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Eva Brann's essays and thoughts on Madison, Lincoln and his Gettysburg Address, and . . . the Aztecs!

A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection

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[A] charmingly bittersweet memoir." -- The Boston Globe

This lively, lavishly illustrated volume presents rare decorative arts from Asia ¿ all of exceptional quality ¿ from ornate handled daggers and exquisite silver fi ligree boxes to diamond-studded jewels, magnifi cent embroidered silk and divination bowls bymaster craftsmen. The decorative arts of South and Southeast Asia, and especially those of the 18th and 19th centuries, and trade items produced during the same period, constitute a much neg...

The first major philosophical book written in English

Set in North Africa and Spain in 2015. Masuhun¿s family have been Christians since before Islam was born, since the time of Augustine of Hippo and the presence of the Romans. They live in North Africa where he follows his father¿s every footstep loving him and his company at every opportunity. Till one day after the celebration of house mass, in the night hooded men come to their home. In spite of the boy¿s reckless intervention, they brutally...

We're taking a shortcut." So began another one of what became known as "Dad's Famous Shortcuts". They were never short, never what Dad expected, and they were never (well, almost never) boring. As kids, we had a love/hate relationship with Dad's shortcuts. They usually meant a longer, not shorter, car ride which we stoically endured, but also a more colorful, exciting, and humorous journey which we came to cherish for years afterwards. "Dad's ...

Working with Young Children in Europe provides information on the social context of childcare and educational services in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It documents the major kinds of provision for young children and describes the training of staff working in early childhood services. The book also includes material on pr...

Presenting ancient Crete in rich detail, the adventures of the plucky and insightful daughter of Daedalos echo classic Greek myths.

Here is the book that John Vine and his wife, Joanne, wish they could have consulted when John was first diagnosed with Parkinsons disease -- a non-technical, personal guide written from the patients perspective. Relying on his experiences over the past 12 years, John writes knowledgeably about all aspects of the disease. John also interviewed other Parkinsons patients and their partners, whose stories and advice he includes throughout the book.

Wise-cracking underachiever Lester Smith, class of '97, muddles through his senior year in this funny, moving debut novel. It is 1996, senior year of high school has just begun, and Lester is at a total loss. He should be studying and making plans for life after graduation. (His best friend, Freesia, is applying to 37 colleges). Instead, he wanders the back roads of his small town on the Puget Sound, visiting the local beaches and ignoring all...

On Language, Memory, and Illness. As Tony Gorry recalls scenes from his earliest childhood and adolescence, he weaves his present reality with these images to unlock meaning hidden in the remembered moments. On their surface they may appear ordinary, but as this book reveals, they point the way to a life well lived. Gorry also remembers events at which he was never present: the evening his parents first met, his fathers World War II experience...

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Makoure Scott is a young New Zealand artist who is rapidly establishing an international reputation. This, his first book, presents a selection of his work today, featuring in particular his Synapse series, in which primary geometric forms "synapse" in various crossroads, intersections, and parallels mirroring the tension and fusion of nature and spirit. Via strong geometric forms, "Arohanui" attempts to capture the principles of the Maori spi...

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