baldwin Follows Bartram's Tracks is a collection of poetry based on letters written during Baldwin's travels (1813-1817) along William Bartram's Florida trails. William Bartram (1739-1823)-the revered botanist and early American explorer of Florida-and his Travels (1791) are introduced to the reader in the frontispiece with a poem and a photograph of his classic work. The poems in the prologue set the scene in Florid...

England, 1603. Elizabeth I. ist tot und König James von Schottland hat den Thron bestiegen. Während das Land mit dem katholischen Spanien im Krieg ist, werden die englischen Katholiken verfolgt und hingerichtet. Mehrere Attentate wurden bereits auf den neuen König verübt. Bisher sind alle gescheitert. Aber tief im Herzen von Warwickshire brodelt eine neue Verschwörung. Eine Verschwörung, die zu einer Legende werden und deren Einfluss noch 400 ...

An honest and times amusing description of being a patient in an NHS hospital ward. Also a humorous autobiography of growing up and finding work in Liverpool.

After the publication of the first volume of The Birds of America and its heralded reception in Philadelphia, John Audubon and his two assistants departed in late September 1831 to the new Florida territory to pursue, collect and draw Florida waterbirds and regional exotics for Audubon's Great Work. Enroute, they established a "base camp" In Charleston with John Bachman a resident. Audubon learned of his election to the Academy of Natural Scie...

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Basic Science in Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an essential one-stop, portable revision tool for candidates preparing for Part 1 of the MRCOG specialist examination. Fully updated by experts who are internationally recognised in their fields, the chapters match the syllabus of the exam, combining detailed coverage of the science with related self-assessment questions that you will encounter in the MRCOG. This book is suitable for doctors speci...

I "Fetterlein - forført af livet" fortæller den tidligere professionelle tennisspiller Frederik Fetterlein ucensureret om sit liv. Vi får et unikt indblik i den glamourøse verden, som var Fetterleins dagligdag i en lang periode, men vi får også historien om den store nedtur, som ramte den tidligere tennisspiller efter at han havde levet en tilværelse over evne. Vigtigst af alt er "Fetterlein - forført af livet" fortællingen om en mand, der måt...

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Learn:- How your spine works, what it does and why it's critical for your health How "spinal degeneration" happens and how it can be reversed The safest, easiest and most effective exercises to improve your spinal flexibility and strength What you should eat and what you must avoid How stress and other mental issues affect your spine and what you can do about it

The Applause of Science is a poetry collection that explores nature in diverse environments through the lens of science. The poems pay homage to Walt Whitman, whose sage appreciation of the amity between poetry and science made him the first American poet to tackle boldly the problem of reconciling these two seemingly disparate fields. As a poet of the natural world, Whitman tried to understand nature as accurately and thoroughly as possible. ...

The Applause of Science is a poetry collection that explores nature in diverse environments through the lens of science. The poems pay homage to Walt Whitman, whose sage appreciation of the amity between poetry and science made him the first American poet to tackle boldly the problem of reconciling these two seemingly disparate fields. As a poet of the natural world, Whitman tried to understand nature as accurately and thoroughly as possible.L...

Als der Neurowissenschaftler Maxwell Bennett und der Philosoph Peter Hacker den Klassiker Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience veröffentlichten, war dies die erste systematische Untersuchung der begrifflichen Grundlagen der Neurowissenschaften und der Startschuss für den bis heute intensiv geführten Kampf um die Deutungsmacht über den menschlichen Geist. Besonders kritisch fiel seinerzeit die Auseinandersetzung mit den einflussreichen Arb...

This book considers the role that sacred music played in legitimating Louis XIII's power, and examines how the Old Testament figure of David, model king, musician and psalmist, became central to musical strategies that presented Louis as God's chosen representative on Earth.

A terrific photographic tribute to freight traffic in the final period of the British Rail era of 1980-1995.

FLORIDA SKETCHES: William Baldwin Follows Bartram's Tracks is a collection of poetry based on letters written during Baldwin's travels (1813-1817) along William Bartram's Florida trails. William Bartram (1739-1823)-the revered botanist and early American explorer of Florida-and his Travels (1791) are introduced to the reader in the frontispiece with a poem and a photograph of his classic work. The poems in the prologue set the scene in Florida...

Unter vielen Tränen wohnt der Maler Praim Farll seiner eigenen Beerdigung bei, nichtsahnend, worauf er sich eingelassen hat. Denn mit dem Namen seines Dieners Henry übernimmt er auch dessen Vergangenheit - und die ist durchaus bewegt. Dabei ist er bereits mit der Bewältigung des tückenreichen Alltags ohne die Hilfe seines Butlers vollends überfordert. Nur eine resolute und lebensfrohe Frau mit deutlichem Cockney-Akzent, wie er sie in Mrs. Alic...

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